Conversation Street

Conversation Street Episode 727

We're up in Manchester again at the moment with a couple of busy days ahead of us, so we've had to record early this week, covering the episodes of running from Sunday 5th to Thursday 9th April (Episodes #11,828 - 11,832).

There’s a huge Easter bombshell for Steve and Ben this week as Maggie drops the news that they’re half-brothers. Both men are left reeling, but it’s Ben who’s hit hardest, immediately fearing what it could mean for his own health - has he inherited his newly discovered da’s condition? In fact, medical drama is everywhere you look this week (though, refreshingly for Corrie, not a hospital scene in sight!). Sam appears to be in the grip of a serious mental health crisis whilst Debbie undergoes an MRI scan that confirms her dementia is worsening. Elsewhere, klepto Jodie adds yet another item to her growing stash, Tim decides it’s time to confront Tricia, and Theo walks in on Todd and Sarah together at the flat - but what fallout lies ahead for poor Todd?

Another slow news week this week, but still plenty of feedback, so we round off the episode with another rummage through the virtual mailbag!

Street Talk - 00:09:32
Feedback - 02:32:50

Dead Cert - With Two Weeks To Go, We Weigh Up The Corrie Killer Odds!

With just over two weeks to go until a mystery death rocks the cobbles, we’re reopening Barlow's Bookies and weighing up the odds on the five prime candidates. Who’s made the most enemies? Whose time on the Street feels like it’s running out? And which death would cause the biggest ripple effect in the weeks to come? Jodie, Carl, Maggie, Theo and Megan have all been stirring up trouble lately, and any one of them could be heading for a grisly end. In this episode, we break down the evidence, weigh up the motives, and rank them from rank outsider to dead cert. Who do you think won’t make it out alive? Let us know your own predictions!

Conversation Street Episode 726

On our Eastery edition of the podcast, we take a look back at what egg-citing adventures the residents of Weatherfield got up to between the 29th March and the 3rd April (Episodes #11,823 - 11,827).

Corrie was back on fine form again this week thanks to the Driscoll story continuing to move at a good pace - and with Will now thinking his grandma's responsible for the death of his unborn baby and Ben now questioning his own parentage after an unfortunate slip of the tongue from his ma, Maggie could well be in the firing line when April 23rd comes around... Meanwhile, the penny finally drops for Gary that there was maybe something a bit off about last week's wedding ceremony, and he leaves Theo in no doubt that he's onto him. Also this week, a ruckus in the prison earns Lou some time in solitary, George's day in court arrives and Jodie cancels Bethany's date behind her back - what exactly is she up to..?

Another quiet week on the news front means there's no Kabin, but there's plenty of feedback to get through so we end the podcast with more of your thoughts on recent Corrie.

Street Talk - 00:15:22
Feedback - 02:59:58

An Audience With Helen Worth

Recently, we headed up north again for a very special event that was being held at the Hope Mill Theatre - a live interview with Corrie legend Helen Worth! And not only that, but the person asking the questions was Julie Hesmondhalgh, known to millions of Corrie viewers as the beloved Hayley Cropper. In this episode of the podcast, we chat about some of our favourite tidbits from the interview as well as sharing what we discovered might be coming up on the show in a few months' time after noticing a few clues on set when we took a quick tour of the cobbles.

Also available as a video podcast here: https://youtu.be/4tjixasEaR8

Conversation Street Episode 725

Will's clearly still in denial, Mal makes an offer most vile, and Theo takes Todd up the aisle!

With no Friday Corrie this week, we're coming at you early with this episode of the podcast, covering the 23rd to the 26th March trips to Weatherfield (Episodes #11,819 - 11,822).

After last week's heavy Driscoll focus, this week's action mainly favoured the Theo and Todd story, and whilst many viewers may well have forgotten that their wedding had been planned for this week, Theo clearly hadn't, and managed to weedle his was back into Todd's affections just in time. And what a peculiar wedding it was! On the one hand, you've got Corrie making out that this is a serious story about coercive control and abusive relationships; on the other, you've got comedy incompetent registrar and Gary and Maria obliviously cheering on from the sidelines despite major red flags? We certainly had a lot to unpack here! Also on the cobbles this week, a paranoid Sam chucks away his mobile phone, Mal makes an indecent proposal to Bernie, and Carla and Lisa struggle with babysitting duties for Connie.

After a quick news section where we cover Corrie's recent Bafta nod, we finish things off with more of your feedback.

Street Talk - 00:11:14
The Kabin - 02:39:21
Feedback - 02:41:55

Listener Questions - The Perfect Corrie Convention + Do Issue Stories Work?

For this week's bonus podcast, we delve into the mailbag once more and pull out two more of your listener questions to debate. First off, we pull together some ideas for our dream Coronation Street convention. If money were no issue, what sort of things would we organise to make the uptime Corrie fan weekend? Then, we turn to the ever-topical subject of issues-based storylines. What makes an issue story land without feeling preachy - or like it’s chasing awards - and which past Corrie storylines do we think have got it just right? Join us as we share our ideas, and as always, we’d love to hear your thoughts on both topics too!

Conversation Street Episode 724

On our latest episode of the podcast, we chat about all the Corrie drama between the 16th and the 20th March (Episodes #11,814 - 11,818).

And what a week it was! Like many Corrie fans, we were pretty sceptical of the grooming plot line when it first kicked off last November - did the new family at the helm of the Rovers really need something as grubby and controversial as this as their establishing story? This week, however, when Sam finally confessed his suspicions, when Daniel discovered that Megan was pregnant - and likely with Will's baby - and when the Battersby sisters and the Driscolls united  to bring her down... quite frankly, we were gripped from start to finish! Not that it's finished yet, of course - April 23rd is still over a month away... Elsewhere on the Street, Mal finally woke up and definitely seemed like he knew more than he was letting on to Kit about his attack, Adam's refusal to drop Jackie as a client led to the company's emails being leaked, and Theo continued to try and worm his way back into Todd's life - could next week's planned wedding still go ahead?

In a brief Kabin segment, we take a look at who from Corrie has been nominated in this year's TRIC Awards and round things off with more of your listener feedback.

Street Talk - 00:11:54
The Kabin - 02:59:34
Feedback - 03:04:49

Samantha Failsworth Character Profile

Now here's a character who we never thought we'd hear mention of on Corrie again, but when Samantha Failsworth's name was dropped as an apparent attendee at Jim McDonald's funeral recently, we just had to take the opportunity to put together a character profile! First appearing on the Street in 1996, Samantha turned many a guy's head during her two-year tenure on the show. Beneath that confident exterior, though, were some secrets about her past just waiting to be uncovered - including the fact that she was on the run from a marriage that lasted only two days! In this episode of the podcast, we look back on her most memorable moments and share some fascinating trivia about her casting courtesy of some old issues of the official Corrie magazine.

Conversation Street Episode 723

On this week's show, we talk about the episodes of Corrie shown between the 9th and the 13th March (Episodes #11,809 - 11,813)

After weeks of speculation and theorising (and one heck of a lot of dramatic facial expressions from Maggie), the truth about Jim's secret affair  - and, presumably, Ben's parentage -  came to light this week. Although we're not so keen on yet another revision to a long-established character's back story, we can't deny loving the drama, and the interweaving of Ben's heart condition with Jim's own medical issues was cleverly done. Elsewhere on the street, Theo called time on his relationship with Todd - but do any of us really expect it to last? Also this week, tensions between Sam and Megan ramp up, Amy has a disastrous date with Ollie, and there's much ado about a doo-doo when Jodie engages in foul play with Adam.

Up next on the podcast it's The Kabin, where we weigh in on recent rumours of pay cuts for cast members in the light of episode number reductions, and we round off the the show with more of your feedback.

Street Talk - 00:15:36
The Kabin - 02:57:26
Feedback - 03:18:58

Corrie's Most Memorable Funerals

In this week's bonus podcast, we chat about one of Corrie's most enduring traditions – the Weatherfield funeral. There've been far too many over the years for us to cover them all, so here we’re looking back at some of the most memorable, important and notorious send-offs that Coronation Street has ever given its residents. From the more solemn, atmospheric funerals of the show’s early days to the more dramatic services where secrets spill out and punches are thrown, we explore just how the cobbles have said goodbye to their own across the decades. And of course, because this is Corrie, there's also time to reminisce about some of the more awkward and unexpectedly funny funeral moments too!