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Old 12-10-2012, 10:07
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I hope i am not a minority of one her but having watched, the scenes this week with Ken and Deirdre this has just confirmed my thoughts. What an appalling actor, William Roache is.

How has he managed to last for over 50 years I will never know. This is not an new observation, I have watched Corrie for over 30 years and apart from Dev he must be one of the worst actors ever.

is he still in the cast because they are too afraid to get rid of him?

Any thoughts
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Old 12-10-2012, 10:11
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Who could ever say 'no' to THIS?
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Old 12-10-2012, 10:34
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He used to be better, as did Anne Kirkbride.
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Old 12-10-2012, 11:27
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Those pictures are great, reminds me of a young Roger Moore. Explains his success with the ladies, definitely
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Old 12-10-2012, 11:37
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I hope i am not a minority of one her but having watched, the scenes this week with Ken and Deirdre this has just confirmed my thoughts. What an appalling actor, William Roache is.

How has he managed to last for over 50 years I will never know. This is not an new observation, I have watched Corrie for over 30 years and apart from Dev he must be one of the worst actors ever.

is he still in the cast because they are too afraid to get rid of him?

Any thoughts
I disagree, Anne Kirkbridge is far far worse than William Roache, I find myself Cringing whenever she is on screen, with her over acting.
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Old 12-10-2012, 15:33
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Anne Kirkbride may over act but at least she does something. All William Roache seems to do is change facial expressions, well a choice of about 3 and bring his finger to his chin

Are the producers scared to kill him off, or are they happy with the respect they get for having the worlds longest serving character
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Old 12-10-2012, 15:37
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OP I've always said this the one face " Dam it expression" in all them years.
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Old 12-10-2012, 15:49
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I don't know how he managed the first 10 years but he was deffo kept on after that as he was a part of the show he is a terrible actor.
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Old 12-10-2012, 15:59
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I reckon he can act and he has got some expressions just not many.
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Old 12-10-2012, 16:43
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My thoughts have always been that maybe he needs rehearsal - something several corrie actors have said there's rarely time for these days.
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