Minnie Caldwell, at left with her friends Ena Sharples and Martha Longhurst.

Minnie Caldwell was one of the original characters of the long-running British soap opera, Coronation Street. Minnie Caldwell, with her friends Ena Sharples and Martha Longhurst. ... Minnie Caldwell, with her friends Ena Sharples and Martha Longhurst. ... soap operas are boring Soap Opera redirects here. ... Coronation Street is Britains longest-running television soap opera, and the UKs consistently highest-rated show. ...

Minnie, played by Margot Bryant from 1960 to 1976, was a very timid woman who paled in comparison to her loud friend Martha Longhurst, and her louder friend Ena Sharples. Minnie was known to be very indecisive, which usually led Ena to label her as slow-witted, or usually just "daft". Margot Bryant (1897 - January 1, 1988) was a British actress. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Martha Longhurst, at right, with her friends Minnie Caldwell and Ena Sharples. ... Ena Sharples in 1971. ...

From 1960 to 1962, Minnie lived with her bossy mother, Amy Carlton. When Amy died, Minnie moved from Jubilee Terrace to No. 5 Coronation Street, where she lived with her cat, Bobby. She considered moving in with, and eventually marrying, Albert Tatlock in 1974 but realized that she would be financially burdened by Albert, as Ena told her that she would receive just £1250 for a married couple while she already received £775 in pensions as a single occupant. She also found that Albert annoyed her considerably. To mutual relief, Minnie called off their engagement. 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Albert Tatlock Albert Tatlock was a fictional character on the British soap opera Coronation Street. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ...

An old flame, Handel Gartside, came back to woo her after he had made much money in a business venture in Quebec. She flirted with him for a while but he was eventually driven off by crooked business with Billy Walker. Minnie's old lodger, Joe Donnelli, came back to the Street and held her at gunpoint, as he became very nervous about being prosecuted for the murder of Steve Tanner. Stan Ogden came up to Minnie's apartment, ready to fight with Joe as he had had a dalliance with his daughter Irma. Joe made Stan sing Christmas carols at gunpoint, and eventually Joe shot and killed himself. The first European explorer of what is now Quebec was Jacques Cartier, who planted a cross either in the Gaspé in 1534 or at Old Fort Bay on the Lower North Shore and sailed into the St. ... Billy Walker (29 October 1897 - 28 November 1964) Was a prominent English footballer of the 1920s and 1930s. ... This page is about carols in general; for the short story by Charles Dickens, see A Christmas Carol. ...

In 1976, Handel Gartside returned and Minnie accepted his offer to live with him in Whaley Bridge. She left her friend Ena and was never seen on the programme again. 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...