

As Bill Tarmey prepares to bid farewell to Coronation Street after three decades playing Jack Duckworth, this special programme pays tribute to both the actor and the character. The show looks back at Jack's reinvention as Vince St Clair, the time he dressed up as a woman in order to join the ladies' bowling team and the moment when his long-suffering wife Vera served up his beloved pigeons to him... Read more

First of two documentaries celebrating the greatest moments in the history of Coronation Street, to mark the show's 50th birthday. Earlier in the year, viewers had the chance to vote for their favourite moment from 50 nominations brought together by a distinguished panel of Corrie experts, including the show's creator Tony Warren and original cast member William Roache. Now the results are being r... Read more

Second of two documentaries celebrating the greatest moments in the history of Coronation Street to mark its 50th birthday. Earlier in the year, ITV viewers voted for their favourite Corrie moment from 50 nominations brought together by a distinguished panel of Corrie experts, including the show's creator Tony Warren and original cast member William Roache, and the results will be revealed over th... Read more

Profile of the actress who found fame in Coronation Street and whose life offscreen was as colourful as that of Elsie Tanner, the character she played for 21 years. Close friends and co-stars, including Julie Goodyear, Helen Worth, Tony Booth and Coronation Street creator Tony Warren, share their touching and hilarious memories of this larger-than-life, spirited woman.

New three-part documentary series looking at past dramatic storylines from Coronation Street which have become talking points for the nation. The first episode examines some of the plots which made front-page news, from the Weatherfield One to Sarah-Louise Platt's teenage pregnancy. The programme reveals the stories behind the stories and also includes previously unseen footage of a 1960s plotli... Read more

The Firsts. Episode 2. Documentary series exploring the impact of the hugely popular show Coronation Street. The second episode examines how Britain's longest-running soap has consistently broken new ground. The programme looks at some of Corrie's firsts, including the first live episode for nearly 40 years, the first specially written hour-long episode and the show's first transsexual character.... Read more

The Changing Face of Britain. Episode 3. Last in the documentary series about Coronation Street's rich history. Over the past 50 years, the soap has moved with the times and held up a mirror to an ever-changing world. This episode examines how real life and life on the Street have often gone hand-in-hand - from the strikes which closed Mike Baldwin's factory and forced Corrie off the air in the l... Read more

A tribute to Coronation Street favourite Liz McDonald - landlady of the Rovers and queen of the miniskirt - who is leaving Coronation Street after more than 20 years. In this special programme, friends and Corrie colleagues applaud the work of Beverley Callard, who plays Liz. The show reveals how Beverley made the character of Liz her own after arriving on the soap in 1989 and established Liz as t... Read more

Blanche Hunt was one of Coronation Street's most popular characters and entertained millions. Maggie Jones, the actress who played her, died last year. She first stepped into the role in 1974 and went on to make the part her own, establishing Blanche as the mother-in-law from hell, with her outrageous one-liners aimed at son-in-law Ken's failures and daughter Deirdre's disastrous personal life. He... Read more

This special pays tribute to the 33 years and 3,011 episodes in which actress Elizabeth Dawn played Vera Duckworth on Coronation Street. When Vera first appeared in the Street in 1974, Harold Wilson was Prime Minister, The Osmonds were at No 1 in the British charts with Love Me For A Reason, and Annie Walker was landlady of the Rovers Return. Among the famous faces in the documentary are a host o... Read more

Britain's best-loved TV serial started life on December 9, 1960. Granada Video now invites you to celebrate Coronation Street's Silver Jubilee with Ena Sharples, Elsie Tanner, Annie Walker, and many other known and loved residents of the street. Alice Hughes, born in Coronation Street in 1952, left for a new life in Australia. Now she returns for a fleeting visit with her daughter and joins Betty ... Read more

Spectrum looks back at Coronation Street, 12 years after the start of the soap. Featuring interviews with Violet Carson (Ena Sharples), Doris Speed (Annie Walker) and Bill Roache (Ken Barlow). UTV's long-running culture programme takes a look back at the first 12 years of Britain's best loved soap... Little did they know it would still be running 38 years later...

Anne Kirkbride celebrates 40 years of playing the well-loved character of Deirdre in Coronation Street this year. This hour-long documentary special looks at the woman behind those famous glasses, taking the cameras backstage as she discusses everything from her cancer diagnosis to her battle with depression. She also tells of her close relationships with fellow cast members and how she met her fu... Read more

As the UK's (and probably the world's) longest serving soap actor, William Roache has seen many highs and lows during his forty year stint as Coronation Street's Ken Barlow. This documentary charts his career, including his thoughts on his character and details of the infamous suit against the newspaper which called him "boring"

The cutting edge of Coronation Street fashion comes into focus as we take a look at the handbags and the gladrags that have graced the Weatherfield cobbles over the past 40 years. Ena's hairnet, Hilda's rollers, Bet's beehive, Deidre's glasses and Liz McDonald's minis are all here. We go behind the scenes in wardrobe with today's young cast and take a trip back in time with some of the Street's gr... Read more

Controversial storylines that have featured on the soap over the years, including transsexuals, bigamists, arranged marriages, rape, teenage pregnancies and homosexuality. With contributions from Tina O'Brien, Bruno Langley, Shobna Gulati, Helen Worth, David Neilson, Julie Hesmondhalgh and Georgia Taylor

Who would have thought that Corrie's whining teenager - Tracy Barlow - would grow up into soapland's public enemy number 1? When the Street's ""girl next door"" returned, she was transformed into a beautiful man-eater, bedding a string of men, including her Grandmother's boyfriend. But she took wickedness to new levels with her deception of resident odd couple, Roy and Hayley.

As Michelle Keegan leaves the cast of Coronation Street after six eventful years, this documentary tells the story of the Salford-born actress who achieved stardom by playing the feisty, funny but ultimately fallible character of Tina McIntyre. For the very first time, the off-screen stories behind the dramatic on-screen plotlines are revealed, with contributions from Helen Worth and Jack P Shephe... Read more

Documentary tribute to Helen Worth, whose character Gail has been a major figure in Coronation Street since 1974. Forty years ago, Helen was brought in as a glamorous young character to freshen up the Street with Cheryl Murray, who played Suzie Birchall. Amanda Barrie, who played Alma Halliwell, meets up with Helen in the Street's cafe and actor Brian Capron, alias Gail's former husband - and seri... Read more
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