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DEIRDRE (Anne Kirkbride) got the shock of her life when she answered the door in Coronation Street (ITV)."Surprise, surprise," screamed the caller, in a broad Liverpudlian accent.
For one terrible moment I thought it was Cilla. It was nearly as bad, it was Margi Clarke, back as jailbird Jackie.
"Hiya luv. Come on, give us a hug then," she said. If looks could kill she would have joined Des in the funeral parlour down the road.
"They didn't put me away for life, you know," said Deirdre's former cellmate. I wish they had.
Famous faces always look out of place in a soap. Barbara Windsor is the exception in EastEnders.
But she is a bubbly blonde from the Carry Ons, not a brassy blonde from The Good Sex Guide.
It is a mistake to kill off characters who are loved and re-introduce those who are loathed. Sadly, it looks as if Jackie is in for a long stay.
She was soon helping herself to tea and butties and making herself at home. She explained she had no one to turn to since her fella was shacked up with another woman.
Jackie eloquently described her as a big blonde piece with lippy all over her gob. She could have been talking about herself.
ANOTHER big blonde piece with lippy all over her gob was a surprise guest on Lesley Garrett Tonight (BBC2).
Lily Savage joined diva Lesley and actress Patricia Hodge in a chorus of Three Little Maids From School Are We.
Taking The Mikado I think they call it.
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| Title Annotation: | Features |
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| Author: | Purnell, Tony |
| Publication: | The Mirror (London, England) |
| Date: | Nov 23, 1998 |
| Words: | 260 |
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