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The Road to Coronation Street received a top prize at the New York Festivals International Television and Film Awards last night.
BBC Four's acclaimed drama secured a Gold World Medal at the annual event, which showcases and rewards content from 65 countries. The ceremony was held in Las Vegas this year.
Marking Corrie's 50th anniversary, The Road to Coronation Street aired last September, telling the story of how Tony Warren battled to get ITV's flagship soap on the air after coming up with the idea for the programme in 1960.
David Dawson, Jessie Wallace, James Roache and Lynda Baron were among the stars of the show, taking on the roles of Warren, Pat Phoenix, Bill Roache and Violet Carson respectively.
A collaboration between the BBC and ITV Studios, the drama was written by soap scriptwriter Daran Little and directed by Charles Sturridge.
The Road to Coronation Street also recently won the 'Best Single Drama' prize at this year's Royal Television Society Programme Awards.
Coronation Street star Brooke Vincent has been linked to The Wanted singer Nathan Sykes.
According to The Sun, the Sophie Webster actress could become the second of the ITV1 soap's cast to begin dating a member of the boyband. Michelle Keegan (Tina McIntyre) is currently dating the group's Max George.
"I have been to see them a few times," Vincent is quoted as saying. "I'm good friends with the youngest one, Nathan. We get on and have a good laugh."
She added: "They are dead-friendly and very humble. If he's in a boyband or a binman it doesn't bother me."
The paper claims that similarities between Vincent and the 17-year-old include a love of Manchester United and that Sykes is also a trained actor.
Vincent was previously linked to footballer Jack Wilshere, but allegedly dumped him when she discovered that his ex-girlfriend Lauren Neal is pregnant with his child.
"It was never anything," the 18-year-old added.
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Coronation Street star Oliver Mellor has broken his leg in a motorbike crash on a charity trip to South Africa.
The actor, who plays Dr Matt Carter, told The People yesterday how he has been left with a metal plate inserted in the limb.
But Oliver, 30, said: “I was really lucky because it was a clean break.
“If there had been fragments of bone, the surgery would have been a lot more complicated.”
He and co-star Shobna Gulati, actress Jill Halfpenny, TV host Gethin Jones and cricketer Darren Gough were spending a week showing how motorcycles can quickly deliver aid to remote villages and schools.
But nine days ago his machine skidded on a main road in Lesotho.
He said: “Something – probably a patch of water – sent my wheel flying and the bike started to fall, crushing my right leg underneath it.
“It all happened so quickly. One moment I was riding the bike and the next it had skidded and I was on the road. At first I didn’t feel any pain, and for a few seconds I thought I was OK. But then I felt my leg and *realised something was badly wrong.
“We were with a team of *paramedics who immediately gave me *morphine, so I wasn’t in too much discomfort. My leg just felt very detached.
“It wasn’t until much later, while having X-rays at the hospital, that the pain began to kick in. That evening the surgeons operated on my leg and put a metal plate in to secure it.”
Oliver was forced to stay in hospital while the others continued their trip. And he had to stay on for a few days recovering after they flew home.
He returned last Wednesday and said: “It was so frustrating having to go to hospital while they carried on, especially because up until that point the trip had been fantastic.”
Oliver is due back on the Street set this Tuesday. He said: “Corrie have been really *understanding, and said they can work around my cast.
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Coronation Street star Oliver Mellor has broken his leg in a motorbike crash on a charity trip to South Africa.
Coronation Street bosses have planned a dramatic week of episodes to coincide with the forthcoming Britain's Got Talent live shows, Digital Spy can confirm.
As ITV1's hit talent contest broadcasts its nightly semi-final stages at the end of May and early June, high drama will also hit the cobbles in a special week for the Weatherfield soap.
Katherine Kelly, who plays fan favourite Becky McDonald, revealed the first details of the upcoming instalments during an interview on BBC Radio 1Xtra, confirming that the show's cast is currently busy filming the episodes.
Discussing life at Corrie, Kelly told show host Gemma Cairney: "Every day apart from Saturday the cameras are going - and moreso at the moment, because we're filming this week where it's going to be a bit racier. It's the end of May - it's the same week as Britain's Got Talent."
The actress said that some of the episodes are expected to air at 9pm, adding: "So we get to say words that are a bit racier! We're super busy at the moment filming that week."
A Coronation Street spokesperson said that scheduling details cannot yet be confirmed, but insisted that the episodes will not contain adult content.
They explained: "We're always aware that we have a family audience and the compliance procedure for each episode reflects this, regardless of the timeslot."
However, show sources told DS that the episodes in question will be "very dramatic", focusing on new twists in John Stape (Graeme Hawley)'s dark storyline and another meltdown for Becky.
An insider said: "Everyone knows there's some big twists on the way for John as his storyline enters its final act, while Becky will be at the centre of drama for the remainder of her time in Weatherfield. This week of episodes will be significant for both characters."
Last year, Corrie producers arranged the show's 'Siege Week' episodes to tie in with the Britain's Got Talent live rounds. However, the episodes were later rescheduled at the last minute out of respect for those who died as a result of the shooting tragedy in Cumbria.
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An MP in New Zealand has claimed that Coronation Street is no longer suitable for pre-watershed viewing, branding the soap "too raunchy" for children.
Addressing a parliamentary committee, Labour politician Lianne Dalziel called for the country's Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) to move the watershed forward an hour from 8.30pm to 7.30pm, reflecting the 'adult content' of early evening shows like Corrie and Shortland Street.
According to the New Zealand Herald, Dalziel spoke of how much Coronation Street's themes have changed over the years, explaining that she used to watch in the days of Ena Sharples.
"I would have to say its content at that stage was unremarkable," she said. "The most raunchy part of it was Elsie Tanner having a divorce. But there was no question around parents being able to be sure about what their children were watching."
Dalziel added that she was "shocked" when she tuned in for recent episodes, noting that Corrie now focuses on "incredibly complex issues, serious issues, that challenge some of the values parents would want to instil in their children".
She continued: "All of the challenges that parents have today, in terms of the values they try to raise their children by, I just wonder if they realise what their children are watching."
The BSA's chief executive Dominic Sheehan promised to raise the MP's suggestion with broadcasters but remarked that "they might have a slight issue with it".
Coronation Street is screened by TVNZ in New Zealand, with the episodes running around 16 months behind those in the UK.
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Wayne Rooney has revealed that he is a big fan of Coronation Street character David Platt.
The footballer, who joined Twitter last month, revealed the news on the social networking site, adding that Max Branning is his favourite EastEnders character.
He wrote: "Waiting for Coronation Street and EastEnders to come on. Chilling with [wife] Coleen.
"Favourite character on Corrie. David Platt. Steve McDonald and Becky make me laugh. But Platty is still the man. Favourite character on EastEnders. Easy. Max."
Emmerdale star Kelvin Fletcher (Andy Sugden) replied to the couple, joking: "Never mind Corrie and EastEnders what about Emmerdale!!!" Coleen tweeted back: "Just watched it ha x."
Speaking of her favourite Coronation Street character, she added: "I like Becky McDonald."
Other famous fans of the ITV1 soap include Snoop Dogg, who has long campaigned for a cameo in the show.
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Was suprised to see Wayne Rooney being a fan of coronation street.
Coronation Street's Chris Gascoyne has praised co-star Jane Danson ahead of the British Soap Awards.
The actor, who portrays Peter Barlow in the Weatherfield-based soap, told TV Times magazine that Danson's portrayal of Peter's wife Leanne has raised the bar for her fellow 'Best Dramatic Performance' nominees.
Gascoyne and Danson have been at the centre of a number of dramatic storylines this year, including being caught up in the devastation of the show's 50th anniversary tram crash.
Danson was later voted by her fellow cast mates as the best actress in the live episode.
"Jane upped the game this year, massively. I can honestly say, she's possibly the best actress that I've ever worked with," Gascoyne said.
He continued: "I love to come into work and do scenes with her because we never know what's going to happen. She always gets left out of everything, but this year she isn't, and I think people recognise how good she is."
Danson was similarly supportive of Gascoyne, who is up for the 'Best Actor' honour at this week's awards.
"I think Chris is one of the best actors in soap, period, whether he's got good stuff to do or he's just going to the shop for a pint of milk," she explained.
The British Soaps Awards ceremony will take place in Manchester on May 14.