With the discovery of the contraband phone in the cell, is this the end of the Rob storyline now that the massive shocker of yet another I AM YOUR DAD reveal has happened?

HAPPY NEW YEAR to all and may 2016 be a year of diminishing SORs (although we need some to keep this so amusing).

He's actually had four marriages o three women:

Valerie Tatlock in 1962
Jane Reid in 1973
Deirdre Langton in 1981
Deirdre Rachid in 2005

I had meant one marriage besides Deirdre but I forgot all about Valerie, her who got zapped by a hairdryer and died on the spot.

What a character Uncle Albert was, and an old grumbler and moaner, worse than Norris.

EE viewers aren't usually happy, and tend to post individual threads.

But Tuesday's episode was marvellous, when they get it right, they get it right. Someone should send a copy to the Corrie writers.

I agree with you about EE and Tuesday's episode. I watch is as well as CS and I must say EE can blow Corrie out of the water with some of their episodes particularly the head to head ones, or one to ones, whatever it's called. They've had quite a few stunners over the years.

Why is Spider suddenly in Peru?

Does nobody in Coronation Street have any relatives that actually live in the UK now?

Ken has only married four times in 55 years.

Compare that to the likes of Gail who has been married six times (but to five men). The same with Steve McDonald, six marriages but to five women. Makes Ken look really tame by comparison. Then again characters in the older ones weren't getting married constantly as they do now, or splitting soon afterwards. Gail's marriage to Michael seems to be forgotten.


It was really just for a brief return. It happened after Tracy was sent down for Charlie's murder.

Your right there, I forgot about people returning as an Eastenders speciality, i.e Dirty Den, Nasty Nick and just recently Kathy

Indeed, Their next special should be Eastenders 'The Returned'....😀

For all of EE's faults, they have a wonderful ensemble. The producers know how to treat the cast. What I like best is the long scenes between two, three characters chatting away; you used to get that on Corrie, but now it's all blink and you've missed a scene.


Sean will probably get killed off screen and come back in the year 2030.

Agreed, one of the bigger SORs of recent years - I doubt the charity would encourage a woman of her age to come along, anywhere else in this country would have been good enough, just checked Corriepedia and she's actually 86! The long flight(s) would probably kill her before the mountain air!

Daniel Osbourne last appeared in 2007
http://coronationstreet.wikia.com/wiki/Daniel_Osbourne

Well Mary must believe that he is a Saint.

I think the implication of that scene was the prison officer preparing to "rough" Rob up.

It was the cost of insurance that struck me. Even if she could find an insurer the cost would be prohibitive. And why did they have to make this visit at such short notice? It makes it even more improbable.

Why would Emily, who hasn't left Weatherfield for 40 years, have a valid passport. And wouldn't she need vaccinations to travel to Peru?

That well worn soap cliche of a character leaving immediately once they decide to move somewhere else
I don't know why they just can't shoot a "leaving scene" whenever and then edit it into the show a month down the line or something. That would be far more realistic. It's not like we have to see Emily popping up in scenes before then anyway.

Oh and what on earth is up with the creepy vicar's wardrobe? That skintight short-sleeved white shirt with the black tie made him look like a camp ballroom dancer or a reject from the Village People
The wardrobe department are trying way too hard to make him appear "trendy" and he just looks completely ridiculous.

Deirdre and Ken were always at it with their lovers. Ken probably had a few more then D though! Anyway, Deirdre's dead and he couldn't wait a decent amount of time before he took up with someone else. And worse still it happens to be with that awful Nessa.


Agreed. But in terms of affairs of the heart or just plain affairs, Ken has no room to talk or be judgemental. He's still a cheating scumbag. Yet, Corrie annoyingly present him as a respected character who should be revered. Tracy could be telling him thing or two about his life as a reckless libertine!


Apparently not. Where will the next one go to?!

It's ludicrous to have a woman of Emily's age go off to Peru.

The dialogue didn't ring true at all concerning Emily's trip to Peru.

The only sensible reaction (for a change) was Norris. I'm just relieved we weren't treated to a rendition of 'Leavin' On A Jetplane' from Rita.

This. ^^^

All soaps have their faults and are OTT but with EE and ED at least it looks like the producers have invested time and effort into making quality programmes. Corrie is too character led and the characters they want us to believe in just aren't plausible enough. The way the characters are presented just don't match up to what we see on screen.

Eg. Fiesty women/all powerful business women - Carla runs a back street factory which would never be a success in this day and age. Any problems and she immediately crumbles and gives in to a new addiction. Liz - all fur coat and no knickers. She has too many men and always chooses a wrong 'un. Michelle - has invested bugger all and does bugger all, yet we are meant to believe she is a great success in business. Sophie - from shop girl to holder of clip board.

Ken - has a degree. So that makes him a much respected street character. All hail Ken. Except he has been a serial cheater and now has some new ridiculous old bat in his bed and only a few months after Deirdre's death.

Johnny Connor - are we really meant to believe in this fool as a businessman? Same goes for Aiden. Ping pong to get a contract?

Then there are the packs of dimwits Beth and MyKirky and Sinead and Chesney.

Fiz and Tyrone. Does anyone care about these two and their troubles? What they need is to forget this Hope and her illness rubbish and oafish Tyrone's money problems and get that f-ecking hovel sorted out. They should start by getting rid of all Jack and Vera's stuff including the shitty pigeon coop if bit's still there, the cocktail bar and the hideous cladding.

Make the vicar do some vicaring, get Sarah to do a full shift at the Rovers and sort out the Callum SL once and for all!

And........

A very happy New Year to all you lovely people and a very deep curtsey to our glorious leader Lord Meldrewman of the SOR Thread.

Happy New Year. Hopefully 2016 will be a good one for the show. If not we can still moan about it.

No, just a teddy bear and a jar of marmalade!

Happy New Year all you CS - SOR'ers on here.

Yes it's annoying never seeing Sarah work a whole shift. Is it really hard to just add Sarah into the background pulling pints (and for once without David walking in).

Or the Wallace and Gromit mouth Vicar hounding her!

Happy 2016 Everyone