The show currently averages 8 million viewers per episode. In March of 1963 her sister Alice Raybould died aged 80. 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. Karen Phillips: [holding up one of her shoes] Don't defend her, Steve, cause I've got one of these for each of you. When a family of Italians opened a caf in 1961, Ena boycotted the caf because they were Italian, however she changed her mind when she won a free meal in a raffle. [on hearing that Peter and Leanne want their own bar]. Ena Schofield was born in Weatherfield on 24 November 1899. Day and night. Ena: I would just like to go the way me mother did. Our maths genius helped with all this. Ena and other OAPs arranged a sit-down outside the council offices to protest the closure of a clubhouse in 1969. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. If you want another one, just try picking on Deirdre again. Blanche Hunt: [to Tracy] You're remarkably chipper. Blanche Hunt: Oh! 5. Minnie was furious and told Ena their friendship was over, though she later relented. Rita Littlewood: I've seen some hard-faced b*tches in my time but you take the bloody gold medal! Ena had a dominating personality. The trio's discussions in the snug often consisted of Ena and Martha trying to score points off each other, with Ena baiting Martha into arguing with her. Ena Sharples: Oh, lovely. Minnie soon turned up, and Ena was able to turn the tables on Dave Smith by blackmailing him over his tax fraud. Ena's tendency to boss her children around had led to daughter Madge not speaking to her, and upon receiving feedback from nephew Colin Lomax about what Madge had been saying about Ena behind her back, Ena cut Madge out of her will without a second's thought. Brian Packham: I know. Amber Kalirai: Not true! 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. Kelly Crabtree: Yeah, see them fellas' eyes poppin' out. I don't suppose either of you thought of puttin' the kettle on, did yer?" Minnie was embarrassed at Ena trying to fight her battles and disappeared. Large in stature and almost always dressed in a large double breasted coat and hairnet, Ena was strong-minded and argumentative, with opinions on everyone and everything and she wasn't afraid to voice any of them. Les Battersby: [eating a turkey he had run over earlier] This is Champion Turkey, this! Despite her occasionally antagonistic nature, Ena was a respected figure in the community and, although seeming at times to be a loner, had many friends in the street. Although she returned, her appearances were far less frequent due to Carson's ongoing health problems. For fifty weeks of the year they work to save up for this. Carson's love/hate relationship with the character was well known. Sarah Platt: [Moodily] It's not working, you know. Gail Potter: Oh here's the other one the rest of The Village People! Although generally dismissive of each other in public, they did occasionally put their differences aside in a crunch - in 1962, when no one else would, Ena let Elsie know that her boyfriend Bill Gregory was married. Did you listen to what you were saying? Blanche Hunt: Do you think they wrote their own vows? Later that year, Ena's great-nephew Tom Schofield visited her and invited her to her brother's home in the USA for an extended stay. 4.1% ABV . Peter Barlow: Blanche, what we normally do at this point, is let other people in the group reflect on what the speaker has just said. https://www.quotes.net/movies/coronation_street_101305, https://www.quotes.net/movies/coronation_street_quotes_101305. Ken Barlow: No, they don't know any better. 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. Vera Sharples (1921)Madge Sharples (1924)Ian Sharples Maya Sharma: You don't want to get married! The residents of the street began to protect and defend her more, seeing her as a vulnerable old woman. She disappeared with the Centre keys at Christmas, preventing local children from getting their presents. 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! Tony Gordon: Oi! Audrey Potter: Now don't worry, love. Carson stayed with the show until 2 April 1980. When the war ended Alfred and Ena met up again and he told her that his marriage had been in name only he'd had to marry the daughter of someone his father had owed money to. The maisonettes were demolished in 1971, and one of the buildings that replaced them was a Community Centre. 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. With Glad Tidings gone, the closest place of worship was the Victoria Street Mission, and Ena kept close tabs on the comings and goings there. Colin Salmon 1976: Handel tells Ena that Minnie is never returning. I am Ena the Lamia. Blanche Hunt: Oh that's just for starters. She quickly regained her speech and mobility but the following year was diagnosed with arteriosclerosis. Tracy Preston: You touch me with that, I'll sue for criminal injuries, together with child support from him. Ena was offered a place at an old folk's home but she unsurprisingly declined, choosing to lodge with old friend Henry Foster in St Annes after briefly living with Minnie, although when the maisonettes were built Ena moved into No. Peter Barlow: I think you've had enough Blanche. You made me feel scared, you made me feel inferior. [Marvin and Ashley square up ahead of their big fight]. It attracted little media or public attention, as the producers intended her to continue in the serial the character was merely going to stay with a friend, Henry Foster, in St Annes while her flat in Coronation Street was being renovated. Eight? Now, scream. Ena's first drink at the Rovers Return was in 1918 with Lizzie Hinchcliffe. Sally Webster: I saw you earlier cleaning Emily Bishop's windows. But us, me and you, we are Oak Hill parents Sally Seddon: Never mind the lads. Number of appearances When the war ended, Alfred and Ena ran into each other again and he told her that his marriage had been in name only - he'd had to marry the daughter of someone his father had owed money to. Unfortunately, she often jumped to conclusions, assuming the worst of people, or exaggerated the truth. Sell your art Login Signup. [Blanche slams her front door shut and Frankie looks through the letterbox]. Frankie Baldwin: Not on the carpet - upstairs! 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. Doesn't take much to amuse some people, does it? Deirdre Rachid: Oh, I say, you look very glam! Emily Nugent: [grits her teeth] Well, if I need protecting, I'll buy a guard dog because I could do with the companionship! Danny Baldwin: Call it a day, before the pink elephants start marching in! The fight spilled out into the Street and Ena ended up accidentally smashing one of No.11's windows with her handbag. Six? All the big firms are doing it. I'm going to smack your nose into the back of your head. The programme was conceived in 1960 by scriptwriter Tony Warren at Granada Television in Manchester. In February 1980, Ena was moved out of her flat while necessary refurbishments were made to both the flat and Centre. 12 Dec 2010. Despite their difficult moments, they were always there for each other. "I'm Mrs Sharples." She was furious to be replaced by Valerie Barlow while on holiday. We are working flat out to try and get work done and you're wasting money! Rita Littlewood: [reading from the novel] "Norris jumped out of the moped as Emilia and Reeba alighted the side-car ", Rita Littlewood: " and hand in hand, the three of them ran barefoot through Chester Zoo. I've seen it with my own eyes! In 1980, Ena had to move out of the community centre while repairs were being made, and with nowhere else to go, accepted Elsie's offer of a bed. The Lomaxes offered to house Ena but she declined. Well, the two women involved in this Rita Littlewood: Yes. She was delighted in 1970 to meet young Tony Parsons (David Hill), who shared her passion for the harmonium. You do go with other women. I was okay till I met you. 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. You sound like a parent whose kids go to Weatherfield High, a parent with no ambition. 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. Leanne Battersby: I can't eat this! 9. Spouse(s) Ena jumped at the chance to go abroad for the first time and meet the family she never knew she had. I thought my tea tasted funny. Kenneth Barlow: [whole family minus Tracy sees Roy creeping downstairs after Tracy drugged and slept with him] Tea Roy? Ena spent much of 1974 living in St Annes, making occasional visits to Minnie at No. 9th December 1960 Jamie Baldwin: I mean, how long's it been? 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. No one saw me, no one knows I'm here, I'm quite certain we won't be disturbed. Ian died after only two days and Alfred died in 1937 during the Depression, leaving Ena a widow with two children. There was a time when stupid people, with nowt to steal - could leave the doors open! Ken Barlow: I don't know. In 1978 she commented to the TV Times that "Violet Carson was destroyed the day Ena Sharples first appeared in Coronation Street.". Vera had debts to pay but not the money to pay them, so Ena gave her the money even though it was all her savings. And I kept denying it and denying it and denying it 'cos I was so scared of losing you. 1969: Ena is distressed when Minnie goes missing. Minnie continued to be fond of gambling, but Ena strongly disapproved and in 1972 tried to have her barred from Benny Lewis's Betting Shop for her own good. You can claim it back on tax as an employment expense. The community the Mission served - a working class backstreet with a raincoat factory close by - gave Ena plenty of ammunition for gossip, and a reason to voice her disapproval, under pretension of upholding the Lord's work. What did you lace it with, ProPlus? Coronation Street Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. Movies. Norris Cole: You should be at home, studying. You 0. Are a mild-mannered church-goer called Emilia Rita Littlewood: and a racy, Titian temptress called Reeba. Valerie Tatlock: Well it wouldn't do if everyone was alike, would it? And the rest of the time you were busy trying to drive away my niece! Later that year, Ena got bored with the maisonette and moved into a flat above Ernest Bishop's camera shop. From left to right, Ena Sharples, Bruce Forsyth and Peggy Mount during rehearsals for the Daily Mirror Television Award show, 29th July 1962. Blanche Hunt: Well I think he needs telling! Consequently, she found it difficult to express affection and felt more at ease arguing with her friends (or telling them what to do) than taking an interest in them. Searchlight Brewery. Elsie represented the antithesis of Ena's lifestyle: during World War II, Elsie had separated from Arnold and raised two children by herself. Blanche Hunt: He's a looney and she's a man. 1140 What would Angela Lansbury do in this situation? However, Ena's age and ability to do the work was a constant concern to the Council. She also quickly learned to be self-sufficient, taking on factory work when she was only 11. [Blanche slaps him] What the hell were that for? Carla can't resist having a dig at Peter Barlow. Ena would do all she could to protect her loved ones but her efforts were often misconstrued as interfering. Ena was never seen in Weatherfield again, and all subsequent references to her were in the past tense. Children She won't hear you - she's as deaf as a post! At the start of the war in 1914, Ena had developed a gradual friendship with Albert Tatlock after Dinky Low, a local boy Ena had a crush on, asked her to write to Albert. Frankie Baldwin: You cannot not kick us out of our house, you looney! She was eventually offered her job back. Grabs the side of the duct tape gagging her mouth] This might hurt. When describing someone she knew to Minnie and Martha "er with dewdrop on end of 'er nose." Share your thoughts on Coronation Street, 1960's quotes with the community: Ena's age and ability to do the work was a constant concern to the council. Ena prided herself on knowing everything that went on in the street and was known to keep information to herself for decades for future use. Ena: Lovely - she just sat up, broke wind, and died. 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. She appeared in the first ever episode broadcast on 9 December 1960, although the character had been portrayed by the actress Nita Valerie in the first unaired pilot and Nan Marriott-Watson in the second unaired pilot. No wonder some people emigrate. Violet Carson died on 26th December 1983. But then I enjoy being with you. Cilla Brown: You're calling at a very inconvenient time. Tags: Coronation Street. Tony Gordon: [Tony kneels beside Carla's face. With no-one else to take the job, Ena was selected for the job and she moved into a flat adjacent to the centre. And now I'm being told off by the former prostitue! Thomas Schofield I've got something for you. Seven? And you can take that any way you like! Shelley Unwin: [Shelley arrives at a pedestrian crossing in her wedding dress, prompting a perplexed look from an old lady] I jilted him! In 1967, Ena started a petition to have the betting shop closed down, although she was unsuccessful. Identify yourself you disgusting banana worshipper! During her school days Ena met Martha Hartley (Lynne Carol) and Minnie Carlton (Margot Bryant), establishing lifelong friendships. Ena's doublebreasted coat was the main exhibit in the costume museum section of the Granada Studios Tour. But here you are still buzzing around like the queen bee, passing judgment on everyone you meet. Thomas F. Wilson. Corrie Quotes. Pictured is cast member Ena. [knocks more jars of the shelf and then pauses], [throws a large jar of something on the floor and it smashes extremely loudly]. Yet she still frequently indulged in a glass of milk stout in the Rovers Return, unwilling to allow lay preacher Leonard Swindley to dictate how she lived her life outside the Mission. One of the hairnet props was sold at auction for 65 in 2005 to a Dutch gentleman, who had bought it for his mother, a lifelong fan. I can't marry you! STANDS4 LLC, 2023. Sally Seddon: Yeah, re-branding they call it. Unique 121. Alfred also informed Ena that his wife had recently passed away. In the 1972 Pub olympics, when the Rovers competed against The Flying Horse pub, Ena won points for the Rovers by beating a Flying Horse regular at Dominoes (winning the game by staring at him, making him so distracted as to play a wrong domino). Unbeknown to Ena, Dave had decided to forgive the debt but a telling off by Ena convinced him to change his mind. In 2010, a short online video titled Ken: A Life on the Street confirmed that she was no longer alive when Ken Barlow told his grandson Simon that she was "long dead now". Martha: Really? She did however sign up for the Over 60's Club, and agreed to play the piano. [He smiles at her; they kiss]. 1 note "Oh, lovely. Add Check-in. Shelley Unwin: Oh, Betty, don't say that! Occupation Father At first Ena approved, but she later advised Minnie to call it off as she would be in a better position financially as a single person. Despite their lifelong friendship (Ena knew Martha when they were ten years old), Ena sometimes felt threatened by Martha, especially when she proved just as capable as doing Ena's job at the Mission as Ena herself. Leanne Battersby: Oh, no. Later that year Ena's great nephew, Tom Schofield (David Holliday), visited her and invited her to her brother's home in the US for an extended stay. George Wilson: Exactly - there's good and bad everywhere. She quit upon hearing the news and moved in with Minnie at No.5. Of her old adversary Ena Sharples, she said: "That woman's tongue. When Minnie eventually decided to move to Whaley Bridge to live with Handel Gartside, she left without telling Ena as she feared Ena would talk her out of it. Vera hadn't yet been told her condition was terminal. [1] Ena has also been described as "a Coronation Street prototype, a strong, bossy woman". [Janice pays a visit to the factory the day after flashing her bosom in the pub]. Ena Schofield was born in Weatherfield on 24th November 1899, the youngest of three siblings (the others being her sister Alice Schofield, and her brother Tom Schofield) and in her youth lived at 65 Inkerman Street. Emily Nugent: Oh, stop fussing over me, Norris - you're not my nurse! Ena spent much of early 1978 with the Lomaxes in Hartlepool, who offered to house her permanently but she refused. Blanche Hunt: An alcoholic and an arsonist open a bar? There was a link to this article on the BBC site about Northern Drama as the television show, Waterloo Road is about . Ena found it disconcerting to have neighbours after so many years of having one side of the street to herself. Valerie Tatlock: What are you talking about? Mission hall. 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. The show airs six times a week: Monday, Wednesday and Friday 7:30-8pm and 8:30-9pm. After Arnold left for war service, the hostilities continued between Elsie and Ena. Janice Battersby: Open to anybody. Ena preferred to control Vera's life and was disturbed when in 1942, while she had gone to a concert, Vera had gone to the American military base with Elsie Tanner and Elsie's friends, where she'd gotten drunk and lost her virginity. But you *are* destroying me. Ena lived there with Vera until Vera moved out in 1946. 1965 edit "Coronation Street" Episode #1.2 (TV Episode 1960) Violet Carson as Ena Sharples. There was an instant chemistry but Ena was upset to learn he was already married, and broke contact with him. Well other people are different, they enjoy this. The Sharpleses had continued to live in Inkerman Street, but after Alfred's death Ena needed a change and eagerly accepted the position of caretaker at the Glad Tidings Mission Hall in Viaduct Street when it was offered to her after Gladys's death.
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