{"id":10497,"date":"2025-09-12T11:53:04","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T11:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/?p=10497"},"modified":"2025-09-12T11:53:04","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T11:53:04","slug":"first-day-on-the-set-of-coronation-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/news-and-advice\/the-industry\/first-day-on-the-set-of-coronation-street\/","title":{"rendered":"My First Day on &#8216;Coronation Street&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As someone who&#8217;s made the leap from stage to the legendary cobbles, actor Tom Lorcan reveals what to expect when stepping onto the \u2018Coronation Street\u2019 set.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Walking into a television job for the first time can be quite an overwhelming thing, especially when the job in question happens to be <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coronation Street<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 a show so embedded in British culture it might as well be on the national curriculum.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As someone who spent most of their early career in theatre \u2013 with the occasional foray into onscreen day-player work with indispensable characters like \u2018Artillery Soldier\u2019 or \u2018Journalist\u2019 \u2013 I thought it might be helpful, particularly for Spotlight members making the leap from stage to screen, to share what it\u2019s actually like turning up on set for a proper, high-speed TV drama. And <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Corrie<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, as you might expect, does it all with legendary efficiency, a frightening number of tea breaks and some proper no-nonsense Northern charm.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"background-color: #460079; color: white; padding: 20px 20px; border-radius: 25px;\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: white; line-height: 1.5em;\"><b>Tom\u2019s Summary:<\/b><\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bring your A-game: You&#8217;re expected to arrive on set completely off-book and ready to film quickly with minimal rehearsal.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Be self-sufficient: Unlike some other TV jobs, you\u2019re expected to sort out your own travel and navigate the set yourself.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Embrace the fast-paced environment: The crew is efficient, the directors are direct and the focus is on getting the work done without unnecessary fuss.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>1. Getting There: Mild Panic and Google Maps<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coronation Street<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> set lives at Trafford Wharf, right next to MediaCity in Manchester. If you\u2019re used to turning up to auditions in Soho, it feels a bit like landing at NASA \u2013 vast buildings, security gates and a lot of people who look like they know what they\u2019re doing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There\u2019s a cast liaison to help with travel and accommodation, but for the most part it\u2019s up to you to sort yourself out and the company will reimburse you \u2013 just don\u2019t lose your receipts!\u00a0 This was a departure from what I was used to. The most common practice in TV is that someone sorts all of this out for you; you just have to get in a car outside your home or your hotel and you\u2019re taken wherever you need to be.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Upon arrival at Trafford Wharf, you\u2019ll check in with the very cheery security team at the gates (they initially thought I was an autograph hunter \u2013 not the best start!) and they\u2019ll send you to reception. There, you\u2019ll get a visitor badge that beeps you into all the important doors.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That visitor badge was soon upgraded to a fancy cast member lanyard with my photo on it and the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Corrie<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> logo. I was genuinely chuffed to bits to have it. I felt very \u2018official\u2019 and to this day it lives in a box of \u2018special things I mustn\u2019t forget\u2019 in my flat.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Next stop was to the assistant directors, who are the unsung heroes of Weatherfield. These are the people who make sure the ship doesn\u2019t sink when people like me wander in, smiling nervously and asking where the canteen is. My 2nd AD gave me a call sheet, showed me the imposing wall of shooting schedules, offered an encouraging smile and probably clocked within 12 seconds that I\u2019d need babysitting. They plonked me in my dressing room, told me where the Green Room was and vanished into a maze of corridors and noticeboards.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>2. Costume, Make-Up and the Art of Looking Like a Believable Human<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After a brief nervous wander into the Green Room to try and confidently make a tea without shaking boiling water over my hands, or calling Bill Roach \u2018Ken\u2019, I made my way to costume.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, this sounds easy, but on most telly jobs you\u2019re genuinely ferried everywhere, and brought everything without having to engage your brain for a second, but <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Corrie <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is refreshingly no-nonsense and you\u2019re expected to find your way there yourself.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After eventually finding my way to wardrobe, a friendly assistant handed me a rail of clothes that looked exactly like something my character, \u2018Mike Hargrave\u2019 \u2013 a seemingly nice guy who ends up being a creepy, serial cheating, baby-buying, kidnapping weirdo \u2013 would wear.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then it was off to hair and make-up, where I was gently reminded that HD television is a cruel and unforgiving format, as my greying beard was trimmed and I was offered some dye \u201cto make it look a bit less patchy!\u201d and had my ears shaved.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The team is extremely down-to-earth and lovely, as well as being absolute professionals. They managed to somehow make me look like a real-life human and not like some bewildered thespian who\u2019s just been found helplessly wandering around Manchester Piccadilly.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>3. The Set Layout: A Town Within a Warehouse<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019ll get a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">very<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> brief tour of the set, which feels somewhere between \u2018Hogwarts\u2019 and IKEA. There\u2019s the famous cobbled street (yes, it\u2019s real and yes, the temptation to take selfies is overwhelming), as well as fully dressed studio interiors \u2013 the Rovers, Roy\u2019s Rolls, various living rooms, kitchens, even hospital wards and prison cells. These are all tucked inside vast hangars that somehow still manage to feel cosy.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>4. Scripts and Rehearsals: Blink and You\u2019ll Miss Them<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the most jarring things for a theatre actor is how quick it all is. Scripts are usually sent to you in advance, so you\u2019re expected to be completely off-book when you arrive. There\u2019s very little rehearsal \u2013 sometimes just a brief \u2018dry block\u2019 on set (working out movements and marks) before you\u2019re into the scene with cameras rolling. The director will give you clear, concise notes \u2013 think, \u201cGive it more urgency,\u201d rather than, \u201cExplore your emotional landscape\u201d \u2013 and then, it\u2019s action time.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>5. Filming: Controlled Chaos (with Tea Breaks)<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Filming is like a high-stakes game of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tetris<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. You\u2019re slotted into scenes that aren\u2019t necessarily in order, often opposite actors you\u2019ve just met (although you have been watching their faces for years, or at least your Nan has) and in spaces that are <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">much<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> smaller than they look on screen, all while remembering not to walk into the boom mic and on which line you took a sip of your drink.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Luckily, the crew are phenomenal. Honestly. There\u2019s very little faff, lots of good humour and an unspoken understanding that everyone wants to get home at a sensible hour. Scenes are filmed quickly but with maximum coverage \u2013 often multiple cameras \u2013 and usually a couple of takes unless something goes spectacularly wrong.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I was very fortunate that my character\u2019s introduction was slow and steady, allowing me time to find my feet and get used to the process. But even so, on my second day on set, I had to be told several times to stop eating the prop food in the Rovers. In my defence, it was Betty\u2019s famous hotpot and I couldn\u2019t resist!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>6. Behind the Scenes: Warm, Efficient, Humble<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There\u2019s not much \u2018luvvie\u2019 energy on a set like <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Corrie. <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s more like a well-run community centre where everyone happens to be brilliant at their job. You\u2019ll chat with fellow cast members in the green room, laugh with the crew in the amazing canteen and occasionally glance sideways and think, \u201cThat\u2019s actually Gail Platt!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People are kind, approachable, respectful, and refreshingly unimpressed by drama (off-screen, that is).<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>7. Wrapping the Day<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you\u2019ve filmed your final scene, there\u2019s no ceremony or mutual ego boosting. It\u2019s very much the end of a day\u2019s work and everyone wanders off with a, \u201cSee you tomorrow.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And just like that, you\u2019re a part of the machine \u2013 walking off the cobbles, slightly dazed, clutching your script for the next day and wondering how to get back to your digs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re a Spotlight member stepping into your first TV gig, especially one like <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coronation Street<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, you might feel a bit like you\u2019ve wandered into the wrong room and no one\u2019s noticed yet. Let me assure you \u2013 you haven\u2019t. You\u2019ve earned it and even though you might be feeling like it\u2019s a lucky break, I would encourage you to remember that \u201cLuck is when preparation meets opportunity.\u201d I think \u2018Seneca\u2019 said that. Or maybe it was \u2018Steve McDonald\u2019? I forget who.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You won\u2019t be perfect and you don\u2019t need to be. But you\u2019ll learn fast and hopefully, have a great time doing it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"background-color: #460079; color: white; padding: 20px 20px; border-radius: 25px;\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: white; line-height: 1.5em;\"><b>Actionable Insights:<\/b><\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Arrive prepared and ready to work.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Unlike theatre, there&#8217;s little time for rehearsal on a high-speed TV drama. You&#8217;ll need to be completely off-book and ready to film quickly, often with a director giving you clear, concise notes on the fly.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Embrace your independence.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Don&#8217;t expect to be ferried around and handed everything. Be prepared to sort out your own travel, find your way around the maze of corridors and generally be self-sufficient.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Don&#8217;t overthink it.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The set is a professional, no-nonsense environment. Be respectful, be on time and remember that everyone wants to get the work done efficiently and with good humour.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Go with the flow and enjoy the process.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> You\u2019ll be slotted into scenes that aren\u2019t necessarily in order, often with actors you&#8217;ve just met. The crew are phenomenal and the whole machine is a well-oiled one. So, take a deep breath and don&#8217;t forget to have fun!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Join Spotlight to be discovered by casting professionals working in theatre, film, TV, voice over, commercials and more! Find out about <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/join-us\/performers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">our membership options<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and start looking for auditions today!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tom Lorcan is a stage and screen actor. He has somehow appeared in multiple TV dramas, West End productions and once successfully navigated 30 episodes on \u2018Coronation Street\u2019 without knocking over too many props or fainting from nerves.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As someone who&#8217;s made the leap from stage to the legendary cobbles, actor Tom Lorcan reveals what to expect when stepping onto the \u2018Coronation Street\u2019 set. 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