Coronation Street Part 7: Gail Force

What a beautiful portrait of my Gail. I only wish she'd let me trim em dead ends.

Are the cat gifting her with a chin as a going away gift?

Cast not cat. Damned autocorrect.

Poor Toyah's neck is creping

Shut yer face GRIMshaw! I 'av a going-away present waiting for you. I haven't forgot you pouncing my No.5 (Les Dennis).

You never could stand that men can't get enough of me, could ya? Even snivelly Martin is on his way back to work me, that Pratt. Best you could do was a graverobber

Aye, Gail. All th' heartache and tears are due to on' thin', Cock. You heathen', you lead my Brian down th' road to SIN with your separatin' and divorce. And now, he dead! Repent, sinner!

Go Home Ivy, you're drunk!

OH KEN!

Oh shut up, D'dire!

Ain't that right, "Drearie"?

Kiss my front bum Becky

Martin won't be back after all.

[quote] "Sean Wilson has stepped down from filming for personal reasons," an ITV spokesperson told us.

[quote] A representative for Wilson has also been approached for comment. His spokesperson told The Sun: "Neither he nor I will be making any further comment or statement.”

[quote] According to The Sun, all of the scenes Sean filmed since he returned to set late last month have been scrapped and will no longer air.

R12 wow, what's upset him this time?

Him exiting has shat all over Our Gail's exit storyline. I'm not sorry if the intention was to pair her off with Martin again, she was always a much stronger character than he was and I didn't like his acting.

And Gail doesn't need a man, she can be happy alone.

Gail and her new chin, r14?

R14. Aye, us street women need no man to take care o' us!

1. Old Bailey is back, so the husband and I were happy to have the opportunity to scream OH, FOR THE MUSE OF FIRE when our favourite actors' actor came onscreen

2. Tracy's return has been underwhelming, except for the cute Mary bit.

3. Maybe it is time to cut out the Battersby girls once and for all

Meanwhile, Kit is becoming more attractive every day. Too bad the show probably has enough gay characters right now.

The actor who plays Martin has left “for personal reasons”, and the scenes he has been filming for several weeks have been scrapped. Gail’s send off will have to be totally rewritten. Nobody is telling what really happened.

It must be health related if they're keeping this quiet. It would have leaked by now if it was something scandalous.

R19 I'm not so sure. Reports say Sean Wilson was summoned to a meeting then promptly left the set. If they aren't even trying to salvage some of Martin's visit and going to the trouble of filming lots of new scenes to replace them, its suggestive.

Plus his agent saying “Neither he nor I will be making any further comment or statement", sounds angry and defensive.

If it's not health, then it's vulnerability to liability.

I hope Gail's exit isn't going to be generic a "going off to find myself" extended trip, it need to be more final.

R23. I lef' to go find meself, Chuck. Then Alec dragged me back...

I wonder if he was caught doing drugs on the set.

It must be something like that given how quickly they dumped him.

Or he leaked something.

Maybe he came back to deliberately sabotage Helen's exit storyline, as he knows she belongs in the show.

R23 Ye left 'cause ye couldn't hack it runnin' the flamin' Rovers luv. Ye ran that place int'a ground! Is it any wonder I wouldn't sink my hard-earnd brass to bail ye out?

Well the official statement says he left for personal reasons, which could mean anything.

I'm fully expecting the whole story to appear over the next few days.

I hope he wasn't up to Bruno Langley's old tricks, sticking his fingers where their not invited.

*they're

R27. "LUV!?" "LUV!?" Next, you'll call us PALS! PALS! Hard earn'd brass?! Don't make me laugh, Cock. You'd have no brass for that flamin' red wig you call a'ir if not for Len's harde'rn'd money that 'e lef' you. Go back to whatev' basement rat nest you crawled out a' you washed-up showgir'!

Now Bet, please be reasonable. The way you should will bring on one on my migraines. And I think you both have lovely wigs. Both highly flammable.

Come along, Mavis. We need to feed the parakeets.

Oh Derek really! Harry is a Budgie, not a parrot.

I'm starting to think Victor was right about you. Eat your parsnips!

Still no news on his departure?

He was summoned to head office and then left the show, so he was probably sacked.

Maybe he was trying to hock his cheese?

You're drunk, Mavis!

Maybe they wrote a big twist, Martin was Bethany's father all along! Nowadays they go for sensationalism, and Sean quit before when they tried to write him as a pervert into young girls

So it turns out they've cast John Thompson from Cold Feet as Gail's love interest, basically giving away the storyline. He was in Corrie years ago but slummed it with Grimshaw.

Sean was axed 2 weeks ago.

So we'll get one last round with old Gail and Eileen?

Sean is out? For real?

Sean who played Martin.

Eileen looks like a different person since she lost the weight. Not in a good way

R41 if only it was that Sean! Dead wood.

Damn, r42 -- I was excited for a moment. Ta.

Me too, r45. Me too. I can't believe it took nearly 20 years for him to stop being old Eileen's lodger.

Sean has helped drag Eileen from being a great character to a complete annoyance. Also, working with Simon (Steve) hasn't helped as she mirrors his face pulling and overreactions too much. The actress Sue Cleaver was much better in her first few years.

Wasn't she an opera singer?

Now it is suggested lawyers are involved in Martin's messy exit, with top bosses "not allowed to talk".

One of the writers. Damon Rochefort, posted on FB that he wanted to make a donation to the Harris/Walz campaign but was informed he wasn’t eligible as a UK citizen. They should send Gail to the US as a volunteer for the Harris/Walz campaign and have her end up marrying some Yank.

Our Gail would have drawn blood on Donald Dump. So would Audrey. Claudia would have flirted with him cause she's a tart.

New promo:

Unavailable in the US, r92.

R53, Aye, me Jack and I couldn't watch it on our telly in the Vegas casino, Chuck. I hoped Terry would tape it but he didn't.

R54 Not "Our" Terry now, eh? Finally realised what a piece of shite he is after he killed poor Judy Mallet in that cut'n'shut?

Oh, and your Tommy is another piece of crap (although I'd still ride his cock). What d'ya think of that ye OLE homophobe?

R55. Aye, ye cheeky sod! Too yella' to sign your own poisoned words 'n lies?! Our Terry never touc'ed a 'air on poor Judy's head. We wus in a carriage wreck you fool! That's what 'appened! Who is this? Ida? Don? 'Ayley? Me Jack will give you a thumpin' when he comes from the Rovers. You betcha!

R56 he'll have to find me first ye mithering old bitch. No wonder all the neighbours 'ate you and Jack can't get it up!

I'll giv ye a clue, I'm the one smellin' of yer Tommy's cum!

R57. Aye, you and ye foul words. That's why I 'anted to get to Blackpool, Cock. To get away from you and ye kind. Our Tommy wouldn't touch ya. He likes the ladies. And if this is that trollop Tina MacIntyre...you're barely a lady, ye floozy.

We need a tram crash on this thread.

R59. I nearly lost me wig in the last one!

Is it true Emily Bishop wasn't fucked since Ernest got shot in the 70s?

R61. I don't think she got screwed while Ernie was alive, poor bloke.

Buh bye, Beth. And good riddance.

What was her exit storyline?

R61,

There used to be a hilarious series of old episodes of Coronation Street where the dialogue was dubbed, and the storyline involved everyone on the street having a sexual perversion. Ernest was impotent, and was always trying new ways to get hard in order to satisfy Emily.

R65 Buggernation Street! Thanks for the reminder

I can’t find the episodes on YouTube, but here’s an article with details of the plots.

So Beth is gone. I saw a video of Lisa George sitting in the knicker factory talking about it. She's lost a LOT of weight.

Will she be back? What will Kirkie do?

And when the hell is Paul going to kick the bucket?

R68 well who knows but Lisa is definitely gone, contract over. Has panto lined up for Christmas.

Kirk is a terrible character, he didn't start out like that, the shite writing have made him into a running joke, and not a funny one

Lisa left because she has a condition that is slowly making her lose her vision. She wants to try other roles first. Beth always felt like a rehash of bawdy Cilla to me, so I never warmed to her.

We will say goodbye to our Paul next week.

R71. Aye ye Martha Longhurst. Nothin' but a weasel in specs.

Now r72, Ena and Martha were friends, Ena could be sharp, but she did care for Martha -- and Minnie too.

I was looking for The Road to Coronation Street on a streamer, but it isn't available for streaming.

R73. I did care for my Martha and for my Minnie. They were me pals...unless they made me cross! Which was oft'n!

I really enjoyed that show, R74. Jessie Wallace was surprisingly well-suited to the role of Pat Phoenix.

R76. It WAS a great movie. It's funny how Doris Speed went from a secretary (although a trained actress) to the Queen if the Cobbles Annie "Lilac Time" Walker.

I liked it when I saw it on BritBox, but it isn't available to stream any longer, r76, r77.

Does this soap have any gays left?

Well...Paul, Billy, Todd, the excreable waste of flesh called Sean....some lesbians or lesbian-adjjacents....

Lynda Baron was great as Violet Carson.

And it was produced by the BBC, not ITV. Which makes no sense to me.

R79. It's a shame. This show prided itself on its gay characters in the beginning...Ernie Bishop and Fred Gee being the biggest of them all!

That was actually a surprisingly well-done goodbye to Paul. Neither Bernie, Gemma or Summer are characters I'm particularly fond of, but all three actresses gave great performances. And I like the twist of Bernie letting Billy believe Paul was still alive to hear his goodbye. I hope they leave it at that, and don't have someone let the truth slip to Billy.

I predict Billy will mope for a while about how he'll never love again, then be banging Todd by New Year.

R84 or have a horny fuck with him while Todd is helping clear out Paul's things, then be wracked with self-loathing

Has Our Gail's exit storyline kicked off yet? She's only got just over 3 months left

I saw some link announcing what it is, so it must be soon. I'm a week behind so it may have started now that Paul's gone. We've also got Bethany in a stoma after botched lipo to look forward to.

WTF, they stopped airing new episodes on britbox.

ITV player is VPN- friendly.

Get yourself a VPN, ditch Britbox and watch it on ITVX. I did.

SPOILER

Poor Bethany hardly needed liposuction! Now she's left with a lifelong stomach. Brave of them to have the repercussions be so enduring and not have it be resolved in time for Christmas.

*stoma

Liposuctions are not just for Christmas.

Gail’s exit storyline should have been her search around the world for a chin to enjoy before she croaks.

Doesn't Mr. Chin own th' 'aundry ov'r on Victoria Street?

Shurrup Raquel and bring me a vodid n' tonic!

Still catching up and just watched Paul's death episodes, which were surprisingly well-done and well acted. The show's been shit for so long that it was good to see something work. Can't stand anti-vaxx Daniel Brocklebank, though. Relieved I won't be seeing him as much for a while. Jane Hazlegrove's masterful as Bernie, though. I hated her at first, but she's subtly and slowly captured my heart.

Also hoping Aadi and Amy become an anchor couple that they don't fuck with too much. Writers deserve some credit for the care they are taking with those two. I was worried they were going to fuck it up by frittering away our Deirdre's inheritance and not taking the loss of that as seriously as it should be, given how much we all miss and love the poor gal.

R95. Aye, that's our Bet...keepin' it sloppy, I see, dearie? Shut 'er up and go smoke a fag, ye olde chim'nee.

Saw this on reddit

Sue Cleaver's doing some rounds with the press, saying she lost all that way because she stopped drinking wine.

Weight*

Pat Phelan wouldn't look twice at her now. He liked 'em big and chunky.

What was the storyline reasoning for him marrying her any way?

Looks like the dreadful Summer may be Dark Crystal extra Toyah's long lost sister. 🤢

Carla and Swain "Swarla" confirmed by Ali King herself!

Don't they know that bumpin' pussies is against the rules?

Eh Ena, it's different from your day love.

Carla's had some decent cock in her time

Adam

Ali

Liam

Daniel

Paul

Tony

Trevor the hot binman

Robert

Nick

Peter

Frank Foster before he turned into a rapist

Eh, Ena. I use to bump into pussies e'vry day. My pussy Bobby would 'always be runnin' into my legs, luv.

My Rommel loves bumpin' 'is 'ead int'a my shins o' a mornin'

I would have given Ali a great bj

R108. Mrs. Ogden. As interested as we are in your...um....feline's morning habits, will you please finish up cleaning those table tops? You still haven't touched the parlour.

Blow it out yer arse, Mrs Walker! Ya stuck up 'ol bat. Yer son's been up me minge more times than I can count and he can't stand you either!

If we're talkin' the number of blokes up ye sk'rts, Bet, luv, we'd need a cup' o' ev'nings just to get thru A to F...

R112 Weatherfield Entrepreneur? You'd have nowt to yer name apart from that raggy orange wig if it weren't fer the men whose brass yer inherited! Gold-diggin' ol murderer!

R113. Aye, shut yer gob. Callin' 'ol Rita a murderer. You beat up Our Terry! All he done was fl'rt with that slag Gloria Todd. Rot in Hell, Al'n Bradley!

I wonder if Bethany is talking to her own stoma.

R115 lol what?

CHESNEY ON ICE!! 🔥🧊❄️❤️‍🔥🍦

R117. Poor thing.

R118 hardly. He parlayed being a loveable kid on the show into 20 years of barely competent acting, getting paid a fortune each year for his wooden performance.

Sam Aston (Our Chesney) still acts like he's the kid Ches. He needs to act like an adult.

Has Our Chesney been shirtless?

R121 Gives new meaning to hourglass figure.

He roided up major for his wedding to Jemma, and it was this weird, bloated fit-fat, bless him. Yes, I'm too lazy to find photos.

Oh Our Chesney....such a good lad.

Gail's love interest John Thompson arrives on the cobbles next week. Smartly they have a backstory where he knows Gail from Thailand and has come to check on her, instead of them barely knowing each other.

Gail selling the house to pay for Bethany's medical bills is silly though, why not get a mortgage against the value?

I thought David owned the house through some deal with Gail? Let Bethany rot in Istanbul.

I vaguely remember David selling it cheaply during the sinkhole drama. Gail bought it back with her inheritance from her gay dad Ted

Thanks, r127.

I’ve blocked the deeply tiresome poster giving us fake dialogue over and over. As a result this thread is much improved.

R129. Good for you!

Me too, r129.

R131. Me too!

We can't hear ya, luv. Sling your hook.

Looks like Maureen Lipman is taking a longer break than she let on. She said she was coming back in 2025 when they announced her departure in July, but it looks like it's indefinite now.

Oh damn. I like Evelyn and what she brings to the Street.

That really is a shame. She was one of the show’s strongest actors.

Jonathan Harvey, who wrote Beautiful Thing, is leaving the show after 20 years and over 300 episodes. Paul's funeral was the last one.