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2003 was Coronation Street's forty-fourth year.

Main characters[]

Ranking Character Played by Duration Number of Episodes Running total Previous year's ranking
1 Shelley Unwin/Barlow Sally Lindsay Full year 163 392 1
2 Sarah Platt Tina O'Brien Full year 158 924 6
3 Steve McDonald Simon Gregson Full year 156 1235 5
4 Tracy Preston/Barlow Kate Ford Full year 147 746 71
5 Karen McDonald Suranne Jones Full year 140 364 10
6 Martin Platt Sean Wilson Full year 136 1469 36
7 Angela Nelson/Harris Kathryn Hunt Full year 135 157 60
8 Katy Nelson/Harris Lucy-Jo Hudson Full year 134 151 64
9 Todd Grimshaw Bruno Langley Full year 131 267 45
10 Fiz Brown Jennie McAlpine Full year 130 288 13
11 Dev Alahan Jimmi Harkishin Full year 129 418 8
12 Roy Cropper David Neilson Full year 126 703 38
13 Janice Battersby Vicky Entwistle Full year 123 819 24
14 Gail Hillman/Platt Helen Worth Full year 121 2503 2
15 Peter Barlow Chris Gascoyne Until November 117 385 14
15 Hayley Cropper Julie Hesmondhalgh Full year 117 556 29
17 Tommy Nelson/Harris Thomas Craig Full year 115 137 59
18 Ciaran McCarthy Keith Duffy January to February and from June 113 125 66
19 Fred Elliott John Savident Full year 112 743 11
19 Eileen Grimshaw Sue Cleaver Full year 112 333 22
19 Sunita Parekh Shobna Gulati Full year 112 247 25
22 Deirdre Rachid Anne Kirkbride Full year 108 2336 18
23 Norris Cole Malcolm Hebden Full year 103 420 21
23 Bev Unwin Susie Blake From March 103 103 -
25 Ashley Peacock Steven Arnold Full year 101 715 34
26 Mike Baldwin Johnny Briggs Full year 99 2126 36
26 Les Battersby Bruce Jones Full year 99 683 17
28 Ken Barlow William Roache Full year 94 3226 7
29 Kevin Webster Michael Le Vell Full year 89 1671 12
30 Kirk Sutherland Andrew Whyment Full year 88 189 31
31 Audrey Roberts Sue Nicholls Full year except for November 85 1694 4
32 Emily Bishop Eileen Derbyshire Full year 83 2665 40
32 Jason Grimshaw Ryan Thomas Full year 83 229 45
34 Craig Nelson/Harris Richard Fleeshman Full year 80 92 66
35 Tyrone Dobbs Alan Halsall Full year 79 479 28
36 Vera Duckworth Elizabeth Dawn Full year except for October 76 2043 39
36 Curly Watts Kevin Kennedy Until September 76 1563 25
38 Lucy Richards/Barlow Katy Carmichael January to March and July to November 73 95 58
38 Maria Sutherland Samia Smith Full year 73 253 27
40 Sally Webster Sally Whittaker Full year except for December 72 1513 14
41 Joe Carter Jonathan Wrather Until June 70 135 41
42 David Platt Jack P. Shepherd Full year 69 660 30
43 Rita Sullivan Barbara Knox Full year 68 2575 20
43 Betty Williams Betty Driver Full year 68 2440 43
45 Emma Watts Angela Lonsdale Until September 64 265 33
46 Candice Stowe Nikki Sanderson Full year 63 241 43
47 Jack Duckworth William Tarmey Full year 62 1744 54
48 Bethany Platt Amy & Emily Walton Full year except for July 61 235 35
49 Harry Flagg Iain Rogerson Full year 60 75 65
49 Joshua Peacock Brandon Jackson and Benjamin Beresford Full year except for July and September 60 94 53
51 Mick Hopwood Ian Gain Until September 57 66 69
52 Nick Tilsley Adam Rickitt From September 54 786 66
53 Claire Casey Julia Haworth April to June and from August 51 51 -
54 Blanche Hunt Maggie Jones Until May and from November 41 350 24
55 Archie Shuttleworth Roy Hudd Until July 38 100 42
56 Richard Hillman Brian Capron Until March 36 218 3
57 Tony Stewart Alan Igbon March to September 32 32 -
58 Ben Watts Stephen Collins January to February and April to September 31 88 48
59 Maya Sharma Sasha Behar From September 30 30 -
59 Rosie Webster Helen Flanagan Full year except for February, September and December 30 582 49
61 Sonia Marshall Tina Gambe June to October and from December 28 28 -
62 Simon Richards Jake & Oscar Hartley and Daniel Whelan July to November 26 26 -
63 Lulu/Cilla Brown Wendi Peters From October 24 24 -
64 Patrick Tussel Trevor Dwyer-Lynch Full year except for March and October 23 27 71
65 Sophie Webster Emma Woodward March to August and November 21 339 52
66 Toyah Battersby Georgia Taylor Until February 19 613 14
67 Aidan Critchley Dean Ashton Until March 18 70 50
68 Doreen Heavey Prunella Gee January only 16 72 51
69 Charlie Stubbs Bill Ward From November 15 15 -
70 Chesney Brown Sam Aston From November 10 10 -
71 Adam Barlow Iain De Caestecker May and July 9 55 76
72 Liz McDonald Beverley Callard November only 8 926 -
73 Bet Lynch Julie Goodyear November only 7 1978 70
73 Jim McDonald Charles Lawson November only 7 1077 -
75 Spider Nugent Martin Hancock January to February 6 242 -
75 Maxine Peacock Tracy Shaw Until January 6 662 32
77 Penny King Pauline Fleming August and from December 5 5 -
78 Robert Preston Julian Kay January only 1 10 -
78 Sean Tully Antony Cotton July only 1 1 -

Production[]

Hillmania[]

Episode5459

The Richard Hillman storyline climaxes with Richard driving the Platts into the canal

Kieran Roberts and Carolyn Reynolds continued as producer and executive producer respectively for a second year.

The Richard Hillman serial killer storyline continued to deliver very strong ratings for Coronation Street as it reached its climax. In January, Maxine Peacock was murdered by Richard in order to silence her while his intended victim, Emily Bishop, survived a blow to the head and recovered. Over the coming weeks, Richard's web of lies collapsed and Gail forced a confession from him in an episode which was mostly a two-hander between Richard and Gail (though Sarah and David Platt made a short appearance). Richard was rejected by Gail but, after spending a few weeks on the run, he returned and tried to drown the family by driving their people carrier into Weatherfield Canal. Richard was the only casualty, with Brian Capron making his final appearance in the series as Richard's corpse.

Tracy Shaw hadn't wanted to leave the programme but, despite an order coming from Granada to spare her, Reynolds ran the storyline regardless. Richard's murders had repercussions for many Coronation Street residents; as well as Maxine and Richard, Maxine's mother Doreen Heavey and rebellious schoolboy Aidan Critchley, who Richard framed for the murder, were written out, while Julia Haworth joined the cast as Claire Casey, Joshua Peacock's new nanny who eventually fell for Ashley. Martin Hancock made a brief return as Spider Nugent, visiting Weatherfield due to the attack on Emily, before reuniting with Toyah Battersby and leaving for London with her to open a juice bar; after playing Toyah for six years, Georgia Taylor left to pursue other acting roles.

By this point, Coronation Street's Monday night double-bills were a regular feature, with five episodes shown on most weeks. The programme reverted to four per week between June and August before going back up to five, now permanently, with the fifth episode fixed at 8.30pm on Monday evenings.

First gay kiss[]

Episode5596

Todd leans in to kiss Nick

Todd Grimshaw began to struggle with his sexuality in October, marking the beginning of his coming out storyline which had been in the pipeline since the character debuted in 2001. In Episode 5596, after getting to know his girlfriend Sarah's brother Nick Tilsley, Todd instinctively leaned in for a kiss, leading to the latter storming out and informing Sarah. Adam Rickitt agreed to return full-time in preparation for the storyline. Carefully plotted by Daran Little, Todd's confusion over his sexual identity continued into 2004 and the first consensual gay kiss, between Todd and nurse Karl Foster, occurred in Episode 5733 in April.

Although Todd was promoted as Coronation Street's first gay character (with some newspapers incorrectly assuming that he was initially meant to be straight), homosexuals had appeared in minor roles before Todd kissed Nick. One of them was Sean Tully, a clubber at the hospital disco who was seen in one episode in July. Antony Cotton reprised Sean full-time the following year.

Other cast changes[]

The Watts family were axed in their entirety in September, marking the departure of Kevin Kennedy as Curly after twenty years and Angela Lonsdale as Emma after three. Curly was written out at the reluctance of Kieran Roberts, who liked the character but conceded that turning him into a family man - a decision taken by his predecessor Jane Macnaught - had been the wrong direction for him. The door was left open, with the Watts moving to Newcastle.

Chris Gascoyne left at the conclusion of Peter Barlow's bigamy storyline. The story saw the birth of Peter's son Simon. Adam Barlow appeared between May and July, in Iain De Caestecker's last stint in the role. Meanwhile, Roy Hudd, Ian Gain and Jonathan Wrather - who had joined the cast in 2002 as, respectively, Archie Shuttleworth, Mick Hopwood and Joe Carter - departed during the summer, with the former quitting and the latter two axed.

Fiz Brown's self-absorbed mother Cilla and younger brother Chesney were introduced. Together with Cilla's partner Les Battersby, the newcomers filled the "neighbours from hell" void left by Les, Janice, Leanne and Toyah, who had softened since 1997. Rovers landlady Shelley Unwin's central role begat the introduction of her mother Bev Unwin and a new builder, Charlie Stubbs, who was her next love after Peter. Dev Alahan and Mike Baldwin also gained new love interests in the form of Maya Sharma and Penny King, while Underworld recruited Sonia Marshall as a machinist.

Blanche Hunt was absent between May and November due to Maggie Jones falling ill. She returned in Episode 5630, the episode in which Julie Goodyear began a seven-episode stint as Bet Lynch. Although Goodyear's 2002 comeback had been a failure, with Goodyear quitting due to exhaustion, her willingness to return led writers to consider short storylines featuring Bet which would not overwork the actress. All of Goodyear's scenes were shot on location in Blackpool, with Steve, Karen, Liz and Jim McDonald and Fred Elliott travelling from Weatherfield. Beverley Callard and Charles Lawson returned especially for the storyline which saw Jim escape from prison to confront Liz - now living in Blackpool - about her lover Laurie Dyson. Despite Goodyear's continued interest in returning, these are her final appearances in Coronation Street to date.

Viewing figures[]

2003 ratings

Ratings chart for the year

For the first time since 1998, the BARB ratings average of the year was higher than the year before. In Coronation Street's strongest year of the decade ratings-wise, the overall figure was 13.23 million viewers, an increase of 1.3m viewers on 2002. This was the biggest jump from year-to-year since 1963.

All months except December were up on the equivalent months in 2002, with the biggest rises - the latter of nearly four million viewers - occurring in February and March as the Richard Hillman storyline reached its climax. Richard's confession to Gail, transmitted on 24th February, gained Coronation Street's highest audience of the decade, with 19.43 million viewers. Only three episodes had audiences below ten million viewers, down from 16 in 2002.

37 episodes reached number one, an increase of three from 2002. No episodes fell outside the top twenty.

Episodes[]

# Ep.
No.
Date Part Writer Director Viewing
Figures
Chart
Position
1 5410 Wednesday 1st January Stephen Russell David Kester 12,870,000 6
2 5411 Friday 3rd January Jayne Hollinson David Kester 14,190,000 2
3 5412 Sunday 5th January Mark Wadlow David Kester 13,710,000 4
4 5413 Monday 6th January 1 Peter Whalley Craig Lines 14,790,000 1
5 5414 Monday 6th January 2 Daran Little Craig Lines 13,900,000 8
6 5415 Wednesday 8th January John Stevenson Craig Lines 14,710,000 2
7 5416 Friday 10th January Chris Parker Craig Lines 14,140,000 7
8 5417 Sunday 12th January Joe Turner Craig Lines 14,340,000 4
9 5418 Monday 13th January 1 John Fay Eugene Ferguson 17,530,000 1
10 5419 Monday 13th January 2 Martin Allen Eugene Ferguson 16,500,000 3
11 5420 Wednesday 15th January Jan McVerry Eugene Ferguson 16,750,000 2
12 5421 Friday 17th January Ken Blakeson Eugene Ferguson 14,850,000 5
13 5422 Sunday 19th January David Lane Eugene Ferguson 15,320,000 4
14 5423 Monday 20th January 1 Stephen Russell Ian Bevitt 16,390,000 1
15 5424 Monday 20th January 2 David Lane Ian Bevitt 15,640,000 2
16 5425 Wednesday 22nd January Carmel Morgan Ian Bevitt 14,880,000 3
17 5426 Friday 24th January Daran Little Ian Bevitt 14,320,000 6
18 5427 Sunday 26th January John Fay Ian Bevitt 14,010,000 8
19 5428 Monday 27th January 1 Martin Allen Duncan Foster 16,420,000 1
20 5429 Monday 27th January 2 Peter Whalley Duncan Foster 16,400,000 2
21 5430 Wednesday 29th January Catherine Hayes Duncan Foster 15,080,000 5
22 5431 Friday 31st January Mark Wadlow Duncan Foster 14,720,000 6
23 5432 Sunday 2nd February Debbie Oates Duncan Foster 15,100,000 4
24 5433 Monday 3rd February 1 Jayne Hollinson David Kester 16,500,000 1
25 5434 Monday 3rd February 2 Jan McVerry David Kester 16,020,000 2
26 5435 Wednesday 5th February Peter Mills David Kester 15,370,000 4
27 5436 Friday 7th February Joe Turner David Kester 13,510,000 9
28 5437 Sunday 9th February Chris Parker David Kester 14,310,000 7
29 5438 Monday 10th February Carmel Morgan Tony Prescott 14,180,000 4
30 5439 Wednesday 12th February Martin Allen Tony Prescott 14,080,000 5
31 5440 Friday 14th February Mark Wadlow Tony Prescott 14,290,000 3
32 5441 Sunday 16th February Jayne Hollinson Tony Prescott 13,210,000 8
33 5442 Monday 17th February 1 Peter Whalley Oliver Horsbrugh 15,780,000 1
34 5443 Monday 17th February 2 Peter Whalley Oliver Horsbrugh 14,440,000 4
35 5444 Wednesday 19th February Catherine Hayes Oliver Horsbrugh 12,960,000 7
36 5445 Friday 21st February Joe Turner Oliver Horsbrugh 14,220,000 5
37 5446 Sunday 23rd February Ken Blakeson Oliver Horsbrugh 14,680,000 2
38 5447 Monday 24th February 1 John Stevenson Ian Bevitt 18,730,000 2
39 5448 Monday 24th February 2 John Fay Ian Bevitt 19,430,000 1
40 5449 Wednesday 26th February Debbie Oates Ian Bevitt 16,980,000 3
41 5450 Friday 28th February David Lane Ian Bevitt 15,730,000 4
42 5451 Sunday 2nd March Daran Little Ian Bevitt 15,350,000 5
43 5452 Monday 3rd March 1 Stephen Russell Duncan Foster 16,500,000 1
44 5453 Monday 3rd March 2 David Lane Duncan Foster 15,900,000 2
45 5454 Wednesday 5th March Daran Little Duncan Foster 15,300,000 3
46 5455 Friday 7th March John Stevenson Duncan Foster 14,660,000 5
47 5456 Sunday 9th March Catherine Hayes Duncan Foster 14,210,000 6
48 5457 Monday 10th March 1 Debbie Oates David Kester 17,460,000 2
49 5458 Monday 10th March 2 Ken Blakeson David Kester 17,270,000 3
50 5459 Wednesday 12th March John Fay Tim Dowd 17,840,000 1
51 5460 Friday 14th March Peter Whalley Tim Dowd 16,660,000 4
52 5461 Sunday 16th March Jan McVerry David Kester 15,430,000 5
53 5462 Monday 17th March 1 Peter Mills Tony Prescott 15,810,000 1
54 5463 Monday 17th March 2 Carmel Morgan Tony Prescott 15,460,000 2
55 5464 Wednesday 19th March Joe Turner Tony Prescott 14,560,000 4
56 5465 Friday 21st March Mark Wadlow Tony Prescott 13,450,000 7
57 5466 Sunday 23rd March Chris Parker Tony Prescott 14,140,000 6
58 5467 Monday 24th March 1 Martin Allen Eugene Ferguson 15,630,000 2
59 5468 Monday 24th March 2 Peter Whalley Eugene Ferguson 15,870,000 1
60 5469 Wednesday 26th March Jan McVerry Eugene Ferguson 14,690,000 3
61 5470 Friday 28th March Catherine Hayes Eugene Ferguson 13,630,000 8
62 5471 Sunday 30th March Daran Little Eugene Ferguson 13,030,000 9
63 5472 Monday 31st March 1 David Lane Ian Bevitt 14,740,000 1
64 5473 Monday 31st March 2 David Lane Ian Bevitt 14,010,000 3
65 5474 Wednesday 2nd April John Stevenson Ian Bevitt 12,750,000 6
66 5475 Friday 4th April Peter Mills Ian Bevitt 12,560,000 7
67 5476 Sunday 6th April Jayne Hollinson Ian Bevitt 14,260,000 2
68 5477 Monday 7th April 1 Joe Turner Duncan Foster 13,920,000 1
69 5478 Monday 7th April 2 Mark Wadlow Duncan Foster 12,830,000 4
70 5479 Wednesday 9th April Ken Blakeson Duncan Foster 13,680,000 2
71 5480 Friday 11th April Stephen Russell Duncan Foster 12,660,000 5
72 5481 Sunday 13th April Chris Parker Duncan Foster 12,240,000 6
73 5482 Monday 14th April 1 Debbie Oates David Kester 14,550,000 2
74 5483 Monday 14th April 2 David Lane David Kester 14,940,000 1
75 5484 Wednesday 16th April Jan McVerry David Kester 12,210,000 5
76 5485 Friday 18th April Jayne Hollinson David Kester 12,270,000 4
77 5486 Sunday 20th April Carmel Morgan David Kester 12,190,000 6
78 5487 Monday 21st April 1 Daran Little Tony Prescott 12,590,000 5
79 5488 Monday 21st April 2 Daran Little Tony Prescott 13,920,000 2
80 5489 Friday 25th April 1 Peter Mills Tony Prescott 12,900,000 4
81 5490 Friday 25th April 2 Peter Whalley Tony Prescott 10,880,000 10
82 5491 Sunday 27th April John Stevenson Tony Prescott 13,460,000 3
83 5492 Monday 28th April 1 Joe Turner Eugene Ferguson 14,090,000 1
84 5493 Monday 28th April 2 John Fay Eugene Ferguson 13,510,000 2
85 5494 Wednesday 30th April Ken Blakeson Eugene Ferguson 13,300,000 3
86 5495 Friday 2nd May Martin Allen Eugene Ferguson 13,200,000 4
87 5496 Sunday 4th May Mark Wadlow Eugene Ferguson 11,750,000 8
88 5497 Monday 5th May 1 Mark Wadlow Ian Bevitt 11,220,000 8
89 5498 Monday 5th May 2 John Stevenson Ian Bevitt 12,830,000 2
90 5499 Wednesday 7th May Daran Little Ian Bevitt 12,590,000 3
91 5500 Friday 9th May Stephen Russell Ian Bevitt 12,590,000 3
92 5501 Sunday 11th May Peter Mills Ian Bevitt 11,870,000 6
93 5502 Monday 12th May 1 John Fay Alan Wareing 13,670,000 1
94 5503 Monday 12th May 2 Martin Allen Alan Wareing 12,900,000 2
95 5504 Wednesday 14th May Chris Parker Alan Wareing 11,790,000 8
96 5505 Friday 16th May Catherine Hayes Alan Wareing 12,820,000 3
97 5506 Sunday 18th May Debbie Oates Alan Wareing 11,390,000 10
98 5507 Monday 19th May 1 Joe Turner Tracey Rooney 13,870,000 1
99 5508 Monday 19th May 2 Peter Whalley Tracey Rooney 13,770,000 2
100 5509 Wednesday 21st May Ken Blakeson Tracey Rooney 12,420,000 5
101 5510 Friday 23rd May Jayne Hollinson Tracey Rooney 11,980,000 6
102 5511 Sunday 25th May David Lane Tracey Rooney 10,640,000 9
103 5512 Monday 26th May 1 David Lane Tony Prescott 11,880,000 1
104 5513 Monday 26th May 2 Carmel Morgan Tony Prescott 11,250,000 5
105 5514 Wednesday 28th May Catherine Hayes Tony Prescott 9,820,000 8
106 5515 Friday 30th May John Fay Tony Prescott 10,620,000 6
107 5516 Sunday 1st June Martin Allen Tony Prescott 11,830,000 3
108 5517 Monday 2nd June 1 Jan McVerry Steve Goldie 12,910,000 2
109 5518 Monday 2nd June 2 Ken Blakeson Steve Goldie 12,930,000 1
110 5519 Wednesday 4th June Mark Wadlow Steve Goldie 11,930,000 4
111 5520 Friday 6th June John Stevenson Steve Goldie 11,510,000 7
112 5521 Sunday 8th June Chris Parker Steve Goldie 12,330,000 3
113 5522 Monday 9th June 1 Jayne Hollinson John Anderson 12,580,000 1
114 5523 Monday 9th June 2 Daran Little John Anderson 12,220,000 2
115 5524 Wednesday 11th June Sue Mooney John Anderson 11,520,000 4
116 5525 Friday 13th June Peter Whalley John Anderson 10,300,000 6
117 5526 Sunday 15th June Joe Turner John Anderson 10,120,000 9
118 5527 Monday 16th June Joe Turner Kay Patrick 11,670,000 2
119 5528 Wednesday 18th June Debbie Oates Kay Patrick 12,370,000 1
120 5529 Friday 20th June John Stevenson Kay Patrick 10,980,000 6
121 5530 Sunday 22nd June Daran Little Kay Patrick 11,360,000 4
122 5531 Monday 23rd June Chris Parker Alan Wareing 11,760,000 2
123 5532 Wednesday 25th June Jayne Hollinson Alan Wareing 11,190,000 6
124 5533 Friday 27th June Peter Mills Alan Wareing 11,240,000 4
125 5534 Sunday 29th June David Lane Alan Wareing 11,240,000 4
126 5535 Monday 30th June Stephen Russell Eugene Ferguson 10,370,000 5
127 5536 Wednesday 2nd July John Fay Eugene Ferguson 12,000,000 2
128 5537 Friday 4th July John Fay Eugene Ferguson 10,400,000 4
129 5538 Sunday 6th July Peter Whalley Eugene Ferguson 10,350,000 6
130 5539 Monday 7th July Martin Allen Tracey Rooney 12,280,000 1
131 5540 Wednesday 9th July Martin Allen Tracey Rooney 11,280,000 3
132 5541 Friday 11th July Carmel Morgan Tracey Rooney 10,320,000 6
133 5542 Sunday 13th July Jan McVerry Tracey Rooney 8,800,000 9
134 5543 Monday 14th July David Lane Tony Prescott 10,720,000 4
135 5544 Wednesday 16th July Carmel Morgan Tony Prescott 11,320,000 2
136 5545 Friday 18th July Daran Little Tony Prescott 10,660,000 5
137 5546 Sunday 20th July Peter Whalley Tony Prescott 12,700,000 1
138 5547 Monday 21st July John Fay John Anderson 13,480,000 1
139 5548 Wednesday 23rd July Mark Wadlow John Anderson 12,290,000 3
140 5549 Friday 25th July Peter Mills John Anderson 11,580,000 4
141 5550 Sunday 27th July Jan McVerry John Anderson 10,780,000 8
142 5551 Monday 28th July Jan McVerry Alan Wareing 13,210,000 2
143 5552 Wednesday 30th July Sue Mooney Alan Wareing 11,640,000 4
144 5553 Friday 1st August Stephen Russell Alan Wareing 11,620,000 5
145 5554 Sunday 3rd August Catherine Hayes Alan Wareing 9,460,000 8
146 5555 Monday 4th August Martin Allen Kay Partick 11,850,000 1
147 5556 Wednesday 6th August Jayne Hollinson Kay Partick 11,220,000 3
148 5557 Friday 8th August Mark Wadlow Kay Partick 10,370,000 5
149 5558 Sunday 10th August Joe Turner Kay Partick 10,000,000 6
150 5559 Monday 11th August John Stevenson Eugene Ferguson 11,810,000 1
151 5560 Wednesday 13th August David Lane Eugene Ferguson 10,920,000 3
152 5561 Friday 15th August Debbie Oates Eugene Ferguson 10,580,000 4
153 5562 Sunday 17th August Chris Parker Eugene Ferguson 10,120,000 7
154 5563 Monday 18th August Peter Whalley Tim O'Mara 12,860,000 1
155 5564 Wednesday 20th August Jan McVerry Tim O'Mara 12,100,000 3
156 5565 Friday 22nd August Daran Little Tim O'Mara 11,680,000 4
157 5566 Sunday 24th August John Fay Tim O'Mara 10,110,000 8
158 5567 Monday 25th August 1 Jan McVerry Charles Lauder 11,980,000 3
159 5568 Monday 25th August 2 John Fay Charles Lauder 12,590,000 1
160 5569 Wednesday 27th August Mark Wadlow Charles Lauder 12,260,000 2
161 5570 Friday 29th August Joe Turner Charles Lauder 11,580,000 4
162 5571 Sunday 31st August Catherine Hayes Charles Lauder 11,410,000 5
163 5572 Monday 1st September 1 David Lane Colin Cant 13,690,000 1
164 5573 Monday 1st September 2 John Stevenson Colin Cant 13,120,000 2
165 5574 Wednesday 3rd September Debbie Oates Colin Cant 12,150,000 5
166 5575 Friday 5th September Daran Little Colin Cant 11,960,000 7
167 5576 Sunday 7th September Peter Mills Colin Cant 11,790,000 8
168 5577 Monday 8th September 1 Jayne Hollinson John Anderson 13,620,000 2
169 5578 Monday 8th September 2 Stephen Russell John Anderson 12,680,000 4
170 5579 Wednesday 10th September Carmel Morgan John Anderson 11,850,000 8
171 5580 Friday 12th September Martin Allen John Anderson 12,000,000 6
172 5581 Sunday 14th September Peter Whalley John Anderson 12,510,000 5
173 5582 Monday 15th September 1 Joe Turner Ian Bevitt 13,800,000 2
174 5583 Monday 15th September 2 Peter Whalley Ian Bevitt 14,780,000 1
175 5584 Wednesday 17th September Debbie Oates Ian Bevitt 12,850,000 4
176 5585 Friday 19th September John Stevenson Ian Bevitt 12,540,000 6
177 5586 Sunday 21st September Peter Mills Ian Bevitt 13,330,000 3
178 5587 Monday 22nd September 1 Stephen Russell Terry Dyddgen-Jones 15,090,000 1
179 5588 Monday 22nd September 2 John Fay Terry Dyddgen-Jones 14,820,000 2
180 5589 Wednesday 24th September Carmel Morgan Terry Dyddgen-Jones 12,590,000 5
181 5590 Friday 26th September Sue Mooney Terry Dyddgen-Jones 12,470,000 7
182 5591 Sunday 28th September Stephen Lowe Terry Dyddgen-Jones 11,380,000 9
183 5592/3 Monday 29th September Chris Parker
David Lane
Mike Adams 13,120,000 7
184 5594 Wednesday 1st October Mark Wadlow Mike Adams 13,930,000 3
185 5595 Friday 3rd October Martin Allen Mike Adams 13,280,000 6
186 5596 Sunday 5th October Daran Little Mike Adams 13,470,000 5
187 5597 Monday 6th October 1 Daran Little Daniel Wilson 14,880,000 2
188 5598 Monday 6th October 2 Daran Little Daniel Wilson 13,920,000 5
189 5599 Wednesday 8th October Debbie Oates Daniel Wilson 13,980,000 4
190 5600 Friday 10th October Chris Parker Daniel Wilson 12,900,000 9
191 5601 Sunday 12th October Stephen Russell Daniel Wilson 13,540,000 6
192 5602 Monday 13th October 1 Peter Mills Colin Cant 14,190,000 2
193 5603 Monday 13th October 2 Carmel Morgan Colin Cant 13,540,000 5
194 5604 Wednesday 15th October John Fay Colin Cant 13,540,000 5
195 5605 Friday 17th October John Fay Colin Cant 12,970,000 8
196 5606 Sunday 19th October Jayne Hollinson Colin Cant 13,750,000 3
197 5607 Monday 20th October 1 David Lane Duncan Foster 15,220,000 1
198 5608 Monday 20th October 2 Martin Allen Duncan Foster 13,280,000 7
199 5609 Wednesday 22nd October Catherine Hayes Duncan Foster 13,920,000 2
200 5610 Friday 24th October Mark Wadlow Duncan Foster 12,780,000 8
201 5611 Sunday 26th October Peter Whalley Duncan Foster 13,550,000 4
202 5612 Monday 27th October 1 Mark Wadlow Ian Bevitt 14,800,000 1
203 5613 Monday 27th October 2 John Fay Ian Bevitt 13,870,000 4
204 5614 Wednesday 29th October Joe Turner Ian Bevitt 14,080,000 3
205 5615 Friday 31st October Daran Little Ian Bevitt 12,220,000 7
206 5616 Sunday 2nd November Catherine Hayes Ian Bevitt 13,760,000 5
207 5617 Monday 3rd November 1 Stephen Lowe Tim O'Mara 14,780,000 1
208 5618 Monday 3rd November 2 Carmel Morgan Tim O'Mara 13,690,000 2
209 5619 Wednesday 5th November Peter Whalley Tim O'Mara 12,490,000 8
210 5620 Friday 7th November David Lane Tim O'Mara 12,810,000 5
211 5621 Sunday 9th November Martin Allen Tim O'Mara 14,430,000 2
212 5622 Monday 10th November 1 Ken Blakeson Oliver Horsbrugh 15,200,000 2
213 5623 Monday 10th November 2 Debbie Oates Oliver Horsbrugh 13,160,000 8
214 5624 Wednesday 12th November Sue Mooney Oliver Horsbrugh 13,600,000 7
215 5625 Friday 14th November Jayne Hollinson Oliver Horsbrugh 13,620,000 6
216 5626 Sunday 16th November John Stevenson Oliver Horsbrugh 13,820,000 5
217 5627 Monday 17th November 1 Joe Turner Haldane Duncan 15,190,000 2
218 5628 Monday 17th November 2 Mark Wadlow Haldane Duncan 14,070,000 4
219 5629 Wednesday 19th November Martin Allen Haldane Duncan 12,160,000 7
220 5630 Friday 21st November Daran Little Haldane Duncan
Kay Patrick
11,590,000 10
221 5631 Sunday 23rd November Ken Blakeson Haldane Duncan
Kay Patrick
14,180,000 3
222 5632 Monday 24th November 1 Peter Whalley Kay Patrick
Haldane Duncan
14,780,000 1
223 5633 Monday 24th November 2 Peter Whalley Kay Patrick 13,330,000 6
224 5634 Wednesday 26th November John Stevenson Kay Patrick
Haldane Duncan
13,150,000 7
225 5635 Friday 28th November John Stevenson Kay Patrick 11,750,000 9
226 5636 Sunday 30th November Debbie Oates Kay Patrick 13,830,000 3
227 5637 Monday 1st December 1 Carmel Morgan Diana Patrick 14,100,000 2
228 5638 Monday 1st December 2 Stephen Lowe Diana Patrick 13,330,000 4
229 5639 Wednesday 3rd December Catherine Hayes Diana Patrick 13,530,000 3
230 5640 Friday 5th December Sue Mooney Diana Patrick 11,990,000 7
231 5641 Sunday 7th December Peter Mills Diana Patrick 11,840,000 8
232 5642 Monday 8th December 1 Jayne Hollinson Duncan Foster 14,830,000 1
233 5643 Monday 8th December 2 Chris Parker Duncan Foster 13,820,000 3
234 5644 Wednesday 10th December Stephen Russell Duncan Foster 13,220,000 4
235 5645 Friday 12th December David Lane Duncan Foster 12,590,000 6
236 5646 Sunday 14th December John Fay Duncan Foster 12,180,000 8
237 5647 Monday 15th December 1 Jayne Hollinson Ian Bevitt 14,650,000 1
238 5648 Monday 15th December 2 Carmel Morgan Ian Bevitt 14,590,000 2
239 5649 Wednesday 17th December David Lane Ian Bevitt 13,220,000 4
240 5650 Friday 19th December Stephen Russell Ian Bevitt 12,410,000 6
241 5651 Sunday 21st December Chris Parker Ian Bevitt 11,490,000 8
242 5652 Monday 22nd December Sue Mooney Charles Lauder 12,040,000 8
243 5653 Wednesday 24th December John Stevenson Charles Lauder 9,820,000 13
244 5654 Thursday 25th December Stephen Lowe Charles Lauder 12,700,000 4
245 5655 Friday 26th December Joe Turner Charles Lauder 11,630,000 10
246 5656 Sunday 28th December Joe Turner Charles Lauder 12,320,000 6
247 5657 Monday 29th December Peter Whalley Oliver Horsbrugh 11,950,000 8
248 5658 Wednesday 31st December Peter Whalley Oliver Horsbrugh 10,420,000 12

Storylines[]

To be added.

Who lives where[]

Coronation Street

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Others

Awards and nominations[]

BAFTA
Ceremony held on 13th April 2003

British Soap Awards
Ceremony televised on 14th May 2003

  • Best British Soap: Coronation Street (Winner)
  • Best Actor: Brian Capron (Winner)
  • Best Comedy Performance: Andrew Whyment (Winner)
  • Best Exit: Brian Capron (Winner)
  • Best Dramatic Performance: Sue Nicholls (Winner)
  • Hero of the Year: Sue Nicholls (Winner)
  • Villain of the Year: Brian Capron (Winner)
  • Spectacular Scene of the Year: The demise of Richard Hillman (Winner)
  • Best Storyline: Richard Hillman's Reign of Terror (Winner)

National Television Awards
Ceremony held on 28th October 2003

  • Most Popular Serial Drama: Coronation Street (Nominee)
  • Most Popular Actor: Brian Capron (Nominee)
  • Most Popular Actress: Suranne Jones (Nominee)
  • Most Popular Newcomer: Kate Ford (Nominee)

Royal Television Society

  • Soap: Coronation Street (Winner)
Coronation Street in the 2000s
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