History YMMV / CoronationStreet

** PAT PHELAN. A man who, as of late 2017, [[spoiler: defrauded half the residents of the street, raped two women, killed three men]], and committed god only knows how many more petty evils against various other characters whilst easily being one of the DUMBEST villains to ever disgrace the cobbles in 57 years. The worst part? The writers must know just how unbelievably bad a criminal Phelan is, because they had the temerity to make him [[spoiler: brag to Michael, a dying man, that “Napoleon would have loved me. He said he preferred his generals to be lucky than good.”]] There have been at least 5 times that Phelan has put himself in a situation where he can easily be arrested, killed or otherwise destroyed, and each time he’s gotten away with it!

** Sinead is pretty unpopular in her own right: after years of having nothing to do other than being a DumbBlonde who was Beth's niece and [[SatelliteLoveInterest Chesney's girlfriend]], she ends up being in the center of a LoveTriangle between him and Daniel. Instead of displaying her as a confused young girl caught in a difficult situation, she plays off the fragile emotions of both men and openly [[ManipulativeBitch manipulating them.]]

** Daniel Osbourne. Abandoned by his mother as a young child and his father soon after that, he grows up to be a brilliant student but a ''very'' deeply troubled with mental instabilities. He returns years later to visit his father's side of the family, but they are more or less dismissive of him. Then he finds a girlfriend that he loves and gets pregnant, [[spoiler: only to learn that his father convinced her to get an abortion and then he tried to kill him for their strained relationship and for possibly destroying his only chance of a family.]]

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: Anne Kirkbride's exit episode depicts Deirdre Barlow throwing a trifle while 'Jelly shouldn't run, it should wobble!' This has drawn a few laughs, but due to fate getting in the way this was one of the last scenes she filmed before her death. In fact, when [[TheCharacterDiedWithHim Deirdre's onscreen death is announced,]] it is stated that an aneurysm was the suspected case.

* StoicWoobie: Eileeen Grimshaw refused to cry in public even at her father's funeral. Occasionally slides into [[JerkassWoobie Jerkass]] when she expresses affection through yelling.

** Todd Grimshaw. He was not allowed to see his premature baby son Billy when he was alive (as Sarah and Gail [[{{Jerkass}} wouldn't let him]]). He only got to speak to him at the baby's funeral.

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: The show is very popular in Canada and in recent years, has their airing only trail the UK's by a few weeks versus back in the 2000s, when it was nine months behind.

* JerkassWoobie: Leanne Tilsley. Despite being a manipulative opportunist, [[YourCheatingHeart a cheat]], [[TheMistress a homewrecker]] and usually a total bitch, things have really stunk for her in her life. Her mother abandoned her at birth, she's forced to abort the child she created with the husband she loves, she gets addicted to drugs and works as a prostitute to pay for said addiction, she suffers a miscarriage with her second husband, [[{{Irony}} who then cheats on her and eventually marries the other woman]], her next husband (who was also her first husband) cheats and slept with his sister-in-law ''on Christmas day'', possibly impregnating her, watches her one-time fiancé die in an explosion and her stepson, who used to love her like his own mother, verbally and physically abuses her. Unfortunately for her fans, it becomes less woobie and more {{Jerkass}} with her getting pregnant with Steve's child and it causing problems between her and Nick [[{{Hypocrite}} while she disapproves and even temporarily disowns Toya for getting involved with Peter.]]

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: One of the series' most iconic and well-loved characters, Deirdre Barlow, passed away in 2015. Her funeral, which should have been a beautiful send-off to a longtime and important characters in universe, was instead somewhat downplayed in favor for [[UnintentionallyUnsympathetic Carla Connor's]] gratuitous gambling problem, to many fans' chagrin.

* AlasPoorScrappy: Although fans were cheering when the tram crashed down on Molly Dobbs, the scenes afterwards with her and Baby Jack in the rubble were very sad. The baby survived anyway.

* ArcFatigue: The DomesticAbuse storyline. A full year after it started, it appeared to have reached it's conclusion - only for the Kirsty to find out Tyrone was planning to leave her immediately after they got married so he could get parental rights to his daughter. Kirsty then fell down the stairs after Tyrone moved out of the way of her attempted strike and accused ''him'' of abusing ''her''.
** Tracy Barlow's obsession with Steve Macdonald. Even Kate Ford, who plays Tracy, is sick of it at this point.
*** Since the return of Robert Preston, Tracy appears to have shifted her aim to him.

** There is also suspicions of Tracy Barlow being one as well. Looking back over the years of all the horrid things she's done and [[KarmaHoudini the little to nothing she had to answer for it in the end,]] you have to wonder if she's just plain ''invincible.''
** Let's not forget Terry Duckworth who in spite of being an unlikable and irredeemable person, the writers have confirmed that they would never kill his character off.

* DesignatedHero: ''Steve [=McDonald=]''. Although he was much of a bad boy and had a record throughout his youth and he eventually grew up, it hasn't always been for the better. Even if his relationships with his ''many'' wives have had their ups and downs, oftentimes his behavior, be it cheating, stealing or just being an overall ass to them (like setting up Vicki to take the fall for his criminal misgivings or getting Max taken away from him and Becky) [[ProtagonistCenteredMorality mostly portrayed in the right.]] Possibly the worst examples of his supposed heroism include during the minibus crash (which was an accident) and he wasn't hurt, instead of trying to help any of the injured or help extricate some of the passengers, he wanders off and it's excused because we learn he's suffering from depression and the whole fiasco of his cheating and getting Leanne pregnant is forgiven by some because of how much they dislike Michelle.

*** And of course let's not forget the original ED married couple, the Ogdens, Stan and Hilda, even 25+ years after his [[TheCharacterDiedWithHim demise]] and her [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere exit.]] In spite of the fact that many fans and even Corrie producers want her to return, her actress has refused every time due to her disapproval of the quality of the show in its [[SeasonalRot recent years.]] (And now that the actress has died, a return is permanently out of the question.)

* {{HSQ}}:
** Many climaxes of big storylines.
** Most notably The Joinery explosion/Tram crash in December 2010.

** AscendedMeme: You know a storylines successful, when the ''Prime Minister of the time comments about it in Parliament''.

** Kevin got very unlikeable too in recent storylines, although some think Kevin was arguably worse back in 1997 and 1998 with his affair with Natalie Horrocks and Sally's affair with Greg Kelly. Even throughout the 2000s prior to his affair with Molly, he was only the lesser of the two evils regarding him and Sally.

* SpecialEffectFailure [=/=] {{Narm}}: During the infamous scene of David pushing Gail down the stairs, not only was her dramatic fall illogical (down the ''second'' flight of stairs; given her body weight, [[ArtisticLicensePhysics she should have just landed at the bottom of the first landing]]), but over the obviously-a-stunt-double's head-first landing in the living room. Here's the [[http://youtu.be/WAOb-_b9QjQ scene in all its glory.]]

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Poppy was widely liked by fans, awaiting some kind of plot for her. The most she ever did was tell Tara that Dev cheated on her with Lisa. She was abruptly axed when she got into a few arguments with Betty in the pub.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: One of the series' most iconic and well-loved characters, Deidre Barlow, passed away in 2015. Her funeral, which should have been a beautiful send-off to a longtime and important characters in universe, was instead somewhat downplayed in favor for [[UnintentionallyUnsympathetic Carla Connor's]] gratuitous gambling problem, to many fans' chagrin.

** Tyrone Dobbs. Full stop.

* WTHCastingAgency: Joshua and Freddie Peacock were played by [[RealLifeRelative actual brothers]]... Except the characters ''aren't'' related - Joshua's mother Maxine got pregnant after an affair and DNA tests proved he wasn't Ashley's son, [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming but Ashley raised him as if he was anyway]]; whilst Freddie was Ashley's son with second wife Claire.

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: The show is very popular in Canada and in recent years, has their airing only trail the UK's by a week (versus a decade ago, when it was nine months behind.)

* JerkassWoobie: Leanne Tilsley. Despite being a manipulative opportunist, [[YourCheatingHeart a cheat]], [[TheOtherWoman a homewrecker]] and usually a total bitch, things have really stunk for her in her life. Her mother abandoned her at birth, she's forced to abort the child she created with the husband she loves, she gets addicted to drugs and works as a prostitute to pay for said addiction, she suffers a miscarriage with her second husband, [[{{Irony}} who then cheats on her and eventually marries the other woman]], her next husband (who was also her first husband) cheats and slept with his sister-in-law ''on Christmas day'', possibly impregnating her, watches her one-time fiancé die in an explosion and her stepson, who used to love her like his own mother, verbally and physically abuses her.

** David Platt. It was hard not to be feel sorry for him when he was kicked out of his own house, denied access to his kids and treated like a complete monster in late 2013. All for 'trying to kill' his brother Nick (which was a genuine accident).

* AngstWhatAngst: You can't help but notice how eerily well Peter Barlow took to two wives suffering ''[[ConvenientMiscarriage two miscarriages]]'' between them. While each woman dealt with the devastation in their own way, he on the other hand took in stride and sadly cemented his JerkAss persona.

*** And of course let's not forget the original ED married couple, the Ogdens, Stan and Hilda, even 25+ years after his [[TheCharacterDiedWithHim demise]] and her [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere exit.]] In spite of the fact that many fans and even Corrie producers want her to return, her actress has refused every time due to her disapproval of the quality of the show in its [[SeasonalRot recent years.]]

** Some people have argued this with Simon Barlow's actor Alex Bain. Although Bain's race has never been publicly disclosed, some viewers believe that Simon has noticeably dark skin for a child fathered by a Caucasian couple.

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Nick Tilsley, especially during the whole "Who's the Daddy?" storyline and its aftermath. As unfortunate as it is to have lasting brain damage, it was still his own fault ''for sleeping with his brother's wife on Christmas.'' He should have known by now who his brother was, what, if pushed far enough, he was capable of and should have just manned up and confess to David and Leanne in the first place. Plus, in addition to being an unsympathetic character already, it may come off as a form of LaserGuidedKarma for sleeping with his then-best friend's wife in a year earlier while said ex-best friend was [[{{Irony}} recovering from serious injuries he had sustained.]] It's not helped by the fact that after the accident, Nick (falsely) claimed that his brother David had tried to kill him, resulting in David being ostracized from his family, kicked out of his own home, denied access to his children and treated like a complete monster on par with Richard Hillman.

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Nick Tilsley, especially during the whole "Who's the Daddy?" storyline and its aftermath. As unfortunate as it is to have lasting brain damage, it was still his own fault ''for sleeping with his brother's wife on Christmas.'' He should have known by now who his brother was, what, if pushed far enough, he was capable of and should have just manned up and confess to David and Leanne in the first place. Plus, in addition to being an unsympathetic character already, it may come off as a form of LaserGuidedKarma for sleeping with his then-best friend's wife in a year earlier while said ex-best friend was [[{{Irony}} recovering from serious injuries he had sustained.]] It's not helped by the fact that after the accident, Nick (falsely) claimed that his brother David had tried to kill him, resulting in David being ostracized from his family, kicked out of his own home and denied access to his children.

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Nick Tilsley, especially during the whole "Who's the Daddy?" storyline and its aftermath. As unfortunate as it is to have lasting brain damage, it was still his own fault ''for sleeping with his brother's wife on Christmas.'' He should have known by now who his brother was, what, if pushed far enough, he was capable of and should have just manned up and confess to David and Leanne in the first place. Plus, in addition to being an unsympathetic character already, it may come off as a form of LaserGuidedKarma for sleeping with his then-best friend's wife in a year earlier while said ex-best friend was [[{{Irony}} recovering from serious injuries he had sustained.]]

* TearJerker:
** Vera Duckworth's death.
** The death of her husband Jack some time later.
** This is of course a regular trope, but a particularly memorable occasion was a 80s scene of fan favourite Hilda Ogden opening a parcel containing her recently deceased husband (and fellow fan favourite) Stan's glasses, and her subsequent breakdown into tears.
** The Fiftieth Anniversary. Explosion, train crash, deaths, war flashbacks, fires, injuries.
** John Stape's death.
** Hayley Cropper's death. Oh dear GOD.
** Deirdre Barlow's death, especially with [[TheCharacterDiedWithHer Anne Kirkbride's death occurring months earlier.]] Everyone's reactions, particularly Ken and Tracy's, say it all.
** Schmeichel being put down.

* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: Oftentimes, especially within the last two decades. Everyone [[CrapsackWorld lives miserable and empty lives]] and never has any lasting good luck, as rare as it is. [[DysfunctionJunction Relationships between family, friends and lovers never remain stable for long]], due to [[YourCheatingHeart infidelities]], [[KilledOffForReal death]] or [[BetrayalTropes betrayal of some other form.]] Residents, ''especially'' returning residents, on the Street out of the blue end up [[TookALevelInJerkass taking several levels in jerkass]]. Others do [[ItsAllAboutMe horribly selfish things]] and [[KarmaHoudini never receive any punishment for it]] and yet still think it's their right to call people out [[{{Hypocrite}} on their behavior.]] Plus, usually there is an occasional true villain in the form of a [[{{Criminals}} criminal]] who really is a bad guy (or girl) instead of just your run-of-the-mill jerk or an even rarer VillainSue who's more likely to be killed off instead of receiving any real comeuppance (like going to prison).

* JerkSue:
** Janice Battersby.
** Sean Tully.
** Kevin Webster (during the ''War of the Websters'' storyline). His wife Sally was a borderline example too, though she at least got several TakeThatScrappy moments.
** Tracy Barlow.
** Nick Tilsey. Although he has always been seen as Gail's [[MartyStu "perfect"]] child, he has ''horrendously'' backslid into this since being portrayed by Ben Price.

* SympatheticSue: Michelle Connor:
** Dead husband. Later revealed that he died in an accident where her ''brother'' was drunk driving and they moved her husband's body into the driver's seat - making it look as if he was the drunk driver.
** Oldest brother dies. Happens not too long after Michelle finds out about the above. Of course Michelle arrives too late at the hospital to see him.
** Second brother gets murdered.
** Fell in love with a wonderful rich man. Turns out he's bisexual and cheats on her with Sean.
** Turns out her son isn't her son after all but was accidentally swapped with another baby at the hospital. Unless [[BrotherChuck we're not supposed to remember him]].
*** Any of these incidents alone would guarantee a normal person a total nervous breakdown and require therapy. Nope, Michelle's not affected at all.

* VillainSue: Callum Logan, Kylie's ex and Max's biological father, comes off as a big one. After worming his way back into his ex's life due to her resurfacing drug problems, he continues to stay around to mess with David and tries (and comes dangerously close) at winning both Kylie back and custody of his son. He also manages to get both Sarah and her equally-minded daughter wrapped around his finger, in spite of him breaking up their brother/uncle's marriage. Worse, even though he is a [[HateSink confirmed drug dealer, woman beater and all-around nasty guy]], [[KarmaHoudini he always seem to evade any punishment.]] [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Oh, and his mouth hangs open after he completes a sentence far too many times.]]

* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: Oftentimes, especially within the last two decades. Everyone [[CrapsackWorld lives miserable and empty lives]] and never has any lasting good luck, as rare as it is. [[DysfunctionJunction Relationships between family, friends and lovers never remain stable for long]], due to [[YourCheatingHeart infidelities]], [[KilledOffForReal death]] or [[BetrayalTropes betrayal of some other form.]] Residents, ''especially'' returning residents, on the Street out of the blue end up [[TookALevelInJerkass taking several levels in jerkass]]. Others do [[ItsAllAboutMe horribly selfish things]] and [[KarmaHoudini never receive any punishment for it]] and yet still think it's their right to call people out [[{{Hypocrite}} on their behavior.]] Plus, usually there is an occasional true villain in the form of a [[{{Criminals}} criminal]] who really is a bad guy (or girl) instead of just your run-of-the-mill jerk or an even rarer VillainSue who's more likely to be killed off instead of any real comeuppance.

** Kelly and Molly's affair was universally despised, for StrangledByTheRedString and downright uncomfortable love scenes. Karl and Sunita's years later was almost like a RecycledScript of it - and was equally hated.

* ArtisticLicenseMedicine: In Tina's final episodes, her surgeon explained that due to the swelling of her brain, pieces of her skull had to be removed, although her long hair remained completely intact. In reality, her head would have to be shaved to perform the operation. Understandably, the actress would not be willing to do such a thing, but you have to wonder why the director/writers couldn't have at least hidden her hair from view to make the scene more believable [[RuleOfDrama (and dramatic?)]]
** A similar scenario was done more recently after Jason's beating. It's considered even more inexcusable this time around.
* CelebrityParadox: Nobody ever watches TV; Nobody in the street seems to have noticed a sudden infestation of meerkats, a species native to South Africa, and are asking whether this merits intervention by the zoo, the RSPCA, or Rentokil (An insurance company [[Advertising/CompareTheMeerkat using anthropomorphic meerkats as mascots]] is "sponsoring" the show, with commercials at the start and finish of each segment.These feature the lovable animals drinking in the Rovers, dining in Roy's café, and doing other cute meerkat things.

* WTHCastingAgency: Joshua and Freddie Peacock were played by [[RealLifeRelative actual brothers]]... Except the characters ''aren't'' related - Joshua's mother Maxine got pregnant after an affair and DNA tests proved he wasn't Ashley's son, [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming but Ashley raised him as if he was anyway]]; whilst Freddie was Ashley's son with second wife Claire.