Carol played Martha Longhurst as a waspish beldam, who first appeared in December 1960; with Ena Sharples, played by Violet Carson and Minnie Caldwell, played by Margot Bryant she made up the formidable trio that held court in the snug of local public house, the Rovers Return. The verbal interplay between the three epitomised the serial's North of England humanity and yielded some of the 'richest moments' in the programme. The renown of Martha Longhurst became such that Carol's unpublicised visit to the Ideal Home Exhibition caused a near riot. She was advised to leave the premises for her own safety .
Carol played Martha Longhurst as a waspish beldam, who first appeared in December 1960; with Ena Sharples, played by Violet Carson and Minnie Caldwell, played by Margot Bryant she made up the formidable trio that held court in the snug of local public house, the Rovers Return.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Carol
Carol
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
play
played
VERB
VBD
obj
Number=Sing
Martha
Martha
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Longhurst
Longhurst
PROPN
NNP
case
as
as
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
waspish
waspish
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
beldam
beldam
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
advmod
NumType=Ord
first
first
ADV
RB
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
appear
appeared
VERB
VBD
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
December
December
PROPN
NNP
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1960
1960
NUM
CD
punct
;
;
PUNCT
:
case
with
with
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Ena
Ena
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Sharples
Sharples
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
play
played
VERB
VBN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
obl:agent
Number=Sing
Violet
Violet
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Carson
Carson
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Minnie
Minnie
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Caldwell
Caldwell
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
play
played
VERB
VBN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
obl:agent
Number=Sing
Margot
Margot
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Bryant
Bryant
PROPN
NNP
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
she
PRON
PRP
parataxis
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
make
made
VERB
VBD
compound:prt
up
up
ADP
RP
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
formidable
formidable
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
trio
trio
NOUN
NN
nsubj
PronType=Rel
that
that
PRON
WDT
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
hold
held
VERB
VBD
obj
Number=Sing
court
court
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
snug
snug
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
local
local
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
public
public
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
house
house
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Plur
Rovers
Rovers
PROPN
NNPS
appos
Number=Sing
return
Return
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
The verbal interplay between the three epitomised the serial's North of England humanity and yielded some of the 'richest moments' in the programme.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
verbal
verbal
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
interplay
interplay
NOUN
NN
case
between
between
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
three
three
NUM
CD
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
epitomise
epitomised
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
serial
serial
NOUN
NN
case
's
's
PART
POS
compound
Number=Sing
North
North
PROPN
NNP
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
England
England
PROPN
NNP
obj
Number=Sing
humanity
humanity
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
yield
yielded
VERB
VBD
obj
some
some
DET
DT
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
punct
'
'
PUNCT
``
amod
Degree=Sup
rich
richest
ADJ
JJS
nmod
Number=Plur
moment
moments
NOUN
NNS
punct
'
'
PUNCT
''
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
programme
programme
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
The renown of Martha Longhurst became such that Carol's unpublicised visit to the Ideal Home Exhibition caused a near riot.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
renown
renown
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Martha
Martha
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Longhurst
Longhurst
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
become
became
VERB
VBD
xcomp
Degree=Pos
such
such
ADJ
JJ
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Carol
Carol
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
amod
Degree=Pos
unpublicised
unpublicised
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
visit
visit
NOUN
NN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
Ideal
Ideal
ADJ
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
Home
Home
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
Exhibition
Exhibition
PROPN
NNP
ccomp
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
cause
caused
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
near
near
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
riot
riot
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
She was advised to leave the premises for her own safety .
nsubj:pass
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
She
PRON
PRP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
advise
advised
VERB
VBN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
leave
leave
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Plur
premise
premises
NOUN
NNS
case
for
for
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
own
own
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
safety
safety
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.