The story of how Coronation Street nearly left the screens in 1962 – part1

While developing his autobiography John Finch recalled how the worlds longest running drama nearly ended in its early years. This is a Blog in 2 parts: Part one See Part 2 here >> The building stands impressively new on a side street off Deansgate in Manchester. Specially designed for the …

SAM remembered

Very grateful for this recent post on social media  and a comment from a talk group: Well, it’s rather like watching a DH Lawrence novel come alive. Sons and Lovers and all that. I don’t want to be read as making light of anything because I believe Mr. Finch wrote …

Forgotten Television Drama

From: https://forgottentelevisiondrama.wordpress.com you’re reading… 1970s, Granada Television, ITV, John Finch, Lez Cooke, Sam Sam (Granada, 1973-5) Posted by lezcooke ⋅ October 22, 2014 ⋅ 10 Comments In my book A Sense of Place: Regional British television drama, 1956-82, I argued that the 1980s saw a shift away from the production of …

It’s Dearer After Midnight and The House That Jigger Built

From https://forgottentelevisiondrama.wordpress.com ‘Forgotten Dramas 2’ at BFI Southbank: ‘It’s Dearer After Midnight’ + ‘The House That Jigger Built’ Posted by lezcooke ⋅ February 9, 2017 ⋅ Leave a comment Our Forgotten Dramas season continues on Friday 10 February at 8.40 pm in NFT2 with a double bill of two Granada dramas from …

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