The residents of Coronation Street have been mentioning the Weatherfield Precinct for decades but viewers have never seen it - until now. On Thursday (December 1), the ITV soap unveiled the new exterior set for the first time with the help of a few familiar faces.
James Craven (Aaron Sandford), Harriet Bibby (Summer Spellman), Elle Mulvaney (Amy Barlow), Channique Sterling Brown (Dee-Dee Bailey), Daniel Brocklebank (Billy Mayhew), Colson Smith (Craig Tinker), Jack P Shepherd (David Platt), Antony Cotton (Sean Tully), Sally Dynevor (Sally Metcalfe), Tanisha Gorey (Asha Alahan), and Jimmi Harkishin (Dev Alahan) were all on hand to cut the ribbon and pop confetti cannons as they declared the Precinct open.
Corrie fans will soon be seeing the soap's iconic characters milling around the previously unseen part of Weatherfield complete with a bakery, dessert shop, pawnbrokers, charity shop, pound shop and a children's playground. The first scene will be filmed next week, nine months since building work started on the new exterior set, and will air on-screen January 13.
