Albion Market

*Albion Market*
Albion Market
Genre	Soap opera
Written by	Andy Lynch; Stephen Lowe; Kay Mellor; Martin Riley;
Directed by	Gareth Jones; Ric Mellis;
Starring	David Hargreaves; Derek Hicks; Noreen Kershaw; Jonathan Barlow; Bernard Spear; Carol Kaye; Geoffrey Leesley; John Michie; Valerie Lilley; Peter Benson;
Country of origin	United Kingdom;
Original language	English;
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	100
Production
Executive producer	Bill Podmore;
Producers	David Liddiment; Gareth Jones;
Production location	United Kingdom;
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	Granada Television;
Original release
Network	ITV;
Release	30 August 1985 –; 24 August 1986

Albion Market is a British soap opera, set in a covered market in Salford, in the north-west of England. It was intended as a companion to fellow ITV soap Coronation Street, starting at 7:00 pm on Fridays and 7:15 pm on Sundays. Owing to continued troubles and ratings competition from the BBC's Open All Hours, though, the series was broadcast for only one year; a Friday episode of Coronation Street was introduced in October 1989.