Coronation Street is not just a simple soap opera, it is a cultural institution. Since its release, this soap opera has woven intricate plotlines of everyday lives that have kept the viewers hooked.

It is, without a doubt, a badge of honour. To be named a battleaxe means you have gumption, conviction, strength of character. Of course, overbearing and opinionated are other adjectives linked to the ...

Coronation Street Producer Iain MacLeod has ... I grew up with Ena Sharples, Stan and Hilda Ogden and Elsie Tanner. As did my family, my neighbourhood and the entire country." ...

And things are not about to improve, with both Coronation Street and Emmerdale ... just ten percent of the 27million who watched Hilda Ogden's farewell in its 1987 heyday.

he exclaims. "It's Coronation Street. That's where the ducks are from!" Dion was, of course, referring to the famous ducks on the wall of legendary soap character, Hilda Ogden's house. As he ...

Get the latest news, information and updates about Coronation Street on ITV ... names out of characters such as Ken Barlow, Hilda Ogden, Gail Platt, Bet Lynch and Ena Sharples ...