Video Preview: Coronation Street - A Star is Born

With thanks to Ian Wylie for pointing us to this via twitter.  There's a video preview online of what was going to be called Florizel Street, the new BBC documentary about the birth of Coronation Street. It's been renamed Coronation Street - A Star Is Born. 

You can watch a clip of it on the BBC showreel at 4:38.  

Who does the best evil stare - Natasha or Gail?

Oooh - I wouldn't let her near me with those sharp hairdressing scissors, Nick!

I'm loving Coronation Street's Natasha Blakeman at the moment. Rachel Lescovac is such a good actress.

The thing I really like about her is that you don't really know which way she's going to turn. One minute she's flakey and girly, and the next her pupils expand and she's telling Leanne to keep her prostitute claws off Nick - and my goodness, she means it! I thought that Gail McIntyre would win any evil staring, wasp-chewing contest hands down, but here's Natasha giving her a run for her money, maybe not in the wasp-chewing stakes, but certainly matching her in the baleful glare department. I read online that Rachel previously played a serial killer nurse on Holby City - I didn't see that one, but I'm sure she would have been great. In her current Corrie storyline, she supposedly commits or attempts suicide - I really hope that doesn't happen. I'd hate to see Natasha going out that way.

Corrie fans wanted for 50th anniversary

Boston Hannah International are creating an official ITV publication for Coronation Street's 50th anniversary.  One of the things they'd like to include is a page of congratulatory messages to Coronation Street from Corrie fans on this special anniversary.

If you'd like to send a message to be included, all you have to do is email editorial2@bostonhannah.com with a brief (no more than 50 words) message of congratulations, just saying what you love about Corrie and what makes it so special to you. You can include your photo if you wish and of course include your name.

Please note however that it may not be possible to include every message.

More Corrie merchandise now up for sale

There's a whole host of brand new Coronation Street merchandise for sale online at Studio. 

As well as these rather wonderful Newton and Ridley slippers, there's all kinds of Corrie goodies out just in time for Christmas. 

Have a look at the website here.