I know it is only a soap opera, but...

Corrie is lovely escapism.. It makes me laugh, sometimes intentionally and sometimes not! I could pick holes in it quite often, but there is no point. A soap opera cannot possibly be completely like real life, otherwise it would be boring. I enjoy the sillynesses (is there such a word?) in the plot. Tim is great, isn't he, a wonderful foil for Sally.
I'm sure they will deal with Deirdre's death sensitively so as not to upset her family. Must admit I have been wondering when they are going to get around to it.
I still miss Blanche.....

I've never watched Corrie - great fan of East Enders, no idea why.

Is the baby called Miley? That must have happened in the recent episode I missed. Do you remember when Sarah-Louise had Bethany, her first choice of name was Britney but Gail persuaded her to change her mind.

Oh I love Tim too NotTooOld he is a fab character and he has turned himself and Sally into a kind of comedy double act. She is such a snob and he is as common as muck also a bit thick I love the way he looks at little Miley.

I am glad it wasnt just me who noticed the slap Charleygirl. [ouch emoticon]

Poor Lily is always in bed and young Max must have the cleanest teeth in the world. He is always being sent upstairs to brush them.

My favourite character is Tim. I think he's hilarious, especially in his interaction with Sally. It was a good idea to make him a besotted granddad, I think.

I noticed that also gillybob. Also she received such as loud, hard slap I would have thought that she would have had a red mark and/or a bruise which would have been evidence that she had been slapped.

Lily is the daughter of David and Kylie soontobe, although you can be forgiven for not knowing as she is hardly ever mentioned!

I think that Corrie is the worst soap as regards children in pushchairs. They are in them for years!
Liam seems to have only just been allowed to walk, and he must be about 6.

I watch Corrie, and I cant even remember who has a baby called Lily!

oh I missed that one gill lol must pay more attention lol..

You are right bikergran I picked up on that too (the morning /afternoon thing) and on Monday when Jenny Bradley slapped Maria across the face, Maria rubbed the opposite side to where she was slapped !

well yes I agree..and I think we can all pick up on things....like the other day when Sophie said she had rung the Nursery up where Jennie worked..they said she had left of her own accord....well! I thank that would come under "Data protection" and that they wouldn't be allowed to discuss....also the other week when the Vicar (Sean's boyfriend) came in the pub and said that the little girl had died that morning...I'm sure later when he was telling another he said ..she died this afternoon ..but I may have been mistaken.

I read somewhere recently that the program makers have now agreed an "exit" with Anne Kirkbride's family and her on screen "death" will be very soon. From what I read I think they receive the news via a phone call from the relative she is staying with.

It is funny isn't it GillT57 ? My grandma is an avid corrie fan and she often comments about childcare (or rather the lack of it) and wouldn't you be well p'd off if you were Tyrone and your wife and kids had gone off for so long?

My grandma reads all the spoilers and delights in telling me the plot well before I watch an episode. Her favourite spoilers involve telling me who is leaving about 6 months before they actually leave.

It is of course, difficult when there has been a real death and the family will have been consulted over their feelings about how the story will deal with it. But, without sounding flippant, it is rather funny how such a major lynch pin of the programme can just disappear and nobody mentions her! And just what kind of a baby farm is there in Coronation Street? Nobody there ever seems to have problems with paying for child care even though most of the characters, especially in the knicker factory, will be earning little over minimum wage. I imagine some cramped terraced house around the corner somewhere, with all the baby characters crammed in there at £1 an hour! Nobody ever seems to be looking after baby Lily these days either, she wasn't at the wedding. As I said, I know it is a soap, and I am a big fan, but there are sometimes a few slack areas which could do with sorting out!

I read recently that they have come up with a plan, the writers have had to of course wait a while before being in contact with Ann's family, so I think the lapse of time has been more of letting the family grieve before asking them questions as to how fitting it would be..etc etc as although it is a soap , we still have to remember that Anne did actually die..I believe they have now come up with a story line that the Real Family are happy with..so watch this space.I'm sure if there is a Funeral involved on screen it will be very sad for the cast and also the real family again.

Soap is never like real life, is it, Gill? DH and I often laugh over the stuff that happens. For instance, how many murderers have there been in the street? I've forgotten what the answer is but it is a highly unlikely count! My beef at the moment is the loss of Baby Oleg. I know he was supposed to be left in Africa but we need him back. The current 'Meerkat Movies' thing is just not funny.