Hilda Ogden

Not yet.

An image of a poster depicting a sinister figure in a very rigid top hat and a hint of tails, hanging half limp, half unfeasibly erect, from what appears to be a standard lightfitting. The angle of the one visible arm and both legs suggest death. It says PLEASE DO NOT HANG AROUND THE BAR AFTER YOU HAVE BEEN SERVED.

This poster behind the bar in the Rovers gave me such nightmares as a child. It was like the soap version of a Public Information Scene, but even more scarring. And possibly rather more effective. #Corrie

Thank God you've arrived.

Jack in striped pyjamas, squirming whilst flanked by Vera and chest-jabby Our Terry, in October’s page in the 1986 Official Coronation Street calendar.

Big-collar era Mike Baldwin; floppy-fringed moustachioed early-eighties Kev; lovely Jerry Booth.

Mavis in full-siren mode, with The Man From The RSPCA.

I like to think Our Terry (seen here in his early, non-evil incarnation in my 1986 #CorrieCalendar) has just given Jack a painfully good old twist of the nipple. #CoronationStreet #Corrie #ClassicCorrie #TerryDuckworth #MavisRlikely #JerryBooth #Cctober #Autumn

I came to say the same.

More undiluted Sally please, #Corrie. In Pride-leaning knitwear if need be.

Good to see that jolly Theo has found time to pop into Audrey’s to enjoy some of David’s scissoring between malevolent-gaslighting and superhero ambulance-calling this evening. Bravo. #Corrie #MissPopoff

MAKE IT HAPPEN

What the Sainted Changing Rooms has Debbie done to Carla’s? #Corrie

Imagine how alarmed you’d be if I *did* know that though.

Get Danielle to test Millie’s earbuds by driving past slowly and barking SLAG into them. #Corrie

One ‘like‘ is insufficient.

I bet Christina doesn’t even know Annabel Bartrum, the wretch. #Corrie

Get Christina in a headscarf. #Corrie

OMGee I cannot wait!!!!

Maybe Dev could divert some of his keeping-revenge-porn-off-the-whole-internet financial outlay into the defence of Bernie? Just a thought. #Corrie

It really is.

She should have it at 10am, ideally accompanied by strippers and absinthe.

Pure common sense.

5pm is far too late an hour for speed dating, Glenda. #Corrie

Dirk catching up on the ChitChat site at the bar

Dirk noticing his two glam pals’ approach

Dirk whipping off his specs in delight

Dirk’s ladyfriends, though. #Corrie

Thank goodness Dev has finally addressed this anomaly. #Corrie

Theo’s progeny are disturbingly well cast. #Corrie

Excited for the slew of wit on the socials about Adam’s hair in tonight’s #Corrie.

Thank goodness that by Wednesday’s #Corrie they’d put Maria in a meat-and-two-veg sexual-orientation-appropriate jumper. With the veg facing northward.

This is a boon though.

Just catching up with Monday’s #Corrie, and frankly, they’ve gone too far. As if hard-faced plain-clothes (except during pantomime proposals) coppernob Swainer would be swayed by a sugar mouse! This is very poor lesbianing. Come back from the dead with fish fingers next time, please.

And BA Robertson, which is even worse.

Catching up on last night’s #Emmerdale, and am relieved that Rodney has not disappointed in terms of wedding attire and general presentation.

Perhaps he was able to see, even then, what a little old man he is. Very likeable though, I thought, and the £20 for escorting La Knox onstage was beautiful.