Coronation Street place at university, and thus found his working-class background—as well as his parents, Frank and Ida (Frank Pemberton and Noel Dyson)—something of an embarrassment. The character was one of the few to have experienced life outside of Coronation Street. In some ways this predicts the growth of globalisation, and the decline of similar communities. In an episode from 1961, Barlow declares: "You can't go on just thinking about your own street these days. We're living with people on the other side of the world. There's more to worry about than Elsie Tanner and her boyfriends." Roache is the only remaining
Coronation Street sets constructed to 9/10. Parking for the prop vehicles were located where you would expect the western end of Crimea Street to be. This is where most vehicles were seen to be heading when leaving the street via Viaduct Street, however those that left via Victoria Street were in reality heading to a dead end, where the Granada bonded warehouse was. Featured the interior sets for the Rovers Return and No. 1 Coronation Street, among others. The Rovers Return was permanently erected due to the set's constant use. During "Coronation Street: The Tour", visitors saw inside the Rovers Return as well