Got something to say? Well, spit it out, chuck! Here, your voice can be heard. Well, read really... Thanks for all communications received... here's a little round-up of recent goodies...
Firstly, thanks to Kevin, who e-mailed us about the late actor Paul Lowther, Colin Jackson in The Street in 1981. Kevin sent us a later publicity photograph of Paul, and recalls living in a shared house in Balham, "Gateway To The South", London, with him in the mid-1980s. He remembers having great fun acting jokingly about life up North with Paul. Thanks for that, Kevin! As we said before, we were very impressed with Paul's portrayal of Colin Jackson and wished the character had become a regular on the Weatherfield scene.
Pauline asks:
Why did Coronation Street employ a full-time archivist, but still messed about with the age of the Barlow twins in 1978?
It's a puzzle, Pauline! We do know that archivist Eric Rosser disagreed with the move. We can only imagine that Bill Podmore and co didn't want to wait until the character would have been old enough before launching the story-line about Peter Barlow wishing to join the Navy. As we say, the Barlow twins' age was righted in 1986, when they celebrated their twenty-first birthday and as far as we know further such tweakings of established facts (or retcons as they become known in the world of popular fiction during the 1980s) were resisted until the 1990s.
Craig asks:
When did Annie Walker retire? I've read 1984, but I've also read that Doris Speed last appeared in 1983.
Easy one, this, Craig. Doris Speed last appeared on-screen in October 1983, when the actress disappeared from the show due to ill health. It was hoped that she would return, so Annie didn't actually retire from the Rovers until 1984.
Sara says:
I'm looking forward to your "Once Around Weatherfield" feature as I fancy trying my hand at writing a biography of a minor character. When do you think the first part will appear? Keep up the good work, by the way!
Cheers, Sara! The first "Once Around Weatherfield" challenge will appear next week, so please stay tuned.
1 comment:
I don't like retcons at all. What's the point of watching a continuing saga if what you're watching is likely to be rubbished in the future? One of the joys of the long-runner is getting to know the characters and their histories.
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