Coronation Street in 2003

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

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

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

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

• Rovers Return Inn - Fred Elliott (until February). Ashley and Joshua Peacock (both part of January and February). Peter Barlow (March to September). Shelley Unwin (from March). Bev Unwin (from March). Adam Barlow (May only).
• 1 Coronation Street - Ken Barlow. Deirdre Rachid. Blanche Hunt. Tracy Preston (January and from May). Adam Barlow (July only). Peter Barlow (September to November).
• 2a Coronation Street - Toyah Battersby (until February). Maria Sutherland. Fiz Brown. Candice Stowe (from September). Chesney Brown (from November).
• 3 Coronation Street - Emily Bishop. Norris Cole (part of January and from mid-February). Spider Nugent (January to February).
• 4 Coronation Street - Ashley Peacock (early January and from March). Maxine Peacock (until January). Joshua Peacock (early January and from March). Doreen Heavey (until January). Fred Elliott (from March).
• 5 Coronation Street - Les Battersby. Kirk Sutherland. Norris Cole (January to February). Cilla Brown (from November).
• 6 Coronation Street - Tommy Harris (until November and from late-December). Angela Harris. Katy Harris (until September). Craig Harris.
• 7 Coronation Street - Curly Watts. Emma Watts and Ben Watts (all until September).
• 8 Coronation Street - Gail Hillman/Platt. Richard Hillman (until February). Sarah Platt (until August). David Platt. Bethany Platt (until August). Nick Tilsley (from September).
• 9 Coronation Street - Jack Duckworth. Vera Duckworth and Tyrone Dobbs.
• 10a Coronation Street - Rita Sullivan.
• 11 Coronation Street - Eileen Grimshaw. Jason Grimshaw. Todd Grimshaw (until June). Steve McDonald (April to May). Tony Stewart (July to September).
• 12 Coronation Street - Steve McDonald (until April and from July). Karen McDonald. Joe Carter (April to June).
• 13 Coronation Street - Kevin Webster. Sally Webster. Rosie Webster and Sophie Webster.
• Corner Shop flat - Sunita Parekh (until July). Ciaran McCarthy (February only).

Victoria Street

• 14a Victoria Street - Janice Battersby. Mick Hopwood (April to September).
• 15a Victoria Street - Joe Carter (January to April). Steve McDonald (May to July). Tommy and Craig Harris (both December only).
• 16a Victoria Street - Roy Cropper. Hayley Cropper. Ciaran McCarthy (January to February).
• 17 Victoria Street - Todd Grimshaw (from June). Sarah and Bethany Platt (both from August).
• 18a Victoria Street - Martin Platt. Katy Harris (from September).
• 19a Victoria Street - Peter Barlow and Shelley Unwin (both until March). Ciaran McCarthy (from June). Sunita Parekh (July to December).

Others

• 2 Douglas Road - Derek Heavey. Doreen Heavey (from January).
• 5 Grasmere Drive - Audrey Roberts.
• 37 Hillside Crescent - Betty Williams.
• No. 4 Montreal House, Weatherfield Quays - Mike Baldwin.
• No. 6 Montreal House, Weatherfield Quays - Dev Alahan. Tracy Preston (January to April). Maya Sharma (from December).
• Nightingale Terrace - Harry Flagg.
• 26 Palmer Street - Charlie Stubbs.
• 5 Tile Street - Archie Shuttleworth.

Awards and nominations

BAFTA
Ceremony held on 13th April 2003

• Best Soap and Continuing Drama: Coronation Street (Winner)

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)

Inside Soap Awards
Ceremony held on 29th September 2003

• Best Soap: Coronation Street (Nominee)
• Best Bad Boy: Brian Capron (Winner)
• Best Bitch: Kate Ford (Winner)
• Best Couple: Simon Gregson and Suranne Jones (Winner)
• Best Storyline: Richard's 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)

Television and Radio Industries Club ("TRIC") Awards
Ceremony held on 11th March 2003

• Soap of the Year: Coronation Street (Winner)