Coronation Street Blog Achievements of 2018

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December 2018

• Emma's interview with Richard Hawley (Johnny Connor)
• Emma's interview with Beverley Callard (Liz McDonald)
• Emma's interview with Sue Nicholls (Audrey Roberts)
• Emma's interview with Sally Ann Matthews (Jenny Bradley)
• Martin's interview with Chris Gascoyne (Peter Barlow)
• Martin's interview with Joe Duttine (Tim Metcalfe)
• Martin's interview with Connie Hyde (Gina Seddon)
• Our blog team meet in Manchester for tea at Annie's restuarant (owned by Jennie McAlpine) and then head to the pantomime to see Les Dennis and Connor McIntyre as the ugly sisters in Cinderella.

November 2018

• Competition to win copies of Christmas on Coronation Street, the paperback novel
• Blog editor Glenda' debut novel, Belle of the Back Streets, is published in hardback and ebook with Headline. It's the first of three novels with Headline.

September 2018

• We're invited to the ITV Corrie press day where Stevie Dawson interviews new Coronation Street producer Iain MacLeod
• We're invited in to the ITV Corrie press day where Stevie Dawson interviews Rob Mallard (Daniel Osbourne) 
• We're invited in to the ITV Corrie press day where Sophie Williams interviews Kym Marsh (Michelle Connor)
• We're invited to the ITV Corrie press day where Stevie Dawson interviews Katie McGlynn (Sinead Tinker)
• We're invited in to the ITV Corrie press day where Sophie Williams interviews Ryan Prescott (Ryan Connor)
• We're invited in to the ITV Corrie press day where Sophie Williams interviews James Burrows (Ali Neeson)
• We're invited in to the ITV Corrie press day where Sophie Williams interviews Ben Price (Nick Tilsley)
• Blog editor Glenda was invited to take part in BBC Radio 2's Midnight Mastermind. Find out more here.
• Competition to win three Coronation Street colouring books and pencil sets
• Competition to win a Coronation Street Co-op bag
• Our blogger Ryan meets and interviews Sally Dynevor (Sally Metcalfe)

July 2018

• Competition to win five copies of William Roache's new book Life and Soul.
• Competition to win two gritty East End Angels novels by Rosie Hendry.
• Competition to win a gritty Victoria saga by novel by AnneMarie Brear.
• Our blogger Ryan meets and interviews Catherine Tyldesley (Eva Price)
• Our blogger Ryan meets and interviews Rula Lenska (Claudia Colby)
• Our blogger Ryan meets and interviews Lucy Fallon (Bethany Platt).
• Our blogger Ryan meets and interviews Samia Longchambon (Maria Connor).

June 2018

• EXCLUSIVE video from William Roache on coping with stress at Coronation Street
• Competition to win gritty potteries saga novel by Margaret Kaine.
• Our blogger Ryan meets and interviews Sair Khan (Alya Nazir).
• Competition to win one Corrie bag from the Co-op.

May 2018

• Our blogger Sophie's interview with Sue Cleaver and Nicola Thorp (Eileen Grimshaw and Nicola Rubinstein).
• Our blogger Sophie's interview with Connor McIntyre (Pat Phelan)
• Our blogger Sophie's account of her first ever visit to an ITV Corrie press day. 
• Our blogger Sophie's interviews with Kym Marsh and Tristam Gemmill (Michelle Connor and Robert Preston).
• Our blogger Emma's interview with Mikey North (Gary Windass)
• Our blogger Sophie's interviews with Jack P Shepherd, Ryan Clayton and Julia Goulding (David Platt, Josh Tucker and Shona Ramsey.
• Competition to win five Corrie bags from the Co-op
• Competition to win gritty saga novel The Foyles Bookshop Girls
• Competition to win gritty saga novel Woolworths Girls at War

April 2018

• Our bloggers Ruth Owens and Michael Adams met and interviewed Shayne Ward to discuss Aidan's suicide storyline. Read it here.
• Competition to win two gritty Manchester novels by Emma Hornby. Read it here.
• We attended the UK Blog Awards as a finalist in the Arts and Culture category. Read it here.

March 2018

• Blog editor Glenda was interviewed on BBC Radio Newcastle every day during the last week of March 2018. She talked about setting up and running the Coronation Street Blog as well as about her upcoming novels. Find out more here.
• Our bloggers Emma Hynes and Michael Adams were invited to the reveal of the new Victoria Street set.  Read it all here.
• Our blogger Ryan Oxley interviewed Corrie writer Jonathan Harvey. Read it here.
• Our blogger Stevie Dawson interviewed crime writer Martina Cole for a VIP blog post. We donated to charity Breast Cancer Care in exchange. Read it here.
• Our blogger Emma Hynes interviewed Sean Wilson, who returned to Corrie as Martin Platt. Read it here.
• Guest blogger Stephen M Hornby was interviewed on BBC Radio Newcastle about why Corrie is right to air the male rape storyline. Listen to his interview her
• Our blogger Emma Hynes interviewed Louis Emerick who joins Corrie as Liz McDonald's new fella. Read it here.

February 2018

• Exclusive preview of the Ken Farrington (Billy Walker) autobiography. Read it here.
• Competition to win two signed Coronation Streets script PLUS 5 copies of the new 'Mother's Day on Coronation Street' book. Find out more here.
• Our blogger Emma Hynes met and interviewed James Burrows, who plays Michelle Connor's Son Alex (Ali) Neeson. Read it here.
• Our blogger Emma Hynes met and interviewed Ryan Clayton, who plays Josh Tucker. Read it here.
• Our blogger Emma Hynes met and interviewed Corrie clairvoyant Sophie Thompson. Read it here.

January 2018

• Competition to win afternoon tea for two at Annie's Manchester, the restaurant owned by Jennie McAlpine (who plays Fiz in Coronation Street) and her husband Chris Farr.  We announced the winner here.
• Competition to win two sets of free tickets to see Dean Fagan (who played Luke Britton in Coronation Street) in a new stage play D'Eon in Manchester.  Enter here.
• Competition to win a ticket to meet classic Corrie stars at TV Utopia 2018.  Find out more here.
• Competition to win five copies of The Little Book of Carla Connor. Winners announced here.

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Coronation Street Episode Review; Weds 12th of Dec 8.30pm

As promised, here is the part two review of this Wednesday's Coronation Street.

Cathy's tripping up of Kirk didn't quite scupper the great Coronation Street robbery. Grappling her to the floor, Chesney helps Kirk escape Cathy's clutches, with the cash collected.
Back at the flat, Beth explains the Germany cancer clinic but Sinead dismisses the idea, as she now wants to continue chemo in the UK.

Brian struggles to convey his feelings to the Headmistress, whilst Phil manages to wriggle his way out of the bullying claims with his usual charm.
Later on at The Rovers, Phil corners Brian in the gents and threatens him once more.

Robert returns to the Bistro and Michelle is quick to collar him over his absence. Robert manages to fool Michelle with more lies. Seeking advice from Toyah, it looks like Michelle may get some counselling to finally overcome her baby's sudden death. Could the couple finally try for a family after all?.

Dev is less than distraught at losing 3 grand and glad that Chesney didn't get hurt. However, overhearing the drama at the shop, Sinead realises that Kirk has a balaclava (and her auntie Beth didn't sell any long lost war medals), so it doesn't take long for her work out where the cash came from. Kirk readily admits that he was, in fact, Chesney's mugger.

It also looks like Nick could have done with robbing Dev too. Sinking Elsa's money into the factory means he has to pay her back and quickly!.

Liz and Mike rekindle their relationship yet she struggles to explain away her feelings for Johnny.
As Liz looks forward to the girls holiday (sorry Moira!) Jenny can't wait to get her out of The Rovers and out of her husband's way.

At the shop, Dev is delighted to have his money returned as Sinead lies about finding it. Checking out his security footage, however, Dev quickly realises that the little tinker isn't telling the truth!.

Anyway, that's me for another week.


What're your thoughts on this Wednesday's Corrie? 


You can find me on twitter @rybazoxo  - your self-styled 'Cobbles Connoisseur'.

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TARA!



                                        

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Coronation Street Episode Review; Weds 12th of Dec 7.30pm

Welcome to Wednesday's edition of the Coronation Street Blog and the first of tonight's two episode reviews.

Chesney, Beth, and Kirk are something of the three amigos (or the stooges).On a mission to raise money for Sinead's cancer treatment in Germany, Beth delivers a devilish and quite criminal plan. Knowing full well that a gullible Kirk will gladly go along with the robbery, she just needs to convince Chesney to actually steal some cash.

Sinead meanwhile, reels from the shock of Steff's sudden death. Emotionally distraught, Sinead pours her heart out to Chesney,and it takes little convincing for her former fella to decide to rob Dev of 3 grand in shop takings.

Robert fools Michelle by saying he's attending a foodie training course (whilst secretly meeting Kate), and Michelle fails to mention her new fringe-double duplicity!. At the bistro, Ryan breaks the oven (yep, that's a Ryan thing to do!) which leads to Michelle tripping the electric and causing the place to black-out!.

The darkness does little to dampen the lunchtime foursome of Nick, Leanne, Imran, and Toyah. I'd have stuck to yarn bombing, personally.  Ignoring Michelle's frantic calls, Robert waits for Kate at the Fertility clinic.

Round at Roy's, Eileen apologies for lobbing lemons at Liz, and Phil delves into Brian's background. Cathy, discovering Brian's pill popping, marches him to the doctors. With a diagnosis of heart palpitations and workplace bullying to deal with, Brian visits the headteacher and finally admits the truth.

Raising the alarm for Robert, Michelle realises that he's been lying about his whereabouts.
Confiding in Carla, Michelle shares her doubts about conceiving yet does little to dismay the fact that she may want a baby after all.

Back on the street, Chesney collects Dev's takings and Beth's plan is put into action. When Chesney is robbed of the shop dosh, the masked mugger (aka Kirk) is caught by Cathy.

I enjoyed that!.Keep your eyes peeled for my 8.30pm review, coming to the blog later on!

I am @rybazoxo your self-styled 'Cobbles Connoisseur'.

TARA!

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Coronation Street Episode Review; Weds 5th of Dec 8.30pm

As promised, here is the part two review of this Wednesday's Coronation Street.

At the Battersby love nest, the salacious sisters argue whilst Nick and Imran fail to cool the air.

At the factory, Nick is also on the minds of Carla and Elsa as they try and uncover his blatant extra marital affair. With Sarah leading Carla astray, the ladies end up at the Bistro where Nick is smug to see him entertaining a Leanne lookalike. Elsa swears revenge on Nick and Carla.  Whilst Imran smooths it over with a lovelorn Leanne, Carla realises that Sarah has given her a red herring, so she fires Nick's sister, whilst drinking Whisky (as you do).

Daniel and Sinead share the baby scan picture in the street. Deceptive as ever, Sinead decides to pay Ken a secret visit. Ken easily admits to giving Carla money for the couple, yet Sinead admits that another secret is still being kept from her 'Husband'.

Back at The Bistro, the McDonalds await the arrival of Adi and Dev. As Dev strolls in without his son, Amy realises she's been set-up and protests her dislike of Adi. Quickly realising they've got the wrong end of the stick, (and with Amy's continued insolence) ,Tracy and Steve decide that the contract will be torn up, and dumped in the red rec.

Finally, Fiz and Hope prepare to leave for Birmingham as Ty struggles to envisage his family being torn apart. Warming to Evelyn, Fiz decides that the 'cantankerous old bag' can keep Tyrone company whilst she's away. As the gang gather outside No.9, its an emotional departure on the cobbled winter street. Its left to Evelyn to disperse some more caustic words of  wisdom, as an upset Tyrone watches the taxi go.

I can't wait to see more of Evelyn on the street. What're your thoughts?.

Anyway, that's me for another week. I hope you've enjoyed this Wednesday's episode?.

You can find me on twitter @rybazoxo  - your self-styled 'Cobbles Connoisseur'.

Join me next time, for more Wednesday Weatherfield Wisdom!.

TARA!

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Coronation Street Episode Review; Weds 3rd of Oct 8.30pm

As promised, here is the second episode review of this Wednesday's Coronation Street.

Tonight on the street, it's the maternal and paternal ties that bring drama to the cobbles.

Sinead learns more of her potential cervical cancer diagnosis, which could cause trouble to her and Daniel's unborn baby. Will Sinead unleash this sad news to her family?.

Reeling from the drugs death and Sophie's change of heart, Michelle has trouble keeping son Ryan from running away, until the police find Cormac's drugs on him, and cart him off to the cop shop.

Then there's Steve and Jim. After an impassioned heart to heart, a drunken Steve asks Jim to be his best man at the wedding. Will Jim's realigned relationship with his son, cause repercussions for his and Hannah's plan?.

Devastated by the letter from his estranged mother, Sinead avoids telling Daniel about her diagnosis. However, she sugar-coats the subject, when on her own with her Aunty Beth.

In other news- Gemma's thinking of copper highlights, Brian consoles Jack, and David enjoys sending Bethany on errands.

As I am now writing both Wednesday nights episodes, I shall score this week 6/10. The dark drama, wonderful writing, and Kirk's Big Cat adventures.

What would you score it?

Anyway, that's me for another week. Join me next time, for more Wednesday Weatherfield Wisdom!.

I hope you've enjoyed my mid-week paean to the drama of Coronation Street.

I'm @rybazoxo  - your self-styled 'Cobbles Connoisseur'.


TARA!

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