Rita Tanner - List of appearances

Barbara Mullaney/Knox has played Rita Tanner in 3467 episodes of Coronation Street in 1964 and from 1972 onwards as well as the spin-off video Coronation Street - The Feature Length Special  in 1995, the spin-off DVD A Knight's Tale in 2010 and the charity sketch Text Santa in 2012.

The character was credited as:
 * Rita Littlewood in December 1964
 * Mrs Bates/Rita Bates from January 1972 to May 1972
 * Rita Littlewood from June 1972 to April 1977
 * Rita Fairclough from April 1977 to June 1992
 * Rita Sullivan from June 1992 to June 2012
 * Rita Tanner thereafter.