Coronation Street in 1965



1965 was Coronation Street's sixth year. The year is probably best remembered for the collapse of No. 7 - this was done as the casting budget wouldn't stretch to the introduction of a new family to live there. The character of Ena Sharples was absent from the programme for three months between Episode 473 (23rd June 1965) and Episode 502 (4th October 1965) when Violet Carson took a sabbatical.

The departure of pompous Leonard Swindley (Arthur Lowe) was immediately followed up by the return of the character as the lead in sitcom Pardon the Expression, which ran for two seasons and had its own spin-off, Turn out the Lights.

104 new episodes were broadcast on ITV in 1965.

Main cast

 * Len Fairclough - Peter Adamson
 * Hilda Ogden - Jean Alexander
 * Florrie Lindley - Betty Alberge (until June)
 * Harry Hewitt - Ivan Beavis (June)
 * Minnie Caldwell - Margot Bryant
 * Ena Sharples - Violet Carson (until June, October onwards)
 * Miss Nugent - Eileen Derbyshire
 * Lionel Petty - Edward Evans (May onwards)
 * Irma Ogden/Barlow - Sandra Gough
 * Jerry Booth - Graham Haberfield (February onwards)
 * Albert Tatlock - Jack Howarth
 * Dennis Tanner - Philip Lowrie
 * Jack Walker - Arthur Leslie
 * Leonard Swindley - Arthur Lowe (until May)
 * Sandra Petty - Heather Moore (until December)
 * Lucille Hewitt - Jennifer Moss
 * Elsie Tanner - Patricia Phoenix
 * Valerie Barlow - Anne Reid
 * Kenneth Barlow - William Roache
 * Charlie Moffitt - Gordon Rollings (until December)
 * David Barlow - Alan Rothwell
 * Annie Walker - Doris Speed
 * Stan Ogden - Bernard Youens

Who lives where
Coronation Street residents Others
 * Rovers Return Inn - Jack and Annie Walker, Lucille Hewitt
 * 1 Coronation Street - Albert Tatlock. David Barlow (from April to December). Ted Bates (from August to September).
 * 3 Coronation Street - (Empty)
 * 5 Coronation Street - Minnie Caldwell. Charlie Moffitt (until December).
 * 7 Coronation Street - (Empty - collapsed August).
 * 9 Coronation Street - Ken and Valerie Barlow. Peter and Susan Barlow (from April to December).
 * 11 Coronation Street - Elsie Tanner and Dennis Tanner.
 * 13 Coronation Street - Stan and Hilda Ogden. Irma Ogden (until December).
 * Corner Shop (No.15) - Florrie Lindley (until June). Lionel Petty (from June to December).
 * Corner Shop Flat (No.15a) - Jerry Booth (from February to March). Sandra Petty (from June to December).
 * Vestry - Ena Sharples
 * Mawdsley Street - Len Fairclough
 * 17 Ackroyd Street - David and Irma Barlow (from December)