Coronation Street in 1974



1974 was Coronation Street's fifteenth year of production. The year saw Susi Hush take over as producer and the introduction of a new family - the Hopkinses - as well the first appearances of several longterm characters including Vera Duckworth, Gail Potter, Blanche Hunt and Eddie Yeats.

Storylines included the death of Cyril Turpin and the departures of Maggie Clegg and Lucille Hewitt.

103 new episodes were broadcast on ITV in 1974.

Main cast

 * Len Fairclough - Peter Adamson
 * Hilda Ogden - Jean Alexander
 * Janet Reid - Judith Barker (until June)
 * Mavis Riley - Thelma Barlow
 * Alan Howard - Alan Browning (until January)
 * Minnie Caldwell - Margot Bryant
 * Ray Langton - Neville Buswell
 * Ena Sharples - Violet Carson (January - February, December)
 * Norma Ford - Diana Davies (July)
 * Idris Hopkins - Richard Davies (July onwards)
 * Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn (August)
 * Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
 * Betty Turpin - Betty Driver
 * Megan Hopkins - Jessie Evans (July onwards)
 * Billy Walker - Kenneth Farrington (January onwards)
 * Bet Lynch - Julie Goodyear
 * Jerry Booth - Graham Haberfield
 * Ernest Bishop - Stephen Hancock
 * Albert Tatlock - Jack Howarth
 * Eddie Yeats - Geoffrey Hughes (December onwards)
 * Tricia Hopkins - Kathy Jones (July onwards)
 * Blanche Hunt - Patricia Cutts (August), Maggie Jones (September onwards)
 * Gordon Clegg - Bill Kenwright (July, December onwards)
 * Deirdre Hunt - Anne Kirkbride
 * Sheila Crossley - Eileen Mayers (September to October)
 * Alf Roberts - Bryan Mosley
 * Lucille Hewitt - Jennifer Moss (until July)
 * Rita Littlewood - Barbara Mullaney
 * Ivy Tilsley - Lynne Perrie
 * Ken Barlow - William Roache
 * Edna Gee - Mavis Rogerson (August and November)
 * Annie Walker - Doris Speed
 * Vera Hopkins - Kathy Staff (July onwards)
 * Maggie Clegg - Irene Sutcliffe (until July, December onwards)
 * Gail Potter - Helen Worth (July onwards)
 * Stan Ogden - Bernard Youens

Who lives where
Coronation Street Rosamund Street Victoria Street Others
 * Rovers Return Inn - Annie Walker. Lucille Hewitt (until July). Billy Walker (from January onwards).
 * 1 Coronation Street - Albert Tatlock. Ken Barlow and Janet Barlow (until January).
 * 3 Coronation Street - Ernest and Emily Bishop. Vernon and Lucy Foyle (from November to December)
 * 5 Coronation Street - Minnie Caldwell. Ena Sharples (until February and December only).
 * 9 Coronation Street - Len Fairclough, Ray Langton and Jerry Booth. Alison and Jonathan Wright (June only).
 * 11 Coronation Street - Ken Barlow (from January onwards). Janet Barlow (from January to May).
 * 13 Coronation Street - Stan and Hilda Ogden. Tommy Deakin and Michael O'Ryan (from May to June).
 * Corner Shop (No.15) - Maggie Clegg (until July). Idris, Vera and Megan Hopkins (from July onwards).
 * Corner Shop Flat (No.15a) - Tricia Hopkins (from July onwards).
 * Community Centre Flat - Gertie Robson (from March to September). Gary Turner (from April to May).
 * The Kabin - Rita Littlewood.
 * 20 Victoria Street - Deirdre and Blanche Hunt.
 * 44 Victoria Street - Bet Lynch.
 * 37 Hillside Crescent - Betty Turpin
 * 23 Jubilee Terrace - Mavis Riley