New New Corrie thread

Are you aware that Cassie, Claire Sweeney is taking part in Dancing on Ice? At least she will not be in Coronation Street while she is practising ice dancing.

I thought she was good when she was in Brookside but that was many years ago. Whenever I see her I feel she could do with a soak in a bath because to me she rarely looks clean.

What gives you the impression I do not like her?!

The Christmas day episode was very poor wasn't it.

The Christmas Day scene with the Bailey family was pathetic. They were sitting feeling sorry for themselves with a space under the Christmas tree where the presents used to be and no turkey to cook. Debbie Webster , upmarket hotel owner, was sitting in their midst. Instead of Debbie suggesting they went to the hotel to eat it fell to Aliya and Yasmeen to invite them all to Speed Daal to eat the leftovers 🙄

Well, at least Peter didn’t depart in the ubiquitous taxi.

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I read that the fellow who plays Simon is "moving on" mid summer. He cannot act so I hope he has not forgotten he will need skills as a waiter.

I haven’t seen the Christmas episodes and I’m not going to bother catching up if they are all about the Baileys and Peter and Carla yawn….

Yes, I also read about Simon moving on.

Will he go to join Dad on the boat?

What if Carla had actually agreed to go and join the crew? Don’t think she would have been much use, more hindrance than help.

Peter is a very good actor, but I don't think he'll really be missed. I did like the scene where Roy gave Evelyn the book, it was so well-done.

I'm sorry Peter's going but it's good riddance to Simon. He never looked anything like his parents and can't act.

Unfortunately we have to put up with Simon until next summer. Simon is the one who wants to move on, he will have a hard time gaining employment.

I liked Peter, but can see why the actor wanted to leave, as his storylines have ben repetitive and a bit boring lately. He's good looking and can act, so should get more work if that's what he wants. After so long in a popular soap he's probably well able to retire and be comfortable, and I wouldn't blame him if he did that.

I agree that Simon has been a non-character. He was a cute child (although miscast) but as he got older he's lost his cuteness and not replaced it with acting ability. Chesney was also impossibly cute, but is much less so now, although he can act. David is a very good actor (and the same applies re looks) and Amy is good too, although has kept her prettiness as she's got older. On the whole, the casting team are good at finding talented children who can stay the course, so getting it wrong with Simon isn't a bad hit rate, really.

Jack is pretty bad too?

Oh yes. So bad I always forget about him

I think Lily Platt is a pretty poor actress too, but Nick’s son, Sam is a very good actor. Also the granddaughter of Stu is pretty good too, Eliza.

And the new Ruby is much better than the old Ruby.

Was it the same Jack eating Christmas dinner in the bistro? Only caught a glimpse, but thought he looked different.

Anyone else think the way Corrie are portraying disabled characters ( think Alex in the cafe and now the new Carla’s nephew) as wacky fun people a bit embarassing?

Well, I feel we, the viewers, have drawn the short straw with Peter departing and being ‘replaced’ by this long-lost, unheard of nephew Bobby turning up, moving in with Carla, obviously yet another so called ‘comic’ character, but in reality just a load of nonsensical storyline.

Just unbelievable.

Yes Bobby not funny, I prefer the dry one liners of Evelyn any day.

Entirely agree. I can't see this Bobby growing on us either.
Does anyone remember Graham? He was a very pleasantly daft window cleaner lad. I always liked him. Funny but in a far more subtle way than Bobby.

Bobby is shaping up to be a real pain. Carla wouldn't have taken him in in real life.

Do we trust DD's confidante? I'm not sure she should have told him about the insider dealing, particularly as she changed her mind about going to the police.

I hope Bobby moves on soon- I think he is dire.

I read today that Beth is moving on but I do not know how she will be edited out.

Missed a bit as been away
Couldn’t work out who Bobby was ? Does Carla have a sister then ?
Never did understand why Simon was played by a mixed race lad

Bobby is supposedly the son of Carla's brother who went to prison for killing Tina. I thought someone else killed her but I must have got that wrong. And he's awful - Bobby, I mean - as Charleygirl has said. It's also ridiculous that he appears just as Peter has disappeared. I'm sorry Peter has gone. He was a good actor, unlike many of the rest of the cast.

How did Todd know that Paul's new Personal Assistant was gay? He seemed to know just as soon as he spotted him on the other side of the road. Does he have a special gaydar or something? I think I must be missing something here.