Coronation Street in 1983



1983 was Coronation Street's twenty-fourth year. At the time, the series was in a period of transition, with many of the series' longest serving cast members departing. Peter Adamson (Len Fairclough) was sacked for breach of contract, and Doris Speed (Annie Walker) chose not to return after a health breakdown late in the year, exacerbated by the revelation of her true age of eighty-four in the Daily Mirror on 7th October. There were more departures to follow in 1984.

However, with the Ken-Deirdre-Mike love triangle storyline in particular proving to be a ratings-grabber, the series remained hugely popular with the public.

104 new episodes were broadcast on ITV in 1983.

Main cast

 * Len Fairclough - Peter Adamson (until May)
 * Hilda Ogden - Jean Alexander
 * Mavis Riley - Thelma Barlow
 * Sharon Gaskell - Tracie Bennett (December onwards)
 * Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
 * Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
 * Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
 * Marion Willis/Yeats - Veronica Doran (until December)
 * Betty Turpin - Betty Driver
 * Bert Tilsley - Peter Dudley (until July)
 * Fred Gee - Fred Feast
 * Tracy Langton - Christabel Finch (until November)
 * Bet Lynch - Julie Goodyear
 * Albert Tatlock - Jack Howarth
 * Eddie Yeats - Geoffrey Hughes (until December)
 * Nicky Tilsley - Warren Jackson
 * Curly Watts - Kevin Kennedy (July onwards)
 * Deirdre Barlow - Anne Kirkbride
 * Rita Fairclough - Barbara Knox
 * Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell (October onwards)
 * Shirley Armitage - Lisa Lewis (December onwards)
 * Alf Roberts - Bryan Mosley
 * Suzie Birchall - Cheryl Murray (January to June)
 * Ida Clough - Helene Palmer
 * Ivy Tilsley - Lynne Perrie
 * Elsie Tanner - Patricia Phoenix
 * Terry Duckworth - Nigel Pivaro (August onwards)
 * Brian Tilsley - Christopher Quinten
 * Ken Barlow - William Roache
 * Annie Walker - Doris Speed (until October)
 * Phyllis Pearce - Jill Summers
 * Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
 * Chalkie Whitely - Teddy Turner (until August)
 * Percy Sugden - Bill Waddington (August onwards)
 * Gail Tilsley - Helen Worth
 * Stan Ogden - Bernard Youens

Who lives where
Coronation Street Rosamund Street Others
 * Rovers Return Inn - Annie Walker and Fred Gee
 * 1 Coronation Street - Albert Tatlock. Ken and Deirdre Barlow. Tracy Langton.
 * 3 Coronation Street - Emily Bishop. Curly Watts (November onwards).
 * 5 Coronation Street - Ivy Tilsley. Bert Tilsley (until August). Brian, Gail and Nicky Tilsley (from October).
 * 7 Coronation Street - Len Fairclough (until December). Rita Fairclough. Sharon Gaskell (December onwards).
 * 9 Coronation Street - Chalkie Whitely (until July). Jack, Vera and Terry Duckworth (September onwards).
 * 11 Coronation Street - Elsie Tanner. Marion Willis (until December). Eddie Yeats (from November to December).
 * 13 Coronation Street - Stan and Hilda Ogden. Eddie Yeats (until November).
 * Corner Shop (No.15) - Alf Roberts.
 * Corner Shop Flat (No.15a) - Bet Lynch.
 * Community Centre Flat - Percy Sugden (from September).
 * The Kabin - Mavis Riley.
 * 37 Hillside Crescent - Betty Turpin.
 * 5 Buxton Close - Brian, Gail and Nicky Tilsley (Until October).
 * 46b, St. Mary's Place - Mike Baldwin