One of our bloggers, Diane Johnson lives in Canada and blogs here as Tvor. Here, she shares her Coronation Street memories with fans.
"I've been lucky enough to live in Halifax, home of the man who had a dream of bringing the Street to Halifax. Mike Shacklock made his dream come true and Halifax has been lucky to see many Corrie stars visit over the last 8 years. The first Corrie couple I met was Jenny James who played Geena Gregory and Lee Boardman who played the evil Jez Quigley! Most recently, we hosted Sam Aston (Chesney) at a ping (Corrie get together). I've got the 40th anniversary book and have been using that for all my autographs though now that the 50th anniversary book is out, I may have to shift any future autographs to that!
My first visit to the Granada Studios set was in September 2000 with a large group of Internet friends who all gathered for a week of activities. The outside set visit was the highlight and it was magic walking onto the cobbles for the first time! Since then, I've been lucky enough to be on the cobbles two more times, including one private visit with a friend where we got to go inside the studios and see the sets and have pictures taken behind the bar of the Rovers! That was pretty cool, too! Most recently, I visited in May of 2010 with another group of Corrie mates and we got to meet Andy Whyment!
The other really interesting memory involved taking part in a documentary about Canadian Corrie fans that will be aired on CBC television on December 9. It's called Corrie Crazy. I met my fiance Graham in a Corrie chat room and the people making the documentary thought this would be an interesting story to be one featured on the show. We were both interviewed so it will be interesting to see how much of it makes it to the screen!"
Do you have any special Corrie memories and pictures to share? Let us know.
Saturday, 16 October 2010
Coronation Street memories and pictures from our blogger, Tvor
Labels:
canadian coronation street fans
You might also like...
-
Wednesday 11th March THEO PLAYS WITH TODD’S BROKEN HEART Alone in the flat, Todd worries that Theo could return at any time. At the undertak...
-
Friday 13th March MAGGIE’S IN TURMOIL OVER BEN Ben wakes up with a hangover. Eva’s disapproving and reminds him that he’s due at the hospita...
-
Here are the major storylines for the week ahead on Coronation Street, all wrapped up nicely in 50 words or less. Monday 16 March to Thursda...
-
Tuesday 10th March THEO BREAKS TODD’S HEART As Todd tidies up the broken crockery from last night’s fight, he tells George he won’t be comin...
-
Thursday 12th March MEMORIES OF JIM RETURN TO THE STREET When Ben explains he’s going to Jim’s funeral to lend Steve some moral support, Mag...
-
Monday 9th March Todd and Summer sing Happy Birthday to Theo. But as he unwraps his presents he’s clearly underwhelmed. In the bistro Theo i...
-
Sorry there was no review last week: I was on my holidays, where I found out where Ryan stays when he's off DJ-ing in Ibiza (see above...
-
This March, Coronation Street’s newest promo reveals an explosive turn of events as the devastating truth about Megan’s dark nature as a man...
-
On this week's show, we talk about the episodes of Corrie shown between the 9th and the 13th March (Episodes #11,809 - 11,813) After wee...
-
Here are the major storylines for the week ahead on Coronation Street, all wrapped up nicely in 50 words or less. Monday 9 March to Thursday...
