Coronation Street facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Coronation Street |
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| Genre | Soap opera |
| Created by | Tony Warren |
| Starring | Present cast Former cast |
| Theme music composer | Eric Spear |
| Opening theme | "Coronation Street Theme" |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 9,769 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Various (currently Iain MacLeod) |
| Production location(s) | Granada Studios, Manchester (1960–2013) MediaCity, Trafford Wharf, Manchester (2014–present) |
| Camera setup | Videotape; Multiple-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes 23–25 minutes (excluding advertisements, with occasional 60 minute episodes) |
| Production company(s) | Granada Television (1960–2006) ITV Productions (2006–2009) ITV Studios (2009–present) |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV |
| Picture format | 405-line Black-and-white (4:3 SDTV, 1960–1969) 576i (4:3 SDTV, 1969–2001) 576i (16:9 SDTV, 2002–2010) 1080i (16:9 HDTV, 2010–present) |
| Audio format | Mono (1960–1990) Stereo (1990–2010) Dolby Surround (2010–present) |
| Original release | 9 December 1960 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Pardon the Expression Turn Out the Lights The Brothers McGregor Albion Market The Road to Coronation Street The Corrie Years (2010) |
Coronation Street (also known as Corrie) is a British soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres on Coronation Street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford. In the show's fictional history, the street was built in 1902 and named in honour of the coronation of King Edward VII.
The show airs six times a week: Monday, Wednesday and Friday 7:30-8 pm and 8:30-9 pm. Since 2017, ten sequential classic episodes of the series from 1986 onwards have been broadcast weekly on ITV3. The programme was conceived in 1960 by scriptwriter Tony Warren at Granada Television in Manchester. Warren's initial kitchen sink drama proposal was rejected by the station's founder Sidney Bernstein, but he was persuaded by producer Harry Elton to produce the programme for 13 pilot episodes. Within six months of the show's first broadcast, it had become the most-watched programme on British television, and is now a significant part of British culture. The show has been one of the most lucrative programmes on British commercial television, underpinning the success of Granada Television and wider ITV network.
Coronation Street is made by Granada Television at MediaCityUK and shown in all ITV regions, as well as internationally. On 17 September 2010, it became the world's longest-running television soap opera and was listed in Guinness World Records. On 23 September 2015, Coronation Street was broadcast live to mark ITV's sixtieth anniversary.
Influenced by the conventions of the kitchen sink drama, Coronation Street is noted for its depiction of a down-to-earth, working-class community, combined with light-hearted humour and strong characters. The show currently averages 8 million viewers per episode.
Images for kids
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A photo of the original Coronation Street set and production base at Granada Studios Studio 2 in 1960.
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A photo of the Coronation Street set and production base used since 2013 at MediaCityUK centre in 2020.
See also
In Spanish: Coronation Street para niños
