End of Omnibus Edition of Episodes 3001/3002 shown on Saturday 09 December 1989. The omnibus unusually has no end credits and goes straight to the Granda Endcap.
The late '80s was one of Corrie's greatest era's. The Alan/Rita saga was gripping and Alan was a great villian. I wouldn't have killed him off at all but instead had him disappear for a long time and then come back to haunt Rita years later just when she finally thinks she is rid of him for good!
Mark Eden (Alan Bradley) isn't anything like that in real life. I've met him and his wife, Sue Nicholls who plays "Audrey" several times at the supermarket where I used to work, and they are the nicest people you could hope to meet. Sue was surprised I remembered her as Nadia Popov from "RENTAGHOST", and she actually went into character right there at my till with her trademark sneeze ! :D
That was Coronation Street at its very best, brilliant acting by all three, and Mark Eden was especially good as Alan Bradley one of the soap's greatest villains
“Get out of that bed before I drag you out”. Apparently, when this episode was aired a woman viewer contacted Granada to tell them to warn Rita that Alan was in Blackpool and looking for her. Blackpool Transport had a 100% safety record during this time, so to stop the driver instantly braking when the stuntman approached the tram a member of the production team had to lie down in the cab and keep the driver’s foot away from the brake.
I remember watching this ss a small kid with my parents. They were glued to the show, especially during the Rita and Alan story. It was tense stuff, but they both cheered when the tram bounced him.
Before video recorders and the internet Corrie was like the bread and butter of our lives. The characters were household names . The script writers, directors and actors etc nailed it. Haven’t watched it for over 20 years.
@@user-nh8re6ly1b that's very true there's also a signed photo of Barbara Knox who plays Rita and one or two other photos in the the strand hotel it's really great to see wonderful television history 👍
@@cjcadventures unfortunately i didn't go inside as I was too embarrassed what they would think of me 🤣. I will go back again soon though and have a look. Love geeking at film/TV locations. So fascinating
@@user-nh8re6ly1b if you ask any of the staff thay will probably tell all about the production of that episode they are really proud of coronation Street being filmed there 👍
@@mychanneliswow if you ever go to Blackpool the hotel is really called the strand it looks a little different on the outside now but everything around the hotel still looks the same there's also signed pictures in the hotel of some of the cast loved this story line
Yes, the stunt man said he preferred not to be killed by a tram going at full speed. Only messing mate. Just been checking your videos. Wicked. I was an Eclipse regular.
Rip Johnny Briggs and Mark Eden Barbara Knox is pure amazing in this scene she successfully dodged being run over and ran in front of the tram to escape evil Alan bradley you wouldnt get away with that now xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
It's not really Barbara Knox but a body double; it's filmed in long shot so we can't see it's not really her and the body double has their arm raised most of the time so that the handbag obscures any view of their face, but yes it was well done.
For Coronation Street this was like an ultimate action thriller scene. Most of the other fights and stuff in that era were often tame and obviously fake. The cars screeching, the tram coordination and the final 'wham!' were spot on.
I think Alan Bradley makes a great competitor for Coronation Street's top villains along with Richard Hillman and Pat Phelan; Alan served as an inspiration for both of these and many other corrie villains. I would say though out of all Richard Hillman and Pat Phelan are at the top, closely followed by Alan, and then the others behind him.
Why is the book containing guests details facing away from the desk? Why is Rita’s room door wood on the outside but painted on the inside, you’d expect both to be the same, or is the bedroom a studio set? Why are there no credits, the original episode has footage of the sea after the freeze frame of Rita/Barbara.
Zanduck TV2 ,That's a real Hotel room, not Studio Set and any way the reason why their were no end credit is because this was 1989 and ITV Broadcast Coronation Street Omnibus on a Satursday long before ITV2 launched.
Curious. What part of the prom this was filmed. I was always under the impression it was round the Lyndene hotel area (South shore) but when Alan walks out, im sure that's the old Hilton in background! If so, the geography is up the wall!
It's up the North end and it seems to be a fair bit past the main attractions (tower, piers etc) once you get up that end it's hotels mostly and probably a bit quieter up that end.
Filmed outside of The Strand Hotel, North end of the promenade. Also interiors were filmed in The Strand. The front of the hotel has changed since the time of filming. The actual tram used still exists and is in the tram museum.
As the description informs when it was recorded it would have been on VHS, and whilst that is of a lower quality then more recent media, it is to show the unusual omnibus ending for those who have such interest
They filmed this up the north end of the prom away from the main attractions because it would have been virtually impossible to shoot this scene in the central area with nigh on a million rubber-neckers gawping at the camera and getting in the way.
The show today is a shadow of itself 20 years ago, which was a shadow of itself 10 years before that. We tuned in 2-3 times a week typically to see Alec up to a new scam, the Duckworths at loggerheads and the Wiltons fretting over their neighbours - i'd go back to those days in a heartbeat
