50 Years Ago Today: CORONATION STREET Debuted

CORONATION STREET debuted on December 9, 1960. The ITV1 soap will mark its 50th anniversary later tonight with an hour-long live episode, set in the aftermath of the tram crash that devastated the street this week.

Two characters are expected to die during the episode, which features a cast of 65.

CORRIE's last live broadcast was in 2000 to mark the soap's 40th anniversary.

Here are some interesting new articles which talk about the anniversary:
- An A-Z of Coronation Street, 50 years old today
- Why Coronation Street is so special
- Coronation Street: 50 years on and still the pride of the north-west
- Corrie's Ken Barlow takes a stroll down memory lane
- CORRIE'S 50 BEST MOMENTS