Coronation Street in 1987



1987 was Coronation Street's twenty-eighth year. It was the first in which a special episode was broadcast for Christmas Day, in this case for the final appearance of one of the series' most popular characters, Hilda Ogden. The episode was seen by almost 27 million viewers.

The year also saw the birth of Sarah Louise Tilsley, the breakdown of Mike and Susan Baldwin's marriage and the wedding of Bet Lynch and Alec Gilroy.

105 new episodes were broadcast on ITV in 1987.

Main cast

 * Hilda Ogden - Jean Alexander (until December)
 * Derek Wilton - Peter Baldwin (until March, November onwards)
 * Mavis Riley - Thelma Barlow
 * Alec Gilroy - Roy Barraclough
 * Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
 * Tracy Barlow - Holly Chamarette
 * Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
 * Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
 * Betty Turpin - Betty Driver
 * Alan Bradley - Mark Eden
 * Bet Lynch/Gilroy - Julie Goodyear
 * Don Brennan - Geoff Hinsliff (September onwards)
 * Eddie Yeats - Geoffrey Hughes (November)
 * Nicky Tilsley - Warren Jackson
 * Gloria Todd - Sue Jenkins (March onwards)
 * Curly Watts - Kevin Kennedy
 * Sarah Louise Tilsley - Leah King and Lynsay King (January onwards)
 * Deirdre Barlow - Anne Kirkbride
 * Rita Fairclough - Barbara Knox
 * Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell
 * Shirley Armitage - Lisa Lewis
 * Jenny Bradley - Sally Ann Matthews
 * Sam Tindall - Tom Mennard
 * Alf Roberts - Bryan Mosley
 * Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
 * Ida Clough - Helene Palmer
 * Ivy Tilsley - Lynne Perrie
 * Terry Duckworth - Nigel Pivaro (until June)
 * Brian Tilsley - Christopher Quinten
 * Ken Barlow - William Roache
 * Phyllis Pearce - Jill Summers
 * Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
 * Percy Sugden - Bill Waddington
 * Susan Baldwin - Wendy Jane Walker (until November)
 * Sally Webster - Sally Whittaker
 * Martin Platt - Sean Wilson
 * Gail Tilsley - Helen Worth

Who lives where
Coronation Street Rosamund Street Others
 * Rovers Return Inn - Bet Lynch/Gilroy (until May and August onwards). Alec Gilroy (from May onwards).
 * 1 Coronation Street - Ken, Deirdre and Tracy Barlow.
 * 3 Coronation Street - Emily Bishop and Curly Watts
 * 5 Coronation Street - Ivy Tilsley. Brian Tilsley (until March).
 * 7 Coronation Street - Rita Fairclough and Jenny Bradley. Alan Bradley (from February onwards).
 * 9 Coronation Street - Jack and Vera Duckworth. Terry Duckworth (until June). Amy Burton (from November onwards).
 * 11 Coronation Street - Alf and Audrey Roberts.
 * 13 Coronation Street - Hilda Ogden (until December). Kevin and Sally Webster (until May).
 * Corner Shop Flat (No.15a) - Kevin and Sally Webster (from May onwards).
 * Community Centre Flat - Percy Sugden.
 * The Kabin - Mavis Wilton
 * 37 Hillside Crescent - Betty Turpin.
 * 46b, St. Mary's Place - Mike Baldwin. Susan Baldwin (until November).
 * 33 Hammond Road - Brian Tilsley (from July onwards), Gail and Nicky Tilsley. Sarah Louise Tilsley (from February onwards)