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Victorian conditions. Mike insisted Curly give it to him, threatening to sack Shirley otherwise. Curly's new career was to split the couple up. In April 1989, Shirley threw a surprise party to celebrate their first anniversary but Curly promptly threw everyone out as he had an important exam the next day. Shirley realised that Curly was too serious for her and decided to move back in with her parents. Desperate to stop Shirley leaving, Curly broke down and proposed marriage, promising to change, but Shirley knew that the relationship had run its course and left.
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Shirley the sole earner while he studied but she admired his ability and caused a stir at work by showing them Curly's essay on Mike making the machinists work
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153:First cousins
88:Introduced by
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73:12 April 1989
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1061:Martin Platt
1011:Jerry Morton
991:Joe McIntyre
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851:Fred Elliott
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1131:Luke Strong
1101:Maya Sharma
1096:Alf Roberts
1066:Sian Powers
1056:Kylie Platt
1031:Hilda Ogden
961:Tara Mandal
946:Ray Langton
896:Katy Harris
881:Cheryl Gray
876:Tony Gordon
871:Alec Gilroy
861:Anne Foster
826:Rob Donovan
821:Molly Dobbs
811:Marcus Dent
806:Trevor Dean
791:Paul Connor
781:Liam Connor
776:Norris Cole
766:Matt Carter
561:Mary Taylor
546:Ryan Connor
521:Adam Barlow
471:Roy Cropper
466:David Platt
456:Sarah Platt
416:Rita Tanner
261:Alf Roberts
237:Curly Watts
197:Curly Watts
1619:Categories
1116:John Stape
1051:Pat Phelan
1036:Stan Ogden
1026:Karl Munro
1016:Mel Morton
756:Julie Carp
696:Des Barnes
676:Ida Barlow
541:Amy Barlow
531:Sean Tully
491:Dev Alahan
421:Gail Platt
411:Ken Barlow
388:characters
286:References
218:Ida Clough
203:Storylines
185:soap opera
105:Occupation
45:Lisa Lewis
1278:By year:
1121:Jed Stone
1076:Eva Price
956:Bet Lynch
526:Fiz Brown
177:from the
108:Machinist
53:1983–1989
37:character
302:(2005).
214:Liz Dawn
129:Brothers
50:Duration
179:British
141:Sisters
339:
312:
251:) and
216:) and
121:Mother
113:Father
245:Kevin
173:is a
160:Diana
158:Donna
156:Carol
1600:2024
1595:2023
1590:2022
1585:2021
1580:2020
1575:2019
1570:2018
1565:2017
1560:2016
1555:2015
1550:2014
1545:2013
1540:2012
1535:2011
1530:2010
1525:2009
1520:2008
1515:2007
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1500:2004
1495:2003
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1480:2000
1475:1999
1470:1998
1465:1997
1460:1996
1455:1995
1450:1994
1445:1993
1440:1992
1435:1991
1430:1990
1425:1989
1420:1988
1415:1987
1410:1986
1405:1985
1400:1984
1395:1983
1390:1982
1385:1981
1380:1980
1375:1979
1370:1978
1365:1977
1360:1976
1355:1975
1350:1974
1345:1973
1340:1972
1335:1971
1330:1970
1325:1969
1320:1968
1315:1967
1310:1966
1305:1965
1300:1964
1295:1963
1290:1962
1285:1961
1280:1960
337:ISBN
310:ISBN
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182:ITV
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362:v
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