Title sequence | Coronation Street Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Title sequences 1960 sequence The first title sequence established a pattern of showing a wider Weatherfield and then Coronation Street itself Coronation Street 's first set of black and white titles (right) consists of an opening clip of rows of terraced houses, taken from a mill building on Ordsall Road in Salford with St. Clement's Church in the distance. The view then changes to a tilting-downwards shot of Archie Street in Salford, the terraced street which was Tony Warren and Denis Parkin 's model for Coronation Street. The camera was placed at the Corner Shop end of the street - the only title sequence to do so - which helps to hide the differences between Archie and Coronation Streets. The programme logo appears over this shot. There was a variant in this sequence in the form of the typeface in the logo from Episode 13 (20th January 1961) onwards to a condensed version of Times New Roman, otherwise the sequence remained the same.

Occasionally in the 1960s when the first scene of an episode was set in the street, the sequence would be cut short and the logo and music would play over the start of the scene instead. Many times in the decade some or all of the title sequence would be dispensed with if the Street set had been erected in the studio for the episodes in question (no outdoor set being built until 1968 ), Episode 95 (8th November 1961) and Episode 108 (25th December 1961) being examples. Similarly, on many early episodes which had overrun, the end credits were cut to remove the cast and production credits. This sequence was used until Episode 336 (2nd March 1964) after which there was a three month period where there was no title film run and the programme title was shown exclusively over the opening scene or location.

1964 sequence The second title sequence was introduced just after the entrance to the Corner Shop was moved from the corner of Coronation Street New producer Tim Aspinall brought in a change in the sequence which was introduced with Episode 366 (15th June 1964) when the shot of Archie Street from the front was replaced by a view of a ginnel with a woman scrubbing the path in the background. This latter shot was filmed between Archie Street and Clement Street and the outline of the eastern end of St. Clement's Church can clearly be seen at the end of the ginnel as a car drives along Cavendish Street. On occasion in the middle of the decade the title caption would be displayed over the opening scene of the episode, irrespective of where it took place and no title sequence would be run at all. Also, around this time, the theme music was rerecorded with quieter bass, and a more mellow backing track.

1969 sequence Coronation Street moves into the colour era with its third title sequence In 1969 , the show started being recorded and transmitted in colour and this necessitated a new title sequence which made its debut with Episode 930 (24th November 1969) . This new sequence started with an establishing shot of a tower block, then panning over to rows of terraced houses while zooming in and then cutting to a ground-level shot of a generic terraced street. The location of the opening shot was Grafton Court tower block on Clayton Close in Hulme, Manchester with the camera situated on the next door Clifford Court. The empty land in the distance to the right of Grafton Court as the sequence opens is in Hulme and Moss Side, whose streets had just been demolished in 1969.

The industrial buildings immediately to the left of Grafton Court are on Cornbrook Street, Old Trafford (some of which are still there today) and the vast number of houses further left as the shot pans along are in the since-demolished area between Cornbrook Street, Shrewsbury Street and Stretford Road although the terraced streets further on beyond Shrewsbury Street and in the foggy distance are still extant. Although the programme had an outdoor set when this sequence was shot, the wooden studio frontage which had been used in outdoor scenes since 1968 was being replaced by a brick set which would look better on the new colour cameras. The set was still being built when this title sequence was shot, and so Coronation Street does not appear in it.

The title caption used for the first two advertised colour episodes The programme was first broadcast in colour for one week prior to the new sequence being utilised and as it does not seem to have been ready Episodes 928 and 929 broadcast on 17th and 19th November used a colour photocaption of a terraced street (usually used for the "Part Two" photocaption in the early colour years) at the start of the episode with the programme title superimposed on it. The programme graphics were yellow in colour but these were amended in early 1970 to white. 1975 sequence The 1975 title sequence was short-lived but some of its shots were kept in its 1976 replacement The next time Coronation Street changed its opening credits sequence, with Episode 1500 (11th June 1975) , it included for the first time a shot of the actual outdoor set built next to the Granada studios, along with a series of close ups of chimneys of various terraced houses.

Letters written to the Manchester Evening News in 1982 identified several of the streets shown as being Duke Street and Ascension Street in the Lower Broughton area of Salford and the block of flats in the penultimate shot as being between Sussex Street and Harrison Street in the same district (the towers being named as Frank Cowan Court and Benjamin Wilson Court and since demolished). Compared to previous sequences, this was a relatively fast-moving montage of shots with eleven different shots. It would prove to be the shortest-lived regular sequence in the programme's history. 1976 sequence Coronation Street's longest-lived title sequence. The final shot was changed in 1977 and 1982 - the three variations are shown above Incoming producer Bill Podmore was annoyed by the large number of shots within the limited time-frame when he took over the programme in 1976 as he related in his 1990 memoir Coronation Street - The Inside Story: "The quick-changing views over the slated rooftops of Salford...seemed to be out of time with the slow, haunting refrains of Eric Spear 's signature tune.

"I asked to see all the sequence film, shot years before in the back streets of Old Trafford and Lower Broughton. Although much of it lay on the cutting room floor, it was reassembled into a continuous film. Suddenly, on walked that wonderful cat. When it curled up in the spring sunshine I knew I had found the perfect clip. It looked exactly as though it had contentedly sat down to watch the programme, and from that the day the Coronation Street cat became almost as famous as any character on the show. It provided us with an enduring mystery, too. Any number of people, imposters all, insisted they were the owners, but its true identity was never discovered." (see below for more on the cat). Under Podmore's direction the sequence was revamped to slow its pace down by removing most of the chimney shots and bringing forward the sixth shot, a distance shot over rows of terraced rooftops, to the forefront of the sequence. This depicted the Bradford and Beswick area of Manchester looking towards the north west and showing the Bradford Road gasworks in the distance. It was filmed from a vantage point near Ashton Old Road, probably taken from the high-rise "Fort Beswick" flats which stood in the area at the time.

The main street running down the shot is Carmen Street intersected by Myrtle Street in the foreground and Morley Street further back. To the right of the picture a bus can be glimpsed travelling down Albert Street. The gasometer to the left has since been demolished, as have almost all of the buildings seen on screen and in their place the City of Manchester stadium, home to the 2002 Commonwealth Games and now called the Etihad Stadium, has been built in the middle distance between the camera vantage point and the remaining gasometer. The new titles made their debut with Episode 1596 (3rd May 1976) and would be the longest-used titles by timeline in the programme's history, being used until 1990 . Two minor changes to the sequence took place during this period, both of which saw the final shot of the Street being replaced. The first was with Episode 1768 (26th December 1977) following the refurbishment of the Rovers Return exterior, the second (more noticeably) to display the construction of a new outdoor set , a change which occurred from Episode 2210 (7th June 1982) onwards.

Uniquely in this period, Episode 2631 on 18th June 1986 has its own special title sequence, showing various images of Manchester at dawn. The sequence was the last to open with a fade from the Granada television logo, a change which occurred in 1988 . 1990 sequence Sequence introduced in Episode 3134 . This was the first sequence shot since the programme's move to videotape Making its debut with Episode 3134 (15th October 1990) , the title sequence received its first major revamp since the mid-1970s. Since 1988 , Coronation Street had been fully videotaped, so in 1990 a new videotape sequence was recorded to replace the 1976 film sequence. The opening shot showed Alpha Street in the Langworthy district of Salford, looking south-east towards the blocks of flats on Rosehill Close with the jagged roofs of the factory building on Highfield Road between the two. Other shots in the sequence included Laburnum Street in the same district and streets in Bolton.

In the early 1990s , the sequence regularly ended with a shot from the Rovers end of the Street with a dog frantically running up the length of the Street, although as the decade went on this shot was often left out and it appeared for the last time in Episode 3819 (17th February 1995) . Instead a differing number of shots of activity in the Street closed the sequence and if the opening scene was set on the Street, then the title caption appeared over the start of that scene. New producer Brian Park moved to regularise the sequence again and from Episode 4168 (30th March 1997) onwards the logo was superimposed over what had been the penultimate shot, that featuring the cat. From Episode 4704 (24th October 1999) , the title sequence began including writer and director credits, and the Coronation Street logo was moved to the start of the sequence rather than the end.

Although timeline-wise, this sequence did not run as long as the 1976 version, its various incarnations were used on some 2000 episodes, whereas the former sequence appeared on 1537 episodes. 2002 sequence The 2002 sequence accompanied Coronation Street's move to widescreen Changing production standards on Coronation Street in early 2002 saw the series recorded and transmitted in 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio, necessitating another new sequence which was introduced in Episode 5191 (7th January 2002) . For the first time, only the purpose built set at Granada was used for recording, with most shots depicting Coronation Street itself. Improvements in CGI technology allowed a complex establishing shots of Coronation Street surrounded by other terraced streets, and the ginnel between Coronation and Mawdsley Streets to show the backyards of both rows of houses, as well as a glimpse of one of Greater Manchester's Metrolink trams passing over the viaduct. The real terraced streets used for the CGI was Newport Street and Pembroke Street in Salford.

As with the 1990 sequence from 1999, writer and director credits were carried in the title sequence, and the Coronation Street logo was displayed at the beginning. When this sequence was introduced, Coronation Street was making a gradual move to five episodes a week, with two episodes transmitted on Mondays. Only the first episode transmitted on a single day contained a title sequence and ended with a caption stating "Coronation Street continues in half an hour", with the second episode opening with an ad-break photocaption. Occasionally, the end shot of the titles was changed, such as a shot of a milk float from the Corner Shop end of the street, set in the early morning. In Christmas 2007 , most of the end credits were changed to a panning shot of the street set at night. 2010 sequence The eighth title sequence also marked the debut of a new version of the theme tune With the programme's move into high definition, a new title sequence was commissioned which made its debut not on screen but on the internet on 27th May 2010 on the Coronation Street pages of ITV.com.

Within the programme it was first used on Episode 7351 (31st May 2010) . This sequence incorporated shots of Manchester City Centre, including the Castlefield basin, before dissolving into shots of Coronation Street. At the insistence of new producer Phil Collinson , the Coronation Street logo was moved back to the very end of the sequence with the writer and director credit displayed over the opening shots of the action of the episode. A small change occurred on 14th January 2013 - a small white ITV logo was added to the title card, this change was part of the ITV 2013 rebrand, ITV added their logo to all ITV Studios produced content. This change was reversed later in the year. The technical explanation behind the sequence said: "Footage of the Street was captured using a Red One camera and then offlined in Final Cut Pro. "Space Digital"’s Simon Blackledge used in-house tools to conform in Nuke X before multi-layer 3D composites were created directly from the raw R3D files.

A final grade was done using Apple Color." Beginning with Episode 8339 (10th March 2014) , the title sequence underwent a slight amendment to incorporate shots of the new set built at the programme's Media City Studios which had been in use since 9th January of that year and which made its debut within the narrative of the episodes in the same week in which the sequence had changed. The third and fifth shots were amended to show the new set and to deflect criticisms that they had been out of date following structural changes to the Corner Shop and Nick's Bistro after the December 2010 tram crash. The cat An unknown cat wanders into shot Today, the cat is seen as an essential ingredient in Coronation Street's opening title sequence, with four successive title sequences featuring one. As explained above, the cat first appeared by accident in the 1976 sequence. Viewers who lived in Lower Broughton wrote letters to the Manchester Evening News in 1982 insisting that the cat was called Whiskey and belonged to a Mrs Norma Royle of 21 Duchess Street.

A photograph taken by a local newspaper showing Norma and her family with Whiskey was displayed in Ascension School until it closed. However Eric Rosser , the programme's then archivist, stated in a letter published in the same newspaper on 5th April that this section of the sequence, directed by Ken Grieve and filmed by cameraman Ray Goode, was shot off Ashton Old Road in Manchester in 1975 near the location of a business called Arnold's Garage and the name of the animal who just wandered into shot was unknown. The cat became so popular that when the time came to replace the sequence in 1990, a competition was held on ITV's This Morning programme to cast a cat to star in the new montage. The winner was Frisky , owned by Jon-Paul Rimington of Leeds who was paid a one-off fee of £200 for his services. From the mid-1990s to 2001 , the shot that included Frisky was the last shot of the sequence. Frisky was asked to make a lot of charitable appearances which were handled by Kevin Horkin who ran an animal agency and had organised the competition. The cat finally died in 2000 .

With the cat firmly established as an expected feature of the title sequence, one featured in the versions introduced in both 2002 and 2010 , although it was far more prominent in the latter version than the one preceding it. End credits The end credit sequence is also notable. It is a list of all actors and key production personnel who worked on the episode, with actors usually listed in order of appearance, although other orderings have frequently been used. If two or more episodes were broadcast on one day, only the final episode that day contained end credits, which contained overall cast credits rather than individual episodic credits. Until recently, Coronation Street's ending credits had changed very little, usually consisting of an image of the Street, terraced rooftops or cobblestones, or, common in the mid-1970s, a black screen. Since 2000 , most ITV programme end credits have been standarised (to allow for advertisements for other programs). The programme's credits have reverted to the generic ITV style used during the late 2000s, with just a black background with white credits text.

End credits used throughout the show's history, the most recent one being used in 2013 Advert breaks As ITV is a commercial channel, every episode of Coronation Street has had an advert break. The break is preceded and followed by an 'End of Part One' and 'Part Two' photocaption respectively (although since 2002 the captions have simply read Coronation Street). For some episodes, particularly in the mid to late 1970s and parts of the 1980s, there was no photo caption at all, with the 'End of Part One' and the 'Part Two' words and music played over the respective scenes of the particular episode. This practice has begun to be used again for some episodes since the year 2000. Until 2010, with some exceptions, the 'End of Part One' music has been a unique three bar tune, however the 'Part Two' music used has been the main opening title music, albeit faded out after three or four bars. Since 2010, both the 'End of Part One' and the 'Part Two' music have been a shortened arrangement of the main opening title music.

Assorted advert break captions Notes Episodes with special locales such as Episodes 4917 , 4919 and 4921 in October and November 2000 filmed in France dropped the usual title sequence and instead had a special composition of scenes shot on location. Previously, in an episode containing the death of a significant character, the credits roll without the music. An example is the death of Alison Webster . Silent Credits - TV Tropes Silent Credits You need to login to do this. Get Known if you don't have an account Share "Sometimes you have to show some depth." "Do you think we should do that? Kill off Adric, roll the credits over silence?" "It would certainly stop that bastard saying what the next programme is." "No, it wouldn't. Nothing would stop that bastard. And even if it stopped the bastard on BBC Two, it'd never stop the bastard on Dave. He doesn't give a shit. As soon as he gets to the poppy bit of Blackadder Goes Forth , he's already split the screen and he's showing highlights of Frankie Boyle's nan-pussy set.

In Memory of the Fallen(!)" — That Mitchell and Webb Look Sometimes, if an episode ends on a sad note or a major character is killed off (especially if the actor also died ), the credits will roll without any sounds whatsoever , much less the music. This is ruined whenever a Credits Pushback happens, so as a result tends to be more effective on DVD releases. Examples open/close all folders Anime and Manga The 2003 anime version of Fullmetal Alchemist had an episode where a character died, and the closing animation was replaced by credits on cards, with a military funeral march. An Eye Catch version of this was done with Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood : usually a man's voice will say " Fullmetal Alchemist! " in various tones over it. However, when Envy is killed off for good in episode 54, the Eye Catch has no voice over. This happens several other times with the Eye Catch as well late in the series; Fuu and Buccaneer are two other examples.

The 2003 anime had a silent next episode preview for the final episode following Ed's death, up until the very end, when Al yells out "BROTHER!" The first episode of Ga-Rei -Zero- ended with the entire cast for that episode dying. The credits roll with only the crackling of a fire. A variant appears in Naruto , after The Third Hokage's death; the end theme plays just the same as normal, but the preview for the next episode is utterly silent, except for Itachi's narration. The last episode of Angel Links , with the silence beginning just beforehand when the feather lands on Meifon. The ending theme, which usually begins playing right before the credits, starts but cuts out completely to indicate Meifon's death. A variant appears in episode 24 of Neon Genesis Evangelion : after Kaworu is killed by Shinji, the credits roll with music alright... but this time, the vocals are missing. And this is the only credits sequence in the entire series without vocals. One version of The End of Evangelion had the credits song removed from the end of the English voicetrack, resulting in the final credits after Asuka's "how disgusting" line rolling in complete silence.

Creepy as hell. GUNï¿½SWORD has one of these right after Ray's death, with only the sound of wind chimes playing in the background. Variation with the Series Finale of Soul Eater , where the title sequence is omitted entirely, with the opening credits silently playing over the opening moments of the Final Battle . The end credits are retained however, with a touching Last Episode Theme Reprise added in. The 1977 Space Battleship Yamato film: The end credits begin with a card stating that Yamato returned to Earth in 2199 and Earth was restored to its original Beauty. It also states the number of crewmembers who died in action. The only background heard during the credits was Yamato's signature engine sound. This was repeated for Yamato: The New Voyage, although despite the loss of Starsha and Mamoru that wasn't a total downwer ending either as they gained baby Sasha, their daughter. But the spoken narration prior to the end credits stated that the Dark Nebula Empire may have been beaten this time, but the rest of them are still out there and planning their next move, though our heroes don't quite know it yet (They will find out in Be Forever Yamato).

Final Yamato also has end credits but if one listens carefully, early into the credits, the Yamato theme song can be heard. But the majority of the credits are silent except for the sounds of waves. Trigun had the episode where Vash is forced to kill Legato and the next episode preview omits the usual music, featuring only a voiceover of Vash begging Rem to forgive him for what happened. Films — Animated While Fantasia usually has no opening or closing credits, in the 1990 re-release, end credits were added showing footage of the intermission with altered sound (this was used to make it look like the show was over). After the curtains close (also have no sound effect), the credits continue rolling with no music or sound effects and eventually leads to a black screen (though some versions show the Walt Disney Pictures logo before blacking out). One of Lionsgate Home Entertainment's predecessors, International Video Entertainment, ended their tapes with this logo , featuring a catchy ditty. There is a silent variant of the logo, which very fittingly capped off the company's release of When the Wind Blows . Films — Live-Action Originally, the second half of the ending credits of La Bamba were shown in silence.

later editions added a cover of "Come on, Let's Go" The infamous 1963 Coleman Francis film The Skydivers , right after the Downer Ending has a rather grim end credits sequence with film footage of the various cast members set to complete silence. Is lampshaded by Crow ("Silently, dismally, the credits roll on.") in the show's MST3K episode . Path to 9/11 had no music to its credits on either night of its original TV airing. Partially done in Cloverfield . The credits roll silently for 30 seconds in, which then gives way to stomping sounds that gradually grow into the beginning of a large orchestrated piece title "Roar (Cloverfield Overture)". Evita had no music over the end credits, which is unusual since it was based on a Broadway musical. However, later releases have added music. Michael Haneke likes this trope: Caché (AKA Hidden) has no musical score at all.

The opening credits are a big block of text over a still scene (it's not until several minutes after they've ended that we get our first clue that this isn't a freeze-frame), and the end credits roll over a silent shot of Pierrot meeting Majid's son. The opening and closing credits of Code Unknown run in complete silence. In fact, there is no score in the entire film apart from drumming and flute play in-universe. The White Ribbon has no music or other sounds during the closing credits. The credits for No Country for Old Men initially appear to be silent with only ambient noise, but said noise gradually evolves into a superbly chilling piece by Carter Burwell. Annie Hall is probably one of the earliest (and best known) films to have silent credits. The end of the film adaptation to Cabaret features this. The China Syndrome actually had an original score composed for it by Michael Small, but in post-production director James Bridges dropped more and more of it until he finally decided the movie played better with no music at all. Hence no music over the credits.

Targets has no musical score at all, and so the credits are an example of this, running over a shot of the murderer Thompson's car sitting abandoned in the otherwise empty drive-in theater parking lot. La Haine has a Downer Ending and the subsequent credits rolling in silence. These Final Hours ends with the end of the world. There is no music playing over the entire length of the end credits. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) ends with Matthew revealed to have been converted into a pod and pointing out the still-unconverted Nancy with the shrill pod scream . The camera then zooms into the darkness of Matthew's mouth, and silence plays over the credits. Get Carter : This 1970s gangster flick ends with Jack Carter himself getting shot on a remote beach by an assassin after Jack got his revenge on his brother's killer, followed by ending credits with the only sounds being the waves crashing on the shoreline. American Sniper : The first half of the credits consists of an epilogue followed by footage of the actual Chris Kyle's 2013 funeral service set to a "Taps"-like trumpet piece by Ennio Morricone. After this, the main portion of the credits play in complete silence.

Live-Action TV Adam-12 : The 1970 episode "Elegy for a Pig," which recounted the life of a police officer killed in action, ended with silent credits in lieu of the usual booming theme song. (The sound effects associated with the "Mark VII Limited" and Universal Studios vanity logos were kept intact.) Adric's death in Doctor Who - the traditional starfield sequence of that time was replaced with a picture of his broken Mathematics badge (which was used to kill a Cyberman), with the credits scrolling in silence. One reviewer said that he never noticed the credits were silent - he was too busy laughing at the death of his most hated character . However, many others have commented that it made the episode more moving , and in recent years the closing of the episode has taken on "Rains of Castamere" significance among Whovians. Grange Hill : The death of Anthony Karamanopolis. And that of Judi Jeffreys (well, not quite silent but with the fading sound of the fire alarm instead of the theme music).

The UK children's magazine programme Blue Peter did this whenever the studio pet cat or dog died, as well as when someone associated with the programme died, such as Percy Thrower in 1988. The Downer Ending of Blake's 7 initially concludes this way, although the music fades up halfway through. 24 has its silent clock ticks, mostly done when a major character dies. Most of these however have other sounds over them; for example, there is a train whistle on the silent clock for Ryan Chappelle's death. Only one of these however was completely silent (which didn't stop the producers from using the lack of complete silence as a justification for bringing back Tony Almeida after he'd been given a silent clock), the one done during the death of Edgar Stiles. Four of them were accompanied by music, which usually made it a Tear Jerker . Farscape , after the apparent deaths of the two lead characters in the Season 4 finale (and, it was believed at the time, the end of the entire series). For a non death-related example, one season finale of House had the music cut off just as House downed another pill. Cut to credits.

Also unrelated to character death, credits roll free of music (with ambient sound effects) in season 2, episode 7 of Queer as Folk after Michael realizes he can't handle Ben's HIV-positive status. And again in season 5, episode 10 after Babylon is blown up. The final episode of Blackadder Goes Forth concluded with the deaths of the entire main cast, followed by no credits at all, just "BBC" and the year, after the agreement of everyone involved to forgo credit in order to preserve the effect of the ending. The Sopranos did this for Adrianna's death and again in the finale, which ended with a cut to black and silence in the middle of a scene. Six Feet Under , when David survives the carjacking and after Nate's death. Although nobody died, silent credits were used to great effect in Roundhouse . Billy Anykid, when trying to avoid a confrontation calls out "Reprise the theme song and roll the credits" only to have everybody walk away from him in disgust, and the credits role silently as Billy looks around the now empty set. This was done on the episode dealing with gang violence.

Rather than a happy, dancing and singing finish, probably due to the seriousness of the subject matter, the credits were preempted by a serious write-up which concluded "Gang Violence is No Joke." Every episode of Lost ends with the show's title accompanied by a percussive sound. However, for some sad endings, such as Sun crying at Jin's grave in "Ji Yeon," the sound is omitted. The Grand Finale omitted the usual percussive sound and ominous end credits music. The network was even smart enough to not play ads or run a voiceover, instead showing images of the plane wreckage and playing the sound of waves lapping at the shore. Which some people interpreted to mean that everyone was dead the whole time , despite repeated Jossings to the contrary. Mike Baldwin's death in Coronation Street was meant to be this, except the continuity announcer talked over it. Until a few years ago, any episode of Corrie which ended with a death would have silent credits. This is no longer possible now that the broadcasters insist on shrinking the credit sequence into a corner of the screen and having the continuity announcer prattle on about what's coming next.

EastEnders did this after the fittingly tragic deaths of Ronnie and Roxy Mitchell on New Years' Day 2017. The Star Trek: Voyager episode "The Thaw" has one of the most artfully produced Silent Credits sequences you'll ever see: the surviving members of a civilzation are hooked to an adaptive computer life-support system, which manifests their fears in the form of a sadistic and violent Clown. When Janeway finds a way to access the system without actually entering the simulation, the Clown's reality (and the background audio) starts to fade as the hostages are disconnected one by one. The final exchange of words is beautiful in its simplicity, with the Clown uttering two memorable words: 'I'm afraid'. Janeway's sole response is a haunting, softly-whispered 'I know'. And then the Clown mutters "Drat." as it fades to black.

On the final episode of the original version of Family Feud , after host Richard Dawson gave a famously touching farewell address, the closing credits, had no music, just the sound of the audience applauding, and announcer Gene Wood ending the show with "Thank you Richard, and Thank you America!" A rare documentary example occurs in Jacob Bronowski's series The Ascent of Man. In episode 11, with some visual assistance from a fellow Pole, Bronowski contrasts the scientific assertion that knowledge can never be certain with the chilling certainities of political and religious dogma. At the end he gives a moving piece to camera while standing in the preserved Auschwitz concentration camp. The picture then dissolves to the Polish man, then to an earlier photo of the same man - his Auschwitz ID photo. The credits roll in silence. Canada's Worst Driver had Silent Credits when Tom Stagno, brother-in-law to contestant Crystal, was killed in a car crash. Crystal was sent home out of sympathy. The All in the Family episode " Archie Is Branded ", where a man from the Hebrew Defense League is blown up in his car ends this way.

The final episode of the second revival of Crossroads was intended to have Silent Credits , and like the Coronation Street example above, would have had it not been for the continuity announcer. Game of Thrones has these in the episode "The Rains of Castamere," after the deaths of Robb, Talisa and Cat Stark at the Red Wedding. Other episodes occasionally have silence for the first several seconds of the credits, in order to emphasize the ending, most notably following the White Walker attack in "Hardhome". The Newsroom did this in the second season episode "News Night with Will McAvoy", after Will tells Mac that his father has died before airing the Trayvon Martin correction. Like the 1964 film version, the 2000 Made-for-TV Movie of Fail Safe has no music at all from beginning to end. The BBC docudrama Threads , which ends with nearly all the main characters dead from the immediate or long-term effects of nuclear war. More than this, the show features teletype-style captions, accompanied by a characteristic sound. After the bombs fall, knocking out virtually all electronics, the teletype captions are silent .

Although the Made-for-TV Movie The UFO Incident does have music, it doesn't play over the end credits. Some episodes of The Walking Dead use either silent credits, or a slower and more emotional piece of music instead of the usual theme, for episodes that feature major deaths and/or emotional developments. Examples include season 2, episode 11 "Judge, Jury, Executioner", following Dale's death; season 3, episode 4 "Killer Within", after the death of Lori, and to an extent, T-Dog; and season 4, episode 8 "Too Far Gone", after the deaths of Hershel, The Governor, and seemingly baby Judith , and the fall of the prison. Glee 's "Shooting Star," in which William McKinley High is disrupted by a gun going off, features silent end credits (following a montage of cellphone recordings of the tearful and scared students) rather than the usual perky glee singing. However, no one gets killed in the episode. "The Quarterback" does this as well, since Cory Monteith's death had an overbearing on the plot and his character was formally retired in the episode.

Since it has no credits per se, an episode of Entertainment Tonight that aired on May 16, 1990 had the Paramount logo at the end run without its music out of respect for Sammy Davis, Jr. and Jim Henson , who both died that day. Top Gear 's final episode featuring Clarkson, Hammond and May ended with the credits lacking any music at all. This specific example was then parodied in Mock the Week , with Dara ï¿½ Briain remarking that if he'd known this trope existed, he would have insisted on it being used when he was fired from Celebrity Apprentice . Dara then invoked the trope at the end of the episode, solemnly declaring that "we won't be back until next week". The credits weren't entirely silent: there was a few seconds of laughter at the start, when the audience realized what was happening. Several Access Hollywood episodes end with a silent version of the NBC Universal logo, usually when they announce the death of a celebrity. The episode concerning Billy Bush's retirement from the show also ended with silence. When the show announced the deaths of Rene Angelil ( Cï¿½line Dion 's husband) and later Muhammad Ali , the episodes ended on a Lonely Piano Piece .

The Leftovers 's "The Garveys At Their Best," which relates the events leading up to the Departure, ends with Laurie staring at the sonogram machine which was showing her unborn child... until the child vanished in front of her eyes. Not only do the credits run in complete silence, but so does the Warner Bros. Television logo, with sound only returning for the "screen switching off" version of the HBO Entertainment logo. The November 14, 1965 episode of What's My Line? was the first one following long-time panelist Dorothy Kilgallen's death. After John Daly's sign-off, the usual credits roll was skipped in favor of just showing a title card in silence, followed by the network's "the preceding program was pre-recorded" disclaimer (intended for CBS affiliates that broadcast delayed the program). Video Games In Drakengard 's final ending, after defeating the Cosmic Horror , the camera shows a shot of Caim and Red, when a missile suddenly appears from the left side of the screen and obliterates them both . Cue Silent Credits on grey sky. Persona 4 pulls a different version.

During the Bad Ending , instead of the full credits set to Never More, with a showcase of various game cutscenes, the game shows a sparse white-on-black partial credits roll, set to Corridor, a far quieter, more somber tune. Done in BIT.TRIP FLUX, the final game of the series . Conker's Bad Fur Day ends on a really bad note, after Conker comes to terms that he's now king of a country he doesn't want, surrounded by people he despises, and his girlfriend Berri is dead. The credits are silent save for a few melodramatic keys. Partially done at the end of Red Dead Redemption : after Jack fulfilled his pointless vengeance, the credits roll normally with a melancholic song. After the song ends, they just go on, completely silently. Done in Undertale after completing a Neutral route (of the other two routes, one does play music over the credits and the other has no credits at all). Although the Neutral endings aren't necessarily sad as is common for this trope, they are bittersweet at best. Web Animation The first season finale of Wacky Game Jokez 4 Kidz ends with this.

Web Original Classic Alice Well trained Classic Alice fans know that when the credits go quiet, bad things are happening. When the end cards have no characteristically peppy music, it's because there is trouble afoot. In Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog , the credits start with utter silence, which is followed by a quiet rendition of Penny's theme... which is then drowned out under a rising Dr. Horrible's theme. . And fittingly for such series, it's safe to assume that the series doesn't have a proper ending theme . Molotov Mitchel's "For The Record" did this on the August 3 episode. The Nostalgia Critic tribute video to Roger Ebert , which was uploaded on the day of his passing, has silent credits for the first time in any NC video. This was also done in the tribute to former TGWTG contributor Justin Carmical . Considering the more somber tone, this is very much justified. Used in Episode 87 of The Lizzie Bennet Diaries , because the usual upbeat theme music would have seemed utterly inappropriate coming right on the heels of an extremely emotional moment.

Western Animation South Park : The episode "Free Willzyx" ended with the credits rolling over a shot of the eponymous dead orca whale on the moon and no music at all. The episode "201" also features credits with no music at all. The scene is the same as above, except a dead Tom Cruise can also be seen lying next to the same orca whale. The DVD release oddly adds the regular credits music and cuts back to the regular black background after a while. In the episode "You're Getting Old", the credits are played briefly with silence. In the episode "'The Hobbit", after Wendy tearfully photoshops a photo of her and send it in a mass e-mail, the credits roll in the empty computer lab without any music. The PJs lacked an ending theme, meaning this happened at the end of every episode (you wouldn't know it from the original network airings). This also carried over the logos , even that of Touchstone Television's (which has music on other shows). The Family Guy episode "Brian and Stewie" is a two-hander episode with no music at all. This extended to the credits, though it was cut out when originally aired on FOX.

When it re-aired on [adult swim] a week later, it was left intact. The Space Ghost Coast to Coast episode "Sharrock" had the credits (even the Williams Street logo) play in silence to honor the deceased musician Sonny Sharrock. The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes! had the episode "Michael Korvac", which is dedicated to writer/director Boyd Kirkland who died of a lung infection. As Told by Ginger has silent credits on "No Hope for Courtney" in honor of Kathleen Freeman, the late voice of Mrs. Gordon (this was Freeman's final episode before her death from cancer, and her character was killed off ). :: Indexes :: News | Coronation Street | ITV Coronation Street The Voice UK visits Coronation Street 0:01 - 13 Jan 2017 We invited our new neighbours will.i.am, Jennifer Hudson, Sir Tom Jones and Gavin Rossdale from The Voice UK over for a cheeky hotpot in the Rovers with Beverley Callard! Beverley Callard said: “It was such an honour showing the coaches round the Rovers, my late mum was the biggest Tom Jones fan of all time and my Grandchildren are huge fans of Will.

"My mum would have been so thrilled to know he was behind the bar with me and I was a very cool grandma when I took home my photos of me showing Will how to pull a pint," continued Beverley. "Will even said he’d like to film a pop video in our pub!" Jennifer was so glam and gorgeous, Liz would love to have her work behind the bar, – Beverley Callard "Gavin told me he grew up in a pub so he was a natural when it came to how everything worked. And can you imagine Karaoke nights in the Rovers if these guys worked for Liz!” Don't miss The Voice UK, Saturday 8pm on ITV and keep an eye out on Coronation Street's socials over the weekend for more from the Coaches' surprise visit! National Television Awards 15:14 - 3 Jan 2017 The votes are in, the viewers have spoken and Britain’s best-loved programmes and performers are lined up on the shortlist for the 22nd National Television Awards! Coronation Street is nominated in the Serial Drama category, watch the montage above to remind yourself of all the great moments! But that's not Coronation Street's only nomination...

Serial Drama Performance Jack P Shepherd has been nominated for his portrayal of David Platt - VOTE NOW Newcomer New kid on the block, Faye Brookes has been nominated for her turn as Kate Connor - VOTE NOW All new votes will be added to those cast in the first round and the results will be revealed, live, at the NTA ceremony on 25th January 2017 on ITV. Heartbreak for Michelle and Steve 0:01 - 31 Dec 2016 Coronation Street is to tackle the difficult subject of late miscarriage when Michelle Connor loses her baby at 23 weeks. Actress Kym Marsh has taken the brave decision to be involved in the storyline just a few years after she lost her son Archie at a similar stage of pregnancy. Kym and producer Kate Oates discussed the storyline early in 2016 and Kym felt, that as it was a subject so close to her heart, she wanted to help raise awareness of the issues surrounding late miscarriage. The programme has worked closely with Stillbirth and Neonatal death charity Sands on the episode which will air on ITV week beginning January 9th 2017.

In the coming weeks viewers will see Michelle and Steve struggle to come to terms with the loss of their beloved baby boy Ruairi (pronounced Rory) after she goes into early labour. The heartbreaking scenes explore how the death affects both the mother and father and also the extended family. Kym Marsh said: “I thought long and hard before agreeing to take on the challenge of this storyline. It is obviously a cause very close to my heart having lost my beautiful Archie at 21 weeks and 5 days. I discussed it with my family and friends, all of who were very supportive. “In the end I felt it was an important story to tell in order to raise awareness of something which affects thousands of women every year. “I have had to go to some very dark places in my mind whilst filming these heartbreaking scenes but my family, friends and colleagues have been incredible. Losing a child is something that never leaves you so to revisit those feelings as Michelle has been challenging. “Coronation Street ensured that I had a counsellor on set at all times to go to after filming the scenes but for me the best tonic after a hugely emotional day was to go home to my kids and be reminded of how lucky I am to have them.

“I am very proud of what we have done with this storyline and I hope it helps raise awareness and helps people to talk about their own experiences.” Coronation Street producer Kate Oates said: ”The subject of miscarriage will always be sensitive; but telling this story with Simon and Kym at the centre would always have an extra poignancy. Through careful writing and research, we hope we are able to encourage discussion, understanding and compassion for those viewers affected by the loss of a baby. "The cast were in safe hands with our amazing and empathetic director Tony Prescott, and it has been humbling to see all the actors involved being so selfless and generous in their performances.” Barlow Dynasty 9:41 - 8 Nov 2016 Storm clouds are gathering on Coronation Street this winter as Ken Barlow finds himself at the centre of a power struggle when his estranged son and grandson arrive in Weatherfield. The return of Peter Barlow last month rocked the cobbles when a massive row between him and his dad ended in Ken suffering a stroke. But things take an even more dramatic twist next week when Ken’s son Daniel and grandson Adam join Peter in returning to the Barlow fold.

And with Tracy less than impressed at the Barlow boys’ posturing it looks like Ken’s road to recovery is going to be a rocky one! Viewers will see Adam first on Wednesday 16th November when he rolls onto the cobbles in a red jag, wearing a camel coat and puffing on a cigar - an image which will no doubt remind viewers of his dad Mike Baldwin. Whilst Daniel is discovered by a shocked Barlow clan the same night, sitting at Ken’s hospital bedside, reading King Lear aloud to his father. The coming weeks and months will see tempers flare and tensions rise at number 1 as Tracy, Peter, Daniel and Adam jostle for position in the Barlow household. Rob Mallard plays Daniel Osbourne Rob Mallard has been cast as Daniel, Ken’s son by Denise Osbourne, who we last saw nine years ago when Ken went to stay with the pair. While Sam Robertson will reprise his role as Adam Barlow, the son of Ken’s late daughter Susan and Mike Baldwin, who has been living in Canada since he left Weatherfield in 2007.

Rob, whose previous credits include No Offence, Fresh Meat and Emmerdale, said: “It feels great to be starting work on Coronation Street and I'm looking forward to getting to know everyone. "I grew up watching Coronation Street, so the chance to be in it, especially playing a part like Daniel, is very exciting.” Sam Robertson, who also starred in E4’s Beaver Falls, said: “I’m delighted to be back, Coronation Street was my first job as an actor and is a special place for me. "As a young actor it was a little overwhelming so I’m looking forward to coming back and stamping my mark on the character, I feel there’s unfinished business with Adam.” Producer Kate Oates added: “The Barlows have been at the centre of Coronation Street since it started in 1960 and I felt it was time to remind ourselves of the dynasty that Ken has built up over the past 50 years." I am excited about the dynamics of having the different generations living together on the same street and exploring the drama that will bring. – Kate Oates “When Peter turned up first in October his arrival immediately had consequences for the family when Ken suffered his stroke.

He is followed this week by Adam and Daniel. I am delighted to have Sam back, his time away from Weatherfield has hardened Adam and although he is a Barlow the Baldwin genes are evident from the moment he arrives." Adam arrives in a flash sports car looking to cause mischief. “Daniel is a different Barlow altogether, more sensitive and bookish, he is clearly a chip off the old block, but there is more to Ken’s youngest son than meets the eye. Rob is a talented young actor who is perfect for the role.” Daniel visits Ken in hospital Jean Alexander 8:44 - 15 Oct 2016 Everyone at Coronation Street is saddened to hear that actress Jean Alexander, best known for her iconic role as Hilda Ogden, has died aged 90. Jean, who played the legendary character from 1964 until 1987, passed away on Friday. Hilda and her on-screen husband Stan (Bernard Youens), were two of the most memorable characters of all time with Jean voted the 'Greatest Soap Star of all Time' in a 2005 poll by the TV Times.

She retired from acting in 2012, two years after her last television appearance, following an acting career which lasted more than 60 years. "Everyone who loves what is special about Coronation Street will know how sad it is to hear that Jean Alexander has died," said ITV Creative Director, Serial Dramas John Whiston. "Hilda Ogden was the earthy heart of the show for very many years, and the brilliance of Jean as an actor was that she could shift from high comedy to deeply emotional and moving drama in a heartbeat. That takes real skill and real acting but also real humanity. "That is what the world has lost with her passing." Michael Le Vell added, “This has come as such shock - Jean was the biggest iconic soap character to walk the planet! My proudest and most exciting moment on the show was when Kevin and Sally moved in with Hilda as it meant I would have loads of scenes with her. "She was such a warm caring person and a joy to work with. She was also great fun we used to watch snooker in the green room with her as she loved snooker! For such an iconic character she was always one of the first people to make a new arrival feel so welcome.

She was an all round lovely lady and such a talent I will never forget the scenes I had with her and what she taught me. "It was an honour and a privilege to work with her and she is is a huge loss to the industry." "Jean was such an inspiration to me as a young actress," echoed Sally Dynevor. "So professional and generous with her advice. Michael and I loved her, and any scenes we did with her we always wanted to do our very best. Hilda will always be my favourite Corrie character.” William Roache said, "Jean created one of the most iconic Coronation Street characters in Hilda Ogden. She could make you laugh, particularly with Hilda's comedy singing, but she could also deliver incredibly moving performances and make you cry. She was a wonderful actress." 7:29 - 5 Oct 2016 Rosie Webster is to make a welcome return to the cobbles - five years after leaving Weatherfield. Actress Helen Flanagan is to reprise the role she made famous and will begin filming at the end of the year. She will be on screen until the Spring. Viewers will first see Rosie in February.

She surprises her parents when she arrives back to visit them with sister Sophie who’s returning from their trip to Miami. Rosie left Weatherfield to star in a reality TV Show in February 2012, viewers have seen mum Sally go to visit her on numerous occasions but she has never come home - until now! Storyline details are being kept under wraps but one thing is certain - Rosie’s visit to see her family won’t be uneventful. Coronation Street Producer Kate Oates said: “The Websters have missed Rosie and so have we. With Sophie away on holiday with her sister it seemed like the ideal time to bring Rosie back home with her for a visit. "We are delighted that Helen is as keen explore what Rosie has been up to away from the cobbles as we are.” Helen Flanagan said: “I'm so excited to be returning to Coronation Street and being part of the Webster family again.” The Websters back in 2006 Toyah Battersby to return to Coronation Street 7:28 - 20 Sep 2016 Actress Georgia Taylor will return to the role of Toyah Battersby next month and will appear on screen this December.

Christmas is a time for families and Leanne Battersby is heading for a festive family reunion with her step-sister Toyah. With Leanne pregnant with Steve McDonald’s baby the sisters have a lot of catching up to do, but viewers will have to wait and see what exactly brings ‘Our Toyah’ back to Weatherfield. Toyah was last seen on the cobbles 13 years ago in February 2003. She left Weatherfield after finding out her college lecturer boyfriend had got her friend Maria pregnant. Toyah left Weatherfield with Spider in 2003 She has been mentioned regularly in scripts by Leanne who has visited her sister a few times. How has Toyah changed in the past 13 years? Does she have unfinished business with certain residents? What baggage will she bring with her to Weatherfield and is she here to stay? All will be revealed this Christmas on the ITV soap. Producer Kate Oates said: “I am delighted that Georgia Taylor has agreed to return to the role of Toyah. She is a talented actress who has had great success since leaving the show in 2003.

“Family relationships are the lifeblood of soap operas and I am excited to explore the drama that Toyah will bring with her to the cobbles. She has led an interesting life away from Weatherfield and she has secrets she has kept even from Leanne. “Her arrival this Christmas looks set to put the cat amongst the Coronation Street pigeons.” Toyah and Leanne back in 1997 Georgia Taylor said: “I am thrilled to be re-joining my old friends on the cobbles and hugely excited to be given the opportunity to explore the character of Toyah 13 years on. “Coronation Street has always had a place in my heart and I'm delighted to be working again with my good friend Jane Danson and bringing the Battersby sisters back together. “The script writers and producers have come up with some fantastic, clever, and detailed story-lines that have inspired me and I feel excited to get started!” The Barlow Boys Are Back In Town 7:00 - 14 Sep 2016 It looks like Ken is going to have his work cut out this autumn as son Daniel and grandson Adam join Peter in returning to the Barlow fold.

Rob Mallard has been cast as Daniel, Ken’s son by Denise Osbourne, who we last saw nine years ago when Ken went to stay with the pair. While Sam Robertson will reprise his role as Adam Barlow, the son of Ken’s late daughter Susan and Mike Baldwin, who has been living in Canada since he left Weatherfield in 2007. Peter is returning to the Street! Viewers will first see Ken’s troubled son, Peter Barlow, return to the street in October. But as his return sends shockwaves through the Barlow household, the family will be further shaken when Daniel and Adam join Ken, Tracy, Amy and Peter at No. 1 in November. Rob, whose previous credits include No Offence, Fresh Meat and Emmerdale , said: “It feels great to be starting work on Coronation Street and I'm looking forward to getting to know everyone. "I grew up watching Coronation Street, so the chance to be in it, especially playing a part like Daniel, is very exciting.” Sam Robertson, who also starred in E4’s Beaver Falls, said: “I’m delighted to be back, Coronation Street was my first job as an actor and is a special place for me.

"As a young actor it was a little overwhelming so I’m looking forward to coming back and stamping my mark on the character, I feel there’s unfinished business with Adam.” Producer Kate Oates said: “The Barlows have been at the centre of Coronation Street since it started in 1960 and I felt it was time to remind ourselves of the dynasty that Ken has built up over the past 50 years. “I am excited about the dynamics of having the different generations living together and exploring the drama that will bring." Sam Robertson as Adam back in 2007 “Peter turns up first in October and almost immediately his arrival has consequences for the family. He is followed in early November by Adam and Daniel. I am delighted to have Sam back, his time away from Weatherfield has hardened Adam and although he is a Barlow the Baldwin genes are evident from the moment he arrives. “Daniel is a different Barlow altogether, more sensitive and bookish, he is clearly a chip off the old block, but there is more to Ken’s youngest son than meets the eye. Rob is a talented young actor who is perfect for the role.” Follow Coronation Street on Twitter , Facebook and Instagram for more exclusive news!

Question: Which animal appears in the opening credits of the British TV series "Coronation Street"?
Answer: Cat