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 for personal reasons, with 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 popular with the public.

104 new episodes were broadcast on ITV in 1983.

Main cast

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

Who lives where

 * 5 Buxton Close - Brian and Gail Tilsley
 * 46b, St. Mary's Place - Mike Baldwin