Emily Bishop - List of appearances

Eileen Derbyshire has played Emily Bishop in 3270 episodes of Coronation Street in 1961 and from 1962 to 1966 and 1967 onwards. The gaps in her tenure were due to the Equity actors' strike which lasted from November 1961 to April 1962 and the actress taking time off for maternity leave in February 1966. She also appeared in the (non-canonical) 1987 spin-off video The Life and Loves of Elsie Tanner and the charity sketch Text Santa in 2012.

Before Miss Derbyshire assumed the role, the character appeared briefly as a non-speaking part in Episode 4 (21st December 1960) played by an uncredited walk-on actress. This appearance is not included in the statistics below.

The character was credited as:
 * Miss Nugent/Emily Nugent from January 1961 to April 1972
 * Emily Bishop from April 1972 to September 1980
 * Emily Swain from September 1980 to December 1980
 * Emily Bishop thereafter.