ITV3

ITV3 is a TV channel launched on the 1st November 2004, mostly airing classic TV shows from the ITV archives.

The launch of ITV3 lead to the closedown of Granada Plus so that ITV3 could acquire its EPG position on the Sky paltform, abruptly ending its run of Classic Coronation Street with Episode 3657 (9th February 1994), as Coronation Street repeats did not transfer to the new channel.

Nearly 13 years later, beginning 2nd October 2017, ITV3 began their own run of Coronation Street, beginning with Episode 2587 (15th January 1986), the first appearance of Alan Bradley. Two episodes are shown daily from Monday-Friday, beginning at 14:40 and repeated the following morning at 6:00. Episodes are shown unedited in 35 minute slots, unlike the previous Granada Plus run which featured edits to fit into a 30 minute slot, due to the expanded length of commercial breaks in the 1990s and 2000s.