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Post by CAEF on Jan 14, 2018 15:20:21 GMT
If I was producer, I would let bygones be bygones and ask Bruce Jones to come back. 11 years since his sacking but surely a lot of the crew have left by then, so it can pave the way for Bruce to return as Les.
Bruce will be 65 this month, seems like only yesterday he was in Corrie in 1997. I do think Bruce Jones played himself a lot in Corrie, Bruce Jones played Bruce Jones.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2018 15:55:48 GMT
If I was producer, I would let bygones be bygones and ask Bruce Jones to come back. 11 years since his sacking but surely a lot of the crew have left by then, so it can pave the way for Bruce to return as Les. Bruce will be 65 this month, seems like only yesterday he was in Corrie in 1997. I do think Bruce Jones played himself a lot in Corrie, Bruce Jones played Bruce Jones.Which is exactly why I don`t want him to darken the cobbles ever again. And that goes for Janice too. I couldn`t bear either of them. |
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Post by LouP on Jan 14, 2018 16:33:01 GMT
If I was producer, I would let bygones be bygones and ask Bruce Jones to come back. 11 years since his sacking but surely a lot of the crew have left by then, so it can pave the way for Bruce to return as Les. Bruce will be 65 this month, seems like only yesterday he was in Corrie in 1997. I do think Bruce Jones played himself a lot in Corrie, Bruce Jones played Bruce Jones.Which is exactly why I don`t want him to darken the cobbles ever again. And that goes for Janice too. I couldn`t bear either of them. But they are more like the people who would live on the street, not the designer people that live there now. |
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Post by CAEF on Jan 14, 2018 16:58:21 GMT
When the Battersby's came into the show in 1997, it was a breath of fresh air to get a rough uncouth family for once. They made Rab C Nesbitt seem posh. They kept the inside of Number 5 a bit of a crap heap, full of old junk.
As Lou says, they are a family you would tend to get in a working class backstreet as opposed to the poshos.
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Post by Holey on Jan 14, 2018 17:43:28 GMT
If I was producer, I would let bygones be bygones and ask Bruce Jones to come back. 11 years since his sacking but surely a lot of the crew have left by then, so it can pave the way for Bruce to return as Les. Bruce will be 65 this month, seems like only yesterday he was in Corrie in 1997. I do think Bruce Jones played himself a lot in Corrie, Bruce Jones played Bruce Jones.Which is exactly why I don`t want him to darken the cobbles ever again. And that goes for Janice too. I couldn`t bear either of them. I agree Wendy, couldn't stand for love nor money Les Battersby, infact i loathed him. He will never come back and AMEN to that. Didn't mind Janice. |
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Post by Charley Says... on Jan 14, 2018 18:48:15 GMT
Hated Fish Face Janice...
Didn't mind Les though...
Bring him back I say...
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Post by CAEF on Jan 14, 2018 19:00:41 GMT
I agree Wendy, couldn't stand for love nor money Les Battersby, infact i loathed him. He will never come back and AMEN to that. Didn't mind Janice. Dont beat around the bush will you Holey. Lol. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2018 19:20:19 GMT
Bruce did the unforgivable....he trashed the Corrie brand. I doubt if he can ever atone for that. Yet he is still slagging them off - especially when he`s had a few. And with his history of drinking - he`d be a loose cannon on set.
His time on a reality show ( I think it was Wife Swap) didn`t exactly put him in a very good light either. He had a chance to jump start his career over it - and he bolloxed it up. I doubt if he`ll ever get another chance anywhere. Not even panto.
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Post by CAEF on Jan 14, 2018 20:35:33 GMT
Bruce did the unforgivable....he trashed the Corrie brand. I doubt if he can ever atone for that. Yet he is still slagging them off - especially when he`s had a few. And with his history of drinking - he`d be a loose cannon on set. His time on a reality show ( I think it was Wife Swap) didn`t exactly put him in a very good light either. He had a chance to jump start his career over it - and he bolloxed it up. I doubt if he`ll ever get another chance anywhere. Not even panto. I saw him on Celebrity Big Brother and he came across just as uncouth as Les Battersby. Also Bruce has had lots of form for drinking and drink driving, also he abused his wife I think. Did you know that Bruce found a dead body in 1977, a prostitute who was killed by Peter Sutcliffe? Bruce will be 65 this month so at least will get his pension but he once had it all and lost it all so I doubt he will be back in Corrie again. No doubt his drinking will send him to an early grave. Like Bruce Jones, actor Steve McFadden in EE seems to play himself to a degree, and while on panto leave, on his days off he is probably visiting trannies in car parks in the sticks. |
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Post by Charley Says... on Jan 14, 2018 22:18:51 GMT
I read his Autobiography a few years ago...
Basically it was a looooooong love letter to his ex-wife...
Begging for another chance...
There were some interesting bits...
Like CEF says about him finding a Ripper victim...
Plus bits about Corrie and other acting jobs he has had...
But the stuff about his wife was just cringeworthy...
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Post by CAEF on Jan 14, 2018 23:10:35 GMT
Maybe he was looking for "business" on the streets the night he found the Sutcliffe victim. I have read a bit of his autobiography and it smacks of desperation.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2018 21:52:57 GMT
They should recast the part at least. This actor would be great for the role.  Even if it means getting closure. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2018 14:48:51 GMT
Oh wow - the likeness is uncanny. Who is that? I bet he could be a better Les than Bruce. And be more believable too.
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Post by LouP on Jan 16, 2018 15:49:38 GMT
Gosh, I thought it was him !
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Post by CAEF on Jan 16, 2018 16:02:40 GMT
He looks like a cross between Chris Tarrant and Les Dennis. A good choice if Les Battersby was to be recast.
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