Coronation Street cruise spin-off, "Coronation Street: Viva Las Vegas!" was released on VHS, featuring Jack Duckworth, Vera Duckworth, Fiona Middleton and Maxine Peacock on a trip to Las Vegas. In 1999, six special episodes of "Coronation Street" were produced, following the story of Steve McDonald, Vicky McDonald, Vikram Desai, Bet Gilroy and Reg Holdsworth in Brighton. This video was titled "Coronation Street: Open All Hours" and released on VHS. In 2008, ITV announced filming was to get underway for a new special DVD episode, "", following the Battersby-Brown family, which included the temporary return of Cilla Battersby-Brown. In 2009, another DVD special,
Ken Barlow the show's 50th anniversary. In 2010 ITV began selling "Coronation Street" merchandise featuring Ken, including gift wrap and novelty congratulations cards. A parody song written about the character, entitled "Ken!", was included on Harry Hill's debut album, "Funny Times". The track features vocals from Hill and Roache. Ken has been spoofed by Jon Culshaw in "The Impressions Show", where he is having a secret affair with Pat Evans from "EastEnders", spoofed by Debra Stephenson. Culshaw wanted to include his impression of Ken in the show, saying "We were just looking for an excuse to get him in", so he decided