Rita and Me

Wednesday 24 December at 12:30pm

A brand new documentary celebrating Barbara Knox's 50 years on Coronation Street starts tonight at 8pm.

Paul O'Grady surprises Barbara Knox on the Coronation Street set

Barbara and Thelma Barlow (Mavis) share their greatest comedy moments

Barbara during Coronation Street's first ever foreign filming in Majorca, 1974

Rita and Alan Bradley (Mark Eden) in 1989

The dynamic duo - Norris returns to Weatherfield in 1999.

Watch Rita's first scene