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'Corrie' bosses defend controversial scenes
'Corrie' bosses defend controversial scenes
Tuesday, February 14 2006, 16:32 GMT -- by Miriam Zendle Coronation Street bosses have defended their decision to film scenes at the site of the Moors murders. BBC News Online says the soap plans to film scenes with Sally Webster and daughter Rosie stranded on Saddleworth Moor, near Oldham, after a breakdown. Myra Hindley and Ian Brady buried their victims there in the 1960s. Winnie Johnson, who is the mother of victim Keith Bennett, called the idea "sick," adding: "It brings back memories for all of us. Anyone who's human can see they shouldn't do a story like that. My son is still up there and I just want him back. He was my eldest son at the time. I'd go through hell to get him back." However, a Coronation Street spokeswoman stated: "This storyline bears no resemblance to the awful tragedy of the Moors murders. Rosie is never in any danger. She is with her own mother, who is taking her to boarding school, not specifically to the moors." What do you think? a bit OTT? Isn't that like saying that no filming should ever be done where a tragedy has occured? that would be impossible! |
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I can understand family members being upset, but I don't see why it's being described as controversial really. It's not like Sally is going to murder Rosie and bury her up there, now that would have been cause for complaint because of how it reflects on real events..... their car breaking down as she takes her to school is something that can happen to anyone, anywhere.
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ITV have commissioned “See No Evil”, a dramatisation of the “moors murders” – which will be televised later this year.
Haven’t they have filmed parts of the drama around Saddleworth Moor? |
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I don't see the big deal myself. Soaps are always going to remind people of real life events. The Sun is just trying to make an ocean out of a puddle.
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ITV have commissioned “See No Evil”, a dramatisation of the “moors murders” – which will be televised later this year.
Haven’t they have filmed parts of the drama around Saddleworth Moor? |
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How is a car breaking down on the Moors "sick" and "disgusting"? The words used by that woman on teletext today. That's all that happens. Sally's car breaks down on the way to taking Rosie to school.
So how is that sick and disgusting? I do feel sorry for poor Winnie. The papers fed her a pack of lies and printed her reaction to get a shock story that isn't even true. Teletext is even - the mind boggles - asking people if Corrie should be 'more sensitive of peoples feelings'?! What?! Is this gonna upset people whose cars have broken down in an inconvenient place?! |
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It sounds to me the media is just creating something over nothing, Surely the tabloids could think of some more interesting news to enlighten us with than this.
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What utter crap. What next?
"Emmerdale in hot water over decision to film on a patch of land where the infamous Foot & Mouth disease struck. "This is a disgrace and disrepectful to all the farm owners who struggled and animals who lost their lives," claims a source |
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It just seems like yet another excuse for the national press to moan about something to me...
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What utter crap. What next?
"Emmerdale in hot water over decision to film on a patch of land where the infamous Foot & Mouth disease struck. "This is a disgrace and disrepectful to all the farm owners who struggled and animals who lost their lives," claims a source Yes, I agree with you. Utter crap. But Corrie's story isn't even about a child in danger or a child being abducted, it's a car breaking down! |
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God since when did the moors become Myra Hindley property. I understand the mothers grief but this is just ridiculous and its been over 40 years, she really needs to move on.
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God since when did the moors become Myra Hindley property. I understand the mothers grief but this is just ridiculous and its been over 40 years, she really needs to move on.
I saw a documentary a few years ago about how she visits the Moors once a week in the hope of finding her son and being able to lay him to rest. Her life has been on hold for over 40 years and she has been unable to go through the normal grieving process. Please try and think about what you say in future. Back to the subject I see nothing wrong with Corrie filming on there as the subjest is about Sally and Rosie being involved in a car accident and has nothing to do with a murder. Had the storyline been about someone being killed I'd be inclinded to agree that it would be insensitive. |
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What an awful thing to say! Do you know nothing about the Moors Murders? That poor woman's son has never been found, how can she move on?
I saw a documentary a few years ago about how she visits the Moors once a week in the hope of finding her son and being able to lay him to rest. Her life has been on hold for over 40 years and she has been unable to go through the normal grieving process. Please try and think about what you say in future. Back to the subject I see nothing wrong with Corrie filming on there as the subjest is about Sally and Rosie being involved in a car accident and has nothing to do with a murder. Had the storyline been about someone being killed I'd be inclinded to agree that it would be insensitive. |
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No her son probably wouldn't want her to stay miserable forever, but until his body is found she cannot move on. Its something that often happens when a loved one goes missing, presumed dead but there is no body found and they cannot have a funeral and ley them to rest etc.
She has no grave to tend and take flowers to and remember her son she can only go to the moors where he was murdered. She knows he is there somewhere but that chances are he will never be found. It must be horrific On the other hand I do agree about filming up there. It was simply chosen as a location because it fitted the storyline. |
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There are other locations the Corrie producers could have chosen; so why be controversial and stir painful memories just for the sake of it. Even if the story bears no resemblance it still seems insensitive.
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There are other locations the Corrie producers could have chosen; so why be controversial and stir painful memories just for the sake of it. Even if the story bears no resemblance it still seems insensitive.
The location is a location, it wasn't chosen because of the murders. |
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Well you're being quite naive if you think the producers sat down and thought, 'Let's choose a location that will be controversial and stir up painful memories just for the sake of it!'
The location is a location, it wasn't chosen because of the murders. They are causing a controversy by refusing to see the point of view of a mother in never-ending grief. |
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Of course I don't believe they decided to be controversial by their choice of location, that was not what I meant.
They are causing a controversy by refusing to see the point of view of a mother in never-ending grief. |
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Originally Posted by the_charmed_one
God since when did the moors become Myra Hindley property. I understand the mothers grief but this is just ridiculous and its been over 40 years, she really needs to move on.
Well, if your child is ever murdered and their body never found so that you can lay them to rest. Just remember - move on. Maybe if a child close to you was murdered you wouldn't be making comments like that. |
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^^^ That is not called for.
Well, if your child is ever murdered and their body never found so that you can lay them to rest. Just remember - move on. Maybe if a child close to you was murdered you wouldn't be making comments like that. |
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^^^ That is not called for.
Well, if your child is ever murdered and their body never found so that you can lay them to rest. Just remember - move on. Maybe if a child close to you was murdered you wouldn't be making comments like that. Totally agree, comments like the one made are deeply disrespectful to the parents and the children who died whether to do with Hindley or any other murderer |
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OK, the Moors Murders were 40 years ago. In the past. I bet people have been murdered everywhere. That can't be helped. The storyline doesn't involve murder or refer to it. It's a location. It's all media frenzy. What's the big fuss? Am I too young to understand?
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omg take chill pills, what I said wasn't meant to come accross like you drama queens are making it. Jesus
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OK, the Moors Murders were 40 years ago. In the past. I bet people have been murdered everywhere. That can't be helped. The storyline doesn't involve murder or refer to it. It's a location. It's all media frenzy. What's the big fuss? Am I too young to understand?
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I saw a documentary a few years ago about how she visits the Moors once a week in the hope of finding her son and being able to lay him to rest. Her life has been on hold for over 40 years and she has been unable to go through the normal grieving process. Please try and think about what you say in future.