And you can take that any way you like! I nearly died of the shame. In court Ena pleaded not guilty, but refused to give her age when questioned, saying only that she was over 21. Ken Barlow: Well just think of it. [Robbie grabs her]. You and Kenneth should count yourselves lucky. A harridan in a hair-net with a surly expression that could stop a grown man in his tracks."[3]. Blanche Hunt: [points at Ken] He's had more affairs than Soft Mick! Emily Nugent: It's not really a page-turner, is it? Valerie Tatlock: Well what's wrong with it? It's not right, Val, people deserve better than this. [Robbie leaves Carla tied to a chair in an empty room. Sally Seddon: Yeah, re-branding they call it. . In 1973, Minnie first sought Ena's opinion before getting engaged to Albert Tatlock. We found this clip in th. Angela Nelson: Oh, it's not a bottomless pit of emptiness, then? Karen Phillips: Try any more stunts like that, and I will be booking your funeral! 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: Oh! During her school days Ena met Martha Hartley (Lynne Carol) and Minnie Carlton (Margot Bryant), establishing lifelong friendships. Ena was grateful for the offer and moved back into the Street. At this time Ena thought to herself that in some way Elsie reminded her of her younger self. However, Ena's age and ability to do the work was a constant concern to the Council. Tracy Barlow: We don't normally dress for breakfast. Elsie Tanner. Tony Gordon: Oi! [Violet is recounting Fred and Bev's furtive early-morning goodbye]. Tony Gordon: Don't worry. 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). Spouse(s) 1 note "Oh, lovely. 1969: Ena is distressed when Minnie goes missing. 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 Essential T-Shirt Martha: Really? Ena Sharples: Oh, lovely. [Hayley puts the phone down slowly and angrily]. Rita Littlewood: You wait till you hear what happens in the meercat enclosure! Are a mild-mannered church-goer called Emilia Rita Littlewood: and a racy, Titian temptress called Reeba. This is just the beginning. Minnie was usually content to let Ena do the talking while she only partially listened. The programme was conceived in 1960 by scriptwriter Tony Warren at Granada Television in Manchester. Martha Longhurst: [as Ena chokes on a sixpence in Minnie's Christmas pudding] Should I hit her on the back? Marriage job - on the gob!". When the maisonettes were demolished in 1971, one of the buildings which replaced them was a community centre. What do you think? 1963: Ena holds her own during a run-in with Leonard Swindley. 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. She moans in pain] Well, that's at least three layers of fake tan. Martha: Ooh, that were a beautiful ending. 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. After the Mission was demolished, Ena became caretaker at the Camera Shop and then at the Community Centre. [Liz enters the Barlows' living room wearing a low-cut, short sparkly dress]. Well other people are different, they enjoy this. Vera came to stay again later in 1966, claiming to be ill. Ena did not believe her until she spoke to Vera's doctor, who said that Vera had a brain tumour and had just a month to live; however Vera had not yet been told that her condition was terminal. Violet Wilson: [Pleasantly] Hiya, Sarah, what can I get you? Following her departure, Ena's fate was never revealed in the programme. 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. There was a time when stupid people, with nowt to steal - could leave the doors open! 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. Maya Sharma: You don't want to get married! 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: Although she returned, her appearances were far less frequent due to Carson's ongoing health problems. Despite her willingness to gossip Ena was very guarded about her private life, and berated Martha for discussing her health problems with Ena's daughter, Vera Lomax (Ruth Holden). Ena grew up in a warm and loving home, and hoped to have the same for herself. Eve Wilson: Everywhere's got a problem, hasn't it? 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. Colin Salmon Sick with guilt and worry, Ena scoured Weatherfield for anywhere Minnie might be. 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). Jamie Baldwin: You don't wanna know, believe me. Frankie Baldwin: You can't do that. Minnie was embarrassed at Ena trying to fight her battles and disappeared. Sibling(s) Betty Turpin: Well, that's what we used to say. Father 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. 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. 1976: Handel tells Ena that Minnie is never returning. No wonder some people emigrate. On TV, priests and clergy now became either a joke . A Hairnet is a small, often elasticised, fine net worn over long hair to hold it in place. Ena: I would just like to go the way me mother did. Betty Turpin: With his reputation for proposing, you know, they'll have fixed a date already! Carla breathes heavily through her gag, terrified]. Mina Parekh: That's very clever to have a little sewing kit in your bag. TV Shows. Valerie Tatlock: Look Ken, you enjoy yourself going to the theatre and reading and all that. Ena Quotes Ena feared for her home until she discovered she had been left No.11 Coronation Street in the will of the recently deceased owner, Mrs. Briggs. Ena sang 'Cockles and Mussels' with Emily Nugent at a 1969 Christmas concert, though she rarely participated in the street pantomime productions, being content usually to watch or assist backstage. "I'm Mrs Sharples." Valerie Tatlock: Well it wouldn't do if everyone was alike, would it? be your last day So why holding on the sharple When is hurting you nigga Smart up look for a better way street life is not for everyone Now am coming. Scream! 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. owner Roy Cropper whom she thinks is a bit simple]. Vera died in 1967, in Ena's home, of a brain tumour. [Marvin and Ashley square up ahead of their big fight]. I am Ena the Lamia. Charlie Stubbs: Sorry about this, mate. Ena's first drink at the Rovers Return was in 1918 with Lizzie Hinchcliffe. Melanie: I found it very illuminating. Rita Littlewood: That must have been a great disappointment to your mother! Ena made herself at home, making the best of a bad situation, but unbeknown to her Martha couldn't wait to get rid of her and in the meantime had considered writing to an agony aunt to ask how to deal with her overbearing houseguest. Minnie soon turned up, and Ena was able to turn the tables on Dave Smith by blackmailing him over his tax fraud. Despite her willingness to gossip about the sordid details of her residents, Ena was very guarded about her own private life and resented Martha for discussing her health problems with Vera. 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. I just said it out loud. After ten seconds he *will* be sick. I can't marry you! What would Angela Lansbury do in this situation? However, she never returned to Coronation Street, and passed away at some point afterwards. Jamie Baldwin: I mean, how long's it been? Nobody needs to know that! Steve McDonald: Yeah, just as mates. Blanche Hunt: [to Tracy] You're remarkably chipper. 0 comments Birthplace How could you? Alfred also informed Ena that his wife had recently passed away. Sell your art Login Signup. The first mention of Ena's death in the show itself was on 27 November 1989, during a scene in the Rovers Return when Deirdre says to builder Maurice Jones: "Ena Sharples would be turning in her grave.". Mary Schofield Erywon) Rainon Cyril. She tried to stop a flower show from taking place in the Community Centre in 1971 but was unsuccessful. Coronation Street Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. Within six months of the show's first broadcast, it had become the most-watched programme on British television, and is now a significant part of British culture. She appeared in the first-ever episode, broadcast on 9 December 1960, and stayed with the show until 2 April 1980. And you made me feel it was my fault! My mum used to say Ena Sharples reminded her of Gran, which she wouldn't have been happy to hear! Ena Schofield was born in Weatherfield on 24 November 1899. Chewing corn for gummy parrots? 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. Vera Duckworth: No, But I will be 10 minutes after I get you home! This is available as an extra on the Tram Crash DVD, released in 2011. Already it's only the first of January and you're the champion liar of 1980! Ena occasionally went to stay with Colin and his family after Vera's death. 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. Ena's role among the residents of Coronation Street was one she assigned to herself. In February 1980, Ena was moved out of her flat while necessary refurbishments were made to both the flat and Centre. They had three children: Vera, Madge and Ian. Run For Your Life (feat. 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. 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. Norris Cole: Oh well, don't blame me when you're in pot up to your waste! Unique Ena Sharples Posters designed and sold by artists. If it's about the paperwork just leave it to me. Elsie helped Ena understand to stop trying to stifle Vera, because then she would end up having no control over Vera at all. When Ena believed the Mission Hall was going to be closed, she decided to throw Elsie and son Dennis out of their flat so she could move in (she owned the property). Just don't [Robbie places the duct tape over Carla's mouth, gagging her]. The Lomaxes offered to house Ena but she declined. "I'm fast coming to the conclusion, Albert Tatlock, that the air up there is much more to my liking than it is round 'ere these days. 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. Ena married Alfred in 1920 and they had three children: Vera, Madge and Ian. 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. Ena was prone to hay fever. I can't trust you! You and him have been on and off more times than the light in Eileen Grimshaw's fridge! A few years later, Ena helped Elsie and her friend Sally Todd see off the American soldiers they loved, Steve Tanner and Oliver Hart, hiding them in the Mission after they had gone AWOL to say goodbye to the ladies. Ena also had a son, Ian, but due to her poor nutrition during the years she and Alfred struggled for work, Ian died soon after birth. Maya Sharma: Yes, well, you never know when you might want to stitch someone up. Ray Langton: Something for me? Add Check-in. It's all about image these days. 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. Marcus Dent: There's one thing Julie's got that's bigger than most people's. Gail Potter: And Todd's been through the other half! Elsie represented the antithesis of Ena's lifestyle: during World War II, Elsie had separated from Arnold and raised two children by herself. Norris Cole: The brain never takes a holiday. 2023. Web. I mean, even her initials are a killer disease! You sound like a parent whose kids go to Weatherfield High, a parent with no ambition. 9th December 1960 After serving Elsie her notice, Ena argued with Elsie in the Rovers - Elsie was not going to give up without a fight. 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. Blanche Hunt: I'm surprised no-one's fallen asleep! However, her place next door to the Barlows was crucial in saving Valerie when she was held hostage by Frank Riley, as Val was able to tap on the pipes in her kitchen, overheard by Ena in her flat. Sounds like the start of a joke. She quickly regained her speech and mobility but the following year was diagnosed with arteriosclerosis. I mean, even her initials are a killer disease! Deirdre Barlow: She's a very negative person. Both Alf Roberts and Len Fairclough saw Tattersall off by threatening him with violence if he dared to move Ena out of the flat. Ena and other OAPs arranged a sit-down outside the council offices to protest the closure of a clubhouse in 1969. 'Coronation Street' was massive in our house. Of her old adversary Ena Sharples, she said: "That woman's tongue. Ena particularly criticised Elsie Tanner (Pat Phoenix), who she believed had loose morals. We are working flat out to try and get work done and you're wasting money! Sarah Platt: [Moodily] It's not working, you know. Subscribe now for more! Ena quotes :) comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment AtmosphereLost5944 Additional comment actions "*vomit*" is a personal favorite . [He rips the tape off her skin. She was delighted in 1970 to meet young Tony Parsons, who shared her passion for the harmonium. The curtains won't twitch themselves, you know. Robbie Sloane: Sshh. Fictional character from the British soap opera Coronation Street, "An addict's appreciation of Coronation Street", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ena_Sharples&oldid=1141548360, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 25 February 2023, at 16:33. She can scream as loud as she likes. High quality Ena Art-inspired gifts and merchandise. In the show's fictional history, the street was built in 1902 and named in honour of the coronation of King Edward VII. Her friends had gradually left her life - Martha had died in 1964, and Minnie left in 1976 to live with Handel in Whaley Bridge. I've got something for you. Minnie's part in the trio's conversations in the snug were usually limited to the occasional (frequently inappropriate or out-of-place) comment. Alya fights for . When Ena discovered his scheme she 'sold' him Onward Christian Soldiers, exposing him as a fraud. In 1915, Ena became engaged to Phil Moss, nephew of her mentor at the Glad Tidings Mission Hall, Gladys Arkwright. Community content is available under. Upon her return, Ena was horrified to see the Mission converted into a Community Centre, with social worker Ruth Winter (Colette O'Neil) employed there full-time. 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. Shelley Unwin: [Shelley arrives at a pedestrian crossing in her wedding dress, prompting a perplexed look from an old lady] I jilted him! 4 Mar. After Martha's death, Minnie was perhaps Ena's only close friend left. You made me feel scared, you made me feel inferior. In turn, Elsie strongly disliked Ena for her seemingly incessant gossip and desire to know about the private lives of others; and the two confronted each other frequently. She also portrayed Queen Victoria on the Coronation Street float for the Silver Jubilee in 1977. Respected by all and feared by many, Ena was the self-appointed moral guardian of Coronation Street. Your chest came flat-packed and you haven't put it together yet! 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. 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. Gail Platt: Again? Cilla Brown: You're calling at a very inconvenient time. Jamie Baldwin: No, this is stage one - detoxification. Norris Cole: [after seeing his ex wife] It were like seeing a vicar in a tracksuit, unnerving. 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. Blanche Hunt: He looks like he should be crayoning summat. Shelley Unwin: Peter. (First line, introducing herself to Florrie Lindley). In 1967, Ena started a petition to have the betting shop closed down, although she was unsuccessful. 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. With no one else to take the job, Ena was selected as caretaker, and she moved into the adjacent Centre flat. Ena Sharples (ne Schofield) was the caretaker at the Glad Tidings Mission Hall, Viaduct Street's chapel, from 1937 through to its demolition in 1968. 8. 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". Carla Connor: [Carla tries to scream in warning through the tape over her mouth] What? Danny Baldwin: Get up, Frankie. Vera hadn't yet been told her condition was terminal. She likes the 'let-it-all-hang-out' look. The programme centres on Coronation Street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford. The lawyers pay the woman off; sometimes uniformed guards accompany her to the elevators. Top Ena Sharples Quotes I liked 'Z Cars' - just hearing the music got me going! 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. Your daughter barely knows you. 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. Within the world of Coronation Street it is synonymous with the character of Ena Sharples who wore one in almost all appearances she made in the programme from Episode 5 (23rd December 1960) (when the character was hospitalised) to Episode 1983 (2nd April 1980) with very few exceptions. Peter Barlow: I think you've had enough Blanche. Madge and her mother became almost completely estranged after Madge emigrated in 1950. Don't go away. 1960-1980 Minnie was furious and told Ena their friendship was over, though she later relented. Sean Tully: Think think. Elsie saw Ena as an interfering battleaxe, and didn't see why her life should be any of Ena's business. She was eventually offered her job back. Children 12 Dec 2010. 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: Doing what? Rosie was the one who spotted it, she's so sharp - I should have asked her to do the proof- reading. 1966: Ena struggles to cope when Vera has weeks to live 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. Ena plays the piano for the Rovers regulars at Christmas 1967. Sally Webster: [sn*ggering] Yeah, and it's not in appreciation either. And I'm going to miss that as well. The argument only stopped when Ena learned it was to be a mission on another street which was to be closed. The rustier the better. Robbie Sloane: [Robbie ties Hayley to a chair. Day and night. The show currently averages 8 million viewers per episode. In 1978 she commented to the TV Times that "Violet Carson was destroyed the day Ena Sharples first appeared in Coronation Street.". Ian died after only two days and Alfred died in 1937 during the Depression, leaving Ena a widow with two children. 5. 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). Roy Cropper: [to Hayley] You have turned an apology of an existence into a life, fuller and more joyous than I could ever hope. Blanche Hunt: Oh that's just for starters. Naughty! I'll try not to be in the way, so take care of me from now on." Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted. Annie Walker: My idea of heaven is doing a foxtrot on a French-chalked floor, knowing I look right. You do go with other women. This isnt a sneer its a smile with a lid on. Rita Littlewood: Did you ever run away from home? Warren Baldwin: That's disgusting, what's in it? 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. [talking about caf? Howard Lee: Ross was just trying to help those here with a drink problem, to see that they're not alone. [points at Peter] And this one 'ere, he's an alcoholic, you know! Martha: Ooh, that were a beautiful ending. 24th November 1899 Ross: [an AA meeting] and with God's help - or whoever it is up there whose keeping an eye on me - that's how it'll be for the rest of my life. I got three different quotes from three different printers, three different thicknesses of paper, one, two or three colours, and Rosie worked out all the different unit costs for me, so we've all been pulling our weight, which is why I need to talk to you about the apostrophe. Rita: [shouting at Len] "Tommy Cooper couldn't tell a story as daft as that! In 1977, Councillor Tattersall (George Waring) tried to sack Ena so that his niece could take her job, but Alf Roberts (Bryan Mosley) fought on Ena's behalf. All the big firms are doing it. Tony Gordon: [Tony kneels beside Carla's face. Valerie Tatlock: Well let's see you smile, then. Searchlight Brewery. She was delighted in 1970 to meet young Tony Parsons (David Hill), who shared her passion for the harmonium. Rita Littlewood: Emily, you do know what a menage-a-trois is? She was eventually offered her job back. Ena would do all she could to protect her loved ones but her efforts were often misconstrued as interfering.

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