Coronation Street - Episodes 4 to 6 (1960) [colourised] 

Before my time... ( I was born Sunday 22nd of January 1961) but a few days ago, just out of curiosity, I found myself watching the very first 3 episodes... now I'm sort of.. getting addicted to these early episodes. It brings back memories of when I was a young lad. My late mum loved watching every episode :) coming from a big family of 5 brothers n 2 sisters we had to be quiet when Coronation Street started :) I always remember a particular time when we were being a little too loud for my mum to hear what was being said, imagine " Shhh!.. quiet!"...us kids trying to be quiet!!.. mum.. "oh I missed what they said now".. :) . I guess I'm just sharing my childhood memories of my mum :). Gonna keep watching these early episodes before and beyond I was born./ My favourite characters were Hilda and hubby Stan :)

Elsie Tanner (Pat Phoenix), Ena Sharples (Violet Carson), Minnie Caldwell (Margot Bryant).....Marvelous!

the way they show the credits way back then is just amazing

18 + yrs before i was born started watching from the year i was born 1978 but curiosity took me back to the very first episode nice too see where all the characters came from i am obsessed with old corantion street but not so much past 10 yrs not watch it not the same anymore 😢

Pat Phoenix was gorgeous. The greatest actor in British soap in my opinion

Tanx, tanx, tanx to the generous individual who made these Coronation Street episodes available; grew up with them and then left the nest and lost the connection. If it is possible, please keep them coming to bring me up to date with England's greatest soap opera in television history. Tanx! -- Tanx! -- Tanx! -- Tanx! -- Tanx!

This acting is quite brilliant !

I was 12 when the series started. We're all very used to regional accents on TV now but, in 1960, it was unheard of. There would be an occasional cockney or Scot... Welsh at a pinch but never by actors who were native to the regions they were portraying. No one with a natural regional accent could work in TV back then so 'Corrie' was a huge revolutionary step. The only TV & radio personality prior to that who could get away with a northern accent was Wilfred Pickles. The 'drama' was never particularly dramatic back then but audiences liked the characters and the nitty-gritty.

Old is Gold!

Again amazing that Joan Heath who played May Hardman was only 48 at the time (born 1912). Everyone did dress and look much older than their time.

Time to read the credits, every word could be heard and good storylines.

That Doctor, black as the chimney back says Ena.

The priest was the star from Dad's Army how fabulous Arthur Lowe such terrific acting by all ❤️💙

First time I ever saw Ena Sharples grin when she told him there's a copper knocking on your door. Lol

Love these old episodes and the credits although everyone seems old before their time.

It's great how they used to tell people when the next episode was on at the end

Ena Sharpels, what a character she played. I only caught her last year or so previously and thou she had the attitude she had somewhat quietend a little with age. The energy and acting is something else, all the characters are terrific.

Amazing and much appreciated. a MAN from Scotland 2024 +

Corrie at it best upto the 90s. Then started going downhil and became complete dross..stopped watching it 2004 or so. So these classic videos are a godsend!

Love these and particularly love the ending credits the way they did this.

Watched this with my Mum brings back so many understandings and feelings from my childhood, very profound, the dialog and drama is really first rate, Ena's character is amazing, thanks very much TF have subbed and looking forwards to watching many more.

I quite liked these in b & w....seemed more suited to it somehow. And it's how l remember them from my childhood. But enjoying them a lot

Very well done considering that it was live television. You can see a few stumbles with the lines, but all were quickly covered up. I particularly liked the moving of the mirror. When the camera angle changed the mirror was reflecting the bright lights. Somehow the actress was notified about this and she nonchalantly changed the mirror's angle to stop the reflection. Watch as her hand casually turns the mirror while looking the other way.

I love watching corrie

Wasn’t allowed to watch these early years as I was 7 and under “under age”. The theme tune coming on meant “time for bed too”. It’s interesting to see what I missed - it is so like our own lives then in Boro. I had an Auntie who was just like Ena but we simply called her “Auntie Demon”; with affection of course. We also had to turn the tele off after an hour or so to “let it cool down” 😂

I was 5 years old when coranation street started. A few years later when l joined the sea scouts violet Carson was special guest at our local fate people loved her Edna sharples was a big favourite character.

Thank you for posting ❤

I can still remember watching the first episode.

Funny seeing Arthur Lowe as Leonard Swindley before his Dad's Army days.

i watched the black and white episodes. This is an interesting take on the original. Its like getting modern actors to re create classics. It can make the original more precious.

Coranation street started the year I was born 😊 I grew up with it.😊

Love the old coronation episodes not the episodes they make now rubbish . I was ten years old when the first episodes were made I started watching in my teenage years, Elsie Tanner was one of my favourites.

I remember watching it in black and white on a 24inch tele, lol

wasnt even born when this came out but im loving it i love corrie so mcuch has changed over the years❤❤❤❤❤❤

Best day gone by

I enjoyed these a lot. Very well done thankyou

Them choir boys will be nearly 70 now

Back in the day most 60 year olds looked like they were at deaths door !

If only they would be allowed to sing "Good King Wenceslas" in a programme today!

If I remember correctly, these early episode were filmed in one take, no rehearsing, no editing. They had to get it right first time.

Thank you.

Annie sounds northern and not her usual la di da self 😂

Great memories. Must have been made on a shoestring with not much time for editing - like when the huge microphone came down in the snug bar and stayed there for ten seconds before they raised it out of sight again. Also,it was fashionable to smoke in those days as most of the cast did in the show, though most of them probably didn't in real life, as they rarely inhale and just puff the smoke out.

I've watched every episode.

I was born in Oct of this year! So only a couple of months old.

I'm America and just watching these...interesting...

Who's that camp one?... Ahh Dennis

This was when coronation street was worth watching, the story lines were more believable, the new episodes are just crap.

I watched Corrie from 1989 through to 2018, when I got bored of the miserable storylines. My husband still watches it though.

The copyright date on the 1st episode appears to be 1969? Not 1960.

The landlady, (forgetten her name), rem8nds me on my Grandma.....

As a kid I was dead scared of ena Sharples 😁😁😁today shes be the local karen .

Does this programme still exist ?

Since Im just dipping in and out of these episodes, I can afford to pick and choose who I watch. I ignore the Barlows and the Hewitts, always the most boring and stereotypical of Tony Warren's creations, (no wonder Noel Dyson got out early), and get to the Tanner's really charming Mother and Son situation. Not even a young Dennis (Philip) fluffing his lines could ruin this scene, Elsie (Pat) was brilliant at carrying him through, I think she adapted her own line on live tv to make some sense out of his mistake. Bravo. And the warmth between the characters eventually shone right through. Then Ena in hospital spitting out diatribes to all within earshot. When she was describing the 3 doctors, one of whom in gross non-politically correct terms, I suddenly confused her face with Les Dawson. The script here was wonderful, but realise I will be going to the Woke version of Hell for laughing so loud. Thank you for these...........

My word I knew that programme was bad but I didn’t remember how dreadful it really was.

Annie's accent got posher over time.

Vera Lomaz

A story I heard was they poured real alcohol in the early days in Rovers Return

How do you add colour? Are you guessing?

I used to love to watch coronation street when I was young in Australia…didn’t it start out in black and white ?

It was the way it used to be, bickering was a bit stronge and monotonous but the assumed poverty was about right where people were stuck within a closed community waiting for strangers to enlighten them.

Only 15 years after the war

Speccy 4 eyes....😂

You people complaining. There is a solution if you don't like it. Have you heard of it? It's called DON'T WATCH IT THEN!

THAT BLOKE FROM THE CHURCH SOUNDS LIKE THE MISTER MEN

Annie Walker didn’t talk as posh in the early days. More Northern.

Arthur lowe

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London lovielys 😂😂 full clothed .

Dennis Tanner is a tad bit camp

Stopped watching about 2012 when it became too political correct. Now woke too. Such a shame 😢

And so the propaganda begins.

Please, please dont colour it.

Not more bloody colourizing. Can't you leave things as they were made. It's bw so what. That's how we saw it & enjoyed it for many years. You're are a bloody menace to TV & film history.