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The Road to Coronation Street

December 9th 1960. Granada Studios, Manchester. With minutes to go until the live transmission of Episode One, creator Tony Warren is being sick in the toilets, actress Pat Phoenix is missing and so is the cat from the opening shot. This is the epic story of one man's struggle to make a program that no one wanted.

Cast and crew
  • David DawsonTony Warren
  • Christian McKayHarry Elton
  • Sophia Di MartinoJosie Scott
  • Jane HorrocksMargaret Morris
  • Shaun DooleyDerek Bennett
  • Jessie WallacePat Phoenix
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