Brian Packham: I know. As Vera and Madge grew up Ena alienated them through her judgemental and frequently interfering nature a point of much contention for Ena. There was an instant chemistry, but Ena was upset to learn he was already married and broke contact with him. But you *are* destroying me. Danny Baldwin: Get up, Frankie. Ena watched her daughter decline over several weeks until she died in Ena's bed in January 1967. Blanche Hunt: I'm Deirdre's mother. Valerie Tatlock: Course they're happy, Ken, they wouldn't come otherwise, would they? She quickly regained her speech and mobility, but the following year was diagnosed with arteriosclerosis. Chewing corn for gummy parrots? *Disclosure: Some of the links above are affiliate links, meaning, at no additional cost to you, Fandom will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase. 9th December 1960 Upon her return to the flat, Tattersall made Ena feel vulnerable by telling her she was too old for the job, and that he was going to have her put in a home. A co-caretaker was foisted on her (none other than Albert Tatlock), though she insisted on being called Senior Caretaker. Since 2017, ten sequential classic episodes of the series from 1986 onwards have been broadcast weekly on ITV3. Jamie Baldwin: You don't wanna know, believe me. I am Ken, but I am not a leader Don't look at me for your answers I am just a man Trying to make sense. Ena occasionally went to stay with Colin and his family after Vera's death. Tony Gordon: Oi! Ena collapsed due to the stress, but walked out of hospital to return to her post so that Martha Longhurst (Lynne Carol), who had taken on her responsibilities while she recovered, could not steal her job. Ena is not amused during the street Silver Jubilee celebrations. Leanne Battersby: I can't eat this! Rita: [shouting at Len] "Tommy Cooper couldn't tell a story as daft as that! Unfortunately all subsequent storylines involving Ena had to be scrapped owing to Carson being too ill to appear, due to the symptoms of pernicious anemia. Of her old adversary Ena Sharples, she said: "That woman's tongue. Sounds like the start of a joke. She was delighted in 1970 to meet young Tony Parsons, who shared her passion for the harmonium. The curtains won't twitch themselves, you know. Ena plays the piano for the Rovers regulars at Christmas 1967. Elsie offered to take in Ena, who was very grateful. Living in the same street for many years had led them to at least understand each other. And the rest of the time you were busy trying to drive away my niece! On TV, priests and clergy now became either a joke . The programme was conceived in 1960 by scriptwriter Tony Warren at Granada Television in Manchester. Blanche Hunt: He's a looney and she's a man. Blanche Hunt: They say that alcohol loosens the tounge. As Vera and Madge grew up, they were alienated against Ena due to her judgemental and frequently interfering nature, a point of much contention for Ena who only had herself to blame. Ena was first seen to wear a hairnet in Episode 5. Community content is available under. Gail Potter: David's been through the wringer. She disappeared with the Centre keys at Christmas, preventing local children from getting their presents. Now before your lady's done a bing-bong, there'll be armed police swarming all over him! For the duration of World War II, Ena was an Air Raid warden, lording it over the other residents when they had to seek refuge in the Mission cellar. They briefly lived together in 1961 when Ena was fired from the Mission. In 1961 Ena was sacked for spreading a rumour that Coronation Street was to be demolished when it turned out to be untrue, but Swindley was forced to re-hire her when a suitable replacement could not be found (Ena had bribed the other candidates to turn the job down). One of the main characters during the 1960s, she was featured less regularly in the 1970s due to the declining health of actress Violet Carson, and was written out in 1980. Ena Sharples: If I had my way, I'd like to go like me mother did. Add Check-in. We'll take on some new staff, we'll expand, because all that matters is our girls. Coronation Street (also known as Corrie) is a British soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. Rita Littlewood: You wait till you hear what happens in the meercat enclosure! Janice Battersby: Er right. Although she criticised Minnie for having her palm read in Blackpool, Ena went to have her own palm read once she was sure her friends had left. However, he enlisted and was soon after killed in battle, devastating Ena. She also portrayed Queen Victoria on the Coronation Street float for the Silver Jubilee in 1977. Her sister Alice, a few years older, often resented Ena's attempts at perfection. And it will be. Vera Sharples (1921)Madge Sharples (1924)Ian Sharples If it were a bit longer she could shave with it" Photograph: Rex Features Raquel Watts She had a star named after her (by the. Happy to read and share the best inspirational Ena Sharples quotes, sayings and quotations on Wise Famous Quotes. In 1977, Councillor Tattersall (George Waring) tried to sack Ena so that his niece could take her job, but Alf Roberts (Bryan Mosley) fought on Ena's behalf. Emily Nugent: I'm quite capable of deciding for myself what I can or can not do! Violet Wilson: Are you talking about your brain? And I will use it. Charlie Stubbs: Sorry about this, mate. Ena's best friends from her youth, now Minnie Caldwell and Martha Longhurst, were both also widows by 1960, and frequently sat with Ena in the snug of the local Rovers Return Inn, criticising the lives of the other street residents (as well as each other), while drinking milk stout. Amber Kalirai: Not true! Blanche Hunt: And what am I doing? Maya Sharma: You don't want to get married! Bin it!'? http://bit.ly/1M3dxRHCoronation Street is 59 years old today!Feeling nostalgic and a little bit christmassy? 8. In 1914, Ena had become friends with Albert Tatlock after Dinky Low, a local boy Ena had a crush on, asked her to write to Albert. Steve McDonald: Yeah, just as mates. "I'm Mrs Sharples." Betty Turpin: With his reputation for proposing, you know, they'll have fixed a date already! I've got something for you. The fight spilled out into the Street and Ena ended up accidentally smashing one of No.11's windows with her handbag. She quickly regained her speech and mobility but the following year was diagnosed with arteriosclerosis. Stout - Milk / Sweet. Our maths genius helped with all this. What would Angela Lansbury do in this situation? When she disappeared with the Centre keys at Christmas, preventing the children from getting any presents, Ena assumed she'd be sacked; she left to stay with Henry Foster in St. Annes, however she was allowed to keep her job. Alfred also informed Ena that his wife had recently died, so Ena decided to give him another chance. Later in the year, while Ena and most of the street residents were attending the wedding of Jerry Booth and Myra Dickinson, Michael broke into the vestry and robbed it, taking or trashing most of Ena's most treasured possessions. 10h First of all, who the hell are you? Roy Cropper: [to Hayley] You have turned an apology of an existence into a life, fuller and more joyous than I could ever hope. You sound like a parent whose kids go to Weatherfield High, a parent with no ambition. Far from showing gratitude that Vera was the only daughter to stand by her, Ena was particularly hard on her as Vera had been dropped as a child and Ena was never convinced that she was right in the head. A Hairnet is a small, often elasticised, fine net worn over long hair to hold it in place. Ena was taken away by policemen and given a caution, although the OAPs were triumphant in their cause. Lecturing me - no - hectoring me! Ena and other OAPs arranged a sit-down outside the council offices to protest the closure of a clubhouse in 1969. Fictional character from the British soap opera Coronation Street, "An addict's appreciation of Coronation Street", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ena_Sharples&oldid=1141548360, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 25 February 2023, at 16:33. Within the storylines of the programme these absences were explained as Ena taking a trip to the USA to visit her brother and a stay in St. Annes with Henry Foster. [on hearing that Peter and Leanne want their own bar]. For fifty weeks of the year they work to save up for this. Steve McDonald: You tell Karen about the baby, I will make you pay, I will make you suffer. In 1970, Stan Ogden decided to sell some of Ena's songs, without her knowledge, and take the credit as songwriter himself. In 1989, Deirdre Barlow (Anne Kirkbride) said that, due to recent events in Coronation Street, "Ena Sharples would be turning in her grave", confirming that she had died by this time. Deirdre Barlow: She's a very negative person. It quickly became a permanent part of the character's apparel, added by Violet Carson, who refused to let the make-up department touch her elegantly-styled silver hair. Miss Nugent: [Watching Blackpool Illuminations from the coach] Oh look Mrs Sharples, Old King Cole! Well other people are different, they enjoy this. Alya fights for . As Ena barely got along with its current resident, Elsie Tanner, she had no compunctions about evicting Elsie and her son Dennis so that she could live there herself when the Mission was closed. Ray Langton: Something for me? In 1975, Ena began to make much more frequent visits to the street but often found that Minnie was away in Whaley Bridge, visiting their old friend Handel Gartside. Ena found it disconcerting to have neighbours after so many years of having one side of the street to herself. Lloyd Mullaney: You know what they say - from little acorns Steve McDonald: If Michelle sees this, my little acorns will be in a jar. (Final lines spoken in the programme to Albert Tatlock and Ken Barlow). The Weatherfield Mission committee decided to close one of their halls in 1965 due to the lack of interest, with the choice falling between the Coronation Street Mission and the Bold Street Mission. [Carla and Hayley turn to see Tony walking towards them], Robbie Sloane: She's howling like a banshee, someone will hear. Rita Littlewood: I've seen some hard-faced b*tches in my time but you take the bloody gold medal! Vicar: [attempting to escape from a reporter that has been questioning her] I expect you know today is the feast day for the patron saint of newspaper reporters. Vera Duckworth: No, But I will be 10 minutes after I get you home! And you made me feel it was my fault! The argument only stopped when Ena learned it was to be a mission on another street which was to be closed. Robbie Sloane: [Robbie ties Hayley to a chair. Carson stayed with the show until 2 April 1980. Seven? Unique 121. Carla Connor: [Carla tries to scream in warning through the tape over her mouth] What? Leanne Battersby: [the day before Mike's funeral, Ken has entered the pub and given Leanne a dirty look] If that Ken Barlow looks at me like that tomorrow, I'm gonna bop him one. I can do better. Three others legends were also recognised for their time on the soap which is . You do go with other women. Maxine Peacock: Richard, what the hell are you doing? Is there some correlation between how boring you are and how much you drink? I can't marry you! Blanche Hunt: Oh that's just for starters. It must have had some place, or else viewers would not have reacted so well to Ena Sharples. Minnie was usually content to let Ena do the talking while she only partially listened. Norris Cole: You should be at home, studying. Ena was at her best in arguments, whether on the attack or the defensive. Ena smashed a window with her bag in anger, and when they both finally calmed down, and Ena agreed not to evict Elsie, Elsie made the ballsy statement that made everyone laugh under their breath: "Well you'll pay for that window!" Even the usually stalwart Ena gasped at that! Ena's doublebreasted coat was the main exhibit in the costume museum section of the Granada Studios Tour. Web. Ena: Lovely - she just sat up, broke wind, and died. Maya Sharma: Yes, well, you never know when you might want to stitch someone up. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Later in the 1970s, Ena alternated between Weatherfield and St. Anne's. Thanks for a great year. We all having the same again, girls? Minnie, who could be quite timid and indecisive, was often dominated by Ena, who did not appear to trust Minnie's own initiative or decisions. As caretaker of the Mission of Glad Tidings, it was her responsibility to act in the best interests of the Mission's constituency, as her behaviour in public reflected on them. . [knocks more jars of the shelf and then pauses], [throws a large jar of something on the floor and it smashes extremely loudly]. Martha: Ooh, that were a beautiful ending. When it comes to screwing money out of people, she does it very well! Carla can't resist having a dig at Peter Barlow. Kevin Webster: Sal! Elsie helped Ena understand to stop trying to stifle Vera, because then she would end up having no control over Vera at all. Janice Battersby: Open to anybody. Intro quote: "You're the head of household huh? Sally Seddon: Yeah, re-branding they call it. Blanche Hunt: Ken recently had an affair with an actress. Both of her daughters, Madge and Vera, were driven away by her attitude, while her friendship with Minnie was strained at times, particularly whenever Ena tried to stop her naive acquaintance from gambling. [He rips the tape off her skin. Shelley Unwin: Yes, I have, and I thought it was me but it's not. 0 comments Ena grew up in a warm and loving home, and hoped to have the same for herself. Recognising his talent, Ena made him her protg and gave him lessons, setting about arranging a scholarship for him. Ena had been aware of the many men Elsie had entertained at No.11 over the years, and strongly disapproved considering she was still married and opined that she was putting her own needs above those of her children. 25 IBU (3.64) 104 Ratings . Cilla Brown: Anything you have to say to Les, you can say to me. Carson died on Boxing Day 1983 at the age of 85, following her departure in 1980. Ena and Minnie lived with each other at No.5 several times, usually when no one else was willing to house Ena, who was reputedly difficult to live with. The programme centres on Coronation Street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford. Leanne Battersby: I'll just get you another glass, Blanche, with tea in it. Ena also had a son, Ian, but due to her poor nutrition during the years she and Alfred struggled for work, Ian died soon after birth. [Jason arrives in a builder's outfit while Gail is shouting homophobic abuse to Todd]. Ena was offered a place at an old people's nursing home, which she unsurprisingly declined, choosing to lodge with her old friend Henry Foster at St. Annes after briefly living with Minnie; nevertheless when the maisonettes were built Ena moved into No.6, a purpose-built OAP ground floor flat. Ena clashed with many members of her family, especially her children. Sean Tully: Think think. Tracy Barlow: We don't normally dress for breakfast. Alfred Sharples (1920) Rita Littlewood: [about Norris's secret book] The hero of his novel has got himself caught up in a menage-a-trois! No further mention of Ena was made, and it was assumed she had moved to St Annes permanently. Ena collapsed due to the stress, but walked out of the hospital to return to her post so that Martha, who had taken on her responsibilities while she recovered, couldn't steal her job. Still unhappy with the working conditions, however, Ena walked out of the job later in the year and moved in with Minnie, with Albert Tatlock briefly taking on the caretaker position. Run For Your Life (feat. Valerie Tatlock: Well what's wrong with it? Blanche Hunt: You were all thinking it. Although Violet Carson became synonymous with the role, she was not the only actress to play Ena - in the 1960 dry runs of Coronation Street, Nita Valerie and Nan Marriott-Watson played her. 1976: Handel tells Ena that Minnie is never returning. Eileen Grimshaw: Tracy Barlow! This is just the beginning. Vera and Bob got engaged, and by 1945 Vera and Ena became estranged, as Bob's parents wanted them to marry in a more upscale church, not what they saw as Ena's backstreet chapel. Ena's biggest gripe with Minnie was her cat, Bobby, who was something of an obsession of Minnie's; much to her chagrin, Ena would talk to Minnie at length only to discover that Minnie hadn't been listening to her, being preoccupied with Bobby. https://www.quotes.net/movies/coronation_street_101305, https://www.quotes.net/movies/coronation_street_quotes_101305. Tony Gordon: [Tony kneels beside Carla's face. Brian Tilsley: " isn't it Gail. Ena Sharples Quotes & Sayings. In court, Ena pleaded not guilty, but refused to give her age when questioned, saying only that she was over 21.
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