It was depressing, especially at then end of it where they just kill her off. The whole story was pretty pointless tbh. No-one even mentions her anymore.

I remember when Mike Baldwin got alzhimers back in 2005, it was one of the saddest storylines I have seen in Corrie, a big character like him become what he came was sad, but it made good viewing and was one of my fave storylines

Yep, raised awareness too, id never heard of it before.


Now theres no Baldwins on the street :(

Indeed, I miss Danny :(

Good for them but Eastenders does remember theirs too but actually move things forward present tense. IMHO now Corrie haven't got a chance of catching EE but I hope they have a great 50th anniversary:).

He was gonna return too wasnt he :(

I really liked frankie too, she should come back for just a couple of episodes

it was a great storyline :p
You probably never watched properly anyway :rolleyes:
because it was far from pointless, and she is still mentioned!

:laugh2:

How are corrie not in the present may i ask?

I did actually watch it, and it was so predictable she'd get killed. They never let anyone have a happy moment in Eastenders.

Chewy, why didnt you put this in the Corrie thread and just change the title :p

Oh come now. EE is full of misery which makes alot of people who watch it (including me) feel depressed. That's what it's known for, it's not necessarily a bad thing. We're all different and entitled to our opinions afterall ;)

LoL, it always has to end in death on that show.

They're old fashioned;). Corrie is more like a comedy than a soap... Eastenders is a drama.

Thats rubbish.

How is a man murdering his wife's toyboy, divorcing her. Getting it on with the guy he killed's widow then trying to kil his ex and two elderly men a comedy?

Soaps aren't necessarily dramas. They can be anything, and since Corrie came first, surely it defines the genre.

I do agree though, they need more drama. Take note Phil!

I agree with Stacey tbh. I love Corrie but it is seriously lacking in a more youthful cast.

This all sounds great however, I can't wait!

I agree that they need more young'uns however I disagreed with the way she bashed the older cast.

tbh i dont think the street needs to many young people. It wouldnt be realisitc

They have; Rosie, Sophie, Ryan, Sian, David, Graehme, Chesney & Gary.

(does amy barlow and simon count too)

Rosie and David are the only ones who ever get very much screen time however.

where as Dev, Norris, Rita, Liz, Audrey, Gail, Sally, Ken, Deirdre, ect. are never off our screens.

Well Sian and Sophie have an upcoming lesbian plot.
Garys army storyline is also supposed to be quite big this year too.

Rita has been on a cruise for the past four months btw.

yeah I know but prior to that and now afterwards, she alwasy gets a lot of air time.

I hadn't heard of the Sophie and Sian story, that should be great!

Yep, the streets first lesbian kiss

Love to see Hilda back. 27 million viewers in 1987 was some mean feat.

indeed it was!

Really? really? really?:amazed:

I hope it doesnt beat them in the ratings though.

We only had 4 channels back in those days I think or was SKY already around in then? I cannot remember.

In the 1980's? nah, I think it started in the 90's :p

I just checked on Wiki and it says Sky 1 started in 1982 even before Channel 4. I did not think it was that early.

Whoa! Neither did I O_O

I thought Sky was quite recent, like late 90s. Who even had Sky in 1982?

I think I only had it originally about early to mid 90s. Most of the channels were pretty crap at that time.

Most of the channels still are crap imo

That is true. We have so much choice now but sometimes I still find it difficult to choose something to watch. Programmes like Corrie got more viewers back then because the choice was more limited. I don't think Sky took off until a fair few years after it started.

I think the problem with Sky is that most of the channels are unnecessary and full of repeats. Back in the days before I had it I'd be less picky and more likely to just watch what's on.

You are right about repeats. So many programmes and series are repeated over and over again. Look at Friends for example.

some hilda clips, couldn't find much



poor sound quality, but you get to hear her do her famous stanleyyyyy yell




cant find a part 1 to this (shame)

I was trying to find her crying clip to show stacey, but i couldnt find it

:shocked:

Thats it, TY.