Nobody could have foreseen the huge success the TV soap opera Coronation Street would turn out to be when it first aired on Granada Television in December 1960. In November 2010 it officially became the longest-running TV soap opera in the world. The series is set in the fictional town of Weatherfield, which is based … >
ITV has announced that Sue Johnston is joining the cast of Downton Abbey‘s new series in a guest role. Best known for her roles in Waking the Dead, The Royle Family and Coronation Street, the actress will play Denker, Lady’s Maid to Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham. Other guest stars confirmed for Series 5 include … >
Life in a British soap means you’re likely to encounter more drama than the average person. If these accident-prone residents claimed for their injuries, how much compensation could they expect? With the British Soap Awards airing at 8:15pm on Sunday 25 May on ITV, First4Lawyers have asked just that question and created this interactive infographic, … >
Millions of us tune in to see the goings-on in Weatherfield every week, but there are some characters on Coronation Street that grab our attention in unusual ways. One of them is greasy spoon owner Roy Cropper, who often appeals to our inner anorak, but could he be considered the most unlikely sex symbol in the world of soap?
The executive producer of Downton Abbey has revealed that writer Julian Fellowes has “learned an awful lot” about serial drama writing from watching Coronation Street.
Manchester: Britain’s real second city, the first industrial metropolis and capital of football. And home to some of the greatest telly ever made.
Actress Suranne Jones has described filming the second series of ITV1’s Scott & Bailey as “a real rollercoaster”.
ITV1 has commissioned a new drama series about the wives and girlfriends of soldiers serving in war torn Afghanistan.
Coronation Street fans have a fantastic array of contemporary and nostalgic gifts on offer this festive season. To celebrate, we’ve got over £75 of Corrie goodies to give away to one of our Twitter followers, including a Hilda Ogden classic Tea Time Set, the official PC Game, 2012 calendar, Wasgij game, a set of double … >
Daniel Kaluuya (Skins, Psychoville) and Iain De Caestecker (River City, Coronation Street) play Mac and Paul in The Fades, writer Jack Thorne’s new fantasy horror series, coming to BBC Three this autumn.