Coronation Street

Coronation Street , UK TV series (1960-present)

Quotes sorted by year.

1960

Context: The first episode. Elsie Tanner is fighting with her son Dennis.

Elsie Tanner (Patricia Phoenix): Sometimes I wish we were more like them Barlows. At least they're not rowin' all the time!

1974

Context: Minnie is going to tell Albert that she does not want to marry him.

Albert Tatlock (Jack Howarth): Have you got summat to tell me?

Minnie Caldwell (Margot Bryant): Yes, Albert, I'm afraid I have.

Albert: Well, if you got summat to say, spit it out instead of rabbitin' on about nothin'.

Minnie: I am not rabbitin' on about nothin', Albert, I am definitely rabbitin' on about somethin'.

Albert: What?

Minnie: Our future life together. I don't think we got one.

1983

Context: After a day at the Lake, Fred had sent Annie Walker's car in the lake, with Bet Lynch and Betty Turpin inside.

Bet Lynch (Julie Goodyear): Things were bad. You had more than enough to answer for before, but now...

Fred Gee (Fred Feast): Oh, belt up, will you?

Bet: ...you've done me and my gorgeous new outfit the final, the most unforgivable mischief! Not content with doing your damnedest to feed me to the flamin' fishes, you have put me down right slap bang in the middle of a flamin' cow plop!