Longest running characters

The following is a list of all Coronation Street characters who have been featured in the show for ten years or more, as of 31st December, 2010.

Duration lists characters by how long they were a regular, and counts long-term absences (more than one year). The list is sorted this way by default. (# Where a character is listed who was still a member of the regular cast in the programme as of 31st December, 2010, the duration and span are calculated to that date, irrespective as to when they last appeared.)

Span lists characters by length of time between their first and last appearances. In most cases this is the same as duration but many characters have left and been brought back years later, such as Jed Stone with a record 42-year absence. In cases such as this, the total time the character was featured in the series was less than ten years.

Some characters have been played by more than one actor, including Peter Barlow, Susan Barlow, Blanche Hunt, Tracy Barlow, Nick Tilsley, Sarah Louise Grimshaw, David Platt, Rosie Webster and Sophie Webster. The actor listed in each case is whoever played the character most recently.