Coronation Street was created by Granada Television in 1960. The first episode was aired on 9 December 1960 at 7pm. On 17 September 2010, it became the world’s longest-running television soap opera and was listed in the Guinness World Records. It premiered its 10,000th episode on 7 February 2020.
About Coronation Street in brief
Coronation Street was created by Granada Television in 1960. The first episode was aired on 9 December 1960 at 7pm. The show is noted for its depiction of a down-to-earth, working-class community, combined with light-hearted humour and strong characters. On 17 September 2010, it became the world’s longest-running television soap opera and was listed in the Guinness World Records. It is made by ITV Granada at MediaCityUK and shown in all ITV regions, as well as internationally. It premiered its 10,000th episode on 7 February 2020, and celebrated its 60th anniversary later that year. In spite of rising popularity with viewers, the show has been criticised for its outdated portrayal of the working class and its representation of a community that was that was doomed from the outset. For the outset, the Daily Mirror printed: \”The programme is doomed . For there is no such thing as a doomed soap opera from the start. For that reason, we are happy to make clear that the programme is not doomed. We are happy that it has survived and thrived. We hope that it will continue to do so for many years to come.’’ The show currently averages around six million viewers per episode, and is shown six times a week: Monday, Wednesday and Friday 7: 30–8 pm and 8: 30-9 pm. In April 1961, Jed Stone made his first appearance and returned the following year in 1962. He left in 1963, but returned three years later in 1966. In 2008, he returned 42 years later and then again in 2008.
He is the only remaining member of the original cast, which makes him the longest-serving actor in Coronation street, and in British and global soap history. By 1964, the programme had over 20 million regular viewers, with ratings peaking on 2 December 1964, at 21 million regular viewers. Storylines throughout the decade included Elsie’s mystery poison letter, the birth of Ken and Valerie Tatlock, the death of Martha Longhurst, the wedding of Elsie Tanner and a crash from the viaduct in 1969 and a murder in a coach crash in 1969. In March 1961, Coronations Street reached No. 1 in the television ratings and remained there for the rest of the year. The programme also made use of Northern English language and dialect; affectionate local terms like \”eh, chuck?\’, and \”by ‘eck!\’ became widely heard on British television for the first time. In an episode from 1961, Barlow declares: \”You can’t go on just thinking about your own street these days. We’re living with people on the other side of the world. There’s more to worry about than ElsieTanner and her boyfriends. The character of Ken Barlow is one of the few to have experienced life outside of CoronATION Street. In the early 1960s, the character was one of many to have experience life outside the street. The series was not initially a critical success, and some doubted the show would last beyond its planned production run.
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