1st May

Coronation Street history

 * 1939 - Frank Barlow marries Ida Leathers.
 * 1989 - Nick Tilsley goes missing after attacking his mum Gail. Nicky has been taking his dad Brian Tilsley's death hard.
 * 1996 - Last appearance of Phyllis Pearce.
 * 2000 - Steve McDonald and Vikram Desai's new taxi firm Street Cars opens for business in Victoria Street.
 * 2005 - Sir Ian McKellen makes his first appearance in the recurring role of conman Lionel Hipkiss, aka Mel Hutchwright.

Real world
None yet.

Episodes
Episodes were broadcast on 1st May on the following years:


 * 1960s - 1961, 1963, 1967, 1968
 * 1970s - 1972, 1974, 1978
 * 1980s - 1985, 1989
 * 1990s - 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1998
 * 2000s - 2000, 2005, 2006 (I) (II)