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. Ena spent much of early 1978 with the Lomaxes in Hartlepool, who offered to house her permanently but she refused. Buy "ena sharples, ena sharples quotes" by Varshadesigns as a Poster. Ena was the widowed caretaker of the Glad Tidings Mission Hall and spent much of her time criticising the activities and loose morals of the street's other residents. Valerie Tatlock: What are you talking about? Your chest came flat-packed and you haven't put it together yet! Father Coronation Street (also known as Corrie) is a British soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. 4 ENA quotes Ena's best friends from her youth, now Minnie Caldwell and Martha Longhurst, were both also widows by 1960, and frequently sat with Ena in the snug of the local Rovers Return Inn, criticising the lives of the other street residents (as well as each other), while drinking milk stout. How did you get in? 11 to Edward Wormold. Kelly Crabtree: I treat my body like a temple. Violet Wilson: [Pleasantly] Hiya, Sarah, what can I get you? Around 1917, Ena met Alfred Sharples, who had been sent home because of a leg injury. 2nd April 1980 Emily Nugent: Oh, how do you work with this man, all day? 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. Tony Gordon: Don't worry. Caretaker (retired) [Blanche, their landlady, is kicking Frankie and Danny out of their house, without notice]. Emily Nugent: Oh, stop fussing over me, Norris - you're not my nurse! Robbie Sloane: Sshh. Karen Phillips: Try any more stunts like that, and I will be booking your funeral! Tony Gordon: Well, I didn't come to all this trouble to host a staff meeting. Unique Ena Sharples Posters designed and sold by artists. 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. In 1969, Ena became bored with the maisonette and moved into a flat above Ernest Bishop's (Stephen Hancock) camera shop. Blanche Hunt: [on hearing that Peter and Leanne want their own bar] An alcoholic and an arsonist open a bar? [talking about caf? Vera Duckworth: No, But I will be 10 minutes after I get you home! 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. Mission hall. Albert Tatlock was foisted on her as "co-caretaker", though she insisted on being called "senior caretaker". Add Check-in. Oh - it wasn't Nicole Kidman or Glenda Jackson - she lives on a tugboat. Rita Littlewood: [reading from the novel] "Norris jumped out of the moped as Emilia and Reeba alighted the side-car ", Rita Littlewood: " and hand in hand, the three of them ran barefoot through Chester Zoo. 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.". Ena was sacked and left to stay with Henry Foster at St Annes. In 1973, Ena suffered two heart attacks, but refused to move away as she wanted to die in the street. Sell your art Login Signup. Ena particularly criticised Elsie Tanner (Pat Phoenix), who she believed had loose morals. Marcus Dent: I was talking about her heart. (First line, introducing herself to Florrie Lindley). She quit upon hearing the news and moved in with Minnie at No.5. Norris Cole: I do wish you wouldn't use Americanisms in the shop. 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. Steve McDonald: Yeah, just as mates. Amber Kalirai: Not true! She just sat up, broke wind, and died." - Ena Sharples - 14th December 1960. 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". Shelley Unwin: Yes, I have, and I thought it was me but it's not. Ena occasionally went to stay with Colin and his family after Vera's death. In the latter part of the 1970s, Ena flitted regularly between Weatherfield and St. Annes. 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. Ken Barlow: Well that's just what they are in this place, like a lot of sheep.
Top 1 Ena Sharples Quotes & Sayings 5. 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. Norris Cole: [after seeing his ex wife] It were like seeing a vicar in a tracksuit, unnerving. 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. Sally Webster: [sn*ggering] Yeah, and it's not in appreciation either. Ian died after only two days and Alfred died in 1937 during the Depression, leaving Ena a widow with two children. [knocks more jars of the shelf and then pauses], [throws a large jar of something on the floor and it smashes extremely loudly]. Steve McDonald: You tell Karen about the baby, I will make you pay, I will make you suffer. 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. Minnie was furious and told Ena their friendship was over, though she later relented. Ena Sharples Quotes & Sayings. Respected by all and feared by many, Ena was the self-appointed moral guardian of Coronation Street. Ena broke down, to the shock of the other residents. Well other people are different, they enjoy this. Ena Quotes Monthly 0. After Arnold left for war service, the hostilities continued between Elsie and Ena.
ENA quotes (@dailyenaquotes) / Twitter Although the living arrangements at No. It's illegal! Ena Sharples: Oh, lovely. Ena decided to give him another chance. Day and night. No further mention of Ena was made, and it was assumed she had moved to St Annes permanently. 1969: Ena is distressed when Minnie goes missing. Scream! The world would use us just as it did the martyrs, if we loved God as they did. Norris Cole: I think you'll find I was protecting you! George Wilson: Exactly - there's good and bad everywhere. 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). Warren Baldwin: That's disgusting, what's in it? Emily Nugent: Doing what? 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. She can scream as loud as she likes. First appearance Ken Barlow: I don't know. Her skills were regularly called upon at events in the Rovers Return and other community venues. Additional information on Ena's life from 1915-1945 was found in the books Keeping the Home Fires Burning and Coronation Street at War by Daran Little, and The Way to Victory by Christine Green. Ena had a dominating personality. 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. 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. 1140 Ena refused to attend Vera's wedding, although she sent her daughter a Christmas card. Mina Parekh: That's very clever to have a little sewing kit in your bag. I mean we really made the best of it didn't we?". [Liz enters the Barlows' living room wearing a low-cut, short sparkly dress]. Gail Potter: [Gail is on Eileen's doorstep arguing about the "torrid affair" she believes is going on between Eileen and the new foot masseur] His car was parked out here all night. Kenneth Barlow: [whole family minus Tracy sees Roy creeping downstairs after Tracy drugged and slept with him] Tea Roy? Howard Lee: Ross was just trying to help those here with a drink problem, to see that they're not alone. Peter Barlow: I think you've had enough Blanche. 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. Blanche Hunt: [points at Ken] He's had more affairs than Soft Mick! 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. Now before your lady's done a bing-bong, there'll be armed police swarming all over him! In an interview . Ena: I would just like to go the way me mother did. Tony Gordon: Oi! Blanche Hunt: He's a looney and she's a man. Danny Baldwin: Call it a day, before the pink elephants start marching in! 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". Rosie was the one who spotted it, she's so sharp - I should have asked her to do the proof- reading. Ena was offered a place at an old folk's home but she unsurprisingly declined, choosing to lodge with old friend Henry Foster in St Annes after briefly living with Minnie, although when the maisonettes were built Ena moved into No. 1963: Ena holds her own during a run-in with Leonard Swindley. Ena Sharples. 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. A harridan in a hair-net with a surly expression that could stop a grown man in his tracks."[3]. Recognising his talent, Ena made him her protg and gave him lessons, setting about arranging a scholarship for him. 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. Ray Langton: Something for me? In 2010, a short online video titled Ken: A Life on the Street confirmed that she was no longer alive when Ken Barlow told his grandson Simon that she was "long dead now". I was okay till I met you. On 23 September 2015, Coronation Street was broadcast live to mark ITV's sixtieth anniversary.