Originally the set was based on real-life streets like Coronation Street near Manchester and as the longest running TV soap ever, remains as strong and amazingly addictive as it was back in the 60's. The resident's lives are filled with enough drama and turmoil to fill any normal resident's lifetime! But as with EastEnders the soap remains very much character-led and will only address bigger issues if it feels the need to move a character onwards.
One merit factor of the soap is that a large number of the cast are long running characters who have lived there for long periods of time. This reflects the fact that long term residents of streets such as Coronation Street do really exist!
However the soap would not exist without one major factor - common-as-muck, down-to-earth, brassy dominant women. Look at Elsie Tanner, Bet Lynch, Vera Duckworth, Hilda Ogden and now the latest contenders, Deidre Barlow, Janice Battersby, Karen McDonald and to a lesser extent Sally Webster.
Could u make a storyline where corrie gets attacked by terrorists and it blows up the rovers, so they can build a nice new cocktail bar over it. As the rovers looks like it smells like old people.
hay this is hazel iam age 12 and every night time i watch your show and i think steves in a lot of bother
June 24th - 1:35pmtiffany said...
i was woundering how do i get about acting in coronation street.
many thanks tiffany
June 2nd - 1:24pmjack duckworth's brother said...
Could you please settle an argument? Who painted the cladding blue on jack and vera's house? Real name and character please.
June 1st - 7:28pmjack duckworth's brother said...
Could you please settle an argument? Who painted the cladding blue on jack and vera's house? Real name and characture please.
May 21st - 9:38pmlindsey said...
hi i was just wondering if you could please get intouch with me to let me no how i would be able to aplly on coranation street as a go to a performing arts school , and would really like the experience of working on the set.
thanks would really appreciate it lindsey x
May 6th - 2:57pmZemmy said...
hey..luv coronation street...can sme1 plz temme hw i can aply 2 wrk at coronation street...it wud mke ma lyf
Zemme
March 20th - 11:00pmjack said...
how are you on the show with out your wife..................
March 3rd - 5:51pmmarjorie wood said...
I work 2 untill 10 shifts and was able to watch coronation street easy as it was screened about 11'o'clock now its 12:30, 1am, even 1:30 sometimes this is really unsetting as I love cora.
February 3rd - 11:45amMrs M Harrop said...
my Brother of 72 is coming to visit me in May for awhile & is a long standing fan of Corrie. His highlight would be to meet some of the cast.He may never come again, so is this possible please.
January 27th - 7:14pmRia said...
Hey where could i find a regestration form i really want to be a actor in future.. ?
January 21st - 1:46pmmelissa said...
hello , my names melissa..i am 16 years off age. i am wonderin if i could be a extra in cornation street.
i live in cornwall - hayle.
how do i get a application form.
Thnxx's for liternin
Wb ... Melissa Palmer
January 10th - 3:27pmMARTIN ENGLISH said...
I REALLY ENJOY CORONATION STREET. WHY DONT YOU HAVE A STORYLINE DEALING WITH A MAN'S DISEASE? I.E WHERE ONE OF THE MALE CHARACTERS END UP GETTING PROSTATE CANCER OR TESTICULAR CANCER. YOU HAD A STORYLINE DEALING WITH A WOMAN'S DISEASE I.E ALMA GETTING BREAST CANCER, AND A STORYLINE DEALING WITH A DISEASE THAT AFFECTS BOTH SEXES I.E MIKE BALDWIN GETTING ALZHEIMERS
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