Coronation Street sets Gary Windass to use it, therefore failing to meet building regulations) the interior set was constructed over a period of four weeks and housed inside the empty shell of Roy's Rolls. A behind the scenes video was uploaded after the first installment of the bank holiday episodes aired to the website of Coronation Street. On 29 November 2013, the new set was officially unveiled. At the press launch ITV announced that an hour-long documentary entitled "Coronation Street – A Moving Story" will air which will accompany the show's set move to MediaCityUK. Filmed over two years, the programme reveals how
Storylines of Coronation Street British soap history. Its handling of the story, and Hayley Patterson (Julie Hesmondhalgh) ultimately "marrying" bookish nerd Roy Cropper, proved immensely popular, and was praised by transgender groups, not least in how it highlighted transgender issues, such as how she remained registered for tax purposes as a man called "Harold", leading to ridicule from her boss, Mike Baldwin. "Coronation Street" did not feature a gay resident until 2003, unlike "EastEnders" which had gay-themed storylines in the 1980s, and "Emmerdale" which has a lesbian vet and a number of other gay characters, both male and female. Recently the soap introduced its