| Coronation Street | |
|---|---|
 Coronation Street's current opening credits, introduced in 2002. | |
| Format | Soap opera: "Kitchen sink"-style working-class realism |
| Created by | Tony Warren |
| Developed by | Granada Television |
| Starring | See current cast |
| Opening theme | Eric Spear |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. A soap opera is an ongoing episodic work of Fiction, usually broadcast on Television or Radio. Kitchen sink realism was an English cultural movement which developed in the late 1950s and early 1960s in Theatre, Art, Novels Film Tony Warren MBE (born 1936 in Swinton, Greater Manchester) is a British television scriptwriter best known for creating the Granada Television is the United Kingdom ITV contractor for North West England. The following is a list of current main characters and the actors that play them in the ITV Soap opera Coronation Street. Eric Spear (Born in Croydon, 18 April 1908 &ndash Died Southampton, 3 November 1966) was an English Composer The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located of episodes | 6835 [+] (as of Sunday, 08 June 2008) |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Kim Crowther, Kieran Roberts (Executive Producer) |
| Camera setup | Multiple-camera setup |
| Running time | 22 minutes (excluding adverts) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ITV |
| Picture format | 4:3 (1960-2001), 16:9 Widescreen (2002-present) |
| Original run | 9 December 1960 – present (47 years) |
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| Official website | |
| IMDb profile | |
| TV.com summary | |
Coronation Street is an award-winning British soap opera. The multiple-camera setup (aka multiple-camera mode of production is a method of shooting films and television programs Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A soap opera is an ongoing episodic work of Fiction, usually broadcast on Television or Radio. It is one of the longest-running television shows in the United Kingdom, first broadcast on Friday, 9 December 1960, made by Granada and broadcast in all but two of the regions of ITV as it existed at the time. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Granada Television is the United Kingdom ITV contractor for North West England. Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent
The programme is consistently one of the highest-rated programmes on British television. British television broadcasting started in 1936 and now has a collection of free and subscription services over a variety of distribution media through which there are up to 600 channels [1]
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Production history
The show was created by Tony Warren and is still produced by Granada Television, holder of the ITV franchise for the northwest of England, and was shown by most of the ITV stations then operating (See Scheduling details below). Tony Warren MBE (born 1936 in Swinton, Greater Manchester) is a British television scriptwriter best known for creating the Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent It became fully networked on 6 March 1961, when ATV, the only remaining franchise then still not broadcasting the programme, began airing it. Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Associated TeleVision Limited, best known simply as ATV, was a British ITV company from 1955 until 1981 [2][3]
The working title of the show was Florizel Street, but a tea lady named Agnes remarked that "Florizel" sounded like a brand of disinfectant, so the name was changed. A tea lady is a woman in an office or working environment whose sole job is to provide beverages (chiefly Tea) and light snacks during the allocated Tea break. [4] The choice of new name was between Jubilee Street and Coronation Street, with Granada executives Harry Latham, Harry Elton, and H. V. Kershaw deciding on the latter. H V Kershaw, also known as Harry Kershaw (1918 – 1992 was a British television scriptwriter and dramatist best known for his long association with the top rating Soap [5]
Setting
Coronation Street (commonly nicknamed and written as Corrie, Coro or the Street) is set in a fictional street in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester. Weatherfield is a fictional area of Greater Manchester which serves as the setting for the British ITV Soap opera Coronation Street Greater Manchester is a Metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2 [6] The programme focuses on the experiences and driving forces behind the residents of Coronation Street, and examines families and individuals within the community who are of different ages, classes, and social structures. [7]
Coronation Street itself consists of:
- on its northern side a row of seven early 20th century terraced houses with a public house, the Rovers Return Inn, at one end, and a corner shop at the other. In Architecture and City planning, a terrace(d or row house or townhouse (though the latter term can also refer to Patio houses The Rovers Return Inn is a fictional Public house on the long running British television soap, Coronation Street. "Corner shop" redirects here For the British band see Cornershop.
- on the southern side a factory, two shop units, a garage and three houses, all constructed in the late 1980s.
The programme also incorporates the residents of neighbouring streets, including Rosamund Street, Victoria Street, and Viaduct Street. [8]
Broadcasts
In the United Kingdom, as of January 2008, Coronation Street is broadcast at 19. 30 and 20. 30 on Mondays and Fridays, and at 19. 30 Wednesdays on terrestrial network ITV. Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent Repeat episodes and specials can be seen on ITV's main digital channel, ITV2, with an omnibus edition shown on Saturday and Sunday afternoons. ITV2 is a 24 hour a day Free-to-air entertainment Television channel in the United Kingdom owned by ITV Digital Channels Ltd, a division of An Omnibus in broadcasting (sometimes called an omnibus edition is a compilation of daily episodes that is usually broadcast during the following Weekend. ITV2 has offered this sort of catchup since the channel began broadcasting Coronation Street in December 1998. Since January 2008, the omnibus has moved back to the main ITV channel where it currently aires early Sunday morning.
In the Republic of Ireland, Coronation Street is simulcast on TV3. Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. Simulcast is a Portmanteau of " simul taneous broad' cast' " and refers to programs or events broadcast across more than one TV3 Ireland was the first independent Television channel in Ireland, entirely funded by revenue from advertising
In Canada, Coronation Street airs nightly on CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) at 19:00 local time Monday-Friday, with an omnibus on Sundays usually starting at 07:30 EXCEPT during Stanley Cup hockey playoff season (April-May) when only the Sunday omnibus airs. Canada is currently 9 months behind Britain.
In New Zealand, Coronation Street airs nearly every Tuesday and Thursday on TV1 at 19:30. New Zealand is currently 14 months behind Britain.
Characters
Since 1960, Coronation Street has featured many characters, whose popularity with viewers and critics has differed. The following is a list of current main characters and the actors that play them in the ITV Soap opera Coronation Street. The original cast was created by Tony Warren, with the characters of Ena Sharples (Violet Carson), Elsie Tanner (Patricia Phoenix) and Annie Walker (Doris Speed) as central figures. Ena Sharples was one of the original characters of the long-running British Soap opera, Coronation Street and her name became a byword for a " Violet Carson OBE ( 1 September 1898 – 26 December 1983) was a British actress. Elsie Tanner (née Grimshaw, known as Howard from 1970 until the dissolution of her marriage in 1978 is a Soap opera character played by Patricia Phoenix (best known as Pat Phoenix) ( November 26 1923 &ndash September 18 1986) was a British actress who Anne 'Annie' Walker (née Beaumont) played by Doris Speed, is one of the original Coronation Street characters when the show began in 1960 Doris Speed OBE ( 3 February 1899 - 16 November 1994) was a British actress best known for her role as snooty Rovers [9] These three women remained with the show for 20 years or more, and became archetypes of British soap opera, often being emulated by other serials, with Ena as the street's busybody, battleaxe and self-proclaimed moral voice;[10] Elsie as the tart with a heart, who was constantly hurt by men in the search for true love;[11] and Annie Walker, landlady of the Rovers Return Inn, who had delusions of grandeur and saw herself as better than other residents of Coronation Street. An archetype ( pronounced: /ˈɑːkɪtaɪp/ (Brit or /ˈɑrkɪtaɪp/ (Amer The hooker with a heart of gold (also the whore with a heart of gold Aldonza ( Sophia Loren) in Man of La Mancha Belle The Rovers Return Inn is a fictional Public house on the long running British television soap, Coronation Street. Megalomania (from the Greek word μεγαλομανία is a historical term for behavior characterized by Delusional fantasies of Wealth, power [12]
For a number of years, Coronation Street became known for the portrayal of strong female characters,[13] with characters like Ena Sharples, Annie Walker, Elsie Tanner and Hilda Ogden becoming household names during the 1960s. Hilda Alice Ogden (née Crabtree) is a Fictional character on the television series Coronation Street. [14] Tony Warren created a programme that was largely matrifocal, which some commentators put down to the female-dominant environment in which he grew up. [15]. As a consequence, the show also has a long tradition of hen-pecked husbands, most famously Stan Ogden and Jack Duckworth, husbands of Hilda and Vera respectively. Stan Ogden was a long running Fictional character on the television series Coronation Street. John Harold "Jack" Duckworth, played by William Tarmey, is one of the longest running characters on the British television Soap opera
Of the characters in the original episodes, only one remains: Ken Barlow (William Roache). Ken Barlow refer to Ken Barlow (Coronation Street Ken Barlow (basketball William Patrick Roache MBE (born April 25 1932 is a BS Award winning Actor, best known for his role as Ken Barlow in the British Barlow entered the storyline as a young radical, reflecting the youth of 1960s Britain, where figures like The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and the model Twiggy were to reshape the concept of youthful rebellion. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Twiggy (born Lesley Hornby; 19 September 1949) is an English Supermodel, Actress, and Singer, now also Though the rest of the original Barlow family were killed off, Ken has remained the constant link throughout 47 years of Coronation Street.
1964 saw the introduction of Stan and Hilda Ogden, with Hilda (Jean Alexander) becoming one of the most famous British soap characters of all time. Stan Ogden was a long running Fictional character on the television series Coronation Street. Jean Alexander (born October 24, 1926 in Liverpool, then Lancashire now Merseyside, England) is an English In a 1982 poll, Hilda was voted the fourth most recognizable woman in Britain, after Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, Queen Elizabeth II and Diana, Princess of Wales. Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (Elizabeth Angela Marguerite 4 August 1900 &ndash 30 March 2002 was the Queen Consort of King George For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II [16] Hilda's best-known attributes were her pinny, hair curlers, and the "muriel" in her living room with three "flying" duck ornaments. A pinafore (colloquially pinny in British English) is a Sleeveless garment worn as an Apron A mural is a Painting on a wall ceiling or other large permanent surface A living room, also known as sitting room, lounge room or lounge (in the United Kingdom and Australia) is a room for entertaining Hilda Ogden's final episode on 25 December 1987, remains the highest-rated episode of Coronation Street ever, with nearly 27 million viewers. Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) [17]
Bet Lynch (Julie Goodyear) first appeared in 1966, before becoming a regular in 1970, and would go on to become one of the most famous Corrie characters. Julie Goodyear, MBE (born Julie Kemp 29 March 1942) is an iconic English Television actress and personality [18] Bet stood as the central character of the show from 1987 until departing in 1995, often being dubbed as "Queen of the Street" by the media, and indeed herself. [19]
Coronation Street and its characters often rely heavily on archetypes, with the characterisation of some its current cast based loosely on past characters. Blanche Hunt (Maggie Jones) embodies the role of the acid-tongued busybody originally held by Ena Sharples, Sally Webster (Sally Whittaker) has grown snobbish, like Annie Walker, and a number of the programme's female characters mirror the vulnerability of Elsie Tanner and Bet Lynch. Blanche Hunt (née Linfield) is a long running character on the popular British Soap opera Coronation Street. Maggie Jones (born 21 June 1934 in London) is an English Actress. Sally Webster (née Seddon) played by Sally Whittaker, is a Fictional character in the British television Soap opera Coronation Street Sally Whittaker (born May 30, 1963 in Middleton, near Rochdale) is an English Soap opera actress. Other recurring archetypes include the war veteran (Albert Tatlock, Percy Sugden), the bumbling retail manager (Leonard Swindley, Reg Holdsworth, Norris Cole), and the perennial losers (Stan and Hilda Ogden, Jack and Vera Duckworth, and Les Battersby-Brown). Albert Tatlock is a Fictional character on the British television Soap opera Coronation Street. Percy Sugden is a Fictional character in the British Soap Opera Coronation Street played by Bill Waddington. This list contains former cast members of the ITV Soap opera Coronation Street, beginning with the most recently departed Norris Benjamin Cole, played by Malcolm Hebden, is a Fictional character on the British television Soap opera Coronation Street John Harold "Jack" Duckworth, played by William Tarmey, is one of the longest running characters on the British television Soap opera Veronica "Vera" Duckworth (née Burton) played by Elizabeth Dawn, was a popular Fictional character on the British Soap opera Leslie "Les" Battersby-Brown ( Né Battersby) is a Fictional character on the British ITV Soap opera Coronation [20] However, former archivist and scriptwriter Daran Little cautions against characterising the show as a collection of stereotypes. "Rather, remember that Elsie, Ena and Co. were the first of their kind ever seen on British television. If later characters are stereotypes, it's because they are from the same original mould. It is the hundreds of programmes that have followed which have copied Coronation Street. "[21].
History
1960s
The serial began on 9 December 1960 and was not initially a critical success. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Granada Television commissioned only 13 episodes and some inside the company doubted the show would last its planned production run. [22] Despite the negativity, viewers were immediately drawn to the serial, won over by Coronation Street's 'ordinary' characters. [23] The programme also made use of Northern English language and dialect; affectionate local terms like "eh, chuck?", "nowt" (IPA:/naʊt/, rhymes with out, means nothing), and "by heck!" became widely heard on British television for the first time. Northern English is a group of dialects of the English language. A dialect (from the Greek word διάλεκτος dialektos) is a variety of a Language that is characteristic of a particular group of [24]
Early episodes told the story of student Kenneth Barlow, who had won a place at university and thus found his background something of an embarrassment. [25] The character is one of the few to have experienced life 'outside' of Coronation Street, and in some ways predicts the growth of globalisation and the decline of similar communities. Globalization (or globalisation) in its literal sense is the process of transformation of local or regional phenomena into global ones In a 1961 episode, Barlow declares: "You can't go on just thinking about your own street these days. We're living with people on the other side of the world. There's more to worry about than Elsie Tanner and her boyfriends. Elsie Tanner (née Grimshaw, known as Howard from 1970 until the dissolution of her marriage in 1978 is a Soap opera character played by "[26]
Also at the centre of many early stories was Ena Sharples, caretaker of the Glad Tidings Mission Hall, and her friends: timid Minnie Caldwell (Margot Bryant) and bespectacled Martha Longhurst (Lynne Carol). Ena Sharples was one of the original characters of the long-running British Soap opera, Coronation Street and her name became a byword for a " Minnie Caldwell (neé Carlton was one of the original characters of the long-running British Soap opera, Coronation Street. Margot Bryant (born 1897 in Kingston upon Hull; died January 1, 1988 in Manchester) was a British actress. Lynne Carol ( June 29 1914, Monmouthshire Wales &ndash 30 June 1990, Blackpool) was an English The trio were likened to the Greek chorus, and the three witches in William Shakespeare's Macbeth, as they would sit in the snug bar of the Rovers Return, passing judgement over family, neighbours and frequently each other. The Greek chorus ( choros) is believed to have grown out of the Greek Dithyrambs and Tragikon drama in tragic plays of the ancient The Norns ( Old Norse: norn, plural nornir) are a kind of Dísir, numerous female beings who rule the fates of the various races of Norse William Shakespeare ( baptised Macbeth is among the best-known of William Shakespeare 's plays, and is his shortest tragedy, believed to have been written some time between [27] Headstrong Ena often clashed with Elsie Tanner, whom she believed espoused a rather disgusting set of morals. Elsie resented Ena's interference and gossip, which, most of the time, had little basis in reality.
In September 1961, Coronation Street reached No. 1 in the television ratings and remained there for the rest of the year. [3] Earlier in 1961, a Television Audience Measurement (TAM) showed that 75% of available viewers (15 million) tuned into Corrie and by 1964 the programme had over 20 million regular viewers, with ratings peaking on December 2, 1964, at 21. Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. 36 million viewers. [28][29]
Storylines throughout the decade included: a mystery poison-pen letter received by Elsie Tanner, the 1962 marriage of Ken Barlow and Valerie Tatlock, the death of Martha Longhurst in 1964, the birth of the Barlow twins in 1965, Elsie Tanner's wedding to Steve Tanner as well as a train crashing from the viaduct (both in 1967), the murder of Steve Tanner in 1968, and a coach crash in 1969. Valerie Barlow (née Tatlock) was Ken Barlow 's first wife She lived in Coronation Street for nearly ten years before dying from an electric shock Storylines of Coronation Street, the British ITV Soap opera, have spanned almost five decades from the programme's inception in 1960 until
In spite of rising popularity with viewers, Coronation Street was criticised by some for its outdated portrayal of the urban working-class, and its representation of a community that was a nostalgic fantasy. Working class is a term used in academic Sociology and in ordinary conversation to describe depending on context and speaker those employed in specific fields or types The term nostalgia describes a longing for the past often in idealized form [30] After the first episode in 1960, the Daily Mirror printed: "The programme is doomed from the outset. The Daily Mirror, often referred to simply as The Mirror, is a British Tabloid daily Newspaper founded in 1903 . . . For there is little reality in this new serial, which apparently, we have to suffer twice a week. "[31] By 1967, critics were suggesting that the programme no longer reflected life in 1960s Britain, but reflected how life was in the 1950s. Granada hurried to update the programme, with the hope of introducing more issue-driven stories, including drugs, sex, homosexuality and out of wedlock pregnancy, but all of these ideas were dropped for fear of upsetting viewers. [32]
1970s
The show's production team was tested when many core cast members left the programme in the early 1970s. A production team is the group of technical staff who produce a play television show or film When Arthur Leslie died suddenly in 1970, his character, Rovers landlord Jack Walker, died with him. [33] Anne Reid quit as Valerie Barlow, and was killed off in 1971, electrocuting herself with a faulty hairdryer. Anne Reid (born 28 May 1935) is BAFTA Award -nominated English film and television actress from Newcastle upon Tyne, best known [34] Ratings reached a low of 8 million in February 1973, Pat Phoenix quit as Elsie Tanner, Violet Carson (Ena Sharples) was written out for most of the year due to illness, and Doris Speed (Annie Walker) took two months’ leave. [35] ITV daytime soap Crossroads saw a marked increase in viewers at this time, as its established cast, such as Meg Richardson (Noele Gordon), grew in popularity. Crossroads is a British Television Soap opera set in a Motel near Birmingham, England. Noele Gordon ( 25 December 1919 - 14 April 1985) was a British Film and Television actress. [35] These sudden departures forced the writing team to quickly develop characters who had previously stood in the background. The roles of Bet Lynch, Deirdre Hunt (Anne Kirkbride), Rita Littlewood (Barbara Knox) and Mavis Riley (Thelma Barlow) were built up between 1972 and 1973 with characters such as Gail Potter (Helen Worth), Blanche Hunt (Patricia Cutts and Maggie Jones) and Vera Duckworth (Elizabeth Dawn) first appearing in 1974. Elizabeth Theresa "Bet" Lynch (previously Gilroy) is a Fictional character on the Soap opera Coronation Street. Deirdre Anne Barlow (née Hunt, previously Langton and Rachid) is a long-running Fictional character on the British Soap opera Anne Kirkbride (born June 21, 1954 in Oldham, Lancashire) is an English Soap opera actress. Rita Sullivan (née Littlewood, previously Fairclough and Bates) is a long running character on Coronation Street. Barbara Knox (born 30 September 1933) née Brothwood, sometimes credited by her first married name Mullaney, is an English actress Mavis Wilton, (née Riley) was a renowned Fictional character on British television Soap opera Coronation Street between 1971 and Thelma Barlow (born 19 June 1929) is an English Television actress and Writer, most famous for her roles as Mavis Gail Platt (née Potter; previously Tilsley and Hillman) is a long running Fictional character on the British Soap opera Cathryn Helen Wigglesworth (born 7 January, 1951) is an English actress. Blanche Hunt (née Linfield) is a long running character on the popular British Soap opera Coronation Street. Patricia Cutts ( July 20, 1926 - September 6, 1974) was an English Film and Television Actress Maggie Jones (born 21 June 1934 in London) is an English Actress. Veronica "Vera" Duckworth (née Burton) played by Elizabeth Dawn, was a popular Fictional character on the British Soap opera Elizabeth Dawn MBE (better known as Liz Dawn, born Sylvia Butterfield on November 8, 1939 in Leeds, England is an These characters would remain at the centre of the programme for many years. [36][6]
The 1970s was also the decade when Coronation Street began to include more comedy in its storylines, at the insistence of new producer Bill Podmore who joined in 1976, having worked on Granada comedy productions prior to his appointment. Bill Podmore was a British television producer Born in Gainsborough Lincolnshire, he was best known for his long association with the soap opera Coronation [37] Stan and Hilda Ogden were often at the centre of overtly funny story lines, with other comic characters including Eddie Yeats (Geoffrey Hughes), Fred Gee (Fred Feast) and Jack Duckworth (William Tarmey) all making their first appearances during the decade. Geoffrey Hughes (born 2 February 1944) is an English Actor. Hughes is best known for his roles Twiggy in the popular docu soap Royal Family Geoffrey Hughes (born 2 February 1944) is an English Actor. Hughes is best known for his roles Twiggy in the popular docu soap Royal Family Fred Feast ( 5 October 1929 &ndash 25 June 1999) was a British television actor best remembered for playing the role of Fred John Harold "Jack" Duckworth, played by William Tarmey, is one of the longest running characters on the British television Soap opera Bill Tarmey (born William Cleworth-Piddington on April 4, 1941 in Ardwick, Manchester) is an English actor and singer best
In 1976, Pat Phoenix returned to her role as Elsie Tanner and, after a spate of ill health, Violet Carson returned as Ena. [38] Coronation Street's stalwart cast slotted back into the programme alongside the newcomers, examining new relationships between characters of different ages and backgrounds: Eddie Yeats became the Ogdens' lodger, Gail Potter and Suzie Birchall moved in with Elsie, Mike Baldwin (Johnny Briggs) arrived in 1976 as the tough factory boss, and Annie Walker reigned at the Rovers with her trio of staff Bet Lynch, Betty Turpin and Fred Gee. This list contains former cast members of the ITV Soap opera Coronation Street, beginning with the most recently departed Michael Vernon "Mike" Baldwin is a Fictional character on the British television Soap opera Coronation Street. Johnny Briggs, MBE (born 5 September 1935 in Battersea, London) is an English Actor. Betty Mary Driver MBE (born 20 May 1920 in Leicester) is an English Singer, actress
Storylines throughout the decade included: a warehouse fire in 1975, the birth of Tracy Langton in 1977, the murder of Ernest Bishop in 1978, a lorry crashing into the Rovers Return in 1979, and the marriage of Brian Tilsley and Gail Potter (also in 1979). Tracy Lynette Barlow (née Langton; previously Cropper and Preston) is a Fictional character on the British television Soap opera Ernest Gordon Bishop is a character in the British television Soap opera Coronation Street.
Coronation Street had little competition within its prime time slot, and certain critics suggested that the programme had grown complacent, moving away from socially-viable story lines and again presenting a dated view of working-class life. [39]
1980s
Between 1980 and 1989, Coronation Street underwent some of the biggest changes since its launch. By May 1984, Ken Barlow stood as the only original cast member, after the departures of Ena Sharples (in 1980), Annie Walker (in 1983), Elsie Tanner (in 1984) and Albert Tatlock (also 1984). Albert Tatlock is a Fictional character on the British television Soap opera Coronation Street. [40] In 1983, antihero Len Fairclough (Peter Adamson), one of the show's central male characters since 1961, was killed off, and in 1984, Bernard Youens (Stan Ogden) died. Len Fairclough, is a Fictional character in the British television Soap opera Coronation Street. Peter Adamson was a British actor born in Liverpool. He is best known for playing 'rough diamond' Len Fairclough in Coronation Street from 1961 Bernard Arthur Youens ( 28 December 1914 &mdash 27 August 1984) was a heavyweight British character actor best remembered for his portrayal [41] While the press predicted the end of Corrie, H. V. Kershaw reminded viewers that "There are no stars in Coronation Street. "[42] Writers drew on the show's many archetypes, with previously established characters stepping into the roles left by the original cast. [43] Phyllis Pearce (Jill Summers) was hailed as the new Ena Sharples in 1982, the Duckworths moved into No. Phyllis Pearce (née Grimes) is a Fictional character in the British Soap Opera Coronation Street, played by Jill Summers, Phyllis 9 in 1983 and slipped into the role once held by the Ogdens, while Percy Sugden (Bill Waddington) appeared in 1983 and took over the grumpy war veteran role from Albert Tatlock. Bill Waddington ( June 10, 1916 - September 9, 2000) was a British music hall performer and comedian who was born in Oldham [44][45] The question of who would take over the Rovers Return after Annie Walker's 1983 exit was answered in 1985 when Bet Lynch (who also mirrored the vulnerability and strength of Elsie Tanner) was installed as landlady. In 1983, Shirley Armitage became the first major black character in her role as machinist at Baldwin's Casuals. [43]
Ken Barlow married Deirdre Langton on 27 July 1981. Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 The episode was watched by over 24 million viewers - more ITV viewers than the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana two days later. [46] The 1980s also saw the cementing of relationships between established characters: Alf Roberts (Bryan Mosley) married Audrey Potter (Sue Nicholls) in 1985, Kevin Webster (Michael Le Vell) married Sally Seddon (Sally Whittaker) in 1986. Alfred Roberts OBE is a Fictional character in Coronation Street. Bryan Mosley OBE was a British Actor, known best as grocer ' Alf Roberts ' in the long-running ITV Soap opera Audrey Roberts (née Potter) played by Sue Nicholls, is one of the longest running characters on the Soap opera Coronation Street Susan Frances Harmar Nicholls (born 23 November 1943 in Walsall, Staffordshire) is an English actress, most known today Kevin John Webster, played by Michael Le Vell, is a long running character in the British television Soap opera Coronation Street Michael Le Vell (real name Michael Turner) (born December 15, 1964 in Manchester) is an English Character actor, who Sally Webster (née Seddon) played by Sally Whittaker, is a Fictional character in the British television Soap opera Coronation Street Sally Whittaker (born May 30, 1963 in Middleton, near Rochdale) is an English Soap opera actress. [47] Bet Lynch married Alec Gilroy in 1987 and the marriages of Ivy Tilsley and Don Brennan, and Derek Wilton and Mavis Riley took place in 1988. This list contains former cast members of the ITV Soap opera Coronation Street, beginning with the most recently departed Donald Michael "Don" Brennan is a Fictional character in the British television Soap opera, Coronation Street played by the actor Derek Bernard Wilton was a Fictional character on the British television Soap opera Coronation Street. [48]
The arrival of Channel 4 and its edgy new serial Brookside in 1982 was one of the biggest changes for Coronation Street, as well as the BBC's new prime time soap opera, EastEnders in 1985. Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began Brookside, commonly referred to as "Brookie" was a Soap opera set in Liverpool, England, introduced with the then new British EastEnders is a most popular and award-winning Television Soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC1 on 19 February 1985 [49] While ratings for Coronation Street remained consistent throughout the decade, EastEnders regularly obtained higher viewing figures. [50] With prime time competition, Corrie was again seen as being old fashioned, with the introduction of the 'normal' Clayton family in 1985 being failure with viewers. [51] Between 1988 and 1989, many aspects of the show were modernised by new producer, David Liddiment. A new exterior set had been built in 1982 and in 1989 it was redeveloped to include new houses and shops. Production techniques were also changed, with a new studio being built and the inclusion of more location filming, which had moved from being shot on film to videotape in 1988. Videotape is a means of recording images and sound onto Magnetic tape as opposed to movie film. [52] New pressures also saw introduction of the third weekly episode on 20 October 1989, broadcast each Friday at 19:30. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) [52]
The 1980s featured some of the most prominent storylines in the programme's history, such as Deirdre Barlow's affair with Mike Baldwin in 1983, the first soap story line to receive widespread media attention. Deirdre Anne Barlow (née Hunt, previously Langton and Rachid) is a long-running Fictional character on the British Soap opera [53] The feud between Ken Barlow and Mike Baldwin would continue for many years, with Mike even marrying Ken's daughter, Susan. In 1986 there was a fire at the Rovers Return, and between 1986 and 1989, the story of Rita Fairclough's psychological abuse at the hands of Alan Bradley (Mark Eden), and his subsequent death under the wheels of a Blackpool tram, was played out. Rita Sullivan (née Littlewood, previously Fairclough and Bates) is a long running character on Coronation Street. Psychological abuse or emotional abuse is a form of abuse characterized by a person subjecting or exposing another to behavior that is psychologically harmful Alan Bradley is a Fictional character in the British Soap opera Coronation Street. Mark Eden (born 14 February 1928 in London is a British actor The Blackpool tramway runs from Blackpool to Fleetwood on the Fylde Coast in Lancashire, England, and is the only surviving first-generation The show's highest rated episode (26. 6 million viewers) came in 1987, when Hilda Ogden left the show. Other stories included: the birth of Nicky Tilsley in 1980, Elsie Tanner's departure and Stan Ogden's funeral in 1984, the birth of Sarah-Louise Tilsley in 1987, and Brian Tilsley's murder in 1989. Nicholas Paul "Nick" Tilsley (previously Platt) is a Fictional character from the British Soap opera Coronation Street, most recently Sarah-Louise Grimshaw (nèe Tilsley; previously Platt) is a Fictional character on the UK Soap opera Coronation Street.
New characters were introduced, such as Kevin and Sally Webster, Curly Watts (Kevin Kennedy), Martin Platt (Sean Wilson), Reg Holdsworth (Ken Morley) and the McDonald family. Norman "Curly" Watts was a prominent Fictional character in the long-running British Soap opera Coronation Street from 1983 Kevin Kennedy is an English Actor, Singer and Guitarist. He played bottle-lensed Norman 'Curly' Watts in ITV's long running soap opera Martin Platt was a Fictional character from the British ITV soap opera Coronation Street, portrayed by Sean Wilson. Sean Wilson (born 4 April 1965 Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire) is an English Actor, best known for his role as Martin Platt in Ken Morley is a beaming balding rotund British Comedian and Actor who shot to stardom as Reg Holdsworth in Coronation Street
1990s
In spite of updated sets and production changes, Coronation Street still received criticism. In 1992, chairman of the Broadcasting Standards Council, Lord Rees-Mogg, criticised the low-representation of ethnic minorities and the programme's portrayal of the cosy familiarity of a bygone era. The Office of Communications (Y Swyddfa Gyfathrebiadau or as it is more often known Ofcom is the independent regulator and competition authority for the Communication William Rees-Mogg Baron Rees-Mogg (b July 14 1928, Bristol England) is a journalist and writer in the United Kingdom. Some newspapers ran headlines such as 'Coronation Street shuts out blacks' (The Times) and 'Put colour in t'Street' (Daily Mirror). The Times is a daily national Newspaper published in the United Kingdom since 1785 when it was known as The Daily Universal Register. [54] Patrick Stoddart of The Times wrote: "The millions who watch Coronation Street – and who will continue to do so despite Lord Rees-Mogg – know real life when they see it […] in the most confident and accomplished soap opera television has ever seen". [55] Black and Asian characters had appeared, but it wasn't until 1999 that show featured its first regular non-white family, the Desai family.
New characters Des and Steph Barnes moved into one of the new houses in 1990, being dubbed by the media as 'Yuppies'. Desmond Francis "Des" Barnes is a Fictional character on British ITV Soap opera Coronation Street played by actor The term yuppie (short for " young urban professional [56] Raquel Wolstenhulme (Sarah Lancashire) first appeared in 1991 and went on to become one of the most popular characters. This list contains former cast members of the ITV Soap opera Coronation Street, beginning with the most recently departed Sarah Lancashire (born 10 October 1964 in Oldham, Lancashire) is an English Actress. The McDonald family were developed and the fiery relationships between Liz, Jim, Steve and Andy interested viewers. Elizabeth "Liz" Jayne McDonald (née Greenwood, previously Tomlin) is a Fictional character on the ITV1 Soap opera James "Jim" McDonald is a Fictional character in the British television Soap opera Coronation Street. Steven James "Steve" McDonald, played by Simon Gregson, is a Fictional character on the British Soap opera Coronation Street Andrew Richard "Andy" McDonald, played by Nicholas Cochrane, is a Fictional character on the Soap opera Coronation Street. [57][58] Other newcomers were Maud Grimes (Elizabeth Bradley), Roy Cropper (David Neilson), Judy and Gary Mallett, Fred Elliot (John Savident) and Ashley Peacock (Steven Arnold). Elizabeth Bradley ( May 20 1922 - October 29, 2000) was an English actress perhaps most famous for playing battle-axe Maud Grimes Royston "Roy" Cropper, played by David Neilson, is a Fictional character on the British television Soap opera Coronation Street David Neilson (born 13 March 1949 in Loughborough, Leicestershire) is an English Actor best known for portraying Frederick Handel Elliott is a Fictional character on the British Soap opera Coronation Street. John Savident (born January 21, 1938, Guernsey, Channel Islands) is a British Actor, best known for playing the part Ashley Sibelius Peacock is a Fictional character from the British ITV Soap opera Coronation Street. For the Norwich City footballer, see Steven Arnold (footballer Steven Arnold (born The amount of slapstick and physical humour in storylines increased during the 1990s, with comic characters such as Reg Holdsworth and his water bed. Slapstick is a type of Comedy involving exaggerated physical violence or activities which exceed the boundaries of common sense such as a character being hit in the face with [59]
Storylines in the early part of the decade included: the death of newborn Katie McDonald in 1992, Mike Baldwin's wedding to Alma Sedgewick (Amanda Barrie) in 1992, Tommy Duckworth being sold by his father Terry in 1993, Deirdre Barlow's marriage to Moroccan Samir Rachid, and the rise of Tanya Pooley (Eva Pope) between 1993 and 1994. Amanda Barrie (born Shirley Anne Broadbent on 14 September, 1935 in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire) is an English Tanya Pooley is a Fictional character on Coronation Street from 1993 to 1994 Eva Pope (born 16 November 1967 in Wigan, Greater Manchester) is an English actress who trained at the Webber Douglas Academy
In 1997, Brian Park took over as producer, with the idea of promoting young characters as opposed to the older cast. On his first day he axed the characters of Derek Wilton, Don Brennan, Percy Sugden, Bill Webster, Billy Williams and Maureen Holdsworth. Derek Bernard Wilton was a Fictional character on the British television Soap opera Coronation Street. Donald Michael "Don" Brennan is a Fictional character in the British television Soap opera, Coronation Street played by the actor Percy Sugden is a Fictional character in the British Soap Opera Coronation Street played by Bill Waddington. William Geoffrey "Bill" Webster is a Fictional character on Coronation Street, played by Peter Armitage. Maureen Webster (née Grimes, previously Naylor, Holdsworth and Elliott) is a Fictional character in Coronation Street [60] Thelma Barlow, who played Derek's wife Mavis, was angered by the sacking of her co-star and resigned, while the production team also lost some of its key writers when Barry Hill, Adele Rose and Julian Roach all resigned. Thelma Barlow (born 19 June 1929) is an English Television actress and Writer, most famous for her roles as Mavis [60]
In line with Park's suggestion, younger characters were introduced: Nick Tilsley was recast, played by Adam Rickitt, single mother Zoe Tattersall first appeared, and the Battersbys moved into No. Adam Peter Rickitt (born 29 May 1978 Crewe, Cheshire) is an English Actor, former Singer and model. A single parent (also lone parent and sole parent) is a Parent who cares for one or more children without the assistance of another parent in the home 5. Storylines focussed on tackling 'issues', such as drug dealers, eco-warriors, religious cults and a transsexual. The illegal drug trade or drug trafficking is a global Black market consisting of the cultivation manufacture distribution and sale of illegal Drugs [61] Park quit in 1998, after deciding that he had done what he intended to do; he maintained that his biggest achievement was the introduction of Hayley Patterson (Julie Hesmondhalgh), the first transsexual character in a British soap. Hayley Anne Cropper (née Patterson) is a Fictional character in the British Soap opera Coronation Street. Julie Hesmondhalgh (born February 25 1970) is an English actress. Transsexualism is a condition in which a person identifies with a physical Sex different from the one with which they were born [61]
Viewers were alienated by the new-look Coronation Street, and the media voiced disapproval. Having received criticism of being too out of touch, Corrie now struggled to emulate the more modern Brookside and EastEnders. In the Daily Mirror, Victor Lewis-Smith wrote: "Apparently it doesn't matter that this is a first-class soap opera, superbly scripted and flawlessly performed by a seasoned repertory company. The Daily Mirror, often referred to simply as The Mirror, is a British Tabloid daily Newspaper founded in 1903 Victor Lewis-Smith is a British satirist producer critic and prankster "[60]
One of Coronation Street's best known storylines took place in 1998, with Deirdre Rachid being wrongfully imprisoned after a relationship with con-man Jon Lindsay. Deirdre Anne Barlow (née Hunt, previously Langton and Rachid) is a long-running Fictional character on the British Soap opera 19 million viewers watched Deirdre being sent to prison, and 'Free the Weatherfield One' campaigns sprung up in a media frenzy. [61] Prime Minister Tony Blair even passed comment on Deirdre’s sentencing in Parliament. The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom Anthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair (born 6 May 1953 is a British Politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to [62] Deirdre was freed after three weeks, with Granada stating that they had always intended for her to be released, in spite of the media interest. [61]
2000s
On 8 December 2000, the show celebrated its fortieth year by broadcasting a live, hour-long, episode. Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The Prince of Wales made a cameo in the episode, appearing in a pre-recorded segment as himself in an ITV News bulletin report, presented by Trevor McDonald. ITV News is the name given to news broadcasts on the British television network ITV. Sir Trevor McDonald OBE (born George McDonald on 16 August 1939 is a Trinidadian -born British Journalist and Television presenter [63] Earlier in the year, 13-year old Sarah-Louise Platt (Tina O'Brien) had fallen pregnant and gave birth to a baby girl, Bethany, on 4 June. Sarah-Louise Grimshaw (nèe Tilsley; previously Platt) is a Fictional character on the UK Soap opera Coronation Street. Tina O'Brien (born 7 August 1983) is an English actress. She is best known for playing the role of Sarah-Louise Platt on the show Bethany Britney Platt is a Fictional character in the British television Soap opera Coronation Street, born to underage parents Sarah Platt Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. The episode where Gail was told of her daughter's pregnancy being watched by 15 million viewers. Gail Platt (née Potter; previously Tilsley and Hillman) is a long running Fictional character on the British Soap opera [64] The year also saw the programme's first two-hander, between Curly and Raquel Watts. Two-hander is a term for a play or movie with only two main characters [64]
From 1999-2001, Jane MacNaught was Coronation Street's executive producer, and received harsh criticism from both viewers and critics. In an attempt to compete with EastEnders, issue-led story lines were introduced such as Toyah Battersby's rape, Roy and Hayley Cropper abducting their foster child, Sarah Platt's Internet chat room abduction and Alma Halliwell's death of cervical cancer. Toyah Laverne Battersby (née Lee) is a Fictional character in the British television Soap opera Coronation Street, played by Foster care is a system by which a certified stand-in "parent(s" cares for minor Children or young peoples who have been removed from their birth parents The term chat room, or chatroom, is primarily used by Mass media to describe any form of Synchronous conferencing, occasionally even Asynchronous conferencing Alma Marie Halliwell (previously Sedgewick and Baldwin) played by Amanda Barrie, is a Fictional character on the ITV Soap Cervical cancer is Malignant Cancer of the Cervix uteri or cervical area [65] Such storylines were unpopular with viewers and ratings dropped and in October 2001, Macnaught was abruptly moved to another Granada department and Carolyn Reynolds took over. Corrie continued to struggle in the ratings, with EastEnders introducing some of its strongest stories. In 2002, Kieran Roberts was appointed as producer and aimed to re-introduce "gentle story lines and humour", after deciding that the Street shouldn't try and compete with other soaps. [66]
In 2002, one of Coronation Street's best-known storylines began, which culminated in 2003. Gail Platt married Richard Hillman (Brian Capron), a financial advisor, who would go on to leave Duggie Ferguson to die, murder his ex-wife Patricia, attempt to murder his mother-in-law, Audrey Roberts, murder Maxine Peacock and attempt to murder Emily Bishop. Richard Charles Hillman is a Fictional character in the British television Soap opera, Coronation Street, played by Brian Capron Brian Capron, born 11 February 1947 at Eye in Suffolk, is a British actor who trained at the London Academy of Music and A financial adviser is a professional who renders investment advice and Financial planning services to individuals and businesses Douglas William 'Crusher' Ferguson played by John Bowe is a Fictional character on the Soap opera Coronation Street. A person's mother-in-law is the Mother of his or her Spouse. A person is a son-in-law or daughter-in-law to the mother-in-law Maxine Marion Louise Peacock (née Heavey) was a Fictional character played by Tracy Shaw on the British Soap opera Coronation Emily Bishop (née Nugent, previously Swain) is a long running character on the British Soap opera Coronation Street After confessing to the murder of Maxine and his ex-wife, Hillman attempted to kill Gail, her children Sarah and David, and her granddaughter Bethany, by driving them into a canal. David Platt is a Fictional character on the popular ITV Soap opera Coronation Street. The storyline received wide press attention, and viewing figures peaked at 19. 4 million, with Hillman dubbed a "serial killer" by the media. [67]
Todd Grimshaw began to question his sexuality in 2003, becoming Corrie's first regular homosexual character, after years of criticism about non-representation. Todd James Grimshaw is a Fictional character in the British television Soap opera Coronation Street. [68] The character of Karen McDonald (Suranne Jones) was developed, with her fiery marriage to Steve and warring with Tracy Barlow. Karen McDonald (née Phillips) is a Fictional character on the long-running British Soap opera, Coronation Street. Suranne Jones (born Sarah Anne Jones on January 2 1979 is an English Actress of Welsh origin Tracy Lynette Barlow (née Langton; previously Cropper and Preston) is a Fictional character on the British television Soap opera
In 2004, Coronation Street retconned the Baldwin family when Mike's nephew Danny Baldwin and his wife Frankie moved to the area from Essex, with their two sons Jamie and Warren. Retroactive continuity is the deliberate changing of previously established facts in a work of serial fiction Daniel "Danny" Baldwin, played by Bradley Walsh, is a Fictional character on the British television Soap opera Coronation Street Until this time, Mike Baldwin had been portrayed as an only child, with his father appearing in the programme between 1980 and 1982 confirming the fact. An only child is a child with no Siblings, either Biological or adopted.
During the decade, a range of other storylines featured, such as the bigamy of Peter Barlow, Maya Sharma's revenge on former lover Dev Alahan, Katy Harris murdering her father and subsequently committing suicide, Charlie Stubbs's psychological abuse of Shelley Unwin, and the deaths of Mike Baldwin and Fred Elliott. The term polygamy (a Greek word meaning "the practice of multiple marriage" is used in related ways in Social anthropology, Sociobiology, and Peter Barlow is a Fictional character in Coronation Street. He was played by six actors prior to Chris Gascoyne who has played Peter since 2000 Maya Sharma is a Fictional character on the Soap opera Coronation Street. Devendra "Dev" Alahan is a Fictional character on the British Soap opera Coronation Street portrayed by Jimmi Harkishin. Katy Harris (previously Nelson) is a Fictional character on the British soap opera Coronation Street. Shelley Victoria Unwin is a Fictional character who appeared in ITV 's British Soap opera Coronation Street. Michael Vernon "Mike" Baldwin is a Fictional character on the British television Soap opera Coronation Street. Frederick Handel Elliott is a Fictional character on the British Soap opera Coronation Street. Two new families were also introduced into the show: The Connors and The Mortons, the latter being not as popular as the Connors when introduced [1], and being written out by the next year [69].
In 2007, several strange, groundbreaking storylines took place on Coronation Street, such as Leanne Battersby becoming a prostitute and the first bi-sexual love triangle (between Michelle Connor, Sonny Dhillon, and Sean Tully). Leanne Anika Battersby (previously Tilsley) is a Fictional character on the Soap opera Coronation Street. Prostitution is the act of performing Sexual activity in exchange for Money. Michelle Sinead Connor (played by Kym Marsh) is a Fictional character from the British ITV1 Soap opera Coronation Street Sean Tully is a Fictional character in the British ITV Soap opera Coronation Street portrayed by Anthony Cotton since The Connor family were central to many storylines during 2007 - the accidental death of a Polish worker at Underworld due to overworking, Michelle's discovery that her brothers Paul and Liam were the cause of her husband's death, Paul's use of an escort service, his kidnapping of Leanne and his subsequent death. Paul Connor may refer to Paul Connor (actor, Paul Connor (Coronation Street, fictional character on a soap opera Liam Barrington Connor is a Fictional character from the British ITV1 Soap opera Coronation Street, played by Rob James-Collier The Connor family continued to dominate storylines in 2008 with Michelle learning that Ryan was not her biological son, having been accidentally swapped at birth and her emotional struggle to accept her biological son Alex. Elsewhere, Carla began to develop feelings for brother in law Liam, despite the fact Liam had married Maria Sutherland. Carla Connor is a Fictional character in the popular British ITV1 Soap opera Coronation Street. During an estrangement from Maria after she had to give birth to her already dead child, Liam had a one night stand with Carla, a story which helped pave the way for his departure. [2]
Many big names left in 2007. In January, Charlie Stubbs was killed by vengeful girlfriend Tracy Barlow. Tracy Lynette Barlow (née Langton; previously Cropper and Preston) is a Fictional character on the British television Soap opera Tracy would go on to receive a life sentence in March 2007. Tina O'Brien revealed in the British press on 4 April 2007 that she would be leaving Coronation Street before the end of the year. Tina O'Brien (born 7 August 1983) is an English actress. She is best known for playing the role of Sarah-Louise Platt on the show Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [70]. Sarah-Louise, who was involved in some of the decade's most controversial stories, left town in December 2007. In summer 2007, 34-year veteran Liz Dawn told producers that she wanted to retire her character Vera Duckworth because her emphysema was restricting her acting and movement. Elizabeth Dawn MBE (better known as Liz Dawn, born Sylvia Butterfield on November 8, 1939 in Leeds, England is an Veronica "Vera" Duckworth (née Burton) played by Elizabeth Dawn, was a popular Fictional character on the British Soap opera Emphysema is a chronic obstructive Pulmonary disease ( COPD) formerly termed a chronic obstructive Lung disease (COLD Scriptwriters initially planned an exit for Vera in December 2007, with occasional guest appearances. However, after further discussion, writers, producer Steve Frost, and Liz Dawn agreed to kill off Vera in a tear-jerking story. Steve Frost (born 12 September 1972 in Yorkshire, UK) was a producer of the TV show Coronation Street. In January 2008, whilst entering their house for many years singing a song, Jack discovered that Vera had quietly passed away in her armchair. Jack combed her hair and made her presentable, then sang one of their romantic sweetheart songs. [3] In May 2008, Jack Duckworth, Tyrone Dobbs and Molly Compton agreed to get rid of the stone cladding on No 5, which Vera put there in 1989 to make the house stand out from the others, but learned the cladding had become embedded in the brick and would be nearly impossible to remove. John Harold "Jack" Duckworth, played by William Tarmey, is one of the longest running characters on the British television Soap opera Tyrone Sylvester Dobbs is a Fictional character from ITV 's Coronation Street, born on December 17 1982 Molly Compton is a Fictional character in the British Soap opera Coronation Street. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) As in life, Vera had had the last word.
Much of the decade was spent on the family dramas of Gail Platt. Sarah-Louise occupied much of her time for the first half of the decade. In the latter half of the decade, Gail's son David Platt (Coronation Street) (Jack P. Shepherd) became increasingly unbalanced, with various plots and schemes culminating in a 2008 episode where he pushed her down the stairs in a fit of anger. David Platt is a Fictional character on the popular ITV Soap opera Coronation Street. Jack Peter Shepherd (born January 14 1988) is a British Actor. Gail stood by him, in part due to her belief her mother Audrey had not been there for her as a child. Enraged that Gail refused to press charges, David smashed up the street and was sent to a young offenders' facility for several months. [71] In May 2008, Gail finally met Ted Paige, the father she'd never known. Coronation Street is an award-winning UK Soap opera created by Tony Warren, produced by Granada Television and aired by ITV
Production
Broadcast format
Between 9 December 1960 and 3 March 1961, Coronation Street was broadcast twice weekly, on Wednesday and Friday. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [72] During this period, the Friday episode was broadcast live, with the Wednesday episode being pre-recorded 15 minutes later. [2] When the programme went fully networked on 6 March 1961, broadcast days changed to Monday and Wednesday. Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [3] The last regular episode to be shown live aired on 3 February 1961. Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Transmitted in black and white for the majority of the 1960s, preparations were made to film episode 923 (transmitted Wednesday October 29, 1969), which featured the street residents on a coach trip to the Lake District, in colour. Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In the event, suitable colour stock for the film cameras could not be found and the episode was made in black and white. The following episode, transmitted Monday November 3, was videotaped in colour but featured black and white film inserts and title sequence. Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. Like BBC1, the ITV network was broadcast in black and white at this point so viewers noticed nothing unusual. The reasons why episodes were made in colour for monochrome transmission are not stated in any literature but it is possible that it was for the purposes of testing the look of sets and costumes using the new cameras. Certainly one set (that of the Rovers Return) undergoes a subtle change of colours in November 1969 without any on-screen explanation.
Daran Little, for many years the official programme archivist, claims that the first episode to be transmitted in colour was episode 930 shown on Monday November 24, 1969[73] however the ITV network, like BBC1, began full colour transmissions on Saturday November 15, 1969 and it is therefore possible that the first transmitted colour episode is number 928 shown on Monday November 17. Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers In October 1970 a long-simmering technician's dispute turned into a work-to-rule when sound staff were denied a pay rise given to camera staff the year before for working with colour recording equipment. Work-to-rule is an Industrial action in which Employees do no more than the minimum required by the rules of a workplace and follow safety or other regulations to The terms of the work to rule were that staff refused to work with the new equipment and therefore programmes had to be recorded and transmitted in black and white, including Coronation Street[74] The dispute was resolved in early 1971 and the last black and white episode aired on 8 February 1971. Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar.
Production staff
Coronation Street's creator, Tony Warren wrote the first 13 episodes of the programme in 1960, and continued to write for the programme intermittently until 1976. [75] He still retains links with Coronation Street, often advising on storylines.
H V Kershaw (Harry Kershaw)[76] was the script editor for Coronation Street when the programme began in 1960, working alongside Tony Warren. H V Kershaw, also known as Harry Kershaw (1918 – 1992 was a British television scriptwriter and dramatist best known for his long association with the top rating Soap Kershaw was also a script writer for the programme and the show's producer between 1962 and 1971. He remains the only person, along with John Finch, to have held the three posts of script editor, writer and producer. Kershaw continued to write for the programme until his retirement in January 1988.
Adele Rose was the longest-serving Coronation Street writer, completing 455 scripts between 1961 and 1998. Adele Rose was a prolific writer on Coronation Street, UK television's longest running Soap opera, penning around 500 scripts between 1961 and her eventual departure A writer is anyone who creates a written work although the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally as well as those who have written in many different forms She went on to create Byker Grove. Byker Grove is a British television series which aired between 1989 and 2006 and was created by Adele Rose. [77]
Bill Podmore was the show's longest serving producer. Bill Podmore was a British television producer Born in Gainsborough Lincolnshire, he was best known for his long association with the soap opera Coronation By the time he stepped down in 1988 he had completed 13 years at the production helm. Nicknamed the "godfather" by the tabloid press,[78] he was renowned for his tough, uncompromising style and was feared by both crew and cast alike. He is probably most famous for sacking Peter Adamson, the show's Len Fairclough, in 1983. Peter Adamson was a British actor born in Liverpool. He is best known for playing 'rough diamond' Len Fairclough in Coronation Street from 1961
Michael Apted, best known for the Up! series of documentaries was a director on the programme in the early 1960s. Michael David Apted, CMG (born 10 February 1941) is an English director, producer, writer and Actor This period of his career marked the first of his many collaborations with writer Jack Rosenthal. Jack Rosenthal CBE ( 8 September 1931 - 29 May 2004) was an English Playwright, who wrote 129 early episodes Rosenthal, noted for such television plays as Bar Mitzvah Boy, began his career on the show, writing over 150 episodes between 1961 and 1969. Bar Mitzvah Boy is a British television play, written by Jack Rosenthal and originally transmitted in the Play for Today [79] Paul Abbott was a story editor on the programme in the 1980s and began writing episodes in 1989, but left in 1993 to produce Cracker, for which he later wrote, before creating his own highly-acclaimed dramas such as Touching Evil and Shameless. Paul Abbott (born 22 February 1960 in Burnley, Lancashire) is a BAFTA award-winning English Television Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Cracker is the title of a television crime series in the United Kingdom, made by Granada Television for ITV and created and principally Touching Evil is a 1997 British Television drama serial, produced by Anglia Television and screened on the ITV network Shameless is a BAFTA award-winning British Comedy drama Television series set in the fictional Chatsworth Estate (the choice [80] Russell T. Davies[4] was briefly a storyliner on the programme in the mid-1990s, also writing the script for the direct-to-video special "Viva Las Vegas". Russell T Davies, OBE (born Stephen Russell Davies, 27 April, 1963) is a critically acclaimed British Television producer [81] He, too, has become a noted writer of his own high-profile television drama programmes, including Queer as Folk and the 2005 revival of Doctor Who. Queer as Folk is a 1999 British Television series that chronicles the lives of three Gay men let loose in Manchester 's Gay village Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. [82] Jimmy McGovern also wrote some episodes. Jimmy McGovern (born 1949 is a BAFTA award-winning English Television scriptwriter from Liverpool [83] The current Executive Producer is Kieran Roberts who was once a Producer of "Emmerdale" and the Producer is now Kim Crowther who took over from Steve Frost in February 2008
Theme music
The show's theme music, a cornet piece, accompanied by a brass band plus clarinet and double bass, reminiscent of northern band music, was written by Eric Spear and has been only slightly modified since its debut. The phrase theme music usually refers to that of a radio program, Television program, or Movie. The cornet is a Brass instrument very similar to the Trumpet, distinguished by its conical bore, compact shape and mellower tone quality A brass band is a Musical group generally consisting entirely of Brass instruments, most often with a percussion section The clarinet is a Musical instrument in the Woodwind family The name derives from adding the suffix -et meaning little to the Italian word The double bass is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed String instrument used in the modern symphony orchestra. Eric Spear (Born in Croydon, 18 April 1908 &ndash Died Southampton, 3 November 1966) was an English Composer [84]
David Browning played the trumpet on the original recording of the theme, and was given the choice of either a royalty payment for each time the theme was aired, or a one-off payment at the time of recording. He opted for the one-off payment, and although he would have received more money in the long run with the royalty payment approach this is something he has been able to laugh about in more recent years.
The theme music was also performed on television by the TV entertainer Roy Castle. Roy Castle OBE (31 August 1932 in Scholes, near Holmfirth &ndash 2 September 1994 in Buckinghamshire) was an English Dancer
Sets
As befitting the soap-opera genre, Coronation Street is made up of individual housing units, plus communal areas: a newsagent's (The Kabin), a small café (Roy's Rolls), a general grocery shop (D&S Alahan's), a factory (Underworld) and a public house, the Rovers Return Inn, which is the main meeting place for characters on the programme. Coronation Street (commonly known as 'Corrie' is an award-winning Soap opera created by Tony Warren Coronation Street (commonly known as 'Corrie' is an award-winning Soap opera created by Tony Warren [34]
From 1960–1968, all interactions on the 'outside' street were filmed on a sound stage, with the houses reduced in scale by 3/4 and constructed from wood. [85] In 1968, Granada built an outside set which was not all that different from the interior version previously used, with the wooden façades from the studio simply being erected on the new site initially. [85] These were replaced with brick façades, and back yards were added in the 1970s.
In 1982, a full-size exterior street was built in the Granada backlot, constructed from reclaimed Salford brick. A backlot is an area behind or adjoining a Movie studio with space to build or with permanent exterior sets for outdoor scenes in motion picture and/or Salford lies at the heart of the City of Salford, a Metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in North West England. [85] The set was updated in 1989, with the construction of a new factory, two shop units and three modern semi-detached houses on the south side of Coronation Street. Semi-Detached (1998 was Therapy? 's last album for A&M Records. [86]
Between 1989 and 1999, the Granada Studios Tour allowed members of the public the opportunity to visit the set. Granada Studios Tour was an entertainment complex in Castlefield, Manchester, England operating from 1988 to 1999 The exterior set was extended and updated in 1999, to include more of Rosamund Street, Victoria Street and a new viaduct on Rosamund Street. Weatherfield is a fictional area of Greater Manchester which serves as the setting for the British ITV Soap opera Coronation Street The majority of interior scenes are shot in the adjoining purpose-built studio. [86]
In 2008, Victoria Court, an apartment building full of luxury flats, was started on Victoria Street. [87]
The Granada backlot is situated in an area between Quay Street and Liverpool Road in Manchester. [5].
Popularity
The programme is now one of the highest rated television programmes on British television. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
- On 1st February 2000 Coronation Street attracted 15. 7 million viewers when 13 year old Sarah Platt found out she was five months pregnant, with her mother Gail present. Sarah-Louise Grimshaw (nèe Tilsley; previously Platt) is a Fictional character on the UK Soap opera Coronation Street.
- On 14 March 2003 Coronation Street attracted 19. 43 million viewers when serial killer Richard Hillman died, when he drove his car into a canal in an attempt to kill the entire Platt family. Richard Charles Hillman is a Fictional character in the British television Soap opera, Coronation Street, played by Brian Capron
- On 16 April 2004 16. 33 million viewers tuned in to see Tracy Barlow sabotaging the second wedding of Steve and Karen McDonald with the revelation that Steve was the father of Tracy's daughter Amy. Tracy Lynette Barlow (née Langton; previously Cropper and Preston) is a Fictional character on the British television Soap opera Karen McDonald (née Phillips) is a Fictional character on the long-running British Soap opera, Coronation Street. Amy is a given name a variant of " Aimee " which means beloved in French from Old French amede, from Latin amāta, feminine singular
- On 7 April 2006 12. 34 million viewers watched long running character Mike Baldwin die in the arms of his arch rival Ken Barlow. Mike Baldwin may refer to Mike Baldwin (Coronation Street, fictional character in the British soap opera Mike Baldwin (motorcyclist Ken Barlow refer to Ken Barlow (Coronation Street Ken Barlow (basketball
- On 2 April 2007 Coronation Street attracted 12. 7 million viewers when the verdict of Tracy Barlow's court trial for murdering her lover Charlie Stubbs was announced. Charles "Charlie" Stubbs is a Fictional character in the British television Soap opera Coronation Street on ITV.
- On Christmas Day 2007 9. 12 million viewers watched the affair between Rosie Webster and her school teacher John Stape be exposed. Rosie Webster is a Fictional character in the United Kingdom ITV1 TV soap Coronation Street. This list contains former cast members of the ITV Soap opera Coronation Street, beginning with the most recently departed
- On 18 January 2008 12. 5 million viewers watched to see the death of long running character Vera Duckworth. Veronica "Vera" Duckworth (née Burton) played by Elizabeth Dawn, was a popular Fictional character on the British Soap opera
Scheduling
United Kingdom
For 48 years, Coronation Street has remained at the centre of ITV's prime time schedule. The programme is currently shown in five episodes, over three evenings a week on the ITV Network.
From Friday 9 December 1960 until Friday 3 March 1961, the programme was shown in two episodes broadcast Wednesday and Friday at 19. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 00. [3] Schedules were changed and from Monday 6 March 1961 until Wednesday 18 October 1989, the programme was shown in two episodes broadcast Monday and Wednesday at 19. Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) 30. [3] The third weekly episode was introduced on Friday 20 October 1989, broadcast at 19. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) 30. [88]
Aside from Granada, the programme originally appeared on the following stations of the ITV network:
From Episode 14 on Wednesday January 25, 1961, Tyne Tees Television broadcast the programme. Associated-Rediffusion, later Rediffusion London, was the British ITV contractor for London and parts of Scottish Television (now legally known as STV Central Ltd and referred to on-air as STV) is Scotland's largest ITV franchisee, and has held the Television Wales and the West ( TWW) was the British " Independent Television " (commercial television contractor for the franchise area serving 'South Wales Southern Television was the first ITV broadcasting licence holder for the south and south-east of England from 30 August 1958 until 1 January For other uses of the UTV acronym see UTV (disambiguation UTV (formerly Ulster Television) is a Television channel based } Anglia Television is the ITV station for the East of England which has been broadcasting since 27 October 1959. Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tyne Tees Television is the ITV television contractor for North East England. That left ATV in the Midlands as the only ITV station not carrying the show. Associated TeleVision Limited, best known simply as ATV, was a British ITV company from 1955 until 1981 When they decided to broadcast the programme, national transmission was changed from Wednesday and Friday at 19. 00 to Monday and Wednesday at 19. 30 and the programme became fully networked under this new arrangement from Episode 25 on Monday March 6, 1961. Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
As the ITV network grew over the next few years, the programme was transmitted by these new stations on these dates onward:
- Westward Television from Episode 40 on April 29, 1961
- Border Television from Episode 76 on September 1, 1961
- Grampian Television from Episode 84 on September 30, 1961
- Channel Television from Episode 180 on September 1, 1962
- Wales West and North Television from Episode 184 on September 14, 1962
At this point, the ITV network became complete and the programme was broadcast almost continuously across the country at 19. Westward Television was the first ITV franchise holder for the South West of England from 29 April 1961 until 31 December 1981 Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Border Television (now legally known as ITV Border is the ITV franchisee for the border region between England and Scotland (including the south of Scotland much of Cumbria Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Grampian Television (now legally known as STV North Ltd and referred to on-air as STV) is the ITV franchisee for the North of Scotland based Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Channel Television is a British television station which has served as an Independent Television (ITV contractor to the Channel Islands since 1962 Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Teledu Cymru - Wales (West and North Television, also known as WWN, was the British " Independent Television " (commercial television contractor awarded Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 30 on Monday and Wednesday for the next twenty-seven years.
From Episode 2981 on Friday October 20, 1989 at 19:30, a third weekly episode was introduced and this increased to four episodes a week from Episode 4096 on Sunday November 24, 1996, again at 19:30. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) [89] The second Monday episode was introduced in 2002 and was broadcast at 20:30 to usher in the return of Bet Lynch. Elizabeth Theresa "Bet" Lynch (previously Gilroy) is a Fictional character on the Soap opera Coronation Street. [90] The Monday 20:30 episode was used intermittently during the popular Richard Hillman story line but has become fully-scheduled since Episode 5568 on Monday August 25, 2003. Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Additional episodes have been aired during the weekly schedule of ITV at certain times, notably in 2004 when, between 22 November and 26 November, eight episodes were shown. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" [91]
Older episodes had been broadcast by satellite and cable channel Granada Plus from launch in 1996. Granada Plus was a satellite channel run by Granada Sky Broadcasting. The first episodes shown were from episode 1588 (Originally transmitted on Monday April 5, 1976) onwards. Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Originally listed and promoted as Classic Coronation Street, the "classic" was dropped in early 2002, at which stage the episodes were from late 1989. By the time of the channel's closure in 2004, the repeats had reached January 1994.
In addition to this, "specials" were broadcast on Saturday afternoons in the early years of the channel with several episodes based around a particular theme or character(s) were shown. The latest episode shown in these specials was from 1991. In addition, on 27 & 28 December 2003, several Christmas Day editions of the show were broadcast.
In early 2008 ITV announced that during 2008 the Sunday episode would be dropped and replaced on Fridays, thus having two half hour episodes on both Monday and Friday (at 19:30 and 20:30) and maintaining a single episode on Wednesdays (at 19:30). However there is also discussion about creating an hour-long episode on Monday instead of two separate episodes. This seems unlikely because it would conflict with rival soap Eastenders. An episode has been shown on a Sunday twice since then, but this was due to the football scheduling.
Here is the different schedule for 8 June 2008 until 30 June 2008 as Euro 2008 will be occupying some of the slots. Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The 2008 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 2008, was the 13th UEFA European Football Championship, a quadrennial football
Schedule for ITV One
| Date | Start | End | If average week which episodes it'd be. This article deals with the ITV1 brand name as it is broadcast at present |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday 8 June 2008 | 20:00 | 21:00 | Monday 19:30-20:00 and 20:30-21:00 |
| Wednesday 11 June 2008 | 19:30 | 20:00 | Wednesday 19:30-20:00 |
| Friday 13 June 2008 | 19:30 20:30 | 20:00 21:00 | Friday 19:30-20:00 and 20:30-21:00 |
| Sunday 15 June 2008 | 19:00 | 19:30 | Monday 19:30-20:00 |
| Monday 16 June 2008 | 20:00 | 21:00 | Monday 20:30-21:00Wednesday 19:30-20:00 |
| Friday 20 June 2008 | 19:30 20:30 | 20:30 21:00 | As Normal |
| Sunday 22 June 2008 | 19:30 | 20:00 | Monday's first episode |
| Monday 23 June 2008 | 19:30 20:30 | 20:00 21:00 | Monday's second episode, Wednesday's episode |
| Friday 27 June 2008 | 19:30 20:30 | 20:00 21:00 | As normal |
| Sunday 29 June 2008 | 19:30 | 20:30 | Both of Monday's |
Schedule for ITV 2 repeats
| Date | Start | End | Day aired on ITV One |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday 8 June | 23:00 | 00:00 | Sunday 8 June |
| Monday 9 June | 07:25 11:00 | 09:25 13:00 | Friday 6 June Sunday 8 June |
| Thursday 12 June | 00:15 06:00 12:00 | 00:45 06:30 12:30 | Wednesday 11 June |
| Saturday 14 June | 00:00 | 01:00 | Friday 13 June |
| Saturday 14 June Sunday 15 June | 06:15 15:30 | 08:25 18:00 | All episodes from Sunday 8 June- Friday 13 June |
| Monday 16 June | 00:00 | 00:30 | Sunday 15 June |
| Monday 16 June | 07:55 11:30 | 09:25 13:00 | Friday 13 June and Sunday 15 June |
| Monday 16 June | 23:30 | 00:30 | Monday 16 June |
| Tuesday 17 June | 06:00 09:00 12:00 | 07:00 10:00 13:00 | Monday 16 June |
| Saturday 21 June | 00:00 | 01:00 | Friday 20 June |
| Saturday 21 June | 06:15 | 08:25 | Omnibus of episodes |
| Sunday 22 June | 23:30 | 00:00 | Sunday 22 June |
All episodes after 22 June have unknown dates and times. Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Monday (pron ˈmʌndeɪ ˈmʌndi is a Day of the week between Sunday and Tuesday. Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Wednesday is the fourth Day of the week in most western countries Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Friday (pronunciation ˈfraɪdeɪ ˈfraɪdi is the day of the Week falling between Thursday and Saturday. Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Monday (pron ˈmʌndeɪ ˈmʌndi is a Day of the week between Sunday and Tuesday. Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Monday (pron ˈmʌndeɪ ˈmʌndi is a Day of the week between Sunday and Tuesday. Wednesday is the fourth Day of the week in most western countries Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common ITV2 is a 24 hour a day Free-to-air entertainment Television channel in the United Kingdom owned by ITV Digital Channels Ltd, a division of This article deals with the ITV1 brand name as it is broadcast at present Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom.
Overseas
Coronation Street is also shown in many countries worldwide. In the Republic of Ireland it is broadcast on TV3 according to the ITV schedule in the UK. Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. TV3 Ireland was the first independent Television channel in Ireland, entirely funded by revenue from advertising Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent
Viewers in Northern Ireland can watch Coronation Street on UTV (a regional company of ITV) and TV3, because the domestic population of Northern Ireland have access to view both the British Channels (BBC One, BBC Two, ITV, Channel 4 and Five) and Irish Channels (RTÉ One, RTÉ Two, TV3 and TG4). For other uses of the UTV acronym see UTV (disambiguation UTV (formerly Ulster Television) is a Television channel based Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began RTÉ One (Irish RTÉ a hAon) is the Republic of Ireland 's oldest and most popular Television channel operated by Irish state broadcaster Radio Telefís RTÉ Two (Irish RTÉ a Dó) (known from 1988 to 2004 as Network 2, RTÉ Network Two, RTÉ2 or N2) is the Republic of Ireland TG4 ( Spoken as TG Ceathair or TG a Ceathair; tiː dʒiː kʲahəɾʲ is a Television channel in Ireland, aimed Northern Irish viewers can see the soap opera on at the same time by tuning between UTV and TV3. Coronation Street is broadcast on TV3 approximately 2 minutes behind of its broadcast on UTV. [92]
In Canada, episodes of Coronation Street air on CBC Television. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page CBC Television is a Canadian English language Television network. As of 2007, episodes appear on CBC about eight-and-a-half months after their UK air date. It moved from a daytime slot on CBC to prime time in 2004. [93] CBC Country Canada, a digital television service operated by CBC, broadcasts older episodes as Corrie Classics. bold (sometimes referred to as CBC bold) is a Canadian English language category 1 Digital cable Specialty channel owned Digital television (DTV is the sending and receiving of moving images and sound by discrete ( digital) signals in contrast to the analog signals used by [94] The 2002 edition of the Guinness Book of Records recognizes the 1,144 episodes sold to CBC-owned Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, TV station CBKST by Granada TV on 31 May 1971 to be the largest number of TV shows ever purchased in one transaction. Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records (and in previous U Saskatoon is a city located in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River, with a CBKST is the Television call sign for the CBC 's Television station in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan which went on the air in 1971 Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar.
The programme started to be shown in Australia in 1963 on TCN 9 Sydney, GTV 9 Melbourne and NWS 9 Adelaide, and by 1966 Corrie was more popular in Australia than in the UK. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. [95] The show eventually left free-to-air television in Australia in the early 1980s, briefly returning to the Nine Network in a daytime slot during 1994-95. In 1996 Pay-TV began and Arena began screening the series in one-hour installments on Saturday and Sundays at 18:30. Arena is an Australian Cable and Satellite channel available on Foxtel, Austar and Optus Television's subscription platforms The series was later moved to Pay-TV channel UK.TV where it is still shown weeknights at 18:00. UKTV is a subscription Television channel in Australia and New Zealand, screening British entertainment programming sourced mainly from the Episodes on UK. TV are 15 months behind the UK. [96]
The series is also currently shown in New Zealand, on Television New Zealand's TV One. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Television New Zealand (TVNZ is a state-owned television broadcasting corporation in New Zealand. In New Zealand, the show consistently rates in the top ten programmes nationally. Hour long episodes are shown at 19:30 on Tuesdays and Thursdays. "Coro Street catchups" are often scheduled on Wednesdays over summer to prevent falling further behind. Currently, an omnibus episode screens every Saturday afternoon, a replay screening of the preivous week's episodes. Episodes are around thirteen months behind those broadcast in the UK. [97]
Dutch broadcaster VARA showed 428 sub-titled episodes on Netherlands TV between 1967 and 1975. The Omroepvereniging VARA (VARA Broadcasting Association is a Public broadcasting organization in the Netherlands, founded in 1925 as the Vereeniging The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands
In 2006, the small network Vitaya started broadcasting Coronation Street for viewers in Belgium, with episodes aired roughly two years behind the UK. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those [98] In the U.A.E., episodes of Coronation Street are aired two months after their UK showing. [99]
Merchandise
Several classic episodes were released on VHS video in the 1980s and 1990s in different sets, while a number of specially recorded feature-length episodes were released exclusively to video (see Coronation Street VHS and DVD releases). Many selected episodes and specially-produced episodes of the British television Soap opera Coronation Street have been released on video and DVD
The Street, a magazine dedicated to the show, was launched in 1989. Edited by Bill Hill, the magazine contained a summary of recent storylines, interviews, articles about classic episodes, and stories that occurred from before 1960. The format was initially A5 size, expanding to A4 from the seventh issue. A series Paper in the A series format has a 1\sqrt{2} aspect ratio although this is rounded to the nearest millimetre [100] The magazine folded after issue 23 in 1993 when the publisher's contract with Granada Studios Tour expired and Granada wanted to produce their own magazine. [101]
Spin-offs
Granada launched one spin-off in 1965, Pardon the Expression, following the story of clothing store manager Leonard Swindley (Arthur Lowe) after he left Weatherfield. Pardon The Expression! was an ITV Sitcom that ran from 2 June 1965 to 27 June 1966. Arthur Lowe (22 September 1915 &mdash 15 April 1982 was a BAFTA Award winning English Actor. Swindley's management experience was tested when he was appointed assistant manager at a fictional department store, Dobson and Hawks. A department store is a Retail establishment which specializes in selling a wide range of products without a single predominant merchandise line. Granada produced two series of the spin-off, which ended in 1966. [102]
In 1968, Arthur Lowe returned as Leonard Swindley in Turn Out The Lights, a sequel to Pardon the Expression. It ran for just six episodes before it was cancelled. [103]
In 1999, six special episodes of Coronation Street were produced, following the story of Steve McDonald, Vicky McDonald, Vikram Desai, Bet Gilroy and Reg Holdsworth in Brighton. Steven James "Steve" McDonald, played by Simon Gregson, is a Fictional character on the British Soap opera Coronation Street This list contains former cast members of the ITV Soap opera Coronation Street, beginning with the most recently departed Elizabeth Theresa "Bet" Lynch (previously Gilroy) is a Fictional character on the Soap opera Coronation Street. Reg Holdsworth is a Fictional character in the ITV British Soap-opera Coronation Street played by Ken Morley [104] This spin-off was subtitled The Rover Returns and released on VHS tape.
Sponsorship
Cadburys was the first sponsor of Coronation Street beginning in July 1996. Cadbury plc () is a Confectionery and Beverage In the Summer of 2006 Cadbury Trebor Bassetts had to recall over 1 million chocolate bars, due to suspected salmonella contamination, and Coronation Street stopped the sponsorship for several months. Cadbury Trebor Bassett is a British Confectionery company based at Bournville in Birmingham. In late 2006 Cadbury did not renew their contract, but agreed to sponsor the show until Coronation Street found a new sponsor. On 16 September 2007, the Cadbury sponsor adverts aired for the last time. Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
In July 2007 an ITV press release announced that Harveys (a furniture superstore) was the new sponsor of Coronation Street on the ITV Network. Harveys' sponsorship began on 30 September 2007. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
Awards
Producers
The first producer was Stuart Latham, from December 1960 to July 1961. In the 1960s and 1970s, most producers did stints of about one years. Longer-running producers included Eric Prytherch (May 1972 - April 1974); Bill Podmore (September 1977 - July 1982); Carolyn Reynolds (1991-1993); and Sue Pritchard (1993-1996). Since 2008, the soap has been produced by Kim Crowther. For more information, see the List of Coronation Street producers. Coronation Street is an award-winning British Soap opera which is one of the longest-running television shows in the United Kingdom, first broadcast
Footnotes
- ^ Terrestrial Top 30 (Website). Barb. co. uk. Retrieved on 2007-03-08. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion.
- ^ a b Kershaw. p. 30.
- ^ a b c d e Little. (2000) p. 10. Note: both Kershaw and Little make errors in relating the early transmission of the programme. The information here is taken from broadcast details in contemporary editions of The Times and TV Times.
- ^ Warren, Tony 40 Years On Coronation Street: Celebration Special. London Weekend Television, 2000.
- ^ Kershaw. p. 22-24.
- ^ a b Little. (2000) p. 93.
- ^ Little. (1995) p. 8.
- ^ Street Map (Website). itv. com. Retrieved on 2007-03-08. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion.
- ^ Little. (1995) p. 7.
- ^ Tinker. p. 38.
- ^ Tinker. p. 57.
- ^ Tinker. p. 40.
- ^ Geraghty, Christine. Women and Soap Opera, Polity Press, London, 1991. (ISBN 0-7456-0568-0)
- ^ Little. (2000) p. 5.
- ^ Hadcroft, Will. Daran Little interview (Website). Corrie. net. Retrieved on 2007-02-22. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne
- ^ Little. (1995) p. 188.
- ^ Barker, Dennis. "Obituary: Leslie Duxbury" (Website edition), The Guardian, November 7, 2005. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Retrieved on 2006-09-02. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion.
- ^ Little. (2000) p. 66.
- ^ Queen Of The Street The Amazing Life Of Julie Goodyear (Website). Alken M. R. S. Retrieved on 2007-03-09. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia.
- ^ David Liddiment. How Soaps Changed the World [Television Documentary]. UK: Channel 4 UK. Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began
- ^ Little. (1998) p. 7.
- ^ Little. (1995) p. 10.
- ^ Little. (1995) p. 26.
- ^ Miller, Jeffrey (1986). in Graham Nown: Street Talk: The Language of Coronation Street. London: Ward Lock. ISBN 0-7063-6514-3.
- ^ TV Times. (1960) p. 8.
- ^ Granada Television. Coronation Street 1961 [Television serial drama]. Quay Street, Manchester: Granada.
- ^ Tinker. p. 31.
- ^ Little. (1995) p. 35.
- ^ BFI Most Watched 1960s. The Museum of Broadcast Communications. Retrieved on 2007-01-29. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher.
- ^ Allen, Robert C. Soap Opera. The Museum of Broadcast Communications. Retrieved on 2007-01-07. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental
- ^ Tinker. p. 12-3
- ^ Little. (2000) p. 45
- ^ Little. (2000) p. 67.
- ^ a b Little. (2000) p. 73.
- ^ a b Little. (2000) p. 86.
- ^ Little. (2000) p. 79.
- ^ Little. (2000) p. 107.
- ^ Little. (1995) p. 131.
- ^ Liddement. (2004)
- ^ Little. (2000) p. 134. and p. 153-159.
- ^ Little. (2000) p. 153-159.
- ^ Tinker. p. 62.
- ^ a b Little. (1995) p. 172.
- ^ Little. (1995) p. 162.
- ^ Little. (1995) p. 171.
- ^ Icons - a portrait of England. icons. org. uk. Retrieved on 2007-03-27. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates
- ^ Little. (1995) p. 174, p. 182-183.
- ^ Little. (1995) p. 184, p. 189.
- ^ Little. (2000) p. 165.
- ^ Little. (2000) p. 170.
- ^ Little. (2000) p. 165.
- ^ a b Little. (2000) p. 188.
- ^ Little. (1995) p. 165.
- ^ Little. (1995) p. 217.
- ^ Little. (2000) p. 205.
- ^ Little. (2000) p. 194.
- ^ Little. (2000) p. 199.
- ^ Little. (1995) p. 211.
- ^ Little. (1995) p. 220.
- ^ a b c Little. (2000) p. 235.
- ^ a b c d Little. (2000) p. 241.
- ^ "PM supports Weatherfield One", BBC News, March 31, 1998. Retrieved on 2007-01-07. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental
- ^ "Prince stars in live soap", bbc. co. uk. Retrieved on 2006-09-02. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion.
- ^ a b Little. (2000) p. 256.
- ^ McNaught, Jane. Coronation Street Producer. Corrie. net. Retrieved on 2007-03-27. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates
- ^ Roberts, Kieran. Coronation Street Producer. Corrie. net. Retrieved on 2007-03-27. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates
- ^ "Street drama hits ratings high", BBC News, 25 February, 2003. Retrieved on 2007-03-12. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving
- ^ "Street gay kiss complaints rejected", BBC News. Retrieved on 2007-03-12. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving
- ^ "Corrie axes kebab shop clan", The Sun, 26 April, 2008. Retrieved on 2008-05-27. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed
- ^ "Tina: I'm quitting Corrie", The Sun, 2007-04-04. The Sun is a Tabloid daily newspaper published in the United Kingdom and Ireland with the highest circulation of any daily English-language Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Retrieved on 2007-04-04. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I.
- ^ "Troublemaker David Platt will end up behind bars", The Sun, 28 March, 2008. Retrieved on 2008-05-27. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed
- ^ Little (2000) p. 10.
- ^ Little pg58"
- ^ Richard Marson. "Inside Updown - the story of "Upstairs Downstairs". Kaleidoscope publishing 2001. p50.
- ^ Coronation Street's top ten writers. corrie. net. Retrieved on 2006-12-31. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia.
- ^ H V Kershaw. IMDb. Retrieved on 2006-12-31. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia.
- ^ Adele Rose. IMDb. Retrieved on 2006-12-31. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia.
- ^ Podmore. p. 33.
- ^ Jack Rosenthal. IMDb. Retrieved on 2006-12-31. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia.
- ^ Paul Abbott. IMDb. Retrieved on 2006-12-31. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia.
- ^ Russell T. Davies. IMDb. Retrieved on 2006-12-31. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia.
- ^ Russell T. Davies. The Gallifrey Archives. Retrieved on 2006-06-02. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks
- ^ Jones, Judith. CORONATION STREET. The Museum of Broadcast Communications. Retrieved on 2006-09-02. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion.
- ^ Kershaw. p. 25.
- ^ a b c Tinker. p. 95.
- ^ a b Little. (1995) p. 194-195.
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- ^ Little. (2000) p. 188.
- ^ Little. (2000) p. 229.
- ^ "Coronation Street Review" (Website edition), Off The Telly, June 10, 2002. Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Retrieved on 2007-03-09. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia.
- ^ "Corrie to air eight times in one week" (Website edition), Digital Spy, November 5, 2004. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Retrieved on 2007-03-09. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia.
- ^ Programmes Coronation Street. TV3 Ireland. Retrieved on 2007-03-09. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia.
- ^ Coronation Street. CBC Television, Canada. Retrieved on 2007-03-08. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion.
- ^ Coronation Street. CBC Country Canada. Retrieved on 2007-03-08. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion.
- ^ Little. (1995) p. 67.
- ^ Coronation Street. UKTV Australia. Retrieved on 2007-03-09. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia.
- ^ Coronation Street. Television New Zealand, TV ONE. Retrieved on 2007-03-08. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion.
- ^ "Belgian Channel Takes Coronation Street", World Screen. Retrieved on 2007-03-08. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion.
- ^ "Showtime to telecast popular UK drama", Maktoob business. Retrieved on 2007-03-08. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion.
- ^ The Street, Issue 7, The Street Ltd.
- ^ The Street, Issue 23, The Street Ltd.
- ^ Lewisohn, Mark. Pardon The Expression!. bbc. co. uk. Retrieved on 2007-01-03. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon.
- ^ Lewisohn, Mark. Turn Out The Lights. bbc. co. uk. Retrieved on 2007-01-03. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon.
- ^ Little. (2000) p. 248.
Print references
- Collier, Katherine (2003). Coronation Street: The Epic Novel. London: Carlton. ISBN 0-233-05097-3.
- Hanson, David; Jo Kingston (1999). Coronation St. : Access All Areas. London: Andre Deutsch. ISBN 0-233-99722-9.
- Kershaw, H. V. (1981). The Street Where I Live. London: Granada. ISBN 0-246-11734-6.
- Little, Daran (1995). The Coronation Street Story. London: Boxtree. ISBN 1-85283-464-1.
- Little, Daran (1998). The Women of Coronation Street. London: Boxtree. ISBN 0-7522-2443-3.
- Little, Daran (2000). 40 Years of Coronation Street. London: Andre Deutsch. ISBN 0-233-99806-3.
- Little, Daran (2002). Who's Who on Coronation Street. London: Andre Deutsch. ISBN 0-233-99994-9.
- Podmore, Bill; Peter Reece (1990). Coronation Street: The Inside Story. London: Macdonald. ISBN 0-356-17971-0.
- Tinker, Jack (1987). Coronation Street: A fully-illustrated record of television's most popular serial. Treasure Press. ISBN 0-862-73240-9.
External links
- ITV Coronation Street homepage
- Corriepedia - Coronation Street wiki
- Coronation Street Blog - CorrieBlog
- Coronation Street fan website
- Web Widget News RSS Previews and Catch UP
- Weekly episode review
- News and updates from the show
- Link to CBC Show Page for Canadian Fans
- Coronation Street Weekly Updates, wirtten for internet since 1995
- Corrie pop art by Jayne Bickerton
- Coronation Street Updates and Fan Blog
- Corrie Canuck for Canadian Fans
- Weatherfield Web
- Coronation Street Wiki
Video and DVD references
- This Is Coronation Street. Dir. John Black. DVD. Acorn Media Publishing, 2003.
- Coronation Street: Secrets. Dir. John Black. DVD. Morningstar Entertainment, 2004.
- Coronation Street: Early Days. Video. Granada Media Group, 2001.
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