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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Coronation Street Coronation Street Coronation Street Coronation Street (colloquially known as Corrie or The Street) is an award-winning soap opera created by Tony Warren and is the most watched soap opera on British television. It is one of the longest running television programmes in the United Kingdom, first broadcast on 9 December 1960, made by Granada Television (ITV Studios) and broadcast in all regions of ITV almost throughout its existence.[1] Coronation Street's current opening credits, introduced in 2002. Format Created by Developed by Starring Opening theme Country of origin No. of episodes Production Executive producer(s) Producer(s) Camera setup Running time Broadcast Original channel Picture format Original run External links Official website ITV 4:3 (1960–2001) 16:9 Widescreen (2002–present) 9 December 1960 – present Kieran Roberts Kim Crowther Multiple-camera setup 22 minutes (excluding adverts) Production history The show was created by Tony Warren and is still produced by Granada Television, holder of the ITV franchise for the northwest of England, and was shown by most of the ITV stations then operating (See Scheduling details below). It became fully networked on 6 March 1961, when ATV, the only remaining franchise then still not broadcasting the programme, began airing it.[2][3] The working title of the show was Florizel Street, but a tea lady named Agnes remarked that "Florizel" sounded like a brand of disinfectant, so the name was changed.[4] The choice of new name was between Jubilee Street and Coronation Street, with Granada executives Harry Latham, Harry Elton, and H. V. Kershaw deciding on the latter.[5] Soap opera: "Kitchen sink"-style working-class realism Tony Warren Granada Television See current cast Eric Spear United Kingdom 7069[+] (as of 18 May 2009) Setting Coronation Street is set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester,[6] based on Salford. The programme focuses on the lives of the street's residents, of varying age, class and background.[7] The Street itself consists of a row of seven early 20th century terraced houses with the Rovers Return Inn public house at one end, and a corner shop at the other. On its southern side, there is a factory, two shop units, a garage and three houses, all constructed in the late 1980s. The programme also incorporates the residents of neighbouring streets, including Rosamund Street, Victoria Street, and Viaduct Street.[8] 1 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Coronation Street hurt by men in the search for true love;[11] and Annie Walker, landlady of the Rovers Return Inn, who had delusions of grandeur and saw herself as better than other residents of Coronation Street.[12] Coronation Street became known for the portrayal of strong female characters,[13] with characters like Sharples, Walker and Tanner, and Hilda Ogden, becoming household names during the 1960s.[14] Warren's programme was largely matriarchal, which some commentators put down to the femaledominant environment in which he grew up.[15] Consequently, the show has a long tradition of hen-pecked husbands, most famously Stan Ogden and Jack Duckworth, husbands of Hilda and Vera respectively. Only one character from the original episode remains, Ken Barlow (William Roache). He entered the storyline as a young radical, reflecting the youth of 1960s Britain, where figures like The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and the model Twiggy were to reshape the concept of youthful rebellion. Though the rest of the original Barlow family were killed off, Ken has remained the constant link throughout the entire series of Coronation Street. Broadcasts In the United Kingdom, as of January 2008, Coronation Street is broadcast at 19:30 and 20:30 on Mondays and Fridays, and at 19:30 Wednesdays on terrestrial / digital network ITV. There have been a few late night Coronation Street episodes starting at 10pm, because of the watershed. Repeat episodes and specials can be seen on ITV and ITV2, with an omnibus edition shown on Saturday and Sunday afternoons. ITV has offered this sort of catchup since the channel began broadcasting Coronation Street in December 1998. Since January 2008, the omnibus has moved back to the main ITV channel where it currently broadcasts every Sunday morning. In Ireland, Coronation Street is simulcast on TV3. In Canada, Coronation Street is broadcast nightly on CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) at 19:00 local time Monday-Friday, with an omnibus on Sundays usually starting at 07:30. During NHL Playoffs, it is broadcast at 15:30 each weekday afternoon. The Sunday omnibus is broadcast except during the Olympics. Canada is currently 9 months behind Britain. In the US, it airs in border markets where CBC can be reached. In New Zealand, Coronation Street is broadcast nearly every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday on TV One, (TVNZ), at 19:30. New Zealand is currently 14 months behind Britain. In Australia the show is broadcast on Cable networks Foxtel and Austar 6 days a week and is currently 15 months behind Britain. Characters See also: List of characters from Coronation Street Since 1960, Coronation Street has featured many characters whose popularity with viewers and critics has differed. The original cast created by Tony Warren, with the characters of Ena Sharples (Violet Carson), Elsie Tanner (Patricia Phoenix) and Annie Walker (Doris Speed) as central figures.[9] These three women remained with the show for 20 years or more, and became archetypes of British soap opera, often being emulated by other serials, with Ena as the street's busybody, battleaxe and self-proclaimed moral voice;[10] Elsie as the tart with a heart, who was constantly Bet Gilroy (née Lynch) from a 1994 episode of Coronation Street. Stan Ogden and Hilda Ogden were introduced in 1964, with Hilda (Jean Alexander) becoming one of the most famous British soap characters of all time. In a 1982 poll, she was voted fourth most recognisable woman in Britain, after Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, Queen Elizabeth II and Diana, Princess of Wales.[16] Hilda's best-known attributes were her pinny, hair curlers, and the "muriel" in her living room with three "flying" duck ornaments. Hilda Ogden's final episode 2 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia on 25 December 1987, remains the highestrated episode of Coronation Street ever, with nearly 27 million viewers.[17] Bet Lynch (Julie Goodyear) first appeared in 1966, before becoming a regular in 1970, and went on to become one of the most famous Corrie characters.[18] Bet stood as the central character of the show from 1987 until departing in 1995, often being dubbed as "Queen of the Street" by the media, and indeed herself.[19] Coronation Street and its characters often rely heavily on archetypes, with the characterisation of some of its current cast based loosely on past characters. Blanche Hunt (Maggie Jones) embodies the role of the acidtongued busybody originally held by Ena Sharples, Sally Webster (Sally Whittaker) has grown snobbish, like Annie Walker, and a number of the programme's female characters mirror the vulnerability of Elsie Tanner and Bet Lynch. Other recurring archetypes include the war veteran (Albert Tatlock, Percy Sugden), the bumbling retail manager (Leonard Swindley, Reg Holdsworth, Norris Cole), and the perennial losers (Stan and Hilda Ogden, Jack and Vera Duckworth, and Les Battersby-Brown).[20] However, former archivist and scriptwriter Daran Little cautions against characterising the show as a collection of stereotypes. "Rather, remember that Elsie, Ena and Co. were the first of their kind ever seen on British television. If later characters are stereotypes, it's because they are from the same original mould. It is the hundreds of programmes that have followed which have copied Coronation Street.".[21] Coronation Street Ken Barlow in the first episode of Coronation Street. television for the first time on British serialised television.[24] Early episodes told the story of student Kenneth Barlow, who had won a place at university and thus found his background something of an embarrassment.[25] The character is one of the few to have experienced life 'outside' of Coronation Street, and in some ways predicts the growth of globalisation and the decline of similar communities. In a 1961 episode, Barlow declares: "You can't go on just thinking about your own street these days. We're living with people on the other side of the world. There's more to worry about than Elsie Tanner and her boyfriends."[26] History 1960s The serial began on 9 December 1960 and was not initially a critical success. Granada Television commissioned only 13 episodes and some inside the company doubted the show would last its planned production run.[22] Despite the negativity, viewers were immediately drawn to the serial, won over by Coronation Street's 'ordinary' characters.[23] The programme also made use of Northern English language and dialect; affectionate local terms like "eh, chuck?", "nowt" (IPA:/ naʊt/, rhymes with out, means nothing), and "by heck!" became widely heard on British Ena Sharples and Elsie Tanner argue in a 1965 episode of Coronation Street. Also at the centre of many early stories was Ena Sharples, caretaker of the Glad Tidings Mission Hall, and her friends: timid Minnie Caldwell (Margot Bryant) and bespectacled Martha Longhurst (Lynne Carol). The trio were likened to the Greek chorus, and the three witches in William Shakespeare's Macbeth, as they would sit in the snug bar of the Rovers Return, passing judgement over family, neighbours and frequently each 3 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia other.[27] Headstrong Ena often clashed with Elsie Tanner, whom she believed espoused a dauntlessly loose set of morals. Elsie resented Ena's interference and gossip, which, most of the time, had little basis in reality. In April 1961, Jed Stone made his first appearance and returned the following year in 1962. He left in 1963, but returned 3 years later in 1966. He left again and then returned 42 years later in 2008. In September 1961, Coronation Street reached No.1 in the television ratings and remained there for the rest of the year.[3] Earlier in 1961, a Television Audience Measurement (TAM) showed that 75% of available viewers (15 million) tuned into Corrie and by 1964 the programme had over 20 million regular viewers, with ratings peaking on 2 December 1964, at 21.36 million viewers.[28][29] Storylines throughout the decade included: a mystery poison-pen letter received by Elsie Tanner, the 1962 marriage of Ken Barlow and Valerie Tatlock, the death of Martha Longhurst in 1964, the birth of the Barlow twins in 1965, Elsie Tanner's wedding to Steve Tanner as well as a train crashing from the viaduct (both in 1967), the murder of Steve Tanner in 1968, and a coach crash in 1969. In spite of rising popularity with viewers, Coronation Street was criticised by some for its outdated portrayal of the urban workingclass, and its representation of a community that was a nostalgic fantasy.[30] After the first episode in 1960, the Daily Mirror printed: "The programme is doomed from the outset.... For there is little reality in this new serial, which apparently, we have to suffer twice a week."[31] By 1967, critics were suggesting that the programme no longer reflected life in 1960s Britain, but reflected how life was in the 1950s. Granada hurried to update the programme, with the hope of introducing more issue-driven stories, including drugs, sex, homosexuality and out of wedlock pregnancy, but all of these ideas were dropped for fear of upsetting viewers.[32] Coronation Street Val Barlow in her final scene mending the plug of a hairdryer before she was electrocuted. Reid quit as Valerie Barlow, and was killed off in 1971, electrocuting herself with a faulty hairdryer.[34] Ratings reached a low of 8 million in February 1973, Pat Phoenix quit as Elsie Tanner, Violet Carson (Ena Sharples) was written out for most of the year due to illness, and Doris Speed (Annie Walker) took two months' leave.[35] ITV daytime soap Crossroads saw a marked increase in viewers at this time, as its established cast, such as Meg Richardson (Noele Gordon), grew in popularity.[35] These sudden departures forced the writing team to quickly develop characters who had previously stood in the background. The roles of Bet Lynch, Ivy Tilsley (Lynne Perrie), Deirdre Hunt (Anne Kirkbride), Rita Littlewood (Barbara Knox) and Mavis Riley (Thelma Barlow) were built up between 1972 and 1973 with characters such as Gail Potter (Helen Worth), Blanche Hunt (Patricia Cutts and Maggie Jones) and Vera Duckworth (Elizabeth Dawn) first appearing in 1974. These characters would remain at the centre of the programme for many years.[6][36] At the insistence of new producer Bill Podmore who joined in 1976, having worked on Granada comedy productions prior to his appointment, the comic story lines popular in the 1960s but sparse during the early 1970s, were re-introduced.[37] Stan and Hilda Ogden were often at the centre of overtly funny story lines, with other comic characters including Eddie Yeats (Geoffrey Hughes), Fred Gee (Fred Feast) and Jack Duckworth (William Tarmey) all making their first appearances during the decade. In 1976, Pat Phoenix returned to her role as Elsie Tanner and, after a spate of ill health, Violet Carson returned on a more 1970s The show's production team was tested when many core cast members left the programme in the early 1970s. When Arthur Leslie died suddenly in 1970, his character, Rovers landlord Jack Walker, died with him.[33] Anne 4 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Coronation Street Albert Tatlock (also 1984).[40] In 1983, antihero Len Fairclough (Peter Adamson), one of the show's central male characters since 1961, was killed off, and in 1984, Stan Ogden (Bernard Youens) died.[41] While the press predicted the end of Corrie, H. V. Kershaw reminded viewers that "There are no stars in Coronation Street."[42] Writers drew on the show's many archetypes, with previously established characters stepping into the roles left by the original cast.[43] Phyllis Pearce (Jill Summers) was hailed as the new Ena Sharples in 1982, the Duckworths moved into No.9 in 1983 and slipped into the role once held by the Ogdens, while Percy Sugden (Bill Waddington) appeared in 1983 and took over the grumpy war veteran role from Albert Tatlock.[44][45] The question of who would take over the Rovers Return after Annie Walker's 1983 exit was answered in 1985 when Bet Lynch (who also mirrored the vulnerability and strength of Elsie Tanner) was installed as landlady. In 1983, Shirley Armitage became the first major black character in her role as machinist at Baldwin's Casuals.[43] Brian Tilsley marries Gail Potter in a 1979 episode of Coronation Street. regulatr basis as Ena.[38] Coronation Street's stalwart cast slotted back into the programme alongside the newcomers, examining new relationships between characters of different ages and backgrounds: Eddie Yeats became the Ogdens' lodger, Gail Potter and Suzie Birchall moved in with Elsie, Mike Baldwin (Johnny Briggs) arrived in 1976 as the tough factory boss, and Annie Walker reigned at the Rovers with her trio of staff Bet Lynch, Betty Turpin and Fred Gee. Storylines throughout the decade included: a warehouse fire in 1975, the birth of Tracy Langton in 1977, the murder of Ernest Bishop in 1978, a lorry crashing into the Rovers Return in 1979, and the marriage of Brian Tilsley and Gail Potter (also in 1979). For 10 weeks between August and October 1979 industrial action forced Coronation Street and the whole of the ITV network (apart from the channel Islands) off the air. When ITV did return there no new episodes had been made and all the channel had to broadcast were back-to-back episodes of the gameshow 3-2-1. After another 2½ months Coronation Street return to ITV screens. Coronation Street had little competition within its prime time slot, and certain critics suggested that the programme had grown complacent, moving away from socially-viable story lines and again presenting a dated view of working-class life.[39] Ken and Deirdre Barlow row after the revelation of Deirdre's affair with Mike Baldwin in a 1983 episode of Coronation Street. Ken Barlow married Deirdre Langton on 27 July 1981. The episode was watched by over 24 million viewers - more ITV viewers than the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana two days later.[46] The 1980s also saw the cementing of relationships between established characters: Alf Roberts (Bryan Mosley) married Audrey Potter (Sue Nicholls) in 1985, Kevin Webster (Michael Le Vell) married Sally Seddon (Sally Whittaker) in 1986.[47] Bet Lynch married Alec Gilroy in 1987 and the marriages of Ivy Tilsley and Don Brennan, and Derek Wilton and Mavis Riley took place in 1988.[48] 1980s Between 1980 and 1989, Coronation Street underwent some of the biggest changes since its launch. By May 1984, Ken Barlow stood as the only original cast member, after the departures of Ena Sharples (in 1980), Annie Walker (in 1983), Elsie Tanner (in 1984) and 5 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The arrival of Channel 4 and its edgy new soap opera Brookside in 1982 was one of the biggest changes for Coronation Street, as well as the BBC's new prime time soap opera, EastEnders in 1985.[49] While ratings for Coronation Street remained consistent throughout the decade, EastEnders regularly obtained higher viewing figures.[50] With prime time competition, Corrie was again seen as being old fashioned, with the introduction of the 'normal' Clayton family in 1985 being a failure with viewers.[49] Between 1988 and 1989, many aspects of the show were modernised by new producer, David Liddiment. A new exterior set had been built in 1982 and in 1989 it was redeveloped to include new houses and shops. Production techniques were also changed, with a new studio being built and the inclusion of more location filming, which had moved from being shot on film to videotape in 1988.[51] New pressures also saw introduction of the third weekly episode on 20 October 1989, broadcast each Friday at 19:30.[51] The 1980s featured some of the most prominent storylines in the programme's history, such as Deirdre Barlow's affair with Mike Baldwin in 1983, the first soap storyline to receive widespread media attention.[52] The feud between Ken Barlow and Mike Baldwin would continue for many years, with Mike even marrying Ken's daughter, Susan. In 1986 there was a fire at the Rovers Return, and between 1986 and 1989, the story of Rita Fairclough's psychological abuse at the hands of Alan Bradley (Mark Eden), and his subsequent death under the wheels of a Blackpool tram, was played out. The show's highest rated episode (26.6 million viewers) came in 1987, when Hilda Ogden left the show. Other stories included: the birth of Nicky Tilsley in 1980, Elsie Tanner's departure and Stan Ogden's funeral in 1984, the birth of Sarah-Louise Tilsley in 1987, and Brian Tilsley's murder in 1989. New characters were introduced, such as Kevin and Sally Webster, Curly Watts (Kevin Kennedy), Martin Platt (Sean Wilson), Reg Holdsworth (Ken Morley) and the McDonald family. Coronation Street Standards Council, Lord Rees-Mogg, criticised the low-representation of ethnic minorities and the programme's portrayal of the cosy familiarity of a bygone era. Some newspapers ran headlines such as 'Coronation Street shuts out blacks' (The Times) and 'Put colour in t'Street' (Daily Mirror).[53] Patrick Stoddart of The Times wrote: "The millions who watch Coronation Street – and who will continue to do so despite Lord Rees-Mogg – know real life when they see it [...] in the most confident and accomplished soap opera television has ever seen".[54] Black and Asian characters had appeared, but it wasn't until 1999 that show featured its first regular nonwhite family, the Desai family. New characters Des and Steph Barnes moved into one of the new houses in 1990, being dubbed by the media as 'Yuppies'.[55] Raquel Wolstenhulme (Sarah Lancashire) first appeared in 1991 and went on to become one of the most popular characters. The McDonald family were developed and the fiery relationships between Liz, Jim, Steve and Andy interested viewers.[56][57] Other newcomers were Maud Grimes (Elizabeth Bradley), Roy Cropper (David Neilson), Judy and Gary Mallett, Fred Elliot (John Savident) and Ashley Peacock (Steven Arnold). The amount of slapstick and physical humour in storylines increased during the 1990s, with comic characters such as Reg Holdsworth and his water bed.[58] Storylines in the early part of the decade included: the death of newborn Katie McDonald in 1992, Mike Baldwin's wedding to Alma Sedgewick (Amanda Barrie) in 1992, Tommy Duckworth being sold by his father Terry in 1993, Deirdre Barlow's marriage to Moroccan Samir Rachid, and the rise of Tanya Pooley (Eva Pope) between 1993 and 1994. 1990s In spite of updated sets and production changes, Coronation Street still received criticism. In 1992, chairman of the Broadcasting Deirdre Rachid being jailed in a 1998 episode of Coronation Street. 6 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In 1997, Brian Park took over as producer, with the idea of promoting young characters as opposed to the older cast. On his first day he axed the characters of Derek Wilton, Don Brennan, Percy Sugden, Bill Webster, Billy Williams and Maureen Holdsworth.[59] Thelma Barlow, who played Derek's wife Mavis, was angered by the sacking of her costar and resigned,her character moving to Cartmel in Cumbria while the production team also lost some of its key writers when Barry Hill, Adele Rose and Julian Roach all resigned.[59] In line with Park's suggestion, younger characters were introduced: Nick Tilsley was recast, played by Adam Rickitt, single mother Zoe Tattersall first appeared, and the Battersbys moved into No.5. Storylines focussed on tackling 'issues', such as drug dealers, eco-warriors, religious cults and a transsexual.[60] Park quit in 1998, after deciding that he had done what he intended to do; he maintained that his biggest achievement was the introduction of Hayley Patterson (Julie Hesmondhalgh), the first transsexual character in a British soap.[60] Viewers were alienated by the new-look Coronation Street, and the media voiced disapproval. Having received criticism of being too out of touch, Corrie now struggled to emulate the more modern Brookside and EastEnders. In the Daily Mirror, Victor Lewis-Smith wrote: "Apparently it doesn't matter that this is a first-class soap opera, superbly scripted and flawlessly performed by a seasoned repertory company."[59] One of Coronation Street's best known storylines took place in 1998, with Deirdre Rachid being wrongfully imprisoned after a relationship with con-man Jon Lindsay. 19 million viewers watched Deirdre being sent to prison, and 'Free the Weatherfield One' campaigns sprung up in a media frenzy.[60] Prime Minister Tony Blair even passed comment on Deirdre's sentencing in Parliament.[61] Deirdre was freed after three weeks, with Granada stating that they had always intended for her to be released, in spite of the media interest.[60] Coronation Street recorded segment as himself in an ITV News bulletin report, presented by Trevor McDonald.[62] Earlier in the year, 13-year old SarahLouise Platt (Tina O'Brien) had fallen pregnant and gave birth to a baby girl, Bethany, on 4 June. The episode where Gail was told of her daughter's pregnancy was watched by 15 million viewers.[63] The year also saw the programme's first two-hander, between Curly and Raquel Watts.[63] In September 2000, Mike Baldwin married Linda Sykes but shortly afterwards his drunken son Mark confessed he and Linda had been having an affair behind his dad's back. The episode attracted an audience of 16.8 million and the following year in the British Soap Awards in 2001 won Best Storyline. From 1999–2001, Jane MacNaught was Coronation Street's executive producer, and received harsh criticism from both viewers and critics. In an attempt to compete with EastEnders, issue-led story lines were introduced such as Toyah Battersby's rape, Roy and Hayley Cropper abducting their foster child, Sarah Platt's Internet chat room abduction and Alma Halliwell's death of cervical cancer.[64] Such storylines were unpopular with viewers and ratings dropped and in October 2001, Macnaught was abruptly moved to another Granada department and Carolyn Reynolds took over. Corrie continued to struggle in the ratings, with EastEnders introducing some of its strongest stories. In 2002, Kieran Roberts was appointed as producer and aimed to re-introduce "gentle story lines and humour", after deciding that the Street shouldn't try and compete with other soaps.[65] 2000s On 8 December 2000, the show celebrated its fortieth year by broadcasting a live, hourlong, episode. The Prince of Wales made a cameo in the episode, appearing in a pre- Karen McDonald and Tracy Barlow feuding at Karen's wedding to Steve in a 2004 episode of Coronation Street. In 2002, one of Coronation Street's bestknown storylines began, which culminated in 7 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 2003. Gail Platt married Richard Hillman (Brian Capron), a financial advisor, who would go on to leave Duggie Ferguson to die, murder his ex-wife Patricia, attempt to murder his mother-in-law, Audrey Roberts, murder Maxine Peacock and attempt to murder Emily Bishop. After confessing to the murder of Maxine and his ex-wife, Hillman attempted to kill Gail, her children Sarah and David, and her granddaughter Bethany, by driving them into a canal. The storyline received wide press attention, and viewing figures peaked at 19.4 million, with Hillman dubbed a "serial killer" by the media.[66] Todd Grimshaw began to question his sexuality in 2003, becoming Corrie's first regular homosexual character, after years of criticism about non-representation.[67] 2003 also saw the introduction of one of the show's most popular characters - Sean Tully played by Antony Cotton.The character of Karen McDonald (Suranne Jones) was developed, with her fiery marriage to Steve and warring with Tracy Barlow. In 2004, Coronation Street retconned the Baldwin family when Mike's nephew Danny Baldwin and his wife Frankie moved to the area from Essex, with their two sons Jamie and Warren. Until this time, Mike Baldwin had been portrayed as an only child, with his father appearing in the programme between 1980 and 1982 confirming the fact. During the decade, a range of other storylines featured, such as the bigamy of Peter Barlow, Maya Sharma's revenge on former lover Dev Alahan, Katy Harris murdering her father and subsequently committing suicide, Charlie Stubbs's psychological abuse of Shelley Unwin, and the deaths of Mike Baldwin and Fred Elliott. Two new families were also introduced into the show: The Connors and The Mortons, the latter being not as popular as the Connors when introduced,[68] and being written out by the next year.[69] In 2007, several groundbreaking storylines took place on Coronation Street, such as the show featuring its second two hander with Tracy Barlow confessing to her mother Deidre Barlow she had planned to kill boyfriend Charlie Stubbs all along, Leanne Battersby becoming a prostitute and the first bi-sexual love triangle (between Michelle Connor, Sonny Dhillon, and Sean Tully). The Connor family were central to many storylines during 2007 - the accidental death Coronation Street of a Polish worker at Underworld due to overworking, Michelle's discovery that her brothers Paul and Liam were the cause of her husband's death, Paul's use of an escort service, his kidnapping of Leanne and his subsequent death. The Connor family continued to dominate storylines in 2008 with Michelle learning that Ryan was not her biological son, having been accidentally swapped at birth and her emotional struggle to accept her biological son Alex. When this story abruptly ended, Michelle's next began when she suspected boyfriend Steve McDonald had cheated on her. She had no idea his fling had been with Becky Granger, a supporting character who slowly rose to more prominent status. Michelle hired her to work at the Rovers, culminating in a slew of real-life publicity over Becky being their 50th barmaid.[70] Michelle became an ever-more prominent part of the Street, with Kym Marsh receiving £100,000 for another year on the soap.[71] Elsewhere, Carla began to develop feelings for Graeme Smith, a known player of women. After finding out Maria was pregnant with his child, Smith fled back to Leicester. Carla then turned to Liam for comfort and then developed feelings for him. In spite of knowing about her feelings, Liam married Maria Sutherland, but during an estrangement from Maria upon the death of (what Liam assumed as) their baby, Liam had a one night stand with Carla, a story which helped pave the way for his departure.[72] Many big names left in 2007. In January, Charlie Stubbs was killed by vengeful girlfriend Tracy Barlow. Tracy would go on to receive a life sentence in April 2007. Tina O'Brien revealed in the British press on 4 April 2007 that she would be leaving Coronation Street before the end of the year.[73] Sarah-Louise, who was involved in some of the decade's most controversial stories, left in December 2007. In summer 2007, 34-year veteran Liz Dawn told producers that she wanted to retire her character Vera Duckworth because her emphysema was restricting her acting and movement. Scriptwriters initially planned an exit for Vera in December 2007, with occasional guest appearances. However, after further discussion, writers, producer Steve Frost, and Liz Dawn agreed to kill off Vera in a tear-jerking story. In January 2008, whilst entering their house singing a song, Jack discovered that Vera had quietly died in her armchair. Jack combed her hair 8 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia and made her presentable, then sang one of their romantic sweetheart songs. Her final episode was watched by 12.5 million viewers. [74] In May 2008, Jack Duckworth, Tyrone Dobbs and Molly Compton agreed to get rid of the stone cladding on No 9, which Vera put there in 1989 to make the house stand out from the others, but learned the cladding had become embedded in the brick and would be nearly impossible to remove. As in life, Vera had had the last word. Molly and Tyrone began to be speculated on as "the new Jack and Vera", but both Vicky Binns and Alan Halsall disputed the idea.[75] Much of the decade was spent on the family dramas of Gail Platt. Sarah-Louise occupied much of her time for the first half of the decade. In the later half of the decade, Gail's son David Platt (Jack P. Shepherd) became increasingly unbalanced, with various plots and schemes culminating in a 2008 episode where he pushed her down the stairs in a fit of anger. Gail stood by him, in part due to her belief her mother Audrey had not been there for her as a child. Enraged that Gail refused to press charges, David smashed up the street and was sent to a young offenders' facility for several months. David returned from the facility on the 6 June, and afterwards seemed to be a somewhat reformed character. In May 2008, Gail finally met Ted Paige, the father she'd never known. On 6 August 2008, character Jed Stone returned to the Street after 42 years.[76] Coronation Street for the film cameras could not be found and the episode was made in black and white. The following episode, transmitted Monday 3 November, was videotaped in colour but featured black and white film inserts and title sequence. Like BBC1, the ITV network was broadcast in black and white at this point so viewers noticed nothing unusual. The reasons why episodes were made in colour for monochrome transmission are not stated in any literature but it is possible that it was for the purposes of testing the look of sets and costumes using the new cameras. Certainly one set (that of the Rovers Return) underwent a subtle change of colours in November 1969 without any on-screen explanation. Daran Little, for many years the official programme archivist, claims that the first episode to be transmitted in colour was episode 930 shown on 24 November 1969[78] however the ITV network, like BBC1, began full colour transmissions on 15 November 1969 and it is therefore possible that the first transmitted colour episode is number 928 shown on 17 November. In October 1970 a long-simmering technician's dispute turned into a work-to-rule when sound staff were denied a pay rise given to camera staff the year before for working with colour recording equipment. The terms of the work to rule were that staff refused to work with the new equipment and therefore programmes had to be recorded and transmitted in black and white, including Coronation Street[79] The dispute was resolved in early 1971 and the last black and white episode was broadcast on 8 February 1971. Episode 5191, originally broadcast on 7 January 2002 was the first to be broadcast in 16:9 widescreen format, Coronation Street being the last British soap to make the switch (with the exception of Take the High Road which remained in 4:3 until it finished in 2003). Production Broadcast format Between 9 December 1960 and 3 March 1961, Coronation Street was broadcast twice weekly, on Wednesday and Friday.[77] During this period, the Friday episode was broadcast live, with the Wednesday episode being prerecorded 15 minutes later.[2] When the programme went fully networked on 6 March 1961, broadcast days changed to Monday and Wednesday.[3] The last regular episode to be shown live was broadcast on 3 February 1961. Transmitted in black and white for the majority of the 1960s, preparations were made to film episode 923 (transmitted Wednesday 29 October 1969), which featured the street residents on a coach trip to the Lake District, in colour. In the event, suitable colour stock Production staff Coronation Street's creator, Tony Warren wrote the first 13 episodes of the programme in 1960, and continued to write for the programme intermittently until 1976.[80] He still retains links with Coronation Street, often advising on storylines. H V Kershaw (Harry Kershaw)[81] was the script editor for Coronation Street when the programme began in 1960, working 9 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia alongside Tony Warren. Kershaw was also a script writer for the programme and the show's producer between 1962 and 1971. He remains the only person, along with John Finch, to have held the three posts of script editor, writer and producer. Kershaw continued to write for the programme until his retirement in January 1988. Adele Rose was the longest-serving Coronation Street writer, completing 455 scripts between 1961 and 1998. She went on to create Byker Grove.[82] Bill Podmore was the show's longest serving producer. By the time he stepped down in 1988 he had completed 13 years at the production helm. Nicknamed the "godfather" by the tabloid press,[83] he was renowned for his tough, uncompromising style and was feared by both crew and cast alike. He is probably most famous for sacking Peter Adamson, the show's Len Fairclough, in 1983. Michael Apted, best known for the Up! series of documentaries was a director on the programme in the early 1960s. This period of his career marked the first of his many collaborations with writer Jack Rosenthal. Rosenthal, noted for such television plays as Bar Mitzvah Boy, began his career on the show, writing over 150 episodes between 1961 and 1969.[84] Paul Abbott was a story editor on the programme in the 1980s and began writing episodes in 1989, but left in 1993 to produce Cracker, for which he later wrote, before creating his own highly-acclaimed dramas such as Touching Evil and Shameless.[85] Russell T Davies[86] was briefly a storyliner on the programme in the mid-1990s, also writing the script for the direct-to-video special "Viva Las Vegas!"[87] He, too, has become a noted writer of his own high-profile television drama programmes, including Queer as Folk and the 2005 revival of Doctor Who.[88] Jimmy McGovern also wrote some episodes.[89] The current Executive Producer is Kieran Roberts who was once a Producer of "Emmerdale" and the Producer is now Kim Crowther who took over from Steve Frost in February 2008 Coronation Street The jazz musician and journalist Ron Simmonds wrote in 1994 on Jazz Professional that it was recorded by the Surrey musician Ronnie Hunt.[91] However, in 2004 the Manchester Evening News published a story that a young musician from Wilmslow called David Browning played the trumpet on both the original recording of the theme in 1960 and the re-recording in 1964. Although the 1964 rerecording is mentioned in the 1994 Jazz Professional by Ron Simmonds as follows; "an attempt was made in later years to re-record that solo, using Stan Roderick, but it sounded too good, and they reverted to the old one." Browning said he received a one-off payment of £36, although he would have received more money in the long run if he had opted for royalty payments, as he did on other television themes. [92] The Musicians Union does not have provisions for making one off payments as suggested by Browning. Sets Rosamund Street viaduct as seen in opening credits of Coronation Street. As befitting the soap-opera genre, Coronation Street is made up of individual housing units, plus communal areas: a newsagents (The Kabin), a cafe (Roy's Rolls), a general grocery shop (D&S Alahan's), a factory (Underworld ) and a public house, the Rovers Return Inn, which is the main meeting place for characters on the programme.[34] From 1960–1968, all interactions on the 'outside' street were filmed on a sound stage, with the houses reduced in scale to 3/4 and constructed from wood.[93] In 1968, Granada built an outside set which was not all that different from the interior version previously used, with the wooden façades from the studio simply being erected on the new site initially.[93] These were replaced with brick façades, and back yards were added in the 1970s. Theme music The show's theme music, a cornet piece, accompanied by a brass band plus clarinet and double bass, reminiscent of northern band music, was written by Eric Spear.[90] 10 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Coronation Street All sets on the street have been updated decor-wise over the years, leaving Emily's kitchen as the oldest surviving set not to see a face-lift since 1972: No. 1 Ken's house - the living room has seen at least 1 re-decoration in the last 10 years with the wallpaper changing from an elegant cocoa colour to a floral green as we see now. No. 3 - Emily's living room was redecorated without on-screen explanation when Spider caused a fire by leaving a candle unattended. In the story, he managed to find the same paper to cover the smoke damage so that Emily would not know what had happened, but in reality, the whole room was redecorated with a different but very similar paper. No. 5 Currently Fizz and Chesney's home - The decor left behind by Ivy Tilsly and subsequently by Don Brennan was recently changed when a paper featuring Chinese symbols was hung. This was mentioned on screen. No. 7 - Since Curly left, the decor was changed by Frankie Baldwin and again by Liam and Maria Connor into the modern style seen today. No. 9 - Jack decorated the living room, but hung the wallpaper upside down, so the floral pattern "grew" downwards. Since then, the Malletts redecorated with a bright purple paper. Since the Duckworths moved back in, they had a brand new kitchen fitted and hung new paper on the "back" wall. No. 11 - Eileen's living room and kitchen have been redecorated twice since she moved in around 2000. No. 13 Sally and Kevin's old house has seen a few re-decorations over the lhe last few years, notably with the decorator they hired with whom Sally had a fling. Since leaving the property for Claire and Ashley to move in, it was said in the story that the whole house needed re-wiring, so we can expect a whole new decor when the house is next seen on screen. No. 15 - The corner shop, owned by Dev Alahan, was renovated after "Mad Maya Monday" when Maya blew up all seven of Dev's Weatherfield shops. The corner shop has since been re-decorated without onscreen explanation. The Kabin was renovated when it became a sub-Post Office. Rita's flat above the Kabin had a door built to connect it to the next door flat when Alec and Rita started a romance (alec lived in the next door flat). After Alec left, it was never explained what happened to this connecting door. The Factory has seen at least 2 reovations since it was built in 1989, the most recent being in Shot of the Coronation Street exterior set (Oct 2007). In 1982, a full-size exterior street was built in the Granada backlot, constructed from reclaimed Salford brick.[93] The sets still don't match the exterior exactly, for example, the interior of the Battersby house (No. 5) is quite spacious, but the size of the corner shop is much smaller, yet each dwelling is the same size from the outside. The extension on the back of No. 9 (Jack and Vera's old house) looks small, yet the interior (the new kitchen) is much bigger. The set was updated in 1989, with the construction of a new factory, two shop units and three modern terrace/town houses on the south side of Coronation Street.[94] Between 1989 and 1999, the Granada Studios Tour allowed members of the public the opportunity to visit the set. The exterior set was extended and updated in 1999, to include more of Rosamund Street, Victoria Street and a new viaduct on Rosamund Street. The majority of interior scenes are shot in the adjoining purpose-built studio.[94] The Viaduct on Rosamund Street (pictured on the right) would seem to run along the edge of all the Coronation Street back yards. The original plan was that the viaduct would appear to be further away than it is when looking down Rosamund Street, but in reality, this viaduct makes no sense. Behind the back yards are other houses, when in fact, the viaduct would run right over these other houses. In 2008, Victoria Court, an apartment building full of luxury flats, was started on Victoria Street.[95] The Granada backlot is situated in an area between Quay Street and Liverpool Road in Manchester.[96] 11 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 2008. No. 2 - The Salon had a makeover in 2008, this was mentioned on-screen. No. 4 Originally home to Mavis and Derek Wilton, but now the Websters, we last saw redcoration after the fire caused by Casey when baby Freddy was believed to be in the burning building. After the fire, the staircase moved, without explanation, to the opposite side of the room. No. 6 - Home to Des and Steph Barnes when first built, but builder Charlie Stubbs redecorated it to the modern floral style we see today for his lover turned killer, Tracey Barlow. No. 8 - Home to Gail Platt since the house was built, the living area recently got a make-over by her father Ted, to disguise the fact that David had had a party and ruined the room while Gail was away. More recently, the kitchen was re-fitted by Gail's partner, Joe (luckily, he is a kitchen fitter!) after the Windass family removed/stole all the kitchen cabinets and appliances. Coronation Street When they decided to broadcast the programme, national transmission was changed from Wednesday and Friday at 19:00 to Monday and Wednesday at 19:30 and the programme became fully networked under this new arrangement from Episode 25 on Monday 6 March 1961. As the ITV network grew over the next few years, the programme was transmitted by these new stations on these dates onward: • Westward Television from Episode 40 on 29 April 1961 • Border Television from Episode 76 on 1 September 1961 • Grampian Television from Episode 84 on 30 September 1961 • Channel Television from Episode 180 on 1 September 1962 • Teledu Cymru (north and west Wales) from Episode 184 on 14 September 1962 At this point, the ITV network became complete and the programme was broadcast almost continuously across the country at 19:30 on Monday and Wednesday for the next twenty-seven years. From Episode 2981 on Friday 20 October 1989 at 19:30, a third weekly episode was introduced and this increased to four episodes a week from Episode 4096 on Sunday 24 November 1996, again at 19:30.[97] The second Monday episode was introduced in 2002 and was broadcast at 20:30 to usher in the return of Bet Lynch.[98] The Monday 20:30 episode was used intermittently during the popular Richard Hillman story line but has become fully-scheduled since Episode 5568 on Monday 25 August 2003. Additional episodes have been broadcast during the weekly schedule of ITV at certain times, notably in 2004 when, between 22 November and 26 November, eight episodes were shown.[99] Older episodes had been broadcast by satellite and cable channel Granada Plus from launch in 1996. The first episodes shown were from episode 1588 (Originally transmitted on Monday 5 April 1976) onwards. Originally listed and promoted as Classic Coronation Street, the "classic" was dropped in early 2002, at which stage the episodes were from late 1989. By the time of the channel's closure in 2004, the repeats had reached March 1997. In addition to this, "specials" were broadcast on Saturday afternoons in the early years of the channel with several episodes Scheduling United Kingdom For 48 years, Coronation Street has remained at the centre of ITV's prime time schedule. The programme is currently shown in Great Britain in five episodes, over three evenings a week on the ITV Network. From Friday 9 December 1960 until Friday 3 March 1961, the programme was shown in two episodes broadcast Wednesday and Friday at 19:00.[3] Schedules were changed and from Monday 6 March 1961 until Wednesday 18 October 1989, the programme was shown in two episodes broadcast Monday and Wednesday at 19:30.[3] The third weekly episode was introduced on Friday 20 October 1989, broadcast at 19:30.[51] From 1996, an extra episode was broadcast at 19:30 on Sunday nights. Aside from Granada, the programme originally appeared on the following stations of the ITV network: • Associated Rediffusion • Scottish Television • TWW • Southern Television • Ulster Television • Anglia Television From Episode 14 on Wednesday 25 January 1961, Tyne Tees Television broadcast the programme. That left ATV in the Midlands as the only ITV station not carrying the show. 12 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia based around a particular theme or character(s) were shown. The latest episode shown in these specials was from 1991. In addition, on 27 & 28 December 2003, several Christmas Day editions of the show were broadcast. In early 2008, ITV announced that during 2008 the Sunday episode would be dropped and replaced on Fridays, thus having two half hour episodes on both Monday and Friday (at 19:30 and 20:30) and maintaining a single episode on Wednesdays (at 19:30). However there is also discussion about creating an hour-long episode on Monday instead of two separate episodes. This seems unlikely because it would conflict with rival soap Eastenders. On Seldom occasions has the soap been shown on a Sunday since the slot was removed in 2008. However, these episodes are only put in place to make-up for episodes that were not played earlier on that week because of sporting events such as football. The most recent example of this was on Sunday 12 April 2009, as a football match had pre-empted the slot on Wednesday 1 April 2009. Viewers in Northern Ireland can watch Coronation Street on UTV (a regional company of ITV) and TV3, because the domestic population of Northern Ireland have access to view both the British Channels (BBC One, BBC Two, ITV, Channel 4 and Five) and Irish Channels (RTÉ One, RTÉ Two, TV3 and TG4). Northern Irish viewers can see the soap opera on at the same time by tuning between UTV and TV3. Coronation Street is broadcast on TV3 approximately 2 minutes behind of its broadcast on UTV.[100] Coronation Street Book of Records recognises the 1,144 episodes sold to CBC-owned Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, TV station CBKST by Granada TV on 31 May 1971 to be the largest number of TV shows ever purchased in one transaction. Episodes currently showing in Canada were originally aired in July 2008. Current episodes airing in the UK April 2009 will air in Canada in January 2010. The programme started to be shown in Australia in 1963 on TCN 9 Sydney, GTV 9 Melbourne and NWS 9 Adelaide, and by 1966 Corrie was more popular in Australia than in the UK.[102] The show eventually left free-toair television in Australia in the 1970s. It briefly returned to the Nine Network in a daytime slot during 1994–95. In 1996 Pay-TV began and Arena began screening the series in one-hour installments on Saturday and Sundays at 18:30. The series was later moved to Pay-TV channel UK.TV where it is still shown weeknights at 18:00. Episodes on UK.TV are 15 months behind the UK.[103]. Episodes currently airing in Australia were originally aired in January 2008. Current episodes airing in the UK will air in Australia in July 2010. The series is also currently shown in New Zealand, on Television New Zealand's TV One. In New Zealand, where "Coro" is one of the commoner abbreviations, the show consistently rates in the top ten programmes nationally. Hour-long episodes are shown at 19:30 on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Episodes are around fourteen months behind those broadcast in the UK. In early October 2008, TV One announced that it would be screening on Fridays too.[104] Episodes currently being shown were shown in February 2008. Current episodes airing in the UK will air in New Zealand in March 2010. Dutch broadcaster VARA showed 428 subtitled episodes on Netherlands TV between 1967 and 1975. In 2006, the small network Vitaya started broadcasting Coronation Street for viewers in Belgium, with episodes broadcast roughly two years behind the UK.[105] In the U.A.E., episodes of Coronation Street are broadcast one month after their UK showing.[106] Overseas Coronation Street is also shown in many countries worldwide. In the Republic of Ireland it is broadcast on TV3 according to the ITV schedule in the UK. In Canada, episodes of Coronation Street are shown on CBC Television. As of 2008, episodes appear on CBC about nine and a half months after their UK broadcast date. As an example, and episode aired in the UK on March 14, 2008 where David pushed his mother down the stairs was broadcast on December 26, 2008 in Canada. It moved from a daytime slot on CBC to prime time in 2004.[101] The 2002 edition of the Guinness Merchandise Several classic episodes were released on VHS video in the 1980s and 1990s in different sets, while a number of specially 13 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia recorded feature-length episodes were released exclusively to video (see Coronation Street VHS and DVD releases). The Street, a magazine dedicated to the show, was launched in 1989. Edited by Bill Hill, the magazine contained a summary of recent storylines, interviews, articles about classic episodes, and stories that occurred from before 1960. The format was initially A5 size, expanding to A4 from the seventh issue.[107] The magazine folded after issue 23 in 1993 when the publisher's contract with Granada Studios Tour expired and Granada wanted to produce their very own [108] magazine. Coronation Street temporary return of Cilla BattersbyBrown.[112] On 21 December 2008, a miniseries was launched on itv.com, called Corrie Confidential the first episode featured the characters Rosie and Sophie Webster in Underworld. Sponsorship Spin-offs Granada launched one spin-off in 1965, Pardon the Expression, following the story of clothing store manager Leonard Swindley (Arthur Lowe) after he left Weatherfield. Swindley's management experience was tested when he was appointed assistant manager at a fictional department store, Dobson and Hawks. Granada produced two series of the spin-off, which ended in 1966.[109] In 1968, Arthur Lowe returned as Leonard Swindley in Turn Out The Lights, a sequel to Pardon the Expression. It ran for just six episodes before it was cancelled.[110] In 1995, Coronation Street - The Cruise was released on VHS to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the show. However it proved controversial as only a few months after it was released on video, it was shown on ITV on Sunday 24 March 1996, provoking many complaints. In 1997, following the controversial cruise spin-off, Coronation Street: Viva Las Vegas! was released on VHS, featuring Jack Duckworth, Vera Duckworth, Fiona Middleton and Maxine Peacock on a trip to Las Vegas. Unlike the cruise spin-off, this was never shown on ITV. In 1999, six special episodes of Coronation Street were produced, following the story of Steve McDonald, Vicky McDonald, Vikram Desai, Bet Gilroy and Reg Holdsworth in Brighton.[111] This spin-off was subtitled The Rover Returns and released on VHS tape. In 2008, ITV announced filming was to get underway for a new special DVD episode, "Coronation Street: Out of Africa", following the Battersby-Brown family, which saw the Harveys Publicity stunt. Cadburys was the first sponsor of Coronation Street beginning in July 1996. The original sponsorship had a chocolate-like version of the street with chocolate characters resembling some of the actual Coronation Street characters. In the summer of 2006, Cadbury Trebor Bassetts had to recall over 1 million chocolate bars, due to suspected salmonella contamination, and Coronation Street stopped the sponsorship for several months. In late 2006, Cadbury did not renew their contract, but agreed to sponsor the show until Coronation Street found a new sponsor. On 16 September 2007, the Cadbury sponsor adverts were broadcast for the last time. In July 2007, an ITV press release announced that Harveys was the new sponsor of Coronation Street on the ITV Network. Harveys' sponsorship began on 30 September 2007. Awards The show has won four British Soap Awards for 'Best Soap', four National Television Awards for 'Most Popular Serial Drama', and four TV Quick and Choice Awards for 'Best Soap'. In September 2007, Coronation Street took the title for 'Best Soap' at the Inside Soap Awards, an award it failed to win at the 2008 Inside Soap Awards. 14 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Coronation Street Producers story/0,,1635800,00.html. Retrieved on 2006-09-02. The first producer was Stuart Latham, from [18] Little. (2000) p.66. December 1960 to July 1961. In the 1960s [19] "Queen Of The Street The Amazing Life and 1970s, most producers did stints of about Of Julie Goodyear" (Website). Alken one year. Longer-running producers included M.R.S. http://www.alkenmrs.com/ Eric Prytherch (May 1972 – April 1974); Bill soapsrus/coronationstreet/ Podmore (September 1977 – July 1982); csqueenstreet.html.. 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George Lucas Surprises '2011 Scream Awards' to Torment Darth Vader (VIDEO)
Darth Vader took home the prize for Ultimate Villain, though he admitted his work hasn't been up to his usual high standards of evil lately. "It can be difficult to focus on your work as a Sith Lord when you're constantly living in fear of how George Lucas is going to digitally enhance you for the next DVD," he explained.
Remembering The Star Wars Holiday Special, even if we really don't want to
A long time ago (well, 31 years ago) in a galaxy far, far away (Television City isn't technically a different galaxy, unless you consider TV producers to be people who don't spend much time on planet Earth), an evil was unleashed upon the human race.
Today marks the 31st anniversary of the infamous Star Wars Holiday Special, a Christmas not-so-spectacular roasted by critics including some here at TV Squad years after it hit the air and even some of the franchise's most ardent fans.
That also includes George Lucas who once remarked at an Australian convention that he wished he could buy up all of the world's remaining copies of the show and smash them into oblivion with a sledgehammer. I wonder if 31 years from now, he'll be saying the same thing about Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace?
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Who would've thunk it? When Family Guy premiered back in 1999(!) many people tossed it away as a pale imitation of The Simpsons and kind of ignored it. Who knew that eight years later, at the start of the show's 6th season, Seth MacFarlane and his crew would be able to get the approval of George Lucas himself to air a spoof of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. It shows how far Family Guy has come since it returned to the prime-time airwaves.
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Before action figures became collectibles that should never, ever be removed from their little plastic bubble packaging boys and girls actually played with them. Sometimes, the adventures that these little characters had were not what they were intended for. In fact, I'm sure that some of these action figures did things that would make a grown man blush.
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October 25, 2012 - 12:45 PM ET
By David Jonas
Mobile messaging and traveler
assistance tech provider conTgo has an app. It's now available for Apple
iOS, Google Android and Microsoft Windows Mobile, and it's got some pretty nifty new features like geo-location. But given sensitivities about data, some companies may
be more interested in building their own customized apps, controlled completely
in-house. ConTgo says it's working with the IT departments of two unidentified
clients—one in the United States and one in Europe—to connect enterprise apps
to the conTgo platform and provide travel and
communications functionality via its new application programming interface.
"What we have been doing under the hood for the past six
months is effectively opening up our platform to expose functionality into,
initially, our own conTgo app," said co-founder
and chief strategy officer Johnny Thorsen. "That initial step really was
to prove that we can interact with apps and SMS in a completely seamless way.
We are now ready and able to say to corporations, and potentially TMCs, that if
you want to build your own app that integrates into enterprise-controlled data
that you simply don't want to give up to external parties, we are now able to
connect all your travel data and relevant travel functionality while you
control the enterprise data side of the house. We are creating a new kind of
ecosystem that corporate IT can control from an enterprise perspective and take
advantage of the travel data regardless of which TMC booked it around the
world, online or offline."
Though conTgo has an app, "we are not an app development
shop," Thorsen continued. "Our job is to build a travel enterprise
system, where the travel manager selects whoever the providers of booking
services are, and they connect data into a platform where we mobile-enable it.
One of the key challenges is that most corporations are moving toward a
bring-your-own-device world, so there is no common standard. Therefore they
want agnostic solutions that simply will adjust themselves to whatever the
traveler population is at that point in time."
Though some travel management companies have expressed
interest—notably midsize, regional ones "that realize the potential for
getting involved in the mobile game with a much lower cost than building it all
themselves," according to Thorsen—larger TMCs don't appear keen on the
idea. "Our initial positioning of this has not created a lot of reaction
from the large TMCs," he said. "The larger the TMC the less their
ability and willingness to take this seriously. They want to build it because they
want to control it."
That, Thorsen said, creates challenges for the big TMCs'
customers. "I don't know a single corporation that uses one TMC
globally," he claimed. "It really doesn't happen. Therefore, a corporation
taking a TMC-provided travel app will be less and less likely. As a travel
manager, are you prepared to have 10 different apps, each of which may have
fairly relevant travel functionality but none with enterprise capability
because they are developed and maintained by separate TMCs around the world? It
is not a pretty picture."
This strategy makes conTgo more of a communications platform
provider than a solely travel-specific facilitator. For example, the firm recently
built technology that automatically switches to SMS when attempted push
notifications to the app on a traveler's device are unsuccessful. This is
useful when a U.S. traveler is overseas, has switched off data roaming to save
money and isn't in a Wi-Fi zone.
"If you cannot reach the app in X minutes, defined by the
company, we simply switch and send an SMS automatically so there is no black
hole for communication," Thorsen said. "It's just a matter of
selecting the right channel at the right time. The corporate IT guys want that
capability. They don't want to build it themselves."
The SMS backup was included in a late September update, which also
features "intelligent flight status monitoring." According to conTgo
information, the ability of its platform to import content from multiple
sources provides travel managers—and corporate security personnel—with a view
of all employees who are delayed at the same time in the same place, regardless
of how they booked.
"This is where you start to see the travel manager get into a
whole new value-creation game," Thorsen explained. "They can create
virtual get-together scenarios when they have 10 people stuck for two hours. The
delay becomes a chance to meet colleagues. Suddenly, the corporate travel
manager becomes a meeting driver at no cost. We facilitate not just telling
them about this but connecting travelers to each other because we have the communication
tools for them to reach out and connect directly to colleagues at the same
place and at the same time. It's essentially a time-sensitive social network.
It is there for two hours, and then it's gone."
Cyril Kovarsky joined
Accor on April 1 as senior vice president of global sales after serving as senior vice president of corporate
sales for business services at Orange, a French multinational
telecommunications corporation. He spoke with BTN Group editorial director
David Meyer about his approach, including the fact that technology is driving
two Accor priorities: facilitating communication between sales and
property-level employees and a digital meeting-planning tool.
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Despite protests from the Big Three U.S.
carriers, Emirates plans to add flights to established U.S. routes and open a
new one to Orlando later this year. In an interview with BTN
transportation editor Michael B. Baker, Emirates vice president of U.S. sales
Matthias Schmid said the United States remains the carrier's "key strategic
growth market" and that added capacity enables Emirates to make a stronger play
for American corporate business large and small. An edited transcript of the
interview follows.
International Airlines Group has secured support from the Irish government for its takeover bid for Aer Lingus and has outlined its strategy to grow Ireland's national flag carrier.
Roundtable: Seeing Travel Management From A Multinational Perspective
Three multinational travel buyers discussed in a conference call with BTN editorial director David Meyer particulars of global management, including travel management company structures, language barriers and the effects of lo
One of the trailblazers of global travel
management and the architect of the follow-the-sun concept of having one
agency, one global distribution system, one online booking tool and one credit
card, with operations consolidated through international service centers, Bob Feltre recently retired as head of
travel procurement for General Electric. Feltre, who worked for GE for 36 years
and spent more than 20 of those driving multinational travel management
efficiency, spoke with BTN editorial director David Meyer.
Susan Sobbott last year became president
of American Express Global Corporate Payments after her predecessor, Bill
Glenn, was appointed to serve as president and CEO of American Express Global
Business Travel, Sobbott recently spoke with BTN's JoAnn DeLuna about potential corporate payment growth
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Historical Traveler Reviews The Toren Amsterdam
Good location
We recently stayed at the hotel and had booked two double rooms - one a luxury room with jacuzzi looking over the canal at the front of the hotel and the other a double with shower which was in the attic overlooking the courtyard garden. The attic room was of average size but seemed small once it contained a travel cot - the jacuzzi room was quite big by amsterdam standards and had a lovely view of the canal which is quite quiet both day and night. the staff were extremely helpful and knowledgeable and were more than willing to accommodate any request especially as we had a toddler with us - the only downsides to the trip were that there are a few steps up to the hotel and also steps up to the lift and to some of the rooms - this is not mentioned in the website - and this did cause a few problems as one member of our party had mobility problems and we had to manoeuver a pram. The hotel serves breakfast and snacks in the afternoon and evening, so you have to eat out for dinner. The facilities in the rooms were quite different - the jacuzzi room was quite well decorated and had air conditioning as well as the usual tea,coffee,hairdryer,toiletries,radio and alarm etc. the attic room however did not appear to have been given so much attention and did not have air con and the bathroom was minute. the minibar is quite cheap by hotel standards but did not have wines or spirits, and the pay per view channels are already turned on when you arrive and you have to request to have them turned off - they are good value at 4 channels for only 8.85euro from 11am to 11am. the hotel does have internet access and it is also possible to hire dvd players and video players - something we wish we had known in advance. The hotel classes itself as a business hotel but we found it to be quite an intimate family-friendly hotel which can boast a back garden in which the children can play and the adults can enjoy a drink from the bar.
Great stay in Amsterdam
We stayed at The Hotel Toren in April 2004. The hotel was beautifully quiet, clean and comfortable. The staff were very friendly and helpful. The hotel is well situated for a visit to the city. I would thoroughly recommend it to anyone visiting Amsterdam
Snuggly bed, peaceful and convenient location
My husband and I stayed at the Hotel Toren for one night on March 22.
The hotel is in an excellent location -- away from the busy, central street, yet in walking distance to the Anne Frank Musuem, Central Station, Red Light District and the Flower Market. We stayed in room 421, located a few doors down from the main building. The room was clean, of decent size and had a charming canal view. The bed was one of the most comfortable I've slept in. The linens were crisp and white and the comforter/blankets were so snuggly! Additionally, the Hotel was recently added to the Airport Connexxion shuttle stop list, so it was convenient and inexpensive to transfer to/from the airport (10.50 Euro). The rates are decent and the staff friendly. Television-watchers beware, pay-per-view (including adult content) needs to be turned off by request or you risk being charged an additional 8 or 8.50 Euro per day.
Poor value for money
ToreN Hotel, AmsterdamMy wife and I spent 4 nights there Thurs 25th March to Mon 29th March 2004. We were allocated room 223 which was up in the attic. My complaint is purely to do with the room. Everything else about the hotel is fine.Room 223 is tiny. Far too small for 2 people. One tiny wardrobe and no other storage racks. No space between the twin beds. If not careful one might bang one's head off slanted ceiling and wooden beams. Bathroom was tiny. Shower was very powerful but the controls were broken so it was necessary to hold the shower in one hand while washing, otherwise the whole bathroom area got destroyed with water as happened on the first occasion I used the shower. Not very satisfactory and it meant I didn't bother to shower on 2 of the days. While sitting on the toilet one's head is over the sink. Again not very satisfactory.On a less important note the TV remote control didn't work properly and the manual controls had to be used.To summarise, I feel I didn't get value for the Euro 140 per night.
Absolutely brilliant!
We had just had the best stay possible in Amsterdam - this hotel is a gem! You couldn't find a nicer hotel with staff to match. The rooms are a bit on the small size, but you could eat your food off the floor! The bedlinen is as white as snow and starched to perfection. They have a lovely little bar and breakfast room and the actual location is spot on. It is by one of the canals (naturally) and only 5-10 minutes walk away from the hustle and bustle of all the bars and the redlight district! We can't recommend it enough - go and experience it for yourselves...
Toren Hotel is great!
We just returned from Amsterdam where we spent 10 days at the Toren.
The July weather was very warm this year and a good feature of the hotel was that it is air conditioned. Our stay was very enjoyable: Staff friendly and helpful; upgraded rooms pleasant and comfortable (new bathroom). We had a canal view and it really added to the entire feeling of our trip. We feel that the history of the hotel should be shared more widely (used to be the home of a "patrician" family then the library to the old university: built in 1733). Many of the architectural features remain from those days.
Very pleased
We splurged on a room with a view of the canal, and were very happy with it. The room was large, decorated in red and gold (very pretty- see their website for pictures) and well-maintained, with lots of natural light. The view was beautiful- we left the windows open all night. The bathroom was somewhat small, with a jacuzzi tub and new-looking fixtures; good water pressure in the shower, not much shelf space. Staff was friendly and helpful. The location is perfect- quiet and beautiful, but within walking distance of everything. Negatives: expensive if you want the canal view! But you probably already knew that.
Nice Hotel - Great Location
I stayed at Hotel toren for three nights early in April of 2003. Most of the staff were nice, although one or two of the people at the front desk had something of a teutonic chilliness about them. The room was not terribly large, but it had a pleasant view onto the back garden (the Canal view rooms were way too expensive for me - starting at twice the price of the back rooms!). The pluses: Room was quiet, furniture was nice, location can't be beat, the common areas of the hotel are nice. Minuses: bathroom was a little too small, especially the shower, and although I was supposedly on a 'non-smoking' floor, the corridor outside my room stank of cigarette smoke. Also, the breakfast was a little too expensive, at 12 Euros per day.But it was wonderful to be so centrally located, and to have my nice quiet room with the pleasant garden view as a refuge. All in all, despite a few minuses, I rate this above average.
Great Hotel
Great location - can walk to everything. Near the Anne Frank House. Friendly staff and nice rooms.
Gem of a hotel
Stayed in Toren late Nov/early Dec this year.
Recently uograded to 4 star.
Lovely hotel can"t fault it.
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