was released on VHS, featuring Vera Duckworth, Jack Duckworth, Fiona Middleton and Maxine Peacock on a trip to Las Vegas, which included the temporary return of Ray Langton. In some ways this predicts the growth of globalisation, and the decline of similar communities. From 1999 to 2001, issue-led storylines were introduced such as Toyah Battersby's (Georgia Taylor) rape, Roy and Hayley Cropper (David Neilson and Julie Hesmondhalgh) abducting their foster child, Sarah Platt's Internet chat room abduction and Alma Halliwell's (Amanda Barrie) death from cervical cancer. Gail remains composed. 24,004 Pages. Coronation Street Wiki. Register Start a Wiki. © 2021 TV GUIDE, A RED VENTURES COMPANY. 1960; 1 seasons ITV3 Drama Watchlist. Storylines focussed on tackling 'issues', such as drug dealers, eco-warriors, religious cults, and a transsexual woman. Best Movies & Shows on Netflix in January, Best Movies & Shows on Amazon Prime Video in January, Best Shows & Movies on Netflix This Month. [111] This is the second-highest combined rating in the show's history. Episodes Characters Actors Places Calendar Lists Productions. In 1997, Brian Park took over as producer, with the idea of promoting young characters as opposed to the older cast. Stan and Hilda Ogden were introduced in 1964, with Hilda becoming one of the most famous British soap opera characters of all time. It took two years from start to finish to recreate the iconic Street. "[53], One of Coronation Street's best known storylines took place in March/April 1998, with Deirdre Rachid (Anne Kirkbride) being wrongfully imprisoned after a relationship with con-man Jon Lindsay (Owen Aaronovitch). Ena was the street's busybody, battle-axe and self-proclaimed moral voice. Coronation Street: Episode Two 1:06. Carla goads Alya into quitting her job. That left ATV in the Midlands as the only ITV station not carrying the show. [158], In 1967, Arthur Lowe returned as Leonard Swindley in Turn Out the Lights, a short-lived sequel to Pardon the Expression. History Talk (0) Episodes originally broadcast on ITV in 2020. Coronation Street is a British soap opera first broadcast on 9 December 1960. [55] Deirdre was freed after three weeks, with Granada stating that they had always intended for her to be released, in spite of the media interest.[54]. [83], Villains are also common character types, such as Tracy Barlow (Kate Ford), Alan Bradley (Mark Eden), Jenny Bradley (Sally Ann Matthews), Rob Donovan (Marc Baylis), Frank Foster (Andrew Lancel), Tony Gordon (Gray O'Brien), Caz Hammond (Rhea Bailey), Richard Hillman (Brian Capron), Greg Kelly (Stephen Billington), Will Chatterton (Leon Ockenden), Nathan Curtis (Christopher Harper), Callum Logan (Sean Ward), Karl Munro (John Michie), Pat Phelan (Connor McIntyre), David Platt (Jack P. Shepherd), Maya Sharma (Sasha Behar), Kirsty Soames (Natalie Gumede), John Stape (Graeme Hawley), Geoff Metcalfe (Ian Bartholomew) and Gary Windass (Mikey North). Granada hurried to update the programme, with the hope of introducing more issue-driven stories, including Lucille Hewitt (Jennifer Moss) becoming addicted to drugs, Jerry Booth (Graham Haberfield) being in a storyline about homosexuality, Emily Nugent (Eileen Derbyshire) having an out-of-wedlock child, and introducing a black family, but all of these ideas were dropped for fear of upsetting viewers. After confessing his crimes to Gail in a two-episode handler, Hillman left the street for two weeks before returning with a suicidal impact on himself and his stepfamily; he kidnapped Gail, her children Sarah and David (Jack P. Shepherd), and granddaughter Bethany, before driving them into a canal – though the Platt family survived whilst Richard drowned. The show is consistently the channels most viewed programme every week. 1961 episodes. Johnny seeks sanctuary with Liz. Nicky wonders where Brian is. [165] Eddie Windass also briefly appears. The first episodes shown were from episode 1588 (originally transmitted on Monday 5 April 1976) onwards. In 1999, six special episodes of Coronation Street were produced, following the story of Steve McDonald and Vikram Desai in Brighton, which included the temporary returns of, Bet Gilroy, Reg Holdsworth and Vicky McDonald. Chesney and Gemma are interviewed about their quadruplets; Maria and Ali are tricked into having lunch together; Tim and Steve catches Robert with Vicky. Services & Information [173] The video depicts Freddie Mercury as a housewife, loosely based on Bet Lynch, who wants to "break free" from his life. It featured actors from the soap talking about the famous guest stars who had appeared in the series including people who were in it before they were famous. "[98] In 2004, the Manchester Evening News published a contradictory story that a young musician from Wilmslow called David Browning played the trumpet on both the original recording of the theme in 1960 and a re-recording in 1964, for a one-off payment of £36. Hilda Ogden's departure on Christmas Day 1987, remains the highest-rated episode of Coronation Street ever, with nearly 27,000,000 viewers. Johnny declares his feelings to Liz. The storyline received wide press attention, and viewing figures peaked at 19.4 million, with Hillman dubbed a "serial killer" by the media. At the 2007 British Soap Awards, it won Best Storyline, and Ford was voted Best Actress for her portrayal. [161], On 21 December 2012, Coronation Street produced a Text Santa special entitled A Christmas Corrie which featured Norris Cole in the style of Scrooge, being visited by the ghosts of dead characters. [38] In the 1980s relationships were cemented between established characters: Alf Roberts (Bryan Mosley) married Audrey Potter (Sue Nicholls) in 1985; Kevin Webster (Michael Le Vell) married Sally Seddon (Sally Whittaker) in 1986;[39] Bet Lynch married Alec Gilroy (Roy Barraclough) in 1987; and 1988 saw the marriages of both Ivy Tilsley and Don Brennan (Geoffrey Hinsliff), and the long-awaited union of Mavis Riley and Derek Wilton (Peter Baldwin), after over a decade of on-off romances and a failed marriage attempt in 1984.[40]. News of Luke's death stuns the residents of Coronation Street. Harveys' sponsorship began on 30 September 2007. Comic storylines had been popular in the series in the 1960s, but had become sparse during the early 1970s. Carla struggled to come to terms with Liam's death, but decided she still loved Tony and married him on 3 December, in an episode attracting 10.3 million viewers. [61] After conversation between Dawn and producers Kieran Roberts and Steve Frost, the decision was made to kill Vera off. A desperate Gail reconnects with Rosemary. [106][107] Like most terrestrial television in the UK, a decline in viewership has taken place and the show posts an average audience of just under 9 million per episode as of 2013[update], remaining one of the highest rated programmes in the UK. The programme is usually shown in the UK in six episodes, over three evenings a week on ITV. David Kester. Rita Tanner (Barbara Knox) appeared on the show for one episode in December 1964, before returning as a full-time cast member in January 1972. Tony Prescott . [70] The anniversary week saw the conclusion of a long-running coercive control storyline that began in May 2019, with Geoff Metcalfe (Ian Bartholomew) abusing Yasmeen Nazir (Shelley King). [174], As an April Fools' Day joke in 2019, TheJournal.ie claimed that Leader of the Opposition and Labour Jeremy Corbyn had made an attempt to appear in an episode of Coronation Street in response to Prime Minister Theresa May's supposed appearance in a special live episode, where she was to issue a final plea for unity on Brexit. In January 2009 it moved back to Sunday mornings usually broadcasting at around 9.25am until December 2010. New characters Des (Philip Middlemiss) and Steph Barnes (Amelia Bullmore) moved into one of the new houses in 1990, being dubbed by the media as Yuppies. [44] From 1996, an extra episode was broadcast at 7:30 pm on Sunday nights. Vera loves the stone cladding and is upset that no one else does. [60] In 2003, another gay male character was introduced, Sean Tully (Antony Cotton). Over the show's history, Coronation Street has highlighted a wide range of different social issues, including: rape, incest, arson, Stockholm syndrome, murder, serial killing, hit-and-run, cancer, adultery, sexual exploitation, child grooming, revenge porn, prostitution, poverty, homelessness, domestic violence, parental abuse, teenage pregnancy, late in life pregnancy, surrogacy, abortion, stillbirth, premature birth, miscarriage, adoption, fostering, child abduction, male rape, alcoholism, drug addiction, psychosis, gambling addiction, terminal illness, euthanasia, suicide, depression, postpartum depression, bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, pyromania, homosexuality, homosexuality in Islam, child sexual abuse, miscarriage of justice, being transgender, HIV, deafness, epilepsy, osteoporosis, childhood cancer, Ehlers–Danlos syndrome, brain aneurysm, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, organ transplant, sepsis, amputation, myotonic dystrophy, identity theft, compulsive hoarding, drink driving, coercive control, psychological abuse, skin whitening and mitochondrial disease. 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