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

 * Tracy Barlow - Dawn Acton (December onwards)
 * Derek Wilton - Peter Baldwin
 * Mavis Riley/Wilton - Thelma Barlow
 * Alec Gilroy - Roy Barraclough
 * Alma Sedgewick - Amanda Barrie (November)
 * 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
 * Nicky Tilsley - Warren Jackson
 * Gloria Todd - Sue Jenkins (until November)
 * Curly Watts - Kevin Kennedy
 * Sarah Louise Tilsley - Lynsay King
 * Deirdre Barlow - Anne Kirkbride
 * Rita Fairclough - Barbara Knox
 * Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell
 * Shirley Armitage - Lisa Lewis
 * Jenny Bradley - Sally Ann Matthews
 * Sam Tindall - Tom Mennard
 * Alf Roberts - Bryan Mosley
 * Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
 * Ida Clough - Helene Palmer (until June)
 * Ivy Tilsley/Brennan - Lynne Perrie
 * Terry Duckworth - Nigel Pivaro (August to December)
 * 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
Coronation Street Rosamund Street Others
 * Rovers Return Inn - Bet and Alec Gilroy.
 * 1 Coronation Street - Ken, Deirdre and Tracy Barlow.
 * 3 Coronation Street - Emily Bishop. Curly Watts (until April). Percy Sugden (from May to July and August onwards).
 * 5 Coronation Street - Ivy Tilsley/Brennan. Don Brennan (from June onwards).
 * 7 Coronation Street - Rita Fairclough, Alan and Jenny Bradley.
 * 9 Coronation Street - Jack and Vera Duckworth. Amy Burton (until March). Terry Duckworth (from September to December).
 * 11 Coronation Street - Alf and Audrey Roberts. Malcolm Reid (from July to August).
 * 13 Coronation Street - Kevin and Sally Webster (from February onwards). Gina Seddon (from March to April and October onwards).
 * Corner Shop Flat (No.15a) - Kevin and Sally Webster (until February). Curly Watts and Shirley Armitage (from April onwards).
 * Community Centre Flat - Percy Sugden. (until May).
 * The Kabin - Mavis Wilton. Derek Wilton (from November onwards).
 * 37 Hillside Crescent - Betty Turpin.
 * 46b, St. Mary's Place - Mike Baldwin.
 * 33 Hammond Road - Brian, Gail, Nicky and Sarah Louise Tilsley.
 * 15 Parliament Street - Percy Sugden (from July to August).
 * 12A Redwing Road - Alan Bradley (November only).