Sunday 1 May 2011

A Grand Day Out

This is what I've missed from Corrie (and Tracy), a nice little episode where theres no real big dramas, just one family enjoying a day out.

I loved seeing seeing the McDonald's in my hometown, though at the wrong end of Blackpool (though my end is quite literally a building site!).

I thnk Corrie need to do specials like this more often, it was refreshing to just be following the one family rather than the whole street. It's also refreshing to see the characters outside Weatherfield for once.
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16 comments:

  1. Glenda Young1 May 2011 at 22:06

    I was very disappointed by this Bank Holiday Special episode of Corrie. It's as if someone found a few old Corrie scripts on the floor, changed "Simon" for "Amy" in Blackpool and rehashed the Steve/Becky lines all over again. Dull, dull, dull. And I don't often say that about my favourite show.

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  2. BWiggins1 May 2011 at 22:06

    Agreed i love blackpool and i wish they picked a sunny day it would have look amazing and i wish they went into the centre, central pier on the wheel, and up the tower ect :)

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  3. Chewy1 May 2011 at 22:09

    *Never saw last years Blackpool special* lol

    Amy going missing wasnt the main part of the episode anyway, it was solved in five minutes lol

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  4. BWiggins1 May 2011 at 22:15

    i guess so... and i also guess she never done a runner she just went to get more coins or something when the story was revealed it was like a simon thing i wish they have had more episodes in Blackpool, this week,

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  5. Scott Willison1 May 2011 at 22:15

    I found it very disappointing too. Last week's special had character development, the return of old friends, and great dialogue. It should have been longer. This one felt like a subplot that had been given a half hour slot, so we got the non-story of Amy vanishing ("Where is she?" END OF PART ONE. PART TWO. "Oh, there she is.") and a lot of Steve gurning. I love Steve gurns but I like there to be a plot as well.

    Plus last week's episode offered the hope of Sean & Marcus getting back together. This promises more Tracy/Becky rowing. Who wants to see that?

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  6. BWiggins1 May 2011 at 22:17

    it kicks off this week like when she finds out :) haha

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  7. Tvor2 May 2011 at 00:26

    I thought it was fine and i'm SO glad Steve didn't end up in Tracy's bed, drunken or otherwise. That doesn't mean she won't make it seem like it but we know the truth

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  8. Adam Rekitt2 May 2011 at 01:21

    I'm with Flaming Nora and Merseytart. I thought it was so bad I spent the ad break wondering whether to switch off.

    Apart from a couple of glimpses of Blackpool, it could have been shot anywhere. It was mostly Tracy and Steve bickering, with some added Deidre and Ken bickering for extra dullness. Plus, it's obviously a set up for Becky going ballistic when she finds out. Zzzzzzzzz.

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  9. Llywela2 May 2011 at 07:10

    What I liked about this week's special as opposed to last week's was that it was part of ongoing continuity, instead of being entirely standalone. Even though it had in common with last week that it took two stories and focused on them alone, rather than allowing other stories to also be bubbling along in the background, it still flowed more smoothly out of the episodes around it than last week's did, because of that connection to ongoing continuity.

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  10. Frosty the Snowman2 May 2011 at 08:01

    Dull dull dull, been there before and done it before and Kate Ford's acting was truly appalling yesterday. Why on earth they extended her contract is totally beyond me. Why does Steve always behave so stupidly, knowing what the outcome will be. Its all becoming extremely tiresome indeed.

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  11. Apple Cobbler2 May 2011 at 09:50

    Absolutely terrible and a new nadir for the extremely irritating Tracy character. I couldn't care less about Amy, who seems to have a face transplant every few episodes, and the "disappearance" story was a complete rehash of Simon going missing last year. Although I like Steve, I think that Simon Gregson's acting talents are wasted in the stupid storylines that his character is being given. I felt the episode was a complete disappointment and nothing of significance seemed to happen whatsoever.

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  12. Apple Cobbler2 May 2011 at 11:43

    It would have been a good episode had I actually been able to put up with more than one member of the featured family. Nice premise marred by lack of originality and BLOODY IRRITATING Tracyluv.

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  13. Anonymous2 May 2011 at 14:51

    I can see that this picture is from the extra 'deleted' scene - how can i watch it if not in the UK? Only itv.com have it, and they blindly believe that only UK residents ever watch corrie - and probably twice as many watch it worldwide! It's time they woke up to this fact - okay,sorry for the rant, now where can i watch the scene? Thank you for your patience:)

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  14. Anonymous2 May 2011 at 17:27

    Anonymous: re: watching UK episodes. You can watch them on YouTube. When on YouTube type Corrie May 2 2011
    Part 1. They are usually uploaded in two parts, sometimes three.....usually appear the day after the UK timeline.

    I agree, ITV should realize it is not only Brits who watch....

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  15. keithBC2 May 2011 at 17:42

    In Canada, blame the CRTC for having foreign Television blocked. They want to uphold the monopoly of Canadian broadcasters.

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  16. Anonymous2 May 2011 at 21:55

    I love Steve..he's such a feckin' moron. Can't wait to see Becks swan song too...I hope she rips all of Tracy's hair out in the bargain!!

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