Splendid fellows. Both of them.

RIP David Daker. As Irongron he gave one of the funniest performances ever in Who. Also great as Gordon Lewis in Corrie, the Rovers’ unwanted and disliked temporary manager.

BARRY LETTS IN CORRIE!

Corrie 1.11.61 There’s trouble at Amalgamated Steel, as boss Mr Wentworth (Barry Letts) gives a ticking off to Mr Schofield (Barry Lowe) who office assistant Ken Barlow is sticking up for.

HYDRATION BREAK

HYDRATION BREAK.

HYDRATION BREAK.

RIP Roy Hattersley.

Incredible to think that someone who was at the lowest ebb in their life at this time could come up with such beauty. youtu.be/bBXCWHAP6WI?...

Well this wasn’t on my bingo card for today.

To those of you thinking of visiting Gallifrey Base.

Progress.

Just find more missing 60s episodes instead eh? #doctorwho

Last of the Summer Wine outtake from series 1, episode 1. Starts with Michael Bates waiting for his cue worrying that his fag is going to burn down to nothing and ruin continuity, and then Bill Owen cocks up his line. “Cat” and “corporal” should have been the other way round!

Late night walk. Beauty and the Beast.

McCartney II alternate shot, restored and coloured.

Getting “it’s the Beatles Bloody White Album Shut Up!” vibe from his Apple Music interview. #theboysofdungeonlane

Life Can Be Hard is a little gem isn’t it? #theboysofdungeonlane

I wouldn’t say Kathy Staff was typecasted from an early stage in her career, but here are the three small roles she played in Corrie in its early years.

When you have the same hair as your mother in law.

Nice early morning nature walk this morning

Sitting on a sofa made out of Steven Taylor’s coat.

Quite symbolic in its own way.

Two historic Corrie locations…

This week, I spoke to Ken Barlow about missing episodes of Coronation Street. A piece on the “dry run” pilots of Corrie now up on the Telegraph site (£): www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2026/05/2... @telegraph.co.uk @gkw.bsky.social

Anyone know if the cylindrical prop on the bottom right appeared in Doctor Who? It looks very familiar.

“True love is selfless. It’s prepared to sacrifice” “Is that from the bible?” “Fridge magnet”

Yeah we all loved Vila, but Michael had some lovely moments as Rev. Stevens.

I have to admit The Sun’s headline made me smirk.

😳

Loved him. For all Vila’s wisecracking, Michael’s performance in Orbit is heartbreaking.

“Didn’t have that Len Fairclough down to be going soliciting along that Canal Street!” Actually viewers this is Water Street just over the road from where Nurse Bernard and Ray were apprehended by a policeman, and where the Grape Street lot was.

Wow some Street viewers letters were just horrible. I love how Anne Reid responds to it herself.

Grape Street set *before* the Grape Street set?

Love that Handel Gartside is billed above Elsie and Len.

Tried to have a go at increasing the res of a few of those Corrie Dry Run telesnaps.

Sad news about Alan Rothwell. Loved the Frank - Ken - David dynamic, never better illustrated than here.

The Streeting Resignation

Rayner to Streeting.

Manic A-Road Preachers

“Yes it’s nice to hear his speech again”

Happy 100th Birthday #DavidAttenborough. Here he is on Parkinson talking about the early days of TV.

“DESTROY! PRICE DESTRUCTION!”

Sunderland’s new Overlords patrol the streets.

@garygillatt.bsky.social Is Squabbling Rubber ever coming back 😔

Coronation Street - written by Leslie Duxbury (4th May 1977). Ena removes her hairnet to attend a christening.

Pat Phoenix on Parkinson in 1975.

Not coming down then…

Was I always this freckly?