There was a stage in my life when Coronation Street was pretty much part my religion. Back in the days before on demand TV I'd make sure I was sat on the sofa at 7.30 in an evening ready to hear that famous theme tune. In the rare event that I was out the video recorder would be set and I'd come home hoping that no one had recorded over it whilst I was out. As a Northern family we didn't really do Eastenders as that was full of Southerners and it was just all too gritty for us. And whilst Corrie was from the "wrong side of the Pennines" it still found a place in my heart for many, many ... read more
Featured Post: Manchester – beyond the cobbles
When I was a lass growing up in Yorkshire the first thing that sprang to mind when anyone mentioned Manchester was Coronation Street. Eastenders was never a big thing up north you see. We watched Emmerdale, as it was from Yorkshire, and Coronation Street so we could keep track of what was going on on t'other side of the Pennines. We were always wary of them over there - after all, look at any map and it's clear to see that there's only one "right" side of the Pennines. So in my mind Manchester was this large city of small cobbled streets, local boozers like the Rovers Return and people with ... read more