1982 was Coronation Street's twenty-third year. During the year, a new outdoor set was built for the series, which was in use until December 2013. The opening of the new set coincided with an on-screen storyline in which Len Fairclough rebuilt house No. 7, which had collapsed in 1965.
104 new episodes were broadcast on ITV in 1982.
Episodes
# | Ep. No. |
Date | Writer | Director | Viewing Figures |
Chart Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2166 | Monday 4th January | H.V. Kershaw | Brian Mills | 17,800,000 | 6 |
2 | 2167 | Wednesday 6th January | Adele Rose | Brian Mills | 18,950,000 | 2 |
3 | 2168 | Monday 11th January | John Stevenson | David Carson | 16,250,000 | 4 |
4 | 2169 | Wednesday 13th January | Peter Whalley | David Carson | 18,350,000 | 1 |
5 | 2170 | Monday 18th January | Bob Mason | John Michael Phillips | 16,600,000 | 3 |
6 | 2171 | Wednesday 20th January | Julian Roach | John Michael Phillips | 17,450,000 | 2 |
7 | 2172 | Monday 25th January | Leslie Duxbury | Charles Kitchen | 16,800,000 | 3 |
8 | 2173 | Wednesday 27th January | Leslie Duxbury | Charles Kitchen | 17,150,000 | 1 |
9 | 2174 | Monday 1st February | Tony Perrin | Brian Mills | 16,350,000 | 3 |
10 | 2175 | Wednesday 3rd February | Barry Hill | Brian Mills | 17,350,000 | 2 |
11 | 2176 | Monday 8th February | Adele Rose | John Michael Phillips | 16,800,000 | 3 |
12 | 2177 | Wednesday 10th February | Leslie Duxbury | John Michael Phillips | 17,150,000 | 2 |
13 | 2178 | Monday 15th February | John Stevenson | Charles Kitchen | 16,500,000 | 3 |
14 | 2179 | Wednesday 17th February | H.V. Kershaw | Charles Kitchen | 18,000,000 | 1 |
15 | 2180 | Monday 22nd February | H.V. Kershaw | Brian Mills | 16,400,000 | 2 |
16 | 2181 | Wednesday 24th February | Adele Rose | Sebastian Graham-Jones | 16,050,000 | 3 |
17 | 2182 | Monday 1st March | Leslie Duxbury | John Michael Phillips | 17,150,000 | 1 |
18 | 2183 | Wednesday 3rd March | Peter Whalley | John Michael Phillips | 17,000,000 | 3 |
19 | 2184 | Monday 8th March | Cliff Gerrard | Charles Kitchen | 16,150,000 | 2 |
20 | 2185 | Wednesday 10th March | John Stevenson | Charles Kitchen | 16,000,000 | 3 |
21 | 2186 | Monday 15th March | H.V. Kershaw | Sebastian Graham-Jones | 16,700,000 | 3 |
22 | 2187 | Wednesday 17th March | Barry Hill | Sebastian Graham-Jones | 17,650,000 | 1 |
23 | 2188 | Monday 22nd March | Adele Rose | John Michael Phillips | 16,000,000 | 4 |
24 | 2189 | Wednesday 24th March | Bob Mason | John Michael Phillips | 17,950,000 | 2 |
25 | 2190 | Monday 29th March | Leslie Duxbury | Ken Grieve | 15,750,000 | 3 |
26 | 2191 | Wednesday 31st March | Julian Roach | Ken Grieve | 17,250,000 | 2 |
27 | 2192 | Monday 5th April | Tony Perrin | Stephen Butcher | 15,400,000 | 3 |
28 | 2193 | Wednesday 7th April | H.V. Kershaw | Stephen Butcher | 16,900,000 | 1 |
29 | 2194 | Monday 12th April | Adele Rose | Brian Mills | 11,298,000 | nk |
30 | 2195 | Wednesday 14th April | John Stevenson | Brian Mills | 15,900,000 | 1 |
31 | 2196 | Monday 19th April | Leslie Duxbury | John Michael Phillips | 15,150,000 | 5 |
32 | 2197 | Wednesday 21st April | Julian Roach | John Michael Phillips | 15,950,000 | 2 |
33 | 2198 | Monday 26th April | H.V. Kershaw | Gareth Jones | 14,600,000 | 5 |
34 | 2199 | Wednesday 28th April | Adele Rose | Gareth Jones | 15,600,000 | 3 |
35 | 2200 | Monday 3rd May | Tony Perrin | Jonathan Wright-Miller | 13,900,000 | 3 |
36 | 2201 | Wednesday 5th May | Peter Whalley | Jonathan Wright-Miller | 16,150,000 | 1 |
37 | 2202 | Monday 10th May | Leslie Duxbury | John Michael Phillips | 14,900,000 | 1 |
38 | 2203 | Wednesday 12th May | John Stevenson | John Michael Phillips | 13,800,000 | 2 |
39 | 2204 | Monday 17th May | H.V. Kershaw | Matthew Robinson | 14,550,000 | 2 |
40 | 2205 | Wednesday 19th May | Barry Hill | Matthew Robinson | 15,100,000 | 1 |
41 | 2206 | Monday 24th May | Leslie Duxbury | Charles Kitchen | 14,900,000 | 1 |
42 | 2207 | Wednesday 26th May | John Stevenson | Charles Kitchen | 13,600,000 | 4 |
43 | 2208 | Monday 31st May | Cliff Gerard Leslie Duxbury |
Sebastian Graham-Jones | 11,200,000 | 4 |
44 | 2209 | Wednesday 2nd June | Julian Roach | Sebastian Graham-Jones | 12,800,000 | 1 |
45 | 2210 | Monday 7th June | H.V. Kershaw | Jonathan Wright-Miller | 12,650,000 | 3 |
46 | 2211 | Wednesday 9th June | Bob Mason | Jonathan Wright-Miller | 12,600,000 | 4 |
47 | 2212 | Monday 14th June | Leslie Duxbury | Gareth Morgan | 12,550,000 | 2 |
48 | 2213 | Wednesday 16th June | Adele Rose | Gareth Morgan | 12,150,000 | 3 |
49 | 2214 | Monday 21st June | Peter Whalley | Sebastian Graham-Jones | 12,850,000 | 1 |
50 | 2215 | Wednesday 23rd June | Tony Perrin | Sebastian Graham-Jones | 12,050,000 | 2 |
51 | 2216 | Monday 28th June | H.V. Kershaw | Eugene Ferguson | 12,900,000 | 1 |
52 | 2217 | Wednesday 30th June | Adele Rose | John Michael Phillips | 11,900,000 | 2 |
53 | 2218 | Monday 5th July | Barry Hill | Gareth Morgan | 13,400,000 | 2 |
54 | 2219 | Wednesday 7th July | John Stevenson | Gareth Morgan | 11,350,000 | 3 |
55 | 2220 | Monday 12th July | Leslie Duxbury | Sebastian Graham-Jones | 14,350,000 | 1 |
56 | 2221 | Wednesday 14th July | Julian Roach | Sebastian Graham-Jones | 13,000,000 | 2 |
57 | 2222 | Monday 19th July | H.V. Kershaw | Eugene Ferguson | 12,200,000 | 2 |
58 | 2223 | Wednesday 21st July | Adele Rose | Eugene Ferguson | 12,850,000 | 1 |
59 | 2224 | Monday 26th July | Peter Whalley | Oliver Horsbrugh | 11,600,000 | 2 |
60 | 2225 | Wednesday 28th July | Leslie Duxbury | Oliver Horsbrugh | 11,800,000 | 1 |
61 | 2226 | Monday 2nd August | John Stevenson | Jonathan Wright-Miller | 11,100,000 | 1 |
62 | 2227 | Wednesday 4th August | Tony Perrin | Jonathan Wright-Miller | 10,950,000 | 2 |
63 | 2228 | Monday 9th August | H.V. Kershaw | Eugene Ferguson | 11,900,000 | 1 |
64 | 2229 | Wednesday 11th August | Bob Mason | Eugene Ferguson | 11,800,000 | 2 |
65 | 2230 | Monday 16th August | Barry Hill | Nicholas Ferguson | 12,750,000 | 1 |
66 | 2231 | Wednesday 18th August | Adele Rose | Nicholas Ferguson | 11,900,000 | 2 |
67 | 2232 | Monday 23rd August | Peter Whalley | Charles Kitchen | 12,600,000 | 3 |
68 | 2233 | Wednesday 25th August | Leslie Duxbury | Charles Kitchen | 12,000,000 | 4 |
69 | 2234 | Monday 30th August | H.V. Kershaw | Bill Gilmour | 11,900,000 | 1 |
70 | 2235 | Wednesday 1st September | Adele Rose | Bill Gilmour | 11,450,000 | 3 |
71 | 2236 | Monday 6th September | Leslie Duxbury | Nicholas Ferguson | 12,900,000 | 1 |
72 | 2237 | Wednesday 8th September | John Stevenson | Nicholas Ferguson | 12,050,000 | 3 |
73 | 2238 | Monday 13th September | Tony Perrin | Charles Kitchen | 13,300,000 | 1 |
74 | 2239 | Wednesday 15th September | Julian Roach | Charles Kitchen | 12,950,000 | 2 |
75 | 2240 | Monday 20th September | H.V. Kershaw | Bill Gilmour | 13,850,000 | 1 |
76 | 2241 | Wednesday 22nd September | Adele Rose | Bill Gilmour | 13,150,000 | 2 |
77 | 2242 | Monday 27th September | Peter Whalley | Brian Mills | 13,800,000 | 2 |
78 | 2243 | Wednesday 29th September | Leslie Duxbury | Brian Mills | 13,850,000 | 1 |
79 | 2244 | Monday 4th October | Barry Hill | Charles Kitchen | 13,150,000 | 2 |
80 | 2245 | Wednesday 6th October | Tony Perrin | Charles Kitchen | 14,850,000 | 1 |
81 | 2246 | Monday 11th October | H.V. Kershaw | Bill Gilmour | 13,700,000 | 2 |
82 | 2247 | Wednesday 13th October | Leslie Duxbury | Bill Gilmour | 15,550,000 | 1 |
83 | 2248 | Monday 18th October | John Stevenson | Eugene Ferguson | 13,700,000 | 5 |
84 | 2249 | Wednesday 20th October | Julian Roach | Eugene Ferguson | 15,550,000 | 2 |
85 | 2250 | Monday 25th October | Adele Rose | Charles Kitchen | 12,950,000 | 5 |
86 | 2251 | Wednesday 27th October | Peter Whalley | Charles Kitchen | 15,800,000 | 1 |
87 | 2252 | Monday 1st November | H.V. Kershaw | Chris Lovett | 15,700,000 | 1 |
88 | 2253 | Wednesday 3rd November | Bob Mason | Chris Lovett | 15,550,000 | 2 |
89 | 2254 | Monday 8th November | Peter Whalley | Ken Grieve | 13,600,000 | 3 |
90 | 2255 | Wednesday 10th November | John Stevenson | Ken Grieve | 15,650,000 | 1 |
91 | 2256 | Monday 15th November | Julian Roach | Bill Gilmour | 13,350,000 | 4 |
92 | 2257 | Wednesday 17th November | Tony Perrin | Bill Gilmour | 15,850,000 | 1 |
93 | 2258 | Monday 22nd November | Leslie Duxbury | Eugene Ferguson | 14,150,000 | 3 |
94 | 2259 | Wednesday 24th November | Barry Hill | Eugene Ferguson | 15,800,000 | 1 |
95 | 2260 | Monday 29th November | Peter Whalley | John Michael Phillips | 14,250,000 | 2 |
96 | 2261 | Wednesday 1st December | Tony Perrin | John Michael Phillips | 15,300,000 | 1 |
97 | 2262 | Monday 6th December | H.V. Kershaw | Bill Gilmour | 14,050,000 | 3 |
98 | 2263 | Wednesday 8th December | H.V. Kershaw | Bill Gilmour | 16,050,000 | 1 |
99 | 2264 | Monday 13th December | H.V. Kershaw | Charles Kitchen | 14,200,000 | 3 |
100 | 2265 | Wednesday 15th December | Tony Perrin | Charles Kitchen | 14,950,000 | 1 |
101 | 2266 | Monday 20th December | Barry Hill | John Michael Phillips | 13,850,000 | 3 |
102 | 2267 | Wednesday 22nd December | Leslie Duxbury | John Michael Phillips | 17,200,000 | 1 |
103 | 2268 | Monday 27th December | Peter Whalley | Bill Gilmour | 11,700,000 | 10 |
104 | 2269 | Wednesday 29th December | Adele Rose | Bill Gilmour | 14,350,000 | 2 |
Main cast
Ranking | Character | Played by | Duration | Number of Episodes | Running total | Previous year's ranking |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Len Fairclough | Peter Adamson | Full year | 80 | 1737 | 2 |
2 | Elsie Tanner | Patricia Phoenix | Full year | 75 | 1546 | 1 |
3 | Annie Walker | Doris Speed | Full year | 74 | 1676 | 11 |
4 | Eddie Yeats | Geoffrey Hughes | Full year | 71 | 441 | 17 |
5 | Hilda Ogden | Jean Alexander | Full year | 70 | 1265 | 8 |
6 | Bet Lynch | Julie Goodyear | Full year | 68 | 888 | 6 |
7 | Ken Barlow | William Roache | Full year | 66 | 1477 | 5 |
7 | Ivy Tilsley | Lynne Perrie | Full year | 66 | 332 | 14 |
7 | Fred Gee | Fred Feast | Full year | 66 | 430 | 3 |
7 | Rita Fairclough | Barbara Knox | Full year | 66 | 725 | 4 |
11 | Mike Baldwin | Johnny Briggs | Full year | 65 | 357 | 13 |
12 | Mavis Riley | Thelma Barlow | Full year | 64 | 551 | 12 |
13 | Stan Ogden | Bernard Youens | Full year | 62 | 1157 | 18 |
14 | Gail Tilsley | Helen Worth | Full year | 60 | 454 | 22 |
15 | Betty Turpin | Betty Driver | Full year | 57 | 931 | 16 |
16 | Emily Bishop | Eileen Derbyshire | Full year | 56 | 1239 | 19 |
16 | Deirdre Barlow | Anne Kirkbride | Full year | 56 | 588 | 7 |
18 | Alf Roberts | Bryan Mosley | Full year | 51 | 736 | 9 |
18 | Marion Willis | Veronica Doran | From February | 51 | 51 | - |
20 | Albert Tatlock | Jack Howarth | Full year | 48 | 1258 | 15 |
21 | Sharon Gaskell | Tracie Bennett | March to December | 45 | 45 | - |
22 | Nick Tilsley | Warren Jackson | Full year | 44 | 86 | 24 |
23 | Vera Duckworth | Elizabeth Dawn | January to June, August to September and from December | 37 | 179 | 25 |
24 | Brian Tilsley | Christopher Quinten | January and from July | 32 | 183 | 21 |
24 | Chalkie Whitely | Teddy Turner | February and from July | 32 | 32 | - |
26 | Ida Clough | Helene Palmer | January to March, May to June, August to September and December | 26 | 111 | 27 |
27 | Tracy Langton | Christabel Finch | May to June and from August | 23 | 205 | 23 |
28 | Bert Tilsley | Peter Dudley | January to April and from December | 22 | 197 | 10 |
29 | Jack Duckworth | William Tarmey | April, June, September and November to December | 14 | 24 | 28 |
30 | Phyllis Pearce | Jill Summers | September to December | 14 | 14 | - |
31 | Alma Sedgewick | Amanda Barrie | April to June | 8 | 12 | 30 |
32 | Derek Wilton | Peter Baldwin | April only | 3 | 36 | - |
33 | Gordon Clegg | Bill Kenwright | January only | 2 | 95 | - |
33 | Eunice Gee | Meg Johnson | November only | 2 | 56 | 20 |
33 | Audrey Potter | Sue Nicholls | April only | 2 | 48 | 26 |
Storylines
Who lives where
Coronation Street
- Rovers Return Inn - Annie Walker and Fred Gee
- 1 Coronation Street - Albert Tatlock. Ken and Deirdre Barlow. Tracy Langton.
- 3 Coronation Street - Emily Bishop.
- 5 Coronation Street - Bert and Ivy Tilsley.
- 7 Coronation Street - (House rebuilt): Len and Rita Fairclough, Sharon Gaskell (from August).
- 9 Coronation Street - Len and Rita Fairclough (until August). Chalkie Whitely (from August onwards). Craig Whitely (from August to November).
- 11 Coronation Street - Elsie Tanner. Marion Willis (from May to August, then September onwards).
- 13 Coronation Street - Stan and Hilda Ogden, Eddie Yeats.
- Corner Shop (No.15) - Alf Roberts.
- Corner Shop Flat (No.15a) - Bet Lynch (from June onwards).
- Community Centre Flat - Bet Lynch (from June onwards)
Others
- 37 Hillside Crescent - Betty Turpin.
- Ludlow Avenue - Bet Lynch (until June).
- 5 Buxton Close - Brian and Gail Tilsley. Nicky Tilsley (from January onwards).
- 20 Inkerman Street - Jack and Vera Duckworth.
- 46b, St. Mary's Place - Mike Baldwin.
- 4 Gorton Close - Phyllis Pearce.
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