Star letter in next week's Radio Times from Bill Evans of Llangollen, Denbighshire:
Talking of declining viewing figures he says:
"There is a simple way to reverse the trend. Produce realistic storylines with which the viewer can identify. Credible stories about ordinary people facing up to daily life, without tram crashes, murders or fake marriages.
"The great strength of Corrie always lay in its ability to make us laugh and cry at the foibles, inadequacies and resolve of the characters when faced with everyday difficulties. Stan and Hilda, Bet, Elsie, Ken, Deirdre, Norris were and are all believable, flawed characters with whom we identify.
"Now we are faced with a bewildering series of tragedies and storylines that stretch credulity to breaking point. The avaricious shopkeeper, the square-jawed transvestite, the shellshocked young soldier, the wild child, the overtly gay barman, the token Christian, the freed murderer and of course the disabled person in a wheelchair all seem to have been written in a single dimension.
"It really is that simple. The audience isn't made up of fools."
