Fascinating photos capture behind the scenes on the famous cobbles 60 years ago
The cast of ‘Coronation Street’ on set. Jack Howarth as Albert Tatlock and William Roache as Ken Barlow. April 16, 1968 (Image: Mirrorpix)
It’s been over six decades since Coronation Street first hit our screens – and these brilliant images capture the cast and sets when it all began.
Unearthed from our archives, Mirrorpix, and beyond, all of these images were shot between 1960 and 1969.
They show numerous cast members, including Bill Roache, on-screen sets and production on the popular ITV soap.
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Alfred Hitchcock at the Rovers Return to co-stars having some shut eye in between scenes – these are a real trip back in time.
Here are 38 fascinating photos of Coronation Street from the sixties.
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Coronation Street creator Tony Warren, July 1968
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English film director Alfred Hitchcock pokes his head through the doors of the Rovers Return at Granada Studios in June 1964
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Pat Phoenix with newcomers Irene Sutcliffe and John Sharp. April 16, 1968
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Eileen Derbyshire is pictured in the Rovers Return. April 16, 1968
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Jack Howarth and Bill Roache. April 16, 1968
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Albert Tatlock (Jack Howarth) and Dennis Tanner (Philip Lowrie) on set, April 1968
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Chris Stanford and Pat Phoenix as Dennis and Elsie Tanner, in a scene from the TV soap. November 18, 1963
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Jack Howarth and Bill Roache on set. April 16, 1968
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Tim Jones, Director, talks to Mitzi Rogers and Philip Lowrie. April 16, 1968
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Arthur Leslie takes a nap while Doris Speed learns her script during rehearsals. April 16, 1968
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Mitzi Rogers and Philip Lowrie in the rehearsal room with Anne Leslie. April 16, 1968
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.Eileen Derbyshire is pictured in the Rovers Return. April 16, 1968
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A scene for a future ‘Coronation Street’ episode calls for Dennis Tanner (Philip Lowrie) to go to a motor race meeting. April 28, 1965
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The scene was shot in the Granada car park against a back drop. April 28, 1965
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Actors Paul Maxwell and Pat Phoenix, playing the parts of Steve and Elsie Tanner, getting married. September 3, 1967
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Eileen Derbyshire behind the bar at the Rovers Return, 16th April 16, 1968
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General scene in committee room prior to transmission, in centre director Tim Jones. April 16, 1968
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Eileen Derbyshire has lunch in the canteen. April 16, 1968
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Pat Phoenix at conference with producer Dick Everett. April 16, 1968
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The cast of ‘Coronation Street’ on set. Eileen Derbyshire. April 16, 1968
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Richard Goolden, who fell asleep during proceedings, with Margot Bryant and Bill Roache. April 16, 1968
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Jack Howarth as Albert Tatlock and William Roache as Ken Barlow. April 16, 1968
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Coronation Streets Dennis Tanner (Philip Lowrie) with bride Jenny Sutton (Mitzi Rogers) May 1968
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Margot Bryant in the canteen, April 16, 1968
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The cast of ‘Coronation Street’ on set, April 16, 1968
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Doris Speed in makeup. April 16, 1968
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Eileen Derbyshire in makeup. April 16, 1968
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The cast of Coronation Street, 1961
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Pat Phoenix as Elsie Tanner in court. 1969
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Christmas on ‘Coronation Street’, December 1964
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Emily Nugent (Eileen Derbyshire) serving a lively crowd in the Rovers, April 1968
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Scriptwriters Harry Driver and Vince Powell with Doris Speed who appears on the street as Annie Walker. November 16, 1966
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Eileen Derbyshire (right) and Jean Alexander are pictured in the Rovers Return. April 16, 1968
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The cast celebrate the opening of the new outdoor set, May 1968
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Ena Sharples (Violet Carson) and the cast, May 1968
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The original Rovers Return on Coronation Streets inside set, April 1968
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Scriptwriters Harry Driver and Vince Powell with Doris Speed who appears on the street as Annie Walker. November 16, 1966
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The new outdoor set wood and scaffolding in May 1968
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