"Coronation Street" (1960) TV series 1960-????

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Directors:

Neil Alderton
Darrol Blake

Writers:

Cyril Abraham (writer)
Martin Allen (1997)

Seasons:

1 | unknown

Release Date:

9 December 1960 (UK)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

The UK's longest-running TV soap, Coronation Street focuses on the everyday lives of working class people in Manchester, England.

Plot Keywords:

Manchester England | Working Class | Soap | Family Relationships | Manic Depression

Awards:

88 wins & 104 nominations

Cast

Helen Worth	...	Gail Platt / ... (925 episodes, 1974-2009)
Simon Gregson	...	Steve McDonald (886 episodes, 1989-2009)
William Roache	...	Ken Barlow / ... (867 episodes, 1960-2009)
Anne Kirkbride	...	Deirdre Barlow / ... (787 episodes, 1972-2009)
Beverley Callard	...	Liz McDonald (780 episodes, 1989-2009)
Barbara Knox	...	Rita Sullivan / ... (771 episodes, 1964-2009)
Sue Nicholls	...	Audrey Roberts / ... (759 episodes, 1979-2009)
Sally Whittaker	...	Sally Webster / ... (756 episodes, 1986-2009)
Michael Le Vell	...	Kevin Webster / ... (696 episodes, 1981-2009)
Eileen Derbyshire	...	Emily Bishop / ... (670 episodes, 1961-2009)
Jennie McAlpine	...	Fiz Brown / ... (597 episodes, 2001-2009)
Antony Cotton	...	Sean Tully (585 episodes, 2003-2009)
William Tarmey	...	Jack Duckworth / ... (550 episodes, 1977-2009)
Samia Smith	...	Maria Sutherland / ... (547 episodes, 2000-2009)
Ryan Thomas	...	Jason Grimshaw (533 episodes, 2000-2009)
Sue Cleaver	...	Eileen Grimshaw / ... (532 episodes, 1994-2009)
Jack P. Shepherd	...	David Platt (526 episodes, 2000-2009)
Malcolm Hebden	...	Norris Cole / ... (477 episodes, 1974-2009)
Elizabeth Dawn	...	Vera Duckworth / ... (468 episodes, 1972-2008)
Kym Marsh	...	Michelle Connor (458 episodes, 2006-2009)
Betty Driver	...	Betty Turpin / ... (458 episodes, 1969-2009)
Vicky Entwistle	...	Janice Battersby (442 episodes, 1997-2009)
Jane Danson	...	Leanne Battersby / ... (441 episodes, 1997-2009)
David Neilson	...	Roy Cropper (422 episodes, 1995-2009)
Alan Halsall	...	Tyrone Dobbs (417 episodes, 1998-2009)
Maggie Jones	...	Blanche Hunt / ... (401 episodes, 1967-2009)
Steven Arnold	...	Ashley Peacock (400 episodes, 1995-2009)
Tupele Dorgu	...	Kelly Crabtree (394 episodes, 2004-2009)
Johnny Briggs	...	Mike Baldwin / ... (392 episodes, 1974-2006)
Katherine Kelly	...	Becky Granger / ... (389 episodes, 2006-2009)
Julia Haworth	...	Claire Peacock / ... (382 episodes, 2003-2009)

Also Known As:

Corrie (UK) (informal title)
Florizel Street (UK) (working title)
The Street (UK) (informal title)
Where No Bird Sings (UK) (working title)

Runtime:

30 min (including commercials)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White (1960-1969 and 1970-1971) | Color (1969-1970 and 1971-)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (1960-1989) | Stereo (1990-)

Certification:

Australia:PG | Canada:PG | UK:PG | USA:TV-PG

Filming Locations:

Granada Studios, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK

Company:

Granada Television

Trivia:

The only time the series' theme tune has been significantly rearranged for transmission was in episode 1170 in April 1972, where Emily Nugent married Ernie Bishop. Steve Race provided a jazz interpretation of Eric Spear's music, which played the episode out over a shot of Albert Tatlock and Minnie Caldwell walking down the Street from the wedding reception. Coronation Street: Viva Las Vegas! (1997) (V), a video-only soap-bubble, featured a suitably transatlantic cover courtesy of Mike Stock and Matt Aitken.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the episode, 22/11/2004, (where Dev's corner shops are blown up by Maya) Dev drives his Saab to the shop which is about to be blown up, he parks the car directly outside the shop. Also parked directly outside the shop is another car. As the shop blows up, the camera changes angle to show the blast and Dev's car has somehow disappeared, just leaving the other car in shot.

Quotes:

Cilla Brown: You call the airport and I call the police, Hayley. Now before your lady's done a bing-bong, there'll be armed police swarming all over him!
[Hayley puts the phone down slowly and angrily]
Cilla Brown: There's a good girlie-boy!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Loose Women: (#13.134)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

I am, I feel

Can't miss it

My mother was Scottish and my dad was British, so I was raised on watching Coronation Street. For the last 35 years (at least) not a week has gone by with catching up at the Rover's return. Unfortunately, here in Canada we seem to be quite behind the times, we are at the stage where Peter is revealed as a bigamist, Martin admits to the affair with Katie etc...etc... But I will continue to watch C.S.loyally. I'm addicted, and so is my wife of 10 years. She wasn't to fussy at the beginning but after watching now, it would be instant death if I didn't get her up at 8 a.m. for our 2 hour Sunday constitutional.

Our next trip to England we hope maybe for a tour of the set. It would be the icing on the cake, if I could surprise her with this holiday treat. Thanks for allowing me this moment to reflect on the great time we've had watching and will continue to watch our favorite show