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The City of Manchester and its surrounding area has a strong heritage for television broadcasting. The city is home to the oldest television studios in the UK and the most successful ITV franchisee, Granada Television. Manchester's most famous television exports include '' Coronation Street'', ''
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'' and ''
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'' - all of which are still broadcasting to large audiences today. Granada's productions gradually waned in the 2000s, but it is hoped the BBC move to Salford Quays in 2011 will spawn a new era of television broadcasting in the area. Manchester also has a high correlation of successful television drama series, with many being produced and filmed in Manchester and the surrounding areas. Television broadcasting in Manchester is currently undergoing a major transition with the famous
Granada Studios Old Granada Studios (known simply as Granada Studios and previously known as The Manchester Studios) is a television studio complex and events venue on Quay Street in Manchester with the facility to broadcast live and recorded television programm ...
and New Broadcasting House being demolished by 2013 to be replaced by MediaCityUK and
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. Both the BBC and ITV have promised to invest more in the North and Manchester will be the base for these operations. MediaCityUK, located two miles from Manchester City Centre, will act as a new second home for the BBC and ITV away from
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Background

The city has had a long heritage of producing programmes at various studios, most notably at ITV's
Granada Studios Old Granada Studios (known simply as Granada Studios and previously known as The Manchester Studios) is a television studio complex and events venue on Quay Street in Manchester with the facility to broadcast live and recorded television programm ...
and the BBC's New Broadcasting House. Dock10 studios is located in MediaCityUK, Salford Quays, a couple of miles (about three kilometres) outside Manchester city centre. The Studios at Dock10 is now home to BBC North and ITV Granada since 2013, along with other departments transferred north. Most television programmes produced in Manchester have been done so by Granada Television, the most successful ITV franchisee who are based at
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in Manchester. The
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also have a key influence in Manchester and the corporation sees Manchester along with
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as its main broadcasting centres.


Productions in Manchester

Manchester has two main production units in Granada Television at
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and
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at New Broadcasting House and both share a joint venture in 3SixtyMedia. Smaller Manchester based production companies such as
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and more recently RSJ Films led by writer
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have consistently used Manchester and north as a background for drama. Manchester has been used as a setting for many TV programmes with its industrial past, quirky cultural modern atmosphere or working roots. Some programmes are set in Manchester but weren't filmed or produced there, as in the case of Father & Son, a 2010 drama which was broadcast on ITV.


Awards given to Manchester produced or filmed programmes


BAFTAs

Since the introduction of the best drama series at the BAFTAs in 1992, Mancunian produced or filmed drama has won the award on 9 occasions out of the 19 awarded (up to 2011) - more than any other city. '' Cracker'' (Granada Television) won twice in 1995 and 1996, '' The Cops'' (filmed in Manchester) won twice in 1999 and 2000, ''
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'' (
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, Manchester production company based at Granada) in 2001, '' Cold Feet'' (Granada Television) in 2002, '' Shameless'' (filmed in Manchester) in 2005 and ''
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'' (Granada Television) in 2007 and 2008. Peggy Ashcroft won a BAFTA TV award for best actress in 1985 in her performance in '' The Jewel In The Crown'' and later Helen Mirren won best actress three consecutive times, a record, for her performance in the Granada-produced ''
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'' series.


See also

* List of films set in Manchester *
List of national radio programmes made in Manchester The following radio programmes were made for national radio in Manchester, England, mainly for the BBC national networks: References

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References

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Television shows set in Manchester *