Maudie Edwards

Elizabeth Maud Edwards 16 October 1906 24 March 1991 professionally known as Maudie Edwards was a Welsh actress radio broadcaster comedian dancer and singer She started her career in theatres in Swansea and moved on to films even appearing alongside Frank Sinatra at the London Palladium She is best remembered for having spoken the first line of dialogue in the British soap opera Coronation Street and playing Elsie Lappin the firstever owner of the corner shop in the first two episodes Those first words were Now the next thing youve got to do is get a signwriter in