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When did Ken lose his Manchester accent? CS |
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When did Ken lose his Manchester accent? CS
Looking at the clips from 1960 he has one.
Now he doesn't. Seeing as he's lived in the same place all his life, where's it gone? |
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Looking at the clips from 1960 he has one.
Now he doesn't. Seeing as he's lived in the same place all his life, where's it gone? |
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Probably when he went to University or Teacher Training College, can't remember if he has a degree or not.
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Bill Roache gave up doing the accent, probably by around 1965 if not earlier.
EDIT: it was never explained on screen. Same thing goes for Annie Walker. |
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Bill Roache gave up doing the accent, probably by around 1965 if not earlier.
EDIT: it was never explained on screen. Same thing goes for Annie Walker. |
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If he deliberately tried to lose it, that would be fair enough. He sounds "educated northern" but totally not the same as he did to start with.
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If you look up early scenes of Roy Cropper, his accent was pretty different too.
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If he deliberately tried to lose it, that would be fair enough. He sounds "educated northern" but totally not the same as he did to start with.
be interesting if anyone knows at what point it went |
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Really. 3 years at uni changes you that much?
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Yes! David Neilson put on a very strong 'northern' accent until about 1997 when he gained the accent he has today.
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Do we know why this happened? I only ask cos David is a fab actor and I see no reason why he wouldn't have continued ..?
Anyway, it was only when he took over the cafe from Alma and met Hayley in 1998 that Roy started to be the 'Roy' that we know today. He gradually became quieter and more socially awkward and I think the change in accent was part of that. In many ways, Hayley became the 'voice' of the relationship and Roy took a back seat but I don't think that this was actually acknowledged on screen. |
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Especially for someone when studying English Language for a degree, trying to correct your own speech would be inevitable, IMO.
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