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| Coronation Street | |
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| Genre | Soap opera |
| Created by | Tony Warren |
| Starring | |
| Theme music composer | Eric Spear |
| Opening theme | "Lancashire Blues" |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 11,488 |
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| Camera setup | Multiple-camera |
| Running time | 30–60 minutes |
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| Network | ITV |
| Release | 9 December 1960 – present |
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Coronation Street (colloquially referred to as Corrie) is a British television soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960.[2] The programme centres on a cobbled, terraced street in the fictional town of Weatherfield in Greater Manchester. The location was itself based on Salford, the hometown of the show's first screenwriter and creator, Tony Warren.[3]
Originally broadcast twice weekly, Coronation Street increased its runtime in later years, currently airing three 60-minute episodes per week.[4] Warren developed the concept for the series,[5] which was initially rejected by Granada's founder Sidney Bernstein. Producer Harry Elton convinced Bernstein to commission 13 pilot episodes. The show has since become a significant part of British culture and underpinned the success of its producing Granada franchise.[6][7][8]
Currently produced by ITV Studios, the successor to Granada, the series is filmed at MediaCityUK and broadcast across all ITV regions, as well as internationally. In 2010, Coronation Street was recognised by Guinness World Records as the world's longest-running television soap opera upon its 50th anniversary.[9][10]
Coronation Street was originally influenced by kitchen-sink realism and is known for portraying a working-class community with a blend of humour and strong, relatable characters.[11] As of 2019, it averages approximately five million viewers per episode.[12] The series aired its 10,000th episode on 7 February 2020[13] and marked its 60th anniversary later that year.[14]
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- ^ Brooks-Pollock, Tom (11 March 2014). "Ten things Manchester gets the credit for when really it should be Salford". men. Archived from the original on 14 June 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
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- ^ "TV review: The Road to Coronation Street". The Guardian. 17 September 2010. Archived from the original on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ^ Sulway, Verity (30 December 2020). "Bill Roache says Corrie writer got ideas for character names from gravestones". mirror.co.uk. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Obituary – David Plowright". The Independent. 29 August 2006. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
As he himself liked to quote, not for nothing had Granada been dubbed the best commercial television company in the world.
- ^ "Party People returns as presenter Rob McLoughlin celebrates thirtieth year at ITV". 25 January 2012. Archived from the original on 19 April 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
The Financial Times was to claim that 'Granada was probably the best commercial TV company in the world' – with respect to Thames TV; LWT and our American cousins – they may have been right but when that quote was hauled over reception in Quay Street I found it both inspiring and daunting.
- ^ "Coronation Street recognised as longest running soap". BBC. 22 March 2018. Archived from the original on 7 July 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ^ Hemley, Matthew (24 September 2010). "Coronation Street breaks two world records". The Stage. Archived from the original on 3 September 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ^ Little, Daran (1998). The Women of Coronation Street, Boxtree. ISBN 0-7522-2443-3, p. 6
- ^ "Four-screen dashboard". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "Coronation Street to air 10,000th episode". ITV Press Centre. 27 January 2020. Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ "All we know about the Coronation Street anniversary week and what it means for the residents". metro.co.uk. 16 November 2020. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.