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28 unusual facts about Coronation Street


Act of Grace

The movie was written by Marc Pye, Alan Field and Max Kinnings; it was directed by Noreen Kershaw, who has directed episodes of British television serials like Emmerdale, Shameless and Coronation Street.

Ambleton Delight

Filmed exclusively in East Sussex, UK it is directed by Brighton and Hove based Daniel Parkes, based on a script by Japanese writer Itsuka Yamasaki and Ben Rohde, produced by Sinéad Ferguson and starring veteran Coronation Street actor Brian Capron.

Bispham Parish Church

Also commemorated in the churchyard is the actress Violet Carson, who lived in Bispham and who died in 1983 and gained fame between 1960 and 1980 for her portrayal of Ena Sharples in TV's Coronation Street.

Ernesto Jaconelli

He joined the ‘Stars in Battledress Army entertainment group’ working alongside the likes of the late comedians Arthur Haynes and Bill Waddington, who later went on to play Percy Sugden in Coronation Street.

Giving You Everything

It came 2nd in the timeslot, losing out only to popular "soap" Coronation Street on ITV.

H. V. Kershaw

V. Kershaw, also known as Harry Kershaw, (1918 – 1992) from Manchester was a British television scriptwriter and dramatist best known for his long association with the top rating soap opera, Coronation Street, a programme he continued to pen scripts for until the late-1980s.

Hayley Evetts

The following year, Evetts presented Cruel Holiday for Sky TV before briefly appearing in Coronation Street as Eve.

Merchants of Venus

The film served as a comeback of shorts for her, and the following year she landed the role of Doreen Heavey in the British soap opera Coronation Street.

Ordsall, Greater Manchester

In 1959 a young Tony Warren got an idea of a drama set on the streets of Ordsall, which ended up into the longest running soap opera in UK history Coronation Street, the whole area since then has been demolished and the only picture of it has been the photo in the background of the original credits.

Patrea Smallacombe

Since then she has written for many high profile shows including Emmerdale, EastEnders, Brookside, Family Affairs, The Bill and also two separate stints penning scripts for the top rated ITV1 soap opera, Coronation Street.

Peter Andre: My Life

Episode 6 (10 November 2010): Pete launches his new perfume for women, "Mysterious Girl", attends a charity lunch with the cast of Coronation Street, and gives an in-depth interview to the Daily Star.

Press for Change

Julie Hesmondhalgh, the actress who plays Hayley Cropper in Coronation Street, the first transsexual character in a British Soap Opera.

Pussy in Boots

Pussy in Boots is a cult 1994 VHS adult pantomime starring stand-up comedian and EastEnders actor Mike Reid, with co-stars Barbara Windsor and John Altman, as well as Coronation Street actress Lynne Perrie.

Lynne Perrie had been axed from Coronation Street a few months before the pantomime and was currently working the chat show circuit.

Richard Everitt

He produced TV programmes from 1963 to 1987, including Coronation Street (1965) and Lovejoy (1986).

River Caves

The River Caves at Blackpool has seen many alterations over the years including the instalment of a Tunnel of Love in order to make a TV appearance in ITV's Coronation Street.

Robert Holles

As well as published works he was a successful TV writer with credits for Coronation Street and Hine as well as one-offs for the prestigious Play for Today slot on the BBC's main TV channel (Michael Regan and The Vanishing Army), two episodes for The Man Outside (Drama series, BBC 1972) and several plays in Thames TV's Armchair Theatre series.

Sally Grace

Her other TV credits include Sorry! ("Does Your Mother Know You're Out?"), Raffles ("The First Step"), The Ruth Rendell Mysteries ("From Doon With Death") and starred in some episodes of Coronation Street.

STV Player

The STV Player is intended to combine network programming shown by STV, such as Emmerdale, Coronation Street and The Jeremy Kyle Show, plus regional programming, such as Made in Scotland, Scotland Tonight and STV Rugby, and archive STV programming, like The Steamie and High Times, in a separate site from other, "short-form" videos.

Stv.tv

Amongst the most viewed videos on the site are networked soaps Coronation Street and Emmerdale alongside regional programmes produced by STV themselves, including the comedy dramas High Times and Cracked, game show Postcode Challenge and documentary series The Merchant Navy.

Su Elliot

Elliott has appeared in numerous British television productions, including The Bill, This Life, Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, Black Books, Coronation Street, King Leek and EastEnders.

The Rovers

Rovers Return Inn, a fictional pub on the British television soap opera Coronation Street.

Together Trust

On a number of occasions the Together Trust has welcomed Coronation Streets Sue Nicholls to support various events.

Tony Capstick

Capstick was also a prolific bit-part actor, with a career including minor roles in the soap operas Emmerdale and Coronation Street.

Trisha Ward

Her most recent project has been writing lyrics and music for the Coronation Street album, Rogues, Angels, Heroes and Fools.

TV Now

The event is generally regarded as a prestigious occasion both nationally in Ireland and internationally, with cast members of popular British soaps such as Coronation Street, Emmerdale, EastEnders and Hollyoaks flying to Ireland to be present and to collect their awards.

UTV Media

UTV Ireland is set to launch in 2015 after UTV successfully bidding for rights to ITV programmes such as Coronation Street, Emmerdale etc for the Republic of Ireland, which are currently held by TV3.

Worriedaboutsatan

Since 23 July 2008, their music has also been featured in episodes of the British soap opera, Coronation Street'.


Annabelle Apsion

Apart from Shameless, Apsion is also well known for her portrayals of Joy Wilton in Soldier Soldier, Betty in My Good Friend, Beverly in The Lakes, Patricia Hillman in Coronation Street, and Mrs. Beech in Michelle Magorian's Goodnight Mister Tom.

Caroline Woodruff

Woodruff's credits include the television crime drama A Touch of Frost, Dangerfield and the soap operas Emmerdale and Coronation Street.

Chloe Newsome

Chloe Newsome (born December 1976 in Millhouses, Sheffield) is an English actress who is best known for playing the role of Vicky McDonald in the long-running ITV soap opera Coronation Street.

Dicken Ashworth

On television, can be a regular cast member in several soap operas – playing Alan Partridge in Brookside from 1983 to 1985, Geoff Horton in Coronation Street from 1992 to 2000 and he played the role of Duke Woods in Emmerdale from June 2007 until early 2008.

Dilys Watling

Dilys Watling (born 5 May 1943; Fulmer Chase, Buckinghamshire, England) is an English actress, best known for appearing on British television (Coronation Street, The Benny Hill Show and The Two Ronnies).

Gary Windass

Gary and Len steal and burn out a sports car that David Platt (Jack P. Shepherd) and his friend Graeme Proctor (Craig Gazey) had been driving.

Hairnet

Ena Sharples, a character in the UK soap opera Coronation Street between 1960 and 1980, was famous for wearing a hairnet.

Hooker with a heart of gold

During the 1960s, the character of Elsie Tanner in British series Coronation Street set the mold for future characters such as Bet Lynch (also Coronation Street), Kat Slater, Stacey Slater and Dawn Swann (all three characters from the British soap opera EastEnders).

James Roache

He then appeared in The Road to Coronation Street, playing a younger version of his father William Roache during the time Coronation Street creator Tony Warren was attempting to bring the soap to television.

James Roache (born William James Roache; 29 December 1985) is a British actor and is perhaps best known for his roles in Coronation Street as Ken Barlow's long-lost grandson James, or as his father William Roache in BBC drama The Road to Coronation Street.

Julian Simmons

Between October 2006 and February 2009, Simmons appeared on UTV Live and UTV Life to talk about upcoming storylines on Coronation Street and Emmerdale, the two main soap operas shown on UTV.

Katy Cavanagh

She had recurring roles as Mel in the award-winning series The Cops, as Detective Sergeant Dawn "Spike" Milligan in Dalziel and Pascoe and as Shirley Lawson in 1 episode Shameless before taking on the role of Julie Carp in Coronation Street, first appearing on screen on 25 April 2008.

Les Battersby

Les was last seen on 6 May 2007 when he was talking to Steve McDonald (Simon Gregson) and Jamie Baldwin (Rupert Hill) in the Streetcars office.

Liz McDonald

In August 2003, it was reported that three big Coronation Street characters would be returning; Bet Lynch (Julie Goodyear), Jim McDonald (Charlie Lawson) and Liz for a six week stint.

Noel Dyson

Dyson's best remembered roles are as Ida Barlow, one of the original characters in the long-running soap opera Coronation Street (1960–61), and Nanny in the sitcom Father, Dear Father (1968–73).

Robert Wilfort

Robert Wilfort is a British actor from Porthcawl, who has had many notable guest appearances on British television, including Rose and Maloney, "MI High" and Coronation Street.

Say Something Anyway

During several episodes of a few hit British sitcoms, such as Coronation Street & Emmerdale, Say Something Anyway can clearly be heard in the background during scenes in public buildings, such as pubs and diners.

Sharon Morgan

Amongst Morgan’s other screen credits are a regular lead role in the BBC drama series Belonging, as well as a semi-regular role in Doctors and appearances in other UK television shows such as Midsomer Murders, Casualty, Coronation Street, Caerdydd, Pobol y Cwm and Alys.

Sorcha Cusack

She played Helen Connor in Coronation Street in 2008 but because of her other acting commitments the role was played by Dearbhla Molloy when the character returned in July 2009.

Sue Nicholls

She is married to Mark Eden, alongside whom she acted for a time in Coronation Street when he played the role of Alan Bradley.

Susan Frances Harmar Nicholls (born 23 November 1943) is an English actress, best known for her long-running role as Audrey Roberts in the British soap opera Coronation Street.

Tebworth

Colin Edwynn, actor who has appeared in Coronation Street, and Heartbeat, currently lives in and operates "The Queens Head" pub

The Moore Show

Notable names which have been on the show include British Astronomer Patrick Moore, Coronation Street actor William Roache, Star Wars actor David Prowse and psychic medium, Colin Fry .

Travelling gnome prank

Television storylines involving travelling garden gnomes have appeared in soap operas including both Coronation Street (Norris Cole pranking Derek Wilton) and Neighbours (Dr Karl Kennedy pranking Marlene Kratz).

Trevor Dwyer-Lynch

Born and raised in Moss Side and Salford, trained in Drama and Performing Arts at City College Manchester in 1990, Dwyer-Lynch has appeared in numerous television and theatre productions, merging both serious roles—such as "Gloucester" in Shakespeare's King Lear—to his best known comedic nice guy role in Coronation Street as Patrick Tussell the taxi-driver working for Steve McDonald (2002–2005).

Within These Walls

Another successful alumnus from this series was actor Helen Worth, now widely known for her role of Gail Platt on Coronation Street.