query: who did john michie play in coronation street

pos: Karl Munro Karl Munro Karl Munro is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, "Coronation Street", played by John Michie. Michie's casting was announced in April 2011. He signed an initial one-year contract and began filming his scenes in May. Upon joining the cast, Michie was told that producers would initially "bed [him] in", before increasing his involvement in the show in 2012. Michie is from Scotland, but because "Coronation Street" is set in Manchester, he uses a Mancunian accent for the role. Karl was introduced along with his girlfriend, Stella Price (Michelle Collins) and her daughter, Eva (Catherine Tyldesley).

pos: John Michie detective not afraid to go about things his own way and fly in the face of authority when he needs to. From 2011 to 2013, Michie played Karl Munro in "Coronation Street". His character was the partner of Stella Price (Michelle Collins). Since leaving "Coronation Street", Michie has played a regular role in hospital drama "Holby City", playing Guy Self and while continuing the role in 2014, he has also appeared in its sister show "Casualty". Michie left "Holby City" in November 2016 after Guy hands in his resignation but returned in August 2017, It was announced in the Autumn

pos: Karl Munro Sunita "proves hard to resist". Karl Munro Karl Munro is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, "Coronation Street", played by John Michie. Michie's casting was announced in April 2011. He signed an initial one-year contract and began filming his scenes in May. Upon joining the cast, Michie was told that producers would initially "bed [him] in", before increasing his involvement in the show in 2012. Michie is from Scotland, but because "Coronation Street" is set in Manchester, he uses a Mancunian accent for the role. Karl was introduced along with his girlfriend, Stella Price (Michelle Collins) and

pos: John Michie subsequently arrested on suspicion of murder and was questioned by police. John Michie John Michie (born 25 October 1956) is a Scottish television and film actor, known for his roles as DI Robbie Ross in the STV detective drama series "Taggart", as Karl Munro in "Coronation Street" from 2011-13 and his role as CEO Guy Self in "Casualty" and "Holby City". Born in Burma, Michie was brought up in Kenya until he was twelve years old, when his family settled in Edinburgh, later sending him to study at college. At the age of nineteen, he worked his passage to Australia

pos: John Michie John Michie John Michie (born 25 October 1956) is a Scottish television and film actor, known for his roles as DI Robbie Ross in the STV detective drama series "Taggart", as Karl Munro in "Coronation Street" from 2011-13 and his role as CEO Guy Self in "Casualty" and "Holby City". Born in Burma, Michie was brought up in Kenya until he was twelve years old, when his family settled in Edinburgh, later sending him to study at college. At the age of nineteen, he worked his passage to Australia on a cargo ship, where he spent a year as a

pos: Stella Price Susie. The character of Stella and Collins casting in the role were announced on 15 April 2011, along with Stella's boyfriend, Karl Munro (John Michie). Collins said of her casting: "I am honoured to be joining the cast of "Coronation Street". The show has been part of my life since I was a child so to become a part of it is extremely exciting." "Coronation Street" executive producer Kieran Roberts said, "I'm thrilled to be welcoming John and Michelle to the cast of "Coronation Street". As Robbie Ross in "Taggart", John has kept viewers on the edge of their seats

pos: Steve McDonald (Coronation Street) and Gail called a truce. Amy revealed to Tracy that Steve and Becky had bought Max (Harry McDermott), Kylie's son. This gave Tracy cause to literally pick Amy up and take her back to No.1 where she said that she was going to ring social services for buying Max. Steve hires a new manager for the pub, Stella Price (Michelle Collins) who moves in there with her daughter Eva (Catherine Tyldesley) and her boyfriend Karl Munro (John Michie). Becky discovers this and is annoyed and goes round the pub to take charge and plays loud music and a fight breaks

pos: Coronation Street Alan Bradley (Mark Eden), Jenny Bradley (Sally Ann Matthews), Rob Donovan (Marc Baylis), Frank Foster (Andrew Lancel), Tony Gordon (Gray O'Brien), Caz Hammond (Rhea Bailey), Richard Hillman (Brian Capron), Greg Kelly (Stephen Billington), Will Chatterton (Leon Ockenden), Nathan Curtis (Christopher Harper), Callum Logan (Sean Ward), Karl Munro (John Michie), Pat Phelan (Connor McIntyre), David Platt (Jack P. Shepherd), Maya Sharma (Sasha Behar), Kirsty Soames (Natalie Gumede) and John Stape (Graeme Hawley). The show's former archivist and scriptwriter Daran Little disagreed with the characterisation of the show as a collection of stereotypes. "Rather, remember that Elsie, Ena and others. were the

pos: Betty Williams (Coronation Street) Gordon assures Stella that he is not interested in the pub and it will remain in her possession. Despite being one of the street's longest serving characters, her funeral was held off-screen. After the wake and lock-up, Stella hung a photo of Betty on the wall over The Rovers Return, for all to see and remember her. This photo was sadly destroyed during the 2013 Rovers Return fire started by Karl Munro (John Michie) but, following the refurbishment, Rita managed to obtain an identical copy which remains hanging on the wall in the same place. In his 1998 book "The

neg: Karl Munro 15 April 2011, along with Karl's girlfriend, Stella Price (Michelle Collins). Michie said of his casting: "My mum is from Rochdale, my wife is from Grimethorpe - they are both northerners and huge fans. I am from even further north so ["Coronation Street"] is the only soap for me." "Coronation Street" executive producer Kieran Roberts said, "I'm thrilled to be welcoming John and Michelle to the cast of "Coronation Street". As Robbie Ross in "Taggart", John has kept viewers on the edge of their seats for the last ten years. Karl is a very different character for him, though, and

neg: Coronation Street impromptu ceremony, shortly before going into cardiac arrest, although he later rallied and made a slow recovery. The episode of "EastEnders" broadcast on the same day as "Coronation Street" 50th anniversary episode included a tribute, with the character Dot Branning saying that she never missed "Coronation Street". In May 2011, Dennis Tanner returned after 43 years off screen. Beverley Callard and Vicky Entwistle who play Liz McDonald and Janice Battersby, respectively, quit the street. On 15 October 2011, Betty Driver, who had played Betty Williams since 1969, died of pneumonia, aged 91. In 2011, the major storyline of John Stape

neg: Karl Munro Karl made his first appearance in the episode broadcast on 17 June 2011. On 30 April 2013, it was announced that Michie would be leaving "Coronation Street". Karl departed during the episode broadcast on 13 September 2013. Karl is described as a "ne'er-do-well". He could have had a career as a professional footballer, but Michie opined that Karl is too keen on "the wine, women and song". He "clings" onto Stella because she is "very reliable and very organised". Karl previously worked part-time in Stella's public house in Rochdale and played for the pub's football team; he later began a

neg: Tim Metcalfe (Coronation Street) nominated for the same award at the Inside Soap Awards of the same year. Duttine was also nominated for Funniest Male in the award ceremony. Duttine made the shortlist, eventually winning the award. However, Duttine and Dynevor did not make the shortlist and "Emmerdale" Charlie Hardwick and Chris Chittell (who play Val and Eric Pollard) won the award. Tim Metcalfe (Coronation Street) Tim Metcalfe is a fictional character from the British television soap opera, "Coronation Street", played by Joe Duttine. He made his first on-screen appearance on 21 January 2013. Duttine had previously appeared in the soap between February and

neg: Archibald Michie Heales, James McCulloch, Frederick Thomas Sargood and James Service. Michie helped John O'Shanassy to bring down the William Haines ministry in March 1857, but did not become part of O'Shanassy's government; Michie did become attorney-general, however, in the reconstructed Haines ministry from 29 April 1857 to 10 March 1858. Michie represented St Kilda October 1859 to July 1861 (and November 1864 to December 1865), Polwarth and South Grenville August 1863 to August 1864 and Ballarat West May 1870 to January 1871. Michie became Victoria's first Q.C. in 1863; from 4 August 1863 to 18 July 1866 he was minister of

neg: John Michie playwright Lou Ramsden, staged at Theatre503 in 2010. In 2008, Michie publicly backed the Scottish Labour Party in the run up to the Glasgow East by-election. However it later emerged Michie, in a report for the BBC's "This Week" programme the previous year, appeared to back Scottish independence, which the Labour Party officially opposes. Michie said, "An independent Scotland would find a new confidence. It would slow down the brain-drain that causes this country to lose so many of its most brightest and most skilled." The Labour Party subsequently issued a statement on behalf of Michie claiming he did not

neg: John Michie stage and has appeared in several West End productions. Past roles include playing Arthur in Jean Anouilh’s comedy, "Number One", at the Queen’s Theatre in 1984. He also played John in Noël Coward’s play, "Easy Virtue", at the Garrick Theatre in 1988–89, before going on to play Walker in Andrew Davies’ "Prin" at the Lyric Theatre, 1989–90, directed by actor/director Richard Wilson. Michie was directed by Wilson twice more in Michael Wall's "Women Laughing" at the Royal Court Theatre and in "Simply Disconnected" at the Chichester Festival Theatre in 1996. He played Danny in "Breed", a new play from emerging

neg: John Michie support independence. In August 2014, Michie was one of 200 public figures who were signatories to a letter to "The Guardian" opposing Scottish independence in the run-up to September's referendum on that issue. Michie has three children with his partner Carol, a former Hot Gossip dancer. He is a keen swimmer and player of squash. His nephew is actor Jamie Michie, who has appeared in "The IT Crowd", "Game of Thrones" and alongside John in one episode of "Taggart" in 2010. In September 2017, his 25-year-old daughter, Louella, died at the Bestival music festival in Dorset. A 28-year-old man was

neg: Karl Munro The actor opined that Karl and Eva dislike one another because Karl can see his traits in her. Michie told Digital Spy that "Eva is selfish, spoiled and she wants her own way" and Karl is the same. The "Daily Record" called Karl "tense but charming". Michie told the newspaper that it is "really nice to get into a new character" and Karl is a "really fascinating guy". Karl has a "real suppression of aggression deep down inside" after failing to become a footballer. "The Scottish Sun" described Karl as a "northern lad". Michie is from Scotland, but because "Coronation

neg: Viv Michie Viv Michie Vivian "Viv" Michie (born 23 February 1992) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Fremantle Football Club and Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Michie played junior football for the Fitzroy Juniors and Oakleigh Chargers in the TAC Cup. He showed his agility at the AFL pre-draft testing, finishing third in the agility run. He represented Victoria Metro at the 2010 AFL Under 18 Championships. He was drafted by Fremantle with their 2nd selection, 44th overall, in the 2010 AFL Draft. Michie struggled to play any football in his first two

neg: The Road to Coronation Street the character of Annie Walker, and Lynda Baron played the role of Violet Carson, who played one of "Coronation Street"s most iconic characters, Ena Sharples. John Thomson and Michelle Holmes, who had previously been members of the Coronation Street cast, appeared as H.V. Kershaw and Harry Elton's secretary respectively. The drama achieved a peak of 852,000 viewers on its first transmission, making it the second most popular programme in BBC Four's history, behind 2008's "The Curse of Steptoe" at 1.41m viewers. Sam Wollaston, a critic for "The Guardian", gave a positive review, stating ""The Road to Coronation Street" is fond,

neg: Camperdown Cemetery was that of Bligh's son-in law, Lieutenant Governor Sir Maurice O'Connell who died in 1848, shortly before the cemetery was opened. His remains were exhumed from Devonshire Street, and reburied with due honours and a large memorial at the top of the hill at Camperown. In the 1850s the small headstone of Mary's first husband, John Putland, who had died in 1808 and been buried at the Old Burial Ground, was given by St Philip's, York Street, and placed in the cemetery where it became the oldest memorial. The first burial was that of John Holden Michie, son of Archibald

neg: Jimmy Michie Jimmy Michie Jimmy Michie (pronounced "Mickey"; born 4 August 1971) is an English former professional snooker player from Pontefract, Yorkshire, and a two-time WPBSA ranking tournament semi-finalist, who has also reached the World Snooker Championship. Michie has been described as "charismatic" by the snooker press. In the 2006/2007 season Michie was ranked only 61, for the first of two successive seasons, having failed to do better than the last-48 (third round) in ranking tournaments, although he did get that far twice that season. In the Northern Ireland Trophy, after having beaten Ben Woollaston and six-time World Champion runner-up Jimmy White,

neg: Thomas J. Michie was the Mayor of Charlottesville from 1958 to 1960. As Mayor, Michie counseled the white citizens of Charlottesville to accept desegregation "as good citizens should." Michie was "a strong, strong leader in trying to work out an acceptable pattern of integration." Michie's son, Thomas J. Michie, Jr (D) served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1971 to 1981 and then as state senator from 1981 to 1991. In 1942, Michie published a history of his family, "The Michies", going back to a Scottish immigrant, known as "Scotch John" Michie. Michie was nominated by President John F. Kennedy on May

neg: Coronation Street: Out of Africa Coronation Street: Out of Africa Coronation Street: Out of Africa is a 2008 spin-off film featuring locals from the British soap opera "Coronation Street", who visit the luxury resort of Sun City, South Africa. Cilla Battersby-Brown (Wendi Peters), the mother from hell, brought her son and other "son" over to Africa to win a competition for $500,000 The story begins soon after John Stape's (Graeme Hawley) kidnapping of Rosie Webster (Helen Flanagan) was revealed in the main show. In the soap, Fiz Brown (Jennie McAlpine) receives bad news from her mother, Cilla (Wendi Peters), about her brother, Chesney (Sam Aston),

neg: Guy Self to Holby City Hospital to help save Jac's life. Commenting on Michie's casting straight after his role in "Coronation Street", a reporter for the "Belfast Telegraph" thought producers had made it difficult for them and some viewers to continue watching. They wrote, "In one soap the man is a killer and now he is in charge of Holby with the aim of saving lives. When I see him in future episodes – that is if I decide to keep watching – I'll think only of Karl's dirty deeds down in the pub cellar. Giving this role to Michie whom I've

neg: John Michie leading role came in the film adaptation, "Monk Dawson" in 1998. Based on the Piers Paul Read novel, it gained a good reception from the critics despite only a short run at the UK box office. Michie played the character David Baird in John Madden’s 1996 film "Truth or Dare" starring Helen Baxendale and John Hannah. In 1999, Michie starred alongside Richard Harris in "To Walk with Lions", a film based on the life of George Adamson which featured Michie back in his childhood home of Kenya playing the wildlife conservationist Tony Fitzjohn. Michie began his acting career on the

neg: Storylines of Coronation Street to be shown 50 years later, a "Coronation Street" insider said in an interview, "At the time, it deemed controversial. But compared to what goes on in soap operas nowadays, I don't think the scenes will be very shocking". Sheila's suicide attempt has been compared to that of Natasha Blakeman's (Rachel Leskovac) in 2010 in the soap. In 1968, "Coronation Street" scriptwriters developed one of the programme's most dramatic storylines to date. While Ken Barlow was working on a school play, his wife Valerie was kept hostage after a convicted rapist, Frank Riley, who had escaped from prison, forced his

neg: Frank Foster (Coronation Street) cast of "Coronation Street" as businessman, Frank Foster. A writer for itv.com said Frank is a business associate of Carla Connor (Alison King), who eventually becomes a factory client. Of his casting, Lancel said "I'm made up to be here. It's been a long time coming and I'm a big fan of the show so I'm thrilled. Frank looks like he's going to be fun to play, there's more to him than meets the eye, he's definitely not one-sided." Lancel revealed he was an extra on "Coronation Street" when he was a teenager and had always watched the show, so

neg: John Lundie Michie Partridge. John Lundie Michie John Lundie Michie (1882–1946) was the first professor of Classics at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. John Lundie Michie was born on 4 June 1882 in Lochnalair, Crathie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. He attended Robert Gordon's College in Aberdeen, Scotland winning a Classics Gold Medal in 1899. He graduated with an M.A. and first class honours in classics in 1904 from the University of Aberdeen. He was awarded the Ferguson classical scholarship in his final year at Aberdeen. He was an equally enthusiastic athlete as he was a scholar, with skills in the hammer and

neg: John Lundie Michie John Lundie Michie John Lundie Michie (1882–1946) was the first professor of Classics at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. John Lundie Michie was born on 4 June 1882 in Lochnalair, Crathie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. He attended Robert Gordon's College in Aberdeen, Scotland winning a Classics Gold Medal in 1899. He graduated with an M.A. and first class honours in classics in 1904 from the University of Aberdeen. He was awarded the Ferguson classical scholarship in his final year at Aberdeen. He was an equally enthusiastic athlete as he was a scholar, with skills in the hammer and shot

neg: Diane-Louise Jordan Peter" editor Lewis Bronze. She became the programme's first black presenter and turned down a role in soap opera "Coronation Street" for the job. She did in fact play the part of Kate Winterton in "Coronation Street" in September 1989. Jordan is a Christian, and can currently be seen presenting BBC One's religious programme, "Songs of Praise". She also is vice-president of Action for Children, sits on the Council of the Prince's Trust and is a trustee for BBC Children in Need. In 1997 she sat on the Diana, Princess of Wales, Memorial Committee. She is a celebrity supporter of

neg: Chris Michie able to produce. After "Beautiful Vision", Michie then played guitar and toured with Van Morrison as a band member until 1986, playing on the albums, "Inarticulate Speech of the Heart" (1983) , "Live at the Grand Opera House Belfast" (1984), "A Sense of Wonder" (1985) and "No Guru, No Method, No Teacher" (1986). Other band members of Van Morrison's band were David Hayes and Mark Springer. Michie would also play lead guitar on the album "Sneaker Waves" with them and play in a band with them called The Adapters. Michie worked as a freelance guitarist in the San Francisco Bay

neg: Lucy Speed Theatre, which was a parody of TV soap operas written by Sarah Wood. The play also starred "Coronation Street's" Paul Fox, "Emmerdale's" Janice McKenzie and "EastEnders"' Marc Bannerman. In 2003 she performed in the Radio 4 series "Elephants to Catch Eels", with former "Coronation Street" star John Bowe, and she played the part of Silver in the radio play, "Speed and Silver". Speed married model and actor Spencer Hayler on 12 September 2009, and Speed gave birth to their daughter Kitty Bina Grace Hayler on 20 May 2012. They live in Fulham, west London. Speed is good friends with Charlie

neg: John Middleton (actor) John Middleton (actor) John Middleton (born 7 September 1953 in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire) is an English actor well known for his part in ITV's "Emmerdale" as Ashley Thomas, a role which he remained in from 1996 to 2017 for 20 years. He has appeared in many other TV programmes, most notably in 1993 as John Hargreaves in "Coronation Street", the man who knocked down and killed Lisa Duckworth. A year later he appeared again in "Coronation Street", this time as a hospital consultant, when Deirdre Barlow's former husband Samir Rachid was beaten up and killed by a gang

neg: Coronation Street on Hilda Ogden. Cadbury was the first sponsor of "Coronation Street" beginning in July 1996. The original sponsorship had a chocolate-like version of the street (which can be seen in place at the Cadbury World museum in Bournville, Birmingham) with chocolate characters resembling some of the actual "Coronation Street" characters. In the summer of 2006, Cadbury Trebor Bassetts had to recall over one million chocolate bars, due to suspected salmonella contamination, and "Coronation Street" stopped the sponsorship for several months. In late 2006, Cadbury did not renew their contract, but agreed to sponsor the show until "Coronation Street" found a

neg: John Bowe (actor) of "Emmerdale", playing Lawrence White, the former lover of Harold Birch, the husband of Edna Birch (Shirley Stelfox). He arrived with his daughter Chrissie (Louise Marwood), his grandson Lachlan (Thomas Atkinson) and Chrissie's fiancé, Robert Sugden (Ryan Hawley), who he openly despises. Bowe's departure from "Emmerdale" was announced in April 2017, however he did not leave until January 2018, when his character was killed off in a car accident. John Bowe (actor) John Bowe (born 1 February 1950) is a British actor best known for his roles in "Emmerdale" as Lawrence White and "Coronation Street" as Duggie Ferguson. Bowe was

neg: Ken Barlow Bedtime Stories". Created by "Coronation Street" writer Jonathan Harvey, the webisodes featured Ken and Deirdre mulling over the events of their day while in bed. Roache said, "Each episode has been carefully crafted and injected with humour, warmth and drama. The content takes "Coronation Street" into new and exciting territory which, for me personally, is thoroughly exciting to be a part of." In 2010 a comedy play about "Coronation Street" was released entitled "Corrie!", penned by scriptwriter Jonathan Harvey. Ken Barlow was played by Simon Chadwick in the production. Harvey has suggested that when he researched the play, in the

neg: Rob Mallard Rob Mallard Robert Stephen Mallard (born 19 May 1992) is an English actor best known for his role as Daniel Osbourne in the ITV soap opera "Coronation Street". He is the third actor to play the role, replacing Lewis Harney and Dominic Holmes. On 14 September 2016, it was announced that Mallard had been cast in "Coronation Street" as Ken Barlow's (William Roache) youngest son Daniel Osbourne, being the third actor to play the role. Mallard said, "It feels great to be starting work on "Coronation Street" and I'm looking forward to getting to know everyone. I grew up watching

neg: John Normington in "Play for Today"; "Yes, Prime Minister" (in the episode "One of Us"); "Inspector Morse"; "My Family and Other Animals" and "Agatha Christie's Poirot". Normington played Morgus in the 1984 "Doctor Who" serial "The Caves of Androzani" and Trevor Sigma in the 1988 serial "The Happiness Patrol". The following decade, Normington played roles in programmes such as "The New Statesman"; "Peak Practice"; "Hetty Wainthropp Investigates"; "Coronation Street"; "The Bill", and "David Copperfield". In 2001 John Normington appeared in "Love in a Cold Climate". In 2004, Normington appeared in "King Lear" in Stratford. Before the production moved to the West End,

neg: East Street (Children in Need) A month after the broadcast of "East Street", Callard, who later departed from "Coronation Street" in 2011, said she loved filming the scenes with Wallace and they could not stop laughing. She added that she would love to play Kat's mother in "EastEnders" for real. Before airing, Mark Jefferies from the "Daily Mirror" called the episode "bizarre". Andy Welch for AOL Television said, "They might be fierce rivals when it comes to ratings and awards, but it's nice to see "Coronation Street" and "EastEnders" can bury the hatchet for a good cause." Katie Byrne from the "Evening Herald" said the

neg: Steve McDonald (Coronation Street) Inside Soap Awards, while the death of Steve and Michelle's son was longlisted for Best Show-Stopper and Steve revealing himself as Oliver's father was longlisted for Best Shock Twist. While Steve revealing himself as Oliver's father did not make the shortlist, Gregson's three other nominations did. Gregson did not win any awards at the ceremony. Steve McDonald (Coronation Street) Steve McDonald is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, "Coronation Street", played by Simon Gregson. The character first appeared on-screen during the episode airing on 6 December 1989. He arrived as part of the McDonald family introduced by

neg: David Michie 1997 he was appointed an OBE, and in 2009 he received an Honorary Fellowship from ECA "in recognition of [his] outstanding contribution to the life of the College and the education of its students". David Michie had many gallery and museum exhibitions, including the Royal Scottish Academy, the Lemon Street Gallery, and the Mercury Gallery. Numerous works by the artist have been sold at auction, notably "Aeroplanes Passing By", sold at Christie's King Street in "The Scottish Sale" in 2007. Several articles about him have been published, including "Art review: The Michie Family, The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh". He is represented

neg: David Levy (chess player) "ring-fenced" went unanswered. In 1968, Levy and artificial intelligence (AI) pioneer John McCarthy were at a party hosted by Donald Michie. McCarthy invited Levy to play a game of chess which Levy won. McCarthy responded that 'you might be able to beat me, but within 10 years there will be a computer program that can beat you.' Levy suggested they bet on it, and Michie agreed to up the ante. Other AI experts signed on later, with the bet total reaching £1,250. In 1973, he wrote: Researchers expected that a large network of computers would cooperate against Levy, until Chess

neg: Richard Standing tour, alongside wife Sara Poyzer who is playing Sam's love interest, Donna. Standing is currently playing MacBeth in the play MacBeth in York. Richard Standing Richard Standing is a British actor born in the West Riding of Yorkshire, in 1967 who has appeared on the TV series "Holby City", "Coronation Street", and "The Grand". He played the part of Danny Hargreaves in Coronation Street from 1999-2001. He also was in "Doctors". He studied drama at Hull University and has performed extensively with the theatre company Northern Broadsides. In 2000 he appeared in Celebrity Stars In Their Eyes as Gary Barlow.

neg: The Road to Coronation Street The Road to Coronation Street The Road to Coronation Street is a British drama first broadcast on BBC Four documenting the journey of "Coronation Street", the UK's longest-running television soap opera, from conception to its first transmission in December 1960. Set mainly at Granada Studios, Manchester in 1960, the 75-minute-long programme follows the true story of Tony Warren, a struggling scriptwriter who creates a vision of a television programme depicting normal life in a Salford street of terraced houses. "The Road to Coronation Street" was written by Daran Little, a long-time archivist on "Coronation Street" who became a scriptwriter. At

neg: John Altman (actor) Apollo, singing Trouble, originally performed by Elvis Presley. In 2002, he toured around the UK playing Billy Flynn in the long-running musical Chicago. He also appeared in the John Godber written stage play "Bouncers" opposite fellow soap actor Nigel Pivaro who is best known for playing Terry Duckworth in "Coronation Street". In 2004, he made an appearance in the comedy sketch series "Bo' Selecta!" as his "EastEnders" character. In 2006, Altman was set to appear in an upcoming British film called "It's Been Real", the trailer can be seen on YouTube. It still has yet to be released in cinemas.

neg: History of Blake's 7 later, and it was nice to give what are generally masculine attitudes to a woman". Josette Simon was chosen to play Dayna; Simon had recently graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and did not have an Equity card. Writers Allan Prior and Robert Holmes returned for the new series. New to the series were Ben Steed, a short story writer who had also written for "Coronation Street", and "Crown Court"; Tanith Lee, a successful fantasy novelist; James Follet, who had written science fiction serials for radio, notably "Earthsearch"; Trevor Hoyle, who had published two novelisations of Terry Nation's

neg: Michie Mee Michie Mee Michelle McCullock (born November 1, 1970), better known by her stage name Michie Mee, is a Canadian rapper and actress. Canada's first notable female MC, she is considered a national hip-hop pioneer. McCullock was born in Jamaica, later moving to Toronto, Ontario at a young age, and was raised in the city's Jane Street area, as well as the Jane and Finch neighbourhood. She began performing professionally at age 14. In 1985, during a concert in Toronto, Boogie Down Productions introduced her to the audience and she performed on stage. Michie Mee later teamed up with DJ L.A.

neg: David Brierly David Brierly David Brierly (January 1935 – 10 June 2008), also known as David Brierley, was an English actor. Born in Yorkshire, he appeared in various television programmes but is most notable for being the voice of the robot dog K-9 during the 1979–1980 season of the BBC science fiction television series "Doctor Who". He succeeded John Leeson, who was K-9's original voice (Leeson subsequently returned to the role the next season). He also appeared as one of Ken Barlow's university lodgers Milo, in a very early episode of Coronation Street, later returned to play "Harold" a carpet layer who

neg: Adam Mitchell (Doctor Who) which would later form the base for the episode "Dalek". It was always the intention of the production team for Adam to join the TARDIS after Rose developed a liking for him. To play this role Langley was chosen, mostly because of his role on "Coronation Street" as Todd Grimshaw. He had auditioned for the role on the same day as doing publicity for his leaving storyline in "Coronation Street". Reacting to his casting Langley, remarked that "I couldn't have asked for a better next role because "Doctor Who" is another great institution." Langley describes Adam as "a bit nerdy"

neg: The British Soap Awards end credits in the broadcast version, dedications appeared to Jean Alexander (Hilda Ogden in "Coronation Street"), who died in October 2016, and Roy Barraclough (Alec Gilroy in "Coronation Street"), who died in June 2017. Peter Baldwin (Derek Wilton in "Coronation Street"), Stephen Hancock (Ernest Bishop in "Coronation Street"), Shirley Stelfox (Edna Birch in "Emmerdale"), Kitty McGeever (Lizzie Lakely in "Emmerdale"), Kristian Ealey (Matt Musgrove in "Brookside" and "Hollyoaks") and Morag Siller (Marilyn Dingle in "Emmerdale") were remembered during the ceremony which was held on 29 May. Anne Kirkbride, who played Deirdre Barlow in "Coronation Street", was remembered during the ceremony

neg: John Lundie Michie and 1926-1932) and President of the Board of Faculties (1917-1922), demonstrating his commitment to the administration and teaching of the new University. He was well liked by his students, being kind, courteous and shy, but rarely spoke at public events, and had little time to publish. He did give public lectures in the 1920s on Greece, Rome and Crete. His energies were directed entirely at his teaching and administrative duties. He and fellow Professors Alcock and Lusby were also involved in the University's extension courses in 1922, offered at five shillings a meeting. Michie sat on the Library Committee which

neg: Thomas J. Michie judgeship. Michie remained in active status and continued to render a reduced level of service. His service terminated on April 9, 1973, due to his death. Due to the provisions of 71 Stat. 586, Michie's seat was abolished upon his death. In 1963, Michie began the tradition of conducting naturalization ceremonies at Monticello on Independence Day. Michie was a member of the Board of Trustees of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation, owner of Monticello. Along with his colleagues, including Judges Ted Dalton and John Paul, Michie implemented the decision of the Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of Education in

neg: James Coutts Michie has been converted into retirement apartments. McCulloch's art collection included a number of paintings by Coutts Michie, Home from the Hill, now in the Broken Hill Art Gallery NSW, Portrait of Mrs George McCulloch, Harvest, Autumn Sunshine, and a sketch of Mrs Alexander McCulloch. At the time of his death on 18 December 1919 Coutts Michie was living at Oak Hall in Haslemere, England. Buried Brookwood Cemetery. Mary, his widow, donated a portrait of Coutts Michie by John Pettie to the Aberdeen Art Gallery in 1920. The image above is part of a larger photograph showing Coutts Michie seated on

neg: Jim McDonald (Coronation Street) there is', 'so I did', 'so you are', et al., meant there were far fewer sentences to write." Claire Hodgson of the "Daily Mirror" said that setting fire to Gwen's furniture, threatening Liz, hangovers, fights in the Rovers Return and robbing the bank were some of Jim's "most outrageous" moments on the show. Lorna Cooper writing for MSN said that she wanted Jim back in "Coronation Street" full-time and brand him and Liz a "knock-off version of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton." Jim McDonald (Coronation Street) Jim McDonald is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, "Coronation Street",

neg: The Road to Coronation Street on the set next door to the real life "Coronation Street" set, who were also filming. The role of Tony Warren, "Coronation Street"s creator and writer, was given to actor David Dawson. "Coronation Street"s producer, Canadian-born Harry Elton, was played by Christian McKay. Casting director Margaret Morris and her young assistant Josie Scott, who befriends Warren, were played by Jane Horrocks and Sophia Di Martino, respectively. Derek Bennett, the director, was portrayed by Shaun Dooley, while Sidney Bernstein was played by Steven Berkoff. Jessie Wallace was given the role of Pat Phoenix, who played Elsie Tanner in "Coronation Street". Wallace,

neg: Coronation (British horse) Coronation was beaten by "half a neck". According to his jockey, John Day, Coronation had been "treated like a spoiled child" in the build-up to the St Leger and went to Doncaster some way below peak fitness. Coronation was not a great success as a stallion, but he did sire The Flea who won the 1000 Guineas in 1849. One of his daughters, British Queen, became a successful broodmare. After a few seasons at stud in England, Coronation was exported to Russia. Coronation (British horse) Coronation (foaled 1838) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In a career that lasted

neg: John of Brienne urged him to wage war against John III Vatatzes, Emperor of Nicaea, who supported a rebellion against their rule in Crete. According to Philippe Mouskes' "Rhymed Chronicle", John could make "neither war nor peace"; because he did not invade the Empire of Nicaea, most French knights who accompanied him to Constantinople returned home after his coronation. To strengthen the Latin Empire's financial position, Geoffrey II of Achaea (John's most powerful vassal) gave him an annual subsidy of 30,000 "hyperpyra" after his coronation. Taking advantage of John III Vatatzes' invasion of Rhodes, John launched a military expedition across the Bosphorus against

neg: Corrie! Wellington. Corrie! Corrie! is a comedy stage play written in 2010 by award-winning playwright and "Coronation Street" scriptwriter Jonathan Harvey. The play premiered at "The Lowry" in Salford Quays in August 2010. Written as part of the 50th Anniversary Celebrations of ITV's long-running soap opera "Coronation Street", the play will tour the UK in 2011. Guest star narrators include actors from the original TV series such as Roy Barraclough, Ken Morley and Gaynor Faye. The production is presented by ITV Studios and Phil McIntyre Entertainments. In 2013, the play toured New Zealand, with shows in Auckland, Christchurch, and the capital

neg: Corrie! Corrie! Corrie! is a comedy stage play written in 2010 by award-winning playwright and "Coronation Street" scriptwriter Jonathan Harvey. The play premiered at "The Lowry" in Salford Quays in August 2010. Written as part of the 50th Anniversary Celebrations of ITV's long-running soap opera "Coronation Street", the play will tour the UK in 2011. Guest star narrators include actors from the original TV series such as Roy Barraclough, Ken Morley and Gaynor Faye. The production is presented by ITV Studios and Phil McIntyre Entertainments. In 2013, the play toured New Zealand, with shows in Auckland, Christchurch, and the capital city

neg: Coronation Street sets Club on Rosamund Street was revamped and reopened as a medical centre. A new road, Victoria Street, was built to house three shops and two houses. A builders' yard backing onto the betting shop was built. To obscure one of the Granada Television buildings a new viaduct was built on Rosamund Street. This sat behind the Rovers and parallel to Coronation Street and introduced an error, as it did not appear in the opening titles aerial shots of "Coronation Street". The "viaduct" was actually a façade with an optical illusion to make it look complete. A backdrop of some Salford

neg: Louise Harrison Louise Harrison Louise Harrison (born Louise Anna Imogen Harrison in Bowdon, Cheshire), is a British actress who trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. She is best known for her role as PC Donna Harris in the long running ITV drama "The Bill and" Dawn Prescott in "Coronation Street". She has also appeared in various other TV dramas and on stage. Her first role was in the series "A Very Peculiar Practice", where she played Suzanne. Shortly after she went on to play her first regular role as Dawn Prescott in Coronation Street and then a couple

neg: Ken Barlow by Roache, who has cited Ken's evolution over the years, his chaotic love life and dysfunctional family as evidence to the contrary. Roache has been honoured with a lifetime achievement award at the British Soap Awards for his portrayal of Ken. Away from the canonical serial, Ken has been portrayed by James Roache (William Roache's son) in the dramatisation "The Road to Coronation Street", and by Simon Chadwick in the play "Corrie!". He has also been spoofed by impressionist Jon Culshaw. Ken is born and raised in Coronation Street, Weatherfield, Lancashire, on 9 October 1939. He is the eldest son

neg: Rob Donovan his sights on some of "Coronation Street's" most eligible women". Among those who auditioned for the role was Jamie Lomas; while actor Marc Bannerman also expressed his interest in the part. However, Baylis was cast in the role and his casting was announced on 3 May 2012. Of joining the soap, Baylis said "I feel incredibly honoured to be joining the very talented cast of "Coronation Street". Rob is an exciting character to play and I am hoping he is going to ruffle a few Weatherfield feathers." "Coronation Street's" producer Phil Collinson added that he was pleased to welcome Baylis

neg: East Street (Children in Need) (Darren), Kylie Babbington (Jodie), Nina Wadia (Zainab), John Partridge (Christian), Diane Parish (Denise), Jessie Wallace (Kat), Shane Richie (Alfie), Ricky Norwood (Fatboy), Nitin Ganatra (Masood), Shona McGarty (Whitney) and Jamie Borthwick (Jay). The stars from "Coronation Street" who appear are Sue Cleaver (Eileen), Antony Cotton (Sean), Julie Hesmondhalgh (Hayley), Shobna Gulati (Sunita), Beverley Callard (Liz), Kym Marsh (Michelle), Helen Worth (Gail), Jimmi Harkishin (Dev) and Ryan Thomas (Jason). Callard, Marsh, Worth, Harkishin and Thomas visited the "EastEnders" set, Partridge, Hawkins, Brett, Wadia and Babbington visited the "Coronation Street" set, while the other cast members remained on their respective usual sets.

neg: Bradley Walsh Bradley Walsh Bradley John Walsh (born 4 June 1960) is an English actor, comedian, singer, television presenter and former professional footballer, known for his roles as Danny Baldwin in "Coronation Street", in "", and Graham O'Brien in "Doctor Who", as well as hosting ITV game shows "The Chase" and "Cash Trapped". Walsh also hosts the annual "Crime Thriller Awards" and the "Specsavers Crime Thriller Club" on ITV3, he hosts the variety show "Tonight at the London Palladium" and is a team captain on the sports-themed panel show "Play to the Whistle". In October 2018 Walsh appeared as Graham O'Brien in

neg: Brooke Vincent School for Girls in Droylsden and The Manchester College, where she gained a National Diploma in Acting. Vincent's first television appearance was as a guest character, Casey Emma Glass, in the TV series, "The League of Gentlemen". Shortly after landing the role of Sophie in "Coronation Street", she appeared on "Children in Need". In an interview on "This Morning" on 30 October 2017 Vincent was confirmed as the first contestant on the new series of "Dancing on Ice." Vincent joined long-running British soap-opera "Coronation Street" in April 2004 as the third actress to play Sophie Webster, replacing Emma Woodward who

neg: Sean Gallagher (actor) Tennant in the episode "New Earth". In late summer 2006 Gallagher signed up to "Coronation Street" to play the part of Paul Connor, one of two brothers buying a share in Underworld, the local knicker factory. In early 2007, Gallagher resigned from the Manchester-based ITV programme to pursue other roles, eventually leaving "Coronation Street" in June 2007. On 2 July 2007, it was announced that Gallagher had been cast for the lead role of Mal Faith in a new ITV drama series, "Rock Rivals", produced by Shed Productions. He starred alongside former "EastEnders" actress Michelle Collins who played his wife,

neg: Dennis Tanner with producer Harry Latham, who commended him on his performance, saying he "gave it some comedy", and that he was glad as they had once been considering writing the character out. John Dingwall of the Daily Record again notes the actor's "knack for comedy". Lowrie said upon his return in 2011: "It feels good to be back. Dennis is a really wonderful character to play because he's a lovable rogue, but there's a depth to him too." On 14 December 2013, it was announced that Lowrie was to leave "Coronation Street". However, the door was left open for a potential

neg: Craig Gazey fellow "Coronation Street" cast members Jack P. Shepherd, Michelle Keegan and Ben Price. After leaving "Coronation Street", in October 2011, he appeared at the Trafalgar Studios in the West End theatre play, "Third Floor". In 2012, he toured the United Kingdom in the comedy, "Funny Peculiar" alongside Suzanne Shaw and former "Coronation Street" co-star Vicky Entwistle. In 2013, he appeared in a stage version of "The Full Monty" at Sheffield, followed by a tour and a season in the West End in 2014. In October 2014, Gazey appeared in "The Hypochondriac" alongside Sir Tony Robinson and Imogen Stubbs at the

neg: Jessica Barden that she would play the part of Kayleigh Morton on the ITV soap opera "Coronation Street". She made her first appearance on Sunday, 18 March 2007. In April 2008, it was announced that Kayleigh and the rest of the Morton family would leave "Coronation Street" at the end of 2008, after just a year and a half. Barden made her final appearance on "Coronation Street" on 29 September 2008. In 2007 Barden made her film debut in the comedy-drama "Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution" about a British family that moves to East Germany during the Cold War. In 2009 she played the

neg: Paul Abbott to endorse. His work on radio plays for BBC Radio 4 attracted the attention of producers at Granada Television who hired him, at age twenty-four, to be a script editor on their long-running soap opera "Coronation Street". This made him at the time the youngest-ever person to occupy such a role on the programme. He worked on "Coronation Street" for the next eight years as a story editor and from 1989 as a writer. He also worked on other programmes for Granada. In 1988, he co-wrote his first televised drama script, a one-off play for the "Dramarama" anthology, with fellow

neg: Tina McIntyre get my teeth into something.". On 20 April 2013, Keegan confirmed that she had quit "Coronation Street". The actress stated "I have had the most amazing six years at "Coronation Street" and it was such a difficult decision to leave. But I felt it was the right time for me to make the next step in my career. I will miss Tina and will always be grateful to ITV and "Coronation Street" for giving me such an amazing role to play for my first ever acting job." Keegan added that she was excited to see what the coming months would

neg: David Michie mostly in Wales, qualifying as an instructor in the Royal Artillery Signals Training regiment. After his national service he returned to ECA from 1949 to 1953, where he was taught by William Gillies. The three talented young Scottish painters David Michie, David McClure and John Houston, although born in different years, as a result of the national service of the first and the war service of the second, all finished College in the same year and remained close friends afterwards. Awarded a travelling scholarship by the College in 1954, Michie went to Italy together with John Houston. They travelled to

neg: Noel Dyson series became an instant hit with viewers. By March 1961 "Coronation Street" was topping the British TV ratings with an estimated 75% of all television-owning households in the UK tuning in, and it was decided to extend its run indefinitely. This proved to be a problem for Dyson, who had only evisaged a limited commitment to the programme. "Coronation Street" was produced in Manchester by Granada TV while Dyson's home and family were now in London, and she did not feel able to commit to ongoing lengthy absences, so when her contract came up for renewal she declined to sign.

neg: Play It Again (record label) Annie Ross, an oddity from former Coronation Street actor Philip Lowrie (Dennis Tanner) and the BBC-banned 'satirical' recording of 'Christine' by Miss X, based allegedly on the Profumo affair. The main body of work is twenty one recordings made by Chad Stuart and Jeremy Clyde, produced by John Barry and Shel Talmy. The final Play It Again release was "John Barry - The Hits & the Misses". It was a double album tracing the early career of Barry at Abbey Road. Featuring his work as musical director for EMI between 1960-64, and some hits. It included fifty tracks and a

neg: Jack Deam had a one-night stand with Vince, one of the protagonists, before taking the role of Toyah Battersby's (Georgia Taylor) rapist Phil Simmonds on the long-running ITV soap opera "Coronation Street" in 2000. In January 2007, he took part in "The Afternoon Play", a daytime BBC drama series consisting of short stories. Deam is now playing the part of a policeman in "DCI Banks". He played Walter in the 2011 TV series "32 Brinkburn Street". 2014 saw Deam in a play called "Blindsided", by Simon Stephens, at the Royal Exchange, Manchester, alongside ex-Coronation Street Julie Hesmondhalgh (Hayley Cropper). He appeared in

neg: Jimmy Michie tip, which Michie helped him re-attach. The tight-knit pro snooker world involves Michie in other ways, as of early 2007 he is in physical training to prepare for charity marathons to raise funds for the anti-cancer foundation that is the legacy of now-deceased fellow pro Paul Hunter. Jimmy Michie Jimmy Michie (pronounced "Mickey"; born 4 August 1971) is an English former professional snooker player from Pontefract, Yorkshire, and a two-time WPBSA ranking tournament semi-finalist, who has also reached the World Snooker Championship. Michie has been described as "charismatic" by the snooker press. In the 2006/2007 season Michie was ranked only

neg: Great Court, University of Queensland extra floors were added to the Duhig Library to the design of James Birrell. The final building at the western end of the Forgan Smith was to have been a Great Hall. John Douglas Story, the vice chancellor from 1938 until 1960, proposed in 1959 that this be replaced by a western Arts building and in 1972 construction began on the Michie Building (named for first the professor of classics, John Lundie Michie). The Queensland Government announced in 1974 that it would provide the funding to clad the building in sandstone. The Michie Building was completed in 1978. In March

neg: Paul Connor (Coronation Street) an interview, Gallagher claimed that his role on the show was what he'd hoped for, though he would rather play a variety of roles. The actor agreed with executive producer Steve Frost to leave at the end of his contract. The character was originally planned to be killed in "Underworld" itself; however, this was not clear. Paul Connor (Coronation Street) Paul Connor is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, "Coronation Street". Portrayed by Sean Gallagher, the character arrives with the rest of his family as one of Michelle Connor's (Kym Marsh) two brothers, first appearing during an

neg: Frazer Hines role of a boy called Napoleon in a six-part television adaptation of John Buchan's 1922 novel "Huntingtower". From 1957 and throughout the 1960s, he performed a steady stream of roles in various television series, such as Jan in "The Silver Sword" (1957–58), Tim Birch in "Emergency – Ward 10" (1963–64), and Roger Wain in "Coronation Street" (1965). He appeared in a 1964 serial "Smugglers Bay" with Patrick Troughton. With a well-established career in television, Hines appeared in feature films less frequently. Hines' "Doctor Who" debut came in 1966, when he was cast to play the part of Jamie McCrimmon, the

neg: Jean Fergusson part of the cast of the touring play "Seven Deadly Sins Four Deadly Sinners". In 2010 she took on the role of Dorothy Hoyle in "Coronation Street", having previously played Gary Mallet's mother in 1999 and Dr Lowther's sister-in-law Helen Ashcroft in 1987. She reappeared in 2011, and was part of a large kidnapping storyline involving her husband Alan, John Stape and Chesney Battersby-Brown. Jean Fergusson Jean Fergusson (born 30 December 1944 in Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire) is a British television and theatre actress, who is best known for playing the part of Marina on the British situation comedy

neg: John Graham Davies the Manchester Library Theatre, and with various political theatre companies, including 7:84 England. From the late eighties he started working mainly in television, and he has appeared in Coronation Street in 1989 and 2000, Alan Bleasdale's GBH, Emmerdale, Brookside, Heartbeat in 1999 and Cracker in 1993, as well as other TV dramas and soaps, including Floodtide, Harry, and The Chief. He appeared in the Granada TV expose of the framing of the Birmingham Six, Who Bombed Birmingham?, and in the BBC play Reasonable Force, about the killing of Blair Peach. From 1995 to 1998 he played DCI Peter Adams alongside

neg: Cine City, Withington in January 1913 as The Scala Picturedrome. It was the third cinema to open in Britain, and by the time of its closure in 2001 it was the third longest-running cinema in the country. Its original single-screen auditorium had been fitted with 675 seats. Before the advent of "talkies", the Scala had a resident female cinema pianist, and the conductor Sir John Barbirolli once played the piano to accompany the silent films. Violet Carson, who went on to play Ena Sharples in Coronation Street, was also a resident pianist. During the 1930s the popularity of the new "picture houses" grew

neg: James Coutts Michie James Coutts Michie James Coutts Michie ARSA (19 July 1859 – 18 December 1919) was a Scottish painter who specialised in landscapes and portraits. He was born James Michie at Marywell in the parish of Birse near Aboyne, Scotland, the third son of a merchant, Harry Michie, and Elizabeth Coutts, who had eleven children. He studied under Joseph Farquharson at the Trustee Academy in Edinburgh and later with Carolus-Duran in Paris. He travelled in France, Italy, Spain, Morocco, living in Tangier for several years before settling in England about 1893. Several of his paintings are in the Aberdeen Art Gallery.

neg: John Lundie Michie struggled to achieve the funding needed to improve the library's facilities. In 1935, he was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws for his service to the University. He was also President of the UQ Athletic Club and a judge at many events. In February,1946, Michie took leave from the University due to ill health. He died 23 June 1946. Michie married Isabella Sword in 1926 in the Presbyterian Church of Stanthorpe, Queensland. He was survived by his wife and two daughters. Michie left an estate of £33, 753, and from this bequests were made to the University of Queensland and

neg: Derek Benfield roles included Walter Greenhalgh from "Coronation Street" (1961–69), Albert the Clerk from "Rumpole of the Bailey" (1978–80), "Breakaway" (1980) and "First of the Summer Wine" (1988). His film credits include small roles in "Crossplot" (1969), "I Don't Want to Be Born" (1975) and "Lifeforce" (1985). His plays included the farces "Post Horn Gallop" and "Wild Goose Chase", both about the fictional exploits of the eccentric Lord and Lady Elrood and visitors to their castle. He also appeared with Colin Baker as John Hallam in the "Doctor Who" audio play "Catch-1782" produced by Big Finish Productions. Benfield was married to Susan,

neg: Chloe Newsome the 2005 film adaptation of John Braine's novel "The Jealous God". Because of the irregular nature of acting work, Newsome has taken temporary office employment between jobs. Chloe Newsome Chloe Newsome (born December 1976) is an English actress who is best known for starring in the long-running ITV soap opera "Coronation Street", appearing on and off between 1991 and 1998. She was the second actress to portray the role of Vicky McDonald, after Helen Warburton played the character for four episodes in 1990. Since spending the majority of her teen years working on "Coronation Street", Newsome has concentrated on a

neg: Bill Kenwright for Kenwright's first foray into theatrical production, with Reginald Marsh (also a star of "Coronation Street") as co-producer. The show starred Anne Reid, who at the time was playing Valerie Barlow in "Coronation Street". It was the first time a "Coronation Street" star had worked in live theatre whilst still acting in the series. The show opened at Blackpool's Grand Theatre. The single was also released in Argentina. As a young man he became an actor. His early successes included a role in "Coronation Street" as Gordon Clegg, who was introduced in April 1968. Kenwright left the show after a

neg: David Michie "not in grand historical paintings but in the beauty of the everyday observed at first hand, the view from his window, the racing pigeons shown by miners at a local Pigeon Fancying fair, a bunch of flowers in a jug". Some of his paintings reflect his travels in the USA and Australia. Favourite subjects include birds, Nature, and people in the street. He worked both in oils and watercolour. Royal Scottish Academy, Society of Scottish Artists, Fellow Royal Society of Arts, Founding Fellow Institute of Contemporary Scotland, Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts. David Michie David Michie OBE, RSA,

neg: Karl Munro Street" is set in Manchester, he uses a Mancunian accent for the role. To prepare for the role, Michie visited bars in Manchester to pick up the dialect. In November 2011, Michie revealed that Karl would become a gambling addict in an upcoming storyline. The actor told the "Daily Record" that Karl would be gambling for "a while" and descend into debt after "a few big losses". He told the newspaper "You know what gamblers are like, he has to lie, drinks a little bit more than he should and it is going to cause tension in his relationships." Michie

neg: Coronation Street ever since. In spite of updated sets and production changes, "Coronation Street" still received criticism. In 1992, chairman of the Broadcasting Standards Council, Lord Rees-Mogg, criticised the low representation of ethnic minorities, and the programme's portrayal of the cosy familiarity of a bygone era. Some newspapers ran headlines such as ""Coronation Street" shuts out blacks" ("The Times"), and "'Put colour in t'Street" ("Daily Mirror"). Patrick Stoddart of "The Times" wrote: "The millions who watch "Coronation Street" – and who will continue to do so despite Lord Rees-Mogg – know real life when they see it ... in the most confident

neg: Betty Driver Bolam in "Love on the Dole". In 1964, she auditioned for the role of Hilda Ogden on the television series "Coronation Street" (the role went to actress Jean Alexander as the casting directors wanted someone who did not weigh as much). She was cast later in the series "Pardon the Expression", a spin-off of "Coronation Street" alongside Arthur Lowe. She has described Lowe as "such a difficult man to work with", so after a much-publicised injury (she damaged her back after the script called for throwing Arthur Lowe), she retired and started running a pub, the Cock Hotel in Whaley

neg: Coronation Street Live (2010 episode) As the show's 50th anniversary approached, speculation began to grow as to whether another live edition would be broadcast, particularly after rival soap "EastEnders" aired its own live edition to celebrate its 25th anniversary on air in February 2010. In April 2010 William Roache, who has portrayed Ken Barlow since the show's , said that ITV would not be airing another live edition of "Coronation Street", saying, "We're not going to do a live episode, we did that in the Millennium year [the show's 40th anniversary], we don't want to do that again." Reflecting upon the 2000 episode in November

neg: Suranne Jones starred in episodes of series such as "City Central" and had a small role in "My Wonderful Life". She auditioned for the role of Charity Dingle on the soap opera "Emmerdale", becoming one of the final four actors considered for the part, though the role was eventually given to Emma Atkins. She also auditioned for the part of Geena Gregory on "Coronation Street", though she felt she knew Jennifer James would win the role—which she did—upon seeing her at the auditions. In 2000, some weeks after her unsuccessful audition for Geena Gregory, Jones was contacted by "Coronation Street" bosses, who

neg: Steve McDonald (Coronation Street) for the soap defended the controversial storyline saying; "We are a realistic drama and we did flag up the fact there was going to be violence in the Steve McDonald episode. We are mindful that "Coronation Street" has a large family audience and endeavour to appeal to young and old at all times." In 2008, a leading policeman blamed "Coronation Street" for glamorising drink driving. He pointed out that Street's cab driver McDonald was regularly seen drinking in the Rovers Return – setting a bad example to drivers. In February 2009, Steve McDonald was voted the nation's favourite soap character

neg: Coronation Street (September 1977 – July 1982); Carolyn Reynolds (1991–1993); and Sue Pritchard (1993–1996). From 2008 until Summer 2010 the soap was produced by Kim Crowther, who was replaced by Phil Collinson (producer of Doctor Who from 2005 to 2009). Collinson left the job in 2013, with Stuart Blackburn replacing him. Kate Oates was announced as Blackburn's successor in September 2015. Coronation Street Coronation Street (also known as Corrie) is a British soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres on Coronation Street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford. In

neg: EastEnders influential models like "Coronation Street", but they found that it offered a rather outdated and nostalgic view of working-class life. Only after "EastEnders" began, and featured the characters of Tony Carpenter and Kelvin Carpenter, did "Coronation Street" start to feature black characters, for example. They came to the conclusion that "Coronation Street" had grown old with its audience, and that "EastEnders" would have to attract a younger, more socially extensive audience, ensuring that it had the longevity to retain it for many years thereafter. They also looked at "Brookside" but found there was a lack of central meeting points for

neg: Episode 1 (Coronation Street) These include Corrie Controversies, The Stars Of Coronation Street; 50 Years, 50 Classic Characters; The First Colour Episode and the 40th anniversary live episode from 2000. Episode 1 (Coronation Street) The first episode of the British television soap opera "Coronation Street" was broadcast live on the 9 December 1960, it was broadcast in black-and-white. Episode 2 was video taped shortly after the airing. The series first introduces Florrie Lindley (Betty Alberge), who has bought up the local Corner Shop from Elsie Lappin (Maudie Edwards), who has now retired after working there for many years. Elsie warns Florrie about the residents