03-09-2023, 12:13 AM
(29-08-2023, 10:46 PM)James2001 Wrote: The 1991 Christmas episode of Corrie, with the Queen's speech in the middle:
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It's a very peculiar way of doing things. There was no mention in Colin Weston's continuity announcement that the Queens Speech will be contained within Corrie. And with an unrecognisable announcer introducing it, it almost seems as if it could be a parody. I'm sure viewers were conflicted between watching a new episode of Corrie (though at 2.50 in the afternoon it could almost be confused for a repeat?!) or traditionally watching the Queen. I wouldn't be surprised if ITV viewers switched over to BBC1 at that point to make definitely sure they were watching The Queens official broadcast.
It's quite telling that that episode bombed in the ratings and was a practice never repeated again.
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