Corrie

The recent episodes dealing with Weatherfield County FC having a gay player have been spoilt for me by Nathan Graham's acting. Was he really the best at auditions?

Just watching Gail in hospital with her mum sat by her side ! That’s very Poor when thousands have died unable to have their loved ones with them . My mum was in our local hospital last week I was unable to go with her in the ambulance or visit. Keep up Corrie.

I rather like ‘uncle Ronnie’ calendargirl he has a nice smile and is more pleasing on the eye than old greasy Johnny
Never really believed that coupling, Jennie and Johnny seemed highly unreal as a couple to me
I can’t imagine where dopey Nick got that boy wonder from its hard to think he came from his loins ?

I don’t think the actor who plays the footballer is as poor as the one who plays brother and his mother, think are both poor, irritatingly poor. I also agree the uncle would be a much likelier match for Jennie than Johnny.

I think the whole Bailey family are wooden as actors. It’s a shame, they were brought in as a token black family but they are all completely wooden!

BlueBelle

I rather like ‘uncle Ronnie’ calendargirl he has a nice smile and is more pleasing on the eye than old greasy Johnny
Never really believed that coupling, Jennie and Johnny seemed highly unreal as a couple to me
I can’t imagine where dopey Nick got that boy wonder from its hard to think he came from his loins ?

There seems to be two ‘Corrie’ threads at the moment, I posted on the other one that Ronnie has grown on me and I hope he helps Jenny run the Rovers.

He seems much better away from his dreadful ‘can’t act’ screen family.

Oh yes there is two I started the other one I thought it had got a bit short ???

I agree that the Bailey family hasn't gelled, and the actors are pretty bad, but what makes people think that they are a 'token' black family?

Doodledog

I agree that the Bailey family hasn't gelled, and the actors are pretty bad, but what makes people think that they are a 'token' black family?

Because that’s how it comes across,

There hasn’t been a black family in the history of Corrie, at least I don’t think so. Various single actors, but not a whole family.

It is a welcome addition, if only any of them could act. If they could, they would fit in as another Corrie family, and the token bit wouldn’t arise.

They are all hopeless, Ed, Michael, but especially Nurse Aggie.

They just don’t gel as a family somehow.

Ronnie is so much better away from them, and not wearing that white cap.

I agree with everything you have said, but I still don’t see why they should be ‘token’ because they are black. Their blackness hasn’t contributed to the rubbish storylines, or their acting, or anything else, as far as I can see.

Sometimes families just don’t’gel’ in soaps, and I think this is what’s happening here. The chemistry between the actors just doesn’t work, and their storylines are either daft or forgettable. I don’t think their race is relevant to any of that.

Would any black family in a soap set in a multi-racial area be ‘token’ ? If so, why is that?

Corrie has bucked up a bit recently. Todd getting his comeuppance and will Fizz find Emily Brontosaurus and put two and two together about the fire? The little girl who plays Hope is very good, not only with the way she delivers her lines but the looks she gives people.

She is indeed very good Sarnia I agree with you about Corrie having bucked up recently. Making more use of Ryan as well, he has some good facial expressions.

Jomarie

I stopped watching Corrie a couple of years ago now, after being a faithful watcher for many years. After reading the comments on this thread I am tempted to return - it was the relentless dramatic (slightly unbelievable) storylines that began to annoy me and the lack of humourous characters, which used to be so enjoyable. Has anything changed in that respect ? - please tell me before I commit again.

The same with me, although must say I’m not still not really that tempted to return.

Maureen Lipman has some good lines, as does Mary, Dev, Sally and Tim and now George the Undertaker, so the humour is still there which I like. Haven't got time for Billy-Paul-Todd triangle or Gemma and the quads who must look after themselves.

Didn’t realise until I read it the other day that the girl who plays Hope is, in real life, sister to the little boy who plays Joseph, Chesney’s son.

They do look alike once you know.

And an older sister is in Emmerdale, but I don’t watch that.

A future family of Redgraves!