Coronation Street in 2004

2004 was Coronation Street's forty-fifth year.

Main characters

Ranking	Character	Played by	Duration	Number of Episodes	Running total	Previous year's ranking
1	Shelley Unwin	Sally Lindsay	Full year	161	553	1
2	Fiz Brown	Jennie McAlpine	Full year	160	448	10
3	Janice Battersby	Vicky Entwistle	Full year	146	965	13
4	Les Battersby	Bruce Jones	Full year	137	820	26
5	Dev Alahan	Jimmi Harkishin	Full year	133	551	11
6	Karen McDonald	Suranne Jones	Until December	132	496	5
7	Steve McDonald	Simon Gregson	Full year	130	1365	3
8	Fred Elliott	John Savident	Full year	128	871	19
8	Charlie Stubbs	Bill Ward	Full year	128	143	69
10	Tracy Barlow	Kate Ford	Full year	126	872	4
11	Sunita Parekh/Alahan	Shobna Gulati	Full year	123	370	19
12	Ciaran McCarthy	Keith Duffy	Full year	114	239	18
12	Maria Sutherland	Samia Smith	Full year	114	367	38
14	Mike Baldwin	Johnny Briggs	Full year	112	2238	26
14	Kirk Sutherland	Andrew Whyment	Full year	112	301	30
16	Sarah Platt	Tina O'Brien	Full year	111	1035	2
16	Deirdre Rachid	Anne Kirkbride	Full year	111	2447	22
18	Liz McDonald	Beverley Callard	February to March and from June	108	1034	72
19	Hayley Cropper	Julie Hesmondhalgh	Full year	105	661	15
19	Eileen Grimshaw	Sue Cleaver	Full year	105	438	19
19	Jason Grimshaw	Ryan Thomas	Full year	105	334	32
19	Blanche Hunt	Maggie Jones	Full year	105	455	54
19	Candice Stowe	Nikki Sanderson	Full year	105	346	45
24	Ashley Peacock	Steven Arnold	Full year	104	819	25
24	Audrey Roberts	Sue Nicholls	Full year	104	1798	31
26	Todd Grimshaw	Bruno Langley	Until September	100	367	9
27	Tyrone Dobbs	Alan Halsall	Full year	98	577	35
28	Claire Casey/Peacock	Julia Haworth	Full year except for July	95	146	53
29	Danny Baldwin	Bradley Walsh	From May	94	94	-
29	Cilla Brown	Wendi Peters	Full year	94	118	63
31	Gail Platt	Helen Worth	Full year except for November	93	2596	14
31	Maya Sharma	Sasha Behar	January to April and June to November	93	123	59
33	Ken Barlow	William Roache	Full year except for September	92	3318	28
34	Angela Harris	Kathryn Hunt	Full year	88	245	7
34	Sonia Marshall	Tina Gambe	Full year except for April	88	116	61
36	Martin Platt	Sean Wilson	Full year	87	1556	6
37	Kevin Webster	Michael Le Vell	Full year	85	1756	29
38	Chesney Brown	Sam Aston	Full year	84	94	70
39	Norris Cole	Malcolm Hebden	Full year	83	503	23
39	Vera Duckworth	Elizabeth Dawn	Full year	83	2126	36
41	Roy Cropper	David Neilson	Full year	80	783	12
42	Rita Sullivan	Barbara Knox	Full year	79	2654	43
43	Frankie Baldwin	Debra Stephenson	From June	78	78	-
44	Sally Webster	Sally Whittaker	From February	76	1589	40
45	Katy Harris	Lucy-Jo Hudson	Full year	75	226	8
46	Jack Duckworth	William Tarmey	Full year	74	1818	47
47	Bev Unwin	Susie Blake	Until June and December	73	176	23
48	Betty Williams	Betty Driver	Full year except for October	68	2508	43
49	Tommy Harris	Thomas Craig	Full year	67	204	17
50	Amy Barlow	Holly Bowyer, Amber Chadwick and Rebecca Pike	From February	65	65	-
51	Leanne Battersby	Jane Danson	From June	62	468	-
51	Nick Tilsley	Adam Rickitt	Until July	62	848	52
53	Penny King	Pauline Fleming	January to May and July to October	61	66	77
54	Emily Bishop	Eileen Derbyshire	Full year except for April	56	2721	32
55	Jamie Baldwin	Rupert Hill	From July	55	55	-
56	Joshua Peacock	Brandon Jackson and Benjamin Beresford	Full year except for July and September	52	146	49
56	Sean Tully	Antony Cotton	April and from August	52	53	78
58	Rosie Webster	Helen Flanagan	February to May and from July	50	632	59
59	David Platt	Jack P. Shepherd	Full year except for November	48	708	42
60	Harry Flagg	Iain Rogerson	Until August	46	121	49
61	Patrick Tussel	Trevor Dwyer-Lynch	January and February and May to November	43	70	64
62	Sophie Webster	Emma Woodward and Brooke Vincent	February to May and from July	41	380	65
63	Violet Wilson	Jenny Platt	From October	37	37	-
64	Kelly Crabtree	Tupele Dorgu	From September	36	36	-
65	Bethany Platt	Amy & Emily Walton	January to June, September and from November	34	269	48
65	Warren Baldwin	Danny Young	From August	34	34	-
67	Craig Harris	Richard Fleeshman	Full year except for February, June and October	30	122	34
68	Andy McDonald	Nicholas Cochrane	February only	6	606	-
69	Doreen Heavey	Prunella Gee	October to November	3	75	68
70	Adam Barlow	Sam Robertson	December only	1	56	71
70	Gordon Clegg	Geoffrey Leesley	February only	1	99	-
70	Jim McDonald	Charles Lawson	December only	1	1078	73

Production

The big finish

Steve and Karen's lavish wedding starts out well...

Kieran Roberts bowed out as producer with Episode 5722 on 28th March after two successful years in charge. His replacement was Tony Wood, who had previously worked on Coronation Street as a stopgap producer of six episodes in 1994. Carolyn Reynolds remained executive producer for one more year.

Schedule changes due to Euro 2004 football coverage resulted in three episodes of Coronation Street being shown on the same day for the first time in May. These episodes featured Todd Grimshaw coming out to his fiancée Sarah Platt and confessing to his affair with nurse Karl Foster, and a brawl on the cobbles between a dressing-gowned Gail Platt and Eileen Grimshaw. The first episode shown that evening was Jonathan Harvey's inaugural script for the programme. Bruno Langley quit the show once the storyline had concluded, after three years playing Todd. Rather than leave the programme without a gay character, three weeks before Todd made his on-screen departure Antony Cotton's character Sean Tully was revived and made a regular.

The writing team saw further changes in the course of the year with the addition of Chris Fewtrell and Damon Rochefort and the departures of Ken Blakeson and Peter Mills.

Three episodes were shown on one night on three more occasions, but only the last of these was an addition to schedules. Following the success of the Richard Hillman storyline, writers began cultivating more long-term villains and the first of these was Maya Sharma, Dev Alahan's unstable ex-girlfriend who embarked on a campaign of terror against Dev and his new wife Sunita. The story climaxed in November with an eight-episode week where Maya torched all of Dev's shops, culminating with a blaze in the Corner Shop and the attempted murder of the Alahans. Maya's reign of terror ended when a lorry crashed into her car and she was arrested, although her fate was never properly addressed as Jimmi Harkishin took time off work in early 2005 to beat a cocaine addiction. After the fire, the Corner Shop received a makeover both inside and outside.

The other big storyline of the year was the birth of Tracy Barlow's daughter Amy and Tracy's revelation - at Steve and Karen McDonald's wedding - that Steve was Amy's real father, after months of pretending that it was Roy Cropper. Holly Bowyer, Amber Chadwick and Rebecca Pike jointly played the newborn Amy with Chadwick appearing for three episodes, Bowyer appearing for 20 episodes and Pike appearing in the role for over a year. Chadwick would later return to the role full-time in 2006. Beverley Callard made a full-time return as Liz McDonald, arriving for the wedding in February, while Suranne Jones left her role of Karen McDonald at the end of the year, last appearing on Boxing Day after a Christmas Day showdown with Tracy.

Tony Wood

The new Baldwins: Jamie, Frankie, Danny and Warren

The main family introduced under Tony Wood was a new branch of the Baldwins, consisting of Mike's nephew Danny, Danny's WAG-type wife Frankie, their teenage son Warren, and Danny's older son Jamie from his first marriage. Like Mike, the new Baldwins were originally from London and relocated to Weatherfield, and Danny ran Underworld with Mike after whom his character was styled. The creation of the new family required a retconning of Mike's backstory, with only child Mike given a brother, Harry.

Mike was supported further by the return of his son Adam Barlow in December, recast with Sam Robertson in the role. Sophie Webster also gained a new head, with Brooke Vincent taking over the part from Emma Woodward, while Nick Tilsley appeared for the last time in his Adam Rickitt incarnation. After his year-long comeback, Rickitt once again quit the series.

Other casting included Tupele Dorgu as Underworld machinist Kelly Crabtree and Jenny Platt as new Rovers barmaid Violet Wilson, while Jane Danson returned full-time as Leanne Battersby after a four-year absence and Iain Rogerson as Harry Flagg departed in August.

The year also featured notable cameo appearances by comedians Peter Kay as Shelley Unwin's disastrous date Eric Gartside and Norman Wisdom as jogging pensioner Ernie Crabbe.

Viewing figures

Ratings chart for the year

Coronation Street's reign as the UK's No.1 show on most weeks of the year continued for the third year in a row, with 46 episodes reaching top position and only one episode falling outside the top twenty.

After a successful 2003, ratings were back to their 2002 levels, although the year's average of 12.09 million viewers remained above 2002's figure of 11.94m, and the peak rating of 16.33 million viewers for Episode 5694 (16th February 2004) (Steve and Karen's wedding) outrated the peak from 2002. Every month saw its average drop from the same month in 2002, with drops of around two million viewers occurring in March, June, and September.

Episodes

#	Ep. No.	Date	Part	Writer	Director	Viewing Figures	Chart Position
1	5659	Thursday 1st January		Daran Little	Oliver Horsbrugh	12,070,000	7
2	5660	Friday 2nd January		Daran Little	Oliver Horsbrugh	14,290,000	2
3	5661	Sunday 4th January		Peter Mills	Oliver Horsbrugh	14,270,000	3
4	5662	Monday 5th January	1	Stephen Lowe	Haldane Duncan	14,830,000	1
5	5663	Monday 5th January	2	Chris Parker	Haldane Duncan	14,690,000	4
6	5664	Wednesday 7th January		John Stevenson	Haldane Duncan	14,720,000	3
7	5665	Friday 9th January		Jayne Hollinson	Haldane Duncan	13,520,000	8
8	5666	Sunday 11th January		Daran Little	Haldane Duncan	13,100,000	9
9	5667	Monday 12th January	1	Peter Mills	Tim O'Mara	14,270,000	1
10	5668	Monday 12th January	2	Martin Allen	Tim O'Mara	13,040,000	9
11	5669	Wednesday 14th January		Peter Whalley	Tim O'Mara	14,000,000	3
12	5670	Friday 16th January		Debbie Oates	Tim O'Mara	13,230,000	7
13	5671	Sunday 18th January		Joe Turner	Tim O'Mara	13,970,000	5
14	5672	Monday 19th January	1	Ken Blakeson	Duncan Foster	14,690,000	1
15	5673	Monday 19th January	2	Stephen Russell	Duncan Foster	13,000,000	9
16	5674	Wednesday 21st January		Mark Wadlow	Duncan Foster	13,920,000	2
17	5675	Friday 23rd January		John Fay	Duncan Foster	13,290,000	7
18	5676	Sunday 25th January		David Lane	Duncan Foster	13,580,000	5
19	5677	Monday 26th January	1	Chris Parker	David Kester	14,490,000	2
20	5678	Monday 26th January	2	Mark Wadlow	David Kester	13,450,000	10
21	5679	Wednesday 28th January		Sue Mooney	David Kester	15,160,000	1
22	5680	Friday 30th January	1	Stephen Russell	David Kester	13,990,000	3
23	5681	Friday 30th January	2	Daran Little	David Kester	13,630,000	6
24	5682	Sunday 1st February		Peter Mills	David Kester	13,950,000	4
25	5683	Monday 2nd February	1	Stephen Lowe	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	14,620,000	1
26	5684	Monday 2nd February	2	John Stevenson	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	14,430,000	2
27	5685	Wednesday 4th February		David Lane	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	14,040,000	4
28	5686	Friday 6th February		Ken Blakeson	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	13,670,000	7
29	5687	Sunday 8th February		Peter Whalley	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	13,980,000	5
30	5688	Monday 9th February	1	John Fay	Kay Patrick	14,940,000	2
31	5689	Monday 9th February	2	John Fay	Kay Patrick	14,350,000	3
32	5690	Wednesday 11th February		Debbie Oates	Kay Patrick	14,160,000	4
33	5691	Friday 13th February		Joe Turner	Kay Patrick	12,830,000	9
34	5692	Sunday 15th February		Martin Allen	Kay Patrick	13,890,000	5
35	5693	Monday 16th February	1	Peter Whalley	John Anderson	16,090,000	2
36	5694	Monday 16th February	2	John Fay	John Anderson	16,330,000	1
37	5695	Wednesday 18th February		John Stevenson	John Anderson	14,830,000	3
38	5696	Friday 20th February		Stephen Lowe	John Anderson	13,960,000	5
39	5697	Sunday 22nd February		Sue Mooney	John Anderson	14,550,000	4
40	5698	Monday 23rd February	1	Martin Allen	Tony Prescott	14,870,000	1
41	5699	Monday 23rd February	2	Carmel Morgan	Tony Prescott	13,780,000	4
42	5700	Wednesday 25th February		Stephen Russell	Tony Prescott	14,160,000	2
43	5701	Friday 27th February		Debbie Oates	Tony Prescott	12,990,000	6
44	5702	Sunday 29th February		Daran Little	Tony Prescott	13,740,000	5
45	5703	Monday 1st March	1	Jayne Hollinson	Ian Bevitt	14,550,000	1
46	5704	Monday 1st March	2	Joe Turner	Ian Bevitt	13,820,000	2
47	5705	Wednesday 3rd March		Catherine Hayes	Ian Bevitt	13,530,000	4
48	5706	Friday 5th March		Ken Blakeson	Ian Bevitt	12,530,000	8
49	5707	Sunday 7th March		David Lane	Ian Bevitt	13,140,000	6
50	5708	Monday 8th March	1	Martin Allen	Duncan Foster	14,440,000	2
51	5709	Monday 8th March	2	Daran Little	Duncan Foster	14,560,000	1
52	5710	Wednesday 10th March		John Stevenson	Duncan Foster	13,900,000	3
53	5711	Friday 12th March		Catherine Hayes	Duncan Foster	13,320,000	5
54	5712	Sunday 14th March		Chris Parker	Duncan Foster	12,620,000	7
55	5713	Monday 15th March	1	Debbie Oates	Tracey Rooney	14,370,000	1
56	5714	Monday 15th March	2	John Fay	Tracey Rooney	13,740,000	2
57	5715	Wednesday 17th March		Mark Wadlow	Tracey Rooney	13,480,000	3
58	5716	Friday 19th March		Carmel Morgan	Tracey Rooney	13,040,000	4
59	5717	Sunday 21st March		David Lane	Tracey Rooney	12,860,000	7
60	5718	Monday 22nd March	1	Ken Blakeson	Kay Patrick	14,690,000	1
61	5719	Monday 22nd March	2	Joe Turner	Kay Patrick	12,870,000	6
62	5720	Wednesday 24th March		Peter Mills	Kay Patrick	13,450,000	2
63	5721	Friday 26th March		Jayne Hollinson	Kay Patrick	12,920,000	5
64	5722	Sunday 28th March		Peter Whalley	Kay Patrick	11,870,000	8
65	5723	Monday 29th March	1	Catherine Hayes	John Anderson	14,280,000	1
66	5724	Monday 29th March	2	Peter Whalley	John Anderson	12,860,000	3
67	5725	Wednesday 31st March		Chris Parker	John Anderson	12,600,000	4
68	5726	Friday 2nd April		Joe Turner	John Anderson	11,630,000	9
69	5727	Sunday 4th April		Joe Turner	John Anderson	12,160,000	6
70	5728	Monday 5th April	1	David Lane	Tony Prescott	13,270,000	1
71	5729	Monday 5th April	2	Stephen Lowe	Tony Prescott	12,190,000	4
72	5730	Wednesday 7th April		John Stevenson	Tony Prescott	12,520,000	3
73	5731	Friday 9th April		Mark Wadlow	Tony Prescott	11,910,000	5
74	5732	Sunday 11th April		Mark Wadlow	Tony Prescott	11,200,000	7
75	5733	Monday 12th April	1	Daran Little	Ian Bevitt	12,770,000	2
76	5734	Monday 12th April	2	John Fay	Ian Bevitt	12,080,000	5
77	5735	Wednesday 14th April		Martin Allen	Ian Bevitt	11,870,000	6
78	5736	Friday 16th April		Carmel Morgan	Ian Bevitt	12,380,000	3
79	5737	Sunday 18th April		Stephen Russell	Ian Bevitt	12,820,000	1
80	5738	Monday 19th April	1	Martin Allen	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	12,910,000	2
81	5739	Monday 19th April	2	Peter Whalley	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	11,890,000	4
82	5740	Wednesday 21st April		Daran Little	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	13,270,000	1
83	5741	Friday 23rd April		John Fay	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	11,140,000	7
84	5742	Sunday 25th April		Carmel Morgan	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	11,740,000	6
85	5743	Monday 26th April	1	Jayne Hollinson	Tracey Rooney	12,860,000	1
86	5744	Monday 26th April	2	Debbie Oates	Tracey Rooney	12,400,000	4
87	5745	Wednesday 28th April		Chris Parker	Tracey Rooney	12,790,000	2
88	5746	Friday 30th April	1	David Lane	Tracey Rooney	11,710,000	7
89	5747	Friday 30th April	2	Chris Fewtrell	Tracey Rooney	10,000,000	11
90	5748	Sunday 2nd May		John Stevenson	Tracey Rooney	11,150,000	9
91	5749/50	Monday 3rd May		Joe Turner Stephen Lowe	Kay Patrick	12,850,000	3
92	5751	Wednesday 5th May		Ken Blakeson	Kay Patrick	12,330,000	5
93	5752	Friday 7th May		Stephen Russell	Kay Patrick	11,900,000	7
94	5753	Sunday 9th May		Stephen Russell	Kay Patrick	11,920,000	6
95	5754	Monday 10th May	1	Jayne Hollinson	John Anderson	12,590,000	1
96	5755	Monday 10th May	2	David Lane	John Anderson	12,280,000	3
97	5756	Wednesday 12th May		Mark Wadlow	John Anderson	11,320,000	5
98	5757	Friday 14th May		Stephen Russell	John Anderson	10,560,000	8
99	5758	Sunday 16th May		Catherine Hayes	John Anderson	10,490,000	9
100	5759	Monday 17th May	1	Ken Blakeson	Tony Prescott	11,970,000	1
101	5760	Monday 17th May	2	John Stevenson	Tony Prescott	11,720,000	2
102	5761	Wednesday 19th May		John Stevenson	Tony Prescott	10,930,000	5
103	5762	Friday 21st May		Joe Turner	Tony Prescott	11,280,000	3
104	5763	Sunday 23rd May		Peter Whalley	Tony Prescott	10,770,000	6
105	5764	Monday 24th May	1	Jonathan Harvey	Ian Bevitt	13,020,000	2
106	5765	Monday 24th May	2	John Fay	Ian Bevitt	13,380,000	1
107	5766	Monday 24th May	3	Stephen Russell	Ian Bevitt	12,550,000	3
108	5767	Friday 28th May	1	Carmel Morgan	Ian Bevitt	11,390,000	5
109	5768	Friday 28th May	2	Daran Little	Ian Bevitt	9,840,000	9
110	5769	Sunday 30th May		Chris Parker	Ian Bevitt	10,370,000	8
111	5770	Monday 31st May	1	Joe Turner	Alan Wareing	11,830,000	2
112	5771	Monday 31st May	2	John Stevenson	Alan Wareing	12,540,000	1
113	5772	Monday 31st May	3	Stephen Lowe	Alan Wareing	10,960,000	7
114	5773	Wednesday 2nd June		Catherine Hayes	Alan Wareing	11,340,000	4
115	5774	Friday 4th June	1	Debbie Oates	Alan Wareing	11,410,000	3
116	5775	Friday 4th June	2	John Fay	Alan Wareing	9,980,000	10
117	5776	Sunday 6th June		David Lane	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	10,160,000	9
118	5777	Monday 7th June	1	Jonathan Harvey	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	11,590,000	3
119	5778	Monday 7th June	2	Carmel Morgan	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	11,870,000	2
120	5779	Wednesday 9th June		Peter Whalley	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	11,360,000	4
121	5780	Friday 11th June	1	Peter Whalley	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	11,110,000	5
122	5781	Friday 11th June	2	Daran Little	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	9,780,000	10
123	5782	Monday 14th June		Jayne Hollinson	Tom Poole	8,690,000	9
124	5783	Wednesday 16th June		Chris Fewtrell	Tom Poole	7,670,000	14
125	5784	Sunday 20th June		Martin Allen	Tom Poole	9,020,000	7
126	5785	Monday 21st June	1	Stephen Russell	David Kester	8,270,000	14
127	5786	Monday 21st June	2	Mark Wadlow	David Kester	7,180,000	20
128	5787	Sunday 27th June		Mark Wadlow	David Kester	10,310,000	7
129	5788	Monday 28th June	1	Ken Blakeson	David Kester	10,370,000	4
130	5789	Monday 28th June	2	Stephen Lowe	Daniel Wilson	8,770,000	11
131	5790	Monday 28th June	3	Chris Parker	Daniel Wilson	8,380,000	14
132	5791	Wednesday 30th June		Jayne Hollinson	Daniel Wilson	10,220,000	3
133	5792	Friday 2nd July		Jonathan Harvey	Daniel Wilson	10,570,000	5
134	5793	Sunday 4th July		Carmel Morgan	Daniel Wilson	7,080,000	25
135	5794	Monday 5th July	1	Peter Whalley	Mike Adams	11,340,000	4
136	5795	Monday 5th July	2	Peter Whalley	Mike Adams	11,470,000	3
137	5796	Wednesday 7th July		Daran Little	Mike Adams	11,660,000	1
138	5797	Friday 9th July		David Lane	Mike Adams	10,490,000	7
139	5798	Sunday 11th July		Chris Fewtrell	Mike Adams	11,510,000	2
140	5799	Monday 12th July	1	Mark Wadlow	Ian Bevitt	11,850,000	1
141	5800	Monday 12th July	2	John Stevenson	Ian Bevitt	11,660,000	2
142	5801	Wednesday 14th July		John Fay	Ian Bevitt	11,090,000	4
143	5802	Friday 16th July		John Fay	Neil Alderton	10,400,000	5
144	5803	Sunday 18th July		Martin Allen	Neil Alderton	9,860,000	7
145	5804	Monday 19th July	1	Peter Whalley	Alan Wareing	11,780,000	2
146	5805	Monday 19th July	2	John Fay	Alan Wareing	12,040,000	1
147	5806	Wednesday 21st July		Jonathan Harvey	Alan Wareing	10,650,000	5
148	5807	Friday 23rd July		Jonathan Harvey	Alan Wareing	9,490,000	8
149	5808	Sunday 25th July		Stephen Lowe	Alan Wareing	10,160,000	7
150	5809	Monday 26th July	1	Stephen Russell	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	11,350,000	2
151	5810	Monday 26th July	2	Stephen Russell	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	11,920,000	1
152	5811	Wednesday 28th July		Jayne Hollinson	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	10,300,000	4
153	5812	Friday 30th July		Carmel Morgan	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	9,500,000	8
154	5813	Sunday 1st August		Daran Little	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	9,000,000	10
155	5814	Monday 2nd August	1	Mark Wadlow	Kay Patrick	11,260,000	1
156	5815	Monday 2nd August	2	John Stevenson	Kay Patrick	11,190,000	2
157	5816	Wednesday 4th August		John Stevenson	Kay Patrick	10,140,000	5
158	5817	Friday 6th August		Catherine Hayes	Kay Patrick	9,630,000	8
159	5818	Sunday 8th August		David Lane	Kay Patrick	9,980,000	6
160	5819	Monday 9th August	1	Debbie Oates	Daniel Wilson	12,350,000	1
161	5820	Monday 9th August	2	Debbie Oates	Daniel Wilson	11,780,000	2
162	5821	Wednesday 11th August		Chris Parker	Daniel Wilson	10,480,000	4
163	5822	Friday 13th August		Martin Allen	Daniel Wilson	9,310,000	8
164	5823	Sunday 15th August		Joe Turner	Daniel Wilson	9,920,000	6
165	5824	Monday 16th August	1	Joe Turner	Diana Patrick	11,130,000	2
166	5825	Monday 16th August	2	Joe Turner	Diana Patrick	11,300,000	1
167	5826	Wednesday 18th August		Mark Burt	Diana Patrick	10,050,000	4
168	5827	Friday 20th August		Carmel Morgan	Diana Patrick	10,230,000	3
169	5828	Sunday 22nd August		Stephen Russell	Diana Patrick	9,630,000	6
170	5829	Monday 23rd August	1	Jonathan Harvey	Mike Adams	10,800,000	2
171	5830	Monday 23rd August	2	Mark Wadlow	Mike Adams	10,830,000	1
172	5831	Wednesday 25th August		Chris Fewtrell	Mike Adams	10,280,000	4
173	5832	Friday 27th August		Martin Allen	Mike Adams	8,580,000	8
174	5833	Sunday 29th August		John Stevenson	Mike Adams	9,340,000	5
175	5834	Monday 30th August	1	Daran Little	Alan Wareing	11,570,000	2
176	5835	Monday 30th August	2	Daran Little	Alan Wareing	11,690,000	1
177	5836	Wednesday 1st September		Debbie Oates	Alan Wareing	10,940,000	3
178	5837	Friday 3rd September		Stephen Lowe	Alan Wareing	10,660,000	4
179	5838	Sunday 5th September		Peter Whalley	Alan Wareing	9,670,000	10
180	5839	Monday 6th September	1	John Fay	Duncan Foster	12,140,000	1
181	5840	Monday 6th September	2	Stephen Russell	Duncan Foster	11,330,000	2
182	5841	Wednesday 8th September		Jayne Hollinson	Duncan Foster	9,680,000	9
183	5842	Friday 10th September		Catherine Hayes	Duncan Foster	10,750,000	5
184	5843	Sunday 12th September		Joe Turner	Duncan Foster	11,330,000	2
185	5844	Monday 13th September	1	Chris Fewtrell	Neil Alderton	12,310,000	1
186	5845	Monday 13th September	2	Chris Fewtrell	Neil Alderton	11,360,000	3
187	5846	Wednesday 15th September		Chris Parker	Neil Alderton	10,900,000	6
188	5847	Friday 17th September		John Stevenson	Neil Alderton	10,790,000	7
189	5848	Sunday 19th September		Debbie Oates	Neil Alderton	10,360,000	8
190	5849	Monday 20th September	1	David Lane	Tim Hopewell	12,060,000	1
191	5850	Monday 20th September	2	Martin Allen	Tim Hopewell	11,310,000	3
192	5851/2	Wednesday 22nd September		Daran Little Peter Whalley	Tim Hopewell	11,570,000	2
193	5853	Friday 24th September		Peter Whalley	Tim Hopewell	10,940,000	5
194	5854	Sunday 26th September		Mark Wadlow	Diana Patrick	10,970,000	4
195	5855	Monday 27th September	1	Catherine Hayes	Diana Patrick	12,720,000	1
196	5856	Monday 27th September	2	Debbie Oates	Diana Patrick	11,870,000	2
197	5857	Wednesday 29th September		John Stevenson	Diana Patrick	11,530,000	3
198	5858	Friday 1st October		Joe Turner	Diana Patrick	11,220,000	5
199	5859	Sunday 3rd October		Stephen Lowe	Colin Cant	11,480,000	4
200	5860	Monday 4th October	1	Martin Allen	Colin Cant	12,560,000	1
201	5861	Monday 4th October	2	Peter Whalley	Colin Cant	12,190,000	2
202	5862	Wednesday 6th October		David Lane	Colin Cant	11,820,000	3
203	5863	Friday 8th October		Chris Parker	Colin Cant	11,360,000	4
204	5864	Sunday 10th October		Carmel Morgan	Charles Lauder	10,960,000	6
205	5865	Monday 11th October	1	Jayne Hollinson	Charles Lauder	12,640,000	1
206	5866	Monday 11th October	2	Chris Fewtrell	Charles Lauder	12,000,000	3
207	5867	Wednesday 13th October		Jonathan Harvey	Charles Lauder	11,860,000	4
208	5868	Friday 15th October		Mark Burt	Charles Lauder	11,810,000	5
209	5869	Sunday 17th October		Mark Wadlow	Anne Ross Muir	12,150,000	2
210	5870	Monday 18th October	1	David Lane	Anne Ross Muir	12,960,000	1
211	5871	Monday 18th October	2	Daran Little	Anne Ross Muir	12,620,000	2
212	5872	Wednesday 20th October		Jonathan Harvey	Anne Ross Muir	11,760,000	5
213	5873	Friday 22nd October		Jonathan Harvey	Anne Ross Muir	11,910,000	4
214	5874	Sunday 24th October		Debbie Oates	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	12,330,000	3
215	5875	Monday 25th October	1	Debbie Oates	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	13,550,000	1
216	5876	Monday 25th October	2	Mark Burt	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	13,490,000	2
217	5877	Wednesday 27th October		Carmel Morgan	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	12,850,000	3
218	5878	Friday 29th October		Damon Rochefort	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	11,650,000	5
219	5879	Sunday 31st October		Jayne Hollinson	David Kester	11,250,000	7
220	5880	Monday 1st November	1	Catherine Hayes	David Kester	13,300,000	1
221	5881	Monday 1st November	2	Chris Fewtrell	David Kester	12,500,000	3
222	5882	Wednesday 3rd November		Stephen Lowe	David Kester	12,600,000	2
223	5883	Friday 5th November		Martin Allen	David Kester	11,300,000	8
224	5884	Sunday 7th November		John Fay	Daniel Wilson	12,400,000	4
225	5885	Monday 8th November	1	John Fay	Daniel Wilson	13,490,000	1
226	5886	Monday 8th November	2	John Stevenson	Daniel Wilson	12,470,000	3
227	5887	Wednesday 10th November		Chris Parker	Daniel Wilson	12,300,000	5
228	5888	Friday 12th November		Stephen Russell	Daniel Wilson	12,330,000	4
229	5889	Sunday 14th November		Stephen Russell	John Anderson	12,540,000	2
230	5890	Monday 15th November	1	Catherine Hayes	John Anderson	13,790,000	1
231	5891	Monday 15th November	2	Mark Wadlow	John Anderson	12,860,000	3
232	5892	Wednesday 17th November		Chris Fewtrell	John Anderson	12,730,000	4
233	5893	Friday 19th November		Martin Allen	John Anderson	11,320,000	7
234	5894	Sunday 21st November		Debbie Oates	John Anderson	13,360,000	2
235	5895	Monday 22nd November	1	Mark Burt	Colin Cant	14,650,000	2
236	5896	Monday 22nd November	2	Daran Little	Colin Cant Duncan Foster	14,670,000	1
237	5897	Monday 22nd November	3	Daran Little	Duncan Foster	13,650,000	3
238	5898	Wednesday 24th November	1	John Fay	Duncan Foster	13,240,000	4
239	5899	Wednesday 24th November	2	John Fay	Duncan Foster	12,120,000	7
240	5900	Friday 26th November	1	Carmel Morgan	Colin Cant	12,960,000	6
241	5901	Friday 26th November	2	Carmel Morgan	Colin Cant	10,730,000	11
242	5902	Sunday 28th November		Chris Parker	Colin Cant	13,000,000	5
243	5903	Monday 29th November	1	Joe Turner	Kay Patrick	13,310,000	1
244	5904	Monday 29th November	2	Stephen Lowe	Kay Patrick	12,060,000	4
245	5905	Wednesday 1st December		John Stevenson	Kay Patrick	12,430,000	3
246	5906	Friday 3rd December		Peter Whalley	Kay Patrick	12,560,000	2
247	5907	Sunday 5th December		Jonathan Harvey	Kay Patrick	11,270,000	6
248	5908	Monday 6th December	1	Chris Fewtrell	Tony Prescott	13,500,000	1
249	5909	Monday 6th December	2	Chris Fewtrell	Tony Prescott	12,310,000	3
250	5910	Wednesday 8th December		David Lane	Tony Prescott	12,430,000	2
251	5911	Friday 10th December		Peter Whalley	Tony Prescott	12,000,000	4
252	5912	Sunday 12th December		Peter Whalley	Tony Prescott	11,560,000	6
253	5913	Monday 13th December	1	Martin Allen	Neil Alderton	13,560,000	1
254	5914	Monday 13th December	2	John Stevenson	Neil Alderton	12,490,000	2
255	5915	Wednesday 15th December		John Stevenson	Neil Alderton	11,700,000	4
256	5916	Friday 17th December		Jayne Hollinson	Neil Alderton	11,550,000	5
257	5917	Sunday 19th December		Joe Turner	Neil Alderton	12,030,000	3
258	5918	Monday 20th December	1	Carmel Morgan	David Kester	13,130,000	1
259	5919	Monday 20th December	2	Debbie Oates	David Kester	12,110,000	5
260	5920	Wednesday 22nd December		Mark Wadlow	David Kester	11,570,000	9
261	5921	Friday 24th December	1	Stephen Russell	David Kester	10,530,000	14
262	5922	Friday 24th December	2	Daran Little	David Kester	11,480,000	10
263	5923	Saturday 25th December		John Fay	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	11,990,000	6
264	5924	Sunday 26th December		Mark Burt	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	11,480,000	10
265	5925	Monday 27th December	1	Peter Whalley	John Anderson	12,660,000	2
266	5926	Monday 27th December	2	Catherine Hayes	John Anderson	12,060,000	4
267	5927	Wednesday 29th December		David Lane	John Anderson	12,940,000	1
268	5928	Friday 31st December	1	Daran Little	John Anderson	11,420,000	8
269	5929	Friday 31st December	2	Daran Little	John Anderson	9,670,000	12

Storylines

To be added.

Who lives where

Coronation Street

• Rovers Return Inn - Shelley Unwin. Bev Unwin (until June). Liz McDonald (June to November). Charlie Stubbs (from September).
• 1 Coronation Street - Ken Barlow. Deirdre Rachid. Blanche Hunt (from June). Tracy Barlow. Amy Barlow (both from June). Liz McDonald (part of November).
• 2a Coronation Street - Maria Sutherland (until February). Fiz Brown. Candice Stowe. Claire Casey (May to November).
• 3 Coronation Street - Emily Bishop. Norris Cole.
• 4 Coronation Street - Fred Elliott. Ashley Peacock. Joshua Peacock. Claire Casey/Peacock (from November).
• 5 Coronation Street - Les Battersby. Kirk Sutherland. Cilla Brown (until May and from August). Chesney Brown (until June and from August). Janice Battersby (June to July).
• 6 Coronation Street - Tommy Harris. Angela Harris Katy Harris (May to July). Craig Harris.
• 7 Coronation Street - Blanche Hunt. Tracy Preston/Barlow. Amy Barlow (all until May) Danny Baldwin. Frankie Baldwin (both from June). Jamie Baldwin (from July). Warren Baldwin (from August).
• 8 Coronation Street - Gail Platt. David Platt. Nick Tilsley (until March). Maria Sutherland (February to March). Sarah Platt. Bethany Platt. (both from May).
• 9 Coronation Street - Jack Duckworth. Vera Duckworth. Tyrone Dobbs.
• 10a Coronation Street - Rita Sullivan.
• 11 Coronation Street - Eileen Grimshaw. Todd Grimshaw (May to September). Jason Grimshaw. Sean Tully (from September).
• 12 Coronation Street - Steve McDonald. Karen McDonald (until December). Liz McDonald (February to March and part of November).
• 13 Coronation Street - Sally Webster. Kevin Webster. Rosie Webster. Sophie Webster.
• Corner Shop flat - Sunita Parekh (until November).

Victoria Street

• 14a Victoria Street - Janice Battersby (until June and from August). Leanne Battersby (from June).
• 15a Victoria Street - Nick Tilsley (from March to July). Maria Sutherland (from March). Liz McDonald (end of November onwards).
• 16a Victoria Street - Roy Cropper. Hayley Cropper. Patience Cropper (part of February only).
• 17 Victoria Street - Todd Grimshaw. Sarah Platt. Bethany Platt. (all until May).
• 18a Victoria Street - Martin Platt. Katy Harris (until May and from August).
• 19a Victoria Street - Ciaran McCarthy.

Others

• 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. Maya Sharma (until August). Sunita Alahan (from November).
• Nightingale Terrace - Harry Flagg.
• 26 Palmer Street - Charlie Stubbs (until September).

Awards and nominations

BAFTA
Ceremony held on 18th April 2004

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

British Soap Awards
Ceremony televised on 12th May 2004

• Best British Soap: Coronation Street (Nominee)
• Best Actor: Simon Gregson (Nominee), David Neilson (Nominee)
• Best Actress: Kate Ford (Nominee)
• Sexiest Female: Suranne Jones (Nominee)
• Best Newcomer: Wendi Peters (Nominee)
• Best On-Screen Partnership: David Neilson and Julie Hesmondhalgh (Winner), Simon Gregson and Suranne Jones (Nominee)
• Best Dramatic Performance: David Neilson (Nominee)
• Best Dramatic Performance from a Young Actor or Actress: Sam Aston (Nominee)
• Best Bitch: Kate Ford (Winner), Wendi Peters (Nominee)
• Villain of the Year: Kate Ford (Nominee)
• Best Storyline: Tracy Barlow wreaks havoc (Winner)
• Best Single Episode: Steve and Karen's wedding (Nominee)
• Lifetime Achievement Award: Barbara Knox

The Celebrity Awards

• Best Newcomer: Sam Aston (Winner)
• Woman of the Year: Suranne Jones (Nominee)
• TV Cast of the Year: The Cast of Coronation Street (Winner)
• Sexist Female of the Year: Tina O'Brien (Nominee), Nikki Sanderson (Nominee), Suranne Jones (Nominee)
• Sexiest Male of the Year: Ryan Thomas (Nominee)

Inside Soap Awards
Ceremony held on 27th September 2004

• Best Soap: Coronation Street (Nominee)
• Best Young Actor: Sam Aston (Winner)
• Funniest Performance: Andrew Whyment (Winner)
• Best Newcomer: Sam Aston (Winner)
• Sexiest Female: Suranne Jones (Winner)
• Best Storyline: Tracy and Steve's one-night stand (Winner)
• Outstanding Achievement: Sue Nicholls

National Television Awards
Ceremony held on 26th October 2004

• Most Popular Serial Drama: Coronation Street (Winner)
• Most Popular Actor: Bruno Langley (Nominee)
• Most Popular Actress: Suranne Jones (Winner), Tina O'Brien (Nominee)
• Most Popular Newcomer: Sam Aston (Winner)

Royal Television Society

• Soap: Coronation Street (Winner)

Television and Radio Industries Club ("TRIC") Awards
Ceremony held on 9th March 2004

• Soap of the Year: Coronation Street (Winner)

TV Quick Awards

• Best Soap: Coronation Street (Winner)
• Best Actress: Tina O'Brien (Winner)
• Best Storyline: Todd Grimshaw/Jason Grimshaw/Sarah Platt triangle (Winner)
• Best Newcomer: Sam Aston (Winner)