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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 a fictional suburb of Greater Manchester. It is the fourth longest running television series in the UK.
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Tina McIntyre was born on 18th February 1991. By 2008, her parents Joe and Anna McIntyre had split up and Tina was living with her mum and stepdad in Weatherfield. Early that year, Tina had a chance encounter with David Platt while in the Coronation Street area to visit the local health centre about her tennis elbow. Tina was unaware that the receptionist there who she had been having trouble with was David's mum Gail. The pair started dating and within a week of the relationship had sex with David at his house, taking his virginity. After a few weeks, Tina found out she was pregnant. She was becoming tired of David's jealousy about her remaining friends with her ex-boyfriend Matt and decided to confide in Gail about the baby. Gail suggested that Tina have an abortion and they agreed that David didn't need to know about it. To avoid a wait, Gail paid for a private abortion and went along to support Tina when she had had the procedure. David was perceptive enough to notice the change in Tina's behaviour afterwards but wrong assumed that she had gone off him, so decided to save face by finishing with her first.
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Today in Coronation Street history
10th July 1974: It's a day of celebration in Coronation Street as divorced Corner Shop owner Maggie Clegg marries draughtsman Ron Cooke. Maggie and Ron first met in 1972 but Maggie chose not to continue seeing Ron as he was a recovering alcoholic, like her first husband. Upon Ron's return, they quickly became engaged, much to the chagrin of Alf Roberts, who had recently proposed to Maggie himself. Despite Maggie's initial misgivings, Ron has proved that he can stay sober as he hasn't had a drink in two years. The wedding is also the catalyst for Maggie's departure from Weatherfield as Ron has taken a job in Zaire and will soon be emigrating with Maggie, who leaves her son Gordon in charge of the shop. Gordon quickly rents the shop to the Hopkins family and moves on himself.
- For more information see Episode 1407 (10th July 1974).
Did you know...
...that there have been ten episodes of Coronation Street shot totally on location with no studio work?
...that singer Cliff Richard appeared as an extra in a 1997 episode?
...that in 1962 the only television programmes that knocked Coronation Street off the top spot in the television charts were The Royal Variety Show and Party Political Broadcasts?
Where to watch
New episodes of Coronation Street are broadcast in the following countries:
Australia
Current pace: May 2008
Canada
Current pace: September 2008
Ireland
- New episodes: simulcast with UK (TV3)
New Zealand
- New episodes: Tuesdays and Thursdays 19.30 (TV ONE)
Current pace: April 2008
United Kingdom
- New episodes:
- Repeats on ITV2
- Later the same night as original ITV1 broadcast
- after 10pm (sometimes after midnight) - 6am, the morning after original broadcast
(Fridays' ITV1 episodes air 6am Monday) - Midday the day after original broadcast
(Fridays' ITV1 episodes air midday Monday*)
*11:30 if there has been an extra episode broadcast on the Sunday
- Later the same night as original ITV1 broadcast
- Omnibuses
