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Old 13-02-2014, 15:54
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15 (16) Beth Tinker 3.90% (Top 15)

Ranking History: X-52-16-15

Kicking off the top 15 we have Beth Tinker, who despite making it a whole round further this year, only rises one place! I’ve loved Beth since the moment she first appeared on Corrie so I’m really glad to see her gaining popularity. Throughout the year we’ve seen Beth’s relationship with Kirk develop and a nice family unit with her, him and Craig has been set up. As well as this we’ve seen the usual woes of her life as a parent and worker, including her worrying about Craig earlier on in the year after he believed he set fire to the rovers and most recently getting sacked at Underworld! Beth isn’t a character with massive, show stopping storylines but I think she works brilliant as a comedy character and I don’t really want her to become anything more. She’s not to everyone’s tastes but for me she’s one of the funniest on Corrie, and I think she really enriches the show and the dynamic between her and the other factory girls is great. Hopefully we get to see a lot more of Beth in the coming year!
Happy with that placing of Beth, she is definitely one of the funniest characters on Corrie and has grown on me during the last year. She could make the Top 10 next year if she continues to improve as a character.
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Old 13-02-2014, 16:00
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13 (10) Leanne Tilsley 5.83% (Top 15)

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Leanne drops out of the top 10 for the first time to 13th place. It’s been another big year for Leanne, she eventually got to marry Nick earlier on in the year – however it definitely wasn’t plain sailing after that, after Nick was involved in a car accident and ended up in a coma, she wasn’t sure if she was going to lose her husband before their first year anniversary! Nick eventually recovered, however to make matters worse the Kylie/Nick affair was revealed to Leanne which left her in doubts over what to do with her marriage. Eventually decided it was not worth breaking up her marriage for, but as life got increasingly difficult living with Nick’s brain damage and sick of the amount of sacrifices she had to make for him, Leanne eventually decided to call it quits and is now currently separated from him. Personally I’m much happier with the way Leanne has been written in the past year compared to before so I’m a little disappointed to see her drop, she’s always been one of my favourite characters but I felt she was becoming a victim of the awful bossy and moaning writing female characters often get in Corrie – I felt she turned it around this year and I really liked the way she tried to cope with Nick’s ordeal and I like the development in the character. I think some viewers have had the opposite reaction and started to get sick of the character as she was lumbered with Nick, however I’m interested to see where the writer’s take Leanne now and hoping we get some of her feisty, old self back!
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Old 13-02-2014, 16:03
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I find I'm agreeing with all of your analysis so far. Thanks for this - it's a great read and snapshot of the last year.
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Old 13-02-2014, 16:03
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13 (10) Leanne Tilsley 5.83% (Top 15)

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Leanne drops out of the top 10 for the first time to 13th place. It’s been another big year for Leanne, she eventually got to marry Nick earlier on in the year – however it definitely wasn’t plain sailing after that, after Nick was involved in a car accident and ended up in a coma, she wasn’t sure if she was going to lose her husband before their first year anniversary! Nick eventually recovered, however to make matters worse the Kylie/Nick affair was revealed to Leanne which left her in doubts over what to do with her marriage. Eventually decided it was not worth breaking up her marriage for, but as life got increasingly difficult living with Nick’s brain damage and sick of the amount of sacrifices she had to make for him, Leanne eventually decided to call it quits and is now currently separated from him. Personally I’m much happier with the way Leanne has been written in the past year compared to before so I’m a little disappointed to see her drop, she’s always been one of my favourite characters but I felt she was becoming a victim of the awful bossy and moaning writing female characters often get in Corrie – I felt she turned it around this year and I really liked the way she tried to cope with Nick’s ordeal and I like the development in the character. I think some viewers have had the opposite reaction and started to get sick of the character as she was lumbered with Nick, however I’m interested to see where the writer’s take Leanne now and hoping we get some of her feisty, old self back!
Leanne is another of my favourite characters, so it was a shame for her not to reach the Top 10, but still a relatively good ranking for her.
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Old 13-02-2014, 16:05
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Leanne is one of the show's most solid characters and you can never go wrong with Jane Danson at the helm.
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Old 13-02-2014, 16:08
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12 (5) David Platt 5.98% (Top 15)

Ranking History: 20-17-5-12

David drops down from his top 5 ranking last year, but still manages a respectable placing of 12th. I was actually really surprised with David’s ranking this year, considering that most of DS seemed to side with him during the Kylie/Nick storyline, I was expecting him to be a strong contender to win and I’m really surprised that he’s been beaten by Kylie and Gail, when most of DS sided against them! He is a polarising character, however, and had quite a few lower rankings so that probably explains his ranking. It’s been a very big year for David as the Platt’s took centre stage. It looked to be a happy year for David for the prospective birth of his daughter, however that was soon ruined after he found out about the one night stand between his brother Nick and wife Kylie! David started some kind of hate campaign towards Nick after finding out, which eventually led to Nick being placed in a critical condition and near to death! This caused further problems for David as his family turned against him when they found out, and he was banned from seeing Max and Lily by Kylie. Thankfully the storyline seems to have come to a close and David and Kylie are back together and living happily, but will they maintain that for the rest of the year?
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Old 13-02-2014, 16:16
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12 (5) David Platt 5.98% (Top 15)

Ranking History: 20-17-5-12

David drops down from his top 5 ranking last year, but still manages a respectable placing of 12th. I was actually really surprised with David’s ranking this year, considering that most of DS seemed to side with him during the Kylie/Nick storyline, I was expecting him to be a strong contender to win and I’m really surprised that he’s been beaten by Kylie and Gail, when most of DS sided against them! He is a polarising character, however, and had quite a few lower rankings so that probably explains his ranking. It’s been a very big year for David as the Platt’s took centre stage. It looked to be a happy year for David for the prospective birth of his daughter, however that was soon ruined after he found out about the one night stand between his brother Nick and wife Kylie! David started some kind of hate campaign towards Nick after finding out, which eventually led to Nick being placed in a critical condition and near to death! This caused further problems for David as his family turned against him when they found out, and he was banned from seeing Max and Lily by Kylie. Thankfully the storyline seems to have come to a close and David and Kylie are back together and living happily, but will they maintain that for the rest of the year?
It was perhaps the biggest disappointment for me not see David make the Top 10 as he is my second favourite character on the show. I can see perhaps why he's not as high as last year due to his hate campaign against Nick, but it's understandable why he did it to be fair. Hopefully next year he re-enters the Top 10.
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Old 13-02-2014, 16:17
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11 (12) Steve McDonald 6.25% (Top 15)

Ranking History: 5-9-12-11

Steve just misses out on the top 10, but still manages to rise a place from last year! Steve looked a contender to win in the first few rounds but his support seemed to dissolve a bit towards the end. In the past year we’ve seen Steve carry on his relationship with Michelle, and return to the helm of the Rovers as owner once more, alongside his mother. Most recently we’ve seen him struggle with his conflicting emotions towards his new friend and new character, Andrea. For me, I think the fact that Michelle becoming an absolute monstrosity in the past year has evoked some new found sympathy for Steve for me and I feel like I appreciate him more as a character! I think it could have a detrimental effect on him as a character as well, however, as the association with Michelle could turn people off him due to her unpopularity! I personally hoping he starts a relationship with Andrea, I think they’d make a good couple and I think Michelle deserves to suffer after the way she’s acted the past year
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Old 13-02-2014, 16:20
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11 (12) Steve McDonald 6.25% (Top 15)

Ranking History: 5-9-12-11

Steve just misses out on the top 10, but still manages to rise a place from last year! Steve looked a contender to win in the first few rounds but his support seemed to dissolve a bit towards the end. In the past year we’ve seen Steve carry on his relationship with Michelle, and return to the helm of the Rovers as owner once more, alongside his mother. Most recently we’ve seen him struggle with his conflicting emotions towards his new friend and new character, Andrea. For me, I think the fact that Michelle becoming an absolute monstrosity in the past year has evoked some new found sympathy for Steve for me and I feel like I appreciate him more as a character! I think it could have a detrimental effect on him as a character as well, however, as the association with Michelle could turn people off him due to her unpopularity! I personally hoping he starts a relationship with Andrea, I think they’d make a good couple and I think Michelle deserves to suffer after the way she’s acted the past year
My number 3, Steve was another character who I'd hoped would make the Top 10 but didn't. I think this is partly down to Michelle being unpopular but it shouldn't be taken out on him if that's the case. I'm pro-him and Michelle rather than Andrea as I do find their relationship hilarious, even if most consider it to be borderline-bullying. His facial reactions kill me sometimes, that's why I love him!
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Old 13-02-2014, 16:21
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Now that we've reached the top 10, here's a look back on the rankings so far...

11. Steve McDonald
12. David Platt
13. Leanne Tilsley
14. Rita Tanner
15. Beth Tinker

16. Eileen Grimshaw
17. Jason Grimshaw
18. Peter Barlow
19. Liz McDonald
20. Eva Price
21. Tyrone Dobbs
22. Emily Bishop
23. Stella Price
24. Dev Alahan
25. Owen Armstrong
26. Julie Carp
27. Ken Barlow
28. Nick Tilsley
29. Marcus Dent
30. Gloria Price

31. Lloyd Mullaney
32. Dennis Tanner
33. Kirk Sutherland
34. Sinead Tinker
35. Kevin Webster
36. Tracy Barlow
37. Rob Donavan
=38. Maria Connor
=38. Anna Windass
40. Gary Windass
41. Andrea Beckett
42. Tim Metcalfe
43. Todd Grimshaw
44. Craig Tinker
45. Simon Barlow
46. Katy Armstrong
47. Sophie Webster
48. Tina McIntyre
49. Kal Nazir
50. Fiz Stape
51. Max Turner
52. Chesney Brown
53. Amy Barlow
54. Izzy Armstrong
55. Michelle Connor
56. Faye Windass
57. Steph Britton
58. Liam Connor Jr
59. Jenna Kamara
60. Sean Tully
61. Asha Alahan
62. Maddie Heath
63. Aadi Alahan
64. Grace Piper
65. Hope Stape
66. Ritchie de Vries
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Old 13-02-2014, 16:23
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And our top 10...

Audrey Roberts
Carla Barlow
Deirdre Barlow
Gail McIntyre
Hayley Cropper
Kylie Platt
Mary Taylor
Norris Cole
Roy Cropper
Sally Websiter

I'll be taking a break now but revealing the placings of the top 10 later this evening, and then eventually the winner! Feel free to predict where you think the top 10 will place, or where you would like them to
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Old 13-02-2014, 16:24
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I would like Carla or Kylie to win, but expect it to be Roy or Hayley.
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Old 13-02-2014, 16:24
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What has happened to Michelle??
I know she has never been a favourite on here but she was great with Carla. Now all she does in the Rovers is whinge, moan and rant at Steve.
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Old 13-02-2014, 16:34
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Agree with your analysis of Rita and Eileen - previously two of my favourite Corrie characters who they have really lost their way with.

Both of them were initially good-hearted and humorous, especially so during squabbles or arguments with other characters, but they both now seem cantankerous and petty and have lost the ability to see the funny side of things, as they have morphed into they typical Corrie two-dimensional female. A real shame.

Thanks for doing this Niall!
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Old 13-02-2014, 16:39
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24 (59) Dev Alahan 12.93% (Round 2)

Ranking History: 54-49-59-24

From one character with a big rise in rankings to another, we have Dev Alahan! Dev has had the biggest rise out of every character this year, and he’s done pretty well to get a top 30 placing after being just two spots away from the bottom 5 last year! I think his rise partly comes from the sympathy for the character after the death of Sunita and his takedown of Karl after becoming rightfully convinced that it was him who killed Sunita! I think also in general he’s become a much more interesting and likeable character this year, although I have to say I was surprised at how well he did this year considering how bad he fared in all the other years! It’s been a pretty hard year for Dev, after first having to come to terms with the breakdown of his relationship with Sunita and then matters becoming even worse after her death! He seems to be able to be getting back on track now as he plans to start a new business with Kal and seems to have his eyes set on a relationship with Stella, but will he be able to stay on the right track?
Yaay!! well done Dev!... you could end up being a forum favourite yet
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Old 13-02-2014, 17:21
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Leanne and David were in my top 6 so sad to see them out, but I still have 4 of my top 6 left!

Its go on the Gals for me - Gail, Sally, Deirdre and Audrey! I suspect it could be a Carla win but I hope not as she was kind of head wrecking in the Hayley storyline, as was Hayley herself so hoping she isn't a winner either!
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Old 13-02-2014, 17:36
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Leanne and David were in my top 6 so sad to see them out, but I still have 4 of my top 6 left!

Its go on the Gals for me - Gail, Sally, Deirdre and Audrey! I suspect it could be a Carla win but I hope not as she was kind of head wrecking in the Hayley storyline, as was Hayley herself so hoping she isn't a winner either!
The EXACT same for me too! They are the ultimate foursome. Sally is my ideal winner but any of those four will make me happy.
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Old 13-02-2014, 17:44
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I would like Carla or Kylie to win, but expect it to be Roy or Hayley.
Same here! Carla would be my winner.

I suspect she'll make the top 5, along with Deirdre, Roy, Hayley and possibly Kylie..?
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Old 13-02-2014, 18:00
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My predicted Top 5 would be Roy, Hayley, Deirdre, Gail and Carla.
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Old 13-02-2014, 18:14
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Hoping Roy wins!
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Old 13-02-2014, 18:23
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Anyone BUT Roy or Hayley!
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Old 13-02-2014, 19:26
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Dierdre B and the stuffed marrow for the win!
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Old 13-02-2014, 19:51
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Okay so kicking off the top 10...
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Old 13-02-2014, 19:52
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10 (1) Kylie Platt 464 Points (Final Round)

Ranking History: 41-7-1-10

Finishing in 10th place and reversing her top 10 position from last year, its last year’s winner Kylie Platt! Despite topping the whole thing last year, I think Kylie was actually quite lucky to maintain a top 10 ranking considering the year she’s had and the reaction to her on here. I think luckily for her the competition took place when she was back with David and starting to redeem herself in the eyes of the audiences, if it had happened during November/December last year she probably would have done even worse! Kylie was bottom of the top 10 by quite a considerable margin for most of the vote, but she did pick up towards the end. In the past year we’ve seen Kylie take centre stage during the Platt drama – it was her affair with Nick that eventually led to the car crash and she was the main driving force in the Platt anti David movement that dominated Corrie for the latter parts of the months. I think Kylie has developed into a brilliant character in the past few years and she’s definitely one of my favourites, however even I got annoyed with the way she was acting during the storyline. I understood it at first but I think the length of time she kept her vitriol was too long, and the storyline just became annoying repetitive towards the end. I think Kylie’s in a much better place now she’s back with David, they’re definitely one of my favourite couples on the show, they work brilliantly together so I hope they have a happier year in 2014!
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Old 13-02-2014, 19:56
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Okay so kicking off the top 10...
What a brilliant job you have done with this poll - its great to see the results coming through
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