50 Years of Coronation Street: The (Very) Unofficial Story - Softcover

Egan, Sean

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0954575032 ISBN 13: 9780954575038

Publisher: Askill Publishing, 2013

Synopsis

THE DEFINITIVE HISTORY OF CORONATION STREET NOW IN PAPERBACK. Coronation Street was reluctantly commissioned in 1960 as a twice-weekly stop-gap until a new programme could be found to fill its airtime. Half a century later, the gritty working class serial broadcasts five times per week and remains one of the television schedules' biggest ratings-pullers. Sean Egan has been granted access to the show's creators, producers, directors, writers and actors. With their aid, he has constructed a fascinating account of how Coronation Street became the most successful drama in the history of UK television. Acclaim for 50 Years of Coronation Street: The (Very) Unofficial Story. “There are ... lots of books about Coronation Street, but I found Sean Egan, Fifty Years of Coronation Street: The (Very) Unofficial History (2010) to be the most informative...“ - Dominic Sandbrook, The Great British Dream Factory: The Strange History of Our National Imagination. "An invaluable guide to the making of a television classic" - Michael Cox, former Coronation Street director and producer. "It rings very true, and there are some fascinating quotes from many old colleagues. A remarkable piece of work" - John Finch, former Coronation Street scriptwriter and producer. "Diligent and astonishingly detailed research has led to an absorbing narrative" - Stan Barstow, author of A Kind of Loving, former Coronation Street consultant. "Extremely accurate in its detail" - coronationstreet.wikia.com. "Lively unofficial history" - Financial Times. Sean Egan has contributed to, among others, Billboard, Book Collector, Classic Rock, Record Collector, Tennis World, Total Film, Uncut and RollingStone.com. He has written or edited books on The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones, Manchester United, Tarzan and James Bond. His critically acclaimed novel Sick of Being Me was published in 2003, while his 2008 collection of short stories Don't Mess with the Best carried cover endorsements from Booker Prize winners Stanley Middleton and David Storey.

About this title

About the Author:

Sean Egan has written 14 books, scripts for EastEnders, and has been a chronicler of the working class—including his 2008 collection of short stories, which won acclaim from Booker Prize winners David Storey and Stanley Middleton.

Review:

'Fascinating portrait of a national institution' Lancashire Evening Post 20101002 'A trip behind the scenes of Britian's biggest and best soap, with storylines here to rival any that have appeared on screen.' Manchester Evening News 20101009

About this edition

• Publisher: Askill Publishing
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0954575032
• ISBN 13: 9780954575038
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 326