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Old 31-12-2016, 19:34
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PS. I did ask about exterior hospital scenes/shots, but David Nugent didn't answer that so I presume they are shots of a real hospital, which wouldn't really inconvenience anyone if they were done on, say a Saturday or Sunday when there are no clinics so fewer people visiting.
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Old 31-12-2016, 19:59
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I don't know any pub in the real world that sells champagne

I ran pubs in 4 towns and was never asked for champagne and never stocked champagne in any of them

Especially a back street pub in Wetherfield, you'd be lucky to get a decent bottle of wine
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Old 31-12-2016, 20:18
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I was delighted to discover from Coronation Street that South Africa has an open borders immigration policy. I saw a lovely documentary about the Kruger National Park this afternoon so I shall be moving there permanently tomorrow or Monday at the latest.
Don't be silly. Monday's a bank holiday so you'll have to wait till Tuesday.
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Old 31-12-2016, 20:18
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All of these type of irritants and giant SORs would be obliterated with just a few lines of dialogue between relevant characters, a simple conversation would explain rationally & believably many of the loose ends which infuriate & insult the viewers
Totally agree, the lack of explanations with storylines really pees me off. A few lately that are annoying me are:

1) did Mary's son see the rot that Gemma put on line or did Norris find him?
2) Did he come over from South Africa specially? (At Christmas of all times and leaving a pregnant wife at home!)
3) How did he know Mary was at Roy's caff having xmas dinner?
4) Has Pablo of Maria's sham wedding fame also been arrested and charged?

I could go on but what is the point as the writers don't give a damn!

I rarely watch EastEnders but when I do you cannot help but see the superior acting and storylines and quality in comparison with what the corrie writers are giving us.

After that little rant. Like to say Happy New Year to all SOR subscribers
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Old 31-12-2016, 20:24
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Reply from David Nugent at Corrie:

"All hospital scenes are shot on set at our studio complex, years ago(25) we use to use Manchester Northern Hospital but it became impractical.

Once again many thanks for your e-mail and may I wish you a Very Happy New Year. Best Wishes, David."
Thanks for that Janet although I have to admit that I have never heard of Manchester Northern Hospital and suspect he might mean North Manchester Hospital

I note that he mentions 'hospital scenes' without being specific. I suppose you if asked about filming school scenes you might say 'what sort of scene: distance shots from the street, in the playground, in the corridors or in gyms or dining rooms? And the way these things are done by production crews , there might be a separate location for each.

For example, Hayley and Roy had two locations for their wedding. Arley Hall and Dukinfield and travelled using a steam train in Rossendale. A map will show what a ridiculous geographical SOR this involves especially if you picture Weatherfield being to the west of the area.

As this is a SOR thread I shall continue to comment on any I notice knowledge but there are many such SORs. Be prepared

But I am fed up of hospitals.....for the time being. The reality is that hospital scenes in THE private ward are much overused because the writers are not very imaginative.
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Old 31-12-2016, 20:25
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Wouldnt Johnny have gone to a whole salers like Costco for his christmas drinks??? Then he could have put the receipt through his books for the tax man .
They had champagne in for their party but him and Jennie decided they didn't have enough for the party so went to the rovers to get extra bottles
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Old 31-12-2016, 20:40
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I saw all that mess with the misquoting. The issue just seemed to grow. Beyond filmed on location in a hospital or filmed on a set, It was far too hard for me to follow! I tend to glaze over and drift off into a geriatric daze nowadays if anything gets too complicated!

And surely you mean nowt personal!
Nah, Naffink personal gav'nor No offence - which brings me nicely to Series 2 of No Offence starting soon and offering a whole range of local geographical SORs.

So i can retire from 'ospicles' on here and check Channel 4 out SORs. Prime Suspect was a favourite when it was on, but Scott and Bailey did it for me , in the nicest possible way.
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Old 31-12-2016, 21:21
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.Double post. Must go to hospital for my double posting disorder.
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Old 31-12-2016, 22:50
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Nah, Naffink personal gav'nor No offence - which brings me nicely to Series 2 of No Offence starting soon and offering a whole range of local geographical SORs.

So i can retire from 'ospicles' on here and check Channel 4 out SORs. Prime Suspect was a favourite when it was on, but Scott and Bailey did it for me , in the nicest possible way.
Scott and Bailey?

It isn't fit to lick the boots of Prime Suspect.

I take it location or not location is now at an end? Please.
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Old 31-12-2016, 23:45
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This puzzled me too - but I'm thinking now maybe they just told Si Leanne was at Janice's to explain her staying in hospital
Crikey. Its confusing enough deciphering whats on screen without trying to work out an unseen and unmentioned back story!
Exactly true that you think you have missed an episode. Total mess just now, with half baked storylines reaching conclusions with no substance to them e.g. who ended up with the big TV, what about the investigation in to the new flats, hairdressers closed, all the staff are AWOL, and on and on it goes.
you know when you have that extra glass of wine and you shouldnt have? thats what watching Corro feels like this past fortnight.
I would also have assumed that her passport was in the camper van....
Well, her precious forget-me-not wasnt. or the big heap of stuff she donated to the charity shop right after her van was towed away.

Reply from David Nugent at Corrie:

"All hospital scenes are shot on set at our studio complex, years ago(25) we use to use Manchester Northern Hospital but it became impractical.

Once again many thanks for your e-mail and may I wish you a Very Happy New Year. Best Wishes, David."
That was quick.
Well done David nugent.
I don't know any pub in the real world that sells champagne

I ran pubs in 4 towns and was never asked for champagne and never stocked champagne in any of them

Especially a back street pub in Wetherfield, you'd be lucky to get a decent bottle of wine
Thats interesting. I imagined that every pub sold them. I suppose they all have some sort of fizzy substitute though?
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Old 01-01-2017, 01:56
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It got towed away by the Council after she got told she couldn't live in it parked on Coronation Street. We never saw Mary try to retrieve it or anything, it just seemed to get forgotten.
I think it was Todd who reported it (though I can't remember why now) It was also a bank holiday, yet the council inspector turned up, inspected it, and then had it towed all on a bank holiday.

and it's always struck me that, given that the camper van disppeared without any apparent concern from her - she has a remarkable number of objects from her life still in her possession.
She even managed to retrieve that pressed item she had in that book to remember her adopted son.

All of these type of irritants and giant SORs would be obliterated with just a few lines of dialogue between relevant characters, a simple conversation would explain rationally & believably many of the loose ends which infuriate & insult the viewers
Absolutely right. Just a quick conversation with Norris or Rita in the Kabin could have cleared all this up ages ago.
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Old 01-01-2017, 07:25
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I take it location or not location is now at an end? Please.
Hopefully the bees will have been released from the bonnets and the high horses climbed down from.
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Old 01-01-2017, 09:45
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Scott and Bailey?

It isn't fit to lick the boots of Prime Suspect.

I take it location or not location is now at an end? Please.
Oooooooh nooooooo. Locations spotting is great.

As a Manunian who loves local history, geography and maps, certain programmes are manna from Heaven, a rich source for me to identify Areas and Errors and criticise the feeble attempts made by many programme makers and getting simple things wrong. Most people on this thread do the same over the wide range of SORs but just have different 'speciality subjects'.

My praise for Scott and Bailey was only for the sheer volume of stuff they got wrong in many fields but Prime Suspect was enjoyable for various reasons. Once we went to Waterstones in Manchester and there was a huge queue round the building. It was almost entirely men of a certain age queuing to get Helen Mirren to sign her book. The wife gave me a glance that said 'do not even think about it' and led me off the the cookery section.

Happy New Year to you and everyone else. I will spend part of the day walking the dog near the location of at least four Corrie weddings and I am sure I will have a wry smile about this thread despite the rain
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Old 01-01-2017, 16:11
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Another of my pet hates is the fact no one talks about absent friends.

Emily.
Carla, wouldn't her friends have visited her?
Sophie's sister, blimey it's been so long I can't remember her name. And would any daughter actually be away for so long?
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Old 01-01-2017, 16:16
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Another of my pet hates is the fact no one talks about absent friends.

Emily.
Carla, wouldn't her friends have visited her?
Sophie's sister, blimey it's been so long I can't remember her name. And would any daughter actually be away for so long?
I presume you mean Rosie. I expect you will be hearing about her shortly
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Old 01-01-2017, 16:32
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Another of my pet hates is the fact no one talks about absent friends.

Emily.
Carla, wouldn't her friends have visited her?
Sophie's sister, blimey it's been so long I can't remember her name. And would any daughter actually be away for so long?

Because no one exists outside The Street, whether they're in that there London or that there Peru
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Old 01-01-2017, 17:04
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i think she was pushed by the ghost of les dennis.
If that's right I'll give you the money myself.
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Old 01-01-2017, 18:25
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If that's right I'll give you the money myself.
Clever nod to les's past there
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Old 01-01-2017, 20:16
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Confused newbie here, how did sean know shona? He delivered her to billy in the club
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Old 01-01-2017, 20:19
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When people leave corrie in a taxi how come its never one of steves but nearly always a black cab?
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Old 01-01-2017, 20:23
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Oooooooh nooooooo. Locations spotting is great.

As a Manunian who loves local history, geography and maps, certain programmes are manna from Heaven, a rich source for me to identify Areas and Errors and criticise the feeble attempts made by many programme makers and getting simple things wrong. Most people on this thread do the same over the wide range of SORs but just have different 'speciality subjects'.

My praise for Scott and Bailey was only for the sheer volume of stuff they got wrong in many fields but Prime Suspect was enjoyable for various reasons. Once we went to Waterstones in Manchester and there was a huge queue round the building. It was almost entirely men of a certain age queuing to get Helen Mirren to sign her book. The wife gave me a glance that said 'do not even think about it' and led me off the the cookery section.

Happy New Year to you and everyone else. I will spend part of the day walking the dog near the location of at least four Corrie weddings and I am sure I will have a wry smile about this thread despite the rain
But are they really mistakes? When I've watched programmes set partly in places that I know, I accept that they will use a bit of one place, and bits of others, so a character might walk round a corner and find themselves in a different town altogether. That's not an error, though - it's creating their own settings out of a number of others. They don't have to be true to the originals since they are creating something new.
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Old 01-01-2017, 20:24
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.Double post. Must go to hospital for my double posting disorder.
You might also be experiencing double vision. Of course, when a doctor asks a patient with double vision to sit on the couch, the patient asks Which one?
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Old 01-01-2017, 20:28
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You might also be experiencing double vision. Of course, when a doctor asks a patient with double vision to sit on the couch, the patient asks Which one?
and I always sit on the wrong one
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Old 01-01-2017, 20:32
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and I always sit on the wrong one
Glad you saw the funny side, thanks!
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Old 01-01-2017, 20:34
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When people leave corrie in a taxi how come its never one of steves but nearly always a black cab?
That's actually a really good point, I never even thought about that 😂
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