Gail Potter: Oh here's the other one the rest of The Village People! It's all about image these days. Easily one of the most recognisable names on the Street, it was this quote from Ena, broadcast in only the second ever episode of Coronation Street, that gave us a glimpse behind her hard exterior. 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. 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. Chewing corn for gummy parrots? Carla breathes heavily through her gag, terrified]. Coronation Street is made by Granada Television at MediaCityUK and shown in all ITV regions, as well as internationally. They almost always thought the worst of each other; Elsie accused Ena of writing a poison pen letter in 1961, even though Ena was innocent. With no-one else to take the job, Ena was selected for the job and she moved into a flat adjacent to the centre. [Hayley puts the phone down slowly and angrily]. There was an instant chemistry, but Ena was upset to learn he was already married and broke contact with him. You 0. 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. We are working flat out to try and get work done and you're wasting money! Unique Ena Sharples Posters designed and sold by artists. Susan Cunningham: Don't let's bother about town. I've got something for you. 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. Eve Wilson: Everywhere's got a problem, hasn't it? Ena was prone to hay fever. 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. High quality Ena Art-inspired gifts and merchandise. In 1973, Minnie first sought Ena's opinion before getting engaged to Albert Tatlock. When it comes to screwing money out of people, she does it very well! I am Ena the Lamia. 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. 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). She tried to stop a flower show from taking place in the Community Centre in 1971 but was unsuccessful. Tags: Coronation Street. Norris Cole: [after seeing his ex wife] It were like seeing a vicar in a tracksuit, unnerving. She quit upon hearing the news and moved in with Minnie at No.5. Well, it's a replica, but it works. Ena Shaples Height 5 6 (1.68 m) Born September 1, 1898 German Street, Ancoats, Manchester, England, UK Died December 26, 1983 Cleveleys, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK (undisclosed) Spouse George Frederick Peploe September 1, 1926 - March 25, 1929 (his death) Other works (1950's)'Have A Go' radio show Publicity listings 1 Portrayal 1 Article 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. Valerie Tatlock: Well it wouldn't do if everyone was alike, would it? *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. She just sat up, broke wind, and died." - Ena Sharples - 14th December 1960. Amber Kalirai: It's the holidays, though, innit? Blanche Hunt: [points at Ken] He's had more affairs than Soft Mick! Steve McDonald: Yeah, just as mates. Frankie Baldwin: Will it make him better? Peter Barlow: I think you've had enough Blanche. Alfred also informed Ena that his wife had recently passed away. 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. She was delighted in 1970 to meet young Tony Parsons, who shared her passion for the harmonium. Ken Barlow: Well that's just what they are in this place, like a lot of sheep. After the Mission was demolished, Ena became caretaker at the Camera Shop and then at the Community Centre. We'll take on some new staff, we'll expand, because all that matters is our girls. Elsie saw Ena as an interfering battleaxe, and didn't see why her life should be any of Ena's business. The Lomaxes offered to house Ena but she declined. Blanche Hunt: I'm Deirdre's mother. 1969: Ena is distressed when Minnie goes missing. There was a link to this article on the BBC site about Northern Drama as the television show, Waterloo Road is about . 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. Eight? Oh naughty Blanche! In 1969, Ena's capacity to interfere almost ended in tragedy when she told off bookie Dave Smith for hassling Minnie, who had been gambling and owed Dave money. Janice Battersby: Open to anybody. Janice Battersby: Er right. Searchlight Brewery. Her friends had gradually left her life - Martha had died in 1964, and Minnie left in 1976 to live with Handel in Whaley Bridge. Gail Potter: And Todd's been through the other half! We found this clip in th. A co-caretaker was foisted on her (none other than Albert Tatlock), though she insisted on being called Senior Caretaker. Minnie even once accused Ena of being jealous of the cat. 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. Shut up. [2] Although a fixture of the programme from 1960 to 1980, Ena was only seen regularly until 1974 when Violet Carson suffered a stroke, which kept her off-screen for most of the year. Blanche Hunt: I heard that! Ena and Elsie initially clashed through Ena's hostility towards Elsie's husband Arnold Tanner; when the newly married couple arrived in the Street, Ena recognised Arnold as having thrown a widow out of her home because she had not been able to pay the rent for two weeks. Sophie Webster: And that top doesn't suit you but you still wear it. I mean we really made the best of it didn't we?". Angela Nelson: Oh, it's not a bottomless pit of emptiness, then? 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. Quotes.net. Minnie obliged. Amber Kalirai: Not true! The clash was broken up by Swindley, who informed Ena that the Mission would stay open - the Bold Street Mission had been selected for closure. This is just the beginning. Violet Carson died on 26th December 1983. And you can take that any way you like! http://bit.ly/1M3dxRHCoronation Street is 59 years old today!Feeling nostalgic and a little bit christmassy? Ena found it disconcerting to have neighbours after so many years of having one side of the street to herself. Jack Duckworth: [after he sees through Vera's disguise] You're no flamin' widow! The character was absent for several spells in the late 1970s but Carson always returned when she was able - similarly, she was expected to return after her appearance in Episode 1983 (2nd April 1980) but the actress suffered a serious bout of anaemia and could not return. Ena's first drink at the Rovers Return was in 1918 with Lizzie Hinchcliffe. Violet Wilson: Are you talking about your brain? (Final lines spoken in the programme to Albert Tatlock and Ken Barlow). The war years involved many highs and lows between Ena and Elsie - Ena helped deliver Elsie's first child, Linda, in Annie Walker's living room, but later wrote a letter to Arnold about Elsie's affairs with soldiers, which led Arnold to return home and rape Elsie. When Ena discovered his scheme she 'sold' him Onward Christian Soldiers, exposing him as a fraud. Beside the Great British Seaside: masstopia here we come. Occasionally Ena was innocent, but when false rumours spread through the street, fingers always pointed at Ena first. In 1915, Ena became engaged to Phil Moss, nephew of Gladys Arkwright, her mentor at the Glad Tidings Mission Hall. Ena Sharples (also Schofield) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, Coronation Street , played by Violet Carson. Rita Littlewood: I've seen some hard-faced b*tches in my time but you take the bloody gold medal! Robbie Sloane: [pulling out a gun] Before you ask, yes, it's a real gun. Ena had a dominating personality. Seven? The first reference to her after this was in the 1985 spin-off video The Jubilee Years when Ken Barlow revealed that Ena died "a couple of years ago", placing her death around the same time as that of Carson's. The Mission was closed permanently a year later, when it was demolished along with the factory to make way for a block of two-storey maisonettes. From left to right, Ena Sharples, Bruce Forsyth and Peggy Mount during rehearsals for the Daily Mirror Television Award show, 29th July 1962. The rustier the better. Hayley Cropper: [entering empty factory] Well, where is she? Her friends gradually left her life Martha had died in 1964 and Minnie left in 1976 to live at Whaley Bridge with their old friend Handel Gartside (Harry Markham). Vera Sharples (1921)Madge Sharples (1924)Ian Sharples Warren's initial kitchen sink drama proposal was rejected by the station's founder Sidney Bernstein, but he was persuaded by producer Harry Elton to produce the programme for 13 pilot episodes. Conman Frank Holmes tried to con Ena in 1976 but she cottoned on in time and summoned friends Len Fairclough and Eddie Yeats who performed a citizen's arrest. Tracy Preston: As opposed to just screwing people! In 1920, Ena married Alfred. Lecturing me - no - hectoring me! She quickly regained her speech and mobility but the following year was diagnosed with arteriosclerosis. 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. Elsie Tanner. 1140 Steve McDonald: You tell Karen about the baby, I will make you pay, I will make you suffer. Rita Littlewood: Did you ever run away from home? Ena watched her daughter wind down over several weeks until she died in Ena's bed in January 1967. [knocks more jars of the shelf and then pauses], [throws a large jar of something on the floor and it smashes extremely loudly]. Liz McDonald: No, this is for me job interview. Her usual sparring partner was the promiscuous Elsie Tanner, though Ena eventually came to admire Elsie for her strength of character. 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. 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. Peter Barlow: Tripped over his ego has he? Martha: Ooh, that were a beautiful ending. Now before your lady's done a bing-bong, there'll be armed police swarming all over him! She's been having a few problems upstairs! 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. Since 2017, ten sequential classic episodes of the series from 1986 onwards have been broadcast weekly on ITV3. Birthplace I don't suppose either of you thought of puttin' the kettle on, did yer?" 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. Maxine Peacock: You should've stayed at the party, Maxine! In an interview . Ena is not amused during the street Silver Jubilee celebrations. Valerie Tatlock: Course they're happy, Ken, they wouldn't come otherwise, would they? 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. Anyway, it's only a little mistake and the printer's put it after the 'S' in Websters and now it looks like the auto centre belongs to all of the Websters instead of just you! Ken Barlow: You're painting a very negative picture, Blanche. The show has been one of the most lucrative programmes on British commercial television, underpinning the success of Granada Television and wider ITV network. [1] Ena has also been described as "a Coronation Street prototype, a strong, bossy woman". Minnie was embarrassed at Ena trying to fight her battles and disappeared. [Blanche slaps him] What the hell were that for? Tony Gordon: [Tony kneels beside Carla's face. In an interview, Violet Carson described Ena as "the eternal busybody, the rock of ages; when things are going well, she is the old bag, when things are going wrong, she is the first one they turn to", in another interview she said that children weren't frightened of Mrs.Sharples, Violet Carson said "children will come and hold Mrs. Sharples' hand". Deirdre Rachid: Oh, I say, you look very glam! Danny Baldwin: Call it a day, before the pink elephants start marching in!
. Hayley Cropper: Listen to her, Tracy Barlow. In 1960, Ena battled new Mission lay preacher Leonard Swindley, who objected to her frequenting the Rovers. After ten seconds he *will* be sick. If you want another one, just try picking on Deirdre again. Carla Connor: [Carla screams through her gag, unable to speak], Robbie Sloane: Now, I'm going to nip out for two minutes. Ena didn't approve, seeing it as the misuse of a holy building and an invasion of her home. Gail Potter: [to Richard Hillman] You're Norman Bates with a briefcase.
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