8th December

Events

Coronation Street history

• 1965 - David Barlow marries Irma Ogden.
• 1976 - Elsie Howard is offered the position of sewing room manager at Baldwin's Casuals.
• 1982 - Sharon Gaskell moves to Sheffield.
• 1989 - Alan Bradley follows Rita Fairclough to Blackpool and tries to force her to return to Weatherfield with him. When Rita runs off, Alan gives chase but is hit by a tram and dies instantly.
• 1995 - Curly Watts marries Raquel Wolstenhulme.
• 2000 - The residents protest the tarmacking of Coronation Street and fight for the cobbles. Duggie Ferguson puts together a fake preservation order which convinces the police to move the tarmacking team. Natalie Barnes decides to leave the street, while Peter Barlow returns unexpectedly.
• 2008 - The Windass family move into 6 Coronation Street. Departing resident Teresa Bryant has to be dragged out of the house.
• 2010 - Ashley Peacock is killed when the roof of The Joinery collapses on him. He was trapped there after a gas explosion in the bar.
• 2017 - Gary Windass returns from the dead, having supposedly died in Ukraine.

Real world

• 1899 - Arthur Leslie (Jack Walker) born.
• 1910 - Jill Summers (Phyllis Pearce) born.
• 1933 - Writer Adele Rose born.
• 1971 - Final appearance of Irma Barlow.
• 1989 - Final appearance of Alan Bradley.
• 2000 - Prince Charles visits the Coronation Street studios to meet the cast and crew for their 40th anniversary celebrations. Later that evening, the programme transmits a live episode to mark the milestone.
• 2010 - First appearance of Paul Kershaw.
• 2013 - First appearance of Kal Nazir.

Episodes

Episodes were broadcast on 8th December on the following years:

• 1960s - 1965, 1969
• 1970s - 1971, 1975, 1976
• 1980s - 1980, 1982, 1986, 1989
• 1990s - 1993, 1995, 1996, 1999
• 2000s - 2000, 2002, 2003 (I) (II), 2004, 2006, 2008 (I) (II)
• 2010s - 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017 (I) (II)
• 2020s - 2021 (I) (II), 2022, 2023

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