Regular cast members who previously appeared in guest roles

This page lists those members of the regular cast of the programme who, prior to commencing that role, had previously appeared in another credited part as a guest member of the cast.

Other members of the regular cast who appeared in uncredited roles as extras include Elizabeth Dawn, Kathy Jones, Kate Ford, Samia Longchambon and Alan Halsall while Fred Feast, Diana Davies, William Tarmey, Andrew Whyment and Tony Maudsley also appeared in the programme as extras in addition to both their regular and guest roles.

Only seven members of the regular cast have subsequently appeared in another role in the programme: Johnny Leeze (Harry Clayton) returned as football manager Laurie Johnstone in 2005, Susan Brown (Connie Clayton) returned as Maureen Tully in 2006, Stuart Wolfenden (Mark Casey) returned to play Greig Hodge in 2015, Jane Hazlegrove (Sue Clayton) has appeared as Bernie Winter since 2019, Emma Stansfield (Ronnie Clayton) returned as Penny Finton in 2021, Gabrielle Glaister (Debs Brownlow) returned as Fern Lindon in 2022 and in a more deliberate piece of casting, Joan Kempson played Iris Merry, the twin sister of the recently-deceased Edna Miller in 2001.