When Leanne comes back, what's the betting that Peter will tell her to stay away because she'll be stopping Simon from accepting Carla and their new family set-up?

I wouldn't be surprised. Quote Peter "It's for the best Lea, Carla is Si's new mum and the quicker you all accept it the better"

Unless he's short of a babysitter.


Someone gave him the nickname BitchassBarlow...I love it

Edit to add a link with a short interview from jane,it was from 30th of January.

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s3...ne-danson.html

I'd forgotten there was an Appreciation Thread for Jane. Maybe it should be moved to join the other Appreciation Threads?

Jane has so successfully portrayed Leanne changing and becoming more sensitive that it is easy to forget how Leanne was when she first joined Corrie.

I have pmed the mods to move it. The reason it's here is because it was made last year before all the AP threads were merged...I think.

Why on earth would she want to live in that grotty flat above the bookies when she has her luxury pad?

Unless her flat holds too many memories of the rape (even though she's been there the whole of the intervening time). Or is it so they 'don't disrupt Simon's life by moving him out of his home'? *snorts* Too flippin' late on that score.

A brilliant actress.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W21Yyg5VrIw

This was a really intense scene, both actresses were great in it, but my favourite part is 3.05 onwards. Even though Carla has the majority of the dialogue at that point, I love Jane's 'reactionary acting' (?) Just the way she slowly turns round and shoots Carla that dirty look - you can feel the venom in her.

Good question! Also what rush were her and Peter in to get Michelle out.

I think the flat had a certain charm when Peter,Leanne and Simon were there, alright it was in no way fancy... but it was their wee family home.

That's what I love about Jane, you could see when Carla was babbling on about Peter that it dawned on Leanne that she had feelings for him. Loved the bitch slap Leanne gave Carla too... very much deserved she was such a cow to Leanne.

Exactly. She didn't overact when she realised about the Peter/Carla link. She didn't go hysterical or cause a scene. I like the way we can see her working it all out in her head. Sometimes Jane doesn't need a whole load of lines to let the viewers know how Leanne is feeling. Like in that video towards the end, it was all about the facial expressions and the body language.

She is one of the few soap actresses that a facial expression and her body language portray her emotions. I thought Leanne handled the situation very well.

Did anyone find it strange the way Peter's flat is just like Leanne left it? I'm almost surprised he didn't take her pictures down. I thought Ken was spot on tonight... Poor Simon is really going through the mills. He probably feels like his home isn't his home anymore.

Peter probably doesn't know how to maintain the place so he's trying to leave it as it was for as long as possible.

Ha probably not, did anyone catch his comment to Ken last night "I sometimes wonder what I've done"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zy5uo_asRBY

Came across this while looking for a certain ep of Corrie and just wanted to share! Think Leanne's vulnerability is portrayed extremely well in this vid. The quivering voice and the sheer helplessness of what she's got herself into. There's a tiny flash of attitude (2.00-2.15) but then that disappears. Leanne also proves here how she really is a good person at heart. She slept with Jez to 1) Stop the Rovers from being raided and 2) To protect Toyah from any potential revenge if she turned Jez and co in to the police.

Very good clip. God Jez was a right basterd wasn't he? we should post some clips of a young Leanne to discuss until she comes back,plus we'd get to remember the Leanne of old!=)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMylEGI9K6Q

Leanne's return in 2004, flipping love this scene!

The Jez/Leanne relationship was very well done. Leanne was a classic case of a young, impressionable girl falling in with the wrong company and not being able to get herself out. I think she played that role perfectly.

"Weatherfield? Woopee....."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Kn9T...eature=related

Leanne appears at around 55 secs. This is what I want to see more of when she comes back. The bitch in her has been toned down for ages while she's been in family-mode, but I'm hoping she'll have some fire in her when she returns.
Loved this scene so much! It's always fun to watch Leanne and Carla at odds because they both do bitchy so well and they bounce off each other. Leanne's mock innocence when Frank asks what's going on

Lol Les' turnaround was hilarious!!


Oh I loved that scene!! The wives of weatherfireld will be dancing in the street:L:L Jane just owned that scene and that is the Leanne I want to see back.

I am so glad to see this thread

I was too So glad it's been found/moved here. I love Leanne!!

Me too! Jane/Leanne definetly deserve one!=)

And we can say nice things about both Jane and Leanne without people shouting us down