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The Road to Coronation Street (2010)

The Road to Coronation Street 2010 In 1960 a former child actor with writing ambitions,Mancunian Tony Warren begins submitting television scripts for Shadow Squad to progressive Canadian producer Harry Elton,who wants to nurture local talent Tony,however,is keen to sell a drama he has written about real Northerners,called Florizel Street,after a picture of Prince Florizel in his office Harry is supportive but Granada studio boss Sidney Bernstein is lukewarm,feeling it is seedy and unglamorous Fortunately his brother Cecil sees the virtue in cheaply made studio drama with local actors and,with writer Harry Kershaw and director Derek Bennett on board,the streets residents are cast Thirteen episodes are commissioned but the pivotal character of battle axe Ena Sharples is proving impossible to cast until Tony brings in a cantankerous old actress from his radio days Violet Carson She is perfect Less perfect is the title,which the tea lady says sounds like disinfectant A new title must be found quickly and so Coronation Street is born

Genre: Biography , Drama , History

Actor: Ann Aris , Lynda Baron , Steven Berkoff

Director: Charles Sturridge

Country: English

Release: 16 Sep 2010

Duration: 75 min

Quality: HD

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