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The Poet Laureate is to pen "something special" to mark Coronation Street's golden anniversary.
Carol Ann Duffy - the first woman to hold the ancient office since it was established in medieval times - joined Corrie creator Tony Warren on a tour of the set in Manchester on Friday afternoon, 32 years after Sir John Betjeman did the same.
While there, the 54-year-old Scottish playwright revealed her intention to create a celebratory piece in time for the soap's 50th anniversary on December 9.
L-R: Antony Cotton, Anne Kirkbride, William Roache, Carol Ann Duffy, Tony Warren, Julia Haworth, Sue Nicholls, David Neilson and Sue Cleaver.
Carol Ann Duffy - the first woman to hold the ancient office since it was established in medieval times - joined Corrie creator Tony Warren on a tour of the set in Manchester on Friday afternoon, 32 years after Sir John Betjeman did the same.
While there, the 54-year-old Scottish playwright revealed her intention to create a celebratory piece in time for the soap's 50th anniversary on December 9.
L-R: Antony Cotton, Anne Kirkbride, William Roache, Carol Ann Duffy, Tony Warren, Julia Haworth, Sue Nicholls, David Neilson and Sue Cleaver.
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