17. Brian Packham and Julie Carp 2010-2013 (87 votes)
Reminiscent of Derek and Mavis, Brian and Julie’s first attempt at a relationship was sabotaged by John Stape when he contacted Brian’s estranged wife. Brian and his wife Margaret reunited but Brian returned in 2011 – his marriage over and wanting to retry with Julie and she happily accepted. In 2012, Julie discovered she was pregnant but she actually had a growth and had to remove her ovaries, dashing her hopes of being a biological mother.
Julie then became interested in fostering but Brian was not so keen. He hid his dislike of fostering for many weeks while an unwitting Julie was excited at the prospect of becoming a mother. Brian then told the foster worker that he didn’t want to foster and then had to reject their application. Brian then lied to Julie, saying they’d been turned down. Julie was devastated. But then Todd found out that Brian didn’t want to foster and had applied for a job in Wales. Julie was angry at Brian and told him their relationship was over. Brian later left for Wales and Julie has since been brokenhearted.
Were you a fan of Brian and Julie? Did you see them as the 21st century Derek and Mavis? Should they be in the top 20?
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Couldn't stand the character of Brian found him incredibly annoying. Julie I quite like - she not a harpy like most of Corrie women. I would love to see her hook with a widower with children so she gets to be the Mum she's always dreamed of being.
ReplyDeleteNot sure how these two get so high in the rankings as they were never really given the opportunity to shine!- Micky
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