Weekly Awards, Week of November 16
on Nov 22, 2009 in weekly awards coronation street corrie Best Brother in the World award: Gold and Silver and Bronze star: Kirkeh. Unquestioning loyalty to Maria. Prison stripes are the new black award: Did you notice that Maria, Michelle and Audrey were all wearing black and white/gray stripes of varying...

Corrie girls turn into rock chicks
on Nov 21, 2009 in Graeme Hawley brooke vincent michelle keegan shobna gulati Michelle Keegan (Tina McIntyre), Brooke Vincent (Sophie Webster) and Shobna Gulati (Sunita Alahan) turn into rock chicks at Celebrity Rockaoke to raise cash for seriously injured British soldiers.The Corrie girls will perform a gig at Manchester's Mo...

Should Eileen dump Jesse?
on Nov 21, 2009 in eileen grimshaw jesse chadwick Now then, I reckon I've given Jesse long enough to settle into life on the cobbles but I'm still not keen on him, no. Despite being a children's entertainer, he's one of the dullest men in soap. The funniest things about him are his parrott and his m...

Last night's double bill: Blanche Hunt as Quentin Crisp
on Nov 21, 2009 in blanche hunt The highlight of last night’s double bill was seeing Blanche appear at the Barlows’ dinner party dressed as Quentin Crisp. The lowlight was the comedy of embarrassment at the golf club with Dev trying to talk like a PG Wodehouse character while h...

Wedding dresses for Gail?
on Nov 21, 2009 in gail platt coronation street weddings coronation street corrie becky mcdonald A little light hearted fun with Photoshop today, inspired by David's comment about the possibility of Gail wearing either of Becky's wedding dresses.David, I apologise for this but my evil twin was unstoppable today. It's not all that good because I...

Poor Girl: Fri Nov 20, 2009 Corrie Episode Review
on Nov 21, 2009 in coronation street reviews Written by Lucy Gannon (7:30) and Stephen Russell (8:30), directed by David Kester.Maria is sick with guilt and grief over the whole Tony-killed-Liam revelation. Mammy and Barry Connor are back on the cobbles and Helen can't help herself. She rips...

Maggie Jones is on the mend
on Nov 21, 2009 in maggie jones blanche hunt One of the questions I was hoping to ask Kim Crowther at the online live chat on Thursday night on the official Corrie site was how Maggie Jones, who plays Blanche, is doing. Unfortunately, once I logged onto the live chat, their software crashed my...

Confessions: Thu Nov 19, 2009 Corrie Episode Review
on Nov 20, 2009 in coronation street reviews Written by Mark Wadlow, directed by David KesterWe start off where we left off last time, with Roy floundering around the canal trying to keep his head above water. Tony wanted to walk off, but in a split moment of guilt, he goes back and saves Roy.

Honeymoon Heartbreak?
on Nov 20, 2009 in steve and becky coronation street steve mcdonald classic corrie itv soaps becky mcdonald Steve and Becky went on a belated honeymoon after she was cleared of all charges, the ones the bent copper threw at her. They went on that Greek Island holiday that she'd won. Something happened on that holiday, a row, something that caused Becky to...

Fab Photo Friday, November 20 2009
on Nov 20, 2009 in fab photo nick tilsley leanne battersby Nick Tilsley's on his way back to Coronation Street for mum Gail's wedding to Joe. But today's fab Corrie photo is from Nick's wedding to Leanne Battersby back in January 1998.The couple travelled to Scotland for the day where they married with two p...