Chris Fewtrell (left) and Simon Crowther (right) are two names with which Coronation Street fans will no doubt be well familiar, both having written for the soap for fourteen and twelve years respectively. In that time, they have brought a myriad of storylines to life through their carefully crafted scripts. In looking back at episodes… Continue reading Home from Home: New BBC Sitcom by Chris Fewtrell and Simon Crowther
Interviewing people is genuinely one of my favourite things to do in life, and I’ve been very fortunate over the past few years to have been able to indulge in that passion, both at Coronation Street and elsewhere. I love the uniqueness of each act of sitting down and conversing with someone, and what the… Continue reading Coronation Street Blog Interview: Sophie Thompson
Josh Tucker seems just the kind of bloke you’d like to have around. Affable, funny, cheeky and good company, he’s seldom without a group of enthusiastic hangers on, despite being new to the street. Of course, it helps that he has positioned himself at the centre of things with a job at the garage, and… Continue reading Coronation Street Blog Interview: Ryan Clayton
Fiz is back! Yes, Friday’s Corrie (2 March) saw her arrive on the cobbles after an extended spell taking care of ill Mum, Cilla. While Jennie McAlpine makes her return to our screens after a triumphant stint in the I’m a Celebrity jungle, things are set to be less euphoric for her character. I travelled… Continue reading Coronation Street Blog Interview: Jennie McAlpine
It has been almost ten years since Michelle Connor’s biological, but swapped-at-birth, son Alex last plodded the cobbles. The discovery in 2008 that the child she had taken home from hospital in 1992 was actually that of Wendy and Nick Neeson, while she had been bringing up theirs in the form of Ryan, was as… Continue reading Coronation Street Blog Interview: James Burrows
This week’s Corrie presented us with an opportunity to say a fitting farewell to the lovely Luke Britton, and to ensure he got the send off he richly deserved for being, well, rather lovely. And of course, murdered in his prime. You would think the only thing that could spoil it would be Pat, the… Continue reading All About Alya
There have been many occasions in the lifetime of Coronation Street where it has evoked outpourings of emotion on the part of fans. It’s unsurprising, as this is more than just a television programme to us. For many, this weekly commitment has occurred over the course of our lives, and we now invest three hours… Continue reading Weatherfield’s Heart of Darkness and Light
