Coronation Street - Current Episode Discussion - IV

[parkerman]

And another thing.....

If Dev's sold five of his shops, why is he broke? I know he wasn't insured for the damage to his Corner Shop and had to rebuild and restock but surely selling five shops is going to more than cover that.

[WolvoExPunk]

Just watched tonight's first episode. It was so funny to watch those weasels Graeme and Xim squirming and panicking at the thought of the authorities catching up with them. I'd have no qualms about shopping them whatsoever if I were in Tina's shoes.

[tammyy2j]

What accent is Stella suppose to have?

[Perdita]

What accent is Stella suppose to have?

Northern, I believe she has had elocution lessons to help her with a Manchester accent

[parkerman]

I think she should get her money back in that case!

[LostVoodoo]

i imagine her accent will take time, a few weeks doing scenes around people with real northern accents will help! her glottal stops were pretty criminal lol.

[layla]

Not a very good northern accent,
The lady before her, that Steve interviewed was a proper Manchester accent.
Has she had work done on her face, because she looks different.

[Perdita]

Coronation Street producer Phil Collinson has declared that he believes new cast member Michelle Collins made a "great" debut on the ITV1 soap.

The former EastEnders star made her first appearance as new Rovers Return landlady Stella Price in last night's ratings-winning episode, but some viewers appeared to be unconvinced by the Weatherfield newcomer's accent.

Collinson praised the Hackney-born actress's attempt to master a Northern twang and insisted that all memories of her iconic EastEnders character Cindy Beale, who she played between 1988 and 1998, will soon be forgotten.

"I think the landlady of the Rovers Return would have to be a Northern character, really," he said on This Morning. "I don't think we could have had a Southerner running the pub.

"I think her accent's great. I think the thing is people will just get used to it. Within a couple of weeks she'll be Stella; she won't be Cindy anymore."

Collins previously revealed that she was "working hard" with a dialect coach ahead of her Coronation Street debut.

[parkerman]

Ooops.

[alan45]

Corrie newcomer show soap is losing its touch
Jun 19 2011 by Jon Wise, The People


TROUBLE on Coronation Street, where Becky’s gone AWOL, Sean’s been left with a baby and *scriptwriters have lost their grip on reality.

Parts of this great show are getting even more over the top than Jimmi Harkishin’s acting – and that’s saying something.

And to cap it all, Cindy Beale (actress Michelle Collins) has arrived “oop north” with an accent like she’s swallowed a vat of Yorkshire tea.

It’s the latest in the list of *celebrity signings (the most *misguided so far turning out to be Chris Fountain).

Stella Price (ex-EastEnder Michelle’s *latest soap guise) is brassier than a polished door-knocker and sharper than one of Gordon Ramsay’s knives.

There’s no doubt her *character is set to stir up a storm even Ryan Giggs would find hard to overshadow.

The problem is, in Michelle’s effort to shed her Enders *character, she’s developed an accent that’s more fake than one of Cheryl Cole’s overly whitened teeth.

To top it all, Stella *managed to cajole pub boss Steve into a £200 raise plus *accommodation for her and fella Karl (John Michie).

All in less time than it takes a British summer to become a washout. In the meantime, Becky managed to wreck a hotel room without a whiff of security *knocking on the door. And Tracy signed over custody rights just on the promise of a posh meal out.

One of the joys of Corrie is its simple, realistic take on life and its witty commentary.

Of course, there are the times when storylines are *fantastical and larger than life (there aren’t many streets in the UK that can boast so many murderers). But day to day, the plots need to be kept on solid ground.

Elsewhere, knicker-stitcher Sean has been left to bring up the baby he fathered with *ex-pint-puller Violet.

And Julie is on some search for a man that is about as *interesting as watching Roy Cropper boil an egg.

The only saving graces this week were the gossip between the older characters, *particularly Eileen, Norris and Rita, who always bring the show back down to earth with a satisfying bump.

“There are more gay men *coming through her door than there were at Judy Garland’s funeral,” quipped Norris of Eileen’s lodgers.

And Corrie bosses finally gave Tina some decent *stories, transforming her character back into the feisty brunette we all fell in love with.

As for Stella behind the bar – it may be a very slow “accent” to Corrie royalty.