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JE
Jez Founding member
Pootle5 posted:
Oh no. He's everything I feared he would be, a smarmy cheeky stereotype cockney -almost mockney (does Walsh always sound like Dick Van Dyke? - and isn't he supposed to be a real cockney?).

I tried, I really did try, to forget he's Bradley Walsh, but as with Shane Richie on EE, he's playing himself. And it's a pathetic Neighbours style relative from nowhere popping up out of the blue way to introduce a new character . A very sad day for Corrie IMO.


I thought he was quite good.

Although I do agree about them introducing family members just like that, surely Mike would have mentioned his family before now, he’s been in the show since 1976!
NW
nwtv2003
Though I would have thought that Bradley Walsh would have been annoying I quite enjoyed his performance tonight and the best bit was the fight between him and Les, as it was really funny.
NI
Nicky
Bradley Walsh was good tonight, better than Shane Ritchie on DeadEnders. Ahem... could anyone tell me what's happening on Classic Corrie on G+ lately? I haven't been watching as frequently as I did.
TVF
TV Forum Team
Classic from tonight's Corrie: Danny Baldwin (aka Bradley Walsh) saying to the factory girls as Mike leaves: "Right now girls, put your knickers down and let's talk"
SE
Square Eyes Founding member
He genuinely surprised me actually. I was fearing the worst, but it was a good introduction for the character, and had some of the best comedy moments tonight. Looks like a good addition to the cast in my opinion.
NW
nwtv2003
BBCNicky@Yorks posted:
Ahem... could anyone tell me what's happening on Classic Corrie on G+ lately? I haven't been watching as frequently as I did.


Well here's a summary.....

Neil left the street for good today as Angie broke up with him after a fight in the Rovers with Hanif, who's also Angie's boss and Denise's date.

Raquel found out that Wayne was having an affair with Serena (A helper from the club), they were supposed to have a meal on her birthday but she found out and pushed Wayne into the canal by his apartment. Though she agreed to go on a date with Gordon from the club. (The geeky guy)

As Wilmore was impressed with Liz running the Rovers on her own, her and Jim go through training and get their own pub successfully, but they are given The Queens, a popular pub, this annoyed and made Bet jealous of her.

Reg is deliberately trying to get made redundant from Bettabuys so he can buy the Corner Shop from Alf who decided to retire. Though this annoys Curly as he doesn't know if they will bring someone new in to manage or whether he will stay as Assistant manager.

Doug gets thrown out of Jack and Vera's place, one day whilst working someone brings in a doormobile (A 60's VW Hippie van to you and me) and it is knackered, the guy leaves it and Doug lives in it, much to the annoyance of Derek and Mavis for having a huge lump of metal outside their house. Des lets Doug move in with him as long as he can have the van and gets a crane to move it into the Derek's and Mavis' back garden, they get annoyed, Derek chops it up bit by bit and throws it into Des' garden whilst a client was coming to look at buying Des' house, but Doug ends up causing a stir, eventually he is kicked out, Mavis gets the van moved and a truce is done by Derek and Des.

Cllr Harry Potts goes to the Rovers and tells Bet that they were going to widen Rosamund St (Meaning the demolition of the Rovers), though this was only to get free drinks for insider info, Bet asks Alf about this and he and all of the councillors know nothing. She eventually finds out and confronts him, as he was spreading the same road widening news at every pub across Weatherfield.

And that's as much as I can remember.
NI
Nicky
nwtv2003 posted:
BBCNicky@Yorks posted:
Ahem... could anyone tell me what's happening on Classic Corrie on G+ lately? I haven't been watching as frequently as I did.


Well here's a summary.....

Neil left the street for good today as Angie broke up with him after a fight in the Rovers with Hanif, who's also Angie's boss and Denise's date.

Raquel found out that Wayne was having an affair with Serena (A helper from the club), they were supposed to have a meal on her birthday but she found out and pushed Wayne into the canal by his apartment. Though she agreed to go on a date with Gordon from the club. (The geeky guy)

As Wilmore was impressed with Liz running the Rovers on her own, her and Jim go through training and get their own pub successfully, but they are given The Queens, a popular pub, this annoyed and made Bet jealous of her.

Reg is deliberately trying to get made redundant from Bettabuys so he can buy the Corner Shop from Alf who decided to retire. Though this annoys Curly as he doesn't know if they will bring someone new in to manage or whether he will stay as Assistant manager.

Doug gets thrown out of Jack and Vera's place, one day whilst working someone brings in a doormobile (A 60's VW Hippie van to you and me) and it is knackered, the guy leaves it and Doug lives in it, much to the annoyance of Derek and Mavis for having a huge lump of metal outside their house. Des lets Doug move in with him as long as he can have the van and gets a crane to move it into the Derek's and Mavis' back garden, they get annoyed, Derek chops it up bit by bit and throws it into Des' garden whilst a client was coming to look at buying Des' house, but Doug ends up causing a stir, eventually he is kicked out, Mavis gets the van moved and a truce is done by Derek and Des.

Cllr Harry Potts goes to the Rovers and tells Bet that they were going to widen Rosamund St (Meaning the demolition of the Rovers), though this was only to get free drinks for insider info, Bet asks Alf about this and he and all of the councillors know nothing. She eventually finds out and confronts him, as he was spreading the same road widening news at every pub across Weatherfield.

And that's as much as I can remember.


Thank you! I'll be able to know what's going on now!
PT
Put The Telly On
Mike Baldwin has to retire from the factory. Would like to see him working at the Golf Club or something.
TVF
TV Forum Team
Just read this (i've cut out the crap - here's the interesting bits)

Quote:
CORONATION STREET is to radically change schedule in a move that is likely to draw huge ratings to the soap.

Currently the schedule for the soap is very scattered, ranging from 5 to 7 episodes a week. From August, it will revert to four. However, two of these four episodes will last 45 minutes.

Here is the planned schedule:

Sunday 7:30 to 8:00
Monday 7:30 to 8:15
Wednesday 7:30 to 8:00
Friday 7:30 to 8:15

This would mean that, unless the BBC move their Monday and Friday editions of EastEnders to 8:15, the last 15 minutes of Coronation Street will clash with its arch rival.

This news comes barely a week after EastEnders hit an all time low of 6.4 million, while Corrie drew a huge audience of almost 14 million in a triple bill last Monday.

The ITV soap has pulled out the big guns, including four explosive storylines which will run through the summer and through the autumn, in a bid to crush the ailing EastEnders, which is currently believed to be going through a "bad spell".

A spokesman said "The coming months are going to be very exciting."


That's interesting. I hope EastEnders dies! And I also like the idea of 45 minute episodes replacing the current triple bill and double bill rubbish.

What are your views?
SP
Spencer
Sounds like a much better idea to me. I really can't be doing with having two (or more) separate episodes a night with gaps in between - it just means, like last night, if you want to follow Corrie, it takes up your entire evening.

Personally the clash with DeadEnders won't bother me, as I don't like watching a load of moaning cockneys tucking into jumbo sausage, although I'm not sure that antagonising the BBC will be beneficial. How long before the BBC decides instead it'll also extend EE to 45 mins and move it forward to 7.00 to get their own back?
JC
Jack Carkdale
BBCNicky@Yorks posted:
could anyone tell me what's happening on Classic Corrie on G+ lately? I haven't been watching as frequently as I did.


Evidently you haven't been watching.

Otherwise you'd know that the "G" (Granada) part of the station's name has long-since been dropped, as has the "Classic" prefix on Corrie re-runs! Wink
AN
Andrew Founding member
Quote:
CORONATION STREET is to radically change schedule in a move that is likely to draw huge ratings to the soap.

Currently the schedule for the soap is very scattered, ranging from 5 to 7 episodes a week. From August, it will revert to four. However, two of these four episodes will last 45 minutes.

Here is the planned schedule:

Sunday 7:30 to 8:00
Monday 7:30 to 8:15
Wednesday 7:30 to 8:00
Friday 7:30 to 8:15

What are your views?

Where did you get that from by the way?

Sounds a bit unlikely to me, what would ITV do with an odd 15 mins when the news has to be on at 10.30pm

Quote:
A spokesman said "The coming months are going to be very exciting."

I bet that bit is made up. Firstly its "a spokesman" and secondly its not much of a quote is it, anyone could have said that!

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