Farewell Becky was a special programme to celebrate Katherine Kelly leaving the role of Becky McDonald on Coronation Street. It was transmitted at 7.30pm on Tuesday 24th January 2012 on ITV1 and repeated in ITV2 at 1.20am on 25th January, and at both 1.00am and 12.00pm on 27th January.
Sally Lindsay narrated the programme which featured interviews with members of the cast, including Simon Gregson (Steve McDonald) and Kate Ford (Tracy Barlow), and charted Becky's journey from her first appearance in a police station through to her emotional send-off on the show.
The initial transmission gained viewing figures of 4,570,000 watching putting it in 46th place for the week.
Contributors[]
- Kate Ford
- Julie Hesmondhalgh
- Ryan Thomas
- Paula Lane
- Simon Gregson
- David Neilson
- Kieran Roberts - Excutive producer
- Mark Bickerton - Senior Story Associate
- Debbie Oates - Writer