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Coronation Street is credited as being one of the longest running soaps in the world and the longest running television soap in Britain (with the longest running overall being The Archers on BBC radio). The show has been on British TV screens since 1960 and has aired over 6,000 episodes.

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54x100 Wed May 22, 2013 Aired: May. 22, 2013

Rob comes up with a plan. Tina is concerned about the baby’s future. Stella feels guilty as Dev finds it hard to move on. [continue reading]

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Coronation St. returns Today
54x101 Fri May 24, 2013 [Episode 1](Friday May. 24th, 2013 7:30PM on ITV (UK))

Series Info

Type:
Scripted
Premiered:
Dec. 09, 1960
Status:
Returning Series
Runtime:
30 min.
Airs:
Fridays, 7:30PM
To-Date:
54 Seasons
5061 Episodes
Network
ITV TV Network
AKA:
Coronation Street
Genre

Character Guide

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Series Fun Facts

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  • There are 18 writers for the series and they meet every three weeks for two days. Together, they plan 15 episodes of the show. They each write an episode.
  • The series began transmitting in High Definition from Monday 31st May 2010, necessitating a new opening titles sequence (the first for eight years) and a new arrangement of the theme tune.
  • The physical look of Coronation Street itself was modelled on (one side of) Archie Street in Salford's Ordsall district, discovered during a location scout by creator Tony Warren and designer…
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    The physical look of Coronation Street itself was modelled on (one side of) Archie Street in Salford's Ordsall district, discovered during a location scout by creator Tony Warren and designer Denis Parkin in late 1960. It appeared in the first two title sequences, but Archie Street itself was cleared of residents in 1968, remaining derelict until its demolition in 1971.
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