Coronation Street- Why Do They Show Cololured Pegs On A Washing Line at End Of Part 1

Before the revamp they used to show a weed growing inbetween the cobbles!

What the hell are they thinking?

It's to show what the North is like, that has always been the theme of Corrie's presentation

Dont you have anything better to think about!

Theres more to the north than weeds!

And dont people down south use pegs?

I often wondered the same, Out of all the things they could show.

Of course, but its a staple of the North, the pegs in the backyard ect.

I'm not so sure that we should be generalising 'the North' as a whole. There a plenty of places in the north of England that don't have weeds in a back yard and coloured pegs hanging loosely off a washing line. The original premise of Corrie was that it was a kitchen-sink drama, and should focus on the ordinary people going about their business. It involved social realism (on this occasion in the north west of England, in a small cobbled street) and as such these people have small yards with weeds / washing lines with pegs on etc. It all adds to the social realism of Corrie being grimy and working class - a bit like having rolling moors and lambs for Emmerdale's break bumpers representing them as a bit of a countryside / farming soap.

Seen one too many United Colours of Benetton adverts.

If they are going to portray the north then they should include kilts and bagpipes.

North England, I'm sure you've used that joke before

Too far north. Yorkshire pud and t'Hovis lad on a bicycle? 'By 'eck, them barm cakes were grand!'

Maybe they're just trying to hint at working class back yards in general, and not northern back yards in particular.

Exactly. People seem to forget that there are three other countries in the UK so it is silly to talk about the north and the south without specifying whether talking about the entire country (the UK) or one of the countries therein.

I saw this today and i wondered about it and did a search and it brought me here, lol. corrie is very clever at dropping jokes in here and there and i took this as one, might sound daft but i thought the pegs looked like fingers and middle one giving it the up yours, lol

Why do you say that?How do you know where the poster lives?
and yes we do use pegs in the South!
What a weird comment!

Did you know that Hovis advert with the lad on the bike was filmed in the South?
At Gold Hill in Shaftesbury in Dorset!

Because pegs are interesting...

I never knew they wear kilts in Manchester!

I hate people who leave pegs on their line after taking washing down.

Just sayin'

The rusty one annoys me......who wants rust marks on their drying??!"!!

Whats wrong with coloured pegs on a washing line?

I use a tumble dryer caveman :P What do most people consider "north"? or is it as normal, anything above London is Northern?

Pegs are the Lauren's Sandwhiches of the North

It's to show that the north can adapt to advanced technology ... they're getting rid of the old wooden pegs, and gradually taking on the challenge of the new, high tech, plastic coloured ones.

This is in anticipation of characters about to display their dirty linen in public!