Coronation Street
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Coronation Street is a British television soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres on a cobbled, terraced street in the fictional town of
Shot of the former Coronation Street exterior set at Granada Studios. The set is close to Manchester city centre, hence the high-rise buildings, which are not part of the programme.
A photo of the Coronation Street set and production base used since 2013 at MediaCityUK centre in 2020
A view down Coronation Street at the old Quay Street set in the Granada Studios backlot, with the Rovers Return Inn pub in the foreground
William Roache
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William Patrick Roache is an English actor. He is best known for playing Ken Barlow in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street and is the longest-serving cast member in the series as well as a world reco
Coronation Street
…nought, meaning nothing), and "by 'eck!" became widely heard on British television for the first time. Early storylines included student Ken Barlow (William Roache), whose university education set him apart from his working-class family, including his brother David (Alan Rothwell) and parents Frank (Frank Pemberton…
Roache in 2021
Roache attending Four Miles from Manchester; Tony Warren's Coronation Street exhibition at Salford Museum & Art Gallery in October 2017
Roache opening a Caketastic store in Wythenshawe in December 2012