Battle-axe Blanche's best put-downs

Coronation Street actress Maggie Jones has died at the age of 75. Best known for playing Weatherfield's best-loved battle-axe Blanche Hunt, the character was known for her brutal honesty and withering put-downs. Here are a few of her finest...

'Early in the morning, when the day is dawning...' Your real Postman Pat rolls up about noon wearing a pair of shorts and his breakfast. And if he's not chucking elastic bands like confetti, he'll be rifling through your birthday cards.

I've never heard such self-indulgent whinging in all my life. Is there some correlation between how boring you are and how much you drink?

Good looks are a curse, Deirdre. You and Kenneth should count yourselves lucky.

I'd cut off his whatnots wi' a pair of garden shears, me. The rustier the better.

Skirt no bigger than a belt, too much eyeliner, and roots as dark as her soul.

He looks like he should be crayoning summat.

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