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Monday 4 January 2016

2015 Corrie Yearly Sum up

I usually keep a running note of odds and ends throughout the Corrie year, with silly awards, and a quick run down of major storylines and by-house storylines, mostly for my own amusement but you might like it. Overall, it was a pretty good year with more hits than misses for me.

For your consideration, here are my "awards":

Best Wedding
Beth and Kirk’s 80s themed wedding


Wedding WTF
Kirk went missing on his wedding day but only so he could get the perfect fancy dress outfit for his Beth.
Gail missed her first wedding to Michael and then had a wobble at the next one. She did say I Do in the end.
Steve and Michelle’s wedding. The best man got stranded on a fishing boat headed for the Arctic Circle.
Sally and Tim’s wedding. The groom almost didn’t show up


My most embarrassing moment
Winner: Anna bringing Faye’s baby to her at school. As if she wasn’t bullied enough before!
Runner up: Sally getting sacked for having an annoying voice


Worst storyline
Winner: Sharif's chickens
Runners up:
Jason thinks Eva slept with Tony
David and Callum fight for custody of Max
Todd’s “revenge” on his family for that tiny nearly invisible scar.


Comedy relief
Winners: (tie) Tim and Sally
Amy


Best new couple (still together at year end)
Winner: Billy and Sean
Runner up: Steph and Andy


Surprise reunion
Liz and Lloyd but it didn’t last


Something New award
Winner: Cathy’s a hoarder! We haven’t seen that one before.
Runners up:
Serious illness of a young child (there have been injuries but not an illness like Hope’s cancer)
Physical abuse of a child to a parent.
Jamie blackmails Luke with nude photos of Steph.  


Most doomed couple
Winner: Leanne and Kal. Obviously. Saying Yes to the proposal seconds before the groom-to-be was blown up.
Runners up:
Eileen and Adrian - with Todd pulling the strings to ruin it, it didn’t have a chance.
Gail and Michael - too many big secrets


Surprising twist
Winner: Gavin Rodwell is really Andy.
Runners up:
Tracy leaving a candle burning in Carla’s flat which caught fire. She didn’t know Amy was in the flat.
No surprise that Callum got killed. It was a surprise that it was Kylie that did it.
Audrey fancying Ken after years of being just friends
Nessa had an affair with her sister’s husband (though we shouldn’t be that surprised considering she’s a man-chaser)


Most mismatched or boring couple
Winner: Gary and Alya
Runners up:
Callum and Sarah
Luke and Maria
Michael and Eileen


Great villain/bad guy
the Late Real Gavin Rodwell

Top Recurring Character

Gemma


The John Stape Trophy
Winner: Gavin/Andy twists and turns
Runner up: Burying Callum in a hole, cemented over. (echoes of Colin Fishwick under the factory floor)


Best return of a former character
Winner: Jenny Bradley
Runners up:
Peter Barlow for Deirdre’s funeral - short but sweet
Rob Donovan, causing trouble from prison


You Could See That Coming
They all win, or lose, depending on your point of view.
Jenny went doolally over Jack,  had (another) breakdown and ran away with him
Sally kissing Kevin
Callum getting killed.
Sarah getting pregnant (cliche soap plot, pregnant by the worst person possible)
Brendan is a married man, cheating on his wife with Mary


Deja Vu storylines
Some done well, some "ho hum"
“Barely a teenager” pregnancy - Faye (Sarah Lou) (enjoyed this)
Kidnap a child and go up in a high place - Jenny (Claire’s friend Casey, Bethany’s other granny Brenda) (enjoyed this)
Fire out of control causing death or injury - Victoria Court flats (Rovers twice, Barlows Bookies, Underworld several times, explosion in the Bistro causing the tram crash and fire in Number 13, Corner shop via Mad Maya) (enjoyed this, done very well)
Vehicle disaster causing multiple injuries - Minibus crash (Bus crash in the 60s, tram crash) (enjoyed this)
Tony beating up Callum in retaliation for Jason’s beating (Jim beating up Jez Quigly in retaliation for Jez beating up Steve) (enjoyed this)
Getting pregnant after sex with entirely the wrong person - Sarah with Callum’s baby (re: most unexpected soap pregnancies) (Ho Hum)
Carla is really Johnny’s daughter (Danny is really Mike Baldwin’s son, Ashley is really Fred Elliott’s son) (Ho Hum)


This Year's Exits:
Owen
Katy
Julie
Kal
Maddie
Andrea
Lloyd
Tony


Best exit
Maddie, in that it was a surprise, sad though it was.
Julie got her happy ever after.

Most missed characters
Julie
Lloyd

Make it stop!
Callum and David custody story (liked the whole story overall but this bit was awfully dragged out)
Covering up the Callum killing. Literally and figuratively.


Optimist award
Winner: Gail planning her sixth wedding, Michael thinking he might be one of her husbands that just might survive (though he’s got a dicky heart)
Runners up:
Steve marrying for the sixth time (five wives, Vicky, Karen, Karen, Becky (one attempt and one completed ceremony), Tracy, Michelle)
Tracy thinking she had a chance at owning the Rovers

For a list of major storylines and storylines by each family or address, see the full article at State of the Street. 


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8 comments:

abbyk said...

This Year's Entrances (yay and nay)
Cathy, Johnny, Robert - yay
Nessa, Aidan, Kate, Brendan - nay

The Biggest Personality Transplants
Zeedan - best
Alya - worst

Tvor said...

Those are good categories too. Will make a note for 2016!

Anonymous said...

great post - I agree 100% Thank you

Anonymous said...

I would add Ken and Nessa to the list of mismatched couples,they have no chemistry and she's stomping on Deirdre's memory.
I alos would like to add a 'Where did they go' catgegory?In reference to Nessa's son Alex who's never seen anymore despite the hype surrounding the introduction of a character with Down's Syndrome.Nor do we Ruby Dobbs,Lily Platt,Jack Webster or Jake Windass.

Anonymous said...

Best Return of a Former Character: Brian Packham

Clinkers (David) said...

A bit surprised that Deirdre's exit didn't get a mention!

Tvor said...

Deirdre/Anne Kirkbride technically left the show in 2014 but yes, she should have been here. It's a document I pop into now and then to update the lists and "awards" and I know there's things I miss. I did mention Deirdre's death in the storyline lists.

Unknown said...

Enjoyed reading this post. One character that has really shined for me this year is Zeedan. The scenes with him and Simon were some of the best this year. I don't agree fully with abbyk. Aidan and Kate are brilliant and just what Corrie needs.
Entrances -
Cathy, Kate, Nessa, Johnny, Cathy - Yay
Caz, Brendan - Nay

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