Mr Lovejoy was the chef on very early episodes of Crossroads.
I suppose I have good memory. My grandparents were big Crossroads fans. Maybe it’s hereditary? 
A friend and I had a thing about giving each other the worst Christmas present.
And one year I got : “The Crossroads Wedding Party” LP. Songs performed by the cast.I never played it,of course.
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Penns Hall, that’s where it was filmed (Crossroads that is), the entrance signs were covered today, it’s either having a makeover or it’s closed.
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So, I was just looking at the cast of Coronation Street and found that…
There are NINE…Yes NINE gay characters in the street, that’s about 30% of the total cast…
Tod Grimshaw…
Theo what’s his face…
Sean…
Asha Halahan…
Nina…Works in the cafe’
Billy vicar…
Carla…
Lisa Swain…Copper!
And even Tracey had an affair once…
What’s going on in the street these days… 
It’s time Adi owned up to Dev…I thought better of him.
And Abbey…you slut!
Maybe Roy Cropper will end up Gay as well.
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Is his wife Hayley still in it?
OGF, crikey, that’s a lot in one show! I’ve not watched yesterday’s yet. Expect a lot will be FF again.
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Crikey! I’ve just caught up with a couple of recent Corrie episodes and I see what you mean about Todd’s new bloke, Theo - Theo comes across as very selfish and controlling towards Todd - he already seems jealous of Todd spending any time with his friends and family and is trying to keep Todd away from them - that looks like the beginning of an abusive-controlling relationship storyline.
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Something bad is going to happen concerning Todd and Theo I reckon. We’ve just got rid of two bad guys (Rob Carla’s bro and Mick the cop killer) and now we have another one in the making. Wouldn’t it be nice for someone to run a successful business or enjoy something good happening to them. Perhaps a lottery win or something.
All we get is out of control kids, Unfaithful wives, fraudulent mechanics and bent coppers.
Two phrases that are regularly used in the street…‘Nothing will happen,I promise’ and ‘I was only trying to protect you’…
Pat Phelan ended it for me, just like when Brock Lesnar finished Hulk Hogan (RIP) off.
What an evil bustard.
We all know one of those don’t we.
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Yeah, that Phelan was a piece of work wasn’t he…Eileen would have been far better off with George Shuttleworth…
Last time I watched it went to jail …is he out again.
Pat Phelan, oh yes, he was a psycho.
They’re all thugs … who the hell would want to live in that street.
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“Rob Donovan” is still in prison - but he returned to the Street for a storyline about donating a kidney to Carla, who had renal failure.
However, Rob’s decision to donate his kidney to his sister wasn’t that altruistic - he was planning to escape while he was recuperating in hospital after the kidney op.
The story of his escape, with the help of woman prison officer who was in love with him was rather ridiculous - it stretched the bounds of believability, even for Corrie!
Anyway, after lots of cliff hanging endings and people getting kidnapped and shot, he finally got his come-uppance and ended up back in jail, after nearly dying.
No more has been heard from him since then but I suspect his prison sentence is now even longer than it was before!
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I must admit, I thought Pat Phelan was a very good actor - he played a very convincing villain - he scared the bajesus out of me! - I hated him, even though I knew he was only acting the part!
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@Boot … thanks for that recap … just between you and me but not the rest of the forum I used to think he was quite fanciable.
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Fanciable? - do you mean Rob - Or Phelan?! 
(I agree that Rob - Marc Baylis- is quite handsome - although he does have the kind of face that makes him look like a handsome, charming “bad boy” !
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God no ,… Phelan was quite menacing and scared me.
Bad boys are best …with a cheeky face not a snarl 
goodness I’ve just googled him … defo too young and in his cradle for me.
All my life I’ve preferred older men but the available pool shrinks further every year and times are getting hard with lean pickings now. I’ll be visiting graveyards soon.
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Lean pickings and graveyards! … 
You can always make me laugh, Morty!
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