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=== Becky McDonald (neé Granger) === |
=== Becky McDonald (neé Granger) === |
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* [[Arch Enemy]]: Tracy Barlow |
* [[Arch Enemy]]: Tracy Barlow |
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* [[Jerkass]]: When she first turned up, now a [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]] |
* [[Jerkass]]: When she first turned up, now a [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]] |
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* [[Mama Bear]]: Though neither of the children she has with Steve are actually hers (Max being her sister's son, and Amy being Steve's daughter with Tracy Barlow). |
* [[Mama Bear]]: Though neither of the children she has with Steve are actually hers (Max being her sister's son, and Amy being Steve's daughter with Tracy Barlow). |
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* [[Ms. Fanservice]]: Particularly in her reaction to being angry at Steve, which is to dress in revealing clothing, then go out, get drunk and get attention from men at other bars. |
* [[Ms. Fanservice]]: Particularly in her reaction to being angry at Steve, which is to dress in revealing clothing, then go out, get drunk and get attention from men at other bars. |
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=== Betty Williams === |
=== Betty Williams === |
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=== Kirk Sutherland === |
=== Kirk Sutherland === |
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* [[Dumb Is Good]]: he is a very kind soul whatever else you can say about him |
* [[Dumb Is Good]]: he is a very kind soul whatever else you can say about him |
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* [[Friend to All Living Things]]: has said more than once he understands dogs better than people |
* [[Friend to All Living Things]]: has said more than once he understands dogs better than people |
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=== Liam Connor === |
=== Liam Connor === |
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* [[Dead Guy, Junior]]: as said above he was named for his dead father |
* [[Dead Guy, Junior]]: as said above he was named for his dead father |
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== Number Three Coronation Street == |
== Number Three Coronation Street == |
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* [[The Sociopath]]: Was played this way for several years, but has disappeared over time as he's apparently "mellowed out". |
* [[The Sociopath]]: Was played this way for several years, but has disappeared over time as he's apparently "mellowed out". |
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* [[The Unfavorite]]: compared to high achiever Nick and teenage mother Sarah he never got much attention and he never fails to remind his mother of that. |
* [[The Unfavorite]]: compared to high achiever Nick and teenage mother Sarah he never got much attention and he never fails to remind his mother of that. |
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* Troll: Possibly the only way to really describe his character, he simply likes getting a rise out of people, or stirring up trouble for other people. |
* [[Troll]]: Possibly the only way to really describe his character, he simply likes getting a rise out of people, or stirring up trouble for other people. |
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=== Kylie Platt === |
=== Kylie Platt === |
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* [[Attention Whore]] the main reason she and husband David are a match made in hell. |
* [[Attention Whore]] the main reason she and husband David are a match made in hell. |
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* [[Jerkass]] |
* [[Jerkass]] |
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* [[Manic Pixie Dream Girl]]: a dark version. |
* [[Manic Pixie Dream Girl]]: a dark version. |
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* [[Parental Incest]] part of her backstory, its even implied the her son Max was also her fathers child. |
* [[Parental Incest]] part of her backstory, its even implied the her son Max was also her fathers child. |
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* [[Raised by Wolves]]: just see the above. |
* [[Raised by Wolves]]: just see the above. |
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== Number 9 Coronation Street == |
== Number 9 Coronation Street == |
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=== Izzie Armstrong === |
=== Izzie Armstrong === |
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* [[Disabled Snarker]] |
* [[Disabled Snarker]] |
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* [[Ill Girl]]: as child and the reason her father is so overprotective |
* [[Ill Girl]]: as child and the reason her father is so overprotective |
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=== Gary Windass === |
=== Gary Windass === |
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=== Graeme Proctor === |
=== Graeme Proctor === |
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* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: has a unique way with people and way of seeing the world |
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: has a unique way with people and way of seeing the world |
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* [[Pyromaniac]]: Graeme loves a good fire |
* [[Pyromaniac]]: Graeme loves a good fire |
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=== Xin Proctor === |
=== Xin Proctor === |
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=== Peter Barlow === |
=== Peter Barlow === |
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* [[The Alcoholic]]: noteworthy on a show where most consume twice the British average amounts for alcohol and practically live in the pub. Peter is the only actual dry drunk, though by some measures most of the cast qualifies as functional alchoholics |
* [[The Alcoholic]]: noteworthy on a show where most consume twice the British average amounts for alcohol and practically live in the pub. Peter is the only actual dry drunk, though by some measures most of the cast qualifies as functional alchoholics |
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* [[Children Raise You]] |
* [[Children Raise You]] |
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* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]] |
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]] |
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* [[Parental Abandonment]]: the main reason his relationship is strained is because his father shipped him and his twin sister of to their Scottish grandparents at the age of six following the death of their mother. To be fair though it was [[Values Dissonance|how it was done in those days]] |
* [[Parental Abandonment]]: the main reason his relationship is strained is because his father shipped him and his twin sister of to their Scottish grandparents at the age of six following the death of their mother. To be fair though it was [[Values Dissonance|how it was done in those days]] |
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=== Leanne Barlow (nee Battersby) === |
=== Leanne Barlow (nee Battersby) === |
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* [[Good Bad Girl]]: originally although she has settled down recently shes still is a tough cookie |
* [[Good Bad Girl]]: originally although she has settled down recently shes still is a tough cookie |
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* [[Tsundere]] |
* [[Tsundere]] |
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=== Hayley Cropper === |
=== Hayley Cropper === |
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* [[Liz Lemon Job]]: her title of supervisor at the factory often amounts to this managing the [[Greek Chorus]] of [[Deadpan Snarker]]'s and [[Cloudcuckoolander]]'s is quite a challenge. |
* [[Liz Lemon Job]]: her title of supervisor at the factory often amounts to this managing the [[Greek Chorus]] of [[Deadpan Snarker]]'s and [[Cloudcuckoolander]]'s is quite a challenge. |
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* [[Plucky Girl]] in a street full of them Hayley is a standout although still a bit too practical to be a [[Pollyanna]] |
* [[Plucky Girl]] in a street full of them Hayley is a standout although still a bit too practical to be a [[Pollyanna]] |
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