tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post8946105008043253425..comments2024-03-28T14:22:54.579+00:00Comments on Coronation Street Blog: If Mary's mother was cast - who should play her?Glenda Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03366238040782331941noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-36287613165385862762016-04-11T21:51:19.392+01:002016-04-11T21:51:19.392+01:00What about actress Ruth Madoc??What about actress Ruth Madoc??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-35297644633333321632016-04-11T16:20:35.880+01:002016-04-11T16:20:35.880+01:00Totally agree. I've never liked Mary and she i...Totally agree. I've never liked Mary and she irritates me. I wish they would get rid of her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-56858510623589124342016-04-11T15:44:37.453+01:002016-04-11T15:44:37.453+01:00Anne Reid - she would be great, esрecially if ken ...Anne Reid - she would be great, esрecially if ken did a double-take :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-48517805194955783712016-04-11T13:37:01.088+01:002016-04-11T13:37:01.088+01:00Judi Dench!Judi Dench!C in Canadanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-77129890958413947472016-04-11T09:28:57.021+01:002016-04-11T09:28:57.021+01:00Am I the only one who has grown to loathe Mary?
A...Am I the only one who has grown to loathe Mary?<br /><br />At first, as a minor character, especially as a foil to deflate Norris's ego, she was fun. Recently however, she seems to crop up in more and more scenes, and her once funny occasional mentions of her numerous (imaginary?) past life experiences have become an endless stream of meaningless drivel, with her contunially butting into John McEnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-18559875541440344272016-04-10T20:05:47.371+01:002016-04-10T20:05:47.371+01:00Mary's mother seems too abusive to be a battle...Mary's mother seems too abusive to be a battleaxe. But I LOVE the idea of making her totally the opposite of everything Mary claims. If we had never seen Brendan and only had Mary's rhapsodizing to go by how would we have imagined him? Or if we had never met Norris and we had only Mary's descriptions of him?<br /><br />She's an entirely unreliable narrator,so who knows what her Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-72462880611256112932016-04-10T18:50:09.864+01:002016-04-10T18:50:09.864+01:00Funny, I always refer to Sally as Hyacinth! '...Funny, I always refer to Sally as Hyacinth! 'The boooooquet residence, lady of the house speaking!' Oh I loved that show! Tee in Canadanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-4280600096483582952016-04-10T18:07:12.838+01:002016-04-10T18:07:12.838+01:00Patricia Routledge would be a great choice if she ...Patricia Routledge would be a great choice if she still working.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-14137313822421313972016-04-10T16:25:02.886+01:002016-04-10T16:25:02.886+01:00Sorry, meant Routledge!Sorry, meant Routledge!Ruth owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08038269380010322254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-18160556131890019492016-04-10T16:24:18.288+01:002016-04-10T16:24:18.288+01:00What about Patricia Poutledge? She played Hyacinth...What about Patricia Poutledge? She played Hyacinth Bouquet in Keeping up appearances. Ruth owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08038269380010322254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-22265127045832302062016-04-10T07:42:01.358+01:002016-04-10T07:42:01.358+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.MartesBC https://www.blogger.com/profile/03426092089746578198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-80702979487043286142016-04-10T07:41:44.986+01:002016-04-10T07:41:44.986+01:00I think Mary's mom should be played by a femal...I think Mary's mom should be played by a female impersonator.MartesBC https://www.blogger.com/profile/03426092089746578198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-22366130200399771372016-04-09T20:14:23.850+01:002016-04-09T20:14:23.850+01:00anne widdicombe?anne widdicombe?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-33610665176193459482016-04-09T18:01:09.507+01:002016-04-09T18:01:09.507+01:00I'd rather not ever meet Mary's mother. H...I'd rather not ever meet Mary's mother. However, if she were to be cast, much as I love Julie Walters, I don't think she would be suitable, as she looks nothing like Mary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-21309804673068010872016-04-09T16:41:45.250+01:002016-04-09T16:41:45.250+01:00Saw the blog title title and Julie Walters instant...Saw the blog title title and Julie Walters instantly sprung to mind. It could be quite funny for the character to turn up and be completely different to how Mary has described her. This awful, controlling battleaxe of a woman just turning out to be a figment of Mary's overactive imagination could be an interesting twist..Conversation Streethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726844946682976990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-59554628000127816592016-04-09T15:36:26.044+01:002016-04-09T15:36:26.044+01:00the actress who plays Auntie Brenda on Stella- The...the actress who plays Auntie Brenda on Stella- The Auntie Brenda personality would be perfect to produce a character like Mary,<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-64304027682940891242016-04-09T15:09:53.741+01:002016-04-09T15:09:53.741+01:00Lynda Baron for mother - and Liza Tarbuck for cous...Lynda Baron for mother - and Liza Tarbuck for cousin.Humpty Dumptynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-57513910785524638292016-04-09T14:25:19.236+01:002016-04-09T14:25:19.236+01:00If Julie were to play the role,then the character ...If Julie were to play the role,then the character would only be available for a brief period. If we wanted a more regular character then I think that they would would have to look elsewhere. Annette Badland would have been wonderful,but sadly Eastenders have nabbed her. How about Judy Cornwell? She's a very good actress,gifted at comedy and would be a good physical match with Patti Clare.70sStreetFanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09953100602412456756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7830446634490957159.post-54956857315722858492016-04-09T14:23:49.274+01:002016-04-09T14:23:49.274+01:00Miriam Margaloyes - definitely.
Miriam Margaloyes - definitely.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com