Should Mammy and Barry Connor live on the Street?

Judging by comments left on the blog over the last few weeks, it's clear there's a lot of lurve for Michelle Connor's parents from Ireland.

So, do you like them enough to want them back on the Street and this time not just for a visit, but for good?

I'd love to have them back full-time. For this Corrie fan, Mammy Connor is so bitter and brittle she's the one I love to hate while Barry Connor could have a fling with Audrey Roberts, p'raps? What do other fans think about the Irish Connors?

Is Mammy Connor the new Ivy Tilsley?

Mammy Connor is the latest Coronation Street woman I love to hate and I'm wondering if she's the new Ivy Tilsley. Both of them are hard-faced mothers - sour, critical and interfering. What does everyone else think about Mammy Connor?

Helen Connor recast

Maria is soon to have her baby and of course, Mammy and Da Connor are going to be anxious to see the babby, their only link to their beloved Liam.

When they arrive, one of them is going to look a bit different than the last time we saw them. As we reported here on the blog a while ago, actress Sorcha Cusak, who played Helen Connor in the past, was unavailable for filming so Granada has recast her with actress, Dearbhla Molloy. (And if any of our Irish readers know how that's pronounced, do let us know!)

It's always a bit disconcerting when a character is recast but sometimes it's necessary, especially for bit-parts when the character isn't going to be on screen all the time.

Michelle Connor's mum's Corrie connection

In this week's Coronation Street update I wondered where we had seen the actress and actor who have turned up to play Helen and Barry Connor. Well, Michelle Connor's mum, played by Sorcha Cusack has a face familiar to many a Casualty fan and she's got an outstanding acting pedrigee too.

But she's also half-sister to Catherine Cusack, who played Corrie's nanny from hell, Carmel Finnan.