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Re: Happy 59th birthday...
« Reply #1 on: December 09, 2019, 10:33:14 PM »
Nine and a half years younger than me, and the world's longest-running TV soap opera.
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Re: Happy 59th birthday...
« Reply #2 on: December 09, 2019, 10:35:17 PM »
The first episode is as good a piece of starting a show as I have ever seen.

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Re: Happy 59th birthday...
« Reply #3 on: December 09, 2019, 10:47:48 PM »
The first episode is as good a piece of starting a show as I have ever seen.
I remember seeing it, years ago. It was almost all exposition, as far as I recall, so you knew who was who and what was what from then on. Two women in the cormer shop gossiping about their neighbours, as I recall.
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Re: Happy 59th birthday...
« Reply #4 on: December 10, 2019, 01:22:10 AM »
I remember seeing it, years ago. It was almost all exposition, as far as I recall, so you knew who was who and what was what from then on. Two women in the cormer shop gossiping about their neighbours, as I recall.
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Re: Happy 59th birthday...
« Reply #5 on: December 10, 2019, 09:52:16 AM »
Yes. You'll pick an argument about anything, won't you?
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Re: Happy 59th birthday...
« Reply #6 on: December 10, 2019, 09:56:53 AM »
Yes. You'll pick an argument about anything, won't you?

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Re: Happy 59th birthday...
« Reply #7 on: December 10, 2019, 10:08:23 AM »
Yes. You'll pick an argument about anything, won't you?
pint of bitter?

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Re: Happy 59th birthday...
« Reply #8 on: December 10, 2019, 08:43:45 PM »
It's catching up with me! I was 59 in April.

I've watched Coronation Street since I was a child with some gaps after which I pick it up again. Also saw the drama/doc about Tony Warren who kicked it all off. Good stuff.
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Re: Happy 59th birthday...
« Reply #9 on: December 10, 2019, 08:48:26 PM »
It's catching up with me! I was 59 in April.

I've watched Coronation Street since I was a child with some gaps after which I pick it up again. Also saw the drama/doc about Tony Warren who kicked it all off. Good stuff.
Yep I loved that. I don't watch any soaps now but it was a part of my childhood.

And this is just brilliant


https://youtu.be/hq4V5edwQIs

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Re: Happy 59th birthday...
« Reply #10 on: December 11, 2019, 06:04:45 PM »
If you did watch it now you'd witness murders, rape, trafficking of young women and other dastardly deeds.
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