The Road to Coronation Street a Londoner most famous for her role as Kat Moon in "EastEnders", "religiously" watched YouTube footage of early episodes to master the "old-fashioned Mancunian" accent as she described it. Wallace also briefly had sessions with a dialect coach before filming commenced. James Roache plays his father William Roache in the drama. The elder Roache has played Ken Barlow in "Coronation Street" since its inception. As well as acting in "The Road to Coronation Street", James was filming scenes for "Coronation Street" in a non-regular role as Ken Barlow's grandson at the same time. Celia Imrie played Doris Speed, who played
The Only Way Is Essex credits and were credited by their first names. As well as appearing in "The Only Way Is Essex", some of the cast members have competed in other reality TV shows including "Celebrity Big Brother", "I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!", "Let's Sing and Dance", "Splash!", "Dancing on Ice", "Celebrity Super Spa", "The Jump", "Tumble", "Strictly Come Dancing", "Get Your Act Together", "Celebrity MasterChef", "Dance Dance Dance", "Love Island" and Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls. The genre of "scripted reality" has attracted much criticism for a lack of authenticity, or indeed outright deception (see article on reality television). The show