Guest blog post from Sharon Boothroyd
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We've said goodbye to Claudia, Oliver, Norris, Seb, Elaine, Sharon and Gail.
Imagine you are a Corrie scriptwriter (or a producer) and have the power to send any character you like packing!
Here are my nominations:
Bernie Winter
She's common as muck, and enjoys a bit of straight talking. She's scruffy and has thought nowt of stealing her daughter's urine to launch a pregnancy scam. Previously hard as nails, she couldn't have given two hoots about Gemma or Paul. Of course, the plot- line dictated that Bernie would soften with Paul's abuse back story. Now she's a hard-working, down to earth, proud grandma. However, Dev ditched her pretty quickly after their recent dalliance!
Craig Tinker
He's the most plodding plod that ever graced the cobbles. He doesn't seem to have any kind of common sense at all, yet he clearly enjoys the authority of the uniform. But he's so feckless, any authority simply seeps away. To his credit, Craig has stuck with girlfriend Fay, despite the fact that we've never seen him visit her in prison. Having a jailbird partner would be very awkward at work for him, wouldn't it? But that's never shown. A pity, as it'd be worth exploring. I'd whisk Craig away on a secret undercover mission...
Alina Pop!
She's resilient for sure but I can't see her settling down and playing happy families with Tyrone. He's had his head turned, but when reality hits, I don't think the two will last. Ty's already gone to Fiz in his hour of need, when his ex Kirsty passed away. But the cracks in Tyalina are beginning to show. Alina's young and wants fun, so a life of steady domesticity and supping pints in The Rovers every week will hardly appeal. I know she's pregnant, but this is a soap - anything could happen. I'd like to see her move away with an offer of a beautician's job.
Simon Barlow
As a Barlow, he's an important part of the show's history but well, he's part of the trendy teen clan. After the court trial, he's hanging about like spare part. As for the other teens - the main focus has been on Dev's kids. However, cousin Amy had a terminated pregnancy, Kelly's locked up, Corey's smug and safe (for now) and now they've given Summer diabetes. There's been no mention of Simon wanting to trace his Mum's family (which would be natural, if you think about it) and he hasn't a girlfriend, either. There was talk a few years ago about Simon joining the navy but for some reason, this was dropped. Being caught up with the Josh/ Harvey/ Sharon drugs situation, maybe he'll want a change of scene. How about volunteering abroad for a while?
Who would you bid a fond farewell to?
Guest blog post from Sharon Boothroyd
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