[West Ender]

My son and daughter-in-law have lived in Manchester for the last 17 years and I worked there, on and off, for 5 years. The Manchester accent is, frankly, 'orrible. Salford is similar - but worse. On Corrie the best exponents of 'orrible Mancunian accents are Kirk, Maria (though hers is somewhat tempered by elocution) and, lately, Les Battersby.

Those members of the cast who are Lancastrian by birth and intonation fit into the programme well, though their accents vary considerably. My comment about the Yorkshire accents was facetious, being a proud Lancastrian, but, none the less, relevant