Bit unlikely though that everyone knew the words to Bridge, not many were looking at their sheets.

TBH. Was well impressed with Kate Ford tonight

Yes a very good episode, but spoilt at the end when the Barlows made up with each other so quickly after all that had been said.

Yes I was hoping there would be a reference to Shelley. Wasn't she pregnant with Charlie's child the last we saw of her too? It would have been nice to know how she was getting on.

Correct. The last we saw of Shelley in September, '06 she was pregnant with Charlie's baby, so the child would be around eight now.

Great post, bravo! Couldn't agree more.

I really thought that Stuart Blackburn and co had seriously ballsed up Deirdre's death and funeral but tonight they got it spot on. I wish I'd known that tonight was going to be so good because I might have shut up about the other episodes and waited patiently for this one


THAT and Liz in the Rovers (where Bev Callard was obviously struggling with emotion herself) had me wringing out my hankies. But the ending with Ken was perfect, absolutely perfect.


Loved Peter's return, reminds me how much I miss the actor and how much I hope he comes back permanently one day.

I've always enjoyed the sibling relationship between Peter and Tracy, it's always felt real and tonight they were spot on. When he was giving her it straight about how Amy could turn out I was cheering him on, even he's supposed to have noticed she's turning into Tracy Mk II! I know he's no room to talk with Simon but Tracy really needed that, reminded that not everything is about her.


BIB: ... which improved the episode 100%!


Loved it when they were sitting in the Rovers laughing at Michael thinking that Ken wasn't a ladies man! Then doing a roll call of both Ken and Deirdre's dalliances! Brilliant I adored drunk Emily too with her pointy finger and "SHOUSH!" to Norris

Love community scenes like that.


I thought it was realistic TBH. I think it was supposed to be a while later anyway and only happened because Tracy backed down and tried to make amends with Ken. If she'd still had an attitude they'd have still been arguing at dawn! Really enjoyed the pottery reference and the 'egg cup', lol!

Peter has forgotten his hell Hound child Simon

Many on here were (rightly) critical of Bev Callard's hammy performance during BGT week. Tonight, however, she reminded us of how good she can really be- particularly in the scene where they toasted Deirdre's life.

She was excellent. Didn't think she had it in her - glad she proved me wrong.

Couldn't agree more. Kate Ford has done some of her best work in the last week. She's much more comfortable with material revolving around domestic drama at the Barlows, or delivering (well - written) catty one liners.

I'm looking forward to seeing Peter's scene with Carla.

They should never have made her so villainous and nasty in the first place. Villain characters have a shelf life because there's nowhere else to take the character if they've become irredeemable and they have to get their comuppance. That won't work with a character like Tracy, she hasn't got a shelf life, she's the daughter of an iconic long standing character, part of the history of the show, there's always going to be a place for her no matter how many years down the line. They've got her written as a typical 'baddie' but they can't give her the ending those type of characters get so she has to get away with her crimes and nasty behaviour and that becomes unrealistic and infuriating to watch. Why couldn't they have just had her a bit edgy or done a few things she wasn't proud of but generally a decent person (basically what most soap characters do) instead? Absolutely stupid idea to make a long term character so awful.

Corrie was indeed great tonight. Partly because of the characters involved, partly because of competent writing, directing and a decent script, but mostly because it was character driven not plot driven. Nobody had to say something just to lead it to the next scene. Nobody had to conveniently overhear something. Nobody had to have a 'chance meeting' several times on the street. Nobody had to do something purely to take the storyline forward regardless of whether it made sense or not.

A flawless episode tonight. Loved every second of it. My favourite episode of Corrie of the last two or three years.

Tonight showed Corrie's core strength - strong writing, which draws on the show's rich history. Character led, kitchen sink drama which focuses on one specific storyline which involves the whole community.

The last episode as strong as this was the episode a few years ago, which showed a day in the life of Tyrone as he suffered at the hands of Kirsty. That episode was similar in style to tonight's one, it only focused on the Tyrone/Kirsty domestic abuse plot but it showed how Tyrone interacted with his community, who were totally oblivious to what was going on. Not sure if anyone else remembers that episode, but it was great.

This is what every episode of Corrie should be like - have strong writing with lots of rich history running through the script. Focus on one big storyline and how it collides with the whole community. It doesn't have to be explosive, just kitchen sink family drama that draws in a lot of characters.

Was better but William Roache is probably the worst Actor on the street. He is so wooden. Thank God for Kate Ford and Chris Gascoigne scenes that saved it.

Agree think Corrie needs to go back to more 2/3 people or family hander episodes etc less flicking between other stories.

Totally agree with all of this. I've been so disillusioned with Corrie for such a long time and this episode reminded me why I used to love the show. Right now I still watch but more out of loyalty than expectation of enjoyment!

Tonight, there was nothing to fault, more like this PLEASE.

Wow. Where did that episode come from? It felt like I was watching a diffferent era of the show, a golden one. It showed how good this show can be. It lost itself around 10 years ago and now and again we get these glimpses of what this soap can be.

Kudos to Chris for a fantastic script.

Kate Ford CAN act. This is a chance to take her character in a new direction.

I can't fault it. 10/10.

Brilliantly written post, davey wavey! Sadly, I reckon that the deluded powers that be don't have the insight to really see that this honest, realistic and character-driven style of storytelling is what the fans have been crying out for! Maybe it's a pressure of the network and the digital age, but the show has been typified in recent years by a superficial rinse-and-repeat style of plot- driven storytelling that means character personality transplants, ridiculous contrivances and coincidences (characters bumping into each other in outlandishly contrived scenarios etc.), forced humour and glaring continuity errors (the recent Jake Webster omission was simply deplorable and an insult to the intelligence of viewers).

That was a very good episode, heavy on Corrie nostalgia too.

No sign either of the ridiculous Sarah, Bethany and Callum which was a huge bonus.

Never took much notice of Chris Fewtrell as a writer until last night, but the quality of that script was simply astounding. I'll be looking out for his name in future.

When last night's episode finished, I actually said 'wow!'

It did feel different and that's because it was head and shoulders above the recent drivel that's been dished up.

I too realise how much I miss Peter and I'd love him to come back full time but please, not with Carla as I can't stand her.

Well done to all involved in last night's offering - you see, it CAN be done!

I have been Coronation Street's sternest critic of late, we have been subjected to some dire writing and acting - e.g. the Windass baby fiasco and the plastic gangsta and his women - but last night was 100% entertainment; full marks to everyone concerned on the production. The post-funeral recriminations in the Barlow house were brilliantly written and acted and the banter in the Rovers was as it would have been in real life. Please, SB, try to keep up this standard.

Thank goodness the whole ep was dedicated to Dierdre - although I really dont know why Michael Bloody Rodwell had to be in the scene in the pub putting his fat two pennarth. No Callum or Bethany - hurrah. I do think Peter should have been there at the funeral as a pallbearer - the story of no trains running or power strikes was a bit pathetic.

It was a shame that we didn't have Peter at the funeral, as the opportunity for him to cross paths with Bev was also lost- although he was probably glad he dodged that bullet! Tracy's response to him about travelling up the night before like any normal person was spot on! I'm looking forward to seeing his scene with Carla- which I'm assuming will air tonight.

The only niggle I had with the Barlow scenes was that no one brought up Tracy killing Charlie. In a mud-slinging session like that, it definitely would come up.

I would've also liked a bit less focus or none at all on the pottery as that was a reminder of the one-note comedy character Deirdre had become in her latter years, when every other line was about pottery or stuffed marrow.

It reminded me of how much I once valued Peter as a character. I think he is one of the biggest victims of the current ineffective producer and his predecessor - the affair with Tina was awful, the love square under Collinson as bad in its own way. I felt relief when he left last year and I shouldn't have felt that about a character who is one of the show's best. I would like to see him back in the future and more of him with his family.

The scene with Liz and her new bloke (another wrong 'un) in the bar was also superfluous.

cracking episode last night.

It was like watching a totally different show to the previous weeks poorly written eps.