📺 'Coronation Street' Friday 08 December 1989 ~ ITV: 19.30 Corrie drew one of its highest ever viewing figure when 21,450,000 tuned in to see Alan Bradley written out of the series when in pursuit of Rita, he was struck by a Blackpool tram. On 8 December 2009, Mark Eden unveiled a blue plaque to mark the 20-year anniversary of the screening of the famous Coronation Street episode. The plaque is located outside The Strand Hotel, North Promenade, Blackpool which was the venue chosen for the filmi