Thursday, 4 April 2013

What's your favourite Coronation Street exit?

With the death - or should that be murder? - of Sunita last night on Coronation Street, the Radio Times take a look back at 10 of their favourite Corrie deaths.  They're good, have a look at them here.

The list doesn't include one of my favourite exists on Coronation Street - that of Alma Baldwin. 

Does it include your favourite exit - whether sad, bad or ridiculous? It doesn't have to be a death, it could be someone riding off into the sunset in a Streetcar. 

What's your most memorable Coronation Street exit?

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14 comments:

  1. Frosty the Snowman4 April 2013 at 08:35

    Although fairly recent I liked Lewis Archer's exit, duping Gail and leaving the DVD. As for NON exits whatever happened to Auntie Pam and Bill Webster, their 'exit' was just being never mentioned again.

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  2. Anonymous4 April 2013 at 10:20

    I'd have to go for any of Martha, Val or Ernie. Deaths of the main long-running characters were so rare then that the shock value was greater. Now it's just humdrum.

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  3. Carry On Blogging!4 April 2013 at 10:37


    Alma's will always stay with me, however I think my favourite will always be Elsie Tanner's second exit in 1984.

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  4. Llifon4 April 2013 at 12:07

    Ernie Bishop, Elsie Tanner, Hilda Ogden, Richard Hillman. I'm thinking of making a poll in the next few weeks asking the same question in my A-Z feature. :)

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  5. Anonymous4 April 2013 at 12:19

    My perfect exit hasn't happened yet...still waiting for them to git shed of Tracy B. I would love for her to find real happiness with Rob and then her murder case is re-opened and it's back to the big house for her.

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  6. Anonymous4 April 2013 at 14:15

    I would have to say Becky's departure. It was bittersweet, but she got her happy ending.
    I do wish she'd come back though!

    And Tracy can leave anytime...

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  7. Janice.4 April 2013 at 16:03

    Derek Wilton and his roadside heart attack next to the giant paper clip.

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  8. ChiaGwen4 April 2013 at 16:10

    Has to be Becky, finding happiness in the end, but Lewis is a real close second - brilliant ending for him and Gail.

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  9. Anonymous4 April 2013 at 17:23

    Best sad ending - death of Alma.
    Best happy ending - Becky finding love and leaving.
    Best "relief" ending - leaving of Lloyd's awful girlfriend "Cherrr-ul" with the revolting Chris.
    Bev

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  10. Anonymous4 April 2013 at 18:18

    Rene Bradshaw

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  11. Anonymous4 April 2013 at 19:27

    Yes agree with Renee Roberts that was another good exit !

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  12. Anonymous4 April 2013 at 23:41

    Stan Ogden. I'll never forget Hilda crying over his old glasses with the tape holding them together.

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  13. Anonymous5 April 2013 at 13:35

    Claire Peacock, when she flees England with her kids. I never cared for the character much, but I loved how Graeme, Becky, and Steve put their combined street cred to work getting false passports and outsmarting the police. It was a good moment for Jason too, who drove the getaway car.

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  14. pitpony5 April 2013 at 16:15

    Yes, Claire's exit was a good one. And Natasha the hairdresser (remember her?) - telling people some home truths AND getting Gail sacked from the medical centre on her way out.

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