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Post by Swan on Jan 10, 2022 21:05:17 GMT
Stan and Hilda Ogden's house. With the flying ducks on the wall and a retouched mural to add that hint of the exotic to proceedings. Eddie Yates can act as the footman, once he gets back from his bin round. Hilda can crack open a bottle of her finest sherry, the one she keeps for Christmas and special occasions. She will wear her best curlers, and Stan will share his fags.  Hilda was very proud of her "muriel", and one of those ducks was perpetually wonky, like it had been at Stan's stash of beer. From brief online viewing it would appear Hilda's muriel changed on at least one occasion. |
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Post by Swan on Jan 10, 2022 21:31:45 GMT
Helrunar you are witnessing a very British conversation.
I only have vague memories of the Ogden's though, as my mother rarely watched Coronation Street.
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Post by Swampirella on Jan 10, 2022 21:44:38 GMT
Helrunar you are witnessing a very British conversation. I only have vague memories of the Ogden's though, as my mother rarely watched Coronation Street. The "muriel" is gone, replaced by too busy wallpaper (IMO) with all sorts of "art" stuck on top. At least the ducks didn't give you a headache....
"Tyrone: You know those mysterious thumps & crashes we've been hearing? It's (the late) Stan & Hilda, they want the muriel back & us out!
Fiz: "You what?"
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Post by ripper on Jan 11, 2022 10:37:41 GMT
Helrunar you are witnessing a very British conversation. I only have vague memories of the Ogden's though, as my mother rarely watched Coronation Street. My mum watched Coronation Street regularly. As a child, I would watch alongside, though I did remain a regular viewer even when I got my own telly. I suppose I would have watched it from the late 60s to the mid 90s. I remember the Ogdens very well. They were often involved in comedic storylines. Stan was workshy and perpetually propping up the bar of the Rovers Return, while Hilda was a cleaner at the same pub and was the Street's busybody. She also had frequent run-ins with Elsie Tanner. The Street had some very strong female characters: Annie Walker, Ena Sharples, Elsie Tanner, Bet Lynch, Hilda Ogden and many more. |
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Post by weirdmonger on Jan 11, 2022 11:28:38 GMT
Helrunar you are witnessing a very British conversation. I only have vague memories of the Ogden's though, as my mother rarely watched Coronation Street. My mum watched Coronation Street regularly. As a child, I would watch alongside, though I did remain a regular viewer even when I got my own telly. I suppose I would have watched it from the late 60s to the mid 90s. I remember the Ogdens very well. They were often involved in comedic storylines. Stan was workshy and perpetually propping up the bar of the Rovers Return, while Hilda was a cleaner at the same pub and was the Street's busybody. She also had frequent run-ins with Elsie Tanner. The Street had some very strong female characters: Annie Walker, Ena Sharples, Elsie Tanner, Bet Lynch, Hilda Ogden and many more. I regularly watched CORRIE from 1960, its first episode live, (a fill-in that followed the failure of a Biggles serial), until about 2004. I never missed an episode in all those years! I stopped watching it because I didn’t like Bradley Walsh in it. But years later, I did like him in Dr Who. Go figure. (So perhaps it should be him as a dinner guest….along with Biggles). |
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Post by Swampirella on Jan 11, 2022 12:36:39 GMT
My mum watched Coronation Street regularly. As a child, I would watch alongside, though I did remain a regular viewer even when I got my own telly. I suppose I would have watched it from the late 60s to the mid 90s. I remember the Ogdens very well. They were often involved in comedic storylines. Stan was workshy and perpetually propping up the bar of the Rovers Return, while Hilda was a cleaner at the same pub and was the Street's busybody. She also had frequent run-ins with Elsie Tanner. The Street had some very strong female characters: Annie Walker, Ena Sharples, Elsie Tanner, Bet Lynch, Hilda Ogden and many more. I regularly watched CORRIE from 1960, its first episode live, (a fill-in that followed the failure of a Biggles serial), until about 2004. I never missed an episode in all those years! I stopped watching it because I didn’t like Bradley Walsh in it. But years later, I did like him in Dr Who. Go figure. (So perhaps it should be him as a dinner guest….along with Biggles). I've been watching it since the mid-80s, & continue to do so. Never got into any other soap opera of any kind; I presume it's the fine scripts and acting that keep me hooked. (being literal, not sarcastic) |
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Post by 𝘗rincess 𝘵uvstarr on Jan 11, 2022 14:51:44 GMT
I just realised I never did mine. Off the top of my head: The man who builds the machine in The Legend of Hell House. Zora Coldiron from The Spirit Hollows Dr Phibes from the Phibes films Lord Horatio Ripper VC with Bar from The Vault of Evil Roderick Usher from The Fall of the House of Usher It's an honour to be on your list, ma'am. I'll even trim my enormous cavalry whiskers just for the occasion. Lord Ripper, please send a man around as soon as possible, as you left your mutton chops at my country house during the weekend ball. I'm anxious that your cheeks might get cold, and you might catch a chill, so I brought them with me to town, I held them close to my palpitating bosom (male titillation here) all through the coach journey, and thought of you alone on the river Volga, in the 10th century, with only those savage vikings and an Anglo-Saxon called Swan for company. Such bravery!  |
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Post by ripper on Jan 11, 2022 19:37:41 GMT
My mum watched Coronation Street regularly. As a child, I would watch alongside, though I did remain a regular viewer even when I got my own telly. I suppose I would have watched it from the late 60s to the mid 90s. I remember the Ogdens very well. They were often involved in comedic storylines. Stan was workshy and perpetually propping up the bar of the Rovers Return, while Hilda was a cleaner at the same pub and was the Street's busybody. She also had frequent run-ins with Elsie Tanner. The Street had some very strong female characters: Annie Walker, Ena Sharples, Elsie Tanner, Bet Lynch, Hilda Ogden and many more. I regularly watched CORRIE from 1960, its first episode live, (a fill-in that followed the failure of a Biggles serial), until about 2004. I never missed an episode in all those years! I stopped watching it because I didn’t like Bradley Walsh in it. But years later, I did like him in Dr Who. Go figure. (So perhaps it should be him as a dinner guest….along with Biggles). Just looking at a few clips on Youtube, I think now that I must have been a viewer a bit longer than the mid-90s as I remember, for instance, the death of Alf Roberts in 1999, so more probably early 2000s. For me, its best period was the 70s. I remember some 60s episodes such as the coach crash and Annie Walker accusing Hilda and Betty of stealing her necklace, and very hazily that American soldier taking Minnie Caldwell hostage. |
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Post by ripper on Jan 11, 2022 19:40:25 GMT
I regularly watched CORRIE from 1960, its first episode live, (a fill-in that followed the failure of a Biggles serial), until about 2004. I never missed an episode in all those years! I stopped watching it because I didn’t like Bradley Walsh in it. But years later, I did like him in Dr Who. Go figure. (So perhaps it should be him as a dinner guest….along with Biggles). I've been watching it since the mid-80s, & continue to do so. Never got into any other soap opera of any kind; I presume it's the fine scripts and acting that keep me hooked. (being literal, not sarcastic) I can't quite put my finger on why I stopped watching, perhaps all the older characters being replaced, though that's only to be expected for a show that has had such a long run. |
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Post by ripper on Jan 11, 2022 19:48:03 GMT
It's an honour to be on your list, ma'am. I'll even trim my enormous cavalry whiskers just for the occasion. Lord Ripper, please send a man around as soon as possible, as you left your mutton chops at my country house during the weekend ball. I'm anxious that your cheeks might get cold, and you might catch a chill, so I brought them with me to town, I held them close to my palpitating bosom (male titillation here) all through the coach journey, and thought of you alone on the river Volga, in the 10th century, with only those savage vikings and an Anglo-Saxon called Swan for company. Such bravery! Erm...those aren't mutton chops...just give them a saucer of milk and better get a tetanus shot just in case. I'll get one of my servant wenches to pick them up when I get back from my latest adventure in keeping the Empire safe for all Englishmen. |
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Post by 𝘗rincess 𝘵uvstarr on Jan 11, 2022 19:51:21 GMT
Lord Ripper, please send a man around as soon as possible, as you left your mutton chops at my country house during the weekend ball. I'm anxious that your cheeks might get cold, and you might catch a chill, so I brought them with me to town, I held them close to my palpitating bosom (male titillation here) all through the coach journey, and thought of you alone on the river Volga, in the 10th century, with only those savage vikings and an Anglo-Saxon called Swan for company. Such bravery! Erm...those aren't mutton chops...just give them a saucer of milk and better get a tetanus shot just in case. I'll get one of my servant wenches to pick them up when I get back from my latest adventure in keeping the Empire safe for all Englishmen. They have formed a chrysalis. Is this normal for mutton chops? |
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Post by 𝘗rincess 𝘵uvstarr on Jan 11, 2022 20:00:59 GMT
I regularly watched CORRIE from 1960, its first episode live, (a fill-in that followed the failure of a Biggles serial), until about 2004. I never missed an episode in all those years! I stopped watching it because I didn’t like Bradley Walsh in it. But years later, I did like him in Dr Who. Go figure. (So perhaps it should be him as a dinner guest….along with Biggles). Just looking at a few clips on Youtube, I think now that I must have been a viewer a bit longer than the mid-90s as I remember, for instance, the death of Alf Roberts in 1999, so more probably early 2000s. For me, its best period was the 70s. I remember some 60s episodes such as the coach crash and Annie Walker accusing Hilda and Betty of stealing her necklace, and very hazily that American soldier taking Minnie Caldwell hostage. See my Let's Watch Early Coronation Street thread. I think you will like it! |
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Post by ripper on Jan 12, 2022 19:50:40 GMT
Erm...those aren't mutton chops...just give them a saucer of milk and better get a tetanus shot just in case. I'll get one of my servant wenches to pick them up when I get back from my latest adventure in keeping the Empire safe for all Englishmen. They have formed a chrysalis. Is this normal for mutton chops? Well, the chap I got them from said they should never be fed after midnight. |
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Post by Swampirella on Jan 12, 2022 19:52:07 GMT
I finally thought of my 5 people:
Carl Kolchak Tony Vincenzo, his editor (to add spice as they'll argue, to put it mildly) Countess Dracula
Simon Cordier ("Diary of a Madman")
The Count (from Sesame Street)
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Post by helrunar on Jan 13, 2022 4:54:06 GMT
I'm curious Miss Scarlett--by Countess Dracula, do you mean Erszebet Bathory, subject of the beautifully mounted Hammer film Countess Dracula? Or another character?
cheers, Hel
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