I've not seen her for ages

Has she gone on a "round the world cruise" or something and I missed it?

I do suspect that the rather large cast in the Street means we see much less of the great characters - like Betty - and much more of the dross like Les

She's great is Betty Nearly as funny as Blanche

Betty Driver is quite old so I think they use her very sparingly. Though I am struggling to think when Betty last had a bad scene.

Even when her only contribution is sniffing at someone and walking away

Betty is one of the best Corrie characters but she is 85. But still wonderful.

Nancy you seem like the one to ask
What was the name of the old dear who had a crush on Percy 'years ago'
It's driving me
Thanks
Tina

And even then I'd rather watch her than Les, Cilla, Tracey or Janice

She's in the back making more HotPot

Phyllis Pearce.

you called her phyllis

Phyliss Pearce was a lovely lady, 'Ena Sharples with a blue rinse' as Albert Tatlock said. I was very sad when Jill Summers died.

Ahhhhhhh thanks for that.
Been driving me mad

Phyliss was a great character and I loved her persuit of Percy. I think she was quite different to Ena though. Less miserable all the time.

Don't get me wrong you can't beat Ena, not with a set of pokers, but Phyliss was a warmer person. Apparently they nearly didn't cast Violet Carson as Ena because ITV didn't want to pay for a third class ticket from Blackpool to Manchester. It was Tony Warren who paid for her to come over to audition

Thats ITV, never spend what you know someone else will cough up for

Ena, Minnie , Elsie and Annie i think top all Corrie characters 10 times over. I can't believe it when people say they think Karen McDonald or somebody is the best character ever. Phyliss was great but Ena was better.

LOL! That makes her sound like a dog!

Not sure where Betty is, cant remember the last time she was on screen but it was a few weeks back I think. As others have said she is 85 so probabaly doesnt want many scenes

For me Hilda, Elsie, Annie, Mavis, Rita, Ken, Deirdre and Betty are Corrie's greatest. Only 4 of them left now out of that list and most of them are old now.

I used to really like Percy Sugden.

My favourites list: Minnie, Ena, Annie, Betty, Bet, Hilda, Elsie, Ken, Deirdre, Rita, Emily, Mavis, Albert, Stan, Gail, Alf.

You've missed out Eddie Yeates, 'Maid Marian', Reg Holdsworth (OTT but really funny - unlike some I could mention), Curly and Raquel.

What about Jack and Vera? They are legends

A legends list without the holy Trinity of Ray Langton, Len Fairclough and Jerry Booth. Come on people lets run a tight ship here

I don't remember Ray 1st time around, but his return was good drama.

Of course I remember Len - didn't he get sacked in disgrace over some allegation or other?

But I can't place Jerry Booth. Please enlighten me.

Peter Adamson who played Len was sacked for selling his story to a paper which wasn't allowed under current contracts back then

Ray and Len ran the builders originally and they employed Jerry. He was the sort of stooge to their manly banter. He had a boat in the early 70's which Stan Ogden capsized. He was a nice sort but left and the actor soon died of a heart attack I think it was. Len and Ray were the heart throbs way back when.

I think the actor who played Jerry died suddenly in 1975 so they had to write him out as well.

I see. I think I might have been a bit too young to remember Jerry then.

Jerry died around October/November 1975

Sorry I meant Jerry. Stand of course fell ill in 1984 and left then. Len, Albert, Elsie (final time) and Stan (maybe Annie as well) all left within two years of each other. Everyone said it would fail because many of its stars left and a young upstart from the EE was blowing viewers away over on Auntie's channel