She also enjoyed singing and led the residents into sing-songs on various special occasions. Susan Cunningham: Don't let's bother about town. Ena Schofield was born in Weatherfield on 24 November 1899. Still unhappy with the working conditions, however, Ena walked out of the job later in the year and moved in with Minnie Caldwell (Margot Bryant), with Albert Tatlock (Jack Howarth) briefly taking on the caretaker position. 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. Despite being out of work, Ena was soon occupied with other problems as Vera came to stay, having separated from her husband Bob Lomax. Audrey Potter: Now don't worry, love. Seven? Hayley Cropper: Listen to her, Tracy Barlow. Sarah Platt: [Moodily] It's not working, you know. Brian Tilsley: " isn't it Gail. 1976: Handel tells Ena that Minnie is never returning. Weatherfield Matters were made worse after Ena fell over and was knocked unconscious while looking after Tracy Langton. Leanne Battersby: You can talk. Blanche Hunt: You were all thinking it. But then I enjoy being with you. We all having the same again, girls? Blanche Hunt: This turkey is dry enough to choke a camel. Tim Metcalfe: She put the "chest" in Manchester, that's for sure. Rita Littlewood: Oh. Recognising his talent, Ena made him her protg and gave him lessons, while seeing about getting him a scholarship. 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. Six? She also portrayed Queen Victoria on the Coronation Street float for the Silver Jubilee in 1977. (First line, introducing herself to Florrie Lindley). 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. Mother Oh - it wasn't Nicole Kidman or Glenda Jackson - she lives on a tugboat. Vera hadn't yet been told her condition was terminal. 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. Coronation Street is made by Granada Television at MediaCityUK and shown in all ITV regions, as well as internationally. Karen Phillips: [holding up one of her shoes] Don't defend her, Steve, cause I've got one of these for each of you. Ena decided to once again move back to St Annes, telling committee man Ken Barlow that she'd be the one to decide when she'd come back, if she came back. Frankie Baldwin: You can't do that. And I'm going to miss that as well. Ena broke down, to the shock of the other residents. Ena found it disconcerting to have neighbours after so many years of having one side of the street to herself. Tracy Barlow: We don't normally dress for breakfast. Violet Carson died on 26th December 1983. Ena later became close to the Lomax family and was often called upon to watch Colin. We will be the Websters' family auto centre! After Martha's death, Minnie was perhaps Ena's only close friend left. And I kept denying it and denying it and denying it 'cos I was so scared of losing you. You've been too busy so I got Rosie to help me. If it's about the paperwork just leave it to me. 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. Just don't [Robbie places the duct tape over Carla's mouth, gagging her]. If only they could want a bit more. Jamie Baldwin: I mean, how long's it been? Blanche Hunt: I'm a realist - I don't live in fairy-land like you do. Well, it's a replica, but it works. I don't suppose either of you thought of puttin' the kettle on, did yer?" 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. Living proof there's no justice in this world. High quality Ena Art-inspired gifts and merchandise. Unfortunately, she often jumped to conclusions, assuming the worst of people, or exaggerated the truth. When she disappeared with the Centre keys at Christmas, preventing the children from getting any presents, Ena assumed she'd be sacked; she left to stay with Henry Foster in St. Annes, however she was allowed to keep her job. In 1973, Ena suffered two heart attacks, but refused to move away as she wanted to die in the street. TV Shows. Ena spent much of early 1978 with the Lomaxes in Hartlepool, who offered to house her permanently but she refused. [on hearing that Peter and Leanne want their own bar]. The Mission was closed for good a year later, when it was demolished along with the factory to make way for a block of two-storey maisonettes. Although Violet Carson became synonymous with the role, she was not the only actress to play Ena - in the 1960 dry runs of Coronation Street, Nita Valerie and Nan Marriott-Watson played her. Eileen Grimshaw: Yeah, and Sarah's been through half the lads in Weatherfield. Peter Barlow: I think you've had enough Blanche. An attentive student with a strong Christian upbringing, Ena became devoted to her religion and developed a firm belief in the importance of rules and morals. During her school days Ena met Martha Hartley (Lynne Carol) and Minnie Carlton (Margot Bryant), establishing lifelong friendships. Warren Baldwin: That's disgusting, what's in it? Leanne Battersby: Get a good handful did ya! Tony Gordon: Don't worry. Marriage job - on the gob!". Although she returned, her appearances were far less frequent due to Carson's ongoing health problems. When Ena discovered his scheme she 'sold' him Onward Christian Soldiers, exposing him as a fraud. Valerie Tatlock: Well what's wrong with it? Martha Longhurst: Eeh, that were a beautiful ending. She loves him, she loves him not (Credit: ITV) "Peter running a pub is like putting a cat in charge of an aquarium.". I can't trust you! It's Dougie Ferguson he's been hurt. Buy "ena sharples, ena sharples quotes" by Varshadesigns as a Poster. Ena had a health scare in 1962 when she suffered a minor stroke, brought on by hypostatic pneumonia. Ena: Lovely - she just sat up, broke wind, and died. Anyway, it's only a little mistake and the printer's put it after the 'S' in Websters and now it looks like the auto centre belongs to all of the Websters instead of just you! Jack Duckworth: [after he sees through Vera's disguise] You're no flamin' widow! And I will use it. Shelley Unwin: Oh, Betty, don't say that! Around 1917, Ena met Alfred Sharples, who had been sent home because of a leg injury. Annie Walker: My idea of heaven is doing a foxtrot on a French-chalked floor, knowing I look right. They live in dumps like Coronation Street and they think this is paradise. Well other people are different, they enjoy this. How did you get in? Vera Sharples (1921)Madge Sharples (1924)Ian Sharples Eve Wilson: Everywhere's got a problem, hasn't it? Ena is not amused during the street Silver Jubilee celebrations. Norris Cole: I think you'll find I was protecting you! Gail Potter: [to Richard Hillman] You're Norman Bates with a briefcase. She also quickly learned to be self-sufficient, taking on factory work when she was only 11. 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 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. The show has been one of the most lucrative programmes on British commercial television, underpinning the success of Granada Television and wider ITV network. [They all greet her] No I did, I found it really interesting. Ena's forcefulness and argumentativeness was her key strength as well as her biggest weakness. Carla Connor: [Robbie rips off some duct tape] Look, if you want money, I can get you whatever you want. RM2D319A2 - Coronation Street creator Tony Warren and actress Betty Driver, who plays Betty Turpin, at the Granada studios in Manchester unveiling a blue plaque in memory of Coronation Street legend Violet Carson. In 1965, she acted as spokesperson for the street over the issue of a survey which almost led to the demolition of the street so that a ring road could be built through it. Following her departure, Ena's fate was never revealed in the programme. Jamie Baldwin: Well, we wait. Ena had a health scare in 1962 when she suffered a minor stroke, brought on by hypostatic pneumonia. What if I was going to say, 'Les, you're going out with an ugly, evil monster. 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. 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. Shelley Unwin: Well, I'm still not too happy about it. Frankie Baldwin: Not on the carpet - upstairs! Ena was absent from the programme for over three months during 1965 as Violet Carson took a sabbatical and for almost two months in 1968 when she went on a promotional tour to Australia. She just sat up, broke wind, and died. You and him have been on and off more times than the light in Eileen Grimshaw's fridge! 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. At this time Ena thought to herself that in some way Elsie reminded her of her younger self. 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. Ena jumped at the chance to go abroad for the first time and meet the family she never knew she had. [Carla and Hayley turn to see Tony walking towards them], Robbie Sloane: She's howling like a banshee, someone will hear. [1] Ena has also been described as "a Coronation Street prototype, a strong, bossy woman". Ena didn't approve, seeing it as the misuse of a holy building and an invasion of her home. [Blanche slaps him] What the hell were that for? What do you think? Blanche Hunt: I'd cut off his whatnots wi' a pair of garden shears, me. Albert Tatlock was foisted on her as "co-caretaker", though she insisted on being called "senior caretaker". 8. Ena alerted the other residents about it and Val was rescued. Liz McDonald: No, this is for me job interview. Rita Littlewood: Emily, you do know what a menage-a-trois is? Ena was never seen in Weatherfield again, and all subsequent references to her were in the past tense. Janice Battersby: Er right. Large in stature and almost always dressed in a large double breasted coat and hairnet, Ena was strong-minded and argumentative, with opinions on everyone and everything and she wasn't afraid to voice any of them. Blanche Hunt: I'm surprised no-one's fallen asleep! Ena's role among the residents of Coronation Street was one she assigned to herself. Sally Webster: [sn*ggering] Yeah, and it's not in appreciation either. Easily one of the most recognisable names on the Street, it was this quote from Ena, broadcast in only the second ever episode of Coronation Street, that gave us a glimpse behind her hard exterior. Miss Nugent: [Watching Blackpool Illuminations from the coach] Oh look Mrs Sharples, Old King Cole! In 1915, Ena became engaged to Phil Moss, nephew of Gladys Arkwright, her mentor at the Glad Tidings Mission Hall. 12 Dec 2010. Eileen Grimshaw: Run along home now, Gail. Father 25 IBU (3.64) 104 Ratings . I've never heard so much self-indulgent whinging in all my life! Or so they think. Alfred Sharples (1920) [He rips the tape off her skin. A disoriented Ena was later caught accidentally stealing from a supermarket. Web. Vera died in 1967, in Ena's home, of a brain tumour. 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. Elsie represented the antithesis of Ena's lifestyle: during World War II, Elsie had separated from Arnold and raised two children by herself. 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. Melanie: I found it very illuminating. 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). Jamie Baldwin: [feeding Warren a hangover cure] Good lad. There was an instant chemistry but Ena was upset to learn he was already married, and broke contact with him. Gail Potter: Oh here's the other one the rest of The Village People! The lawyers pay the woman off; sometimes uniformed guards accompany her to the elevators. Valerie Tatlock: Look Ken, you enjoy yourself going to the theatre and reading and all that. Ena decided to give him another chance. 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. It's you, Charlie! On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. In the show's fictional history, the street was built in 1902 and named in honour of the coronation of King Edward VII. Her sister Alice, a few years older, often resented Ena's attempts at perfection. I just said it out loud. Everyone kept telling me you're destroying me, that you go with other women. Unbeknown to Ena, Dave had decided to forgive the debt but a telling off by Ena convinced him to change his mind. Sally Webster: Sarcasm doesn't suit you, Soph. Blanche Hunt: Do you think they wrote their own vows? Valerie Tatlock: What are you talking about? Betty Turpin: Well, that's what we used to say. 1969: Ena is distressed when Minnie goes missing. Run For Your Life (feat. All the big firms are doing it. 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. We are working flat out to try and get work done and you're wasting money! They briefly lived together in 1961 when Ena was fired from the Mission. Janice Battersby: Open to anybody. We'll take on some new staff, we'll expand, because all that matters is our girls. Marcus Dent: There's one thing Julie's got that's bigger than most people's. 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". You sound like a parent whose kids go to Weatherfield High, a parent with no ambition. I Was Ena Sharples Father book. Mary Schofield Chewing corn for gummy parrots? Ena was taken away by policemen and given a caution, although the OAPs were triumphant in their cause. Did you listen to what you were saying? Steve McDonald: Yeah, just as mates. Hayley Cropper: [entering empty factory] Well, where is she? 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. Blanche Hunt: He's a looney and she's a man. 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". 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 it will be. Doesn't take much to amuse some people, does it? The final episode featuring Ena was broadcast on 2 April 1980. It's not right, Val, people deserve better than this. 4 ENA quotes Blanche Hunt: Oh! I've seen it with my own eyes! Eileen Grimshaw: Tracy Barlow! [at the altar, Shelley has just told the vicar and congregation that she will not marry Charlie]. It's loaded. Your mother's ashamed of you. Amber Kalirai: Not true! 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. She was fined 40/-. [Liz enters the Barlows' living room wearing a low-cut, short sparkly dress]. She appeared in the first-ever episode, broadcast on 9 December 1960, and stayed with the show until 2 April 1980. Sorry my name's Melanie and I'm an alcoholic. The residents of the street began to protect and defend her more, seeing her as a vulnerable old woman. Actor Michael Melia has claimed in an interview that he thought the character of Ena was "the most forbidding face on the street. Intro quote: "You're the head of household huh? Blanche Hunt: Oh! Ian died after only two days and Alfred died in 1937 during the Depression, leaving Ena a widow with two children. [talking about Eileen's father, Colin Grimshaw]. Ena Sharples (ne Schofield) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera Coronation Street, played by Violet Carson. Born Blanche Hunt: I'm Deirdre's mother. She won't hear you - she's as deaf as a post! Steve McDonald: You tell Karen about the baby, I will make you pay, I will make you suffer. Gail Platt: Again? 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. Religion as a serious - yet casual - fact of British life has died. No further mention of Ena was made, and it was assumed she had moved to St Annes permanently. After Arnold left for war service, the hostilities continued between Elsie and Ena. 'Coronation Street' was massive in our house. Look, it's even got tyre marks on it! Maya Sharma: She's got you wrapped around her little finger! The world would use us just as it did the martyrs, if we loved God as they did. 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. Later that year, Ena got bored with the maisonette and moved into a flat above Ernest Bishop's camera shop. Rita Littlewood: You wait till you hear what happens in the meercat enclosure! Ena watched her daughter wind down over several weeks until she died in Ena's bed in January 1967. She did however sign up for the Over 60's Club, and agreed to play the piano. Emily Nugent: [grits her teeth] Well, if I need protecting, I'll buy a guard dog because I could do with the companionship! After he verbally attacked her in the Rovers, the Street's residents united to oust him. She tried to stop a flower show from taking place in the Community Centre in 1971 but was unsuccessful. What did you lace it with, ProPlus? Leanne Battersby: [the day before Mike's funeral, Ken has entered the pub and given Leanne a dirty look] If that Ken Barlow looks at me like that tomorrow, I'm gonna bop him one. Tony Gordon: Oi! Violet Wilson: [Pleasantly] Hiya, Sarah, what can I get you? 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. Sick with guilt and worry, Ena scoured Weatherfield for anywhere Minnie might be. You'd rather stay here and nurse poor little Sunita! Roy Cropper: [to Hayley] You have turned an apology of an existence into a life, fuller and more joyous than I could ever hope. Birthplace Cilla Brown: Anything you have to say to Les, you can say to me. It was Ena who prevented the street from being renamed in 1962 when she wrote to Prince Philip to appeal for his help. The clash was broken up by Swindley, who informed Ena that the Mission would stay open - the Bold Street Mission had been selected for closure. Later that year Ena's great nephew, Tom Schofield (David Holliday), visited her and invited her to her brother's home in the US for an extended stay. Minnie obliged. Valerie Tatlock: [deflated] You're not enjoying yourself then? 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. Ena collapsed due to the stress, but walked out of the hospital to return to her post so that Martha, who had taken on her responsibilities while she recovered, couldn't steal her job. I mean, even her initials are a killer disease! 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. 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