Salford-based soap Coronation Street, or Corrie, as it is affectionately known by its millions
of fans, has been showing on TV since 1960, making it the world’s longest running soap
opera. The era-defying show, set in the fictional northern town of Weatherfield, is a British
institution which also has an international audience.
If you’re pursuing acting as a career, then you will meet casting directors at some point. But what are casting directors, and what do they do?