Glad you mentioned this. It made me laugh out loud and even funnier, it happened twice

Sophie doesn't need a clip board with her razor sharp memory.

I didn't really understand why Sally was complaining about the noise from the kitchen. I couldn't really hear Tracy banging the dishes about and like a lot of other people have mentioned, why no dishwasher in the kitchen.

I thought the scenes with Sally in the Bistro were awful

The Bistro was empty but Robert was waiting on, even though you could see a waitress wandering about and how on earth could she not notice Tim standing there in an empty room but worst of all, Tim being able to hear every word Sally was saying about him.

Ridiculous.

If I had been Tim I would have walked over there and made a point of introducing myself as 'Tim Metcalfe Window cleaner' maybe even offering to clean their windows at a reduced price to expose Sally's lie's there and then.

Liz's twin sons Steve and Andy turned 40 last year, so I doubt somehow Liz gave birth to twins at 15 without this being mentioned in her many years on the show. It's possible she was 18 which would put her at around 58/59 now. She could have had Amy at 47 I suppose. but the point is this fella doesn't know how old Liz is, and could think she is closer to 50. I have to say that despite not thinking much to her style in the show I have watched Corrie in HD and Beverley Callard looks bloody good up close for a woman nearing 60. So I agree with you that she could just about pass for Amy's mum- and if this guy is an older parent himself he's more likely assume that I guess.

Actually I just checked my own facts and Steve turned 40 in 2014. So if Liz isn't 60 by now she must be damn close to it! Then again I don't really remember Corrie celebrating any significant birthdays for older characters. Has Rita turned 80? Did Sally have a 50th birthday celebration? (btw not saying 50 is old but I would put Sally in the category of older characters on the show, with the likes of Carla and Steve being the sort of mid-point and anyone younger than them being a young character ).

You couldn't hear the two occasions when there was a big clang of pots being dropped just before Sally made comments on it?

No, I must have been drawn into the scintillating dialogue that was going on. Either that or I nodded off.

According to Corriepedia, Liz was born 3rd November 1957 so that makes her currently 58.

But don't Corriepedia get things wrong?

Yes, they do, but there's no other evidence, just speculation. And it's very difficult to judge the age of someone who has 40-year-old sons, dresses like a teenage tart, has long bleached blond hair, is botoxed and has the sexual appetite of a rabbit.

It seems strange they have made Liz younger than Bev Callard by several months. This would also mean she would have had the twins at 16 , as Steve and Andy will be 42 in June. Is my maths right? and has this ever been mentioned? This in itself seems like a bit of an SOR to me.

Again, according to Corriepedia she had the twins in June 1974 and married Jim the same year so she'd have been 17 then.

At one point last night she also closed the bonnet of a car. Not sure why though? What was she supposed to have been doing with it?

"Engine present? Tick"

Yet there always seem to be heaps of random extras playing waiting staff in the Bistro. There were two last night who I don't recall seeing before.

And if they are that busy, how come there's never any sign of any cooking activity in the kitchen? There's seldom anyone in there other than Robert and whoever he's currently arguing with!

Could be "No tools left on top of the engine? Tick"

Yup. There was Sophie of course, then we had a scene where Kate was stood in the middle of the factory with one ticking something off

"Sewing machine (not being used)? Check
Badly stitched knickers? Check
Gobby machinists doing nothing? Check?"

and simultaneously (which must be at risk of tearing a hole into the time/space continuum), the bald extra in the factory, who's job is unclear, was also manning a clipboard at the back

"Bloke wandering round pretending to do something? Check"

This really annoys me. I can understand it not being packed every day of the week like it might have been in the 1960s or 1970s but you'd still think it'd be reasonably busy on a Friday or Saturday night. Surely characters from Corrie still meet-up in the Rovers if they don't fancy going into Manchester/Salford? Or is there a far better pub a few streets away we aren't aware of that does good food and is nicer than the rovers (The Flying Horse still open?)

Also, why do characters only ever go out on the town if they're gay and need a boyfriend/girlfriend because there's no-one else on the street suitable for them. Surely characters like Beth Tinker, Michelle McDonald, David and Sarah Platt and co would go clubbing in the town - which could provided some great story-lines and also give them a chance to meet partners who are not from the streets existing cohort. Similarly why is every lesbian who ever sets foot on the street paired with Sophie? I think I've moaned about the insular nature of the street on this forum before.


Corriepedia's the closest we're ever going to get to anything concrete outside of anything mentioned in the show. I wish they'd find references for birthdates etc though, especially for characters born off-screen.

Kate's looked fairly realistic (by Corrie standards, so still a bit SOR), she was taping up boxes if I remember correctly - could be a different scene - so presumably ticking of the number of knickers in each box before it gets sent off to the client.

Nope, if Liz was born in November 1957 she would have turned 16 in November 1973, so would have still been 16 at the time of the twins birth. The awkward thing is unless the twins came early Liz would have been 15 at the time of conception!

so make me a liar for 5 months.

I think the point is the total lack of consistency and attention to detail which is important to long term viewers. Each character has a bio, many remember the MacDonalds being introduced as a happy normal family.

"No engine in this Beetle. Tick"
"Oh good, there's a spare in the boot. Tick"

I'll get my coat. Tick.

Thanks, going to have a read

Why isn't she ever in the office doing some paperwork? Is she on some sort of lesbian alert and has to be on the forecourt just in case Kate appears?


Just like Michelle.

This last week of Corrie has been a gift to us avid SORers!