Coronation Street, the world’s longest running TV soap opera celebrates 60 years on air this week. In February of this year it aired its 10,000th episode. Noted for its depiction of a down-to-earth, working-class community, combined with light-hearted humour and strong characters, it has become imbedded in British culture and although down from its early stratospheric ratings of 20 million or so still tops the ratings.
The first episode aired 9 December 1960 7.30pm from Manchester, which produced an attention-grabbing and colourful Sagittarius Sun in the entertaining 5th house. There was a Jupiter Saturn conjunction in Capricorn in a confident and gritty opposition to Mars in Cancer which tied into Pluto conjunct the North Node in Virgo.
There’s no indication of it grinding to a halt but late 2021 will be mired in confusion and disappointment when the Solar Arc Pluto is conjunct the Neptune; and even before then the Solar Arc Mars square the Sun will create a setback or two in about six months’ time.
Actor William Roache, now 88, is still featuring as Ken Barlow in the series as he has since the start. Born 25 April 1932 7.30am Ilkeston, England, he was educated in a Steiner School in his freemason grandfather’s garden and Roache appears to be a proficient astrologer himself. He was charged in 2013 with under-age historic rape and five counts of indecent assault and found not guilty on all charges.
He has an Earth Grand Trine of a Taurus Sun trine an 8th house Capricorn Moon trine Neptune. His Sun is on the focal point of a Fixed T Square to Jupiter in Leo opposition Midheaven Saturn in Aquarius, so he’ll be stubborn; and up and down in mood. His Earth Grand Trine will give him talent though also a tendency to get stuck in the same comfortable rut. He also has a volatile Uranus, Mars, Mercury in Aries square Pluto, so will not always be good at compromise or fitting in.
Gawd I remember watching the first episodes at my grandmother’s house, how old am I?
The very first episode of coronation Street was aired at 7:00pm, not 7:30pm.
Nice one Marjorie – thank-you for putting it up.
Bill Roache’s grand earth trine and fixed t-square certainly explain his long term residence on the street.
If I’m not mistaken the Corrie chart lacks air What do you make of that? There is a Gemini MC (but each of the angles is usually in a different element). I suppose Gemini MC would align with the programme being perceived as the gossip and goings on in a local neighbourhood.