Classic Corrie Christmas Moments Countdown - Day 3

The Advent season is upon us once again, and the ITV Coronation Street website are releasing classic clips of classic Corrie Christmases of bygone years. 

Today, they're going back 8 years to Christmas Day 2006. Here's what the website says:

"During a very packed Christmas dinner at the Platt's in 2006, David took great delight in telling Maureen how Bill had been having an affair with Audrey!"

David at his best here with his teenage haircut!

To the see the video, click here. For people outside the UK, the clip is featured in this YouTube video (at 11:21).

For a synopsis and info of the episode (Episode 6455) on Corriepedia, click here.

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The faces of Corrie in 2006

If you remember, last year I had a series of posts looking at the top 12 faces of each Corrie decade - the 1960s, the 1970s, the 1980s, the 1990s and the 2000s. For the next few weeks or so, I’ll be looking at the top 12 faces of each year between 1960 and 2013.

With thanks to Corriepedia for the information.

In 2006, 258 episodes were broadcast.

1. Sean Tully (165 episodes)

2. Danny Baldwin (157 episodes)

3. Audrey Roberts (145 episodes)

4. Gail Platt (143 episodes)

5. Eileen Grimshaw (140 episodes)

6. Frankie Baldwin (139 episodes)

7. Jamie Baldwin (134 episodes)

8. Charlie Stubbs (127 episodes)

9. Violet Wilson (126 episodes)

10. Claire Peacock (124 episodes)

11. Sally Webster (124 episodes)

12. Tracy Barlow (120 episodes)

Average age: 38

Note: To date, this is the last time Danny, Frankie, Jamie and Claire appear in the top 12 and the last time Charlie appears in the top 12. This is the third time that a Rovers licensee doesn’t appear in the top 12

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Corrie - Friday's fantastic photo - June 19, 09

The ever expressive Eileen Grimshaw provides this week's fantastic photo.

It's October 2006 and here she is having a quick bite in Roy's Rolls. Unfortunately, something has made our Eileen want to retch, but what could it be? Well, it certainly isn't the quality of Mr Cropper's fare that's for sure! No, Eileen has just witnessed one of Danny Baldwin's numerous attempts to woo back his estranged wife, Frankie.

Yes, it's the exit storyline we'd rather all just forget - so let me remind you anyway. Danny and Frankie have split up after he had an affair with his son's girlfriend, Leanne Battersby. But now that it's all over, Danny's trying to win her back, except the daft mare's only gone and got herself (ahem) "torn" between him and (oh dear) her stepson, Jamie. Still awake? Yes, it was all very messy, violent and, frankly, rather tedious to watch.

No wonder Eileen looks ready to puke - she's only expressing what the whole nation was thinking. [Sky Clearbrook]