I haven't been keeping up with the ITV3 re-runs but watched some of the 70s episodes a few years ago and was surprised at just how many of the actors could really carry their material - which seems a rarity in much of today's cast.
I absolutely agree but I think it's more to do with the fact that the production model is a sausage factory these days. I've no doubt that a lot of the current cast who seem pretty ropey would be turning in some great performances if they had days of rehearsal, instead of having to show up knowing the lines, record them and then move on to the next.
I wonder long term if they may consider killing off a character because of the pandemic. We know its going to be mentioned in Corrie from July.
If any of the elderly actors were to die in real life before they can return to the set, I could see them using Coronavirus as an excuse for an off screen death. Otherwise though, no. Any mention would be regarding social distancing, the pub being closed, things that affect the characters who are on screen.
Serial killers are only lazy if they aren't given a dynamic to them and only kill a few characters. One that kills a few dozen characters over a 5 year story arc and lives in the street would not be lazy. It would require an immense amount of writing an acting talent.
You want them to kill off "a
few dozen
characters"? At least your version of Coronation Street would be cheap to make... largely owing to the fact that there'd be no actors left to pay.
That's the filming problem sorted too. Just half an hour of an empty street three times a week.
It's getting on for two years since Phelan left and it's hard to see Gary as a serious serial killer. I think it would be real nice for the show to bring a properly dark villain to try and get rid of some of the less necessary characters. Corrie Serial killers always seem to be a bit pantomineish, I really want to see one who stalks their victims, deliberately gets close to them, perhaps even abuses them before killing them but manages to stick around for 4-5 years and make a lot of the deaths look like accidents only to finally be unveiled as a demented serial killer in an explosive week of hour long episodes (BGT week 2025?) where one of his survivors finally meets another of his survivors and they go to the police to finally get him locked up behind bars.
The character should be a pensioner in his early 70s. Let's call him Timothy Southwark. He should be a former history teacher who has a macabre obsession with war as well as with death, keeping a small collection of historic knives in his house as ornaments and a long line of periodicals dealing with contemporary murders from the past few hundred years in files in his basement. He should be naturally charismatic and able to charm the ladies and the men into becoming friendly with him both romantically and plutonically - in a sort of helpful old neighbour kind of way. The kind of person streets residents start turning to for advise when **** hits the fan - allowing him to work out what someones triggers are to manipulate them and where he might find them alone to stage the accidents/deaths.
Obviously old Southwark would get a life sentence at the end of this all and kill himself in his cell. Preferred actor Alun Armstrong.
His hit-list should be....
Kevin Webster
Carla Connor
Johnny Connor
Dev Alahan
Kirk Sutherland
Fiz Brown
Faye Windass
Gary Windass
Geoff Metcalfe
Craig Tinker
Gemma Winter
Liz McDonald
Nick Tilsey
Gail Platt
Leanne Battersby
Sean Tully
Billy Mayhew
Michael Bailey
Clayton Hibbs
Roy Cropper
Ken Barlow
Rita Tanner
Nick Tilsey
Jenny Bradley
David Platt
Daniel Osbourne
Eileen Grimshaw
Obviously with so many characters dying it would free up some room for some new families:
A gay couple with foster kids
A lesbian couple
A couple in a consensual bigamous relationship.
A couple of drug dealers living in a house share.
A successful business man of the Baldwin archetype.
A few more families with kids and grandkids living under one roof.
A night-club owner
Some characters with lifelong illnesses that are treat seriously.
What does everyone think about time Corrie got a supervillain?
are you planning on leaving any of the cast left?
and I'm sorry but Sean and Izzy don't seem to have made the list??? I actually like Johnny and Jenny running the rovers.
Sean is definitely on there, one of the first names I added.
Not much of the current cast would be left. It goes without saying a load of new families would need to be brought in to fill in a lot of the gaps.
Loving the sound of those Corrie documentaries - I'd actually came into ask if anyone knew whether there was any documentaries for the 60th anniversary planned, but I'd guess these are likely some of the ones that would have been made for then pulled forward.
Not the greatest selection of characters but a pretty good one - Bill Roache is long overdue a good documentary like one many other cast members have had over the years - always seems to get overlooked.
The memorable moments clip shows sound a bit too much like The Corrie Years to be anything interesting - hopefully they can find some new archive footage or more interesting stuff.
There was a period in the mid 2000s where there seemed to be a never ending supply of Corrie archive clip shows (can't remember what the series was called) that they used as easy filler in the Corrie sandwich. Feels like years since they last did one.
Yep agree with the comments re serial killers. It’s been completely overdone (and rather ruined by the likes of Hollyoaks).
Slightly ridiculous too. Imagine a serial killer working out of the Manchester area murdering scores of people like that! I really feel that Ship has sailed.