Sunday 13 October 2013

Deirdre Barlow's Best Bits


(This post was originally posted by Graeme N on the Coronation Street Blog in September 2013.)

I've wanted to write a blog celebrating some of Corrie's wonderful women for some time now. Coronation Street has always had as its backbone a great cast of strong yet vulnerable,  tough yet loveable, warm and earthy women. 

Yet recently there seems to be something missing from a lot of them. Can it be true that the Weatherfield women of 2013 are lacking the grit, determination and feistiness of the late great Elsie, Ena and Annie? Probably, to a certain extent. However this isn't setting out to be a negative post. 

There are still some wonderful Weatherfield ladies on our screens and I want to celebrate some of their best bits.

Let's kick off with the magnificent Deirdre Barlow. Deirdre was a down in the dumps character for a good long period, constantly chasing after daughter Tracy and defending even her very worst crimes. Recently though she has enjoyed something of a rather glorious renaissance. Yes, Deirdre is funny again. Yes, Deirdre is smacking Tracy down and putting her in her place again. We do love Deirdre and long may she reign at number one Coronation Street!

However, what I want to know is what is your favourite Deirdre moment? It could be anything from the last forty bespectacled years. From her longstanding partnership with Ken to the fabulous mother/daughter relationship with the late lamented Blanche. 

What about her high profile storylines. Who could forget that devious tie seller John Lindsay? All together now: "I didn't do any of it!" The attention grabbing Ken, Mike and Deirdre love triangle? What about her fling with the doomed Samir? Or even the Devster...maybe not!

It could be her sexy specs or her wondrous 1980s perm. Who could forget that? Then there are the little details like the harmonica playing in the Rovers and her eternal love of dodgy pottery.

My own personal favourite Deirdre moment has to be seeing that Wendy Flamin' Crozier off not just once, but twice! Corrie at its finest!

So that's my favourite Deirdre moment, what's yours?




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