Stanley Josiah "Stan" Ogden is a fictional character from the British
ITV soap opera, Coronation Street, played by Bernard Youens. He
debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 29 June 1964 and
remained for twenty years until his death on 21 November 1984. Stan
was introduced by executive producer H. V. Kershaw. He has been
portrayed as a well loved layabout and many of his storylines centred
on his marriage to Hilda Ogden (Jean Alexander).The Ogdens, Stan and
his wife Hilda (Jean Alexander), have been hailed as one of Coronation
Street's favourite couples. The bickering pair stayed together through
mishap and financial difficulty. A working-class couple, they remained
a screen double act for 20 years until actor Bernard Youens died on 27
August 1984, forcing the writers of the soap to kill off Stan
on-screen. A scene following Stan's screen funeral, showing Hilda
weeping at the sight of Stan's signature spectacles, has been
described as "one of the most moving moments in TV history" and
"instrumental in winning [Jean Alexander] the Royal Television
Society's Best Performance Award for 1984â€"1985". Neil Marland, who
worked as Granada Television's stills photographer for 30 years, has
described the scene as terribly poignant, adding, "Everyone was crying
and the camera tracked in â€" she had to undo his handkerchief, and in
it were his glasses. She broke down sobbing. And, of course, I had to
do a picture of this. So I left her for a minute or so sobbing. Then,
as I got nearer, I just went, 'Jean, Jean...' And she sat bolt upright
and said, 'What picture do you want Neil? I'm only acting'. It was
just amazing because everyone on the floor was in floods of
tears."Commenting on the screen partnership, actress Jean Alexander
has said, "It was a real pleasure working with Bernard Youens, who
played my screen husband, Stan. Any success I have had is really down
to Bernard because we worked well as a team and each knew how the
other would want to play a scene. It was a happy screen partnership
but it was strictly professional. We didn't socialise after work."
Alexander has stated that the Ogdens were a brilliant set-up: "They
were the only couple in the street who were married â€" permanently.
They were the only ones who owned their own house where everyone else
rented, they stayed together and didn't stray or have affairs and,
yes, they bickered among themselves but let anyone else criticise
either of them and they would be up in arms."
ITV soap opera, Coronation Street, played by Bernard Youens. He
debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 29 June 1964 and
remained for twenty years until his death on 21 November 1984. Stan
was introduced by executive producer H. V. Kershaw. He has been
portrayed as a well loved layabout and many of his storylines centred
on his marriage to Hilda Ogden (Jean Alexander).The Ogdens, Stan and
his wife Hilda (Jean Alexander), have been hailed as one of Coronation
Street's favourite couples. The bickering pair stayed together through
mishap and financial difficulty. A working-class couple, they remained
a screen double act for 20 years until actor Bernard Youens died on 27
August 1984, forcing the writers of the soap to kill off Stan
on-screen. A scene following Stan's screen funeral, showing Hilda
weeping at the sight of Stan's signature spectacles, has been
described as "one of the most moving moments in TV history" and
"instrumental in winning [Jean Alexander] the Royal Television
Society's Best Performance Award for 1984â€"1985". Neil Marland, who
worked as Granada Television's stills photographer for 30 years, has
described the scene as terribly poignant, adding, "Everyone was crying
and the camera tracked in â€" she had to undo his handkerchief, and in
it were his glasses. She broke down sobbing. And, of course, I had to
do a picture of this. So I left her for a minute or so sobbing. Then,
as I got nearer, I just went, 'Jean, Jean...' And she sat bolt upright
and said, 'What picture do you want Neil? I'm only acting'. It was
just amazing because everyone on the floor was in floods of
tears."Commenting on the screen partnership, actress Jean Alexander
has said, "It was a real pleasure working with Bernard Youens, who
played my screen husband, Stan. Any success I have had is really down
to Bernard because we worked well as a team and each knew how the
other would want to play a scene. It was a happy screen partnership
but it was strictly professional. We didn't socialise after work."
Alexander has stated that the Ogdens were a brilliant set-up: "They
were the only couple in the street who were married â€" permanently.
They were the only ones who owned their own house where everyone else
rented, they stayed together and didn't stray or have affairs and,
yes, they bickered among themselves but let anyone else criticise
either of them and they would be up in arms."
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