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Post by BillyNiblick on Nov 9, 2006 9:47:34 GMT
Just wanted to say that the look on Jack's face when Vera told him that she'd got the bed all set up at home for a repeat of his birthday present for his 21st was a moment of deep joy. I just love this stuff.  The other moment that made you look askance was when Ken Barlow said something about wanting a trip to Amsterdam for his 70th birthday, and Deirdre said - with a straight face - that that was "some way off". Really? I presume she meant in the past, rather than the future.  |
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Post by RitaLittlewood on Nov 9, 2006 12:54:00 GMT
He obviously desperately wants to buy some 'coffee' and tour the red light district.  Patsy |
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Post by pearly queen on Nov 9, 2006 18:48:19 GMT
Just wanted to say that the look on Jack's face when Vera told him that she'd got the bed all set up at home for a repeat of his birthday present for his 21st was a moment of deep joy. I just love this stuff. The other moment that made you look askance was when Ken Barlow said something about wanting a trip to Amsterdam for his 70th birthday, and Deirdre said - with a straight face - that that was "some way off". Really? I presume she meant in the past, rather than the future. According to corrienet Ken Barlow was born 09 October 1939 so he is 37. Bill Roache however was born in April 1932, making him 74. Neither of them has worn well. . |
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Post by sallywebster on Nov 9, 2006 18:49:42 GMT
I dont think Bill looks over 70 though. He looks younger than my dad who is 65!
I really enjoyed last nights episode - some classic Jack and Vera scenes!
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Post by RitaLittlewood on Nov 9, 2006 20:01:27 GMT
Kens only 37? Blimey that's some acting by Bill. Patsy |
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Post by pearly queen on Nov 9, 2006 20:17:41 GMT
Oops! That would be 67!!
One of these days I will learn to type properly!
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Post by RitaLittlewood on Nov 9, 2006 21:16:00 GMT
LOL! I was just thinking when he and Reet were at it he must have been about 3.
Patsy
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Post by BillyNiblick on Nov 9, 2006 23:15:49 GMT
LOL! I was just thinking when he and Reet were at it he must have been about 3. Patsy You don't mean to tell me Ken's had it away with Rita? (I've only been watching since about 1985) |
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Post by Nick on Nov 9, 2006 23:42:12 GMT
Kens only 37? Blimey that's some acting by Bill. Patsy LOL..I think Bill Roache looks very good for 74 and Ken still looks good for 67 |
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Post by BillyNiblick on Nov 10, 2006 10:02:47 GMT
LOL! I was just thinking when he and Reet were at it he must have been about 3. Patsy You don't mean to tell me Ken's had it away with Rita? (I've only been watching since about 1985) I do recall Rita talking Ken out of it when he was about to swallow a family-size bottle of paracetamol one New Year's Eve, but no horizontal tangos. |
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Post by valda on Nov 10, 2006 15:29:04 GMT
Billy not every relationship end`s in a horizontal tango , (shakeing my head at you for suggesting it ). I,ve been watching Coronation Street more or less from the start and in 1972 Rita Bate`s as she was then made it obvious to her son,s schoolteacher that she fancied him that teacher was Ken Barlow,who on the advice of his headmaster at Bessie Street School cooled the romance down between him and Rita.
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Post by pearly queen on Nov 10, 2006 19:06:36 GMT
I'd always thought it was Bet Lynch who had talked Ken out of ending it all - did he notch her up as well?
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Post by BillyNiblick on Nov 10, 2006 19:14:35 GMT
I'd always thought it was Bet Lynch who had talked Ken out of ending it all - did he notch her up as well? My mistake. yes. you're right. it was Bet. I don't believe that Ken had his carnival knowledge of her, though |
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Post by sallywebster on Nov 10, 2006 21:11:01 GMT
LOL! I was just thinking when he and Reet were at it he must have been about 3. Patsy You don't mean to tell me Ken's had it away with Rita? (I've only been watching since about 1985) In about 1972/3 I think! Im surprised Bet and Ken never got it on, both of them have been with half the street. |
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Post by CG Wendy on Nov 12, 2006 4:12:24 GMT
I can remember seeing a Corrie clip a while back of Reet chatting up Mike Baldwin when Mike first came into it Val. I think it was from 1976.  |
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Post by valda on Nov 12, 2006 8:16:56 GMT
thank,s Corrie Girl so Rita was after both Ken and Mike in the 70,s and she made a beeline for Len then too. interesting, the hussy |
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Post by sallywebster on Nov 12, 2006 11:12:00 GMT
She chatted him up but she never went with Mike, although Patsy might think otherwise!
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Post by valda on Nov 12, 2006 16:59:01 GMT
thank you Jez I think that`s what Rita did to Ken too chatted him up same as Mike but never went with them |
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Post by CG Wendy on Nov 12, 2006 19:38:30 GMT
I can remember years ago, it was suggested that Jack and Vera *had* to get married because Terry was on the way. Then another plot suggested that Jack wasn`t the father of Terry.
So if that`s the case, how old were Jack and Vera when they got married? And how old is Terry? I thought he was a year older than me (I`m 42). I always assumed Jack and Vee were in their early 20`s when Terry was born. But if Jack is 70, then that would make Terry nearly 50.
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Post by sallywebster on Nov 12, 2006 20:19:01 GMT
It was a false alarm that she was pregant but too late as they were already married! They got married in 1957 and Terry was born in 1964 so would be 42 now.
Jack must have been 21 and Vera about 19/20 when they wed.
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Post by valda on Nov 12, 2006 20:24:03 GMT
I,m not sure how reliable my info is as I got it from an old corrie book, but according to it CorrieGirl Jack married Vera on the 19th of august 1957 and Terry wasn`t born until 4th of june 1964, (Vera had 5 miscarridge`s then she had Terry). so Terry will be 42 year,s old I think.
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Post by pearly queen on Nov 12, 2006 21:29:34 GMT
I,m not sure how reliable my info is as I got it from an old corrie book, but according to it CorrieGirl Jack married Vera on the 19th of august 1957 and Terry wasn`t born until 4th of june 1964, (Vera had 5 miscarridge`s then she had Terry). so Terry will be 42 year,s old I think. Maybe that's why Vera was always so tolerant of Terry, despite his being a toerag, she would make excuses for him all the time. Maybe because this was the only child she was able to have - she lavished all her love and forgiveness on him, much more so than she did Jack who was always punished for his wicked ways. |
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Post by CG Wendy on Nov 12, 2006 22:46:49 GMT
Thanks jez and Val. Wow so Terry is older than me by 2 days. My B/day is June 6th 1964 lol
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Post by Nick on Nov 13, 2006 0:33:51 GMT
I see they forgot Sophie Webster and Liz McDonalds birhtdays this week though
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Post by sallywebster on Nov 13, 2006 7:53:02 GMT
Im sure they mentioned Sophie's? Didnt she get cards?
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