Today, CS is like any other soap - meandering, poorly acted, and infected by the celebrity cult. There are two reasons (at least) why this is so good. Firstly it shows a real community with strongly drawn characters in a recognisable setting. Secondly, the actors appear confident and clear about their roles, and seems have an excellent grasp of their aims. Brilliant.

@jasonbeard4713

Ай бұрын

I agree. It is lovely to see how it began. You believed that the characters were real.

My mother and my sister could not be disturbed once the into music started! Great opportunity for myself and dad to go to the pub! No one noticed us leave!

@andymoore9977

2 ай бұрын

As my dad used to say 'the TV companies must have shares in the breweries, given the rubbish they broadcast'. Every night he said the same and every night he then went to the pub. I assume with a clear conscience.......

@senianns9522

2 ай бұрын

@@andymoore9977 Bravo!

@iant9461

2 күн бұрын

My dad went berserk if episodes of Corrie, Enders and Brookie hadn’t been recorded when away or on holiday. Thank God for the omnibuses. TV viewing was a serious business back then. Life depended on it.

@iant9461

2 күн бұрын

My dad went berserk if episodes of Corrie, Enders and Brookie hadn’t been recorded when away or on holiday. Thank God for the omnibuses. TV viewing was a serious business back then. Life depended on it.

Growing up watching this was an evening event. Life was both simple and complicated, and families didn't have much money, but our life was good. Thank you.

@user-id8du7ww4z

Ай бұрын

It's the struggle that makes life fun and interesting. How boring would life be if we had everything we ever wanted without doing a thing for it??

The Coronation Street of days long gone never to return; precious entertainment.

@salus1231

Ай бұрын

It's time Coronation street was demolished for student accommodation 😁😁

@LANCSKID

25 күн бұрын

@@salus1231 or spice warehousing …

00:04:37 First appearance of actor, Bill Roache, still playing the same character 64 years later!

@andymoore9977

2 ай бұрын

In 1960 Bill Roache was 28 playing an 21 or 22 year old Ken Barlow. He kept up this 'deception' for decades playing someone 6 or 7 years younger. Amazing!

@CaptApril123

2 ай бұрын

Any actor getting a steady pay cheque is a dream job.

@spencerhardy8667

2 ай бұрын

A unique achievement, probably will never be repeated or challenged.

@yips_way

2 ай бұрын

You missed him at around 4:36. I'm sure that's him but as I haven't watched Corrie in well over 25 years I could be wrong.

@theoriginalbluey

2 ай бұрын

@@spencerhardy8667 I wonder if Adam Woodyatt will manage it on Eastenders. 39 years now!

Aged 6 at my Grandparents home . Wonderful memories of kinder times .

@beverlygannon4141

2 ай бұрын

YES YOU'RE so right kinder times. Isn't it just terrible now, everyone feels the same .... what's gone with the world. 🌍 Well greed and drugs for a start. So sad. 🙏🙏❤️

@sidensvans67

2 ай бұрын

@@beverlygannon4141

And the Daily Mirror's TV critic Ken Irwin having watched the first episode wrote it was " doomed to fail " 😂.

I've never heard of Coronation Street but now I'm hooked. Looks like I've got a lot to catch up on, 64 years of episodes.

@Tidybitz

Ай бұрын

Looks like you'll never ever be short of something to watch then, UncleDaveskitchen. ❤

@peterbexon7549

9 сағат бұрын

Don't bother after the first few years. It's now just more woke crappie!

I was born 1950 and I remember watching Corrie. I met Ena Sharples my friends uncle took us with him to work on her phone and she played the piano for us. I felt like I'd met Royalty.🥰

I was born in 1952 in Melbourne Australia and watching Coronation Street was a ritual at home on the old b/w tele. Simple pleasures ❣️

@byLokie

2 ай бұрын

7 years younger than you. living in Melbourne. New Zealand born. I think in the 60s and 70s Au and NZ still had affectionate interest in what was going in the UK. My Grandma really loved this show. She would tell us off if we were too noisey while Coro was on.

@beverlygannon4141

2 ай бұрын

I. Was 5. . WILLIAM roach was 28 I. The first episode . He's now 91. nd looks goodfor his age. Lucky genes 🙏❤️👍

Coronation street is the best. I wasn't born until 61. I started watching it when i were 5 with my dearest mam. I use to love ❤ Ena sharples & ken barlow. How the times move on. Iife were fun in those days In 60's being a child ❤

@beverlygannon4141

2 ай бұрын

Yes I was born 55. Life was better then for sure. It's terrible now 🙏🌍

@reneecalvert4153

2 ай бұрын

@@beverlygannon4141 true words 🦋

Same here, my Dad sitting by the fire with the newspaper 🗞️ and my Mum watching Crossroads then Corrination St. and knitting always knitting. We always had nice jumpers in our house - soon as she finished one she started on the next…

As soon as the music started 7.30, I was sent to bed 😅 didn't get to watch it until I was 10.

There is me aged 5 at my grandma’s. watching along with her, just the music sent me back.

I was 12 when Corrie started this has been a trip back in time watching these old episodes.

18 yrs before i was born and i cannot get enough of these old episodes so much better than todays corrie 👌👌👌👌

@antispindr8613

2 ай бұрын

Clearly, this stale show is well past its sell-by date.

@angelau1194

2 ай бұрын

@@antispindr8613 You don't have to watch it.

What a happy accident discovering this! I was born in 1951 and lived in Stockport between 1954 and 1967 before moving to Australia. This was always on when I came for a sitdown after play. Haven't seen it since the 60's but was just now able to hum the opening theme to myself before it started. My mum tried her hardest to stop me from speaking with the accent of all my friends because she thought it was too "common". Today hearing the accent is a heartwarming memory of a local culture in different time. 2/e for a packet of cigarettes!

@briandelaney9710

2 ай бұрын

I’m a Yank but I love the different Northern UK accents

This is great. That first episode is incredibly well written - Toney Warren could certainly teach today's writers a thing or two about characterisation.

I was born in 1969 and remember watching Corry with my parents as a kid, Corry and Cross Roads. I miss the safe, cozy 70s in front of the Black and White TV.

@msmitha4211

2 ай бұрын

Same.1969. Remember moving from up north to Birmingham and meeting benny from crossroads (Paul henry). Nothing beats the 70s ,as you say, it was safe.

@Woodman-Spare-that-tree

2 ай бұрын

@@msmitha4211. Miss Diane 😂

Amazing to think my grandparents would all be watching this while my parents were still in the early teens, and here am i, 64 years later also watching it.....funny old world we all live in.

I was born in 1959 in Manchester and I’ve watched Corrie all my life, I live in Western Australia now and I still follow it religiously

‘’ you and who’s Army?” Dads Army 🤣

I was 8 when this started, we never had TV till I was 12, it was the highlight of the evening to watch Coronation Street

I was just short of my 9th birthday when this was first aired . Seventy two now , tempus fugit .

@aprilblossom9268

2 ай бұрын

I had just turned 6 and what amazes me most is the evergreen theme tune which I still love to hear! 😊

@kihntagious

2 ай бұрын

Right along with the Beatles then.

Words cannot express how much joy your uploaded colorized episodes have brought me. Going through a period of grief and going back into time helps. You're the best!!!!!

@Thefan

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, that's really kind of you to say - I'm glad that they bring you so much joy, and I'm very sorry for your loss

@victoriajones8747

26 күн бұрын

I know it is a year ago since you wrote ..... I do hope you are feeling much better ❤️

I am 3 months older than Corrie makes me feel old now, always watched it when i was young with my mum and Watch with Mother.

When I was a kid here in Canada in the 70s the housewives used to tune in on this, along with all the American soap operas. :)

11:06 😂 I remember my mother used to spit on her mascara like that!

Watching this in preference to the current 2023 episodes playing at this very moment (19.30hrs) on ITV... Spot the difference of captivation...

I was born 23 days before the first episode of Coronation Street, which was broadcast on the 8th of December 1960.

In the late 60's and early 70's in Brisbane, when school holidays came, I spent it at my aunt and uncles in the next Street. My aunt loved Coronation Street, and my cousin and I had to leave the house 🏡 and play in the back yard. Aunty Marjorie was a quiet woman, except if we made noise when Coronation Street was on.

Oh this was a lovely visit with some very old friends. Thank you❤

I was a 10 year old kid when this first appeared on the TV. I remember how the streets used to instantly clear when it came on the telly at 7.30. (a short while later it was the same thing with Steptoe and Son). Today they make shows that they call 'reality TV, yet they are the furthest possible thing from reality. The thing about Coronation street in its day was that it truly seemed as close to reality as TV had ever got. I believe that 'The Rover's Return' was then filmed at a real pub in Tatton Street (Ordsall). My Grandparents lived at 5 Tatton Street. They were also Salford publicans., and this all seemed so real when I first watched it. Far from a 'soapie' in those days. Or perhaps it was just the very first!

@davidallan5671

2 ай бұрын

The first soap was the groves family in the 50’s.still remember granny groves. Same as Corrie, they lived our lives, so everyone watched.

Elsie looked younger as she got older

i was five when it started......bill roache is 92 now and looks good . Lucky genes. He was 28. In the first series. Its was better times then. Simpler. , friendly, kinder . Look at now.🤢🤮🙏❤️❤️❤️❤️

Just popped up, brilliant thats my Saturday night viewing sorted ❤🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@Thefan

2 ай бұрын

Theres a few episodes to keep you going 😊 hope you enjoy them!

@joyceflowershed

2 ай бұрын

@@Thefan i keep on loosing them I seem to be jumping all over the place but it dosnt matter just enjoying them soo much, thank you xx🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Made in the time when you could hear and understand every word every actor spoke. . . .

@beverlygannon4141

2 ай бұрын

How true 😂

@richard7crowley

2 ай бұрын

BBC says that almost half of (UK) viewers using Closed Captioning are not hearing-impaired, but are trying to follow difficult accents (mostly American). As an American, I need the Closed Captioning to follow difficult UK accents. Although these aren't as difficult as modern Scottish accents. Is this really representative of 1960s? Reminds me of the US in the 1950s.

Oh my gosh, what a find! Thank you!!

This is blast from the past and I mean it!

@Thefan

8 ай бұрын

Glad you are enjoying it!

Ken supposed to do better for himself. Still there 100 years later 🤣

I made the mistake of watching this show through an app that labeled the episodes as Season 1. After I got hooked, it ended incomplete and while searching for the rest I realized that it was mislabeled. I am so glad that the series was preserved here- I LOVE THIS SHOW!!! There is no US soap opera that that is about the life of the working class. There was Ryan's Hope years ago but seems Americans prefer watching fantasy of the life of the very rich. Even though I watch them for years it is refreshing to watch a series that is more relatable.

@Thefan

2 жыл бұрын

I agree! The characters feel more real than with a lot of American shows; even though it's a drama. I'm curious to know what app it was that you used to find it?

@sarahball-ruck846

2 ай бұрын

I found late 70sz-early 80s of this show & g I t hooked --- so happy to find even earlier show... fasinating reminders of how things were back then. I am American ...so intrigued by this show (Loved Ryan's Hope)

@Thefan

2 ай бұрын

So happy that our friends across the pond are discovering the first episodes of this series through my channel ❤️

@gabrielletanner5339

2 ай бұрын

I was years old when I saw this ...

@sergioalmasy8722

2 ай бұрын

​@@gabrielletanner5339I wasn't even born!

Ken's likeness and acting is so similar to Anthony Perkins, it's is eerie.

@jamesbomd3503

10 ай бұрын

GOING OFF 1ST NAMES ONLY, KEN, THOUGHT OF HIMSELF AS A METHOD ACTOR & THEREFORE THOUGHT HIMSELF ABOVE THE OTHERS ON THE SET😇 BUT IT WAS ENA WHO HAD THE SHAKESPEAREAN TRAINING & PEDIGREE🤫

Me 7 at grandma's in Sunderland time fly's.

@CaptApril123

2 ай бұрын

My dad was from Sunderland, moved to Derby for work where I grew up. I couldn't stand the show, I smell coal dust whenever I hear the theme song.

Impossible to not be hooked - thank you - priceless!

As a long time Corrie fan who worked as a tour guide on the set, I was a little apprehensive on how this would look. I’ve seen the first episode literally dozens of times, I have to say… It blew my mind seeing it in colour. Knowing what it was supposed to look like in colour and then seeing it that way for the first time left me speechless. Well done.

@Thefan

6 ай бұрын

Thank you, that really means a lot - unfortunately I never had chance to visit the Granada Studios set when it was open, but your feedback is really reassuring! Really glad you enjoy it, and the other episodes I've uploaded

@swinkie34

2 ай бұрын

Granada studio tour was fantastic

I was born December the 14th when the second episode aired, mum told me she got out of bed and went downstairs to watch it, she’s 85 now and can’t stand soap operas, she never watches them. I noticed the first episode aired on the 9th of December that’s when I gave birth to my daughter 42 years later

@Thefan

2 ай бұрын

Wow, that's an impressive coincidence!

How wonderful to see whole episodes, only seen clips before.Brillintly written..reminds me of Alan Bennett 's writing!Saw this as a child,we loved it Lifts my spirits...v comforting

I loved Corrie....such a shame what's happened to it. Bring back the fun!!

@aprilblossom9268

2 ай бұрын

All the soaps seem to have gone morose and gloomy including radio prog The Archers !

WOW, I can see young Ken living with his parents !!! And now Ken is a "wise grandad" himself.👀

@andymoore9977

2 ай бұрын

Young? Bill was 28 playing 21 year old Ken, tee hee.

I like how the episode is its own piece of storytelling and still subtly namedrops each family for the viewers and their house number within one episode.

No recorders back then. When my mum was working and she missed an episode I had to watch it and tell her what happened so she could keep up to date.

How lovely to see this again. I could still remember the names, Ena Sharples, Minnie Caldwell, Martha Longhurst and Albert Tatlock in the snug at the Rovers Return. Also, Annie Walker, Elsie Tanner. Ken Barlow and, of course, Leonard Swindley at the Mission. I recognised most of the others but I’d forgotten their names. I was only thirteen when it first appeared on the TV but I always watched it, mainly in case there was a row between Ena Sharples and Elsie Tanner. Ena Sharples was a real character of course. We became soaked with the Manchester accent for the first time. I never went there for years although my wife once visited the Coronation Street set with some friends.

@angelau1194

2 ай бұрын

Annie's byline often started with "Jack love..." You are the same age as me. Happy memories in a simpler world.

@davidclifford5124

2 ай бұрын

@@angelau1194 Ha ha. The only words that I can remember Annie Walker once saying was, 'They say ignorance is bliss'. It seemed so funny at the time. I can't remember who she was referring to. I expect you will remember the Grove Family. They've got an episode from that as well om KZread.

I love how, maybe a decade later, they will find the sign in the shop that they are talking about here, about not asking for credit. Thanks so much for editing and posting.

This is fabulous, thankyou. Great catching the start of the soap . Ken, Albert, Elsie n Annie Walker looking so young. Great.

Ena's line about her mother's death (in ep.2) has to be one of the funniest lines of all time - ever - from C/Street.

This is priceless! Daphne Oxenford was the lady on Listen With Mother who would say ‘are you sitting comfortably? Then I’ll begin’.. in a later episode my old school friend played a part in Gail’s cafe... Cannot believe the negative comments and moans about the colourisation! Thank you for this 😊👍

I was 6 months old when it started .

Thanks so much for posting

Brilliant. Nice to see the eps how they would have looked if colour TV was around in 1960. Amazing how colourisation can work wonders.

@Thefan

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! I'm always so impressed with how much it brings it to life when it comes out

@jasbegs1258

Жыл бұрын

Agree.

How brilliant, I've always loved Corrie and still watch it now. I was born in January 1960, so I was 10 months old (roughly) when it first aired. In 1955, my hero James Dean, made a television drama and they said that it started off the 'kitchen sink' drama films. I have the episode, and I can clearly see it. I can't remember when my parents 1st let my brother (born 1958) and I start to watch Corrie? But I can't remember not watching it. I used to have a crush on Ken Barlow's brother - I remember he had a motor accident in Corrie, and lost his leg. Funny to see Ken so young. Wasn't his brother a footballer? So great to watch this, it brings back fantastic memories, of a wonderful era in Britain. It's horrible here now, isn't it.

Thank you so much for adding these coloured episodes. It is a pleasure to watch them. I have currently zoned out of 2012 to come back to the beginning. I wasn't born until 69 but always had coronation street airing in black and white back then while growing up in New Zealand 😊😂

I watched Coronation Street from episode 1 in 1960 when I was 9 years old. It was a must through the early years until school and uni took over in the later 1960s. I returned regularly in the 80s and have been back since about 2010. it’s still compulsive viewing. Ken still there is just amazing.

Not content with the original monochrome, it's now available to view in Bisto-Vision.

@tooleyheadbang4239

2 ай бұрын

Time to get out! Don't they realise the whole street is on fire!

I tell you what I loved uncle Albert a grumpy old sod but a lovely man Inhave a very good memory

Wow! Coronation Street!! I never saw the first few episodes. Had to go to bed early for school the next morning. Thank you for posting these.

Im a 1964 baby. Thank you.💃 20/05/24 UK

Ena Sharples used to frighten the life out of me when I was a kid.😢

I love this! When I watch all the many later episodes, Ken's family dynamic is only hinted at, but that's what makes the series special. Family ties that make up our personalities. Coronation Street is more than a soap opera-it's a living drama everyone on the planet could likely identify with, take into their lonely hearts, and live with. Good stuff! Thanks most kindly!

What wonderful character summations. Each person who appears is explained in neat conversational snippets. Brilliant writing and I remember each one with pleasure. Corrie is no longer worth watching as real life has been turned to ridiculous and sensational 'drama.'

i confess not watching Street at all! Except for one or two in the 90s! These first three episodes are incredible for portraying a society that probably existed! love these!!

Its amazing to me how everything looks like it’s from 1940s.

@jasbegs1258

Жыл бұрын

It's classic Northern late 50s/early 60s for sure and so reminicent of the angry young men phase in British Cinema that had started to take off following the success of ''Room at the Top."

@larkatmic

Жыл бұрын

You are very right! I was mistaken. I’m American and the dark furnishings and decor and some of the conservative fashion looks like my Grams era during wartime. But I can see the early 60s as well. I will look up ‘Room at the Top’ I sure love this show. I’m really enjoying the late 70s episodes as well.

@jamesbomd3503

10 ай бұрын

THAT'S BECAUSE IT WAS, THE WORKING CLASS IN MANCHESTER WERE POOR EVERYTHING WAS HAND ME DOWNS FROM POT & PANS TO CHESTER DRAWS & WARDROBES, MANCHESTER WAS 10 YEARS BEHIND LONDON & LONDON WAS 10 BEHIND NEW YORK, ( Think about that for a second )

@user-kl4bh4lq6r

7 ай бұрын

It looks like Edwardian day's I love the gritty look My Grandparents Days, When my Mum and Dad would have been Kids,

@tomkent4656

2 ай бұрын

The early 1960s did feel a bit like that. Remember, this was less than 20 years from the end of WW2.

I was 8. Who would have thought, from the 1st episode that 'The Street' would become a national institution and still be going strong 64 years later, or that William Roache would still be playing the same part? Admittedly I haven't watched it for many years, but rarely missed an episode in the 60s, 70s and 80s.

My dad went berserk if episodes of Corrie, Enders and Brookie hadn’t been recorded when away or on holiday. Thank God for the omnibuses. TV viewing was a serious business back then. Life depended on it.

Wonderful. I watched this as a boy and it was very very clever. Its brilliance still holds up because the characters are solid, witty and realistic. I sometimes talk about it but I’d never have imagined actually seeing it again. Thank you.

I remember the first episode too. Who would've thought it would last all this time. It was an addiction that few housewives could resist. I remember a colleague from NZ who jokingly said, that New Zealand was so far behind everyone else in Coronation Street that Elsie Tanner is still a virgin. Lol

Great memories. Thank you.

@Thefan

2 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome, I'll get back on track with uploading these again very soon.

Impressive, Thanks for this.

@Thefan

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! I plan on doing some more

I M really enjoying these shows on KZread

@Thefan

2 жыл бұрын

That's really great to hear! I'll keep them coming!

finally i found it, i'm hoping i can find all the old episodes upto 1980 at least,, thank u

@Thefan

Жыл бұрын

I'm hoping I can - there's a few to keep you going for a while 🙂

@Shamimsie797

Жыл бұрын

@@Thefan 😊

Elsie Tanner's voice, but WOW did she change her appearance over the years!

Lovely to see all these in colour. Thank you.

Thank you! 😍😍😍

this is amazing, you've done a fantastic job. Thank you so much :))))

@Thefan

2 ай бұрын

Glad you are enjoying it!

I was 12,when this started,i watched it for years,but todays soaps seem to have lost their chracter,and are a carbon copy of each other so it was good to see the old one

Also in an eerie co-incidence, Don Hastings began a 60 Year Tenure as Dr. Bob Hughes on As The World Turns. Their Meals would be so relaxing, and happy, and zen and Nancy Hughes (played by the late Helen Wagner) said on the first Episode in 1956 "Good Morning Dear, What Would You Like For Breakfast".

When tv was good

Best show on tv at that time real people

Wow, ive never seen one episode until now. Cant wait to watch. I was born in 1965. I remember that Queen Elizabeth and the Queen Mother used to watch in the early days when they could, apparently they loved it.😅😊😊

Wow! Thank u I really enjoyed these! Amazing work and much appreciated 😀

@Thefan

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! I will keep uploading more 🙂

21:20, Ken Barlow played by William Roach is STILL appearing on Corrie to this day as I type this on 9th June 2024! That's for longer than I've been alive (I'm 57). He's now 92 and still sprightly and sharp as a tack with delivery of his lines. Just flippin' incredible.

Also amazing how everyone looked and dressed much older than they actually were. Florrie Lindley was only 38 at the time, and May Hardman about 48, but they dressed like they were 90.

@jasbegs1258

Жыл бұрын

Yes and Frank Barlow 48 and Ida 46 - Elsie looks good - and gets better as the 60s progress and Linda is lovely.

Amazing video. Thank you

Thanks for the memories. ❤

Ah Elsie, you're ready for the knackers yard

I watched these very episodes in 1960 with my mum and my girlfriend huddled round an old 17 inch telly - takes me back to living in a country we used to call ENGLAND

Fantastic This Still Stand's Up Well Today The Acting And The Writing 👍

I was 15 when these episodes aired, me mam who was from Liverpool loved them, I did too. Sorry about colourisation not authentic

Ironic that Ida Barlow shudders at the thought of a dangerous motorbike...and eventually it's a safe public bus that rides "over my dead body"...

American here. Heard of this, but never saw it. I've got it down to .75, and it's still too fast 😂

@alanhynd7886

2 ай бұрын

TobefairsomeBritishaccentsarequick.

@noname-by3qz

Ай бұрын

​@alanhynd7886 Definitely, I got that. I'm from Detroit, though, and I'm sure I remember people talking quickly... I'm loving this, though... the women remind me of my mom... one even said something I never heard anyone but my mom say, except Hyacinth Bucket, maybe. "What will people think?" And I noticed that even though it's 1960, no one has a TV...

That’s how long I been watching Corrie it’s heard to believe that not everybody had tellys the men hated it so if football was on when Corrie was on that’s the only time I missed Corrie But it’s lovely to go down memory lane