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Scarlett. · 15-12-2008, 09:11 PM

Lol!
She isnt actually doing my head in this time round (unlike Li-urrrrrrrrrrrm earlier this year)

btw...if anyone is blood thirsty...9 days until a resident meets a grizzly end

BigSister · 15-12-2008, 09:22 PM

lol Chewy blood thirsty
Jessie cracked me up though and ellien

Scarlett. · 15-12-2008, 09:25 PM

Higher!
Lowa!

pinkmichk · 15-12-2008, 10:34 PM

tonights was fab i really thought tony was gonna attack her and given what she suspects why didnt she run out the front door?

Scarlett. · 15-12-2008, 10:35 PM

Lol cause that would have put an end to the storyline right there

pinkmichk · 15-12-2008, 10:39 PM

but its stoopid if i was in a room with someone who i had high suspecions of him killing or being involved in the killing of my partner you wouldnt see me for dust soapland has some messed up logic sometimes

Scarlett. · 15-12-2008, 10:40 PM

Lol Tony grabbed her arm didnt he, as she was heading to the door :3

pinkmichk · 15-12-2008, 10:43 PM

did he? i was trying to watch and deal with a poorly toddler will have to watch the omnibus

Scarlett. · 15-12-2008, 10:44 PM

Ah I see

Yeah he did

Scarlett. · 16-12-2008, 05:50 PM

Coronation Street actor Chris Gascoyne returned to tread the Cobbles for another stint as Peter Barlow at the end of October - and this time he had his son Simon (Alex Bain) in tow. Following his wife Lucy's off-screen death, Peter took custody of Simon and returned home to Weatherfield in the hope of starting afresh. His drinking habit has seen his life begin to spiral out of control. Here, Chris chats to DS about his Corrie comeback, his latest storyline and his relationships with Simon and Ken.

What's it like to be back with Corrie full time?
"I've been back for just over three months now and it's flown by. It's pretty much all the same as it was to be honest. I think having experience doing Corrie for the last number of years on and off, you learn different ways to handle your day to make it easy for yourself. At the moment, I'm really enjoying it and it's really good to be back and I'm really enjoying the storyline."

What was it that lured you back?
"I did three years and then left, but when I went, I always said to them that I'd love to go back. I've been really lucky to be able to do that. When they sent me the storyline, I thought it was great. To be honest, they've always written really well for me. I've never had to make any suggestions to them."

Did you have any reservations about the return?
"No, I was really up for it. When you play a character every day, they're always with you anyway. You never lose them! When you look at Ken Cop, who plays Jed, he did it for five years ages ago and he's back again - it's a full circle. I'd always wondered about Peter and where he'd been, what he'd been up to."

And you've come back with a slightly new look, with a beard - was that intentional?
"That was intentional really. He's not been having a great time and he's let himself go a bit. I think when he comes back after Christmas, we'll change him again. I'll probably give him a clean shave and a smart haircut after he comes back from rehab."

Were you pleased when you heard that Peter was going to get the bookies back?
"Yeah, because when I did the last stint, they said that it didn't seem right without Peter in the bookies. Peter's glad to have it back, not least because Leanne works there!"

Peter's slowly been spiraling out of control…
"Yeah, he's been trying against the odds to sort his life out, but he can't. And when it doesn't work and it all goes wrong for him, he has a drink. There are hurdles in his way all the time. He's stubborn and resents people telling him what to do. He'll listen to advice, but he won't take any notice if he thinks the person giving it isn't in a place to do so. That happens a lot with Ken."

Does he love Simon?
"Yeah, but he doesn't know how to show it. As the story carries on, you'll see that Peter has the potential to be a fantastic dad to Simon. At the moment, he naturally loves him, but Peter doesn't feel he's good enough to look after him. Peter just thinks that Simon should be with a family who is equipped to look after him. It's not that Peter wants to get shot of him."

Does Ken have a lot to do with Peter's attitude towards Simon?
"Yeah, that's the root of everything he does. There's a little bit of Peter that's stuck in a child's mindset. He's never really cleared that up."

There's a touching moment at the beginning of Christmas week where Peter realises the havoc he's causing…
"Yeah, it's just after the nativity scenes. I just wanted to die for Peter for what he did. I loved doing those scenes - it's quite a dark humour. It's when Simon recites his nativity lines in the living room, that's what touches Peter. He starts to question how he can be such a bad father, but Simon can still look up to him the way he does. It's a lovely little moment. It's from that moment that he resolves to make amends and decides to go on the wagon."
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As you may have already seen, DS is celebrating 'A Year in Soap' with a special set of retrospective features looking back on the last 12 months in soapland.

To tie in with the week, I caught up with the leading producers from Emmerdale, EastEnders and Hollyoaks to see what they thought of their soaps over the last year.

Unfortunately, due to time constraints, I was unable to speak to Corrie's Kim Crowther but I've been promised that we'll be hearing from Weatherfield's leading lady in the New Year.

So, to tide us over, I present to you a number of teasers on what we can expect from the first part of 2009 in Weatherfield.

§ Tyrone and Molly finally patch things up, but according to the Soap Storyline Bible their wedding doesn't go exactly to plan – trouble is rife pre and post nuptials.
§ Peter goes AWOL in the New Year when he returns to Portsmouth to sober up (between me and you, Chris Gascoyne is really doing panto). His return, however, rocks Leanne's world. And not in a good way.
§ Sophie's boyfriend sparks concern for Sally and Kevin. Both Sophie and school swimming team captain Ben make a decision which surprises her unsuspecting parents.
§ Newcomer Luke Strong winds up on the Cobbles in February and quickly puts his mark on Underworld – when he buys Carla's 60% share from under Tony's feet.
§ Tina, meanwhile, is thrown into the middle of a neighbourly feud between the Platts and Windasses. Her court testimony results in one Street resident being banged up.
§ Gail finds herself in yet another testing relationship.
§ Maria struggles to cope with life post-Liam, but help looks to be just around the corner…
§ Tony thinks he's finally gotten away with murder, but Carla finds herself becoming more and more intrigued by her husband's stories. Just how good a liar is Tony? With Alison King (who plays Carla) departing on maternity leave in the New Year, just how will she make her Weatherfield exit?
§ Lloyd embarks on a new relationship with Liz.
§ And finally, Steve's world comes crashing down around him as Becky and Michelle expose his lies.

I couldn't write a Corrie-themed blog at this time of year without mentioning their Christmas episodes. Jed's 'demise' is surprisingly hard-hitting. Some would say that the scene where Tony strangles him is actually quite shocking. As Tony attempts to finish off Jed, the script contains a great line involving sherbet lemons which just about sums Tony up. The subsequent tension created throughout the episode from the moment of strangulation is really effective and a number of 'will Tony's act of violence be discovered?' scenes ensue.

Elsewhere, I was quite surprised not to see Audrey or Ted at the Platts' Christmas dinner this year. Isn't Audrey a staple in the annual Platt festivities? Finally, there's a great Christmassy touch at the end of the episode, courtesy of the CGI department.

Digi spy

BigSister · 16-12-2008, 06:11 PM

hehe at the title

Scarlett. · 16-12-2008, 07:33 PM

I wonder what the CGI will be on Christmas day?
I think its probs zooming out from the Street into the sky where snow is falling xD

KKBL · 16-12-2008, 08:43 PM

i love the Maria-Tony storyline.definetly the best Corrie storyline in years IMO.has anyone got any spoilers about whats going to happen?

Scarlett. · 16-12-2008, 09:53 PM

Well...next week....
[spoil]Tony kills Jed[/spoil]
Thats all we know

BigSister · 16-12-2008, 11:04 PM

And we know that already hehe

Scarlett. · 16-12-2008, 11:07 PM

I wanna know what the CGI scene is in Corrie

Scarlett. · 17-12-2008, 05:28 PM

from ; http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/showbiz

Coronation Street's Carla Connor is going to quietly plot revenge on Rosie Webster.

Alison King revealed her character Carla is furious now she knows Rosie (Helen Flanagan) has shown her husband Tony Gordon the mobile phone video of her kissing Liam Connor.
But after thinking she has convinced Tony (Gray O'Brien) it was just a one off kiss, Carla must bide her time before she gets her own back.

Alison revealed: "Carla thinks she's safe and dry although she's pretty mad with Rosie.

"She's still in a bit of trap really because Rosie is still working at the factory, and Carla doesn't want it to appear like there was more going on with Liam. She wants Tony to think that was a one off.
"So she's got to kind of keep it under control, but to Rosie, she won't let it go.

"She's a bit of a ruffian underneath so she'll choose her time with Rosie."

The 35-year-old actress added that Carla still doesn't suspect Tony was behind Liam's murder.
She said: "She has no clue whatsoever. She's just come back from honeymoon and she's all loved up. She's made the decision that she's going to be with Tony for the rest of her life."

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CORRIE bad boy David Platt will go off the rails when his girlfriend Tina McIntyre dumps him next year.

Cracks start to appear in their relationship and fed up Tina (Michelle Keegan, 21) sends him packing.

David (Jack P Shepherd, 20) tries his best to win Tina back but she refuses.

A show insider said: “Tina has been such a good influence on David. He’s been almost normal. But being dumped is not going to go down well.”

But it will be good news for Weatherfield’s eligible bachelors as the break-up means that Tina is back on the market.
Our mole added: “David is not going to be happy about that.”

Scarlett. · 17-12-2008, 06:45 PM

It is the day of Molly (Vicky Binns) and Tyrone’s (Alan Halsall) wedding and everyone is feeling the strain. Molly won’t let Aunty Pam (Kate Anthony) leave her side she’s so nervous but she’s oblivious to Pam’s unease about getting Tyrone roped into her latest scam.

Tyrone meanwhile is not having a good day – first he gets a call from the dove agency to say the doves have befallen a nasty accident and then the harpist gets stuck in traffic. But these hitches seem like minor blips when he turns up for the handover of the dodgy sunglasses – only to find himself face to face with a copper.

Peter (Chris Gascoyne) has invited Leanne (Jane Danson) over to watch a DVD with him and Simon (Alexander Bain), and buys a couple of pizzas and some wine in anticipation of the evening but when Leanne is late he decides to make a start on the wine himself.

Steve (Simon Gregson) is angry with himself and fed up that he has lost Becky (Katherine Kelly) – he suggests to Michelle (Kym Marsh) that they should go to Ireland for a few days prompting his mum to tell him to sort his love life out once and for all.

This episode is written by Jonathan Harvey and produced by Kim Crowther, the director by Alan Wareing.

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PI for the rest of the week follows:

Monday 12 January 8.30pm

Tyrone (Alan Halsall) is staring disaster in the face as he finds himself arrested for handling stolen goods. With very little time left to get to the church Jack (William Tarmey) steps in to help and manages to bribe the policeman to let Tyrone go and get married on the proviso that he will go to the police station after the ceremony. Oblivious to the drama that is unfolding across town Molly (Vicky Binns) is in for a surprise of her own when she discovers a horse drawn carriage waiting to take her to the church. She’s thrilled that Tyrone has gone to such lengths to give her a day to remember. And he continues to do just that when she arrives at the church and, overcome by keeping the secret of his arrest from her, he promptly faints at the alter!

Leanne (Jane Danson) talks to Deirdre (Anne Kirkbride) and discovers that Peter (Chris Gascoyne) has gone to a great deal of effort to plan a nice evening for the two of them. His thoughtfulness pays off though and it isn’t long before he and Leanne are kissing passionately.

Anna (Debbie Rush) asks Gary (Mikey North) to take down the Christmas lights as she is sick of the earache she is getting off Gail (Helen Worth). Tina (Michelle Keegan) is not best pleased when Gary arrives at the house and asks if he can get into the bedrooms to dismantle the lights. But it isn’t long before he starts to charm her and persuades her to make hi a cup of tea – against her better judgement Tina finds herself warming to him.

Liz (Beverly Callard) tells Steve (Simon Gregson) that if he loves Becky (Jetherine Kelly) he should finish with Michelle (Kym Marsh) as she deserves better – meanwhile Becky tells a persistent Jason (Ryan Thomas) that she always finds herself second best and that Sarah will always be his number one.

This episode is written by Jonathan Harvey and produced by Kim Crowther, the director is Alan Wareing.

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Wednesday 14 January 7.30pm

As Molly (Vicky Binns) and Tyrone (Alan Halsall) prepare for the wedding photographs, Tyrone is building himself up to confess about his arrest, expecting the police to turn up any second. Sensing that Molly smells a rat about the real reason Tyrone was late Jack (William Tarmey) dives in to divert attention. Pam (Kate Anthony) demands to know what is going on and when Jack and Kirk (Andrew Whyment) fill her in on Tyrone’s arrest she is immediately suspicious and explains that the copper may not be all that he seemed!

A relieved Tyrone heads for the reception with his new bride – delighted that he isn’t facing a prison cell on his wedding night. The reception goes without a hitch and they are presented with a honeymoon in Paris by Kevin (Michael Le Vell) and Sally (Sally Whiattaker). But just when everything starts to go to plan Jackie Dobbs (Margi Clarke) turns up – is she really here to wish the young couple well or does she have something else planned?

JD (Paul Michael Gough) arrives at the Rovers and asks Michelle (Kym Marsh) if she’d like to go on tour with the band again. Michelle says that she can’t but is surprised when Steve (Simon Gregson) insists it is fine and she must go. JD is delighted to have his lead singer back but he’s stunned when Steve explains that his relationship with Michelle is on the rocks and asks him to do him a big favour.

David (Jack P Shepherd) arrives home to find Gary (Mikey North) drinking tea in the kitchen with Tina (Michelle Keegan). He is furious with her for siding with the enemy and it’s obvious that Gary enjoys David’s discomfort.

Elsewhere Fiz (Jennie McAlpine) confesses to Julie (Katie Cavanagh) that John has been writing to her from prison and deep down she still loves him.

This episode is written by Carmel Morgan and produced by Kim Crowther, the director is Alan Wareing.

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Friday 16 January 7.30pm

It’s the day of reckoning for Steve (Simon Gregson) and Becky (Katherine Kelly). JD (Paul Michael Gough) takes Michelle (Kym Marsh) for lunch and she is surprised when he moves in for a kiss. She pushes him away, shocked, and JD explains how Steve had told him that their relationship is over and actively encouraged him to make a move on her. A furious Michelle heads back to the pub and demands some answers from Steve who finally tells her that he doesn’t love her anymore – omitting to tell her that he has fallen in love with Becky (Katherine Kelly). But later during a heated row with Steve over Liz (Beverly Callard), Lloyd (Craig Charles) gets sick of Steve’s double standards and blurts out the whole sordid story to Michelle – how will she react?

Molly (Vicky Binns) and Tyrone (Alan Halsall) are on cloud nine as they unwrap their wedding presents but are concerned when they can’t find the tickets for the honeymoon from Kevin and Sally. It doesn’t take long for Tyrone to work out that his low-life mother Jackie has stolen the rail tickets and done a runner .

Tina (Michelle Keegan) is devastated when she discovers that her dad has been living in his lock up – she demands to know the truth about his financial situation.

Becky is stunned to discover that not only has Steve dumped Michelle but Jason (Ryan Thomas) has started divorce proceedings from Sarah – from being everyone’s second choice she seems to have jumped up the charts to number one finally.

This episode is written by Mark Wadlow and produced by Kim Crowther, the director is Alan Wareing.

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Friday 16 January 8.30pm

Michelle (Kym Marsh) is stunned as she takes in this latest bombshell from Lloyd (Craig Charles). Steve (Simon Gregson) tries to deny everything but Blanche (Maggie Jones) decides the time has come for her to corroborate Lloyd’s story. Michelle listens incredulous as Blanche explains that Steve confessed to a packed courtroom that he was having an affair with Becky. As Michelle packs her bags Steve tries to explain but realises that nothing he can say or do will make this situation any better for Michelle.

Upset at having hurt Michelle but delighted that he can finally be with the woman that he loves Steve heads out to find Becky (Katherine Kelly) - but it seems he might have left things a bit late and Becky has already got over him and moved on.

Joe (Reece Dinsdale) admits to Tina (Michelle Keegan) that he is in a financial mess and Tina is worried about what her dad is going to do about finding somewhere to live. Joe insists he will sort himself out and manages to manipulate an oblivious Gail (Helen Worth) into asking him to move into No 8 with her.

Tyrone (Alan Halsall) is still struggling to come to terms with the fact that his mum stole his and Molly’s (Vicky Binns) honeymoon. Pam (Kate Anthony) is upset for them and comes to the rescue with an alternative holiday.

Elsewhere Bill (Peter Armitage) and Joe (Reece Dinsdale) are playing darts when Eddie (Steve Huison) approaches them and shows them his darts medals – Bill suggests they form a darts team.

This episode is written by Mark Wadlow and produced by Kim Crowther, the director is Alan Wareing.