Summary:
Welcome to the Coronation Street guide at TV.com. Coronation Street is credited as being one of the longest running soaps in the world and the longest running television soap in Britain (with the longest running overall being The Archers on BBC radio). The show has been on British TV screens since 1960 and has aired over 6,000 episodes.
Coronation Street was created by Tony Warren, who drew on his own experiences living in Salford when developing the show for Granada Television in Manchester. The show's working title was Florizel Street. In a memo from Tony Warren to Granada, he explains the basis of the show: "A fascinating freemasonary, a volume of unwritten rules. These are the driving forces behind life in a working class street in the north of England. The purpose of Florizel Street is to examine a community of this nature, and to entertain."
The first episode of Coronation Street, written by Tony Warren and containing the first airing of the iconic theme music (composed by Eric Spear), was transmitted live at 7.00pm on Friday 9th December 1960 and was an instant success due to its eliment of "realism". The series began as a twice weekly serial (airing originally on Wednesdays and Fridays) and was initially only commissioned for twelve episodes but due to the series' success with the viewers it became a perminant fixture, soon changing its transmission days to Monday and Wednesdays. Almost 30 years later the number of episodes increased to three per week in 1989 (additional episode on Fridays) and then to four in 1996 (additional episode on Sundays). Recently that has increased again with a second episode being added on a Monday night at 8.30, leaving a half hour gap between the end of the first episode of the evening and the start of the second. Coronation Street, Corrie or The Street (however you know it) has been at the top of the ratings for most of it's long run and despite tough competition from new soaps and even new TV channels it remains the highest rated programme on British television. William Roache is now the only original cast member remaining - he's played Ken Barlow since episode one.
The Set: In early 1960, after Granada Television commissioned twelve episodes of Coronation Street, the set designer Denis Parkin was taken on a tour of Salford by series creator Tony Warren for inspiration on the set. The street's set was based on Archie Street in the Ordsall district, a film shot of which was used in the opening credits of...
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| Network: | ITV1 , ITV , ITV3 , INGTV |
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| Genre(s): | Drama, Soap |
| Creators: | Tony Warren |
| Seasons: | 64, 63, 62, 55, 54, 53, 52, 51, 50, 49, 48, 47, 46, 45, 44, 43, 42, 41, 40, 39, 38, 37, 36, 35, 34, 33, 32, 31, 30, 29, 28, 27, 26, 25, 24, 23, 22, 21, 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Matthew Crompton | Dan Mason |
| Samuel Aston | Chesney Battersby Brown (2003 - ) |
| Jane Danson | Leanne Battersby Tilsley (1997-2000; 2004-) |
| Madge Hindle | Renee Bradshaw Roberts (1976 - 1980) |
| Helen Worth | Gail Potter Tilsley Platt Hillman (1974- ) |
| Kenneth Cope | Jed Stone (1961 - 1966) |
| Geoffrey Hughes | Eddie Yeats (1974 - 1975; 1976 - 1983) |
| Edward Evans | Lionel Petty (1965 -1966) |
| Doreen Keogh | Concepta Riley Hewitt Regan (1960 - 1975) |
| Andrew Whyment | Kirk Sutherland (2000- ) |
| Jimmi Harkishin | Dev Alahan (1999- ) |
| Arthur Lowe | Leonard Swindley (1960-1965) |
| Noel Dyson | Ida Barlow (1960-1961) |
| Maggie Jones | Blanche Hunt #2 (1974-1976, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1996, 1997, 1998- ) |
| John Savident | Fred Elliott |
| Daphne Oxenford | Esther Hayes (1960 - 1972) |
| Antony Cotton | Sean Tully (2004- ) |
| Violet Carson | Ena Sharples (1960-1980) |
| Violet Carson | Ena Sharples (1960-1980) |
| Alan Rothwell | David Barlow (1960-1968) |
| Alan Rothwell | David Barlow (1960-1968) |
| Jean Alexander | Hilda Ogden |
| Steven Arnold | Ashley Peacock |
| Samia Smith | Maria Sutherland Connor (2000- ) |
| Johnny Briggs | Mike Baldwin (1976 - 2007) |
| Anne Kirkbride | Deirdre Hunt Langton Barlow Rachid Barlow (1972- ) |
| Sue Cleaver | Nurse Greene (1998); Eileen Grimshaw (2000- ) |
| Sue Nicholls | Audrey Potter Roberts (1979- ) |
| Thelma Barlow | Mavis Riley Wilton (1971-1997) |
| Sally Whittaker | Sally Webster |
| Beverley Callard | June Dewhurst (1984); Liz McDonald (1989 - 1998; 2000 - 2001; 2003; 2004 - ) |
| Christine Hargreaves | Christine Hardman Appleby (1960-1963) |
| Bryan Mosley | Alf Roberts (1961; 1964; 1968-1999) |
| Anne Reid | Valerie Tatlock Barlow |
| Fred Feast | Fred Gee (1975 - 1984) |
| Betty Alberge | Florrie Lindley (1960 - 1965) |
| Jack P Shepherd | David Platt Hillman (2000- ) |
| Vicky Entwistle | Janice Lee Battersby (1997- ) |
| Elizabeth Dawn | Vera Duckworth (1974-2008 ) |
| Bill Tarmey | Jack Duckworth |
| Alan Halsall | Tyrone Dobbs (1998- ) |
| Michael Le Vell | Kevin Webster (1983- ) |
| Helen Flanagan | Rosie Webster #2 (2000- ) |
| Betty Driver | Betty Turpin Williams (1969- ) |
| Malcolm Hebden | Norris Cole (1994- 1997; 1999 - ) |
| Ryan Thomas | Jason Grimshaw (2000-) |
| William Roache | Ken Barlow (1960 - ) |
| William Roache | Ken Barlow (1960 - ) |
| Barbara Knox | Rita Littlewood Fairclough Sullivan (1972- ) |
| Simon Gregson | Steve McDonald (1989- ) |
| Eileen Derbyshire | Emily Nugent Bishop |
| Ernst Walder | Ivan Cheveski (1960 - 1966) |
| Ernst Walder | Ivan Cheveski (1960 - 1966) |
| Vicky Binns | Molly Compton (2005 - ) |
| Julia Haworth | Claire Casey Peacock (2003 - ) |
| Jennie McAlpine | Fiona 'Fiz' Brown (2000-) |
| Ivan Beavis | Harry Hewitt (1960 - 1967) |
| Lynne Perrie | Ivy Tilsley Brennan (1971-1994) |
| Anne Cunningham | Linda Tanner Cheveski (1960-1984) |
| Anne Cunningham | Linda Tanner Cheveski (1960-1984) |
| Eileen Mayers | Sheila Birtles Crossley (1961 - 1974) |
| Julie Goodyear | Bet Lynch Gilroy (1966; 1970-1995; 2002; 2003) |
| Brooke Vincent | Sophie Webster #3 (2004-) |
| Lynne Carol | Martha Longhurst (1960-1964) |
| Tupele Dorgu | Kelly Crabtree (2004-) |
| Cheryl Murray | Suzie Birchall (1977 - 1979; 1983) |
| Frank Pemberton | Frank Barlow (1960 - 1964; 1971) |
| Joan Francis | Dot Todd Greenhalgh |
| Bill Kenwright | Gordon Clegg 1 |
| Jenny Platt | Violet Wilson (2004-) |
| Peter Dudley | Bert Tilsley (1979 - 1983) |
| Arthur Leslie | Jack Walker (1960-1970) |
| Arthur Leslie | Jack Walker (1960-1970) |
| Doris Speed | Annie Walker (1960-1983) |
| Doris Speed | Annie Walker (1960-1983) |
| Margot Bryant | Minnie Caldwell (1960-1976) |
| Margot Bryant | Minnie Caldwell (1960-1976) |
| Jack Howarth | Albert Tatlock (1960-1984) |
| Jack Howarth | Albert Tatlock (1960-1984) |
| Neville Buswell | Ray Langton |
| Patricia Phoenix | Elsie Tanner Howard (1960 - 1973; 1976 - 1984) |
| Patricia Phoenix | Elsie Tanner Howard (1960 - 1973; 1976 - 1984) |
| Peter Baldwin (I) | Derek Wilton (1970-1997) |
| Christopher Quinten | Brian Tilsley (1978 - 1989) |
| Jennifer Moss | Lucille Hewitt (1961 - 1974) |
| Jennifer Moss | Lucille Hewitt (1961 - 1974) |
| Peter Adamson | Len Fairclough |
| Christabel Finch | Tracy Langton Barlow #1 (1977 - 1983) |
| Bernard Youens | Stan Ogden |
| Peter Armitage | Bill Webster (1984 - 1985, 1995 - 1997) |
| Susan Jameson | Myra Dickinson Booth |
| Philip Lowrie | Dennis Tanner (1960- 1968) |
| Philip Lowrie | Dennis Tanner (1960- 1968) |
| William Moore | Cyril Turpin |
| Gillian McCann | Audrey Bright Fleming |
| Irene Sutcliffe | Maggie Clegg |
| Sandra Gough | Irma Ogden Barlow |
| Reginald Marsh | Dave Smith |
| Graham Haberfield | Jerry Booth |
| Lawrence Mullin | Steve Fisher (1977 - 1979) |
| Nikki Patel | Amber Kalirai (2005 - ) |
| Kym Ryder | Michelle Connor (2006 - ) |
| Ben Thompson | Ryan Connor (2006 - ) |
| Gray O'Brien | Tony Gordon (2007 - ) |
| Sushil Chudasama | "Scooter" (2005 - ) |
| Sherrie Hewson | Maureen Holdsworth |
| Graeme Hawley | John Stape |
| Charlie Condou | Marcus Dent |
| Katherine Kelly | Becky Granger |
| Jonathan Dixon | Darryl Morton |
| Nigel Humphreys | Dickie Fleming |
| Kate Anthony | Pam Hobsworth |
| Graham Habberfield | Jerry Booth |
| James Collier | Liam Connor |
| Pamela Craig | Jackie Marsh |
| Betty Hardy | Clara Midgeley (1965 -1966) |
| Barry Keegan | Jim Mount |
| Philip McGinley | Tom Kerrigan |
| Michelle Keegan | Tina McIntyre |
| Karen Henthorn | Teresa Bryant |
| June Broughton | Barbara |
| Tony Broughton | Neville |
| Graham Rigby | Sid Lambert |
| Anne Dyson | Effie Spicer (1968 - 1969) |
| Alison King | Carla Connor |
