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Post by CG Wendy on May 22, 2006 18:58:35 GMT
Over the years in Corrie, there have been loads of characters that have either been killed off never to return. And then there are characters that ought to come back, but never have yet.
Characters (in my opinion) that should never have been killed off are.....
Des Barnes
Dennis Stringer
Alma Baldwin
Maxine Peacock
Judy Mallet
Characters that should never have gotten the axe and ought to return (also in my opinion) are..
Harry Flagg
He and Eileen would`ve been great together - whether just pals or married. There was so much more potential in this character that given the right storylines would have been excellent.
Tricia and Jamie Armstrong (and Brad, Terrys son).I always liked Tricia, she was a feisty woman and I thought a younger version of Elsie Tanner. The lad who played her son Jamie was a terrific actor too. He and Jack Duckworth got on like a house on fire...definate onscreen chemistry.
Gary Mallet. Another character I really liked. An a single father which was very rare then. Again, a lot of potential.
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Post by pearly queen on May 23, 2006 8:56:52 GMT
Good choice, CG.
I also liked Mavis and Derek, both together and seperately.
As a child I have a dim recollection of Ray Langton, then saw him again in some of the old DVDs and he seemed a really good character; bringing him back recently to die just to further Tracey's reputation as the most selfish character ever was a waste of talent. He could have been better employed than that.
Shame about the oldies - but they do have a tendency to die don't they? Some characters like Elsie Tanner, Albert Tatlock, Phylliss Pearce, Stan Ogden etc. would be fantastic to have back but they would be very, very old now had they lived, and it would be scandalous to re-cast the actors now.
Dennis Stringer was great - I had a big crush on him!
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Post by CG Wendy on May 23, 2006 13:58:47 GMT
I couldn`t agree more PQ (except for Mavis..liked Derek though)
It seems to me that in most soaps (not just Corrie) that whenever an actor chooses to leave, the producer gets into a snit and kills the character off. To 'teach them a lesson' I suppose.
And then most soaps kill this character off to gain one episode of higher figures. Is it really worth it though because then we`re left without this popular character. Tiffany Mitchell from EE springs to mind there. She was a brilliant character.
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Post by sallywebster on May 23, 2006 16:39:55 GMT
I really liked Mavis but was never a huge fan of Derek, so much preferred Mavis on her own. Mave and Reet were the best double act and no man either of them has been paired with before or since (Norris included!) has been as good.
However because Derek was axed and killed off it meant tha Thelma decided to leave which was a shame.
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Post by pearly queen on May 25, 2006 6:48:50 GMT
Maud Grimes was good, too.
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Post by sallywebster on May 25, 2006 19:34:34 GMT
Was she forced to leave through ill health though?
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Post by CG Wendy on May 25, 2006 19:57:53 GMT
I would guess yes. Ditto with Percy Sugden and Philys Pearce. Such great characters weren`t they
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Post by RitaLittlewood on May 26, 2006 17:26:25 GMT
And they replace great characters with teenyboppers straight from the Epping Forest School of Acting to get kids watching who won't anyway.
Patsy
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Post by CG Wendy on May 27, 2006 0:16:17 GMT
That really did make me laugh out loud.
Thanks Pats
;D
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Post by CG Wendy on May 27, 2006 0:23:30 GMT
That really did make me laugh out loud.
Thanks Pats
;D
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Post by soontobeextra on Jun 25, 2006 15:58:30 GMT
Hilda Ogden !!!!!!!!
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Post by RitaLittlewood on Jun 25, 2006 19:30:45 GMT
Didn't she quit? But I agree. She was fab.
Patsy
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Post by sallywebster on Jun 25, 2006 21:33:34 GMT
No she wasnt axed, but I agree she was brilliant. My fave Corrie character of all time.
They should never have axed Derek either as that meant Thelma quit as Mave
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Post by CG Wendy on Jun 26, 2006 1:24:23 GMT
Mine too Jez... you may notice that from my avator and banner
;D
The pairing of Dennis Stringer and Janice Battersby was a massive mistake. Dennis and Eileen were perfect together. They could`ve been the next Stan/Hilda or Jack/Vera
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Post by sallywebster on Jun 26, 2006 16:32:17 GMT
Agreed, Jack and Vera are good but have never been as good as Stan and Hilda IMO.
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Post by RitaLittlewood on Jun 26, 2006 16:38:29 GMT
No one can be as good as Stan and Hilda. Those characters back then were unique. They've tried to do 'The New....' but they are a pale imitation.
Patsy
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Post by sallywebster on Jun 26, 2006 16:55:46 GMT
Same as Maud not being as good as Ena, and Bet never being as good as Elsie
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Post by RitaLittlewood on Jun 26, 2006 17:58:17 GMT
Bet was never an Elsie replacement though.
Patsy
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Post by sallywebster on Jun 26, 2006 18:57:19 GMT
But they wrote her like Elsie as she was always chasing the men. Some of the papers said Denise was the new Elsie yet she was nothing like her.
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Post by RitaLittlewood on Jun 27, 2006 17:13:05 GMT
There were a lot chasing men. Look at that tart Rita Littlewood. LOL! Bet was just another loser in love. As she came in long before Pat Phoenix quit the first time she could hardly be touted as 'The New Elsie'. I remember that though about Denise which was what I was thinking of.
Patsy
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Post by CG Wendy on Jun 27, 2006 21:04:22 GMT
Didn`t the woman who played Denise Osbourne (her real name escapes me) play Elsie Tanner in a one off drama?
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Post by sallywebster on Jun 27, 2006 21:42:38 GMT
yes she did, she played Pat Phoenix in a drama about her life i think, she's called Denise Black
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Post by CG Wendy on Jun 28, 2006 1:02:22 GMT
oo-er you`re right. I`m completely spoilt for choice now as I loved both Dennis and Harry. Ok I`ll say Dennis. Just like Kellogs cornflakes - the original and best
;D
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Post by RitaLittlewood on Jun 28, 2006 17:02:28 GMT
It's Granada that hype them up.
Patsy
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Post by 3amKom/7oMopDe on Jul 6, 2006 13:39:26 GMT
Ñëûø, ìóæèê, ñ êàðìîé â -10, äà äà òû HILDAOGDEN
Òåáå ÷å íåõ ÷åãî äåëàòü êàê àäìèíà çàåáàáàõèâàòü ñâîèìè òóïûìè ðåïëèêàìè.
Äàíûé òåêñò íå ÿâëÿåòñÿ ëèòåðàòóðíûì, à çíà÷èò âñå ó êîãî óñòàíîâëåí êèðèëèçàòîð è ðóññêî-àíãëèéñêèé ñëîâàðü èëè ïåðåâîä÷èê íå ñìîãóò ñåé òåêñò ïåðåâåñòè.
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