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Enjoy a look back at Corrie’s formidable women...

- HANNAH DAVIES

Their acid tongues, perfect put-downs and terrified husbands have made Coronation Street’s battleaxes a force to be reckoned with.

From original battleaxe Ena Sharples (Violet Carson), who was once described as ‘Winston Churchill in a hairnet’, to Tyrone’s blunt grandmother Evelyn Plummer (Maureen Lipman), ITV’s latest trip down Corrie memory lane this week looks back at some of the glorious, feisty women who’ve graced the cobbles.