Cleopatra Posted May 19, 2013 Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 A fourth Coronation Street actor has been arrested on sexual charges, could this lead to the demise of the long running series? Guilty or innocent, one wonders how many more of the cast will find themselves accused. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted May 19, 2013 Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 A fourth Coronation Street actor has been arrested on sexual charges, could this lead to the demise of the long running series? Guilty or innocent, one wonders how many more of the cast will find themselves accused. who has been arrested now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davy51 Posted May 19, 2013 Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 I wouldn't have thought the discovery of a few alleged villains within the ranks of one of its flagship programmes would prompt ITV to ditch it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted May 19, 2013 Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 ITV aren't responsible for the personal lives of their employees, just as other employers aren't. This trial by message board is becoming increasingly tiresome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted May 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 Like you are becoming increasingly tiresome. You know the golden rule - if you don't like it don't read it! Simples. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted May 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 I wouldn't have thought the discovery of a few alleged villains within the ranks of one of its flagship programmes would prompt ITV to ditch it. Wasn't thinnking so much of ITV ditching it, well not till viewing figures dropped because the public stopped watching because the sexual allegations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted May 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 ITV aren't responsible for the personal lives of their employees, just as other employers aren't. This trial by message board is becoming increasingly tiresome. I beg to differ. Just to quote one instance - Lynne Perrie (alias Ivy Brennan - Tilsley that was) was fired from the series for having cosmetic surgery on her lips without consulting the producers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted May 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 who has been arrested now? No name given as of yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila_P Posted May 19, 2013 Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 I don't see this as 'trial by message board'. It is merely a reflection of the news headlines of the day. No-one has suggested that this person is guilty and from my viewpoint, people are innocent until proven guilty. Apparently, this actor's/character's name was a household one in the 1960's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted May 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 Exactly Sheila. And it couldn't be Albert Tatlock because he is dead and even in the 1960's he was a grumpy old sod even in every day life so I couldn't imagine it being him. I'm taking bets on who you think he is. OMG! Philip Lowrie (alias Dennis Tanner). Bill Roach (alias Ken Barlow) we already know stands accused. Wasn't too many young men in those days and I think all the older actors have all died. Then again there was the actor who played Ivan Cheveski, the pole married to Linda Tanner (Elsie Tanner's daughter). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted May 19, 2013 Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 You do have to be careful though. Look what happened to Len Fairclough; he was cleared of all crimes against his accusers in the 1980's but he was sacked anyway and died 20 years later homeless, penniless and alone.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted May 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 Turns out it is Neville Buswell who played Ray Langton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fugtifino Posted May 19, 2013 Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 At this rate the only bloke left in it will be Hayley. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algy Posted May 19, 2013 Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 At this rate the only bloke left in it will be Hayley. :lol: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila_P Posted May 19, 2013 Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 Isn't Neville Buswell a bank manager in the US, now? You missed a couple, Cleo. I'll leave you to ponder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt Kije Posted May 19, 2013 Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 Sheila, Welcome to the minority group "Innocent until proven guilty" theres not many of us on here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted May 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 At 70 years old I should think he is retired now Sheila but it doesn't say he was a banker. It just says that when he moved to the US he worked as a croupier and a manager in a casino for 13 years. Now I am pondering who I missed. Fifty odd years is a long time to remember. These days I can forget after only fifty odd minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted May 19, 2013 Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 Sheila... ignore Kije; he seems to think that terrorists caught on camera and caught in the act deserve money wasting on them by having a trial.... even usually law abiding citizens caught speeding are presumed guilty and "sentenced" in their absence by post and told to pay up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted May 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 Sheila, Welcome to the minority group "Innocent until proven guilty" theres not many of us on here Pull your neck in Kije. Nobody is saying he is guilty, just commenting on reports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted May 19, 2013 Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 At this rate the only bloke left in it will be Hayley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted May 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 Got them, i think. Alan Rothwell alias Ken's brother David Barlow. Ken Farrington alias Billy Walker. Bill Kenright alias Gordon Clegg. Kenneth Cope alias Ged Stone. Harry Hewitt but he could be dead now Arthur Lowe alias Leonard Swindley but he could be dead too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted May 19, 2013 Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 A fourth Coronation Street actor has been arrested on sexual charges, could this lead to the demise of the long running series?.................... Well Cleo, as you probably don't get to watch all our TV over there I thought I'd just mention that Corrie has just won best soap in the 'British Soap Awards 2013' and bagged another 7 wins too (for various other stuff). I'll leave it upto you to decide what that means or to make further comment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted May 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 Fairy Nuff Dizzifer, but, who know if they will be winning anything next year if these Coronation Street actors keep getting accused. The count is 5 already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted May 19, 2013 Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 Got them, i think. Alan Rothwell alias Ken's brother David Barlow.Ken Farrington alias Billy Walker. Bill Kenright alias Gordon Clegg. Kenneth Cope alias Ged Stone. Harry Hewitt but he could be dead now Arthur Lowe alias Leonard Swindley but he could be dead too. ???????? Errmmm... are you suggesting that some/all of the people you have named could 'allegidely' be guilty of 'similar' offences Cleo. ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted May 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2013 No my dear. Not suggesting anyone guilty of anything was listing the names of the young Coronation Street actors of the 1960's because in an earlier report I read another one had been arrested but it turned out to be Neville Buswell who went to live in the US, and obviously wasn't arrested but accused. As no name was given previously was talking about who it might have been. And saying it could only be one of the younger actors because the older generation would all be dead by now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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