Following her departure, Ena's fate was never revealed in the programme. Returning home, she was horrified to discover that the Mission was being converted into a Community Centre, with social worker Ruth Winter assigned to work there full-time. For running around you for the past week? In 1960, Ena battled new Mission lay preacher Leonard Swindley, who objected to her frequenting the Rovers. 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. Minnie was embarrassed at Ena trying to fight her battles and disappeared. Is there some correlation between how boring you are and how much you drink? She quit upon hearing the news and moved in with Minnie at No. Your chest came flat-packed and you haven't put it together yet! Blanche Hunt: [as the Barlows meet George and Eve, Blanche is very drunk] Kids on every corner - lurking and spitting, pavements knee deep in dog-doo, murderers running actories - on it's not like it was around here. Valerie Tatlock: [deflated] You're not enjoying yourself then? From left to right, Ena Sharples, Bruce Forsyth and Peggy Mount during rehearsals for the Daily Mirror Television Award show, 29th July 1962. Sibling(s) Mother Vera came to stay again later in 1966, saying she was ill. Ena didn't believe her until she spoke to Vera's doctor, who said that Vera had a brain tumour and had a month to live. In a book written about Women and Soap Opera, Ena was described as "brusque and uncompromising, refusing to adjust to the changing times". Alfred also informed Ena that his wife had recently passed away. [points at Peter] And this one 'ere, he's an alcoholic, you know! I've had 10,000 run. STANDS4 LLC, 2023. I think you're both! In 1973, Ena suffered two heart attacks, but refused to move away as she wanted to die in the street. In the show's fictional history, the street was built in 1902 and named in honour of the coronation of King Edward VII. Blanche Hunt: Good and bad in this room! You'd rather stay here and nurse poor little Sunita! Blanche Hunt: [to Ken Barlow] You're going to have to learn to take pleasure in the misfortunes of others, Ken, or you're going to have a very miserable old age. Cilla Brown: [Cilla answers the door to Janice]. Ena did not have much contact with the surviving Schofields until her great-nephew Tom Schofield contacted her in 1965 and invited her to stay in the USA. At this time Ena thought to herself that in some way Elsie reminded her of her younger self. Ena then allowed Vera to go out on her own, and encouraged her to date Bob Lomax, who worked with them at the welding factory. And the rest of the time you were busy trying to drive away my niece! 5, after a brief period working as a live-in housekeeper for Len Fairclough and Jerry Booth at 15 Mawdsley Street, although when the Community Centre at the Mission closed down, Ena moved back into the vestry. Buy "ena sharples, ena sharples quotes" by Varshadesigns as a Poster. Vera Duckworth: No, But I will be 10 minutes after I get you home! 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). Almost always wearing a double-breasted overcoat and hairnet, she spent much of her free time in the serials' early years with her two cronies, Martha Longhurst (Lynne Carol) and Minnie Caldwell (Margot Bryant), in the snug bar of local pub The Rovers Return Inn, drinking milk stout. Blanche Hunt: Do you think they wrote their own vows? Blanche Hunt: [points at Ken] He's had more affairs than Soft Mick! Valerie Tatlock: Look Ken, you enjoy yourself going to the theatre and reading and all that. 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. Intro quote: "You're the head of household huh? Erywon) Rainon Cyril. Miss Nugent: [Watching Blackpool Illuminations from the coach] Oh look Mrs Sharples, Old King Cole! I always do when you speak. When Ena discovered his scheme she 'sold' him Onward Christian Soldiers, exposing him as a fraud. Rita Littlewood: You wait till you hear what happens in the meercat enclosure! Susan Cunningham: Don't let's bother about town. Sally Webster: Sarcasm doesn't suit you, Soph. Your mother's ashamed of you. Kevin Webster: Sal! 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. Famous quotes containing the word reception: " To the United States the Third World often takes the form of a black woman who has been made pregnant in a moment of passion and who shows up one day in the reception room on the forty-ninth floor threatening to make a scene. Leanne Battersby: I'll just get you another glass, Blanche, with tea in it. A harridan in a hair-net with a surly expression that could stop a grown man in his tracks."[3]. And I kept denying it and denying it and denying it 'cos I was so scared of losing you. [surveys Carla tied to a chair and gagged] You've done well. We will be the Websters' family auto centre! Coronation Street (also known as Corrie) is a British soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. 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. Minnie Caldwell: No, don't, she might hit you back. She was eventually offered her job back. [1] Ena has also been described as "a Coronation Street prototype, a strong, bossy woman". Steve McDonald: You tell Karen about the baby, I will make you pay, I will make you suffer. As Vera and Madge grew up Ena alienated them through her judgemental and frequently interfering nature a point of much contention for Ena. [Hayley looks at Carla. The Lomaxes offered to house Ena but she declined. My mum used to say Ena Sharples reminded her of Gran, which she wouldn't have been happy to hear! I was okay till I met you. Atop the souvenir kiosk, Reeba belts out a quick rendition of "Paper Moon", whilst Emilia chose this moment - for some solemn prayer.". Ena's brother Tom died in 1973. 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. What about that funny Victorian pub on the corner? Well other people are different, they enjoy this. 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. She quit upon hearing the news and moved in with Minnie at No.5. Later that year, Ena got bored with the maisonette and moved into a flat above Ernest Bishop's camera shop. Blanche Hunt: They say that alcohol loosens the tounge. It was Ena who prevented the street from being renamed in 1962 when she wrote to Prince Philip to appeal for his help. Deirdre Barlow: Mother! 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. Angela Nelson: Oh, it's not a bottomless pit of emptiness, then? Blanche Hunt: Good looks are a curse, Deirdre. Ena was a capable and experienced pianist and player of the harmonium. Norris Cole: I think you'll find I was protecting you! This isnt a sneer its a smile with a lid on. Ena and Albert became close enough that he would stay with her family while on leave but, when he asked her if she wanted to be more than friends, she declined, stating that she was still mourning Phil. If only they could want a bit more. Jamie Baldwin: I mean, how long's it been? 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. Deirdre Rachid: Oh, I say, you look very glam! Three others legends were also recognised for their time on the soap which is . On 23 September 2015, Coronation Street was broadcast live to mark ITV's sixtieth anniversary. Ena lived there with Vera until Vera moved out in 1946. Rita Littlewood: That must have been a great disappointment to your mother! 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! . In 1920, Ena married Alfred. Corrie Quotes. Carson's love/hate relationship with the character was well known. Although motivated by self-interest more often than she would care to admit, Ena's usual justification was that she was acting in the name of Christianity. Elsie offered to take in Ena, who was very grateful. "Coronation Street" Episode #1.2 (TV Episode 1960) Violet Carson as Ena Sharples. In an interview . Minnie even once accused Ena of being jealous of the cat. Sorry my name's Melanie and I'm an alcoholic. Madge and her mother became almost completely estranged after Madge emigrated in 1950. I can do better. Sell your art Login Signup. Steve McDonald: [First lines, to Liz about his and Andy's sleeping arrangements] Mam, Why do we have to have t'back bedroom? [Hayley puts the phone down slowly and angrily]. Ena: Lovely - she just sat up, broke wind, and died. 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". In 2010, a short online video titled Ken: A Life on the Street reiterated that she was no longer alive when Ken Barlow (William Roache) told his grandson Simon (Alex Bain) that she was "long dead now". They live in dumps like Coronation Street and they think this is paradise. Minnie was usually content to let Ena do the talking while she only partially listened. We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly. In 1980, in a fit of pique over delays to her flat's refurbishment, Ena left Weatherfield on another of her sojourns and this time she never returned. "Passion meek - on the cheek. Sarah Platt: [Moodily] It's not working, you know. The caretaker's accommodation was the vestry, which opened onto Coronation Street. When not at the Mission, she could usually be found in the snug of the Rovers Return, where she and her lifelong friends and fellow widows Minnie Caldwell and Martha Longhurst spent their time discussing the latest goings-on in the Street over milk stouts. 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. I've never heard so much self-indulgent whinging in all my life! [talking about caf? Gail Potter: [to Richard Hillman] You're Norman Bates with a briefcase. Identify yourself you disgusting banana worshipper! First appearance Since 2017, ten sequential classic episodes of the series from 1986 onwards have been broadcast weekly on ITV3. When the maisonettes were demolished in 1971, one of the buildings which replaced them was a community centre. 1140 Robbie Sloane: [Robbie ties Hayley to a chair. Danny Baldwin: Call it a day, before the pink elephants start marching in! Searchlight Brewery. Rita Littlewood: Did you ever run away from home? 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. 12 Dec 2010. I've got something for you. The lawyers pay the woman off; sometimes uniformed guards accompany her to the elevators. 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. Emily Nugent: [grits her teeth] Well, if I need protecting, I'll buy a guard dog because I could do with the companionship! 1960-1980 Ena's first drink at the Rovers Return was in 1918 with Lizzie Hinchcliffe. As she no longer had the luxury of rent-free accommodation, Ena took on a job at the Corner Shop. T-shirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and m. Shelley Unwin: [Shelley arrives at a pedestrian crossing in her wedding dress, prompting a perplexed look from an old lady] I jilted him! Ena Quotes It's all about image these days. TV Shows. After the Mission was demolished, Ena became caretaker at the Camera Shop and then at the Community Centre. David Platt: Yeah, maybe Eileen has a son that we don't know about. Violet Wilson: [Pleasantly] Hiya, Sarah, what can I get you? Tony Gordon: Well, I didn't come to all this trouble to host a staff meeting. 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. 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. She cared for her family and friends but her tough exterior, hardened by a tragic life, many years of widowhood, and living through two world wars and a Depression, was difficult for anyone to crack, and Ena preferred it that way. She appeared in the first-ever episode, broadcast on 9 December 1960, and stayed with the show until 2 April 1980. Ena was first seen to wear a hairnet in Episode 5. 9th December 1960 I mean, even her initials are a killer disease! Coronation Street - Clip 10 - Martha, Ena and Minnie 17,721 views Jan 8, 2010 Minnie Caldwell (Margot Bryant) along with Martha Longhurst (Lynne Carol) and Ena Sharples (Violet Carsen). Your daughter barely knows you. Blanche Hunt: You were all thinking it. In court, Ena pleaded not guilty, but refused to give her age when questioned, saying only that she was over 21.