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?

[viv41]

Yup, she still looks good ....... !

[mazie]

I think Carla is stunning, hypnotic almost. I bet andy watches it just for Carla :0)

[viv41]

She has cheekbones to die for mazie ....

[andy-hughes]

I have to say, if I watch, the scenes with Carla are the ones that capture my attention - she is just gorgeous!!!

[MargoTester]

So you do watch every now and then?

[ivor4781]

carla is very attractive but voice you could sliced a cottage loaf with

[viv41]

Only so he can drool over Carla (lol).

[andy-hughes]

Margotester - //So you do watch every now and then? //

The present Mrs Hughes is a fan of the show, but usually she watches recorded episodes, and I make myself busy elsewhere.

On occasions, we watch 'live' and the coincides with tea-time, so we watch together.

I have no idea who most of the people are, but when Carla comes into view, my breathing gets a bit ragged and my tea goes cold!!

[viv41]

I read that she puts that voice on ivor ......

[cupid04]

I remember the actress who plays Carla when she was in 'Coupling' as Geoff's fantasy,

[ivor4781]

id like to believe that :-)

[andy-hughes]

cupid - //I remember the actress who plays Carla when she was in 'Coupling' as Geoff's fantasy, //

Me too, when he fell in love with 'a leg'!

I have no trouble with her voice - it's probably over-'northern'-ised, but that is acting.

If I was close enough to be hearing her, my hearing would have shut down as a non-vital life essential, with that energy going towards keeping me breathing in and out

[sue11]

Ha ha, thanks for all the responses so far!
Yes the original storyline had Anna sleeping with Phelan on the basis that he would 'help them' financially out of the mess that he had got them into. He has told a pack of lies to Kevin, so you would think all she would have to do is to tell the truth for Phelan to be found out, but I guess that would spoil the upcoming storyline, which I am sure will be based oh Phelan trying to defraud Kevin and Jason.
Yes I agree that Carla is gorgeous and definitely so unfair that some women can look like this, it is making me laugh though that laid up under sedation in a hospital bed, she is managing to retain full make up and lip gloss!
But overall I do love Corrie as a soap, it knocks spots off Eastenders in my opinion.
Thank you all for your replies!
Sue

[viv41]

I love it too sue, always have, always will ....

[-SharonA-]

I like the Phelan character, but the storyline....... surely they could have thought of something better. You can bet your bottom dollar the truth will come out and where will Anna be there. Even when she slept with him, I found this totally ridiculous!

[ladyalex]

Actually, I think it quite often happens in 'real life' that a new person joins a group, makes up things (or makes unfounded observations) about one person in the group and then the group all believe the new person. She (and it is often a she) then ousts the chosen victim from the group and takes her place.
It's a form of bullying really and I have certainly observed it within workplaces and social groups.

[New Judge]

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

What? You mean he's no longer in Coronation Street?

You might have broken that to me a bit more gently, AOG :-)

[viv41]

Uncle Albert is no longer in it either ......

[ladyalex]

And why has Emily gone to Peru?
Will she ever return?

[viv41]

In real life she wanted a break, she will be back !