Street dreamsBruce Jones and Les Battersby, his bestknown alter ego, have a few things in common - they are both working-class lads (Les's…Sat May 09 1998 - 01:00
This week's exploding storylinesAfter the "Deardree goes to jail" saga in Corrie, things were a tad dull in Brookside CloseSat Apr 11 1998 - 01:00
Free The Weatherfield WanAn innocent woman is sent to prison and a public outcry followsSat Apr 04 1998 - 01:00
Mixed doubles`The secret," said Coronation Street's favourite anorak, Roy, of his relationship with Hayley, the one he loves, clumsily and…Sat Feb 28 1998 - 00:00
Coupling in the cowshedWhat's going on at all at all in Glenroe? The cattle seem to be having an effect on the slowest-paced soap in history, bewitching…Sat Jan 24 1998 - 00:00
Sleepless in SoaplandSoap opera and family go together like... well, Christmas and familyWed Dec 24 1997 - 00:00
Drinking in black humourAlcoholism - and the way someone with a serious drink problem lives - is not ostensibly comic material, and the humour in Owen…Tue Nov 11 1997 - 00:00
From subtle to surrealBrasstacks's production of Nobody's Child, a new play by Alice Barry (lunchtime, Andrews Lane Studio, last week) explored a three…Tue Oct 14 1997 - 01:00
Mahaffy family valuesIT'S becoming a trend - Irish writers subverting the traditional portrayal of smalltown-Irish life for surreal comic effectSat May 31 1997 - 01:00
Diplomatic moveHERE is still a familiar face from Sarah in Upstairs Downstairs to Shirley Valentine, the latter being her one immortal role, …Sat Mar 08 1997 - 00:00
Brass neckHOW far can you go? With sex, with art, with newspapers, with television, the boundaries are pushed ever further, sometimes dangerously…Sat Feb 15 1997 - 00:00
JACK of all tradesPUBS and restaurants have become infested with folk who think roaring "drink!" a la Father Jack Hackett is hilarious altogether…Sat Feb 01 1997 - 00:00
A YOUNG WOMAN DRIVENSHE was thrown in at the deep end, and it shows. Dervla Kirwan has grown up quicklyThu Sept 05 1996 - 01:00
Swimming in the good lifeBY law, no new buildings can be built along the Amalfi coast in ItalySat Jun 22 1996 - 01:00
I Doubt It, Says PaulineTHE SHOW One Hell Of A Do, was one hell of a phenomenon, and one helluva hard act to followThu Jan 04 1996 - 00:00
