After more than six decades on our screens, the world’s longest-running TV soap Coronation Street has become something of a national institution. Since it first aired in 1960, the show has built up a fiercely loyal fanbase not only in Britain but around the world, proving particularly popular among audiences in Canada and New Zealand. But recently some fans have become increasingly disillusioned. From an over reliance on issues-based plots to its warm familiarity, readers tell us what they think about Coronation Street in 2024.
