Where have you seen Steph's ex-boyfriend before?

If you thought Steph's ex-boyfriend Jamie looked familiar last night on Coronation Street, you might have seen actor James Atherton before.

James Atherton previously played serial killer Will Savage on Hollyoaks.  He's also appeared in Joe Maddison's War (2010) and Jacob (2010).

See also: Where have you seen...
Caitlin Ryan, Dan's daughter Lucy, Steve and Michelle's wedding venue, Naila the Corrie journalist, Jackson Hodge's dad, Eileen's boyfriend Adrian, David and Callum's mediator, Callum's mum, Gail and Michael's wedding venue, Owen's ex-wife Linda,  Steve McDonald's counsellor, Beth's mum, Diane the sofa woman from Hale Barnes, Mark the motorcycle medic, Mrs Waddle, Michael Rodwell's Aunt Barbara, Peter Barlow's cellmate Clelland, Carla Connor's solicitor Pauline Mansell, Pat Phelan, The Corrie clairvoyant, Eric's wife Doris, Audrey's date Henry, Lewis' friend Patrick,The Corrie Registrar, Marcus' friend Aiden, Kirsty's parents, Jenny Sumner, Corrie's prison Governor, Sunita's Aunties, Ken and Deirdre's pottery teacher, Tommy Duckworth,  Mrs Hargreaves who died in Audrey's salon, Sally Webster's fella Jeff, Joy Fishwick's investigator, Charlotte's Parents, Ken Barlow's grandson James, Ken Barlow's son Lawrence, Dr Matt Carter, Saucy Charlotte, Izzy's dad Owen Armstrong,The Corrie coppers, Colin Fishwick, Trevor the binman, Connie Rathbone, Uncle Umed,Julie Carp's mum, Luke Strong, Sophie Webster's boyfriend, Eileen Grimshaw's dad, Norris' girlfriend, Graeme Proctor,Molly's Aunty Pam, Maria's mum and dad, Gail's dad, Scary Brian, Tina's dad, Tony Gordon's henchman, Little Simon Barlow
 
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Schedule changes for next week's Coronation Street

There are some changes to the schedule for next week's Coronation Street due to the Corrie live episode.

The schedule for next week will therefore be as follows:

Monday 21 September - double episode as normal

Wednesday 23 September at 7.30pm - Corrie live episode for one hour

Friday 25 September  - double episode as usual.

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In pics: Coronation Street spoilers for #CorrieLive week

New photos have been released by Coronation Street of the episodes preceding the dramatic live screening next week.

The pictures from scenes to be screened on Monday September 21st show the build up to all the storylines which will be at the centre of the drama on Wednesday 23rd.

One of the images show the final scene from the Monday of Sarah Platt being confronted in the living room of number 8 by evil drug dealer Callum Logan. The action in the live episode will pick up at exactly this point on the Wednesday.

Other images released today show:

    Steve and Lloyd burying their differences over a few drinks in the cellar of the Rovers.
  

Cathy and Roy spending Roy’s birthday in Blackpool

Anna overhearing Sally and Sophie talking about Kevin and Sally’s illicit kiss.

    Jason and Tony plotting their revenge on Callum

  

Callum threatening the Platts in the bistro and the police at the Platts’ house. 

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Coronation Street Double Episode Review 14 September 2015

There’s an air of menace on the cobbles tonight, contributors being Callum and Tony and Callum’s two henchmen. Callum sees Tony in the pub and asks, ‘Where’s Jason? In the van with his pop and crisps?’  Tony warns Callum – ‘Keep looking over your shoulder son.’  

In the café, Kylie gave Callum a fantastic slap  on his face, which was still red and clearly painful a little later. Callum runs through what the family’s total assets are. There is the Bistro, he points out, Audrey’s hair salon and the house the Platts live in, which could fetch £95,000. He well deserved that slap.  Kylie is clearly pent up, knowing only too well of what Callum is capable. She tries to get Bethany to retract her alibi statement, but Callum is watching the two of them talk and so Bethany decides she can’t do that, despite the fact that her family is in real danger. Callum’s hanging around and the threat they are under and the impossibility of getting together £20,000, results in David going on Max’s school trip and staying close by Max’s side the whole time.

As Callum whiles away his time in the pub, over at the salon Audrey is dealing with the 2 thugs he sent round to frighten her. And frighten her they did. Luckily Ken was passing by and heard the commotion. No doubt about it though, Audrey was frightened. Later, round at the Platts Audrey challenges Gail who says it’s all going to be fine. ‘It’s all going to be fine! How can it be fine when there’s no way of stopping him?’

Sarah has thrown Callum out of the pub after the comment that if Bethany has a child Sarah will be a grandmother at 29. Seeing Kylie he tells her, ‘All these years and you still haven’t learnt. I always get what I want.’

Andrea’s pregnancy is weighing heavily on Lloyd’s mind. As he says to Steve in the cab office, ‘I didn’t sleep a wink.’ He goes on, ‘My one weak spot and she zooms right in. Bam!’

Steve tells Lloyd that he is a man with choices. ‘I’ll teach you every trick in the book,’ he adds.  Back in The Rovers Steve is told that no one is answering the phone in the cab office. Off he goes to find Andrea and Lloyd in an embrace. Steve is annoyed – his mum has just booked a week’s holiday for her and Lloyd.

The scene in which Andrea turned up to see Lloyd and told him that she wanted him back, was excellently executed. Both actors conveyed such strong emotions and it was utterly convincing. ‘Tell me you don’t love me,’ challenges Andrea.

Lloyd arrives in the pub to tell Liz about the baby and Andrea. She asks if he loves Andrea and noticeably, Lloyd doesn’t answer. He evades the question. Liz is annoyed when she discovers that Steve knew and also Michelle, Eileen, Michael, Dev and Mary.

It’s hard to not to feel sorry for Liz, after Tony and mad Dan. She was enjoying herself with Lloyd and as she says, he’s decent. You can’t argue with that conclusion. But Liz understands. A baby does change everything. It is Lloyd’s wish to have a child that he can bring up and be there for as a full time dad. Liz can’t compete with that.  She does though say a very decent thing. To Lloyd and Andrea she says, ‘I hope you will both be very happy.’

Jamie bursts into the Bistro and it seems he is an ex of Steph. Is there a good, solid storyline coming her way? And her brother Luke too? It would be great to see this brother and sister have an exciting storyline.

And maybe the relationship between Cathy and Roy will go to the next level. We know that Hayley would give them her blessing as she would agree to whatever makes Roy happy. As would we.

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Pics: One last visit to the old Corrie set

Our blogger Tvor is in Manchester at the moment, all the way from Canada.  She paid one last visit to the old Coronation Street set this week - and you can read her blog post here.

She has now uploaded some fantastic photos of her visit to flickr.

Check them out here.

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Corrie Job Vacancy: Production Maintenance Electrician

Production Maintenance Electrician – Coronation Street
Coronation Street delivers in excess of 262 episodes a year, has been running for 55 years and holds, without doubt, a truly special place in TV. Our crews work 50 weeks of the year, enabling delivery and transmission 52 weeks of the year.

We have a position within our lighting department to assist and support our Production Gaffer ensuring that all Coronation Street lighting infrastructure are properly maintained and tested in an efficient and cost effective manner. The role will assist in training of our junior staff, apprentices, other crew, both staff and freelance and ensuring health and safety requirements are met at all times.

We will look to you to assist our Production Gaffer provide a communication link between the Production Office, Technical Managers and the Production Lighting Department as well as other departments in all aspects relating to lighting, electrical, safety concerns, and any health and safety issues. You will help manage, maintain and test all in house lighting equipment when required, including Pat testing, and supervise and oversee set rigs and derigs.

You will attend meetings regarding any new sets, locations, projects, and recces to assist and advise on obtaining the best use of time and resources, obtain lighting plots, organise scaffolding, equipment, delivery and pick up, overseeing checking in and out of hired equipment, ensuring timely turnaround. You will be required to cover for our Production Gaffer during holiday and when required.

As our Production Maintenance Electrician you will help oversee regular consumables checks, filters, lamps, clips, and reorder when necessary within the budget, oversee regular practical checks, plugs, fuses, cable and reorder when necessary within the budget.

You must be a fully Qualified Electrician with in depth knowledge of the television industry and a City and Guilds 17th Edition certification with knowledge of Electrical and Health and Safety Regulations. LGV driving licence is advantageous

Our people are our greatest asset and, as an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds to work both in front of and behind the cameras.

Closing date for applications: 20th September 2015.  Full details at www.itvjobs.com

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Watch: Colson Smith's second rehearsal video diary

Colson Smith, who plays Craig Tinker, has uploaded his second video diary showing what he's up to while he's rehearsing for the Coronation Street live episode.  When's that on and what's it all about? Have a look here!

In Colson's second video diary we meet his mum who has returned from holiday and takes Colson shopping. We also see him in his local cricket club, and if you follow Colson on twitter @ColsonSmith you'll know that cricket is a major passion of his.

He says he's getting really into the rehearsal for the live episode and is really enjoying it.

You can get a sneak peek into Colson's world here.

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Preview of tonight's double Corrie - Monday 14 Sep

Monday 14th September
AUDREY PAYS THE PRICE FOR KYLIE’S DEFIANCE David accompanies Max on his school outing to keep him safe from Callum. Kylie tells Bethany about Callum’s threat. Seeing her anguish, Bethany’s guilt-ridden but, spotting Callum lurking nearby, insists she won’t withdraw her alibi statement. Callum catches up with Kylie and demands she does whatever it takes to get his money. Goaded, Kylie slaps his face. An angry Callum promises to make Kylie pay. As he hangs around in the pub, behaving obnoxiously to everyone, what has Callum got in store for the Platts?
LOVE IS BACK IN THE AIR FOR LLOYD AND ANDREA Steve warns Lloyd that Andrea’s using his unborn child to trick Lloyd into taking her back. Not wanting to hurt Liz, Lloyd’s faced with an impossible dilemma. When Liz reveals she’s booked a holiday as a surprise for Lloyd, Steve’s pleased, believing Lloyd needs to get away from Andrea’s mind games. But when Dev reminds Lloyd that a baby is a blessing, Lloyd realises he needs to speak to Andrea. Andrea makes a stirring speech, admitting to Lloyd that she wants them to reunite and raise their child together. Will Lloyd be moved by her speech?
CATHY PLANS TO CONFESS HER FEELINGS Roy looks forward to Alex’s next visit as he heads home. Encouraged by Anna, Cathy plans to open up to Roy about her feelings, will she hold her nerve?
ELSEWHERE Steph’s outraged that Maria’s agreed to watch the racing with Luke. Maria invites her and Andy to join them. Will Steph agree? Tony informs Gail he’s found a manhole under her garage floor, which ought to be dug out and refilled – at extra cost. Gail’s heart sinks.

Monday 14th September
DESPERATE CALLUM TURNS THE SCREW ON THE PLATTS Hearing Audrey’s screams from inside the salon, a passing Ken bangs on the locked door. As two thugs run off down the street, Ken finds a shaken Audrey inside the salon, which has been trashed. Kylie and David are shocked to find the police at the salon, realising Audrey’s been targeted by Callum. As Sarah throws an obnoxious Callum out of the Rovers, Kylie accuses him of causing bother in the pub to secure his alibi for the time of the salon incident. But can they prove Callum was behind it? The stress of the day taking its toll on the Platts, Kylie and Sarah blame each other for Callum’s hold over their lives, while Gail comforts a shaken Audrey. Bethany looks on, ashamed of her role in their misery.
LLOYD AND STEVE’S FRIENDSHIP LIES IN TATTERS Lloyd calls at the pub to see Liz. He’s gobsmacked when she reveals she’s booked them a holiday. Liz’s face falls as Andrea walks in. Lloyd admits to Liz he’s reconciled with Andrea, who’s pregnant. How will Liz react to the news and what will Steve have to say about his friend trifling with his mum’s affections? Meanwhile Andrea informs Lloyd that when they split she accepted the offer of a hotel manager’s job in Jersey, which she will now have to turn down.
CATHY FINDS HERSELF IN THE FRIEND ZONE Cathy tells Anna she failed to declare her feelings to Roy. Putting it down to fate, she decides to leave well alone. But as Roy chats to Ken, will he reveal his true feelings towards Cathy?
ELSEWHERE Luke, Maria, Steph and Andy set off for the racetrack. Steph’s uneasy when she learns that Luke’s friend Jamie is joining them. Andy wonders if Steph fancies Jamie but Steph dismisses the idea. Will Luke be able to change Maria’s view of stock car racing?

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Preview of tonight's hour-long Corrie - Sunday 13 Sep

Sunday 13th September at 7pm for one hour
JASON HAS ONE THING ON HIS MIND: REVENGE Jason gets Callum’s address from David and heads out for revenge. Letting himself into Callum’s empty flat, Jason contemplates trashing the place but he’s disturbed by the sound of approaching voices and hides in Max’s bedroom. From his hiding place, Jason listens as two thugs threaten Callum and demand money. Jason’s ringing mobile gives him away and he’s hauled out to face Callum. Having heard that Jason’s gone looking for revenge Tony suddenly bursts in. As Jason throws a punch at Callum who will have the upper hand? Meanwhile with the threats from Denton ringing in his ears, Callum calls at No.8, warning Kylie and David that until they cough up his money, nobody in their family is safe.
AN UNEXPECTED VISITOR LANDS AT THE CAFÉ Cathy’s nephew Alex visits her at the café. Charmed by Alex, Roy invites him to stay the night on his sofa. But Roy and Cathy are embarrassed when Alex assumes they are an item. Will Cathy admit that she’d like to be more than just a friend to Roy?
STEVE’S CAUGHT BETWEEN A BUMP AND A HARD PLACE Steve’s gobsmacked when he overhears Andrea discussing her pregnancy with Michael in the cab office. Andrea pleads with him not to tell Lloyd. Steve’s left stewing as he and Michelle make up a foursome with Liz and Lloyd for lunch. Michelle orders him to buck up but is stunned when he tells her Andrea’s pregnant. Will they be able to keep Andrea’s secret or will Steve break the news to Lloyd that he’s going to be a dad?
ELSEWHERE Maria’s worried when Luke reveals he’s almost finished work on his stock car and intends to race it tomorrow. Joining forces with Steph, they let themselves into the garage, intending to damage the vehicle so Luke can’t race. Will their plan work? Michael reluctantly celebrates his 60th birthday with the Grimshaws. But how will he react when Eileen presents him with a revolting Hawaiian shirt?

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Coronation Street Blog Interview: Joe Duttine and Sally Dynevor

When the opportunity arises to interview Corrie’s couple-du-jour, as Sally might have it, you’re going to make sure you’re there with bells on, and that is precisely what my fellow blogger Ruth and I did when we travelled to ITV in Manchester to get the low down on the live episode - and much more.

I wish I could say we lounged on Sally's Manhattan range sofa eating Viennetta while she looked disapprovingly at Tim for cracking open a couple of cans of lager and plonking them in front of us as they frothed at the mouth, but as Sally herself knows only too well, you can’t have everything. What we experienced, in fact, was even better; we got to interview Joe Duttine and Sally Dynevor about the live episode, the action to come for Tim and Sally, and what it’s like to play contemporary Corrie’s most popular couple.

The minute they sat down, it became clear that these are two actors who enjoy one another’s company, and the chemistry between them was a platonic version of that which we see on screen. It came as no surprise when Sally remarked “we work so well together and I feel like we bounce off each other.” I asked them both if they felt the chemistry between them contributes to how well liked they are by the viewers. “Definitely” Sally told me. “I think [it’s] because we get on so well.” Joe agreed, adding “If you don’t get on with people it’s hard to work with them, but especially playing comedy. If you don’t get on with someone it’s going to be tricky.”

They are naturally fully aware of how popular they are as a couple, and I asked them if they’d had any interesting reactions from fans. “Yeah, I think they like Sally and Tim together” Sally noted, “we get a lot of feedback on Twitter which is nice.” Joe related a funny experience he’d had when, while driving on the motorway, he spotted a car full of lads with baseball caps alongside him giving him some very enthusiastic thumbs up, adding “I thought I had a flat tyre or my lights were off or something”.

So how does it feel to play Sally and Tim, both of whom have clearly changed as characters over the past two years? “I love it” responds an enthusiastic Sally, “I had all the drama a few years ago, now I’m getting all the comedy. It’s so weird how you develop and evolve, I never had that kind of stuff.” Joe was similarly enthusiastic and astute about the development of his character. “When you come into the soap the writers find out what they want to do with you and they can change it, can’t they” he explains, “they clearly did that with Tim. I was only here for three months and it felt like I was going to be the new bad guy and then they put Tim with Sally and his characteristics changed so they started writing for him differently.” Joe sees this character development as influential on his relationship with Anna, “[it] meant that it was difficult for her to dislike him. They came together over Miley” he explains.

So should we be concerned about a potential relationship between the two? “I think Tim and Anna are good friends” Joe notes, “It’s alright to be good friends. I don’t think we need to see people having it off with everybody just to get drama.” Hear hear!

We’re told that while it won’t be plain sailing when he learns about the kiss between Kevin and Sally, he doesn’t see Tim as a man who would turn violent, and explains, “I don’t think Tim is the fighting type. I don’t really want to see Tim become aggressive and I don’t want to see him become a player either. I just think he’s a decent bloke that just likes his creature comforts and the simple life. I think there’s lots of other characters in the show that can be the ones that are promiscuous and commit adultery, but I don’t think Tim’s the type to do that.” Yet again, I find myself nodding in agreement.

It’s great to hear Joe expressing such opinions, and to learn that he has this depth of interest in his character. Sally adds, “I think that’s why Sally’s attracted to him, cos he’s a really genuinely nice guy.”

Sally and Joe like the fact that Sally, Tim and Kevin work well as a trio. “I think that’s really good, 'cos you’ve not really seen that before, it’s quite nice that people can actually get on” Sally tells us, and Joe agrees, adding “I think it would’ve been a bit obvious to make Tim and Kev enemies, 'cos they’ve got no history, why should they fall out? They’ve got something in common, they’ve dealt with it, and now they’re friends”.

So what do they think of the kiss which, we’re told, will come out in the live episode? “It was only a moment of madness, it didn’t mean anything” Sally replies, “I think she’s really worried about Tim’s reaction, ‘cos he is quite a sensitive soul. I think there are feelings for Kevin. They were married for 20 odd years, and they were remarried, so they’ve gone through a lot. There is a connection there but he’s more of her friend and it’s a case of overstepping the mark.” We also learn that Anna finds out, and both Sally and Joe agree that she’s the worst person who could have.

With the live episode fast approaching how do they feel about it? Despite already having one under her belt, Sally is naturally nervous. “It’s the scariest thing you’ve ever done because you just don’t want to be the one that messes up Coronation Street. There’s a lot to worry about” she explains. While her biggest fear is corpsing, because when Joe makes her laugh, she can’t stop, his is losing concentration. Joe hasn’t done live TV before, but plenty of theatre and is up for the challenge.
Neither had received the scripts when I spoke with them, and Sally revealed, “I would love to be a fly on the wall when the writers get together for their meetings, because we’re in their hands really.” Joe adds, “There’s a lot of secrecy around this show. They just drip feed you information, that’s the truth.” There were nevertheless still things they knew about but on which their lips were very firmly sealed, and we were provided with no certainty as to whether or not their wedding will go ahead.“It’s so hard when we want to talk about things to you but we can’t” laughs Sally. When it comes to this pair, I happily welcome the element of surprise, as it makes the enjoyment of this brilliant couple all the sweeter.

See also my interview with Michael Le Vell and Brooke Vincent.

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Coronation Street Blog Interview: Michael Le Vell and Brooke Vincent

There are few father-daughter onscreen relationships that are, to my mind, as authentic as the one between Kevin and Sophie Webster. I have enjoyed watching their bond over the years, and when my fellow blogger Ruth and I travelled to ITV in Manchester to interview the pair, I was interested to see if this same chemistry existed between the two actors, Brooke Vincent and Michael Le Vell.

As we talked about the live episode, how they feel about the show, their characters, and future storylines, there proved to be a lovely bond that was at once cheeky and respectful, and made interviewing them rather entertaining.

Both agreed that it was time for Sophie to grow up a bit and that, after a number of relationship traumas, she needs time to herself rather than having a new love interest. “People forget how long it takes to get over things like that” says Brooke as she recalls Sophie’s experiences with Sian, Jenna and Maddie.

Brooke saw it as a “massive honour” to be trusted with the lesbian storyline at the age of 16, and her progression into a young women now seems timely. “I’m two years older than my character so I’m constantly like, ‘right, when can she wear make-up? When can she wear red lipstick?’" Brooke tells us. "It’s going to be nice for me to grow up finally and wear stuff that I’d wear maybe when I was 21”. It will also help that she's to leave her job at Dev’s behind, as we’re told she’ll play a big part in the expansion of the garage where she’ll be working alongside her Dad helping him to run the business.

With regard to the live episode, Michael doesn’t feel having done one before eases the pressure, and really puts the viewership into perspective when he notes “We’ve all done live theatre before, but to fill a theatre with how many people are going to watch that one episode, you’d probably have to fill a West End theatre for the next 20 years 7 nights a week.” He revealed that they have a two week rehearsal time leading up to the episode which takes place on 23 September, and they never normally have this. He continues, “this is so different as well because I think a lot more people have a lot more lines to say because there’s no big stunt in it and it is all character driven storylines, and so people will have a lot more words and will definitely be on their guard.”

Recalling the Eastender’s live episode in which an actor’s name was said instead of the character being addressed, both vehemently agree about how easy it is to do this, and reveal that it happens all the time on set. Michael tells us “That’s what the public want in some perverse kind of way, they want to see these mistakes. And because the tram crash did go so smoothly last time, everyone thought it was recorded.”

Brooke adds, “It’s so easy for people to sit at home and judge, ‘cos I do it, when you’re watching, say, I’m a Celeb’. If something like that does happen, we’re not going to get sacked, are we?” she laughs, “I’ll just say ‘sorry Mum’ and carry on”.

While they’re worried Sally and Joe’s capacity for corpsing could be their downfall, Michael loves that they brought him into the Tim and Sally storylines, as they all have such a laugh. Brooke talked about how strange it was to have a new man join their family. “It was like real life” she tells us, “I was like, I’ll sit up straight and I won’t be lounging, and it was like my Mum got a new boyfriend in a way. And then we just really quickly gelled together”. Both agree that it would have been so easy to have the men at odds, but that it works so much better that they don’t hate each other.

I asked Michael what he thought of the decision to have Sally and Kevin kiss. Joking that “she’s not made of wood” he tells us “I love the partnership with Sally and Tim, they’re fantastic to watch and they make me laugh a lot. I don’t want to see them split up as a viewer.”

Michael talked about his pride in being part of Corrie, how much he loves it, and how moving to Media City UK has been great for bringing everyone involved closer together. His advice for any budding Corrie actors is to know your lines which proves humorous to Brooke who recalls him messing up during the Jenny Bradley balcony scene despite drumming it into her that she must remember hers. He can’t wait for the return of Sally Ann Matthews, and neither can I. Describing her as fantastic to work with, he adds, “She’s a such a wonderful person to be around, and a wonderful actress...and she did know her lines, every day.”

This cheeky parting shot summed up what was an enjoyable interview, and the relationship that exists between Brooke and Michael.

See also my interview with Joe Duttine and Sally Dynevor.

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Anna overhears Sally's juicy gossip - first-look pics

Here's a couple of sneak preview pictures from Coronation Street to be shown on Monday 21st September 2015.

Can Sally convince Sophie to keep schtum about her mum kissing Kevin?

In the Nazirs’ garden next-door, eavesdropping Anna is thrilled by the juicy gossip.

You can watch a video of this scene here.

Sophie says to Sally: "You're going on about Anna and how common she is, but she's not the one who's going around kissing her ex-husband, is she?"

The look on Anna's face is priceless.  Will she do anything about the information she overhears and ruin Sally's big day? I wonder...
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Coronation Street live episode - everything you need to know

Here in one handy little blog post is everything you need to know about
Coronation Street's upcoming live episode.

When is it on?
Read here!

Are there any official ITV Corrie pictures?
Read here

Are there any spoilers and news?
Read here!

And here! 

Video trailers with spoilers:
Cliff-hanger Callum and the Platts
Will Max be killed off?
Will Sally and Tim's wedding go ahead?
Will Roy and Cathy get together?


Blog interviews about the live episode
Sean Ward (Callum Logan) and Lucy Fallon (Bethany Platt)
Joe Duttine and Sally Dynevor (Tim and Sally)
Michael le Vell and Brooke Vincent (Kevin and Sophie)

Which two characters will be leaving during the live show?

Read here!

Why won't Jane Danson (Leanne) be in it?
Read here!

Why won't Samia Ghadie (Maria) be in it?
Read here!

Why did William Roache (Ken Barlow) say he won't enjoy it?
Read here!

 

Why are Corrie doing a live episode, anyway?
Read here!

 

After the live Corrie episode ends, Coronation Street Live: Uncovered,
presented by Stephen Mulhern will air on ITV2 at 10pm

Will Coronation Street feature in any more ITV 60th Anniversary shows?
Read here!

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One last toddle on the cobbles

I'm visiting the UK at present and since the Coronation Street tour at the old Granada Studios is ending at the finish of 2015, I wanted to have one more chance to walk the cobbles. I've been very lucky over the years to have had several visits to the studios when it was a working concern, private tours through several means and lovely, generous people. I also went on the tour just after it opened last year in April. It might seem a bit redundant to go on it again, but when you love the show, the magic of walking down that street is still there.

I knew that a friend was taking part in a two week bus tour via Kemptville Travel out of Ontario and their group would be at the tour on Wednesday this week. I decided to time our tickets so that we might cross paths after our tours finished. I was lucky, her group reached the studio and were assigned the same tour time we had booked. Several of her group had been pleased to meet her because she's the chair of the Downeast Streeters Non Profit Society out of Halifax. The DES group (On Facebook, here) has brought Corrie stars to Halifax and organizes the quarterly "pings" (Corrie fan club get togethers at a local pub). What was even more ace is that a man asked me if I was the same person that blogged here. This fan, I believe his name was Wayne, enjoys the blog! Great to meet him!

The tour itself hasn't really changed. The inside part went from the green room, past the dressing rooms and into the studio proper where there was a five minute film filled with funny, and emotional moments. I did notice that it's been updated with some more recent scenes that aired since the last time I saw it. The costume and makeup area had some newer items as well including Beth, Kirk and Sinead's 80s theme wedding gear and Tracy Barlow's wedding dress from the ill-fated Rob Donovan wedding, complete with ripped shoulder (after the fight with Carla). There were two other identical dresses as well.

We saw Underworld with some rather cheesy voiceovers courtesy of Mike Baldwin, the sets for the Platts, Dobbs, and Carla's first flat. The barge was there and of course the Rovers and we got a few more minutes to look at the exhibit cases which we didn't have last time. They only walked us through the production section rather than stop and discuss it. I think on the whole, that's a better balance. The artifacts and props are more interesting for most fans.

The outside set of course, is the main attraction because you can take photos to your heart's content. There's a little cafe truck to the side of the Bistro which was not there last year but which is well appreciated when you are footsore and want a place to sit with a drink and write your postcards. Oh yes, I did buy some postcards at the shop and got them stamped with the Weatherfield postmark.

As I have a lot of photos from the set over the years, I concentrated my photo efforts in places I hadn't had a good look at before, like the back gardens of the new side and of some details like the windows or carvings on the tree outside the salon. Maxine's bench is looking a bit worn, I must say. You can see into the Garage now and go inside the kebab shop for photos which I did. The spot where the gym is now is still a Victoria Court signed door though it's not the main building of flats.

Just as we were getting ready to leave, I saw a group of women in the middle of the street and they all had Corrie character masks. Some of them had them on and a couple were trying to arrange them. I called over and told them they looked awesome and asked if I could take their picture. They agreed (see below! What good sports!) and posed for me. One of the ladies was American she said, but I don't think they all were. As I turned to leave I heard one say "Now just let me put Fred in me 'andbag". I walked away, smiling.

For a Corrie fan, it's worth paying the ticket money. The guides are all very well informed and entertaining. You spent an hour inside and in our case, the guide also spent another 10 minutes with the group outside by the houses. I'm not sure if they all do that. You can spend as much time as you like outside, looking around.

The tour is only open until the end of December. If you can get there, I'd highly recommend it. I even enjoyed it the second time around!

By: Tvor. Follow me on Twitter @tvordlj

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