If You Were A Conman ...

BilSuth | 22:27 Fri 21st Sep 2018 | Film, Media & TV

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... wouldn't you head for Weatherfield, where the local council have ghettoised all the gullible people into Coronation Street?

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vetuste_ennemi

Is that the same Deirdre I can see now Lorraine has gone?

tonyav

Dunno, v-e, who's this Lorraine gal ?.
This is the Deirdre I remember though.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rAfDZvH5x-s/UbDENfo98KI/AAAAAAAABBs/tYEWoem_E2g/s1600/Deirdre_Barlow.jpg

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Hi Tonya, vetuste_ennemi (French) is having a joke on the words of the Johnny Nash 1972 hit "I can see clearly now ... the rain has gone" which becomes: I can see Deidrie now, Lorraine has gone". Peter Kay has a good view on this theme Misheard Lyrics , Youtube:
https://www.bing.com/search?q=peter+kay+misheard+lyrics&form=PRLNCS&pc=MALNJS&httpsmsn=1&refig=e515f6f8137045a19b719cce8bd4ea98&;sp=7&qs=AS&pq=peter+kay&sk=LS4AS2&sc=8-9&cvid=e515f6f8137045a19b719cce8bd4ea98

Arrods

OK, it's not real life, but you must give credit to the writers, actors and millions of viewers for keeping a soap on our screen for nearly 58 years.

aelmpvw

head for weatherfield? not likely, last i heard the murder count had reached 23 ...

elliemay1

It would be too soon for someone to overhear Jim's plan as they'll probably drag this story line out for ages, maybe even to Christmas!

mallyh

oh please noooooooo ,it's awful x

mallyh

lets hope jim rides off into the sunset with whats her name and tyrones nan too x

silliemillie

I'm with you there Mally, what an awful, awful storyline.

BilSuth

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Good point, EllieMay. Too many storylines overstay their welcome, including the red herrings and false alarms -- missed opportunities to catch out (e.g.) Phelan before he did get found out.
Soaps should not be predictable. Some of them, like good TV dramas and films (Psycho !), often wrong-foot the viewer and give you food for thought as well as being entertaining.

elliemay1

You can mostly guess what's coming next, especially that farce with Toyah and Leanne setting up Imran

BilSuth

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I agree again. Another thing is that characters are sometimes changed to fit storylines. Imran originally was a bit of a stern stereotype but seems to have become a bit fickle and lightweight. Tim was a timid, not-too-smart window cleaner but is now a sensible brake on Sally's pretentiousness, if a bit prone to raising his fists.

elliemay1

...and Leanne and Toyah have suddenly become very frisky!

dunnitall

Who reckons Toyah will become preggers from her brief encounter with Imram? I'm sure she will, after all they are going to need to start yet another storyline soon....they are coming at us at pace lol .