As reported in January, the set of Coronation Street is to move coble by coble to a new location and this has now received council approval.
Granada TV who produce Coronation Street want to move production of the street to the new MediaCityUK complex at Salford Quays to allow the buildings and all important cobles, a makeover in readyness for high definition broadcasts.
The TV company were worried that the original buildings, many of which have been there since 1982, might be showing their age and this could impact on the quality of the production when high definition TVs will show every last little detail. Plus the current buildings are slightly smaller than real houses to allow for easier filming.
Now Trafford Council have approved the application to rebuild Coronation Street on the new site next to the Imperial War Museum North at Trafford Wharf, giving Granada TV the green light to bring Coronation Street into the 21st Century.
The new date for the move is now reported to be sometime in 2012 although exactly when viewers will see the switch-over hasn’t been revealed yet.
It isn’t just the buildings which will be getting a makeover – even the Rovers Arms food will be spruced up just in-case the viewers are more interested in the contents of the Lancashire Hot Pot than the gossip from the street.
