The Road to Coronation Street

TV Movie
2010
12
1h 15m

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The story of how the 22-year-old Tony Warren conceived, wrote, and fought for the record breaking British soap opera Coronation Street (1960).The story of how the 22-year-old Tony Warren conceived, wrote, and fought for the record breaking British soap opera Coronation Street (1960).The story of how the 22-year-old Tony Warren conceived, wrote, and fought for the record breaking British soap opera Coronation Street (1960).

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7.9/10

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Won 1 BAFTA Award
- 3 wins & 4 nominations total

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10/10

Timeless.

I have watched this drama many times and it never gets old. I love the way it sets the scene straight away of 1960 Manchester and the excitement of new regional TV. The performances are superb all round and the characters we knew and loved so well reappear before our very eyes. The build up to the series finally getting approval for it's initial run was wonderfully tense even though we knew the outcome. Great entertainment. I look forward to watching it again.

Iritalia
Feb 13, 2020
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Goofs
The door commissionaire at Granada TV is wearing the British and UN Korean War medals, but is far too old, as seen in 1960, to have been involved in a war just 7 to 10 years earlier.

Quotes
Tony Warren: When I was twelve you threatened to smack my bottom.
Violet Carson: The way I remember it, I *did* smack it.
[grimly, but smiling]
Violet Carson: And don't think I couldn't do it again.