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Old 27-01-2011, 19:56
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Hi guys, does anyone remember this particularly gritty storyline from Corrie nearly 10 years ago. India Longford's murder on Hollyoaks got me thinking about it the other day and remembering how good it was. Tina O'Brien gave a very convincing performance as the lonely, vulnerable and naive Sarah as she surfed the net chatting to strangers. Sam Kane was particularly chilling as predator Gary Adams. It was a good issue for Corrie to tackle at the time, although the show was going through a tough under producer Jane Macnaught who was criticised for making the show too-issue led with a heavy focus on social realism that seemed to alienate Corrie's viewers. I remember this story as being particularly effective. Corrie also used incidental music very well as Massive Attack's 'Teardrop' played out at the end of the ep when Gail took a traumatised Sarah away from the house. Do other people remember this plot?
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Old 27-01-2011, 20:02
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I remember it, i was 13 and i found it quite scary at the time. Sam Kane as Gary was especially chilling and very creepy.
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Old 27-01-2011, 20:04
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I remember it, i was 13 and i found it quite scary at the time. Sam Kane as Gary was especially chilling and very creepy.
He gave an excellent performance as Gary. I don't think the storyline was particularly well received at the time but I think it was a good piece of storytelling as it also involved young characters such as Todd and Candice.
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Old 27-01-2011, 23:13
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I slightly remember the storyline. I loved anything with tina's character Sarah Louise.
has anyone got any youtube clips of this storyline?
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Old 27-01-2011, 23:18
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I don't actually remember it
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Old 27-01-2011, 23:45
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I remember it, but I don't think I liked it too much at the time. Corrie seemed to throw all the 'teenage' stories at Sarah. It just seemed a bit much.
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Old 28-01-2011, 01:16
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I remember that storyline, it was extremely good in a very underrated way. They did seem to love piling on the misery on Sarah and Tina O'Brien and Sam Kane pulled off brilliant performances.
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Old 28-01-2011, 01:20
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Did Jane Macnaught do the Toyas rape storyline too?
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Old 28-01-2011, 01:23
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I remember it, but I don't think I liked it too much at the time. Corrie seemed to throw all the 'teenage' stories at Sarah. It just seemed a bit much.
They totally lost the plot with her storylines : pregnant at 13,abducted by a paedophile,involved in a horrific car crash which left her in a coma,driven into the canal by a serial killer who was trying to murder her etc.Just a normal teenager then
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Old 28-01-2011, 18:24
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Did Jane Macnaught do the Toyas rape storyline too?
Yes, she did.
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Old 28-01-2011, 18:30
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I remember bits of it. I was about 9 when that storyline was playing out. I think I remember her talking on the internet, and then I remember her being taken away from the house, vaguely.

Any clips?
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Old 28-01-2011, 18:42
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I remember this. It was done pretty well.
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Old 28-01-2011, 18:48
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They totally lost the plot with her storylines : pregnant at 13,abducted by a paedophile,involved in a horrific car crash which left her in a coma,driven into the canal by a serial killer who was trying to murder her etc.Just a normal teenager then
You forgot her baby daughter being snatched and taken to the top of a bell tower by her suicidal paternal gran, her newborn baby son dying and finding out her boyfriend is gay.
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Old 28-01-2011, 18:54
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and having Gail and David as family!
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Old 28-01-2011, 19:26
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You forgot her baby daughter being snatched and taken to the top of a bell tower by her suicidal paternal gran, her newborn baby son dying and finding out her boyfriend is gay.
Her baby daughter was also snatched at birth by Alison!
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Old 28-01-2011, 19:37
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and took a E
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Old 29-01-2011, 12:22
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Yes, Sarah Platt did get quite a lot thrown at her during her days on the Street! The character was badly written in her last couple months on the Street when she became extremely unsympathetic when she framed David for drug possession. Her exit was pretty unmemorable as a result and an insult to the brilliant storylines she had earlier in the decade such as the teen pregnancy, the paedophile plot, Richard Hillman, getting mixed up with bad boy Ade Critchley, Todd coming out as gay, losing baby Billy etc, etc.
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Old 27-02-2011, 18:08
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Is there no Youtube videos of this storyline with Sarah and Gary, especially when the police turned up and we see Gail taking Sarah out of the house cos i remember they played Teardrops by Massive Attack during that scene it was so spine tingling and chilling to watch but i loved it, i'd love to see those scenes again if anyone knows if there's any online videos of it?
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Old 27-02-2011, 19:12
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Is there no Youtube videos of this storyline with Sarah and Gary, especially when the police turned up and we see Gail taking Sarah out of the house cos i remember they played Teardrops by Massive Attack during that scene it was so spine tingling and chilling to watch but i loved it, i'd love to see those scenes again if anyone knows if there's any online videos of it?
I have it on DVD
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Old 27-02-2011, 19:56
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I was a bit younger then but I do vaguely remember it being very good.
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Old 03-04-2011, 13:56
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Hollyoaks' dark storyline with Silas and India at Christmas time really reminded me of it.
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Old 26-05-2011, 15:00
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So can u upload it to youtube or something so we can see it again, i just want to see the last 5 or 10 mins of that ep where they played that song as Gail took Sarah out of the house, it was so chilling to watch and sent shivers down my spine. If they ever released a Best Of dvd for Corrie i would vote that Episode to be on it. Just like they are doing with Brookside just now.
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Old 26-05-2011, 15:15
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I remember the Massive Attack song playing, utterly spellbinding I thought.

Wasn't it played slightly in slow motion when Gail was taking Sarah out? Maybe mind playing tricks but I remember their expressions, particularly Gail's...

Can someone pleeeeease upload a video?
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Old 26-05-2011, 15:44
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I remember Sarah hiding under the bed - I found it really scary as well
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Old 26-05-2011, 15:46
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I remember wanting the dress she was wearing and also her going into a bedroom, via the toilet and the windows being locked and she seen her friend down on the street.
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