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.
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HI TO EVERYONE ON CORONATION STREET. I HAVE BEEN WATCHING YOUR SHOW FOR 20 YEARS NOW. IT IS ALWAYS INTERESTING. YOU DEAL IN REAL LIFE MOMENTS. THE SHOW IS ABOUT BASIC DOWN TO EARTH PEOPLE. THE EVERYDAY HAPPENINGS OF THE AVERAGE FAMILY. THANK-YOU FOR MAKING IT REAL.
Having just come out of a very difficult relationship with a narcisistic partner , I had wondered if there was a way to make this disorder more commonly reconised .( i had never heard of it untill recently)
I wondered if it could in someway be written into the storyline of coronation street- I thought this would make an excellent topic , there are many books on the subject -particularly good is the book 'Narcissistic lovers' 'how to cope, recover and move on 'by Cynthia Zayn and Kevin Dibble, New horizion press.
SALLY THINKS SHE IN LOVE WITH JOHN BUT SHE MAKE MISTAKE WHAT SHE DOING AND BELONG TO HER HUSBAND KEVIN.ROSIE SHE IS IN LOVE WITH JOHN HE IS TO SHE MIGHT END UP HAVE A BABY WITH JOHN HE THINK HE IN LOVE WITH HER.FIZ SHE MAKE BIG MISTAKE TO BE WITH JOHN I THINK GET RID OF HIM GET HIM OUT OF THE HOUSE.CARLA SHE MAKING A BIG MISTAKE BE WITH MARRY MAN IF I WERE YOU SHE SHOULD'T SEEING HIM.MICHELLE SHE IN LOVE WITH STEVE THATS BAD CHOICE WHAT SHE DOING BUT SHE DON'T LOVE HIM.SHAWN HE NOT THE FATHER OF THE BABY JAMIE IS THE FATHER OF HER BABY.PAUL HE MAKING BIG MISTAKE HE STOLE HIS GRANDFATHER MONEY BLAME IT ON TRYNE HE DIDN'T DO IT HOW COME BLAME ON HIM PAUL HE DID IT HE SHOULD GET THE BLAME.LIZ SHE THE ONE IS HAVING AFFAIR WITH DEREK SHE BE BLAMING ON HER SELF MAKING A FOOL OF HER SELF SHE SHOULD STAYING WITH VERON SHE SHOULN'T DOIN THAT TO HIM HE SHOULD STAMP FOOT DOWN ON HER.
hiya where can i get forms for to act on ur how cause i really am a good acter
i i what to be on t.v write bk to me plz
plz
love u coronation street
40 bithday conation street
steven and liz pub can a and well
steven a and liz
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
i was woundering how do i get about acting in coronation street.
many thanks tiffany
Could you please settle an argument? Who painted the cladding blue on jack and vera's house? Real name and character please.
Could you please settle an argument? Who painted the cladding blue on jack and vera's house? Real name and characture please.
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
hey..luv coronation street...can sme1 plz temme hw i can aply 2 wrk at coronation street...it wud mke ma lyf
Zemme
how are you on the show with out your wife..................
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.
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.
Hey where could i find a regestration form i really want to be a actor in future.. ?
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
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