AS a temperamental teenager growing up in the 1970s, one thing my mother did would have me slamming doors like no other. Her nightly settling down to the soaps, which seemed to sum up her preference for watching drama rather than causing it — the opposite of me. 9 Alison King in her role of Carla Connor on Coronation Street Credit: Rex 9 Summer Spellman as played by Harriet Bibby Credit: Rex 9 Gemma Winter is played by Dolly-Rose Campbell - pictured with Chesney Brown (Sam Aston) Credit: ITV 9 Maria Connor as played by Samia Longchambon Credit: Rex I...