Coronation Street in 1972



1972 was the thirteenth year of Coronation Street. Events of the year included the wedding of Emily Nugent and Ernest Bishop, Rita Littlewood becoming a regular character, Alan Howard's alcoholism and a peeping tom spying on the residents. Deirdre Hunt was first seen in 1972.

104 new episodes were broadcast on ITV in 1972.

Main Cast

 * Len Fairclough - Peter Adamson
 * Hilda Ogden - Jean Alexander
 * Janet Reid - Judith Barker
 * Mavis Riley - Thelma Barlow
 * Alan Howard - Alan Browning
 * Minnie Caldwell - Margot Bryant
 * Ray Langton - Neville Buswell
 * Ena Sharples - Violet Carson
 * Norma Ford - Diana Davies
 * Emily Nugent/Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
 * Betty Turpin - Betty Driver
 * Billy Walker - Kenneth Farrington
 * Bet Lynch - Julie Goodyear
 * Jerry Booth - Graham Haberfield
 * Ernest Bishop - Stephen Hancock
 * Albert Tatlock - Jack Howarth
 * Alf Roberts - Bryan Mosley
 * Lucille Hewitt - Jennifer Moss
 * Rita Littlewood - Barbara Mullaney
 * Ivy Tilsley - Lynne Perrie
 * Elsie Howard - Patricia Phoenix
 * Ken Barlow - William Roache
 * Edna Gee - Mavis Rogerson
 * Annie Walker - Doris Speed
 * Maggie Clegg - Irene Sutcliffe
 * Stan Ogden - Bernard Youens