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Could be related to the character on the long-running primetime soap Coronation Street. She started in 1972. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deirdre_Barlow http:/
by slyall 12y ago
Could be related to the character on the long-running primetime soap Coronation Street. She started in 1972.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deirdre_Barlow http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deirdre_Barlow
- mooism2 12y agoCorry's been shown in Ireland since 1978. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronation_Street#International_syndication http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronation_Street#International... Not saying it's not the reason for the divergence, but it seems less likely.
- rmc 12y agoA lot of Irish households have access to British TV stations like BBC, ITV etc. and could have watched it there.
- theoh 12y agoSince Deirdre is an Irish name, it is possible that the decline in popularity (among the general population) in the UK was at least partly due to increased anti-Irish sentiment in the 1970s.