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31.3.06
Tonight's Corrie

Shelley: Maybe I should get meself a gay boyfriend, give meself a laff.
Violet: Hmm, sex wouldn’t be too good though.
Shelley: Oh, I dunno. Better than some I’ve ‘ad.

You can tell Jonathan Harvey's back on scriptwriting duties. He's the writer of the sublime Beautiful Thing (and Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!, but nobody's perfect) and when he's writing Corrie episodes, there's barely a word wasted. Every sentence bristles with wit or pathos. It's a joy to watch, and the conversation tonight with gay Sean and straight Jamie (right) was one of those rare minutes in a soap that brought tears to my eyes. Read it here. Coronation Street is quality drama.


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