It's been a long process but we've finally reached number one in our quest to find the blog's favourite Corrie character. The first poll opened back in the bleak days of January and here we are in the equally bleak days of May having found your fav character - Jack Duckworth! Not a landslide victory but enough to crown him Corrie fans' favourite character!
Commenter AmandaB yesterday asked if I could put all the results of the countdown in a blog post and here they are with the votes in brackets:
1. Jack Duckworth (203) 31. David Platt (58)
2. Blanche Hunt (202) 32. Deirdre Barlow (56)
3. Steve McDonald (177) 33. Mavis Wilton (55)
4. Hilda Ogden (174) 34. Jim McDonald (54)
5. Rita Sullivan (172) 35. Phyllis Pearce (50)
6. Roy Cropper (170) 36. Raquel Watts (47)
7. Becky McDonald (165) 37. Julie Carp (46)
8. Graeme Proctor (141) 38. Emily Bishop (45)
9. Hayley Cropper (123) 39. Rosie Webster (44)
10. Betty Williams (117) 40. Tony Gordon (43)
11. Mike Baldwin (115) 41. Richard Hillman (42)
12. Fred Elliott (105) 42. Eddie Yeats (38)
13. Bet Lynch (100) 43. Reg Holdsworth (36)
14. Audrey Roberts (99) 44. Minnie Caldwell (35)
15. Ena Sharples (98) 45. Alf Roberts (34)
16. Peter Barlow (97) 46. Spider Nugent (33)
17. Elsie Tanner (95) 47. Tina McIntyre (32)
18. Norris Cole (94) 48. Percy Sugden (30)
19. Ken Barlow (93) 49. Alec Gilroy (29)
20. Vera Duckworth (91) 50. Kevin Webster (28)
21. Gail McIntyre (86) 51. Ivy Brennan (27)
22. Liz McDonald (78) 52. Jack Walker (25)
23. Eileen Grimshaw (77) 53. Fred Gee (23)
24. Alma Halliwell (73) 54. Albert Tatlock (21)
25. Leanne Barlow (72) 55. Len Fairclough (20)
26. Sophie Webster (68) 56. Derek Wilton (15)
27. Sally Webster (66) 57. Ray Langton (14)
28. Stan Ogden (61) 58. Alan Bradley (12)
29. Annie Walker (60) 59. Leonard Swindley (11)
30. Curly Watts (59) 60. Brian Tilsley (7)
1. Jack Duckworth (203) 31. David Platt (58)
2. Blanche Hunt (202) 32. Deirdre Barlow (56)
3. Steve McDonald (177) 33. Mavis Wilton (55)
4. Hilda Ogden (174) 34. Jim McDonald (54)
5. Rita Sullivan (172) 35. Phyllis Pearce (50)
6. Roy Cropper (170) 36. Raquel Watts (47)
7. Becky McDonald (165) 37. Julie Carp (46)
8. Graeme Proctor (141) 38. Emily Bishop (45)
9. Hayley Cropper (123) 39. Rosie Webster (44)
10. Betty Williams (117) 40. Tony Gordon (43)
11. Mike Baldwin (115) 41. Richard Hillman (42)
12. Fred Elliott (105) 42. Eddie Yeats (38)
13. Bet Lynch (100) 43. Reg Holdsworth (36)
14. Audrey Roberts (99) 44. Minnie Caldwell (35)
15. Ena Sharples (98) 45. Alf Roberts (34)
16. Peter Barlow (97) 46. Spider Nugent (33)
17. Elsie Tanner (95) 47. Tina McIntyre (32)
18. Norris Cole (94) 48. Percy Sugden (30)
19. Ken Barlow (93) 49. Alec Gilroy (29)
20. Vera Duckworth (91) 50. Kevin Webster (28)
21. Gail McIntyre (86) 51. Ivy Brennan (27)
22. Liz McDonald (78) 52. Jack Walker (25)
23. Eileen Grimshaw (77) 53. Fred Gee (23)
24. Alma Halliwell (73) 54. Albert Tatlock (21)
25. Leanne Barlow (72) 55. Len Fairclough (20)
26. Sophie Webster (68) 56. Derek Wilton (15)
27. Sally Webster (66) 57. Ray Langton (14)
28. Stan Ogden (61) 58. Alan Bradley (12)
29. Annie Walker (60) 59. Leonard Swindley (11)
30. Curly Watts (59) 60. Brian Tilsley (7)
The collage above includes the street surrounded by the top 20 Corrie characters and symbolises, I think, the cream of Corrie.
And so there we are! If you want to read character synopses of the top 60 then click here.
Did you enjoy the countdown? Were you shocked by some of the results? Did your fav characters get a justified ranking? Or were they robbed?
For me, I was shocked to see Annie Walker having just scraped entry into the top 30 whereas I would've put her in the top 20 or top 10. Although it's been nearly 30 years since she last appeared, through YouTube you can watch classic Corrie and Annie ruling the roost at the Rovers so I did think she'd have ranked higher. Then there's Vera, Elsie and Ena who I thought would've been in the top 10. On the other hand I was surprised to see Mike Baldwin ranked so high - I didn't think he was that popular. I was happy however that Rita made the top 5! But looking at the top 20 I think they represent both sides of Corrie - the drama and humour that makes it unique and makes the other soaps look in awe. Side by side with the dramas of Elsie, Ken, Mike, Peter and Becky, you've got the hilarious antics of Hilda, Norris and the Duckies and the fabulous one-liners of Blanche and Betty.
I hope you enjoyed the countdown as much as I did conducting the polls, collecting the results and writing all the rankings and who knows, maybe there'll be another countdown in the near future! Watch this space!
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