Coronation Street

Trivia: The original working title was to be "Florizel Street," but this was dropped as it sounded too much like a disinfectant, according to the then producers.

Trivia: In the episode where Maria gets back together with Nick and Candica slaps her, the slap was real, they did it three times to make it look real.

Trivia: The famous scene that caused controversy, where Ken grabs Deirdre by the neck after finding out about her and Mike, wasn't in the script, it was an improvisation. William Roache, who plays Ken, thought that Ken's reaction was a bit unrealistic. The director told him to do what he thought Ken's reaction would be, and therefore Ken grabbed Deirdre's throat and slammed her against a wall.

Trivia: Although they play mother and daughter, Sue Nicholls is only seven years older than Helen Worth.

Trivia: The show was originally planned to be a 16 part drama.

Shadow5

Show generally

Continuity mistake: In the programme shown on 11 June 2007, David Platt takes his exam and then sets fire to his exam paper. In the programme on 22 August 2007, he collects his result and gets an A. He could not possibly have got an A, as he set fire to his paper.

More mistakes in Coronation Street

Blanche Hunt: Good looks are a curse, Deirdre. You and Kenneth should count yourselves lucky.

More quotes from Coronation Street

Show generally

Question: In the 11th November 2020 episode, how did they find the Mr. Men box set of books at the start and at the end?

jackDbee

More questions & answers from Coronation Street

Join the mailing list

Separate from membership, this is to get updates about mistakes in recent releases. Addresses are not passed on to any third party, and are used solely for direct communication from this site. You can unsubscribe at any time.

Check out the mistake & trivia books, on Kindle and in paperback.