Both franchises also produced spin-off films in the periods they were cancelled.

In 1998, a straight to video, Coronation Street spin-off film was released.

First broadcast in October 1969, it ran for four series and 45 episodes, and spawned three spin-off films.

In 1973 a spin-off film from the series, Man at the Top, was released.

In the two spin-off films that followed, he played Widdle Warrick.

From 2005 to 2009, four spin-off films were released.

It was subsequently made into a spin-off film of the same title released in 1973.

Billingsley made a cameo appearance in the spin-off film as Aunt Martha.

The 2007 18 Disc Network release contains all four series, the pilot and both of the spin-off films.

The film was successful enough to allow a spin-off film, Elektra, which was released in 2005.