With just hours to go until the programme goes live on ITV as part of the channel’s 60th anniversary celebrations, ITV has released a group shot of all the Coronation Street cast involved in the live episode, posing on the iconic cobbles with a “Coronation Street Live 2015” clapper board.
The cast and crew have had two weeks of rehearsals and will undergo a final dress run before they go live at 7.30pm tonight (Wednesday 23rd September)
*Live episode facts*
Number of full run-throughs before live - 4
Rehearsal days - 12
Number of technical crew members - 260
Number of production office staff - 180
Number of cast members - 47
Number of background artistes - 85
Number of weeks to learn the script before rehearsal - 2
Miles of cabling: 15
Hidden BTS cameras: 10
Scheduled crew hours: 112
Number of camera shots in the Live Episode: Close to 600
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