I went to Glasgow a few years ago and we were allowed in all the buildings, surprisingly Roy’s rolls and the Rovers Return were all much smaller than they look on tv.
I would like to visit the tour but I remember as a boy coming down with my parents from here in Scotland to Manchester for a holiday. We visited Granada Studios and the tour there & it was fantastic. It breaks my heart to see photos of the old Quay Street studio now.
I went to the old set back in the 90's before they moved and my hubby treated me to the coronation street experience this week end just gone 14th sep as an early 60th birthday surprise as my birthday is tomorrow 18th September I really enjoyed it loved it Scott our tour guild was lovely made us laugh all through
Fabulous video Andy. My late wife, her parents and our daughter visited the previous set in 1995. It was a thoroughly enjoyable tour and included a mock up of the House of Commons in full debate. That day the show's character Gail appeared and posed for photos and signed autographs. I started watching the soap in 1984 when I started courting Lynn. Her family were avid fans. My Grandad watched it from day one and when Granada went on strike in 1981 taking Corry off the screens for weeks, he closed his curtains in mourning! Our family weren't allowed to watch ITV so programmes such as Corry, Magpie, TISWAS etc, weren't allowed in our house. 😂 Lynn and I ceased watching Corry around 15 years ago as we thought it had become just another political ideological tool for the left. Corry was always funny as well as serious but to see 'real life' played out in our living rooms was a step too far for us. Thank goodness I no longer have a TV licence that supports the awful corrupt BBC.
Remembers me at my visit of the Warner Brothers Studio Lot in Burbank a few years ago. But there was much more access to the area including the studios and a view into a live filming of a famous TV show with famous actors. Not cheap but very much recommanded.
I visited the previous studio, by chance and unknowingly until arrival, on the very last day it was open to the public. Like yourself I remember the program from childhood days in the 70s but have never watched it since, the main reason for my visit was to pick up a few bits from the giftshop, for my cousin who was a massive fan and living for a few years in Hong Kong, and who I was due to visit. I arrived quite late in the afternoon and was only let in as I was on my own and explained a quick trip would be sufficient and I wanted to buy a few souvenirs as I said. I therefore ended up being the very last ever public visitor to the previous set. There was however no fuss or media presence etc, at least not that I saw. If I remember theese previous studios were planned to close to the public for refurbishment etc, and reopen in due course, but never did for some reason, perhaps the reason for no media interest (even local) of the last day. (Edit) Just remembered as I would have limited time for my visit I was allowed in for half price! Very generous since the late arrival was my fault 😊
Interesting tour around the set I don't watch it myself. But I know a lot of people do in the uk and Spain. Originally it was going to be called Florizel Street when Tony first wrote the dozen or so episodes and then changed at the last minute . He didn't think it would catch on and be very shortlived how wrong was he its unbelievable that its still as popular today as it was in the beginning great little story Andy.
I went to Glasgow a few years ago and we were allowed in all the buildings, surprisingly Roy’s rolls and the Rovers Return were all much smaller than they look on tv.
I would like to visit the tour but I remember as a boy coming down with my parents from here in Scotland to Manchester for a holiday. We visited Granada Studios and the tour there & it was fantastic. It breaks my heart to see photos of the old Quay Street studio now.
I went to the old set back in the 90's before they moved and my hubby treated me to the coronation street experience this week end just gone 14th sep as an early 60th birthday surprise as my birthday is tomorrow 18th September I really enjoyed it loved it Scott our tour guild was lovely made us laugh all through
Went last week to the Coronation Street set in Salford. Enjoyed it.
Fabulous video Andy. My late wife, her parents and our daughter visited the previous set in 1995. It was a thoroughly enjoyable tour and included a mock up of the House of Commons in full debate. That day the show's character Gail appeared and posed for photos and signed autographs. I started watching the soap in 1984 when I started courting Lynn. Her family were avid fans. My Grandad watched it from day one and when Granada went on strike in 1981 taking Corry off the screens for weeks, he closed his curtains in mourning! Our family weren't allowed to watch ITV so programmes such as Corry, Magpie, TISWAS etc, weren't allowed in our house. 😂 Lynn and I ceased watching Corry around 15 years ago as we thought it had become just another political ideological tool for the left. Corry was always funny as well as serious but to see 'real life' played out in our living rooms was a step too far for us. Thank goodness I no longer have a TV licence that supports the awful corrupt BBC.
Remembers me at my visit of the Warner Brothers Studio Lot in Burbank a few years ago. But there was much more access to the area including the studios and a view into a live filming of a famous TV show with famous actors. Not cheap but very much recommanded.
Away's been the one gift I want to get my mum as she is the biggest Coronation street fan in the world but then I'm a massive Star Trek fan too.
I visited the previous studio, by chance and unknowingly until arrival, on the very last day it was open to the public.
Like yourself I remember the program from childhood days in the 70s but have never watched it since, the main reason for my visit was to pick up a few bits from the giftshop, for my cousin who was a massive fan and living for a few years in Hong Kong, and who I was due to visit.
I arrived quite late in the afternoon and was only let in as I was on my own and explained a quick trip would be sufficient and I wanted to buy a few souvenirs as I said.
I therefore ended up being the very last ever public visitor to the previous set. There was however no fuss or media presence etc, at least not that I saw.
If I remember theese previous studios were planned to close to the public for refurbishment etc, and reopen in due course, but never did for some reason, perhaps the reason for no media interest (even local) of the last day.
(Edit)
Just remembered as I would have limited time for my visit I was allowed in for half price!
Very generous since the late arrival was my fault 😊
Went to the old Corrie set at Quay Street before it shut.
They’ve updated it now ; you go through an entrance with cafe, gift shop and exhibition
Interesting tour around the set I don't watch it myself.
But I know a lot of people do in the uk and Spain.
Originally it was going to be called Florizel Street when Tony first wrote the dozen or so episodes and then changed at the last minute .
He didn't think it would catch on and be very shortlived how wrong was he its unbelievable that its still as popular today as it was in the beginning great little story Andy.
Very good
mind the one that was tour , it was crap , the one in Blackpool was crap , so atleast this is real set