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60-minute "Corrie"
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15-Oct-2011, 04:12 AM
Has the UK version of Coronation Street started doing an hour each night? The Vancouver channel Eileen watches it on has done that and I'm wondering whether it's a move to try and catch up chronologically.

An interesting side effect is that the "Omnibus" edition on Sunday morning now runs five hours (07:00 to 12:00)!

Frank

P.S. Im not really up and about at 03:00. It's only just after 19:00 on Friday here! Eileen is watching the second half hour.
Frank Damp (wife Eileen, nee Nixon)
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retired to Anacortes, Washington State, USA in 1999.
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15-Oct-2011, 04:37 AM
Frank,
Don't know about UK but here (NZ) they're about to change from 1hr 2X a week to half an hour weeknights BUT what has most watchers VERY upset is that they're moving it from 7.30 to 5.30.
Our Prime Minister, John Key, was reportedly going to 'have a word with someone' about it, but seemingly to no avail!!
Jerry
PS we're up to the bit where Molly is in Hospital after Tyrone crashed the car (Kevin hadn't finished working on the brake system)
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15-Oct-2011, 12:18 PM
No it's still 30 minutes here though Monday and Friday is 2 lots of 30 with a program in between.
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15-Oct-2011, 12:20 PM
I dont want to give too much away to you overseas people but let me just tell you that Alan Bradley has got it coming to him !! [Wink]
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15-Oct-2011, 01:50 PM
Coronation Street actress Betty Driver has died at the age of 91

Driver joined the ITV soap in 1969 as barmaid Betty Turpin - later Williams.

She was employed on a three-month contract but stayed for 42 years. "I thought, why not," Driver recalled. "It'll make a break for a while."

bbc.co.uk
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15-Oct-2011, 01:50 PM
Phil - who's Alan Bradley - did he sh - sh - sh - shoot JR?
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15-Oct-2011, 03:49 PM
RIP Betty. She certainly didn't look anywhere near her true age.
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15-Oct-2011, 05:09 PM
R.I.P. Betty ... all of us fans will miss you.
I hope you left your Hot Pot recipe at "The Rover's"
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15-Oct-2011, 09:06 PM
I heard her on Desert Island Discs a while back - lovely lady - RIP.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00xp1fc/Desert_Island_Discs_Betty_Driver/
She didn't eat meat, so had never tasted "Betty's hotpot"!
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15-Oct-2011, 09:40 PM
R.I.P. Betty.
Can you still buy Betty's hotpots in the supermarket?

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