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 winner Brian Belo intended to sue the makers of "The Only Way Is Essex" – claiming they "stole his idea". Belo was in the original pilot of the show – provisionally titled "Totally Essex" – alongside current stars Mark Wright, Sam Faiers, Kirk Norcross and Amy Childs. Belo plans to sue his former manager and Lime Productions, which makes the show, for lost earnings of up to £100,000 a series. "The Sun" reported that Belo had spent the previous two years working on an idea for a United Kingdom version of "The Hills", with his manager successfully pitching the pilot