when did coronation street move to media city
Coronation Street sets On 29 November 2013 the new set was officially unveiled.[17] At the press launch – ITV announced that an hour-long documentary entitled Coronation Street – A Moving Story will air which will accompany the shows set move to MediaCityUK.[18] Filmed over two years, the programme reveals how the new production base was planned and built. The documentary also features interviews from cast and crew members. Coronation Street- A Moving Story aired on 6 March 2014 on ITV.[19] On 9 March 2014 ITV announced that the opening title sequence had been updated slightly. The new titles now feature the updated exteriors to; The Rovers Return Inn, D&S Alahan's Corner Shop, and Nick's Bistro, interior scenes have been screened and exterior scenes at the new set first aired on 10 March 2014.[20]
List of Coronation Street characters (1960) Other significant characters to appear this year include Elsie Lappin (played by Maudie Edwards) the original owner of the Corner shop and most famous for speaking the first words on the show;[1] Susan Cunningham (played by Patricia Shakesby), Ken's first girlfriend and the subject of a 2010 storyline in which it was discovered she had later given birth to his son; and May Hardman (played by Joan Heath), who became the first character to die in the series on 30 December.[1]