Coronation Street in 1988



1988 was Coronation Street's twenty-ninth year. It was the last year Bill Podmore produced, and saw the beginning of the popular slow-burning Alan Bradley storyline which would take centre stage the following year.

It was a year of stability in the main cast, and there was more focus on developing established characters rather than introducing new ones. This included marrying Don Brennan and widow Ivy Tilsley, as well as (finally) Derek Wilton and Mavis Riley.

104 new episodes were broadcast on ITV in 1988.

Main cast

 * Derek Wilton - Peter Baldwin
 * Mavis Riley/Wilton - Thelma Barlow
 * Alec Gilroy - Roy Barraclough
 * Alma Sedgewick - Amanda Barrie
 * Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
 * Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
 * Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
 * Betty Turpin - Betty Driver
 * Alan Bradley - Mark Eden
 * Bet Gilroy - Julie Goodyear
 * Don Brennan - Geoff Hinsliff
 * Gloria Todd - Sue Jenkins
 * Curly Watts - Kevin Kennedy
 * Deirdre Barlow - Anne Kirkbride
 * Rita Fairclough - Barbara Knox
 * Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell
 * Jenny Bradley - Sally Ann Matthews
 * Alf Roberts - Bryan Mosley
 * Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
 * Ida Clough - Helene Palmer
 * Ivy Tilsley/Brennan - Lynne Perrie
 * Terry Duckworth - Nigel Pivaro
 * Brian Tilsley - Christopher Quinten
 * Ken Barlow - William Roache
 * Phyllis Pearce - Jill Summers
 * Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
 * Percy Sugden - Bill Waddington
 * Sally Webster - Sally Whittaker
 * Martin Platt - Sean Wilson
 * Gail Tilsley - Helen Worth

Who lives where

 * 46b, St. Mary's Place - Mike Baldwin
 * 33 Hammond Road - Brian, Gail and Nicky Tilsley