Viewers will catch their first glimpse of the store on Monday 4 December following the announcement in May of Hays’ tie-in with the world’s longest-running TV soap. Since then, a storefront has been produced, and keen viewers may have spotted a "coming soon" hoarding, which went up in late-October.

Dame Irene Hays recently visited the Coronation Street set where she met Peter Fergusson, ITV business development controller, and Anthony Privilege, branch manager of Hays Travel Prescot – who has been selected to be "honorary manager" of Hays Travel Weatherfield.

"Our thanks to the team at ITV who worked with our in-house property team on our shop’s design and production," said Dame Irene. "The on-set branch had to look just like all our Hays Travel shops on high streets across the UK; we are proud of the finished result and look forward to seeing it on TV in December.”

Privilege said he had thoroughly enjoyed the experience of being honorary branch manager of Hays Travel Weatherfield for the day. "I’m a huge Coronation Street fan and remember my nan taking me to visit the set when I was a young lad. Being back on set brought back lots of memories and was quite an emotional experience.

"I think this partnership is brilliant; we have Hays Travel branches across the UK, so of course there should be one as part of the UK’s most famous street."

Spencer added: "We’re all looking forward to seeing Hays Travel frequently on the cobbles from December, helping make a fabulous brand even more famous across the UK and beyond."