The 'nation's most iconic pub' - the Rovers Return - is set to go up for sale as part of an upcoming storyline.
Johnny will put the pub on the market this summer after realising his marriage to Jenny is over - and a well-known estate agent is tasked with the job of the sale.
To bring the story to life, the ITV soap has partnered with Purplebricks for a short-term product placement.
It'll be the first of its kind for a partnership to be linked to the plotline, as their signage will appear on screen.
Iain MacLeod, Coronation Street series producer, says viewers seeing a real sign outside the pub will make the story 'relatable'.
He said: “The upcoming story around the sale of the Rovers Return stems from something exciting that happens between Jenny and Johnny - but it also led to an exciting opportunity to team up with Purplebricks to sell the nation’s most iconic pub.
"The presence of a real Purplebricks sign outside adds a little bit of extra realism to a really relatable story between two of our best-loved characters.”
Ben Carter, Purplebricks CMO, said: "We are delighted to work with Coronation Street to ‘sell’ a true British television icon like the Rovers Return.
"It’s a fantastic opportunity for the Purplebricks brand to be seen by millions of TV viewers and we look forward to getting it ‘sold’ like we do for thousands of homes across the country every year.”
First broadcast in 1960, Coronation Street is the longest-running soap in the world and the most-watched soap in Britain.
Product placement (PP) was introduced on television in the UK in 2011 and ITV led the way with the very first PP on British screens.
In the same year, the first peak time product placement was introduced in Coronation Street and in 2018, ITV unveiled its biggest PP on British TV with a Costa Coffee and Co-op storefronts as part of the new extended Weatherfield set.
Mark Trinder, ITV director of commercial sales and partnerships, said: “We’ve successfully integrated Product Placements into our programmes for a number of years, and Coronation Street has been the most prominent example of this, bringing recognisable brands to viewers.
"This new partnership with Purplebricks gives us an opportunity to do something we’ve not done before with the agreement tying into one of our major storylines, working closely with the editorial and production teams.”
