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★ 5.4The residents of Coronation Street are ordinary, working-class people, and the show follows them through regular social and family interactions at home, in the workplace, and in their local pub, the Rovers Return Inn. Britain's longest-running soap.
- Aired
- 1960–2026
- Seasons
- 67 · 4367 episodes
- Status
- Returning Series
- Created by
- Tony Warren
- Network
- ITV1
- Genres
- Soap
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Key facts
- Genre
- Soap opera
- Created by
- Tony Warren
- Starring
- Present cast Former cast
- Theme music composer
- Eric Spear
Article
Coronation Street (colloquially referred to as Corrie) 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 Weatherfield in Greater Manchester. The location was itself based on Salford, the hometown of the show's first screenwriter and creator, Tony Warren.
Originally broadcast twice weekly, Coronation Street increased its runtime in later years, airing in five 30 minute slots per week since January 2026. Warren developed the concept for the series, which was initially rejected by Granada's founder Sidney Bernstein. Producer Harry Elton convinced Bernstein to commission 13 pilot episodes. The show has since become a significant part of British culture and underpinned the success of its producing Granada franchise.
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