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Coronation Street is a British drama serial set in the north of England, chronicling the professional and private lives of the residents of a backstreet in Weatherfield, a fictional suburb of Greater Manchester. Created by Tony Warren and produced by Granada Television for ITV, it first transmitted on 9th December 1960 and is the longest running drama series in the world still in production.
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Added by David the Wavid18th January 2008: Jack Duckworth returns home to No.9 after an evening in the Rovers to find his wife Vera has died in her sleep while he was out. Jack is immediately overcome with grief but manages to calm down. He makes Vera presentable and sings to her. When lodgers Tyrone Dobbs, Molly Compton and Paul Clayton find out, they help Jack by phoning for an ambulance, while the neighbours offer their condolences. After fifty years of marriage, Jack and Vera had been planning to retire to Blackpool but were still deciding on a house. After Vera's funeral, Jack decides to stay in Weatherfield, as he had only agreed to the move for Vera's sake.
- For more information see Episode 6733 (18th January 2008).
achievement in British television history"
...that although the programme has featured six people have both appeared in and written for the programme, only one person - Noreen Kershaw - has both directed and acted in the show?
...that the programme has only had two episodes which have been Two-hander's?
...that five episodes have been made in colour which have only ever been broadcast in black and white in the UK?
...that two of the programme's producers have been seen on screen - Bill Podmore in a cameo role in Episode 1604 (31st May 1976) and Phil Collinson in the credited role of Bob Wright in Episode 4302 (19th November 1997)?
Added by Jtomlin1ukEdgar William Podmore was a director on Coronation Street in the 1960s who went on to have three spells as the programme's producer between 1976 and 1977, then from 1977 to 1982, and again between 1987 and 1988. He also served as the Street's Executive Producer from 1982 to 1987, and is largely considered to be the man responsible for the show's "Golden Age" in the 1970s and 1980s. Bill maintained a consistent element of comedy during his stints as producer, which enabled characters such as Stan Ogden, Hilda Ogden and Eddie Yeats to become popular and well-loved by longtime fans to this day. However, some of the cast nicknamed him "The Godfather" because of his occasional ruthlessness when it came to killing off characters such as Ernie Bishop and Renee Roberts. He also became somewhat unpopular with his co-workers for terminating the contract of Peter Adamson (Len Fairclough) after Peter had sold his story of his 1982 arrest for child molestation to a tabloid newspaper.
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Joe Bloggs
Added by Jtomlin1ukAppeared: 9th to 11th August 2004
Profile: Joe Bloggs was the name assumed by a plumber who Eileen Grimshaw met in the Rovers in August 2004. She was at something of an emotional loose-end after the departure of Harry Flagg and had confessed to Steve McDonald in the Street Cars office that her fantasy was being visited by a strong, silent plumber in soiled overalls who, after servicing her boiler, would then "service" her. In record time, Steve told Karen McDonald who in turn told the Underworld girls who poked gentle fun at Eileen in the pub. "Joe" was drinking there and said he was a plumber and later came back in the requisite soiled overalls. He and Eileen went back to 11 Coronation Street for a one-night stand. The next morning Todd Grimshaw took the appearance of Joe in his stride but older brother Jason was less accommodating, firstly questioning whether this was to be the state of things from now on with his gay sibling and, when put right that Joe had spent the night with his mother and not Todd, appalled that she was demonstrating to all that she too had a sex-life. This earned him a smack round the head from Eileen.
Played by: Robert Horwell
New episodes of Coronation Street are broadcast in the following countries:
Australia
- New episodes: (UKTV) Mon-Thu 18.00; Fri 18.00 & 19.00
- Repeats on (UKTV) 00.00 & 09.30
- Classic eps: (7TWO) Mon-Fri 10.00, current pace: 2003
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Ireland
- New episodes: simulcast with UK (TV3)
New Zealand
- New episodes: Tuesday & Thursday
- 19.30 & 20:00 (TV ONE)
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