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From what I could see when they showed the Florizel Street clip, the titles looked to have been recreated. Granada must be one of only a few companies who have alot of their archive still available, so I guess it would have probably been shown by now.
Yes - although every episode still exists in one form or another, the dry runs (unfortunately) do not. A few photographs do remain though; there's a very weird one in which Ena, Minnie and Martha are portrayed by completely different actresses. Quite uneasy on the eye! Doris Hare played Martha but I forget the other two (neither of them were Nita Valerie - though of course she was one of the original Enas). I haven't seen any other photos of the dry run cast but it'd be good if these are released at some point.
I also loved the "From the North" frontcap tribute at the start of the programme. Quite sad that they couldn't have inserted the accompanying endcap before the "ITV Studios" one!
You mean this one
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ieqsyxnYlNo/SIYcC_-VROI/AAAAAAAACSg/O-SqYRhshaI/s1600/dry_run_ena_minnie_martha_1960_1.jpg
I watched it over the weekend, and agree it was absolutely brilliant. Wonderfully acted, perfectly cast... oh heck, everyone's said it all already! Even my other half who isn't a Corrie fan absolutely loved it.
One thing I didn't realise was that they'd recorded pilot episodes. Does anyone know if they're still in existence?
One thing I didn't realise was that they'd recorded pilot episodes. Does anyone know if they're still in existence?
From what I could see when they showed the Florizel Street clip, the titles looked to have been recreated. Granada must be one of only a few companies who have alot of their archive still available, so I guess it would have probably been shown by now.
Yes - although every episode still exists in one form or another, the dry runs (unfortunately) do not. A few photographs do remain though; there's a very weird one in which Ena, Minnie and Martha are portrayed by completely different actresses. Quite uneasy on the eye! Doris Hare played Martha but I forget the other two (neither of them were Nita Valerie - though of course she was one of the original Enas). I haven't seen any other photos of the dry run cast but it'd be good if these are released at some point.
I also loved the "From the North" frontcap tribute at the start of the programme. Quite sad that they couldn't have inserted the accompanying endcap before the "ITV Studios" one!
You mean this one
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ieqsyxnYlNo/SIYcC_-VROI/AAAAAAAACSg/O-SqYRhshaI/s1600/dry_run_ena_minnie_martha_1960_1.jpg
