Coronation Street 1966 Live

[@yell50]

These where the real stars of coronation street they all had such strong characters.................

[@GeorgeLyall]

WOW this is incredible! What a fascinating performance with the original stars!

[@glamdolly30]

Fantastic! Corrie had only been going for six years then, and the audience go mad when they hear the theme tune and when Minnie Caldwell, Len Fairclough, Dennis Tanner, Elsie Tanner and of course the wonderful Ena Sharples walk onstage. Shows what a HUGE show it was. Doesn't Pat Phoenix look glam in her pencil skirt and heels, you could wear that outfit today its timeless. She is so elegant and sassy here.

[@moaningpheromones]

Five years probably - started Dec 1960.

[@glamdolly30]

@@moaningpheromones Thanks for your correction. I'll just split that hair a bit further. The first ever episode of 'Coronation Street' transmitted on Friday 9th December 1960. This special 'Royal Variety Performance' by selected cast members to an excited, London Palladium audience, was broadcast on Sunday 20th November 1966. So I stand corrected. I was wrong when I wrote in my original post; "Corrie had only been going for six years then". In truth, 'Corrie' had been going for 5 years, 11 months and 10 days. I overestimated its age by 19 days. You've confirmed my original point. That enthusiastic Palladium audience reflected the northern soap's early, iconic status. And it was an even younger and newer TV show than I realised, when I wrote that wildly inaccurate first post. A whole 19 days younger! 'Coronation Street' had become a national institution after just 5 years, 11 months and 10 days on the box. Ain't KZbin Comments grand?! 🙄

[@martinepstein3332]

Just perfect

[@jasbegs1258]

Great to see this. Elsie look fabulous.

[@CrossroadsLad]

Anyone else notice Violet Carson was the only one who curtsied to the royal box and curtsied properly. My best friend worked with Violet years ago in the 70's, my friend said Violet was so lovely and kind to her.

[@LoganLavery]

The other two women only bowed - rather awkwardly at that.

[@wardy4lyf]

Looks like a royal variety...An amazing one at that!!

[@MJ69ism]

I love how Ena put her arm round Minnie these were the golden days

[@glamdolly30]

Agreed, what a fantastic TV drama 'Coronation Street' was, the excitement of the audience at seeing the cast is palpable! Back then The Street was a never-to-be matched phenomenon, where the stars aligned to create perfection. It led the world in the quality of its actors, characterisations and scripts. Today it is 'Coronation Street' in name only - it's dire and has been since the introduction of the ghastly Battersby family in the late 'nineties. Then all the dumb storylines about serial killers, rapists drug dealers and paedophiles followed, and every script so bloody depressing the show's heart and humour had left the building. The soap really should be put out of its misery, but ITV keep it on as the lazy, low quality cash-cow it is, trading on past glories. You only have to watch the classic episodes from 1976 - 1984, the Street's glory years, to see how low the standard has plummeted today!

[@missdeebates]

it was The Royal Variety Command Performance , I remember it well :)

[@doubledeckers]

You really get a sense of how incredibly popular it was in those days with the audience squealing with delight at seeing the actors.

[@CrossroadsLad]

"number 7...I wonder what happened there?" I loved the street when there was a gap in the row with no number 7, but a park bench instead, wish it was still like that now.

[@MusicalsMakeMyWorldS]

If you are refering to the guy playing Mr Swindley in corrie. Then yes he was in Dad's Army. :)

[@MusicalsMakeMyWorldS]

I think it is and yep it certainly is an amazing one

[@richardsharpe2966]

Is there a full recording of it as Sir David Frost Eammon Andrews and Bernard Braden hosted this royal special for ITV

[@keysmccarthy]

brilliant! i never knew he was in corrie.

[@keysmccarthy]

Is the man who comes on in the black coat Captain Manering from Dad's Army?

[@happiness4812]

Reminds me of the episode of AYBS when the Queen and Prince Phillip deove past Grace Brothers and nearly went in for shopping but...😂😂😂

[@happiness4812]

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[@MJ69ism]

Elsie looks incredible

[@MusicalsMakeMyWorldS]

Thats a really good point. I think it's gone down hill now partly because of that reason.

[@jenifusion]

Just wondering if the present powers that be and the current Corrie staff realise any of this is there and what actually makes Corrie special. I wish more of the current story lines would acknowledge past characters & events more. There are enough still there, the youngest of which would be Gail.

[@mikehudson8884]

I have often thought that, hardly anyone ever eludes to old characters, it would be more realistic.

[@canejones819]

was that the old soap stars

[@doctorwhoproductions834]

I wonder if the current cast could do a live show, i would go and watch it if they did do one

[@ysgol3]

They'd be crap, I guarantee it. Hardly an actor among them.

[@glamdolly30]

Who would bother to go and see it? Today's cast aren't a patch on the originals. In fact it isn't worthy of the name 'Coronation Street' today - the programme died in the late 'nineties, but ITV keep it on as a cash cow. The show they put out today isn't 'Coronation Street' in any meaningful way - dreadful actors and scripts. Once the last few remaining characters from the old shows depart - Ken Barlow, Rita Tanner (Fairclough), Gail Tilsley and Audrey Roberts - it really will be 'Coronation Street' in name only. Thank God we can watch the classic episodes thanks to KZbin, and be reminded of when it really was something special! The 'sixties had some classic moments, but for my money the Street's glory years were 1976 - 1984, when genius producer Bill Podmore arrived and launched the second coming of Elsie Tanner and the debut of Mike Baldwin - two of the show's finest ever characters.

[@parrotuk1]

Brilliant and bizarre.

[@nocount1]

I wish I could understand Ena Sharples' (Violet Carson) last two lines. My american ears can't grasp.

[@stuartthomas3105]

nocount1 bygum I'd cane him if he was mine.

[@jeffpaton9673]

Brilliant eh..

[@glamdolly30]

I guess the Queen and Prince Phillip were in the Royal Box, hence all the jokes about him?

[@glamdolly30]

@Philip Matthew O'Malley I stand corrected! I didn't realise his name was spelled like that with just one 'L'. Thanks to you I learned something new today.

[@glamdolly30]

@Philip Matthew O'Malley I could - but I wouldn't have done, as I had no idea it wasn't spelled the conventional way with two 'l's!

[@glamdolly30]

@Philip Matthew O'Malley I knew he was of Greek origins, but didn't know that spelling was the traditional Greek version of 'Phillip'. Interesting. We regard it as a very British name here in the UK where it's always spelled with the double 'L', hence my mistake.

[@glamdolly30]

@Philip Matthew O'Malley Which spelling do you use most, and which do you prefer?

[@glamdolly30]

@Philip Matthew O'Malley I agree, more unusual and classier somehow.

[@MusicalsMakeMyWorldS]

well u do now :)

[@daleleggett1215]

never watctch

[@andyrob3259]

Cool. We can rest in peace knowing that.