The black and white days 1960-1969.

[CAEF]

I am sure if Corrie had filmed these years in colour, it would look much more modern than what was seen on TV at the time. I think it was cheaper to film a weekly drama in b&W but I have seen colour publicity shots taken in 1960 and 1962 and there is a huge variation in the colour of the ornaments, food labels, and clothes and such.

Below in this link is a 1962 publicity shot of Betty Alberge as Florrie Lindley.

www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/english-actress-betty-alberge-posed-in-character-as-florrie-news-photo/532425161

And a 1963 shot of Ena, Minnie and Martha in colour. This is how the sets looked like in real life and not black and white.

www.google.co.uk/search?biw=1366&bih=626&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=B09xXIzwLKG4gwfBy5a4BQ&q=coronation+street+1963+christmas&oq=coronation+street+1963+christmas&gs_l=img.3...10718.17354..17444...0.0..0.138.2865.24j8......1....1..gws-wiz-img.....0..35i39j0i67j0j0i24.3ItpmcW04Yw#imgrc=sPbrpSO08BqJ_M:

[Holey]

When Coronation Street was worth watching.

[LouP]

Feb 23, 2019 23:26:41 GMT Holey said:

Righty ho.

[roverman]

The technology wasn’t really ready until the later end of the decade, the cost was enormous and they had to convince unionsed staff to use it.

Even after they switched to colour in 1969 they still had the odd scene or even an entire episode in black and white. So I suspect even when they did switch it was still a gamble.

What I’ve always found interesting is that Granada planned colour into the storylines and aimed for a big story to happen around the time they went to colour (Coach crash) whereas Crossroads just switched part way through a big storyline (Meg being poisoned by husband Malcolm).

[CAEF]

Those publicity shots taken in the early 1960s must have been with special cameras which used colour shots and more expensive.

The 1960s James Bond films were filmed in colour. But it was probably filmed on expensive material.

[Holey]

Feb 24, 2019 9:56:07 GMT LouP said:

Feb 23, 2019 23:26:41 GMT Holey said:

Righty ho.

Riddle Riddle??

Ho Righty.  

[CAEF]

Another look at what the 1960s sets and clothes really looked like, here.

www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/english-actress-pat-phoenix-as-elsie-tanner-and-actor-news-photo/501213727

[Holey]

Feb 24, 2019 17:21:24 GMT CAEF said:

Another look at what the 1960s sets and clothes really looked like, here.

www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/english-actress-pat-phoenix-as-elsie-tanner-and-actor-news-photo/501213727

It looks better in black and white.

[Deleted]

I remember watching the first colour show of Corrie on the 50th Anniversary DVD, and the colours were really horrible. The bar top and wood paneling in the Rovers was orange!. Ugh.