Manchester is home to the world’s longest-running soap opera

Although Manchester is home to many strange and amazing things, the soap opera Coronation Street is one of its most well-known cultural contributions to Britain. British soap opera Coronation Street was produced by Granada Television and has been shown on ITV since 1960 and became the world's longest-running soap opera. The show's focal point is a cobblestone, terraced street in Weatherfield, a made-up city modeled after inner-city Salford and centers on the residents of Manchester street.

The series, which was first televised twice weekly, started broadcasting six times a week in 2017. Tony Warren, a screenwriter, came up with the idea for the program. Sidney Bernstein, the station's creator, first rejected Warren's plan, but producer Harry Elton persuaded him to create the program for 13 pilot episodes, and the show has since become a prominent part of British culture. Since then, the Manchester City Center set of the program, which is one of the most adored on British television, welcomes thousands of tourists for tours each year.

ITV Granada produces Coronation Street at MediaCityUK, where it is shown both domestically and abroad. It attained the title of longest-running television soap opera in the world in 2010. Coronation Street, which was initially influenced by the rules of kitchen sink realism, is renowned for its portrayal of a realistic, working-class neighborhood together with lighthearted humor and compelling characters. Currently, the sitcom receives about six million viewers every episode on average. The program debuted its 10,000th episode on February 7, 2020, and later that year, it celebrated its 60th anniversary.