Monday, 15 August 2016

Time for change at the Corner Shop?

Dev Alahan has been the Corner Shop boss for a long time now, 17 years in fact, which got me thinking, maybe it's time for a change at the Corner Shop.

I do like Dev as a character, he's strange but likeable.

The Corner Shop however does feel a bit wasted on Dev, most of the scenes we see these days are between Dev, Mary and Erica. It doesn't really feel like a meeting place for characters like it used to, especially now that characters like Molly and Sophie no longer work there.

It would be interesting to see perhaps a new character coming into the street and buying the shop from Dev, who still has Prima Donner to share scenes with other characters.

Perhaps even Freshco could open a mini market there, and bring in a manager.

With Kate Oates first episode airing today, I wonder if we will begin to see some changes on the Street?

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5 comments:

  1. Sherrilan15 August 2016 at 06:09

    I remember when Dev owned more than one shop.At least now he has a hand in a food shop, and a fitness place. Smart thinking there.

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  2. Anonymous15 August 2016 at 07:36

    I just don't think the set looks realistic, better than it was before the tram crash, but Alf Roberts' modernisation in the 80s was the most real looking shop fitting.

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    1. Anonymous15 August 2016 at 07:39

      Btw, the shop interior before that looked like one I used to live opposite run by a very old lady until her death in the early 2000s.

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  3. Anonymous15 August 2016 at 10:06

    Agree that the inside doesn't look real - and too big. If we are to have new owners then I'd like to see a new family. But I'd also axe a few longer running characters to make way. My fear is too many characters = lack of interest in them.

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  4. Humpty Dumpty15 August 2016 at 10:39

    For a long time, a corner shop was an old-fashioned idea that seemed out of place. These days, they're back as supermarket Express stores. Dev could sell it to Freshco who would open it almost 24/7, a storyline there about planning permission. It would also need lots of part time staff so new characters could slot in. I don't know if it's big enough atm but Corrie walls are elastic.

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