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This reader is switching Corrie off
Lifelong Coronation Street fan Melissa Parker says she is switching off because the soap has lost its humour and become ‘relentlessly miserable’ (Metro, Mon).
I totally agree – it’s dire. Myself and all my family have stopped watching it.
I understand that issues need to be publicised – Melissa mentions domestic violence, coercive control and grooming – but everyone already knows about all the miserable things that go on in the world and we don’t want it in our homes. Life is so depressing for many people. We need fun storylines. Carol, via email
This reader wants the old energy back
I’m from Salford and used to walk down Archie Street in Ordsall, which Coronation Street was based on.
My mum and grandma loved the show from day one and I watched it, too – reluctantly at first, eventually not minding it at all. And when I moved down to London, I really started to love it.
The great thing about Corrie was its characters and it’s humour. People stood at the bar in the Rovers and just gossiped. Sorry for ‘mithering’, but can we have that back, please? John Donnelly, Southfields
This reader thinks the series has ‘lost the plot’
As a northerner now exiled in London, I have been a lifelong fan of Corrie – dating back to the early days.
I’m 86 and have got fed up with its dreary and often stupid plotlines. Not only that, we are seeing increasingly ridiculous back stories introduced, continuity is often forgotten and the essential ‘northernness’ of its setting is overriden by characters who could just as well be in London.
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A final straw for me is they’ve started adding background music. Why? Frankly, Corrie has lost its plot, especially since Iain MacLeod took charge. Professor Peter Toyne, London
‘Not a pick-me-up’ says reader
If I felt low, I could always count on Corrie to be a great pick-me-up. It’s not quite the same anymore. Riyah, vie email
Have audience expectations changed?
Society has changed – and so has audience expectations. Back then, storytelling was naturally slower because there was no social media shaping public discourse, viewers had fewer viewing options, production technology was simpler and audiences weren’t exposed to high-budget dramas with cinematic effects.
Today, viewers are used to fast pacing, sharper visuals and more dramatic story arcs. With streaming platforms, AI-driven effects and global competition, long-running soaps have to evolve to stay relevant. Issues around mental health, crime, social justice and family dynamics are explored differently because audiences expect realism.
Soaps such as Coronation Street mirror the times they’re made in – just as they did in the 1960s and 70s. Nostalgia is powerful, but evolution is necessary. Jackie Pearson, vie email
Poem for Corrie
I’ve written a poem – Sorry For Corrie.
Modern day Corrie/ Let’s look at what we’ve got / When it comes to entertainment / The writers have lost the plot.
Any fatal medical condition / From the present or the past / Is certain to be visited / On members of the cast.
A fatal motor accident / A bout of MND you’ll meet / A drowning in a swimming pool / A huge sinkhole in the street.
There are overcrowded prisons / Is the penal system sick? / No, the underlying cause / Most characters have been in nick.
They strive for sexual equality / Well let’s just burst that bubble / If your character is gay / Then you’ll likely be in trouble.
To serve the Corrie residents / they have a crappy flower shop / And an undertakers parlour / For those who get the chop. Ian Kenyon, The Huyton Poet
‘A den of misery’
Coronation Street is a den of misery. The police station and hospital are so full of comings and goings they should fit turnstiles. The Theo/Todd coercive control storyline is so cruel and disturbing I can barely watch. Aristo George, Palmers Green
Is Corrie simply following EastEnders’ lead?
EastEnders is the most depressing soap and has never had any comedy in it – just fighting, stabbing and murders, even on Christmas Day! Corrie and Emmerdale now follow suit, because this garbage wins awards. The Samaritans must be swamped with calls after an EastEnders episode and has to be a reason for the rise in mental health issues. HB, via email
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