Coronation Street - Current Episode Discussion - IV

[GloriaW]

I read you've only been watching our soaps for 10 years. The McDonalds first came into Corrie when Steve was about 18 and was a bit of a villain. He's done some quite reprehensible things over the years and even went to jail, if I remember correctly.

I always enjoyed watching him and thought he was full of charisma, which is why I still have such a soft spot for him. I agree his character is a bit useless at the moment, and has been for some years, but I think he's still capable of a charismatic performance if that was to be asked of him again. I hope it will be.

He's charismatic for sure which I'm sure is why he's lasted so long. And perfectly suited to the character of Steve. I have no way of knowing what else he's capable of in terms of his acting ability as he's literally only played one character all his life on Corrie. (not a good sign) I do enjoy watching him though, especially his interaction with Lloyd. They're a good double act. I'd classify him as a competent comedic actor and I could imagine him doing comedic roles in general. He's got good comedic timing; something that's hard to learn and usually is just a gift. Will the Corrie writers ever give him a chance at more dramatic scenes? Questionable as they know he's a long standing successful commodity as is. I think if he had any dramatic aspriations by now he would have gotten something outside of the show to explore and stretch his acting muscles but that never happened.