Tony Warren really was something else. He created Elsie Tanner, Ena Sharples, Annie Walker, Ken Barlow, Albert Tatlock and Len Fairclough as well as all the other Corrie originals. He also created the Rovers Return. And he was only 23 when he did it all.
Yes, I guess they may have felt were it not for Coronation Street there may not have been an Eastenders. Also keep in mind that June Brown had a small part before playing Dot Cotton on EastEnders as well. Boy the way Tony did Coronation STreet was so different from the Late Irna Phillips who started working on Radio Shows in the 1930's doing Painted Dreams then Guiding Light in 1937. It kind of parallels what happened in 1963 when Two Young Men followed a up and coming Music Mogul into The Bathroom, sang and got a Company Card. They auditioned in 1963 then in 1964 they hit the Big Time and became Legends. The Mogul was Berry Gordy Jr., the creator of Motown, and The Two Young Men were Otis Williams & Melvin Franklin (RIP) of The Temptations.
Tony Warren was a genius. I'd never seen this before but absolutely loved it. Jessie Wallace an Eastenders Icon in her own right plays Pat Pheonix to perfection and the wonderful Lynda Baron as Ena is simply perfect. Thanks for uploading this.
Linda baron Wasing a kids show called come out side then open all hours then this then still open all hours . She's been on telly all my life I was so sad when I found out she'd past.
Pure class, every actor in this story is selflessly giving 100 percent to capture the essence of the icons who made the Street. Incredible performances by everyone
Perfectly cast, a brilliant recreation of the birth of one of ITV's bedrock soap operas. Wonderful attention to period detail, it all comes together so well.
Also Bill Roache now has surpassed Don Hastings as the longest running Male Soap Actor of all time (61) years where Don played Dr. Bob Hughes on As The World Turns from 1960-2010 when the show was cancelled.
A great show up until the 90s - and who would have thought the comfort classic Corrie would bring 40 years later to us swiftly approaching old age - almost like watching family when you see these old characters again
That first episode was a masterpiece just like UNDER MILK WOOD ! It can be broken down into 16 scenes that demonstrate 16 ways we humans experience the world. And you just thought it was only about money missing from a purse and a new owner of a small corner shop !
This was wonderful thank you for uploading. Fantastic portrayal and drama. It evoked every emotion in me. Very nostalgic. The originals and the actors in this. Amazing and brilliantly made.
@@PacyMitchEditz I can tell he still had some input in the storylines. Now it seems like the more explosive the storylines the better. It's not particularly realistic anymore. It's just a northern Eastenders.
🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 Please don’t ever delete this from your CZcams channel mate because it’s perfect the screen isn’t that... ? Anyway it’s wonderful don’t ever get rid of it
Thank you SOOOOO Much for having this- I've been searching for a bit and it was worth the wait to find! been watching Corrie for a mere 20 yrs and now have even more admiration for every second of its current and glorious history- what a genius Tony was and every person that brought his idea to fruition!
@@MOGGS1942 Yes, and nobody knows his legacy in The US. He was smart to work in The US, he has his own steam. In The US Bill Roache is Linus Roache's Father.
Why or how did BBC get to make a documentary/documovie about a Granada/ITV production? Odd. Watching this because it's got Sophia DiMartino from Loki 😂
It was produced by ITV Studios for the BBC. Mainly because the BBC wanted to be invloved and mark the celebrations of Coronation Street's 50th Golden Anniversary. ITV Studios do produce television for other stations. It is not an unusual practice for programmes to be made by one production company for another broadcaster's. The Royle Family was produced by ITV Studios for the BBC. ITV Studios also produced Come Dine With Me and Countdown for Channel 4.
The cast is fantastic, loved they got Sophia DiMartino (Sylvie). I watched being so happy seeing Lynda Baron (aka Aunty Mabel from come outside, nurse Gladys from open all hours). Also Phoebe Nicholls (Polly Wright from the fairytale film and I only recently realised she's the real life mother of Tom Sturridge).
Had no idea of the Canadian connection...but they could have at least found a Canadian actor to play the role of Harry Elton. Christian McKay sounds like a yank, not a Canuck.
Also you really see how much of legacy Men have on UK Soaps. Most of the "Legends" were Irna Phillips who created Guiding Light in 1937 on The Radio then Co-Created alot of other Soaps. Her Two Proteges Agnes Nixon & Bill Bell also did well for themselves. Yet she didn't go through the same Red Tape that Tony went through.
Partly because in Britain they wanted to keep commercials and programming separate, so it didn't undermine the BBC. American soap operas didn't have this problem, and in Guiding Light's case, the company that advertised the products was literally the same comany that produced the show (i.e., Procter and Gamble, a soap detergent company -- which is where the term came from). Also Irna Philips was much older than Tony Warren and more importantly had prior experience in scriptwriting, casting, AND advertising.
@@WorldNews92 Right! Did you ever see The Episode from 2007 when they celebrated their 70th Anniversary and showed how it was done back in the day first on Radio. When it debuted in 1952 on June 30th what a year that was. Bob Horn's Bandstand debuted and it became American Bandstand in 1957 on August 5th that was the same day that Andy Capp The Cartoon debuted. It was the Ninth Birthday of Florence Ballard of The Supremes and the Birthday of Cheryl Ann Tweedy of Girls Aloud (1983), June 30th was also the day in 1948 that Ed Sullivan & His Toast of The Town debuted. Then Cheryl guest stars on Coronation Street and Sarah Harding briefly acts on the show.
@@WorldNews92 I have nothing but made love nd respect for UK TV. I watch more UK Shows than US Shows, I feel that they take on more issues than The US does. Right now on The US Soap Opera Days Of Our Lives, Dr. Marlena Evans is once again possessed and acts all crazy. Also keep in mind that Proctor & Gamble owned the rights to alot of other Soaps. Besides Guiding Light there was Another World that created two one offs, Somerset & Texas, then As The World Turns, Search For Tomorrow & A World Apart. Also keep in mind that until the 1970's alot of women were housewives unlike the UK. In 1967 Gary Pillar moved from Guiding Light as Mike Bauer to Bay City on Another World to get ratings. As for Irna being Older, she created these shows as a form of entertainment. She apparently was very lonely as a child. Either way they are legends and now more than ever US Fans watch UK Soaps and they love them.
I don't think Tony realised when is humans that the young of age what a masterpiece he created with Coronation Street that it would be going for nearly 60 years and millions of people around Britain sit with their families interested in the stories of the day was gripping storylines changing attitudes of society and a few affairs and have to fight scenes as well
BBC Actors for a BBC production. Haha still they did a great job .... I always found it weird how ITV turned down The Script about their TV show and the rrival station ended up filming it
ITV Studios produced it. It was commissioned by BBC Four, largely because the writer was contracted to EastEnders at the time, but ITV have broadcast it several times since.
Personally, I think Coronation Street has reached the end of the line now. It's a crap watching. I stopped watching best part of 12 years ago, it was going bad then. I tried watching a episode just a few weeks ago. ( WOW ) Now I can't see a point in it being on TV. The actors are shit & so is most of the story lines. It will never see another 10 years, possibly ending long before then..
Very good film. One question; the person who played the Doorman/ Reception person. Was he the same person who worked at reception at Granada Quay St? He certainly reminded me of him. Thanks.in advance.
Also I see how "different" UK Soaps creation was different from "US". When they were created most were sponsored by Proctor & Gamble that owned the Rights To Comet, Mr. Clean, Pampers Diapers, and Ivory Soap. They would broadcast The Soaps and during adverts these as well as other products would be sponsored. Pfizer the Multi Billion Dollar Pharmaceutical Company also sponsored Soaps when it was known as Wyeth Earst but they didn't go Far. Today Days Of Our Lives is Owned by Sony as is The Bold & The Beautiful The Young & The Restless Is independent, and General Hospital is owned by Disney.
Also Coronation Street was created to be a prime time drama, rather than a daytime soap. It was only intended to run for a short time but its success means it still continues to this day.
@@MatgoStyles Right On! Also the reason why the US Soaps were on in The Daytime was because Women were Housewives most notably in the 1950's through the early 1970's. British Women "always" worked no matter what. Also alot of UK Folks worked on US Soaps but they didn't gel well althugh they did their best. Daran Little who wrote for Coronation Street also worked on All My Children and The Young & The Restless while Mal Young (Eastenders) worked on The Young & The Restless and flopped. He didn't realize that US Soaps and UK Soaps are as different as night & day. Also Coronation Street was mentioned in Soap Opera Digest. Now alot of US Folks watch UK Soaps and love them. Coronation Street and Eastenders are perennial favorites. As you know they showed Old School Episodes on PBS's Detroit Affiliate and folks loved it.
Ontario became Synonymous for Coronation Street Characters and it was also where Eli Vossen (The Office Clerk) who helped hide Anne Frank and her Family moved to. I still think she may have accidently told what she was doing.
@@marian3nene45 Spot on! I saw her getting on train where I live in Cheshire shortly after this was first aired couldn't resist talking to her about it, She loved the role, lovely woman!
Is there anyone who can’t talk through the end credits on an amazing piece o music , the can’t help it, I watched the very first airing, not a word, ever since talking about some shite that’s coming on next, I had to buy th dvd I was that annoyed
People talk at the end credits to tell you what's coming next because when something is over people usually just switch over to another channel it's a way of keeping people on your station.
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Tony Warren really was something else. He created Elsie Tanner, Ena Sharples, Annie Walker, Ken Barlow, Albert Tatlock and Len Fairclough as well as all the other Corrie originals. He also created the Rovers Return. And he was only 23 when he did it all.
Yes, I guess they may have felt were it not for Coronation Street there may not have been an Eastenders. Also keep in mind that June Brown had a small part before playing Dot Cotton on EastEnders as well. Boy the way Tony did Coronation STreet was so different from the Late Irna Phillips who started working on Radio Shows in the 1930's doing Painted Dreams then Guiding Light in 1937. It kind of parallels what happened in 1963 when Two Young Men followed a up and coming Music Mogul into The Bathroom, sang and got a Company Card. They auditioned in 1963 then in 1964 they hit the Big Time and became Legends. The Mogul was Berry Gordy Jr., the creator of Motown, and The Two Young Men were Otis Williams & Melvin Franklin (RIP) of The Temptations.
Tony Warren was quite simply a genius.
A legacy that is still going on to this very day what a legend
Tony Warren was a genius. I'd never seen this before but absolutely loved it. Jessie Wallace an Eastenders Icon in her own right plays Pat Pheonix to perfection and the wonderful Lynda Baron as Ena is simply perfect. Thanks for uploading this.
I do find it funny that it was the BBC that made this movie about a show that airs on ITV.
Rest in Peace, Lynda Baron.
Linda baron Wasing a kids show called come out side then open all hours then this then still open all hours . She's been on telly all my life I was so sad when I found out she'd past.
Jessie Wallace as Pat Phoenix, perfect casting and my respect for JW as a good actress has gone up leap and bounds
That was not long enough! I want more..took me back decades. Superb acting by some in this show
I watched this for David Dawson. He was superb. I love him.
Pure class, every actor in this story is selflessly giving 100 percent to capture the essence of the icons who made the Street. Incredible performances by everyone
as someone who was there at the beginning I can tell you this is an amazing piece of work .... well done !
Perfectly cast, a brilliant recreation of the birth of one of ITV's bedrock soap operas. Wonderful attention to period detail, it all comes together so well.
Ena Sharples and Elsie Tanner were bigger than life. Due respect to Violet Carson and Pat Phoenix.
Also Bill Roache now has surpassed Don Hastings as the longest running Male Soap Actor of all time (61) years where Don played Dr. Bob Hughes on As The World Turns from 1960-2010 when the show was cancelled.
Linda baron played ena sharples brilliantly! ! And that was kat from EastEnders who played else tanner / pat phoenix loved watching this!!
I wish we could watch it from the beginning. I miss those great old actors. I grew up with Coronation Street.
Episodes from the 60's through the 2000's are on here, including the first episode.
Very interesting programme. Coronation Street may have lost its way in recent years but it was good in the beginning
OMG this was amazing and i just realized that jessie wallace can actually really act she was just brilliant! Love coronation st.
Same!! I've always seen her as Kat but to see her in this, OMG she has such range ♥️♥️
Not only could she act, but she looked as tasty as one of those " fancies " that Ena purchased. 😊
@@MOGGS1942 To play Pat Phoenix who oozed charisma and sex appeal is no mean feat. She got the grit and vulnerability off to a tee.
Lynda Barron is perfect. Who else could have played Ena? Brilliant.
You mean the actor who played ena violet Carson?
I live a 5 minute walk where tony warren lived in his adult years the man who played him was superb and jessie Wallace as pat pheonix was excellent
A great show up until the 90s - and who would have thought the comfort classic Corrie would bring 40 years later to us swiftly approaching old age - almost like watching family when you see these old characters again
That first episode was a masterpiece just like UNDER MILK WOOD !
It can be broken down into 16 scenes that demonstrate 16 ways we humans experience the world.
And you just thought it was only about money missing from a purse and a new owner of a small corner shop !
RIP Lynda Baron who played Violet Carson (Ena Sharples)
"There's so much to see, So COME OUTSIIIIIIIIDEEEE"
RIP Tony... you did a grand job
This was wonderful thank you for uploading. Fantastic portrayal and drama. It evoked every emotion in me. Very nostalgic. The originals and the actors in this. Amazing and brilliantly made.
Corrie has never been the same since Tony Warren died.
Tony left the writing in 1961 but I agree
@@PacyMitchEditz I can tell he still had some input in the storylines. Now it seems like the more explosive the storylines the better. It's not particularly realistic anymore. It's just a northern Eastenders.
@@PacyMitchEditz from what I read he was the writer until the late 60s and into the early 70s
Nailed it with ena sharples
Jessie Wallace stole this one.
“So glad you changed your mind William”, “Well, it’s only 13 episodes “ 🙄😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣 Brilliant, just brilliant ❤
1:05:31 - The scene that should have won Lynda Baron a BAFTA
🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 Please don’t ever delete this from your CZcams channel mate because it’s perfect the screen isn’t that... ? Anyway it’s wonderful don’t ever get rid of it
come to watch again to fill my inspiration.
Absolutely loved this thank you!
Jessie Wallace is such a talent EastEnders are lucky to have her as Kat Slater.
Thank you SOOOOO Much for having this- I've been searching for a bit and it was worth the wait to find! been watching Corrie for a mere 20 yrs and now have even more admiration for every second of its current and glorious history- what a genius Tony was and every person that brought his idea to fruition!
I am not much of a Corrie watcher, but this is a great film.
Jessie Wallace played Pat Phoenix better than she played Kat in EastEnders, if that makes any sense!
I watched this when it was on tv and thought it was absolutely brilliant....second time around and I haven't changed my opinion. Many thanks 👍
Haven't all the Roache boys played parts on Corrie, I think I read that somewhere. Absolutely *ICONIC*
Yes they have.
Linus Roache, Williams son, plays a major part in Law and Order , the excellent, long running American series.
@@MOGGS1942 Yes, and nobody knows his legacy in The US. He was smart to work in The US, he has his own steam. In The US Bill Roache is Linus Roache's Father.
And Bill's grandson has also been in the show.
Great cast but Lynda Baron steals it.....she's brilliant as Ena
Thanks Tony Warren, God Bless You and May You Rest in Peace, XXXX
Jessie Wallace was brilliant in this!!
Why or how did BBC get to make a documentary/documovie about a Granada/ITV production? Odd. Watching this because it's got Sophia DiMartino from Loki 😂
thank god I'm not the only one
It's because BBC want credit for the credit for for creation of corrie because in 1955 bbc rejected the script
It was produced by ITV Studios for the BBC. Mainly because the BBC wanted to be invloved and mark the celebrations of Coronation Street's 50th Golden Anniversary. ITV Studios do produce television for other stations. It is not an unusual practice for programmes to be made by one production company for another broadcaster's. The Royle Family was produced by ITV Studios for the BBC. ITV Studios also produced Come Dine With Me and Countdown for Channel 4.
I didn't recognise her at first. Then I see it now.
The cast is fantastic, loved they got Sophia DiMartino (Sylvie). I watched being so happy seeing Lynda Baron (aka Aunty Mabel from come outside, nurse Gladys from open all hours). Also Phoebe Nicholls (Polly Wright from the fairytale film and I only recently realised she's the real life mother of Tom Sturridge).
Oh where are the Ena Sharples and Albert Tatlock's of todays TV? God! Television entertainment almost doesn't exist anymore.
It was repeated on ITV3
I wish they would have included the Albert Tatlock character in the movie.
So realistic this, wonderful drama :)
I wish I grow up watching Coronation Street
7:30 for sylvie
She's so freaking pretty i cantt 😭
Had no idea of the Canadian connection...but they could have at least found a Canadian actor to play the role of Harry Elton. Christian McKay sounds like a yank, not a Canuck.
Absolutely brilliant very emotional to watch
Why does the guy at reception look and resemble Jack Walker
Does anyone know what the piece of music is called at the end where it shows you the name of the cast. It's played by Piano.
Also you really see how much of legacy Men have on UK Soaps. Most of the "Legends" were Irna Phillips who created Guiding Light in 1937 on The Radio then Co-Created alot of other Soaps. Her Two Proteges Agnes Nixon & Bill Bell also did well for themselves. Yet she didn't go through the same Red Tape that Tony went through.
Partly because in Britain they wanted to keep commercials and programming separate, so it didn't undermine the BBC. American soap operas didn't have this problem, and in Guiding Light's case, the company that advertised the products was literally the same comany that produced the show (i.e., Procter and Gamble, a soap detergent company -- which is where the term came from). Also Irna Philips was much older than Tony Warren and more importantly had prior experience in scriptwriting, casting, AND advertising.
@@WorldNews92 Right! Did you ever see The Episode from 2007 when they celebrated their 70th Anniversary and showed how it was done back in the day first on Radio. When it debuted in 1952 on June 30th what a year that was. Bob Horn's Bandstand debuted and it became American Bandstand in 1957 on August 5th that was the same day that Andy Capp The Cartoon debuted. It was the Ninth Birthday of Florence Ballard of The Supremes and the Birthday of Cheryl Ann Tweedy of Girls Aloud (1983), June 30th was also the day in 1948 that Ed Sullivan & His Toast of The Town debuted. Then Cheryl guest stars on Coronation Street and Sarah Harding briefly acts on the show.
@@WorldNews92 I have nothing but made love nd respect for UK TV. I watch more UK Shows than US Shows, I feel that they take on more issues than The US does. Right now on The US Soap Opera Days Of Our Lives, Dr. Marlena Evans is once again possessed and acts all crazy. Also keep in mind that Proctor & Gamble owned the rights to alot of other Soaps. Besides Guiding Light there was Another World that created two one offs, Somerset & Texas, then As The World Turns, Search For Tomorrow & A World Apart. Also keep in mind that until the 1970's alot of women were housewives unlike the UK. In 1967 Gary Pillar moved from Guiding Light as Mike Bauer to Bay City on Another World to get ratings. As for Irna being Older, she created these shows as a form of entertainment. She apparently was very lonely as a child. Either way they are legends and now more than ever US Fans watch UK Soaps and they love them.
I don't think Tony realised when is humans that the young of age what a masterpiece he created with Coronation Street that it would be going for nearly 60 years and millions of people around Britain sit with their families interested in the stories of the day was gripping storylines changing attitudes of society and a few affairs and have to fight scenes as well
And not just the UK. Coronation Street is shown all over the World.
It’s a shame it’s not popular now, I certainly don’t watch anymore
BBC Actors for a BBC production. Haha still they did a great job .... I always found it weird how ITV turned down The Script about their TV show and the rrival station ended up filming it
And then they showed it in lockdown
Wrong! ITV made this under commission from BBC. Look at the final end credits.
@@johntomlinson6849 wrong ... they just payed respect to ITV in the credits...
@@dementednun1175 You have chosen a very apt name for yourself!
ITV Studios produced it. It was commissioned by BBC Four, largely because the writer was contracted to EastEnders at the time, but ITV have broadcast it several times since.
Personally, I think Coronation Street has reached the end of the line now. It's a crap watching.
I stopped watching best part of 12 years ago, it was going bad then. I tried watching a episode just a few weeks ago. ( WOW ) Now I can't see a point in it being on TV. The actors are shit & so is most of the story lines. It will never see another 10 years, possibly ending long before then..
Very good film. One question; the person who played the Doorman/ Reception person. Was he the same person who worked at reception at Granada Quay St? He certainly reminded me of him. Thanks.in advance.
Excellent drama.
1:12:13 I can honestly say I wasn't expecting that 😂😂😂
Brilliant.
i live in north yorkshire and were i live there is a street called coronation st
You spell it Where.
We’ll bomb it soon
Yes. and the jackson family lived on a street known as 2300 jackson street in gary indiana.
There:re lots of Coronation Street's, Corporation Street's, King, Edward, George, and more across Britain.
William roach is still in this hes 80 now.
He's 91!
Also I see how "different" UK Soaps creation was different from "US". When they were created most were sponsored by Proctor & Gamble that owned the Rights To Comet, Mr. Clean, Pampers Diapers, and Ivory Soap. They would broadcast The Soaps and during adverts these as well as other products would be sponsored. Pfizer the Multi Billion Dollar Pharmaceutical Company also sponsored Soaps when it was known as Wyeth Earst but they didn't go Far. Today Days Of Our Lives is Owned by Sony as is The Bold & The Beautiful The Young & The Restless Is independent, and General Hospital is owned by Disney.
Also Coronation Street was created to be a prime time drama, rather than a daytime soap. It was only intended to run for a short time but its success means it still continues to this day.
Exactly and Right on!
@@MatgoStyles Right On! Also the reason why the US Soaps were on in The Daytime was because Women were Housewives most notably in the 1950's through the early 1970's. British Women "always" worked no matter what. Also alot of UK Folks worked on US Soaps but they didn't gel well althugh they did their best. Daran Little who wrote for Coronation Street also worked on All My Children and The Young & The Restless while Mal Young (Eastenders) worked on The Young & The Restless and flopped. He didn't realize that US Soaps and UK Soaps are as different as night & day. Also Coronation Street was mentioned in Soap Opera Digest. Now alot of US Folks watch UK Soaps and love them. Coronation Street and Eastenders are perennial favorites. As you know they showed Old School Episodes on PBS's Detroit Affiliate and folks loved it.
odd its on bbc so archers could be on itv then ?
Ontario became Synonymous for Coronation Street Characters and it was also where Eli Vossen (The Office Clerk) who helped hide Anne Frank and her Family moved to. I still think she may have accidently told what she was doing.
1:15 looks like kat from eastenders like really does look like her lol can anyone confirm?
It’s Jesse Wallace, yes.
Yes it's Jessie Wallace playing Elsie tanner
Yes its Jesse. Wallace
Yes its kat from eastenders
swear the music sounds like john murphy sometimes
Fantastic
Why is this squashed to 4:3?
Which actress played the costume department manager she had a fringe hair cut I can't find any mention of her
I think her name is Tara Moran, I've tried looking everywhere and I think that's it 🤷♀️
@@marian3nene45 Spot on! I saw her getting on train where I live in Cheshire shortly after this was first aired couldn't resist talking to her about it, She loved the role, lovely woman!
so weird to see kat moon here
Bravo!
king alfred
What happened to David Williams, i can't find out anything about him. He seems a total inigma.
What's the music called, please, at the end of the programme?
I think its Hans Zimmer - Time. Same music at the end of inception
@@Jay-qs2oi, thank you!
the road to el dorado?
Lee Jones no that’s an American animated movie released by dream works in 2001 and has nothing to do with this
@@furrettheferret9562 I mean the BBC soap from the 90's
@@leejones8582 the road to shit television. The US gets shows like The Wire whereas we get Coronation Street
Is there anyone who can’t talk through the end credits on an amazing piece o music , the can’t help it, I watched the very first airing, not a word, ever since talking about some shite that’s coming on next, I had to buy th dvd I was that annoyed
People talk at the end credits to tell you what's coming next because when something is over people usually just switch over to another channel it's a way of keeping people on your station.
What's the piece of music at the credits?....
Get a fucking grip
It is surprising to see David Dawson with blonde hair
I think it looks good on him.
Why does the 1st ena look like Martha Longhurst
Minnie Caldwell surely?
@@peterrust9446yh sorry its just I was born 2004