Talk:Episode 138 (9th April 1962)

I'm not sure if this merits a mention or not, but, following the death of Doreen Keogh (on 31st December 2017), this became one of the first episodes (if not the sole first episode) in the shows history that features only actors who are now deceased. It is especially interesting that it is this episode, since this is the first to be planned after the equity strike had ended (the previous episode being the first that aired after it, but having surely been written and planned during the strike) yet every single one of the first 137 episodes has at least one surviving cast member, even during the equity strike from episode 94 onwards, and particularly even during the period of the 'core 14' from episode 104 onwards, of which period only William Roache and Philip Lowrie are still alive. Even during the short period after Philip's contract ended until the end of the strike, at which point the 'core 13' comprise only one still living actor, that actor, William Roache, managed to then appear in every single episode until the end of the strike. 213.205.240.242 03:40, September 13, 2018 (UTC)