The official PH Coronation Street thread

[227bhp]

nicanary said:

What will this do to Steve and Michelle's relationship? He's going to have another kid by someone else, and have to ignore it.

Maybe it will play into Robert's hands.
That aside yes I agree, it was well acted and pretty grim, not easy or pleasant viewing.

[jlee]

Great acting. Good job it wasnt Caz or Maria playing that part.

[nicanary]

jlee said:

Great acting. Good job it wasnt Caz or Maria playing that part.

So true. I'm always a bit uneasy when a pop star or minor celebrity is recruited to Corrie, because we never know just how much acting ability or experience they have. Is it just to boost ratings, or has the producer spotted some talent, I ask myself?

I reckon Kym Marsh is worthy of her place, no doubt. Even Keith Duffy wasn't too bad, but then again he was just playing himself in a way - the Irish cheeky chappie.

[jlee]

talking of Maria I take it she will now disappear off the face of the earth in true corrie style

[nicanary]

jlee said:

talking of Maria I take it she will now disappear off the face of the earth in true corrie style

I doubt it. There'll be visits from Aidan from time to time, and she'll be out in 6 months on licence, anyway. Not the last we've seen of Dame Samia Ghadie of the RSC.

[Dan_1981]

Kym Marsh played the part wonderfully. Very brave.

Stve on the other hand. He's an awful actor.

[nicanary]

Dan_1981 said:

Kym Marsh played the part wonderfully. Very brave.

Stve on the other hand. He's an awful actor.

I'd agree with you that he's a bit one-dimensional, but he has a way with humour and the timing that is required with that style.

I personally didn't think he did the "depression" period of his life particularly convincingly, but he's unequalled when paired with a comic partner like Lloyd or Tim.

We've discussed Andy's inability to express emotion, but I reckon Daniel is his double. You need more than just deliver lines.

[Wacky Racer]

Anyone else think Daniel may have the hots for Sinead,... the way he looks at her?......

Chesney watch out.

[TheGreatSoprendo]

Wacky Racer said:

Anyone else think Daniel may have the hots for Sinead,... the way he looks at her?......

Chesney watch out.

Definitely!

[227bhp]

It was pretty obvious, he reminds me of someone though....

[227bhp]

coppice said:

I am sure Sinead is a sweet girl etc but she's defined by her sheer ordinariness.Unremarkable and slightly saurian looks from very wide-set eyes, no academic but not entirely thick and mainly defined by a lovely accent you could carve up with a knife and fork. Girl next door yes-but 'stunna' ? (other sexist terms are available)-not in a million years.

I have never heard the term 'Saurian' before so that's a new one on me! She is slightly alien like though.
I've often looked at her and thought she's got all the right ingredients, but there is just something there that prevents her from being a 10/10 stunner and I don't know what it is. She'd do ok for me in real life though, but I can't agree with you over her accent and her bunged up nose voice is terrible.

[nicanary]

Daniel is a younger Ken and tries to maintain high levels of academic interaction. I fear he would find Sinead a poor companion culturally. I think she's more into "Take a chat hello break" and chit-chat about Z-list slebs.

[227bhp]

I agree, he's like Mr Cocker in more than just looks. He can still cause some trouble though if he's in the right place at the right time - which he seems to be.

[surveyor]

Did anyone notice that Kevin's new tow truck looked about 50 years old....

[DSLiverpool]

Brilliant acting from Kym n Simon tonight, realistically people in their position would look st fostering or adoption I really hope they do..

[Wacky Racer]

Will Pat Phelan get his hands on Kev's laptop, before he has chance to view and hear the downloaded footage of Phelan admitting his complicity in the great flat scam?

As forecast exclusively by me.., Daniel is getting ready to make a move on Sinead.

[BrotherMouzone]

Outstanding performance from Kym Marsh.

[kdri155]

BrotherMouzone said:

Outstanding performance from Kym Marsh.

It was indeed, especially as both she and Simon Gregson (Steve) have both experienced the loss of children during pregnancy in their private lives.

[coppice]

I suppose that's what method acting is all about, ice in the heart and all that .

[nicanary]

coppice said:

I suppose that's what method acting is all about, ice in the heart and all that .

Oooohhhhh ...that's a bit iffy. IMHO of course. Can't have been easy for her.

BTW the popular TV quiz show "The Chase" had a question a few days ago which I got right - what was the setting of the very first scene in Corrie? One of the options was The Rovers, I've forgotten the second, but the correct answer was Florrie Lindley in her corner shop. What memories.....

(Are we to believe that Freddy's mate got hold of a state-of-the-art CCTV set-up from old bits and pieces of scrap? The whole and complete installation? Something that can pick up clearly conversations from 30 yards away from the garage? Oh to be a soap script-writer..... such largesse from the producers...... the freedom of fantasy fiction)