Coronation St. (1960 - 1969) - 10-DVD Box Set ( Coronation Street )

Coronation St. (1960 - 1969) - 10-DVD Box Set (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Coronation Street
Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
2000 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Box Set
Interactive Menu
Multi-DVD Set
Scene Access
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1960 - 1969 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Howard Baker
Derek Bennett

Written By:
Jack Rosenthal
Harry Driver

Actors:
William Roache ..... Ken Barlow / ... (1,385 episodes, 1960-2012)
Barbara Knox ..... Rita Sullivan / ... (1,111 episodes, 1964-2012)
Eileen Derbyshire ..... Emily Bishop / ... (969 episodes, 1961-2012)
Betty Driver ..... Betty Williams / ... (589 episodes, 1969-2011)
Maggie Jones ..... Blanche Hunt / ... (561 episodes, 1967-2009)
Philip Lowrie ..... Dennis Tanner (530 episodes, 1960-2012)
Julie Goodyear ..... Bet Gilroy / ... (373 episodes, 1966-2003)
Bryan Mosley ..... Alf Roberts (324 episodes, 1961-1999)
Doris Speed ..... Annie Walker (322 episodes, 1960-1983)
Patricia Phoenix ..... Elsie Tanner / ... (296 episodes, 1960-1984)
Peter Adamson ..... Len Fairclough (272 episodes, 1961-1983)
Violet Carson ..... Ena Sharples (264 episodes, 1960-1980)
Jean Alexander ..... Hilda Ogden / ... (237 episodes, 1962-1987)
Jack Howarth ..... Albert Tatlock (227 episodes, 1960-1984)
Margot Bryant ..... Minnie Caldwell (218 episodes, 1960-1976)
Arthur Leslie ..... Jack Walker (214 episodes, 1960-1970)
Geoffrey Hinsliff ..... Don Brennan / ... (204 episodes, 1963-1997)
Bernard Youens ..... Stan Ogden (187 episodes, 1964-1984)
Jennifer Moss ..... Lucille Hewitt / ... (151 episodes, 1960-1974)
Anne Reid ..... Valerie Barlow / ... (135 episodes, 1961-1971)
Ivan Beavis ..... Harry Hewitt (104 episodes, 1960-1967)
Doreen Keogh ..... Concepta Riley / ... (102 episodes, 1960-1975)
Bill Kenwright ..... Gordon Clegg (101 episodes, 1968-2012)

Synopsis:

Voted ITV s Greatest Programme in a national poll and described as the most successful programme in television history , this collection of eighty episodes of Coronation Street represents the cream of this acclaimed TV drama. You can now relive the trials, tribulations, joy and jubilation as encountered by the folk of Manchester s Coronation Street in the UK s most compelling soap a show that has become a national treasure and which will forever have a place in our hearts. With many episodes from this celebrated and award-winning series not seen since their original broadcast, this is an opportunity to revisit old friends and relive some of the key moments and dramatic storylines, including: Dennis Tanner s arrest The infamous bar brawl between Ken and Len Fairclough Sheila s attempted suicide Florrie s shop rage The birth of Ken and Val s twins Ena s alleged shoplifting The terrifying train crash Val Barlow s hostage experience And much more

First aired in December 1960, Coronation Street is the longest running, most watched soap opera in Britain. This boxed set of the best episodes from the 1990s is released to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of everyone's favourite show. Winning numerous accolades, the show was described as the most successful television programme in British history by the Royal Television Society, and creator Tony Warren was made an MBE in 1976. The dramas of Weatherfield's residents have kept viewers enthralled throughout the soap s history, and this volume of classic episodes from the 1990s allows fans to revisit key moments and storylines of that decade. Newcomers include the unhappily married Des and Steph Barnes, loner Roy Cropper, wheelchair-bound battleaxe Maud Grimes, butcher Fred Elliott, scheming barmaid Tanya Poole, aspiring model Raquel Wolstenhulme, and the troublesome Battersby family; noted writers include Shameless creator Paul Abbott, and actor and playwright Stephen Mallatratt.

Coronation Street is a British television soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester[1] based on Salford.[2] Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960. The show has been on the air for over 51 years.

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