Soap-free weekends mean that there's no 'Coronation Street' installment on Sundays any more...but they've put it on at 20:30 on Fridays instead.  I just wondered whether that was necessary?  It feels like it's being stretched too much...

A hunky, brooding stranger is heading for Emmerdale next month. Newcomer Miles will be played by Ayden Callaghan and he turns up in the Dales intending to make Nicola de Souza’s life hell. Now, that sounds good to us!  Check out itv.com/Emmerdale in the coming weeks to find out more about Miles. You’ll also be able to watch an exclusive ...

Coronation Street’s Mr. Nasty, Richard Hillman, will be strutting his stuff on the dance floor this weekend when actor Brian Capron joins the new series of Strictly Come Dancing on BBC1. Let’s hope he can dance better than he can drive a car!

Voting is now open for the TV Times Awards 2007 where you can vote for your favourite Coronation Street star. Head on over to the website at http://www.tvtimes.co.uk/competitions/?id=2753 and get voting now. The deadline is October 19.

Corrie lovebirds Tina O’Brien and Ryan Thomas, who play Sarah Platt and Jason Grimshaw, jetted off to Borneo recently to visit the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre. “It was the opportunity of a lifetime,” said Ryan. “I’ve always been fascinated with primates so I didn’t think twice. Tina and I are animal crazy and getting the opportunity to ...

William Roache, who plays Ken Barlow, has released his new autobiography. William has played the role of Ken Barlow since Corrie started back in 1960 and is the world’s longest serving soap actor - so the book is sure to contain lots of behind-the-scenes news. William’s book is called Soul on the Street and would make an ideal Christmas present ...

We’ve heard some gossip on the grapevine that Terry Duckworth could be making a return to Coronation Street. Inside Soap magazine quote a Corrie spokesperson who told the magazine that actor Nigel Pivaro “has been contacted to see if he’s available to come back to the show. Ideas are still coming in from the writing team for Vera’s departure but ...

Last weekend, Harveys' launched a two year sponsorship deal with Coronation Street. And eagle-eyed Corrie fans would have spotted some well-loved objects coming to life in the new ads. In a homage to Hilda Ogden, flying ducks were brought to life using a combination of puppetry and CG animation. Gary Knight, Brand Partnership Director of ITV, is ...