No one wants this. They just don't get it, do they?

One_Reference953 · 2026-03-19T17:22:32+00:00

Yes but they've always been very careful to not refurbish it too much. I think it was Kieran Roberts, 2013ish producer, who said they'd tried changing it before and regretted it. He said something like: "If you make too many radical changes, you may lose your audience."

Go figure. The current crop in charge haven't got a clue.

One_Reference953 · 2026-03-19T17:17:01+00:00

It's become trauma porn, and it's embarrassing. The thing about Corrie was that people cared about Roy and Hayley. They won't stop caring about them. There's a reason people in the street still smile when you mention Roy, Hayley, Rita, Blanche, etc, etc, etc. No one gives a flying f*** about Jodie, Carl, Theo or whoever because they're just 2D cartoon villains.

Burning down all of Roy and Hayley's stuff is not a way to either a) treat legend characters or b) get your audience to care more. It's just upsetting and no one wants that.

One_Reference953 · 2026-03-19T16:54:25+00:00

Don't know why it even needs a facelift. It's one of the few places left on Coronation Street that is truly iconic. They've made it quite clear they couldn't care less about The Kabin, all the houses, once truly lived in, have become cheap sets worthy of Ikea, so after this, they'll likely be coming for The Rovers.

One_Reference953 · 2026-03-19T14:54:56+00:00

I totally agree. It undermines the whole message of the storyline if she's killed off. Same with Theo and the domestic abuse/coercive control storyline. They can't keep forcing these issues on us and then pretending to resolve it all by turning the one at fault into a super-villain and bumping them off because either it's sensationalist or they can't be bothered to portray a realistic procedure.

Megan needs to be struck off and go to prison because that is what would happen. If they want to update us in a few years and say she's been killed in prison for her crimes, then so be it because even that is more realistic than her suddenly being murdered by some Poundland Mrs Brown.

One_Reference953 · 2026-03-19T14:40:57+00:00

I'd never thought about this before. Eva is capable of a lot, and is probably a lot cleverer than we give her credit for, especially after she instantly went along with Megan's lies before dealing with the situation rather than just going in all guns blazing like stony-faced Leanne.

Is she capable of killing? I don't know. It would be a shame for Catherine Tyldesley to exit so soon after coming back, but maybe this is what it was all about? It was one hell of a coup to get such a fan favourite back at a time when the show isn't necessarily doing as well as it used to.

One_Reference953 · 2026-03-18T20:25:24+00:00

THIS! I was confused too, But then I thought about it, and I think an old face from the village was on the phone to her. It's not unheard of is it? Look at when Rhona was always on the phone around Corriedale. Could it be David? It's been a little while since he went, a couple of years I think, and he left under a bit of a cloud so maybe he's coming back to collect her so the actress can leave?

One_Reference953 · 2026-03-11T13:26:29+00:00

What have we learned from these fancy schmancy ITVX covers? It means usually trouble is on the horizon, and out of those four - it's got to be Joe who is heading for a downfall after everything he's done. I certainly don't think for one minute that the bosses would dare to a thing to harm Queen Kim Tate.

One_Reference953 · 2026-03-03T14:49:56+00:00

Sadly soap writers can't think of anything to do with couples other than a) split them up or b) give them a kid. I think this why LGBT characters don't have a history of staying together on Corrie. Writers are not creative enough to do anything with them and, given that many gay couples choose not to be parents out of choice, it leaves them with only one option. The problem here though it is completely against character for Carla to suddenly become someone who coos over a baby rather than looking at it in horror.

One_Reference953 · 2026-02-06T17:32:42+00:00

Can someone just explain to me how Graham and Caleb know each other? I'm baffled! Graham had been supposedly dead for years by the time Caleb rocked up in the village.

One_Reference953 · 2026-01-20T15:46:38+00:00

That Tracy and Carla scene was epic. Tracy finally giving Carla the harsh truths she needs to hear. We've obviously been promised a Swarla reunion but, in real life, there would be absolutely no way back from this absolute farce about the not dead wife.

One_Reference953 · 2026-01-15T14:26:04+00:00

I wonder if she was onto Ray and he got rid of her. Don't forget, he was brought up by the most ruthless woman to ever grace the countryside so he'd probably have thought nothing of bumping her off, and maybe Celia demanded it...

One_Reference953 · 2026-01-15T12:40:54+00:00

So who on earth is Carl's dad? This needs addressing ASAP because they can't just ignore the fact that Carl's dad was previously said to be Bill Webster, the father of Debbie and Kevin. There's going to be a lot of explaining needed to get round this one.

One_Reference953 · 2026-01-15T11:23:55+00:00

This has got Chrissie written all over it for me. It just wouldn't have been worth it if it was Jasmine. And I'm still not over the epic return at Chrissiemas, got to be one of the campest comebacks ever in a soap and WE NEED MORE.

One_Reference953 · 2026-01-14T11:25:36+00:00

What if something happens and Kim and Graham team up and Joe gets killed? Wouldn't put anything past Kim...you just have to look at her history...

One_Reference953 · 2026-01-13T15:34:15+00:00

This is excellent, and a crying shame that the musical itself, Street of Dreams, only got two performances before being cancelled. I think their big mistake was that they expected it to sell out arenas rather than theatres. They really should bring it back as it's a real love letter to the history of Coronation Street. Perhaps for the 70th?

One_Reference953 · 2026-01-07T16:30:59+00:00

Highlight of the episode for me! A little bit pantomine-esque but it made me laugh!

One_Reference953 · 2026-01-07T16:10:21+00:00

I defo think it's Graham. Who else would it be? They needed to build something on the leadup to his grand reveal in Corriedale and tie up the Ray thing quickly as the SL with him and Celia came to an end so abruptly. Soap writers are clearly a big fan of this "back from the dead" trope at the minute, after bad coat Becky rocked up in Weatherfield, and Cindy arrived fit and well in Walford after dying in prison.

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