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Stuart 20 June 2012 9:45pm

They have yet to award the contracts for the infrastructure of the studio lighting - although there are full plans of this available which show the layouts of the interior sets for Studios 1, 2 and 3. One of which houses the full Rovers set and not a lot else.

I'm guessing that these aren't yet in the public domain?

Once they are no longer commercially confidential, would it be possible for you to post a link? They would certainly be interesting to us TV anoraks .

GS

Gavin Scott Founding member 20 June 2012 9:55pm

I don't imagine they were ever intended to be in the public domain, but I'll take advice on the matter.

SE

Square Eyes Founding member 12 July 2012 5:25pm

Looks like we'll soon be seeing meerkats in and out of Corrie ad breaks.

comparethemarket.com is the new sponsor of Coronation Street

http://www.itv.com/presscentre/pressreleases/programmepressreleases/comparethemarketsponsorshipcorrie/default.html

GO

gottago 12 July 2012 6:02pm

Thank Christ we'll be rid of such classics as "You know this sushi's raw?" "Right. But it's cooked though isn't it?"

CH

Chewy 13 July 2012 4:01pm

So, Wendy Crozier is set to return
http://www.itv.com/coronationstreet/news/wendycrozierreturns/

DJ

DJ Dave 18 July 2012 11:27am

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I thought when Becky smashed up ken's house we would see a bit of a revamp but no he just painted the door black

Also I would not eat in a caf� like Roy's Rolls that needs a bit of a refit too.

ST

Stuart 18 July 2012 12:20pm

DJ Dave posted:

I thought when Becky smashed up ken's house we would see a bit of a revamp but no he just painted the door black

Also I would not eat in a caf� like Roy's Rolls that needs a bit of a refit too.

The vast expanse of the first floor of the Rovers seems to have been forgotten by scriptwriters lately, with the residents returning to the 'room in the back' for their day-to-day scenes.

CF

CatsFast101 18 July 2012 12:32pm

Stuart posted:

DJ Dave posted:

I thought when Becky smashed up ken's house we would see a bit of a revamp but no he just painted the door black

Also I would not eat in a caf� like Roy's Rolls that needs a bit of a refit too.

The vast expanse of the first floor of the Rovers seems to have been forgotten by scriptwriters lately, with the residents returning to the 'room in the back' for their day-to-day scenes.

I hate it when the writers don't us certain locations! Like for instance the rovers upstairs, the actually living area!, the kebab shop, the flat above the kebab shop (Michelle's flat), Julie and Brian's flat, we never see inside the fish shop, the medical centre is under used! The kebab shop on annoys me when it opened everyone used to be in but now no one in Weatherfield gets a pizza or kebab?! Unrealiastic!

Also on a similar note, when is anything going to happen with the butchers? There was an estate agent showing people round before I remember, but how wa sit explained, is Clare selling it with the estate agent taking care of it?

NI

Nicky 18 July 2012 12:58pm

I think the random appearance of the upstairs living area was an attempt to emulate the Queen Vic by whoever was the producer at the time. I'm glad they dropped that set - the back room is much more "iconic" to the Rovers IMO.

I have zero idea how No. 13 was sold and how the butcher's was put up for sale - Claire's meant to be on the run from the police somewhere in France!

DJ

DJ Dave 18 July 2012 5:03pm

lol yeah I remember the upstairs set when it was massive! sofa area and a kitchen etc

SE

Square Eyes Founding member 18 July 2012 8:08pm

ELM 2011 posted:

I hate it when the writers don't us certain locations! Like for instance the rovers upstairs, the actually living area!, the kebab shop, the flat above the kebab shop (Michelle's flat), Julie and Brian's flat, we never see inside the fish shop, the medical centre is under used! The kebab shop on annoys me when it opened everyone used to be in but now no one in Weatherfield gets a pizza or kebab?! Unrealiastic!

Also on a similar note, when is anything going to happen with the butchers? There was an estate agent showing people round before I remember, but how wa sit explained, is Clare selling it with the estate agent taking care of it?

Locations are used and dropped all the time in soaps depending on the storylines. The kebab shop once had a family centred around it, but since they left why should it feature as a location just for the sake of it ? Do we really need to see Norris popping in after a night on the pull to order a donner kebab with extra chilli sauce just to remind us that its still there ?

Furthermore, why should anything happen with the empty butchers shop ? Look around, there are streets full of empty shops.

CR

City Road 18 July 2012 8:25pm

Square Eyes posted:

ELM 2011 posted:

I hate it when the writers don't us certain locations! Like for instance the rovers upstairs, the actually living area!, the kebab shop, the flat above the kebab shop (Michelle's flat), Julie and Brian's flat, we never see inside the fish shop, the medical centre is under used! The kebab shop on annoys me when it opened everyone used to be in but now no one in Weatherfield gets a pizza or kebab?! Unrealiastic!

Also on a similar note, when is anything going to happen with the butchers? There was an estate agent showing people round before I remember, but how wa sit explained, is Clare selling it with the estate agent taking care of it?

Locations are used and dropped all the time in soaps depending on the storylines. The kebab shop once had a family centred around it, but since they left why should it feature as a location just for the sake of it ? Do we really need to see Norris popping in after a night on the pull to order a donner kebab with extra chilli sauce just to remind us that its still there ?

Furthermore, why should anything happen with the empty butchers shop ? Look around, there are streets full of empty shops.

If it involves a storyline like that, then yes, yes we do.

(May 2010)