Moderators PowerButchi Posted January 4, 2016 Moderators Share Posted January 4, 2016 Fucking WIN! Â Â Â Actor and children's TV legend Derek Griffiths is to join the cast of Coronation Street next year.The 69-year-old will play retired mechanic Freddie, a pensioner who strikes up "an unlikely friendship" with Kylie Platt.The actor was one the the hosts of Play School and Play Away during the 1960s, '70s and '80s.His motorbike-loving character will ride onto the Weatherfield cobbles in March.ITV said Freddie "finds new friends and a surrogate community" on Coronation Street following the death of his wife, a client of Kylie's at the beauty salon.Griffiths said: "I remember being a young boy and watching Violet Carson [who played Ena Sharples] on Coronation Street. She was a brilliant character that people loved to hate, and later when I became an actor and played the villain in panto many times those are qualities I would bring to the role."When I came for my audition one of the first things I saw was a huge photo of Violet Carson on the wall. I am very much looking forward to walking in those hallowed footsteps."Griffiths' acting work includes two years with the Royal Shakespeare Company, West End productions Miss Saigon and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and he has recently finished filming Silent Witness.He was also the voice of SuperTed.Coronation Street producer Stuart Blackburn said: "I was utterly delighted when Derek accepted this role and I can not wait to work with him and see him on the cobbles, it really will be a happy new year!" Â http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-35111054 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porkchopcash Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 Simon is starting to look like a young Don Goodman/David James. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members IANdrewDiceClay Posted March 11, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted March 11, 2016 Derek going for the smart "beard and leather jacket" outfit for his debut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PowerButchi Posted March 12, 2016 Moderators Share Posted March 12, 2016 He really is a god of British TV, isn't he? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polish Dad Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 He's turned up for the main event. Actually excited for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinton Morrison Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Phelan is a great heel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PowerButchi Posted March 15, 2016 Moderators Share Posted March 15, 2016 Tony Warren died the other week. You think that would have got more coverage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members IANdrewDiceClay Posted April 1, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted April 1, 2016 (edited) Its been WrestleMania week on the soaps. All their respective hard man fighting for the spot as soap headliner. Phil Mitchell destroyed lives. Smashed up the garage and the car lot. Got pissed and was nasty to everyone. Even tried to shag Sherly, that's how off his tits he was. Some great stuff from Pip. In Emmerdale, Cain Dingle met a drug dealer and his backup "Haystacks." Cain kicked this 6'7" mammoth in the guts and dropped him. Pure squash. It was class. Then he set the drug dealer up with a load of stolen goods and got him send down. Â Stiff competition, but this years best performance of a nutjob went to Derek Griffiths. Who tonight "snapped" on Corrie. A bunch of rowdy youths on a stag night spilled their pint on Audrey and Ken, and Dez went off it. Told the lad he'd drop him if he didnt replace the drinks, and when the lads were at their most shit scared did the old "ahhhhhh, had you going there" to put a full stop on who the fucking man is. Ken and Audrey got their drinks, and Derek had the whole pub laughing. He even told Audrey (in relation to his motorbike, not his cock) "I'm a wild ride, baby" in an American accent. Cool as fuck. He even wore one of those black jackets with the tartan in them that the skinheads used to where. Check it out if you can. Edited April 1, 2016 by IANdrewDiceClay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buba3d Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 ian, why are you not on this morning show doing the soap reviews. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merzbow Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Derek could bang out a tune too, great voice on him. Â Â Corrie needs to quit this awful weed storyline, either that or go full on camp with it and have the girl tripping out and visiting the Wizard of Oz or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PowerButchi Posted April 1, 2016 Moderators Share Posted April 1, 2016 He certainly could! Â Â A real legend of British TV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Arch Stanton Posted April 1, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted April 1, 2016 Audrey was slipping off her seat in the Rovers as Derek was talking up his motorcycle skills, while Ken was sat there with a face on, the boring old bastard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members IANdrewDiceClay Posted April 1, 2016 Paid Members Share Posted April 1, 2016 Ken knew Audrey wanted Derek to serve the BBC. Ken's found a new Mike Baldwin to feud with. Baldo was everything Ken wasn't an more. Derek is even more that. Leather jacket vs Ken's shit jumper. Motorbike vs a Freshco trolly. He's the ying to Ken's yang. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PowerButchi Posted April 1, 2016 Moderators Share Posted April 1, 2016 I like Ken's dog. That's as far as anything to do with Ken I having any liking for.  Eccles is lovely.    So yeah, kill off boring old Ken, and keep on Eccles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members JNLister Posted June 8, 2017 Paid Members Share Posted June 8, 2017 The Christmas episode came early this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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