Coronation Street in 1985



1985 was Coronation Street's twenty-sixth year. Following the major cast departures of the previous two years, the series was trying to find its feet again. The Webster family, except Kevin, were retired, and a new family - the Claytons - introduced, but they were also gone by the end of the year.

However, the biggest changes to the series would follow the launch of its biggest competitor, BBC's EastEnders, which started this year.

104 new episodes were broadcast on ITV in 1985.

Main cast

 * Hilda Ogden - Jean Alexander
 * Bill Webster - Peter Armitage
 * Derek Wilton - Peter Baldwin
 * Mavis Riley - Thelma Barlow
 * Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
 * Connie Clayton - Susan Brown
 * Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
 * Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
 * Debbie Webster - Sue Devaney
 * Betty Turpin - Betty Driver
 * Bet Lynch - Julie Goodyear
 * Sue Clayton - Jane Hazelgrove
 * Gloria Todd - Sue Jenkins
 * Curly Watts - Kevin Kennedy
 * Deirdre Barlow - Anne Kirkbride
 * Rita Fairclough - Barbara Knox
 * Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell
 * Harry Clayton - John Leeze
 * Alf Roberts - Bryan Mosley
 * Audrey Potter/Roberts - Sue Nicholls
 * Andrea Clayton - Caroline O'Neill
 * Ida Clough - Helene Palmer
 * Ivy Tilsley - Lynne Perrie
 * Terry Duckworth - Nigel Pivaro
 * Brian Tilsley - Christopher Quinten
 * Ken Barlow - William Roache
 * Phyllis Pearce - Jill Summers
 * Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
 * Percy Sugden - Bill Waddington
 * Susan Barlow - Wendy Jane Walker
 * Martin Platt - Sean Wilson
 * Gail Tilsley - Helen Worth

Who lives where

 * 46b, St. Mary's Place - Mike Baldwin