Conversation Street

Conversation Street Episode 463

On our latest podcast, we check out the episodes of Coronation Street broadcast in the UK between the 22nd and the 26th March (Episodes #10279 - 10284).

If, like us, you're fans of Fiz and Tyrone - or frankly, if you just like stripped back character moments with raw, natural dialogue - you were in for a treat this week when the revelation of last week's kiss between Ty and Alina came out in lengthy two-hander scene that showed Jennie McAlpine and Alan Halsall at their finest. Will the Dobbs-Stape household recover from Tyrone's wandering eye? Only time will tell.. Meanwhile, Leanne turns CHIS (yes, we've been watching the new series of Line of Duty) in an attempt to protect Simon from nasty Harvey, Daisy  finally gets something to do besides ragging on Johnny, and Todd resumes his meddling in Billy's love life.

There's congratulations in store for Helen Flanagan in The Kabin, plus Michael finally gets round to reviewing The Land Girls From Coronation Street, and we finish things off with some listeners' thoughts on Corrie, the podcast, and even a bit of poetry in the feedback section.

Street Talk - 00:09:10
The Kabin - 01:57:00
Feedback - 02:07:46

Tyrone Dobbs Character Profile Revisit - Episode 463

For this week's bonus podcast, we revisit the character of Tyrone Dobbs, who we first profiled way back in Episode #3 of Conversation Street. Eight and a half years later, and Tyrone's been up to quite a bit since, from hooking up with Fiz to falling through the attic floor to putting on the #BestChristmasEver for Hope - plus his back story's been well and truly rewritten thanks to the introduction of Evelyn. Here, we get the chance to share our full thoughts on a character who we both find really quite relatable, and ponder what we think the future might have in store for him.

Conversation Street Episode 462

On our latest podcast, we share our thoughts on the batch of Corrie eps that hit our screens between the 15th and the 19th March (Episodes #10273 - 10278).

Now this isn't something you hear very often, but this week it was the Bailey family who took centre stage, as Michael becomes a father ten weeks early than he was expecting, and Ed becomes a grandfather... or does he? Yep, it looks like that history between Ronnie and Aggie that we all saw coming a mile off really did happen, which means that Michael may not even be Ed's biological son after all! Speaking of clearly telegraphed story developments, the spark that's been flickering between Tyrone and Alina grew into a full-blown flame this week as they shared a kiss in Victoria Gardens. Meanwhile, Cathy gets strangely obsessed with Brian's apparently insensitive request that Steve pay his papers, a rogue beetroot salad causes chaos at Abi's wedding dress trying on party, and Leanne delivers drugs to someone who reminded us of our Gemma's old boss. 

With this week being a relatively quiet one off the cobbles, we thought we'd give The Kabin a miss, so after Street Talk, we head straight for the feedback section, where we hear some of your compliments and criticisms of the latest goings on in Weatherfield.

Street Talk - 00:13:10
Feedback - 02:10:47

Listener Questions - Episode 462

This week's bonus podcast is the first listener question segment we've had in a while. First up, we answer another 'What If..?' question, this time wondering how things would have been different as a Corrie viewer, producer or actor if social media had been a thing back in 1960. Which characters would have been shipped, how would stories have been different, and would we think about any of the actors differently if they were just a click away? After that, we tackle a question from someone who wanted to know out thoughts on retcons. We chat about some of the most notorious revisions of Weatherfield history, mulling over which ones irked us more and if there's any reason why sometimes we can be up in arms about the show's (thankfully quite rare) retcons, and other times we're happy to let them slide. 

Conversation Street Episode 461

On our latest podcast, we chat about all things Corrie from the week of the 8th to the 12th March (Episodes #10267 - 10272).

How much drama can you wring out of characters collapsing? This week, Corrie tries to answer that question by putting Kirk, Peter and Kelly in varying degrees of peril and having them be discovered by friends and family. Yep, if you watch Corrie for its numerous scenes at Weatherfield General (What? You don't?), you were in for a treat with this week's episodes. Meanwhile, back on the Street itself, Asha takes the news that Nina's finishing with her pretty hard, Fiz's teasing threatens to push Ty into the arms of another woman, and Seb, Alya and Sarah go down in our estimations thanks to their views on pets.

Next up in the podcast, we head on over to The Kabin for a couple of small news stories (see how many minutes we can get out of the news that Jack Duckworth has come to the Words & Design app!), then after a feedback section that includes one listener's tribute to Mike Baldwin, we have a spoilery Kabin Extra segment discussing this week's casting news, which has got Michael jolly excited indeed.

Street Talk - 00:09:30
The Kabin - 02:13:24 
Feedback - 02:20:27
Kabin Extra - 02:35:02

Jack James Ryan Interview - Conversation Street Episode 461

Jack James Ryan's portrayal of nasty drug dealer Jacob Hay has had a lot of Corrie viewers' tongues wagging over the past few weeks, and he's certainly got plenty of people on social media fired up too over the way he's treated Simon, Carla and Leanne. In this interview, which is also available on video here, Michael and Jack talk about what it's been like bringing the character of Jacob to life, how he got into acting, and filming under COVID restrictions.

Conversation Street Episode 460

In our latest podcast, we discuss the episodes of Coronation Street shown in the UK between the 1st and the 5th March (Episodes #10261 - 10266).

After going through a bit of a rough patch this past month or so, Corrie definitely felt like it was on the up this week. Getting Paul away from Billy and in with the likes of Daniel and Ed is the best thing that's happened to him for a while, and the Alahans and were back in focus, meaning more great lines from Dev and Aadi and realistic relationship dramas for Asha and Nina; meanwhile, both of the Connors got a big thumbs up from us this week too - Jenny for not putting up with any of Daisy's meddling and Johnny for taking his meds. Speaking of which, can someone please prescribe some chill pills for Yasmeen and Leanne? Watching them struggle with their family issues is pretty stressful to watch at times! 

Next up on the podcast is The Kabin, where there's a whole bunch of news to report on this week, including the sad (Johnny Briggs and Frank Mills' deaths), the happy (Victoria Ekanoye's new baby) and the frankly quite bizarre (Les Dennis' face on Mars).

We round off the podcast with more of your feedback, including one listener's incredulity about the number of Street residents who've been in prison!

Street Talk - 00:10:11
The Kabin - 01:54:11
Feedback - 02:16:05

Tanya Pooley Character Profile - Episode 460

Daisy's back to her meddling ways this week, but if she really wants to find out how to ruffle some feathers in the Rovers, she could definitely pick up a few tips from our bonus podcast this week, which is a character profile of bitchy barmaid Tanya Pooley. She may not have been in the show long back in the mid-90s, but thanks to her scheming ways, she's definitely gone down as one of Corrie's most memorable female villains.

Mike Baldwin Character Profile - Reupload from Episode 45

Having just heard the sad news of the death of Johnny Briggs this morning, we thought we'd reupload the character profile we recorded for Mike Baldwin back in 2013. Give it a listen if you want the opportunity to relive some of Mike's best moments on the Street!

Conversation Street Episode 459

On our latest podcast, we chat about the episodes of Coronation Street shown in the UK between the 22nd and the 26th February (Episodes #10255 - 10260).

The big talking point online this week seemed to be Ted's funeral, and just how inappropriate it may have been to have used it as a vehicle for some attempted humour, so we start off Street Talk by sharing our thoughts about that. And Tim freaking out about the possibility of the undead Ted bursting out of his casket isn't the only encounter the Street residents have with the recently deceased this week either, as Johnny's still having his hallucinations of Aidan, Leanne's employed the services of a psychic to contact Oliver, and Yasmeen has another encounter with Geoff when she visits the bank. It was a bit of an odd week this week, all things considered, but we give it our best shot dissecting it!

Next up on the podcast, we take a look at Beverly Callard's latest comments about why she left the show in The Kabin before finishing off the episode with more of your feedback.

Street Talk - 00:11:54
The Kabin - 02:03:47
Feedback - 02:17:27

(By the way, if you're looking for our bonus episode this week, you're going to want to head over to YouTube, where we spend an hour or so taking a look at 20 year old Corrie websites with the help of the Wayback Machine - lots of fun!)