The Road to Coronation Street

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The Road to Coronation Street

2010

1h 15m

7.1(10 votes)

TV Movie

Drama

Overview

The story of how 22 year old writer Tony Warren conceived, wrote and fought for the record breaking UK TV series Coronation Street.

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18 members

Acting

David Dawson

Tony Warren

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Jessie Wallace

Pat Phoenix

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Celia Imrie

Doris Speed

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Jane Horrocks

Margaret Morris

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Shaun Dooley

Derek Bennett

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Lynda Baron

Violet Carson

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Sophia Di Martino

Josie Scott

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Henry Goodman

Cecil Bernstein

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Steven Berkoff

Sidney Bernstein

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John Thomson

Harry Kershaw

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James Roache

William Roache

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Michelle Holmes

Brenda

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Tara Moran

Edna Walker

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Phoebe Nicholls

Mrs Simpson

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Christian McKay

Harry Elton

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Enid Dunn

Agnes

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David Williams

Commissionaire

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Ann Aris

Nita Valerie

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