Well, well, well, there's going to be a cull and carnage on the cobbles for Coronation Street's 50th anniversary when a train crashes onto the Street.If you were the Corrie producer, who woud YOU kill off if you could?
Here's my top three for the firing line: Tracy Barlow, Molly Dobbs, John Stape. And here's my three that I would hate to see go: Rita, Deirdre, Gail. And my three to return who would bring tea and sympathy back to the Street: Spider Nugent, Mavis Riley, Curly Watts. What about yours?
My choices are very similar to yours.. Tracy (maybe if we just douse her with water she'll melt like the Wicked Witch of the West?), Molly... and Sean Tully for my third choice. Although I was torn between killing him or Michelle off... perhaps they could both go in some sort of tragic hair straightener accident??
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Tracy Barlow, oh yeah. And if she were scrapping with Len Windass, all the better.
ReplyDeleteScary Mary has become a pointless, OTT and cringe-inducing character. Nobody would really miss her. Norris would be relieved.
Fat Brenda's death would be different, as we've never seen her. I love the cabbie friendships and could create something interesting at StreetCars.
Ryan has become pointless, but no, could not watch anymore of Michelle's whining. Kirk, on the other hand, would be missed but we'd get over it.
Stape, no no no, he needs a slap, maybe upside the head with a 2x4, but no! He should get a major scare that results in a character makeover, not elimination. Fetid though he's become, he's part of a fragile family.
And please take Betty's picture down. She's too loved to be the poster child for this cause.
To go would be Molly, Michelle (not that that is likely to happen with those new boobs!) and the whole Windass family. To stay would be Kirk - but please give him a decent ongoing storyline, John Stape - yes, I love his character, and Graeme.
ReplyDeleteBack to visit would be Mavis, Hilda, Curly and Chris Collins (for obvious reasons!).
Of course, I want the older stallwarts to stay, but that's a given, I don't have to pick them.
Go: Michelle, Tracy, Nick
ReplyDeleteStay: Steve, Sally, Leanne
Return: Suzie Birchall, Spider, Curly
Go: DEV (please), Nick and Tracy
ReplyDeleteStay: Steve, Sally, Peter
Return: Curly, Karen, Danny
Go: Michelle, John, Rosie
ReplyDeleteStay: Audrey, Rita, Betty
Return: Hilda, Mavis, Angie Freeman
Go: Nick, Molly and (I know people are going to yell) Ken. I think it would make a great storyline.
ReplyDeleteStay: David (I love how twisted he is!), Carla, Sean and Becky
Return: Karen, Craig and any Baldwin (Danny or Jamie) or Todd
Killed Off: Michelle, Nick, Tina, along with new producer and Becky if extras could be allowed
ReplyDeleteNot killed off: Eileen (please give her a decent story line), Kirk (same), Fiz (same)
Bring tea and sympathy: Gary Mallet, Edna Miller, Raquel Wolstenholme (became Raquel Watts)
Wasn't Rita mentioned as the highest paid cast member on the Street the other year? I've got a horrible feeling that in this new age of austerity, that they'll include Rita for no other reason than to save money.
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ReplyDeleteI bet they'll do both Tyrone and Molly. Then the rumour of Sally and Kevin raising the baby would make sense if Kevin finds out it's his. i reckon Jack might be one too, as he's leaving but i hope not.
ReplyDeleteGo: Tracy, Michelle, Rursie
ReplyDeleteStay: all the olds + Steve & Liz
Return: Mavis, Karen, Danny B
Kill off: Tracy, Nick, John Stape
ReplyDeleteKeep above all: Haley/Roy, Steve, Rita
Return: Karen, Shelley, Tony Gordon (if only!)
Kill Off: Nick, Molly, Carla
ReplyDeleteKeep: Steve, Rita, Becky
Return: Karen, Danny, Mavis
Kill: All 3 Barlows together, (if only) and leave Gail in coma for ever...
ReplyDeleteKeep: Croppers & Steve McDonald
Tracy should not be allowed to return in the first place:
ReplyDeleteKill off Dev, Dev, Dev
Not so sure about Rita, did hear rumours she was leaving and Phil Collinson did say "much loved" characters were being killed of so she may be in the corner shop........
Go: Molly, Aunt Pam, Emily Bishop
ReplyDeleteStay: Webster kids, Carla, Julie
Return: Amber, Todd, Moreton kids
Go: Molly, Tyrone, Kirk, Chesney, Jason, Sean, Michelle
ReplyDeleteStay: Rita, Emily, Ken, Deirdre, Norris, Betty, Audrey, Graeme, Eileen, Dev, Steve, Roy, Hayley, Lloyd
Return: Hilda Ogden, Mavis Riley, Maggie Clegg, Billy Walker and Jenny Bradley
Phil Collinson did mention that we'll lose long well loved characters. But he surely can't kill off Ken and Emily (who I believe have iron contracts - that means they can't be sacked) and he knows that Rita is too popular to get the axe!
I was hard pushed to think of any of the current cast I'd like to see "trammed" - I know it's "only a soap" but even so, a gruesome accident seems a horrible way for any of them to go, even really irritating ones like Becky, Sunita and Natasha in her current weedy incarnation. Stape MUST stay, and be rehabilitated!! and the Windasses, the Platts, the Websters, all the Barlows, the cab office, and all the oldies. Think that's practically the whole street? I'd like to see Darryl and Teresa come back, and Amber.
ReplyDeleteTo go:
ReplyDeleteMolly (asap)
the Peacocks (sorry but Ashey hasn't worked since Fred died)
Cheryl (she's not doing it for me)
To stay:
All the Old Guard, but special mention for
Rita,
Audrey,
Betty,
Gail
Liz
But also:
Leanne
Peter
Steve
Becky (but use more sparingly) Grina - sorry, Graeme & Tina.
To return:
Hilda (ideally but won't happen)
Alec Gilroy,
Mavis,
Sharon Gaskell,
Angie Freeman (but write for her this time, which they failed to do the last time she returned),
Theresa Morton,
Danny Baldwin
Todd Grimshaw (a good young gay role model would be nice, rather than the charicature that is Sean Tully)
Craig Harris
Maggie Clegg (while we still have Betty)
Karen McDonald,
Jerry Morton.
And can I make a special plea for the return of actress, Ann Reid? I love everything Ann does, & surely enough water's passed under the bridge since the hair-drier incident for her to return as a new character.
Also let's have much more/better use of the following characters:
Ted
Eileen
Aunty Pam
Fizz
definitely tracy even though i know is not going to happen unfortunately
ReplyDeletesean-sorry hes gone into ott acting its annoying now
michelle or len windass
Kill off: Sean, Carla, Eileen, Jason, Fiz, Kirk, Maria, Peter Barlow, Cieran, the entire Peacock family and the entire Webster family.
ReplyDeleteKeep: Rita, Emily, Ken, Deidre, Steve, Lloyd, Gail, David, Nick, Audrey, Lewis, Tina, Graeme, Natasha, the Windasses, the Croppers, Mary, Janice, Leanne, Trevor, Dev, Liz, Betty, Michelle & Norris...phew!
Kill Off:
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Natasha
Maria
Mary
Dev
Sunita
Betty
Nick
Lewis
Audrey
NEVER kill off:
Carla! :D
Ciaran
Norris ( Maybe )
Sophie
Rosie
Michelle
Sean ( Maybe )
Janice
Leanne
Steve
Lloyd
Becky
Rita
Deidre
Peter
Simon
Graeme
Tina
Eileen
stay leanne(she is mint),simon(cute),tina,fiz,carla,greame,tyrone,kym marsh and becky !!
ReplyDeletekill of liz,sally,norris,dev(what is the point he is boring)jonh stape or a get rid of charlotte church weird and scary mary
COME ON CORRIE'S 50th ANNIVERSARY !! MINT
right. kill off... nick.(possibly)
ReplyDeletejohn or get it to not be about him so much...and some of the nolder cast.
keep.(there amazing)... sophie and sian.
rosie.?
chesney,hes cool.
BUT...sophie and sian have GOT to stay.there storyline is amazing but, they need to be in it more and less about john and fiz and nick.. ?