Coronation Street
Created by Tony Warren
On ITV1
A multigenerational portrait of working-class community life in Manchester, built on steady domestic rhythms and the reassurance of familiar faces across 67 seasons.
The residents of Coronation Street are ordinary, working-class people, and the show follows them through regular social and family interactions at home, in the workplace, and in their local pub, the Rovers Return Inn. Britain's longest-running soap.
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Genres
Questions people ask
Is Coronation Street one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 90% of series.
Is Coronation Street easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 86% of series.
Is Coronation Street scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of series.
Is Coronation Street violent? Not especially. Less violent than 70% of series.
Is Coronation Street sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Does Coronation Street leave you hopeful? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Familiar shape, done well.
How unlike any other series this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Everything like Coronation Street, and what each one shares →
Like Coronation Street
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Coronation Street
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Coronation Street, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Coronation Street, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Coronation Street, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
