ITV Coronation Street unveils new shopping precinct set taking inspiration from the past
Coronation Street bosses have unveiled a brand new extension to the soap's growing Manchester set - although the 1960s-style Weatherfield Precinct has nods to the region's past. The much-mentioned precinct has been visited by the residents of Coronation Street for decades in storylines, but now for the first time viewers will be able to take trips to the "fabled" shopping centre on screen.
Many of Coronation Street's favourite faces were there for opening day including Jack P Shepherd, Sally Dynevor, Antony Cotton, Jimmi Harkishin, Daniel Brocklebank, Channique Sterling-Brown, Elle Mulvaney, Tanisha Gorey, James Craven, Harriet Bibby and Colson Smith. They officially declared Weatherfield Precinct open for business at a media launch event on Thursday.
Producer Iain MacLeod said: "Hats off to our design and construction teams who have conjured a totally convincing new precinct for our drama. They took their inspiration from Salford’s many real-world, late 20th century shopping areas and what they have created is a brilliant, characterful space to tell a diverse range of stories.
"In February 2021 I set about the first pencil drawings for a very exciting new exterior build - Weatherfield Precinct. We have often heard about this precinct and although we have filmed over the years at a range of shopping locations, we had never established our own Weatherfield Precinct.
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