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Old 17-09-2016, 22:51
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But lets be realistic though, not controversial.

Les Battersby:
With Corrie losing its credibility in the 90s due to an onslaught of Comedic Characters and the ongoing success of EE and Brookie it was decided that Corrie needed to return to its roots, some characters failed better than most(Hayley for example) however Les Battersby to me just came across as a poor man's Jimmy Corkhill.

Stella Price:
Too much hype surrounded the character, was meant to give Corrie a new identity but average acting, poor writing and lack of character development made her just another passing visitor.

Karl Munro:
The Stella/Karl relationship was as interesting as a load of edited Antiques Roadshow footage, while Stella was forgettable Karl was a amnesiacs dream, his affair with Sunita was also for my money the worst love triangle in the Soap's history.

Gemma:
One of the worst actresses in the Soap's History and an awful attempt at Comic Relief, makes Shameless look like Downton Abbey.

Cathy Matthews:
Should learn a few things off her ex-husband(Sean Bean) and just go!

Sean Tully:
At first he was a breathe of fresh air due to the whole Queer as Folk/Canal Street acceptance of Homosexuals, now that fresh air is polluted.

Dev Alahan:
Like one of those films(The Room is an example), he is so bad its almost entertaining.

Jerry Morton:
Michael Starke is a Soap legend and Sinbad is an iconic character, but like Michelle Collins he was too well known in his previous Soap and didnt settle in as well as people thought he was.

John Stape:
When Corrie went through its Post Tram Crash hangover/Jump the shark moment, he gave us some of the Soaps most pointless & unrealistic storylines.

Fiz Stape:
John Stape should have Kidnapped and tied her up, not Rosie!
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Old 17-09-2016, 22:57
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But lets be realistic though, not controversial.

Les Battersby:
With Corrie losing its credibility in the 90s due to an onslaught of Comedic Characters and the ongoing success of EE and Brookie it was decided that Corrie needed to return to its roots, some characters failed better than most(Hayley for example) however Les Battersby to me just came across as a poor man's Jimmy Corkhill.

Stella Price:
Too much hype surrounded the character, was meant to give Corrie a new identity but average acting, poor writing and lack of character development made her just another passing visitor.

Karl Munro:
The Stella/Karl relationship was as interesting as a load of edited Antiques Roadshow footage, while Stella was forgettable Karl was a amnesiacs dream, his affair with Sunita was also for my money the worst love triangle in the Soap's history.

Gemma:
One of the worst actresses in the Soap's History and an awful attempt at Comic Relief, makes Shameless look like Downton Abbey.

Cathy Matthews:
Should learn a few things off her ex-husband(Sean Bean) and just go!

Sean Tully:
At first he was a breathe of fresh air due to the whole Queer as Folk/Canal Street acceptance of Homosexuals, now that fresh air is polluted.

Dev Alahan:
Like one of those films(The Room is an example), he is so bad its almost entertaining.

Jerry Morton:
Michael Starke is a Soap legend and Sinbad is an iconic character, but like Michelle Collins he was too well known in his previous Soap and didnt settle in as well as people thought he was.

John Stape:
When Corrie went through its Post Tram Crash hangover/Jump the shark moment, he gave us some of the Soaps most pointless & unrealistic storylines.

Fiz Stape:
John Stape should have Kidnapped and tied her up, not Rosie!
You forgot Rosie Webster and Caz who cant act and they stiil managed to star in the show
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Old 18-09-2016, 00:21
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You forgot Rosie Webster and Caz who cant act and they stiil managed to star in the show
i didn't forget Caz, although forgetting her isn't necessarily a bad thing....

Rosie I thought was an average character but not necessarily a bad one.
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Old 18-09-2016, 07:59
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Callum - a wet lettuce of a baddie who didn't need to be murdered, someone could have just hidden his skinny jeans.

That mechanic who is dating Audrey - what is the point of him? Awfully forced into the show.

Kim Tate - why? Go away.

caz - makes Maria look like a RADA level professional. She chews the set!
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Old 18-09-2016, 08:13
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I agree with some of your suggestions Tom, especially the likes of John Stape, but Corrie has had some far, far worse characters over the years.

My top 10 ...

-Scooter
-Joanne & Jessie the 'twins'
-Jesse Chadwick (the cringeworthy children's entertainer played by the otherwise talented John Thomson)
-Vernon Tomlin
-Luke Strong
-Cheryl Gray & Russ
-Brian Packham
-Mandy Kamara
-Jenna Kamara
-Gloria Price
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Old 18-09-2016, 08:24
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I like all of the OP's list, especially John Stape, he was marvelous!

I hated Julie, I LOATHE Caz, Mandy and her daughter were terrible, so was the chinese girl that Graham went out with I think? anyway,her,lol

Also drippy Maria, how is she still in the soap?
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Old 18-09-2016, 09:08
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Also drippy Maria, how is she still in the soap?
Agree about Maria, she has been in the Soap far too long, should've left when Tyrone left her the first time & save the bother of the next 16 years.
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Old 18-09-2016, 14:03
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Jerry Morton:
Michael Starke is a Soap legend and Sinbad is an iconic character, but like Michelle Collins he was too well known in his previous Soap and didnt settle in as well as people thought he was.
To be fair, as I remember it people on this forum didn't do him a lot of favours by constantly calling him Sinbad and not Jerry... Then again, maybe his Corrie character was just Sinbad; I never watched Brookie so I couldn't compare.
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Old 18-09-2016, 14:25
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To be fair, as I remember it people on this forum didn't do him a lot of favours by constantly calling him Sinbad and not Jerry... Then again, maybe his Corrie character was just Sinbad; I never watched Brookie so I couldn't compare.
In Cannot have helped! In Brookie he was a cheeky Scouse scally, even Harry Hill on TV Burp called him Sinbad during his time on the cobbles, never been a fan of people going from One Soap to another, it didnt work for Michelle Collins & how Emmerdale gets away with it is beyond me?!
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Old 18-09-2016, 14:28
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never been a fan of people going from One Soap to another, it didnt work for Michelle Collins & how Emmerdale gets away with it is beyond me?!
I guess it depends on what you've watched. Although I was aware that Michelle had long been on EastEnders I wasn't that into it, so to me she was only Stella on Corrie. (I even didn't think there was anything wrong with her oft-criticised Northern accent!)
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Old 18-09-2016, 14:31
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I agree with some of your suggestions Tom, especially the likes of John Stape, but Corrie has had some far, far worse characters over the years.

My top 10 ...

-Scooter
-Joanne & Jessie the 'twins'
-Jesse Chadwick (the cringeworthy children's entertainer played by the otherwise talented John Thomson)
-Vernon Tomlin
-Luke Strong
-Cheryl Gray & Russ
-Brian Packham
-Mandy Kamara
-Jenna Kamara
-Gloria Price
i'm not denying those mentioned above are not bad, i just couldn't find a place for them. As the hours have gone on more characters have entered my mind(might need to do a More Top 10)

Cannot believe how many bad characters Corrie has had over the last 20 years
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Old 18-09-2016, 15:43
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Kylie Turner/Platt
David Platt
Carla Barlow
Natalie Barnes
Tracy Barlow
Sally Metcalfe
Christian Gatley
Rosie Webster
Terry Duckworth
Ivy Tilsley
Brian Tilsley

in no particular order. yes I know there's 11

Oh and Shelley's mother, Bev.
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Old 18-09-2016, 15:50
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12 posts and nobody's mentioned Michelle Connor or Izzy Armstrong yet.
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Old 18-09-2016, 15:57
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I'm sure there must have been some worse characters in the 60's and 70's. Nobody's mentioning them I think this should be changed to the worse characters from the 80's onwards
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Old 18-09-2016, 16:17
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Kylie Turner/Platt
David Platt
Carla Barlow
Natalie Barnes
Tracy Barlow
Sally Metcalfe
Christian Gatley
Rosie Webster
Terry Duckworth
Ivy Tilsley
Brian Tilsley

in no particular order. yes I know there's 11

Oh and Shelley's mother, Bev.
Hang on! that list is the best isn't it
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Old 18-09-2016, 16:28
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I'm sure there must have been some worse characters in the 60's and 70's. Nobody's mentioning them I think this should be changed to the worse characters from the 80's onwards
any recommendations from that era?

Problem is that era is probably the peak era and like any good Soap/TV Show all other characters are only judged in comparison to what came before, probably the reason why Brookie was so shit in the final few years.

Also I feel the Soap has arguably got worse by the decade.(Although I will say the early 80s was my favourite era)
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Old 18-09-2016, 16:39
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The Nazir's Yes all of them.
Nick Tilsley
Phelan
Tina
Sarah Platt
Stella
Rosie
Steph
Caz
Eva and her stupid laugh
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Old 18-09-2016, 16:48
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Izzy Armstrong
Lauren (Violet's sister)
Julie Carp
Fiz
Kirk
Tracy Barlow
Nessa
Chesney
Sophie
Mandy Kamara
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Old 18-09-2016, 16:50
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Worst characters.
CS: Stella - her bestest friend, the producer, pushed her into nearly every scene.
Erica - a sex-mad old woman.
Callum - a laughable villain.
Gemma - how she was cast the first time was a mystery, but to do so twice needs explaining.

ED.
Tracey - the most untalented 'actress' in any soap. she has a deformiity of her mouth which stops it ever closing; she should not have been given the role out of pity, but I can't think of any other reason for the decision.
Jimmy - he used to be a watchable character, but something has happened to him and now he is not even funny, just annoying.
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Old 18-09-2016, 18:06
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any recommendations from that era?

Problem is that era is probably the peak era and like any good Soap/TV Show all other characters are only judged in comparison to what came before, probably the reason why Brookie was so shit in the final few years.

Also I feel the Soap has arguably got worse by the decade.(Although I will say the early 80s was my favourite era)
Having watched a few old clips on YouTube a while ago what about that young couple that moved into number 3 in the early 70's I can't remember their names, the girl ended up having an affair with Ray Langdon, they didn't seem very good and I don't think they lasted long
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Old 18-09-2016, 18:16
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Another one from CS, Violet Wilsons sister Lauren was pretty bad
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Old 18-09-2016, 18:18
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[quote=Janet Plank;83968595]Worst characters.
CS: Stella - her bestest friend, the producer, pushed her into nearly every scene.
Erica - a sex-mad old woman.
Callum - a laughable villain.
Gemma - how she was cast the first time was a mystery, but to do so twice needs explaining.
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Old 18-09-2016, 18:21
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Worst characters.
CS: Stella - her bestest friend, the producer, pushed her into nearly every scene.
Erica - a sex-mad old woman.
Callum - a laughable villain.
Gemma - how she was cast the first time was a mystery, but to do so twice needs explaining.

ED.
Tracey - the most untalented 'actress' in any soap. she has a deformiity of her mouth which stops it ever closing; she should not have been given the role out of pity, but I can't think of any other reason for the decision.
Jimmy - he used to be a watchable character, but something has happened to him and now he is not even funny, just annoying.
Sorry, I didn't notice this was only Coronation Street characters..
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Old 18-09-2016, 18:24
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Old 18-09-2016, 19:20
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Having watched a few old clips on YouTube a while ago what about that young couple that moved into number 3 in the early 70's I can't remember their names, the girl ended up having an affair with Ray Langdon, they didn't seem very good and I don't think they lasted long
Dickie and Audrey Fleming are who you're thinking of. Bless them. The intentions with the characters were good with Corrie trying to inject some youthful playfulness and rebellion of the late 60s, but instead they just got sucked into the stagnant Corrie world. Definitely the products of one of Corrie's early 'low points'

I'm sure there must have been some worse characters in the 60's and 70's. Nobody's mentioning them I think this should be changed to the worse characters from the 80's onwards
The late 60s and early 70s period had some particularly weak new characters but there have been bad characters throughout the show's history. I didn't list any from pre-2000 because I didn't think anybody would really know them. Here's a non-exhaustive list of suggestions from 1960 - 1990.

Bernard Butler (Elsie Tanner's bumbling nephew, played by Gorden Kaye who rose to fame as Rene in Allo' Allo')
Sandra Butler (sister of Bernard, had a relationship with Ray Langton while he was having an affair with Audrey Fleming)
Effie Spicer(a snooty and up-herself old lady who moved into one of the new flats on Coronation Street. Was intended as an enemy of Ena Sharples but she only ever appeared in a handful of episodes)
Walter Potts (aka Brett Falcon) (Corrie's awkward response to Beatlemania, a pop star 'managed' by Dennis Tanner, he even had gangs of screaming girls mobbing him in the street. I kid you not)
Monkey Gibbons(a convict friend of Eddie Yeats)
Tommy Deakin (Weatherfield's resident rag and bone man for a number of years, fitted every Irish stereotype and was terribly written. Lived under the viaduct with his donkey, Dolores)
Charlie Moffit(a stand up comedian and friend of Dennis Tanner)
Sandra Petty(daughter of strict corner shop owner, Lionel, shy and quiet and added little to the show other than lusting after Dennis Tanner)
Lionel Petty
The Hopkins family (Tricia, Vera, Idriss and especially Granny)
Terry Bradshaw(brother of Renee Bradshaw)
Martin Cheveski(long-lost and never-before-mentioned grandson of Elsie Tanner, son of Linda and Ivan Cheveski. Was meant to inject some youth to the show but came across more staid and miserable than Ena Sharples)
The Clayton family (nothing to add )
Sandra Stubbs (one of the hammiest and most melodramatic actresses I've ever seen on Corrie)
Kimberley Taylor (a girlfriend of Curly's)

There's another character from the 80s who was a long-time friend of Gail's who was absolute terrible but I can't remember her name. Such a wooden actress and a complete 'non-character'.
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