The Road to Coronation Street

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The Road to Coronation Street
GenreDrama
Written byDaran Little
Directed byCharles Sturridge
Music byAdrian Johnston
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of episodes1
Production
ProducerRebecca Hodgson
Production locationsManchester, England
Running time75 minutes
Production companyITV Studios
Original release
NetworkBBC Four, BBC HD
Release16 September 2010 (2010-09-16)
Related
Coronation Street

The Road to Coronation Street is a 2010 British drama first broadcast on

terraced houses
. The production first aired in October 2010, and was one of several programmes celebrating the 50th anniversary of Coronation Street that year.

Background

The Road to Coronation Street was written by Daran Little, a long-time archivist on Coronation Street who became a scriptwriter.[1] At the time, however, Little was a scriptwriter for Coronation Street's rival, EastEnders, broadcast on BBC One.[1] Though Coronation Street is and always has been, broadcast on ITV, a competing network, the idea of documenting the show on the anniversary of its half century running was picked up by its natural rival, the BBC. Since the original broadcast, it has been repeated several times on ITV3[2] and, on the occasion of Tony Warren's death, ITV itself. On 28 June 2020, it was screened on ITV as 'another chance to see', a rare occasion of a BBC-aired show produced by ITV airing on the channel itself.[3]

Casting

The role of

Casting director Margaret Morris and her young assistant Josie Scott, who befriends Warren, were played by Jane Horrocks and Sophia Di Martino, respectively.[4] Derek Bennett, the director, was portrayed by Shaun Dooley, while Sidney Bernstein was played by Steven Berkoff.[4]

H.V. Kershaw
and Harry Elton's secretary respectively.

Reception

The drama achieved a peak of 852,000 viewers on its first transmission, making it the second most popular programme in BBC Four's history, behind 2008's

2011 British Academy Television Awards.[10] Additionally, Jessie Wallace and Lynda Baron were both nominated in the Best Supporting Actress Category for their performances as Pat Phoenix and Violet Carson, respectively,[11] however, Lauren Socha won the award for her role in the E4 series Misfits.[10]The Road to Coronation Street was repeated on 11 December 2020 on ITV3, as part of the 60th Anniversary celebrations of Coronation Street.[12]

Cast

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Jane Simon (16 September 2010). "The Road to Coronation Street – BBC4, 9pm". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
  2. ^ http://www.tvguide.co.uk/m-detail/1387923/111339898/the-road-to-coronation-street [dead link]
  3. ^ "When is the Road to Coronation Street on TV next? TV Guide UK TV Listings, Film, Soaps, Sports News, Freeview".
  4. ^ a b c "The Road to Coronation Street". BBC. 23 July 2010. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
  5. ^ "Jessie Wallace got YouTube accent help". Belfast Telegraph. 23 July 2010. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  6. ^ Love, Ryan (16 September 2010). "James Roache 'studied old Corrie clips'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  7. ^ a b Sam Wollaston (17 September 2010). "TV review: The Road to Coronation Street". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
  8. ^ a b Phil Hogan (19 September 2010). "Rewind TV: The Special Relationship; The Road to Coronation Street; First Light; Wellington Bomber". The Guardian. The Observer. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
  9. ^ Grace Dent (11 September 2010). "Grace Dent's Screen burn: The Road To Coronation Street". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
  10. ^
    BAFTA
    website    . 28 December 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  11. ^ "Three Bafta nominations for The Road to Coronation Street". Manchester Evening News. 26 April 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
  12. ^ "ITV3 TV listings 7 December 2020 - 11 December 2020". TVGuide.co.uk. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.

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