Coronation Street (Seasons 1–67)

Coronation Street (since 1960) is the long-running ITV soap you can watch online on iFILM. Set on a fictional cobbled street in working-class Manchester, the show centres on the Rovers Return Inn, the corner pub where every feud, romance and bit of gossip eventually surfaces.

Brits call it "Corrie," and its appeal is the small stuff: weddings and funerals, family rows, secrets that leak out over a pint. William Roache has played Ken Barlow since the very first episode in 1960, which earned him a Guinness record as the longest-serving actor in a continuous drama. Around him are Simon Gregson, Sue Nicholls, Helen Worth, Barbara Knox and dozens of regulars who have spent decades living a second life on screen.

It first aired on 9 December 1960 and has never once gone off the air — the longest-running soap opera ever made, with thousands of episodes behind it. The big anniversary specials have leaned into spectacle, from a pub explosion to hour-long live broadcasts with a packed cast. If you want a very British, slow-burn world of neighbours and their tangled lives, this is where it all started. Stream Coronation Street online on iFILM.