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

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Directors:

Neil Alderton
Michael Apted

Writers:

Cyril Abraham (writer)
Jim Allen (writer)

Seasons:

1 | unknown

Release Date:

9 December 1960 (UK)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Working Class | Soap | Manchester England | Street In Title | Soap Opera

Awards:

86 wins & 104 nominations

Cast

Helen Worth	...	Gail Platt / ... (873 episodes, 1974-2009)
Simon Gregson	...	Steve McDonald (842 episodes, 1989-2009)
William Roache	...	Ken Barlow / ... (818 episodes, 1960-2009)
Beverley Callard	...	Liz McDonald (743 episodes, 1989-2009)
Barbara Knox	...	Rita Sullivan / ... (740 episodes, 1964-2009)
Anne Kirkbride	...	Deirdre Barlow / ... (739 episodes, 1972-2009)
Sue Nicholls	...	Audrey Roberts / ... (719 episodes, 1979-2009)
Sally Whittaker	...	Sally Webster / ... (698 episodes, 1986-2009)
Michael Le Vell	...	Kevin Webster / ... (631 episodes, 1981-2009)
Eileen Derbyshire	...	Emily Bishop / ... (613 episodes, 1961-2009)
Jennie McAlpine	...	Fiz Brown (556 episodes, 2001-2009)
Antony Cotton	...	Sean Tully (541 episodes, 2003-2009)
William Tarmey	...	Jack Duckworth / ... (520 episodes, 1977-2009)
Ryan Thomas	...	Jason Grimshaw (496 episodes, 2000-2009)
Samia Smith	...	Maria Sutherland / ... (493 episodes, 2000-2009)
Sue Cleaver	...	Eileen Grimshaw (489 episodes, 2000-2009)
Jack P. Shepherd	...	David Platt (488 episodes, 2000-2009)
Elizabeth Dawn	...	Vera Duckworth / ... (455 episodes, 1972-2008)
Betty Driver	...	Betty Turpin / ... (428 episodes, 1969-2009)
Malcolm Hebden	...	Norris Cole / ... (427 episodes, 1974-2009)
Kym Marsh	...	Michelle Connor (421 episodes, 2006-2009)
Jane Danson	...	Leanne Battersby / ... (412 episodes, 1997-2009)
Vicky Entwistle	...	Janice Battersby (406 episodes, 1997-2009)
David Neilson	...	Roy Cropper (391 episodes, 1995-2009)
Maggie Jones	...	Blanche Hunt / ... (370 episodes, 1967-2009)
Johnny Briggs	...	Mike Baldwin / ... (369 episodes, 1974-2006)
Tupele Dorgu	...	Kelly Crabtree (366 episodes, 2004-2009)
Alan Halsall	...	Tyrone Dobbs (363 episodes, 1998-2009)
Jenny Platt	...	Violet Wilson (363 episodes, 2004-2008)
Steven Arnold	...	Ashley Peacock (360 episodes, 1995-2009)
Katherine Kelly	...	Becky Granger (357 episodes, 2006-2009)

Also Known As:

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

Runtime:

30 min (including commercials)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

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

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

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

Certification:

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

Filming Locations:

Granada Studios, Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK

Company:

Granada Television

Trivia:

Between 1989 and 1999, the Granada Studios Tour allowed members of the public the opportunity to take a stroll down the cobbles of Coronation Street. During this period, the "set" remained closed to the public on Mondays since this was the day when exterior scenes for the series were filmed.

Goofs:

Continuity: The night before Steve and Karen's wedding after Steve decides to let his mum invite Ken and Deidre, she walks out the front door, straight past the Barlows. Then, after they finish their dialog about Tracy, she comes out of the toilet.

Quotes:

[Marvin and Ashley square up ahead of their big fight]
Marvin Maddocks: When the bell starts ringing and the trainer says "Go", I'm telling you, girlie, there's something you ought to know. Your knees are going to tremble, your feet will turn to lead. I'm going to smack your nose into the back of your head.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in An Audience with Coronation Street (2006) (TV)

Soundtrack:

I am, I feel

You can't knock it.

Any show that's been going for 42 years has to have something that makes it good, and Coronation Street is an institution. Sure, it's not the best soap opera on British television today, but you can always rely on it for a bit of good, addictive drama. I've dipped in and out of it over the past few years and it's always been a well written show, with some fantastic actors populating it, who make it all the more enjoyable. Special mentions go to Elizabeth Dawn, who's Vera Duckworth is a brilliant comic creation, and Angela Griffin, who was excellent as hairdresser Fiona. As with any soap, the basic premise may seem fairly dull on first look. The comings and goings of people living on Coronation Street, an eventful little place somewhere in Manchester, England. Sounds thrilling, doesn't it? But it's the characters that make this show good, and while it may not be the best show on television, it's a good excuse to sit yourself down in front of the box and get lost in the drama of these very interesting people. Switch on and get hooked.