Originally
Miss Nugent, we’ve seen Emily go from a young woman to an octogenarian. After
jilting Leonard Swindley in 1964, she met and married Ernest Bishop in 1972.
Their marriage was the most secure in the soap, but fate got in the way when
Ernest was shot dead in a wages snatch at Baldwin’s factory in 1978. By 1980,
Emily was married again – to Arnold Swain. He turned out to be a bigamist.
She’s given a home to many residents over the years that include Deirdre
Langton, Curly Watts and Kevin Webster. Her longest lasting lodgers are Percy
Sugden (1988-1997) and Norris Cole (1999- ). A staunch Christian, Emily became
a victim of serial killer Richard Hillman in 2002 and 2003, but luckily escaped
his clutches. During her tenure, Emily has had many jobs that have included
shop assistant, hospital volunteer, café manageress and wages clerk and has
spent a night up a tree. And although a timid and reserved lady, she’s had her
fair share of boyfriends and gentlemen friends: 12 altogether!
Should
Emily be at 38? Should the longest running female character be higher? Leave a
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37. Julie Carp 2008- (46 votes)
Introduced
as Kirk Sutherland’s girlfriend and soon found a job at Underworld as a
machinist. In 2009, it was discovered that Julie was in fact the half-sister of
Eileen Grimshaw as her mother Paula had slept with Eileen’s dad Colin. Known
for her colourful wardrobe, she’s often seen giving advice on romance to an
annoyed Eileen and comforting her work colleagues. She split up from Kirk quite
soon after her arrival and since then has had romantic inclinations with Eileen’s
son Jason (before she found out they were related) and Eileen’s boyfriend Jesse
Chadwick. She’s currently in a relationship with headmaster Brian Packham and
she’s now pregnant. Follow the Coronation Street Blog on Twitter and Facebook
I love Julie!!! She should be higher!
ReplyDeleteMrs. Bishop at 38???? What sort of calumny is that?
ReplyDeleteShe has been on the programme for 60 years!
If the writers would still write for the older characters more than a sentence given in the pub, I think they would be higher up.
I agree completely - Emily being so low is a travesty. I imagine Ken won't be much higher, but I've always thought Emily was a much better character anyway. Just a shame she doesn't get much screen time anymore.
ReplyDeleteJulie has bags of potential but it depends on the writers not going overboard with the eccentricity. She's wasted in the factory - she needs somewhere that's uniquely her.
ReplyDeleteEmily died as a character when Ernie was killed off. In the 60s she was a shy, thoughtful spinster who became more vigorous as time went on. When Ernie died Emily lost something that we've only seen flashes of since (like when she climbed the tree).