It's been a staple on the small screen for more than 60 years and was recently visited by the Queen to mark its delayed anniversary but not many will know that Coronation Street almost wasn't called Coronation Street. The ITV soap was first broadcast on December 9, 1960.
Conceived by scriptwriter Tony Warren, created by Granada Television and shown on ITV, Tony's first proposal of the soap was initially rejected. That was until the station's founder Sidney Bernstein was convinced by producer Harry Elton to produce the programme for 13 pilot episodes.
Fast forward six decades and the risk was clearly worth taking as the show has since become a significant part of life in the UK, remaining on-screen three times a week and watched by millions of fans not only here in the UK but across the world with viewers in the likes of Canada often sharing their thoughts on the latest scenes on social media.
