If it had been me, I'd have been walking or driving past quite regularly just out of curiosity to see how things were coming on, as you say people will be excited. It's not as though the building is that far away or out of sight like houses on a new development might be, they even had a sales portakabin stuck right outside for heaven's sake, so it's easily accessible. None of it adds up.

Yep that's Corrie for you.

I love the way they're seen almost immediately.

It's a two week wait, unless it's an emergency, here.

There was a new house in the same style as mine being built where I live, and when the builders had gone home I was over it like a rash to see how different it was turning out to be. So, it's totally normal to be nosey abt the development

they did a similar sales scam with mike baldwin years back with him buying an apartment in spain which was never being built, but he actually went out to Spain to go look for him self, yet these dozy lot can't even walk round the corner

So what's happened with Aiden and Maria? One minute it was all regret and aggression yet now they're looking all doe eyed at each other.

Read somewhere that -

Without exception every storyline these days appears to the SOR audience on this great thread that it has never been seriously debated, well constructed or well written by a professional team. The fillers and 'comedy' moments are equally as bad, looking as though they have been stuck in to make the time up and ideas have come from a drink in the pub after work (a prime example of this was the 'pro' footballer kicking balls around on the Street with the Wetherfield clowns, Steve & Tim Chuckle.

Do you think the glory days were simpler with just clever writing? Or have we forgotten the glaring SORs and were much less critical?

[quote=stevepjk;84515812]they did a similar sales scam with mike baldwin years back with him buying an apartment in spain which was never being built, but he actually went out to Spain to go look for him self, yet these dozy lot can't even walk round the corner[/QUOTE]

Well to be fair the dozy lot, the site is a car ride away and there are presently none on the Street to use.

A mixture of better writing, fewer episodes and better actors (with more rehearsal time).

Comedy moments were still evident but they were better placed, not forced and few enough to be a natural fit.

I'm sure there were SORs in the past, there must have been, but I very firmly believe that the writing was far superior. You got the impression that the writers actually cared about the programme and the characters. Now I get the impression that the writers are 11 year olds with other things on their minds.

I couldn't agree more with what you said in your first paragraph.

I totally agree. Ideally I'd like to see three half-hour episodes per week and a team of new writers.

Dont forget Corrie is on tonight

I don't think he was having a good day because he later introduced the last episode of The Level as the final episode of The Fall.

Announcing a programme on a rival channel - how unprofessional is that?

Rude bitch. It was what she said and the way she said it. Sarky cow: " there's multi-tasking and then there's multi-tasking". It wouldn't have been so bad if she'd just said, " hang on a minute". No doubt the amatuer clueless writers thought it was endearing and would make Miss Heil even more lovable.

We noticed both of these at the time. Perhaps the announcer had just had his cards and as it was his last day, decided to mess up deliberately?

where was Liam when the flat was searched, maria went into the salon then to the Pub, where she mentioned him, then back in the flat with Aiden he's in bed

So idiot Aidan disposed of Maria's scissors in the bin just up the street. If the police look in Maria's hairdresser kit won't they see blood and a missing pair of scissors? And what planet is Eva on? She insisted on her boyfriend sleeping at Maria's!!!

Then we have Michelle Connor - Corrie's so called brilliant business woman with yet another cock-up. She spent time and money planning and preparing for a 40th birthday party but the person didn't turn up and she didn't take a deposit. Alan Sugar has nothing to worry about!

Not sure but were Sarah and Gary on Carla/Johnny's balcony or is Nick's flat above or below it?

After Aidan had cleaned the scissors he went back and wiped the blood off the work surface. Surely the blood would have dried on the scissors and not left a wet mark?!!

Why were they even out on the balcony on a cold November evening? Apart from it being too cold, Sarah had just told Gary that she wanted to keep their relationship secret!

It would have been simpler to suggest Maria changed the locks but there needed to be a way to push Aidan and Maria together. If Maria and Aidan do end up doing it in the living area is Caz planning on watching it all on her tablet?

Didn't Sarah say to Gary that she wasn't ready for everyone to know about their relationship yet? Yes kissing Gary on a balcony in full view of everyone who happened to be walking past, that's a good way of keeping something a secret.

Where was baby Harry?

Michelle 'if you'll lose me my licence' Connor back to her old tricks! They were playing poker right in front of her and she was blind as a bat.


OK, so Aidan dumps it in the bin outside work!

Will someone find it. Of course! But who.........??? Beth and Kirky accidentally drop a kebab and go searching for it? Fiz and Ty looking for leftovers??? ¬___¬ Kate and old man Connor???

Why did the police search the salon now? Why didn't they do this in the first place?


All we ask is simple storylines that aren't plot driven, and decent acting.

We got that in the past. Yes, there have been some terrible moments yesteryear (summer of '05, anyone?), but here and now Corrie is far too predictable with bouts of hammy acting!

What happened in the summer of '05?