Instead, they emerged from the rubble of a bombed-out part of the city in the shadow of the Second World War. Granada had been a southern cinema chain since the s, with a name chosen to sound remote, exotic and escapist, just as theatres in the area did at the time.
Allegedly, the name also came from a pleasant holiday Cecil Bernstein had shortly before forming the company. Cecil, along with his brother Sidney, decided to branch out into television production in the s.
They created Granada Television, a regional television network broadcasting to audiences in the North-West and Yorkshire. The idea came to the brothers in at least , when they made a bid to license the company, and 18 months later Granada Studios in Quay Street, Manchester, was ready to be the new home to the young television franchise.
Granada was formed with a strong Northern identity, prioritising voices and stories from the area. Sidney Bernstein saw his network as a rival to the BBC, but not a stopgap to reach London; as part of his commitment to the North he refused to hire anyone that would not live or travel into Manchester. The sign was torn down in when a health and safety inspection revealed various hazards.
By the time the Granada sign was pulled down, the name itself was already a relic. In several television franchises merged to form ITV Granada; however, by , all Granada branding was removed from content production, unifying television shows under one name: ITV. Lights still flash in the production room. A pile of faded letters abandoned on the roof of the Bonded Warehouse.
The outline of former signage remains on HQ. A giant street scene photograph used in Corrie. A 'filming room with the foundations of a house mapped out on the floor'. The mirrored walls of this stairwell reflected lasers and lights onto studio tour visitors. Props and furniture stacked outside the Bonded Warehouse. Corrie characters on the wall of the World In Action offices. One of Coronation Street's very first out buildings can be seen at the foot of the Bonded Warehouse.
Information for receiving outside signals. The studios have also been the start of many glittering careers and notably is the venue in which the Beatles gave their first ever television performance in From we have been refurbishing these iconic studios, adding new state-of-the-art facilities to support production requirements today and growing the number of studios and stages to the current portfolio of fifteen studios and stages.
So far, we have supported production of a wide range of new television programmes and feature films, including BAFTA and Oscar winning productions. Now we are pleased to now share with you Manchester Studios, a space reborn and ready for a new creative community. Granada House formerly opens, a building design by Ralph Tubbs.
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