Coronation Street Anna And Pat Phelan

[sue11]

This latest storyline strikes me as completely ridiculous. Kevin thinks the sun shines out of Phelan's backside and is believing most of what he is saying. Gary and Anna seem to be too frightened to speak out and let everyone know what sort of man he is.
I realise that a storyline has to have an element of disbelief to make it exciting but the Corrie script writers seem to fall back on the same recurrent theme all the time, in that a new 'nasty' character can spread stories about an established character that everyone has known for years, but the new person is always believed over the established character!
Has anyone else noticed this over the past few years?

[cupid04]

I agree with you Sue.
I don't like where the story is going though. I find Phelan really creepy.

[andy-hughes]

It's soaps - these sort of plot devices are part of the basic structures of any soap.

The thing about soaps, as I have opined many times, is that the least casual analysis makes the entire house of cards collapse.

Why does no-one use a washing machine, or a toilet / ever forget what they were saying / talk about football, or immigration, or politics / move away from the large collection of horrible people who live near them / cough / swear / say they are bored / seem to work at a job for more than five minutes at a time / come home with a bag with clothes in / smile / tell a joke / be nice to someone else ........

get the idea?

[mazie]

They are really good at forgiving each other though Andy. Just look how friendly Kevin and Tyrone are, not sure I could forgive my best friend if they had fathered my GF/Wife's child. Then there's Maria and Carla best of friends now. Very odd.

[andy-hughes]

mazie - //They are really good at forgiving each other though Andy. Just look how friendly Kevin and Tyrone are, not sure I could forgive my best friend if they had fathered my GF/Wife's child. Then there's Maria and Carla best of friends now. Very odd. //

I'll take your word on that - I don't watch any soaps, but it does make you wonder - why does no-one end up not speaking to people they have fallen out with - they are either all loved-up, or trying to kill each other, there seem to be no degrees of casual relationships in soaps.

Plus, how come goddesses like Michelle and Carla finish up with local numpties when in 'real life' there would be a queue to date them!

[ivor4781]

like in emmerdale when Arron was crying to Robert in Debbies house, Robert went upstairs to check if there was hot water for a bath, when he came down Arron had phoned for a taxi ! and had already gone when Robert came down, do us a favor....

[mazie]

Are you sure you dont watch them Andy? You seem pretty knowledgable to me ;0)

[MargoTester]

^ just what I was thinking Maize.
I was amazed at how quickly Lauren got to see the nurse yesterday. Fell off the ladder and there she was in the surgery. I have to wait up to 2 weeks to get an appointment!!

[anotheoldgit]

And why when they finish up in hospital, do they all manage to be put into private rooms?

[andy-hughes]

mazie - //Are you sure you dont watch them Andy? You seem pretty knowledgable to me ;0) //

I haven't watched them regularly for about fifteen years, but I don't need to, they are merry-go-rounds, the scenarios never ever alter.

[New Judge]

What do Ena Sharples, Martha Longhurst and Minnie Caldwell have to say about this? And where's "Sunny Jim"?

[anotheoldgit]

Last time I saw Leonard Swindley, he was a Captain in the Home Guard.

[whiskeryron]

I don't agree with what creepy Phelan did but if any of you remember the storyline, when the Windasses were in extreme financial difficulties Phelan offered to help get them out of their difficulties if Anna would sleep with him. She accepted his offer of a contract so what did he do wrong ? He did not attack or rape her or force himself on her in any way.

[viv41]

What did he do wrong ?? Do you think a DECENT man would offer that as a way out for a desperate woman ??

[andy-hughes]

whiskeyron - //She accepted his offer of a contract so what did he do wrong ? He did not attack or rape her or force himself on her in any way. //

Although it is a fictional storyline, do you really think his behaviour was excusable on the basis that no physical force was used?

Taking advantage of vulnerable people doesn't become OK simply because he didn't use physical force - when force was still obviously employed.

[viv41]

It is silly yes, as Kevin obviously thinks a lot of Anna and you would tend to believe your lover over a recently met workman !! The truth will out though, definitely !

[andy-hughes]

viv41 - //The truth will out though, definitely ! //

That tends to be one of the finer points about soaps, there is often a strong code of morality the runs through them - wrongdoers often get brought to justice.

[mazie]

She slept with him because he was going to prosecute Gary for assault

[viv41]

Indeed they do andy. Your poor Carla has been attacked and is in hospital, did you know ? x

[cupid04]

If I remember rightly it was Phelan's fault they got into debt in the first place. He got the family involved in some iffy job.

[andy-hughes]

viv - //Indeed they do andy. Your poor Carla has been attacked and is in hospital, did you know ? x //

I didn't - I don't watch, but I am sure that comatose and bandaged up to wazzoo, she will still make my pulse race if I catch a glimpse of her!