The Road to Coronation Street on the set next door to the real life "Coronation Street" set, who were also filming. The role of Tony Warren, "Coronation Street"s creator and writer, was given to actor David Dawson. "Coronation Street"s producer, Canadian-born Harry Elton, was played by Christian McKay. Casting director Margaret Morris and her young assistant Josie Scott, who befriends Warren, were played by Jane Horrocks and Sophia Di Martino, respectively. Derek Bennett, the director, was portrayed by Shaun Dooley, while Sidney Bernstein was played by Steven Berkoff. Jessie Wallace was given the role of Pat Phoenix, who played Elsie Tanner in "Coronation Street". Wallace,
Jennifer Moss (actress) Jennifer Moss (actress) Jennifer Victoria Moss (10 January 1945 – 5 October 2006) was an English actress and singer born in Wigan, Lancashire. She was best known for her role as Lucille Hewitt on the long-running soap opera, "Coronation Street", which she played from 1960–74. Moss first achieved fame as a twelve-year-old as one of the child actors on the BBC's light entertainment programme "Children's Hour". It was there that she first came to the attention of actor Tony Warren, who would later become the originator of "Coronation Street". Moss moved into television in the early 1960s, and appeared in