Template:60Years 1965

 ~ 1965 ~ The year marked the beginning of a trend in which short-term producers alternated with H.V. Kershaw, the programme's former script editor and now prolific writer. The pattern continued until 1971, giving the series a greater consistency in its tone and story patterns.

Since the previous summer, Coronation Street had been running with a reduced cast. It was still Granada's most-watched programme, but faced severe budgetary restrictions, particularly with new cast signings. Going into 1965, there were 18 full-time cast members, with two more originals departing in the course of the year. A year after Tim Aspinall's purge, two houses in Coronation Street were still empty, and so writers decided to rid themselves of No.7 by having a faulty beam cause the front of the house to collapse. This had the added benefit of splitting the street down the middle, making it easier to erect in studio. Meanwhile, the Barlows were re-established as the central family in the programme with the birth of Susan and Peter, and the return of David, soon to marry Irma Ogden and retire from football due to a leg injury. Due to the difficulty of recording scenes with the twins, their appearances were kept to a minimum and were often recorded separately and inserted into the finished episode.  ''To celebrate 60 years of Coronation Street on television, we're going through the programme's entire history a year at a time. The full version of this article can be found here. Check back on 12th February for 1966!''