- A Muppet-themed advert for Warburtons Giant Crumpets at one point gives us these lyrics;Kermit: We'll eat them for our breakfast,
Gonzo: We'll eat them as a treat,
Floyd Pepper: We'll eat them with a cuppa,
Kermit, Gonzo, and Floyd: Watching Coronation Street.
- In the Punch-Out!! fanfic Hold Me, Narcis Prince and Heike Kagero are mentioned to enjoy the show.
- In Doctor in Trouble, upon first meeting famous actor Basil Beauchamp, Llewellyn Wendover mistakes him for someone who had played a lodger in the series.
- In James Herbert's The Dark, a London suburb's sudden succession of violent crime earns it a dry comparison to Coronation Street.
- In The State of Grace, Grace watches Coronation Street with her grandma.
- Birds of a Feather: In "Substitute", Sharon also mentions a blonde guy on Coronation Street who got killed off, and now no one remembers who the actor was, with Tracey believing he was played by Quentin Crisp. In actuality, the character's name was Brian Tilsley and he was portrayed by Christopher Quinten.
- Red Dwarf's "Back To Earth" special had the crew visit the set of the show to get information on The Creator from Craig Charles himself. Lister notes that he wouldn't want to be him and refers to him as a smeghead.
Music
- Queen's video for "I Want to Break Free" (controversial for featuring all the band members in drag, which seriously damaged their career in the more conservative parts of the USA) parodied some of the then central cast of the show.
- Anne Kirkbride, Bill Roache and Sally Lindsay (playing Deirdre Barlow, Ken Barlow and Shelley Unwin respectively) appeared in Peter Kay's 2005 music video for 'Is This The Way To Amarillo', made for Comic Relief.
