Coronation Street 50th Anniversary Event Photos
Thursday 09 December
On 9 December 2010 Coronation Street celebrated it’s 50th Anniversary. To mark the occasion, BAFTA, BFI and ITV presented a panel debate with key members of the cast and production team. View photos from the event accompanied by choice quotes from members' of the panel.
Watch the Event Video: Coronation Street 50th Anniversary Event
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Coronation Street 50th Anniversary Panel Discussion
The Coronation Street 50th Anniversary Event panel from left to right: Kieran Roberts, Kym Marsh, Tony Warren, David Neilson and Phil Collinson. Pic: Steve Butler
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Coronation Street 50th Anniversary Panel Discussion
Kym Marsh with fellow cast member David Neilson who plays Roy Cropper, with writer Tony Warren. Pic: Steve Butler
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Coronation Street 50th Anniversary Panel Discussion
(Photography: Steve Butler)
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Coronation Street 50th Anniversary Panel Discussion
(Photography: Steve Butler)
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Coronation Street 50th Anniversary Panel Discussion
(Photography: Steve Butler)
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Coronation Street 50th Anniversary Panel Discussion
Kym Marsh who plays feisty Michelle Connor, poses for the camera. Pic: Steve Butler
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Coronation Street 50th Anniversary Panel Discussion
Stars of Coronation Street; Kym Marsh and David Nielson pose with the show's creator, Tony Warren. Pic: Steve Butler
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Coronation Street 50th Anniversary Panel Discussion
12.5 million viewers tuned in to watch Jack Duckworth’s final scenes, a definitive moment in Coronation Street history. Pic: BAFTA/ Steve Butler
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Coronation Street 50th Anniversary Panel Discussion
Tony Warren balked at the idea of naming a favourite cast member: “I can’t say that! It’s always the last one I saw!” Pic: BAFTA/ Steve Butler
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Coronation Street 50th Anniversary Panel Discussion
Phil Collinson: “Coronation Street still feels like the same show that it did 50 years ago, with the same scenes, and formula but with constantly fresh story lines - that’s why it’s endured”. Pic: BAFTA/ Steve Butler
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Coronation Street 50th Anniversary Panel Discussion
Kieran Roberts: “The appeal of a television soap is the long term engagement that develops between the audience and the characters”. Pic: BAFTA/ Steve Butler
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Coronation Street 50th Anniversary Panel Discussion
Kym Marsh revealed that if she could have played any other character in the history of the street she would have been Elsie Tanner. Pic: BAFTA/ Steve Butler
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Coronation Street 50th Anniversary Panel Discussion
Mark Lawson presented Tony Warren with a facsimile copy of the first ever Coronation Street script, copied from the original document which remains in the BFI archive. Pic: Steve Butler
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Coronation Street 50th Anniversary Panel Discussion
Tony Warren explains that Coronation Street was his way of preserving the characters and scenes of his childhood "like flies in amber". Pic: BAFTA/ Steve Butler
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Coronation Street 50th Anniversary Panel Discussion
The panel debate was accompanied by clips from early episodes of the show. Pic: BAFTA/ Steve Butler
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Coronation Street 50th Anniversary Panel Discussion
Kieran Roberts: “the essential ingredients for Corrie, are strong women and usually feckless men along with warmth, humour, family and a sense of community.” Pic: Steve Butler
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Coronation Street 50th Anniversary Panel Discussion
Kieran Roberts on improvisation: “respect the script you’re given - the dialogue is usually very good!” Pic: BAFTA/ Steve Butler
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Coronation Street 50th Anniversary Panel Discussion
(Photography: Steve Butler)
