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Old 17-05-2016, 13:00
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If Sean decided to go out for a day in Blackpool with his gobshite friend Beth, and characters started making remarks constantly about him turning straight and sleeping with her, it would be classed as homophobia and being offensive.

Yet it is okay to constantly go on about Tim and Kevin being gay and potentially sleeping with each other. The "joke" began to wear really thin.

On the subject of Sean he is the most odious character ever. He is like a male version of Michelle, all "me me me" and his needs. But in defense of Michelle at least Kym Marsh can act better and isn't in your face in almost every scene. It is obvious Sean is the pet favourite of the producers and they class him as an iconic character, which couldn't be further from the truth.

It's outstanding why someone like Billy - who is depicted as caring and thoughtful - would want this self centered bastard. It would be a good storyline if he left Sean, but then again we have to keep adding to his ego so it is unlikely to happen. If Corrie think I am meant to feel terrible because he can't go on his stupid holiday then think again, he isn't likeable in the slightest.
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Old 17-05-2016, 13:02
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Sean is very annoying right now
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Old 17-05-2016, 13:14
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Completely agree with you...he's getting worse. Selfish, self-centred and polar opposite to lovely Billy. Sean's so wrapped up in his own self that he doesn't even realise Billy is obviously troubled. Or, he does realise and uses it as a stick to beat him with because Billy is not devoting all his attention to Sean.
Grrr.
I know he gets a lot of flack on here, he doesn't normally bother me too much. He works okay as a background character but as soon as he's centre-stage he becomes unbearable.
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Old 17-05-2016, 14:14
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He is beyond childish no character development at all in the last 10 years.
There is no way someone like Billy would be with him.
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Old 17-05-2016, 15:39
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Horrible character. Dreadful actor. No reason for him to be there.

Yet, he is! And keeps getting his contract renewed! There's some very dodgy internal politics at Corrie which stops it from progressing.
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Old 17-05-2016, 15:42
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Corrie legend, been on the show almost 15 years!
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Old 17-05-2016, 16:04
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I'm assuming the joke came from the writers not Sean or for that matter the rest of the factory employees that gleefully joined in with it.
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Old 17-05-2016, 16:45
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....And he's far too old for that jacket - Actually, that is quite a realistic touch because Sean is so deluded he would wear that jacket, but it's the definition of faint praise, surely -
'Awful character, but the jacket kinda rings true'.
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Old 17-05-2016, 16:49
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Will he ever be Axed .
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Old 17-05-2016, 17:23
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Antony Cotton /Sean Tully school of acting!

Dress in outdated tight, loud clothes, (Jimmy Somerville has moved on! ).
Walk with a totter as if you are wearing stilletos.
Deliver every line as if you are spitting it at the audience.
Screw your face like you are sucking a lemon after each line.
Tip your head backwards and look down your crinkled nose.
Flick your head as you turn away.

With the right management support, these predictable and lazy characteristics should last many years. If anyone criticises you cry HOMOPHOBIA!

Antony, where's your character development?
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Old 17-05-2016, 17:28
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He should have been axed years ago. He's long past his sell by date.
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Old 17-05-2016, 18:40
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Horrible character. Dreadful actor. No reason for him to be there.

Yet, he is! And keeps getting his contract renewed! There's some very dodgy internal politics at Corrie which stops it from progressing.
Yes, here it is..

The executive producer in charge of Corrie is Kieron Richardson. He's the man protecting Tully. It used to be Tony Warren - but he passed on..
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Old 17-05-2016, 18:47
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Sean is very annoying right now
The last two words were superfluous..
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Old 17-05-2016, 18:48
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He's not my favourite character but people need to stop saying "He needs to leave" there's no reason for him to leave just because he's unpopular on here doesn't automatically mean he's unpopular elsewhere.
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Old 17-05-2016, 19:04
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I do find his attitude to Billy's work incredibly selfish and ignorant.

Does he truly not understand that Billy's work is not just a job but a vocation and will often have to come before any personal relationship.

Booking a holiday for them without checking what commitments were already in place (wedding, christenings to name 2 obvious things which are booked months in advance) boggles my mind, but he acts hard done by when Billy refuses to go. And yes Sean, a parishioner might do something inconvenient like be dying if and when you rebook said holiday. His flock, can't regiment their lives round your holiday plans.

That is the reality of being a vicar's 'wife' + your job is to support them so they can help others. It's a hard job, one that requires sacrifices and selflessness and if he can't accept that, he should,'t be with him.
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Old 17-05-2016, 19:16
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Dreadful and pointless character and should be dropped as soon as possible.

Has absolutely no storylines of his own, just seems to crash everybody else's scenes.

I think a great storyline would be for the chap that is extracting money from Billy who turns out to be
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should kill Sean.
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Old 17-05-2016, 20:59
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Horrible character. Dreadful actor. No reason for him to be there.

Yet, he is! And keeps getting his contract renewed! There's some very dodgy internal politics at Corrie which stops it from progressing.
He is the luckiest man on television without an ounce of talent.

He must be laughing all the way to the bank.
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Old 17-05-2016, 22:18
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Hated the way that he was acting like a poor man's Bet Lynch, holding court in the Rovers on Monday's second episode.
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Old 17-05-2016, 22:46
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If Sean decided to go out for a day in Blackpool with his gobshite friend Beth, and characters started making remarks constantly about him turning straight and sleeping with her, it would be classed as homophobia and being offensive................
Why would it? It would be mere teasing, and people only do that to those they like.
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Old 17-05-2016, 23:40
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I am beyond confused as to why he hasn't been axed. Although the same could be said of Fiz and Kirk as well.
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Old 18-05-2016, 01:15
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Hated the way that he was acting like a poor man's Bet Lynch, holding court in the Rovers on Monday's second episode.
For me that's the fundamental issue I have with Sean. In the Rovers, he's just a lazy caricature of yesteryear barmaids.....particularly Bet and Raquel. I remember the actor saying he's never wear leopard print, yet Sean's been seen in it a few times, with occasional smatterings of 'what can I get you, cock?'

He was an interesting character 12 years ago, but he's dull as dishwater now. I don't imagine he'll ever get the axe (he's extremely popular on social media and amongst audiences), but it's clear he can't be trusted with the meaty storylines. Keep him in the background if we must...
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Old 18-05-2016, 01:27
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To be fair, his recent prominence at the Rovers is probably due to them needing to write Bev Callard out with no notice. That's why Erica is suddenly working there again as well.
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Old 18-05-2016, 06:52
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Dreadful and pointless character and should be dropped as soon as possible.

Has absolutely no storylines of his own, just seems to crash everybody else's scenes.

I think a great storyline would be for the chap that is extracting money from Billy who turns out to be
Spoiler
should kill Sean.
Spoiler
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Old 18-05-2016, 08:05
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If Sean decided to go out for a day in Blackpool with his gobshite friend Beth, and characters started making remarks constantly about him turning straight and sleeping with her, it would be classed as homophobia and being offensive.

Yet it is okay to constantly go on about Tim and Kevin being gay and potentially sleeping with each other. The "joke" began to wear really thin.
Oh, for goodness sake, lighten up. As a gay man myself, I really am tired of all this politically correct cr*p of seeing homophobia in every remark and gesture.

I do so wish people would stop being offended on my behalf...
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Old 18-05-2016, 09:32
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For me that's the fundamental issue I have with Sean. In the Rovers, he's just a lazy caricature of yesteryear barmaids.....particularly Bet and Raquel. I remember the actor saying he's never wear leopard print, yet Sean's been seen in it a few times, with occasional smatterings of 'what can I get you, cock?'

He was an interesting character 12 years ago, but he's dull as dishwater now. I don't imagine he'll ever get the axe (he's extremely popular on social media and amongst audiences), but it's clear he can't be trusted with the meaty storylines. Keep him in the background if we must...
It's my main issue too Belli. You're bang on with him being a caricature of Bet and Raquel. When he's in the factory he also copies Vera and to a lesser extent Ivy. The way he goes on about 'my Billy' is just like Vera going on about 'my Jack'. There are sometimes shades of Elsie Tanner when he finishes sentences with 'kid'. Ironic because, apart from Vera, Sean never knew any of these characters. Who knows, maybe they'll indulge in a bit of retcon and have him as Bet's illegitimate son, Raquel's cousin and one of Elsie's nephews all rolled into one. Actually, I might regret writing that if someone at ITV sees it and turns it into reality

The problem is, I just can't decide if these affectations are down to the writers/production team or Cotton himself. A large part of me thinks that it was Cotton who introduced them in the first place and now argues that 'that's the way Sean speaks' so they make their way into scripts.

Interestingly, the scenes in the Rovers on Monday night with Sean behind the bar and the Websters 'forgiving' Jenny Bradley because she saved Jack from the tram felt like an exact copy of a scene from 1989 featuring Bet and Alan Bradley. Tina (the new barmaid at the Rovers) was being taunted by the workmen from the building site opposite and Alan stepped in to get them to leave her alone. Alan broke up a fight in the pub and some of the customers flocked around to give him a pat on the back. The camera cut to Bet behind the bar who said: 'Welcome back Alan Bradley, all is forgiven'. That was basically the same scene on Monday with Sean as 'Bet'
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