Talk:Most controversial storylines of Coronation Street

"filmed in a city often described as Britain's gay capital"

Unfair. The most regarded gay capital of Britain is Brighton, West Sussex - highest number of gay people living there and was also home place of the first gay marriage.

Comeon guys, get this right... —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 81.111.98.15 (talk • contribs) 05:42, 29 May 2006.

Original Research
This article gives no basis for its claims of controversy, cites no sources, and doesn't even try to define what a "controversial" plotline is, let alone what defines the "most" controversial plotlines. Get some reputable sources which verify that these storylines were considered the most controversial by fans and critics, or this article may qualify for deletion as original research. Cheers! The Disco King 15:38, 2 June 2006 (UTC)


 * I agree completely. I could even go as far as suggesting that the article is renamed, perhaps 'Major/Main storylines of Coronation Street'?  If not then "controversial" must be defined, and those deemed to be the "most" controversial properly sourced.


 * controversy
 * n., pl. -sies.
 * 1. A dispute, especially a public one, between sides holding opposing views.
 * 2. The act or practice of engaging in such disputes.


 * The problem with this article is that is classes a popular or highly-rated storyline as being "controversial". For instance, The serial killer: Richard Hillman generated little debate on the question of murder or killings, however it brought in massive viewing figures for the programme.


 * Storylines that I would class as being worthy of the "controversial" label are:
 * Killing of Martha Longhurst.
 * Sacking of Jennifer Moss.
 * Betty, Maggie & Gordon.
 * Killing of Ernie Bishop (sacking of Stephen Hancock).
 * Ken, Deirdre, and Mike.
 * Killing of Len Fairclough (sacking of Peter Adamson).
 * Killing of Brian Tilsley (departure of Chris Quinten).
 * Killing of Ivy Tilsley (sacking of Lynne Perrie).
 * First transsexual person in a British soap.
 * Deirdre Rachid jailed.
 * Rape of Toyah Battersby.
 * Death of Alma Halliwell.
 * Sarah Platt's pregnancy.
 * Todd Grimshaw's homosexuality.


 * After listing those, my suggestion would be to form the article using them and create a new article for 'Major/Main storylines of Coronation Street' where the rest, and the story list, would be better suited. Ben 03:03, 24 December 2006 (UTC)

Stories That Never Happened
This whole section is unsourced and has questionable facts. American Brit 00:30, 6 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Although I did not write the section, it is reliable. The information is based on the Daran Little 40th Anniversary book, I would add citations if I had time, but I don't. Ben 00:34, 6 January 2007 (UTC)