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

Directors:

Neil Alderton
Darrol Blake
(more)

Writers:

Cyril Abraham (writer)
Martin Allen (1997)
(more)

Seasons:

1 | unknown

Release Date:

9 December 1960 (UK)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

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

Awards:

88 wins & 104 nominations

Cast

Helen Worth	...	Gail Platt / ... (932 episodes, 1974-2009)
Simon Gregson	...	Steve McDonald (888 episodes, 1989-2009)
William Roache	...	Ken Barlow / ... (869 episodes, 1960-2009)
Anne Kirkbride	...	Deirdre Barlow / ... (790 episodes, 1972-2009)
Beverley Callard	...	Liz McDonald (784 episodes, 1989-2009)
Barbara Knox	...	Rita Sullivan / ... (772 episodes, 1964-2009)
Sally Whittaker	...	Sally Webster / ... (760 episodes, 1986-2009)
Sue Nicholls	...	Audrey Roberts / ... (760 episodes, 1979-2009)
Michael Le Vell	...	Kevin Webster / ... (698 episodes, 1981-2009)
Eileen Derbyshire	...	Emily Bishop / ... (672 episodes, 1961-2009)
Jennie McAlpine	...	Fiz Brown / ... (602 episodes, 2001-2009)
Antony Cotton	...	Sean Tully (585 episodes, 2003-2009)
William Tarmey	...	Jack Duckworth / ... (554 episodes, 1977-2009)
Samia Smith	...	Maria Sutherland / ... (552 episodes, 2000-2009)
Ryan Thomas	...	Jason Grimshaw (533 episodes, 2000-2009)
Sue Cleaver	...	Eileen Grimshaw / ... (532 episodes, 1994-2009)
Jack P. Shepherd	...	David Platt (530 episodes, 2000-2009)
Malcolm Hebden	...	Norris Cole / ... (484 episodes, 1974-2009)
Elizabeth Dawn	...	Vera Duckworth / ... (468 episodes, 1972-2008)
Kym Marsh	...	Michelle Connor (458 episodes, 2006-2009)
Betty Driver	...	Betty Turpin / ... (458 episodes, 1969-2009)
Jane Danson	...	Leanne Battersby / ... (444 episodes, 1997-2009)
Vicky Entwistle	...	Janice Battersby (444 episodes, 1997-2009)
David Neilson	...	Roy Cropper (428 episodes, 1995-2009)
Alan Halsall	...	Tyrone Dobbs (423 episodes, 1998-2009)
Maggie Jones	...	Blanche Hunt / ... (403 episodes, 1967-2009)
Steven Arnold	...	Ashley Peacock (400 episodes, 1995-2009)
Tupele Dorgu	...	Kelly Crabtree (396 episodes, 2004-2009)
Johnny Briggs	...	Mike Baldwin / ... (392 episodes, 1974-2006)
Katherine Kelly	...	Becky Granger / ... (389 episodes, 2006-2009)
Julia Haworth	...	Claire Peacock / ... (382 episodes, 2003-2009)

Series Directed by
Mervyn Cumming		(102 episodes, 1990-2001)
Daniel Wilson		(35 episodes, 2003-2005)
Tim Hopewell		(23 episodes, 2004-2006)
John Anderson		(21 episodes, 2000-2009)
Tim Dowd		(13 episodes, 2000-2009)
Pip Short		(13 episodes, 2006-2009)
David Kester		(11 episodes, 2000-2009)
Tony Prescott		(11 episodes, 2000-2009)
Illy		(11 episodes, 2007-2008)
Brian Mills		(10 episodes, 1976-2000)
Michael Kerrigan		(10 episodes, 1998-2007)
Piotr Szkopiak		(10 episodes, 2006)
Alan Wareing		(9 episodes, 2002-2007)
Duncan Foster		(9 episodes, 2004-2009)
Howard Baker		(6 episodes, 1961-1988)
Mike Adams		(6 episodes, 1998-2007)
Ian White		(5 episodes, 1989-1990)
Terry Dyddgen-Jones		(5 episodes, 1997-2008)
Ian Bevitt		(5 episodes, 2000-2005)
Tracey Rooney		(5 episodes, 2002-2005)
Stephen Moore		(5 episodes, 2007)
Stuart Davids		(5 episodes, 2009)
Christopher McMaster		(4 episodes, 1962-1964)
Les Chatfield		(4 episodes, 1967-1970)
Eric Prytherch		(4 episodes, 1969-1972)
Colin Cant		(4 episodes, 1971-2004)
Kay Patrick		(4 episodes, 2004)
Jason Beresford		(4 episodes, 2008)
Pauline Shaw		(3 episodes, 1961-1965)
Michael Scott		(3 episodes, 1961)
Michael Apted		(3 episodes, 1966-1967)
Joe Boyer		(3 episodes, 1969-1973)
Bill Gilmour		(3 episodes, 1973-1977)
Oliver Horsbrugh		(3 episodes, 1977-1990)
Richard Holthouse		(3 episodes, 1987-1989)
Will Brenton		(3 episodes, 1998)
Tim O'Mara		(3 episodes, 2002)
Tessa Hoffe		(3 episodes, 2005-2006)
Sean Crotty		(3 episodes, 2006)
Derek Bennett		(2 episodes, 1960)
Vivian Milroy		(2 episodes, 1961)
Richard Everitt		(2 episodes, 1962-1964)
Richard Doubleday		(2 episodes, 1967)
Tim Jones		(2 episodes, 1968)
Ken Grieve		(2 episodes, 1974-1975)
Quentin Lawrence		(2 episodes, 1974)
Jeremy Summers		(2 episodes, 1979-1990)
Spencer Campbell		(2 episodes, 1990)
Alan Marsden		(2 episodes, 1990)
John Darnell		(2 episodes, 1991)
Noreen Kershaw		(2 episodes, 1997-1998)
Diana Patrick		(2 episodes, 2004)
Graeme Harper		(2 episodes, 2005)
Charles Lauder		(2 episodes, 2005)
June Howson		(1 episode, 1968-1990)
Stephen Butcher		(1 episode, 1973-1999)
Graham Wetherell		(1 episode, 2000-2001)
Mike Newell		(unknown episodes, 1966)
Eugene Ferguson		(unknown episodes, 1981-1996)
Paul Bernard		(unknown episodes, 1987)
Mary McMurray		(unknown episodes, 1987)
Richard Signy		(unknown episodes, 1990)
Sarah Harding		(unknown episodes, 1991)
Jim Loach		(unknown episodes, 2000)
Anne Ross Muir		(unknown episodes, 2000)
Philip Wood		(unknown episodes, 2000)
Neil Alderton		(unknown episodes)
Darrol Blake		(unknown episodes)
Gerald Blake		(unknown episodes)
Alan Bromly		(unknown episodes)
David Carson		(unknown episodes)
Julian Farino		(unknown episodes)
Nicholas Ferguson		(unknown episodes)
Roland Joffé		(unknown episodes)
Brian Lennane		(unknown episodes)
Craig Lines		(unknown episodes)
Kenny McBain		(unknown episodes)
Gerry Mill		(unknown episodes)
Laurence Moody		(unknown episodes)
John Michael Phillips		(unknown episodes)
Matthew Robinson		(unknown episodes)
Tim Sullivan		(unknown episodes)
Baz Taylor		(unknown episodes)
Malcolm Taylor		(unknown episodes)
Tony Wharmby		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Stephen Mallatratt		(48 episodes, 1987-1999)
Harry Driver		(27 episodes, 1961-1973)
Esther Rose		(23 episodes, 1968-1981)
Leslie Duxbury		(21 episodes, 1966-1991)
Mark Wadlow		(21 episodes, 1999-2009)
Joe Turner		(21 episodes, 2000-2009)
Jonathan Harvey		(19 episodes, 2004-2009)
John Fay		(18 episodes, 2003-2007)
Peter Tonkinson		(16 episodes, 1973-1981)
Bob Mason		(15 episodes, 1981-1987)
Tony Warren		(10 episodes, 1960-1969)
Peter Whalley		(9 episodes, 1980-2009)
Martin Allen		(9 episodes, 1997-2009)
Catherine Hayes		(9 episodes, 1997-2006)
Adele Rose		(8 episodes, 1961-1991)
H.V. Kershaw		(8 episodes, 1961-1988)
John Finch		(8 episodes, 1961-1970)
Di Burrows		(8 episodes, 1998-2000)
Jack Rosenthal		(7 episodes, 1961-1969)
Brian Finch		(7 episodes, 1970-1977)
Paul Abbott		(7 episodes, 1987-1989)
Mariam Vossough		(7 episodes, 1998-2001)
Nick West		(7 episodes, 1998-2001)
David Lane		(7 episodes, 1999-2009)
George Reed		(6 episodes, 1964-1965)
Susan Pleat		(6 episodes, 1967-1970)
Malcolm Lynch		(6 episodes, 1969-1971)
Tom Eliott		(6 episodes, 1987-1991)
Daran Little		(5 episodes, 2000-2009)
Darren Fairhurst		(5 episodes, 2000-2001)
Kathleen Beedles		(5 episodes, 2000)
Julian Roach		(4 episodes, 1969-1977)
Barry Hill		(4 episodes, 1970-1989)
Trevor Suthers		(4 episodes, 1989-1991)
Jayne Hollinson		(4 episodes, 2002-2009)
Stephen Russell		(4 episodes, 2009)
Vince Powell		(3 episodes, 1961-1967)
Geoffrey Lancashire		(3 episodes, 1964-1971)
Anthea Ingham		(3 episodes, 1969)
John Temple		(3 episodes, 1970-1971)
John Stevenson		(3 episodes, 1976-2005)
Steve Hughes		(3 episodes, 1998-2000)
Tony Hammond		(3 episodes, 2000)
Jan McVerry		(3 episodes, 2002-2006)
Lucy Gannon		(3 episodes, 2009)
John Kerr		(3 episodes, 2009)
Damon Rochefort		(3 episodes, 2009)
Jim Allen		(2 episodes, 1965-1967)
Andrew Mayer		(2 episodes, 1968)
Tony Perrin		(2 episodes, 1971-1973)
Diane Culverhouse		(2 episodes, 1989)
Phil Woods		(2 episodes, 1991-1998)
Stephen Lowe		(2 episodes, 1996-2004)
David Millard		(2 episodes, 1997-2003)
Gareth Roberts		(2 episodes, 1997-1998)
Peter Mills		(2 episodes, 1998-2000)
Pamela Woods		(2 episodes, 1998-1999)
Gareth Philips		(2 episodes, 2001-2003)
Julie Gearey		(2 episodes, 2001)
Chris Fewtrell		(2 episodes, 2005-2009)
Julie Jones		(2 episodes, 2009)
Debbie Oates		(2 episodes, 2009)
John Pennington		(1 episode, 1961-1964)
Peter Eckersley		(1 episode, 1962-1969)
Phil Ford		(1 episode, 1997-2002)
Johnny Whyte		(unknown episodes, 1961-1962)
John Allridge		(unknown episodes, 1961)
Barbara Clegg		(unknown episodes, 1961)
Wyn Davies		(unknown episodes, 1961)
Michael Dines		(unknown episodes, 1961)
Douglas Enefer		(unknown episodes, 1961)
John O'Toole		(unknown episodes, 1961)
Allan Prior		(unknown episodes, 1961)
Dennis Spooner		(unknown episodes, 1961)
Joseph Taggart		(unknown episodes, 1961)
John Teddington		(unknown episodes, 1961)
Charles Vites		(unknown episodes, 1961)
Ray Dunbobbin		(unknown episodes, 1962-1963)
Robert Holles		(unknown episodes, 1962-1963)
Clifford Buttrey		(unknown episodes, 1962)
Alec Travis		(unknown episodes, 1962)
Keith Watson		(unknown episodes, 1962)
Paula Milne		(unknown episodes, 1976)
Frank Cottrell Boyce		(unknown episodes, 1991)
Patrea Smallacombe		(unknown episodes, 1992)
John Sullivan		(unknown episodes, 1997)
Sue Mooney		(unknown episodes, 2003)
Cyril Abraham		(unknown episodes)
Bernard Aspen		(unknown episodes)
Ken Blakeson		(unknown episodes)
Nazrin Choudhury		(unknown episodes)
Paul Cornell		(unknown episodes)
Gerry Davis		(unknown episodes)
Harry Duffin		(unknown episodes)
Kenneth Eastaugh		(unknown episodes)
Jim Hitchmough		(unknown episodes)
Matt Jones		(unknown episodes)
Kay McManus		(unknown episodes)
Janey Preger		(unknown episodes)
James Robson		(unknown episodes)
Ben Steed		(unknown episodes)
Susan Wilkins		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Gavin Blyth	....	assistant producer (544 episodes, 2006-2008)
Kim Moore	....	producer (53 episodes, 2008)
Sue Pritchard	....	producer (42 episodes, 1994-1997)
H.V. Kershaw	....	producer / executive producer (21 episodes, 1962-1972)
Bill Podmore	....	producer (11 episodes, 1976-1988)
Stuart Latham	....	producer (6 episodes, 1960-1961)
Derek Granger	....	producer (6 episodes, 1961-1962)
Eric Prytherch	....	producer / co-producer (6 episodes, 1972-1974)
David Liddiment	....	executive producer (6 episodes, 1988-1992)
Mervyn Watson	....	producer (6 episodes, 1989-1991)
Jane Macnaught	....	producer / executive producer (6 episodes, 1999-2002)
Susi Hush	....	producer / co-producer (5 episodes, 1974-1975)
Carolyn Reynolds	....	executive producer (5 episodes, 1991-2004)
Tim Aspinall	....	producer (3 episodes, 1964)
Jack Rosenthal	....	producer (3 episodes, 1967)
Brian Park	....	producer (3 episodes, 1997-1998)
Kieran Roberts	....	producer / executive producer (3 episodes, 2001-2009)
Antony Wood	....	producer (3 episodes, 2004-2006)
Howard Baker	....	producer (2 episodes, 1965)
Richard Doubleday	....	producer (2 episodes, 1968)
David Hanson	....	producer (2 episodes, 1998-1999)
Don Trafford	....	production executive (2 episodes, 1998-1999)
Wayne Henry	....	associate producer (2 episodes, 1998)
Di Burrows	....	story producer (2 episodes, 2000-2001)
Steve Frost	....	producer (unknown episodes, 2005)
Leslie Duxbury	....	producer (unknown episodes)
John G. Temple	....	producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Eric Spear		(1 episode, 1996)

Series Film Editing by
Phill Lees		(15 episodes, 2008)
David Mercer		(5 episodes, 2009)
David Williams		(3 episodes, 2007)
Dave Deakin		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Judi Hayfield		(9 episodes, 1997-2000)
June West		(8 episodes, 1997-2003)
James Bain		(1 episode, 1987-1995)

Series Production Design by
Denis Parkin		(18 episodes, 1960-1965)
Julian Perkins		(9 episodes, 1998-2003)
Knowles Bentley		(6 episodes, 1967-1975)
Ed Buziak		(6 episodes, 1972-1974)
Peter Caldwell		(5 episodes, 1963-1964)
Stephen Graham		(5 episodes, 1989)
Tim Farmer		(4 episodes, 1969-1970)
Eric Deakins		(4 episodes, 1977)
Roy Graham		(3 episodes, 1969-1987)
Eugene Ferguson		(3 episodes, 1970-1972)
Christopher Walker		(3 episodes, 1996-1998)
Colin Rees		(2 episodes, 1968)
Ann Swarbrick		(2 episodes, 1987-1988)
Paul Rowan		(2 episodes, 1991-1998)
Tim Wilding		(unknown episodes, 1987)
Chris Truelove		(unknown episodes, 1990)

Series Costume Design by
Lynne Gibson		(1 episode, 2000)

Series Makeup Department
Andrea Dowdall	....	makeup artist (151 episodes, 2009)
Clare Golds	....	make up (2 episodes, 2000)

Series Production Management
Winston Azzopardi	....	production manager: Malta (3 episodes, 2007)
Christine Watt-Walker	....	production manager (2 episodes, 2000)
Anne Wilkie-Millar	....	production manager (unknown episodes, 1997)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Andy Gradwell	....	third assistant director (6 episodes, 2006)
Suey Ross	....	first assistant director (2 episodes, 2003-2009)
Philip Lewis	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)
Billie Williams	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Mike Fallon	....	production buyer (2 episodes, 1997)
John Eccles	....	production buyer (2 episodes, 2000)
Kay Brown	....	stand-by art director (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Tim Cockerill	....	sound editor (79 episodes, 2008-2009)
John Whitworth	....	dubbing mixer / film dubbing (4 episodes, 1976-1979)
Phil Smith	....	film sound (3 episodes, 1969-1974)
Frank H. Griffiths	....	dubbing mixer (3 episodes, 1972-1974)
Martyn Whitley	....	audio dubbing (2 episodes, 2000-2004)

Series Special Effects by
Steve Tomkow	....	special effects (1 episode, 2000)
Graham Aikman	....	special effects technician (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Andy Bradford	....	fight arranger (2 episodes, 1998-1999)
Steve Griffin	....	stunt coordinator (unknown episodes)
Renny Krupinski	....	fight arranger (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Tony Blackmore	....	camera operator (8 episodes, 2008-2009)
David Wood	....	film camera (3 episodes, 1969-1977)
Ray Goode	....	film camera (3 episodes, 1969-1974)
George Jesse Turner	....	film camera (2 episodes, 1973-1977)
Jim Robson	....	lighting director (2 episodes, 2000-2003)
Marc Tempest	....	key grip (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Mavis Formosa	....	casting coordinator (3 episodes, 2007)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sandi Hill	....	costume (1 episode, 2000)

Series Editorial Department
Don Kelly	....	film editor (2 episodes, 1969-1974)
Bob Morton	....	film editor (2 episodes, 1973-1976)
Jon Felix	....	film editor (2 episodes, 1984)
Paul Walker	....	vision mixer (2 episodes, 2000)

Series Transportation Department
Buddy Hunter	....	transportation location captain (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Gareth Philips	....	series editor (491 episodes, 2004-2006)
Gavin Blyth	....	story associate / story editor (195 episodes, 2005-2006)
Faisal A. Qureshi	....	researcher (90 episodes, 2008)
Carly Ferguson	....	desk runner (34 episodes, 2004)
Leslie Duxbury	....	script editor (4 episodes, 1974-1977)
Malcolm Lynch	....	script editor (3 episodes, 1968-1972)
Trina Fraser	....	head of production (3 episodes, 2001-2004)
Oliver Crocker	....	production office runner (3 episodes, 2007)
H.V. Kershaw	....	serial editor (2 episodes, 1961)
Karen Guy	....	production accountant (2 episodes, 2000)
Daran Little	....	program associate (2 episodes, 2000)
Alison Sinclair	....	publicist (2 episodes, 2000)
Christine Watt-Walker	....	location manager / production manager (2 episodes, 2000)
Lyn Papadopoulos	....	story associate (2 episodes, 2003-2005)
Jon Older	....	floor manager (unknown episodes, 1980)
Tom Elliot	....	story associate / story editor (unknown episodes, 1990)
Paul Abbott	....	story editor (unknown episodes, 1991)
Jim Capper	....	location manager (unknown episodes, 1996-1998)
Gillian Cresswell	....	story associate (unknown episodes, 1997)
Ann McManus	....	deputy story editor / story associate (unknown episodes, 1997)
David Millard	....	story associate (unknown episodes, 1997)
Jim O'Hanlan	....	story associate (unknown episodes, 1997)
Gareth Roberts	....	story associate (unknown episodes, 1997)
Matthew Westwood	....	story associate (unknown episodes, 1997)
Andrew Wightman	....	story associate (unknown episodes, 1997)
Steve Hughes	....	story associate (unknown episodes, 1998-2000)
Kathleen Beedles	....	story associate (unknown episodes, 1999-2001)
Angela Sinden	....	script editor (unknown episodes, 2006)
Josie Burne	....	story associate (unknown episodes)
Di Burrows	....	story associate (unknown episodes)
Graham Carlisle	....	story associate (unknown episodes)
Darren Fairhurst	....	story associate (unknown episodes)
Rupert Laight	....	story associate (unknown episodes)
Elizabeth Malpas	....	story associate (unknown episodes)
Jan McVerry	....	story associate (unknown episodes)
Brian B. Thompson	....	story associate (unknown episodes)
Mariam Vossough	....	story associate (unknown episodes)
Jane Woodrow	....	story associate (unknown episodes)

Series Thanks
Therese Meek	....	in loving memory of (1 episode, 2009)

Production Companies

• Granada Television

Distributors

• Granada Sky Broadcasting (19??) (worldwide) (TV) (distributor)
• Independent Television (ITV) (1960-) (UK) (TV) (original airing)
• Independent Television (ITV) (200?) (UK) (TV) (repeats)
• UKTV Gold (199?) (UK) (TV) (syndication)
• Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) (19??) (Canada) (TV)
• TCN Nine (1963-197?) (Australia) (TV) (Sydney area)
• GTV 9 (1963-197?) (Australia) (TV) (Melbourne area)
• NWS 9 (1963-197?) (Australia) (TV) (Adelaide area)
• Nine Network Australia (1994-1995) (UK) (TV)
• Arena (1996-????) (Australia) (TV)
• UK.TV (????-) (Australia) (TV)
• Vitaya (????) (Belgium) (TV)

Special Effects

• Red Frog (computer graphics)

Other Companies

• EuroKids & Adults International Casting and Model Agency  extras casting

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:

Episode 4946, broadcast on Friday 8th December 2000, was a special double-length 40th anniversary one. It followed a rescreening of the very first edition and was similarly transmitted live. As noted above, it incorporated a cameo (seen on a TV) by the Prince of Wales, who was purportedly visiting Weatherfield.

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:

Mina Parekh: That's very clever to have a little sewing kit in your bag.
Maya Sharma: Yes, well, you never know when you might want to stitch someone up.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Room 101: (#11.5)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

I am, I feel

Coronation Street Fantastic!

I love Coronation street and have been watching it forever..I would watch it with me mam if I stayed home from school due to illness.

I remember when I first started watching, it was in black and white. I miss the old characters like Ena Sharples and Uncle Albert.

I do not care for the Sarah storyline much. Maybe it's because I don't like Sarah. Her mother, Gail, is an old shrew.

I love Blanche Hunt, doesn't everyone have a Blanche Hunt in their neighborhoods?

And lovely Rita...she's my very favourite. What a brilliant actress and a shining star.

I love when Les Battersby refers to Norris as "Doris"!

I hope this show runs for another 42 years so I can watch it when I'm in the IL' nursing home.