Coronation Street in 2006

2006 was Coronation Street's forty-seventh year.

Main characters

Ranking	Character	Played by	Duration	Number of Episodes	Running total	Previous year's ranking
1	Sean Tully	Antony Cotton	Full year	170	351	6
2	Danny Baldwin	Bradley Walsh	Until December	158	392	3
3	Gail Platt	Helen Worth	Full year	145	2869	6
3	Audrey Roberts	Sue Nicholls	Full year	145	2042	21
5	Eileen Grimshaw	Sue Cleaver	Full year	143	691	15
6	Frankie Baldwin	Debra Stephenson	Until May and July to December	139	340	10
7	Jamie Baldwin	Rupert Hill	Full year	135	306	14
8	Charlie Stubbs	Bill Ward	Full year	129	410	4
9	Violet Wilson	Jenny Platt	Full year	127	317	1
10	Claire Peacock	Julia Haworth	Full year	126	349	37
11	Sally Webster	Sally Whittaker	Full year	124	1840	8
12	Tracy Barlow	Kate Ford	Full year	122	1124	5
13	Steve McDonald	Simon Gregson	Full year	120	1605	11
14	Fiz Brown	Jennie McAlpine	Full year	119	693	9
14	Norris Cole	Malcolm Hebden	Full year	119	711	27
14	Sarah Platt	Tina O'Brien	Full year	119	1271	12
17	David Platt	Jack P. Shepherd	Full year	116	898	39
18	Bev Unwin	Susie Blake	Until December	114	370	33
19	Kelly Crabtree	Tupele Dorgu	Full year	112	238	26
20	Rita Sullivan	Barbara Knox	Full year	111	2838	41
21	Liz McDonald	Beverley Callard	Full year	109	1253	15
22	Deirdre Barlow	Anne Kirkbride	Full year	108	2672	12
23	Ashley Peacock	Steven Arnold	Full year	107	993	49
24	Jason Grimshaw	Ryan Thomas	Full year	105	533	24
25	Joanne Jackson	Zaraah Abrahams	Full year	103	163	54
26	Hayley Cropper	Julie Hesmondhalgh	Full year except for April	101	857	23
27	Maria Sutherland	Samia Smith	Full year	99	536	43
28	Roy Cropper	David Neilson	Full year	98	972	25
29	Ken Barlow	William Roache	Full year	93	3510	21
29	Les Battersby-Brown	Bruce Jones	Full year except for February	93	996	32
31	Craig Harris	Richard Fleeshman	Until October	92	294	33
32	Blanche Hunt	Maggie Jones	Full year	90	629	31
33	Kevin Webster	Michael Le Vell	Full year	86	1951	17
34	Leanne Battersby	Jane Danson	Until July	84	655	20
34	Fred Elliott	John Savident	Until October	84	1063	18
36	Rosie Webster	Helen Flanagan	Full year except for July	83	801	28
37	Janice Battersby	Vicky Entwistle	Full year except for May	76	1148	19
38	Emily Bishop	Eileen Derbyshire	Full year except for June	75	2873	37
39	Tyrone Dobbs	Alan Halsall	Full year	74	736	30
40	Kirk Sutherland	Andrew Whyment	Full year except for February	66	437	43
40	Shelley Unwin	Sally Lindsay	Until July and September	66	763	2
40	Sophie Webster	Brooke Vincent	Full year	66	515	47
43	Dev Alahan	Jimmi Harkishin	Full year except for March	65	679	50
43	Adam Barlow	Sam Robertson	January and April to November	65	191	43
43	Cilla Battersby-Brown	Wendi Peters	Full year except for February and May	65	253	43
46	Lloyd Mullaney	Craig Charles	Until July	64	133	47
47	Chesney Battersby-Brown	Sam Aston	From March	63	228	42
48	Molly Compton	Vicky Binns	Full year except for May	59	82	71
49	Michelle Connor	Kym Marsh/Ryder	April and from August	58	58	-
50	Keith Appleyard	Ian Redford	Until July	54	128	39
50	Liam Connor	Rob James-Collier	From August	54	54	-
52	Becky Granger	Katherine Kelly	February to May and from November	53	54	78
53	Vernon Tomlin	Ian Reddington	January, March to September and from November	50	57	74
54	Vera Duckworth	Elizabeth Dawn	Full year except for July	46	2232	54
54	Joshua Peacock	Benjamin Beresford	March and from May	46	211	72
56	Thomas/Freddie Peacock	Jack & Jake Rogers and Dylan & Hayden Whitbread	From July	45	45	-
57	Jack Duckworth	William Tarmey	Full year	44	1908	62
58	Amber Kalirai	Nikki Patel	January to February, May to June, August and from October	41	48	74
58	Betty Williams	Betty Driver	Full year except for April	41	2605	57
60	Amy Barlow	Madison Hampson and Amber Chadwick	Full year	40	167	51
61	Nathan Cooper	Ray Fearon	Until July	38	99	52
62	Mike Baldwin	Johnny Briggs	January and March to April	32	2350	33
62	Bethany Platt	Amy & Emily Walton	Full year	32	325	70
64	Paul Connor	Sean Gallagher	September and from November	27	27	-
65	Bill Webster	Peter Armitage	From October	26	318	-
66	Ronnie Clayton	Emma Stansfield	Until June	25	56	68
67	Phil Nail	Clive Russell	Until March	19	61	63
68	Diggory Compton	Eric Potts	April to July	17	50	67
69	Sunita Alahan	Shobna Gulati	Until February	16	466	33
70	Penny King	Pauline Fleming	Until April	14	118	64
70	Archie Shuttleworth	Roy Hudd	April to May and October	14	114	-
72	Matt Ramsden	Stephen Beckett	March, May and July	11	138	-
73	Asha Alahan	Hannah, Harris & Ria Ahmed	January to February	10	10	-
74	Ryan Connor	Ben Thompson	August to September and December	9	9	-
75	Aadi Alahan	Hannah, Harris & Ria Ahmed	January to February	8	8	-
76	Carla Connor	Alison King	From December	4	4	-
76	Jessie Jackson	Nailah Cumberbatch	January only	4	63	56
76	Mark Redman	Paul Fox	April only	4	158	-
79	Warren Baldwin	Danny Young	November only	2	73	65
79	Maureen Webster	Sherrie Hewson	December only	2	401	-

Production

Death of Mike Baldwin

Mike Baldwin dies in Ken Barlow's arms

Departing producer Tony Wood's final episode aired on 12th February. The preceding six weeks of Coronation Street had seen the birth of Dev and Sunita Alahan's twins Aadi and Asha - both played by triplets Hannah, Harris and Ria Ahmed - and the exit of axed Sunita, who walked out on Dev taking the twins with her after finding out that he'd fathered children with the women who ran his shops.

Wood's biggest storyline was two years in the making and concluded in April, after Wood had left. At a long-term conference in 2004, writer John Fay pitched a story where Mike Baldwin developed Alzheimer's and died in the arms of his longstanding enemy Ken Barlow. Fay's idea was taken up by the writing team and Johnny Briggs was effectively fired from the programme after 30 years.

As Mike was a standalone character with no family around, writers built up a Baldwin dynasty by re-introducing Adam and revealing Danny to secretly be Mike's son, setting up a battle over Mike's will. Paul Fox returned as Mark Redman, appearing just before Mike's death and at the funeral - the only occasion where all three of Mike's sons appeared together. Mike's girlfriend Penny King was written out immediately afterwards. Notably, the penultimate episode featuring Mike was the last script John Stevenson wrote for the programme before retiring. Stevenson had been hired by Bill Podmore in 1976, the year that Johnny Briggs joined Coronation Street.

Passing the torch

Kieran Roberts returned to Coronation Street as executive producer from Episode 6227, two years after ending a successful run as producer, while former Emmerdale producer Steve Frost succeeded Tony Wood with the same episode. Frost had replaced Roberts when the latter transferred from Emmerdale to Coronation Street in 2001.

In his first year, Frost placed new families in charge of Underworld and the Rovers Return. Initial plans for the factory to continue in the Baldwin name under Mike's sons Danny and Adam were revised when Bradley Walsh and Debra Stephenson announced that they were quitting the programme. Walsh's exit was reported as a break, although no return ever materialised. Gradually, the remaining Baldwins were phased out; Danny and Frankie last appeared on New Year's Eve, and Adam was written out in early 2007, going to work for Peter Barlow in his betting shop in Portsmouth. In addition, Danny's girlfriend Leanne Battersby ended their relationship and fled Weatherfield with £50,000 extorted from Danny, as actress Jane Danson went on maternity leave. Rupert Hill as Jamie was the only Baldwin left.

The Connors arrive: Liam, Ryan, Michelle and Paul

The new family was built around the character of singer-turned-barmaid Michelle Connor, played by former pop star Kym Marsh. Marsh first appeared as Michelle in April before returning in August, now a main cast member and supported by Ben Thompson as Michelle's teenage son Ryan, and Sean Gallagher and Rob James-Collier as her brothers Paul and Liam Connor respectively. Modelled after Liam and Noel Gallagher of Oasis, the Connor brothers bought the factory piecemeal, with Liam purchasing Adam's 40% and Paul buying Danny's 60% share three months later. Paul's glamorous wife Carla, also a major character, was introduced in December, played by Alison King.

A four-year period in which the Rovers Return was owned by Fred Elliott with Shelley Unwin as landlady came to an end when John Savident and Sally Lindsay both quit their roles. Savident resigned due to the heavy workload since the increase to five episodes per week. Fred was killed off, suffering a massive stroke while paying a dubious, but innocent visit to Audrey Roberts' house on his wedding day to check on his friend. His bride-to-be, Bev Unwin, was written out shortly thereafter, while Shelley departed in July for a new job in the Peak District with a brief return in September. The Rovers was sold to Steve McDonald, who appointed Liz as licensee and landlady.

Madison Hampson made her final appearance as Amy Barlow in March with Amber Chadwick taking over later that month. Chadwick had previously appeared as Amy in 2004 for three episodes.

Other cast changes

Most of the new characters from 2005 were written out over the course of the year, in the main Jessie Jackson, Phil Nail, Ronnie Clayton, Keith Appleyard, Nathan Cooper and Diggory Compton. Diggory left when Comptons went out of business, leaving the 18 Victoria Street shop unit empty.

Craig Harris, the last vestige of the once-prominent Harris family, departed in October when Richard Fleeshman left to pursue a career in music. Fleeshman's final scenes were shot on location in Paris in the first foreign shoot since the programme visited the city in 2000. The excursion to Paris by the Websters marked Kevin and Sally's twentieth wedding anniversary and featured the return of Peter Armitage as Bill Webster after a ten-year absence. Maureen Webster, last seen running off to Germany with Bill; made a brief appearance at Christmas where she found out about Bill's affair with Audrey, and ended their marriage.

Katherine Kelly made her debut appearance as Becky Granger in February. The character was intended to be the same one played by Amanda Tyrell in an episode the previous August, where she was credited as "Beggar". Becky was introduced as a homeless friend of Kelly Crabtree who stole from the factory and set Kelly up to take the blame. When she returned for a second time in November, Becky's character was softened though she retained a rough edge.

Meanwhile, Roy Hudd reprised the part of undertaker Archie Shuttleworth for Mike and Fred's funerals, Lloyd Mullaney was absent after 23rd July due to Craig Charles' suspension for suspected crack cocaine use, and Stephen Beckett returned for a short stint as Matt Ramsden, Joshua Peacock's biological father. Matt was eventually granted a two-hour visit with Joshua once a month by Ashley Peacock and delivered Ashley and Claire's son Thomas (later renamed Freddie) in July. Freddie was initially played by Jack and Jake Rogers, but in October the role was taken over by Dylan and Hayden Whitbread.

Viewing figures

Ratings chart for the year

Coronation Street experienced another exceptionally strong year in the BARB ratings charts despite suffering a sizeable drop in viewing figures for the third year in a row. 44 episodes reached number one - a drop of three from 2005 - while for the first year since 2003 no episodes fell outside the top twenty. The year's average was 10.18 million viewers, down 0.9 million from the previous year. For the fourth year in the decade, every month saw a drop from the same month in 2005.

The highest-rated episode aired on 13th March and drew an audience of 12.6 million viewers, pipping Mike Baldwin's death which drew 12.34 million viewers. For the second year in a row, the peak audience was the lowest of any year to date.

Episodes

#	Ep. No.	Date	Part	Writer	Director	Viewing Figures	Chart Position
1	6196	Sunday 1st January		Debbie Oates	Alan Wareing	10,430,000	6
2	6197	Monday 2nd January	1	Carmel Morgan	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	11,750,000	2
3	6198	Monday 2nd January	2	Jayne Hollinson	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	10,330,000	9
4	6199	Wednesday 4th January		John Stevenson	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	11,250,000	5
5	6200	Friday 6th January		Damon Rochefort	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	11,560,000	4
6	6201	Sunday 8th January		Chris Fewtrell	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	10,550,000	8
7	6202	Monday 9th January	1	Daran Little	Tracey Rooney	12,270,000	1
8	6203	Monday 9th January	2	Daran Little	Tracey Rooney	12,210,000	2
9	6204	Wednesday 11th January		Patrea Smallacombe	Tracey Rooney	11,060,000	7
10	6205	Friday 13th January		Peter Whalley	Tracey Rooney	11,330,000	5
11	6206	Sunday 15th January		Stephen Russell	Tracey Rooney	10,080,000	9
12	6207	Monday 16th January	1	Chris Fewtrell	Duncan Foster	12,250,000	1
13	6208	Monday 16th January	2	John Fay	Duncan Foster	11,590,000	3
14	6209	Wednesday 18th January		Peter Whalley	Duncan Foster	10,480,000	8
15	6210	Friday 20th January		Jayne Hollinson	Duncan Foster	11,410,000	4
16	6211	Sunday 22nd January		Daran Little	Duncan Foster	11,040,000	6
17	6212	Monday 23rd January	1	Damon Rochefort	Rob Rohrer	11,790,000	1
18	6213	Monday 23rd January	2	Jonathan Harvey	Rob Rohrer	11,160,000	6
19	6214	Wednesday 25th January		Joe Turner	Rob Rohrer	10,760,000	8
20	6215	Friday 27th January		Mark Burt	Rob Rohrer	11,200,000	5
21	6216	Sunday 29th January		Martin Allen	Rob Rohrer	10,090,000	11
22	6217	Monday 30th January	1	Debbie Oates	Neil Alderton	11,920,000	1
23	6218	Monday 30th January	2	Debbie Oates	Neil Alderton	11,300,000	3
24	6219	Wednesday 1st February		Carmel Morgan	Neil Alderton	10,820,000	7
25	6220	Friday 3rd February		Mark Wadlow	Neil Alderton	11,040,000	6
26	6221	Sunday 5th February		John Stevenson	Neil Alderton	11,080,000	5
27	6222	Monday 6th February	1	David Lane	John Anderson	11,640,000	1
28	6223	Monday 6th February	2	Martin Allen	John Anderson	10,910,000	5
29	6224	Wednesday 8th February		Mark Wadlow	John Anderson	11,140,000	3
30	6225	Friday 10th February		Patrea Smallacombe	John Anderson	10,390,000	6
31	6226	Sunday 12th February		Jonathan Harvey	John Anderson	9,870,000	9
32	6227	Monday 13th February	1	Stephen Russell	Tom Poole	11,920,000	1
33	6228	Monday 13th February	2	Debbie Oates	Tom Poole	10,920,000	4
34	6229	Wednesday 15th February		Catherine Hayes	Tom Poole	11,130,000	3
35	6230	Friday 17th February		Peter Whalley	Tom Poole	10,900,000	5
36	6231	Sunday 19th February		Jan McVerry	Tom Poole	10,260,000	8
37	6232	Monday 20th February	1	Daran Little	Kay Patrick	11,660,000	1
38	6233	Monday 20th February	2	Joe Turner	Kay Patrick	10,650,000	5
39	6234	Wednesday 22nd February		Jayne Hollinson	Kay Patrick	11,060,000	3
40	6235	Friday 24th February		John Stevenson	Kay Patrick	11,120,000	2
41	6236	Sunday 26th February		Julie Jones	Kay Patrick	10,850,000	4
42	6237	Monday 27th February	1	Jonathan Harvey	Duncan Foster	12,260,000	1
43	6238	Monday 27th February	2	Stephen Russell	Duncan Foster	11,780,000	3
44	6239	Wednesday 1st March		Carmel Morgan	Duncan Foster	11,750,000	4
45	6240	Friday 3rd March		Damon Rochefort	Duncan Foster	11,190,000	9
46	6241	Sunday 5th March		Patrea Smallacombe	Duncan Foster	11,810,000	2
47	6242	Monday 6th March	1	Mark Wadlow	Tony Prescott	12,390,000	1
48	6243	Monday 6th March	2	Debbie Oates	Tony Prescott	12,080,000	2
49	6244	Wednesday 8th March		Peter Whalley	Tony Prescott	11,490,000	4
50	6245	Friday 10th March		John Fay	Tony Prescott	11,340,000	5
51	6246	Sunday 12th March		Mark Burt	Tony Prescott	11,170,000	6
52	6247	Monday 13th March	1	Catherine Hayes	Rob Rohrer	12,600,000	1
53	6248	Monday 13th March	2	Daran Little	Rob Rohrer	11,660,000	4
54	6249	Wednesday 15th March		John Stevenson	Rob Rohrer	11,760,000	2
55	6250	Friday 17th March		Jan McVerry	Rob Rohrer	11,290,000	5
56	6251	Sunday 19th March		Joe Turner	Rob Rohrer	10,920,000	6
57	6252	Monday 20th March	1	David Lane	Tessa Hoffe	12,150,000	1
58	6253	Monday 20th March	2	Martin Allen	Tessa Hoffe	10,190,000	6
59	6254	Wednesday 22nd March		Damon Rochefort	Tessa Hoffe	11,170,000	2
60	6255	Friday 24th March		Stephen Russell	Tessa Hoffe	10,730,000	4
61	6256	Sunday 26th March		Joe Turner	Tessa Hoffe	10,750,000	3
62	6257	Monday 27th March	1	Mark Burt	Tim Hopewell	11,040,000	3
63	6258	Monday 27th March	2	Catherine Hayes	Tim Hopewell	11,060,000	2
64	6259	Wednesday 29th March		Jayne Hollinson	Tim Hopewell	10,960,000	4
65	6260	Friday 31st March		Jonathan Harvey	Tim Hopewell	10,360,000	5
66	6261	Sunday 2nd April		Chris Fewtrell	Tim Hopewell	11,160,000	1
67	6262	Monday 3rd April	1	John Fay	Kay Patrick	11,810,000	2
68	6263	Monday 3rd April	2	John Fay	Kay Patrick	11,730,000	3
69	6264	Wednesday 5th April		John Stevenson	Kay Patrick	10,930,000	5
70	6265	Friday 7th April		Daran Little	Kay Patrick	12,340,000	1
71	6266	Sunday 9th April		Peter Whalley	Kay Patrick	11,190,000	4
72	6267	Monday 10th April	1	Mark Wadlow	Duncan Foster	11,490,000	1
73	6268	Monday 10th April	2	Joe Turner	Duncan Foster	11,240,000	2
74	6269	Wednesday 12th April		David Lane	Duncan Foster	10,710,000	3
75	6270	Friday 14th April		Jayne Hollinson	Duncan Foster	10,220,000	5
76	6271	Sunday 16th April		Peter Whalley	Duncan Foster	9,080,000	7
77	6272	Monday 17th April	1	Debbie Oates	Tony Prescott	10,820,000	2
78	6273	Monday 17th April	2	Debbie Oates	Tony Prescott	11,360,000	1
79	6274	Wednesday 19th April		Catherine Hayes	Tony Prescott	10,410,000	4
80	6275	Friday 21st April		Chris Fewtrell	Sean Crotty	9,730,000	6
81	6276	Sunday 23rd April		Martin Allen	Tony Prescott	9,700,000	7
82	6277	Monday 24th April	1	Jan McVerry	Tom Poole	10,450,000	2
83	6278	Monday 24th April	2	Daran Little	Tom Poole	10,710,000	1
84	6279	Wednesday 26th April		Julie Jones	Tom Poole	9,960,000	4
85	6280	Friday 28th April		Mark Burt	Tom Poole	9,310,000	6
86	6281	Sunday 30th April		Jonathan Harvey	Tom Poole	9,570,000	5
87	6282	Monday 1st May	1	Catherine Hayes	Tim Dowd	10,300,000	2
88	6283	Monday 1st May	2	David Lane	Tim Dowd	10,660,000	1
89	6284	Wednesday 3rd May		Jan McVerry	Tim Dowd	9,430,000	6
90	6285	Friday 5th May		Julie Jones	Tim Dowd	8,940,000	8
91	6286	Sunday 7th May		Stephen Russell	Tim Dowd	10,100,000	4
92	6287	Monday 8th May	1	John Fay	Tim Hopewell	9,980,000	3
93	6288	Monday 8th May	2	John Fay	Tim Hopewell	9,670,000	4
94	6289	Friday 12th May		Damon Rochefort	Tim Hopewell	9,460,000	5
95	6290/1	Sunday 14th May		Chris Fewtrell Martin Allen	Tim Hopewell	10,130,000	1
96	6292	Monday 15th May	1	Peter Whalley	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	11,120,000	1
97	6293	Monday 15th May	2	Jonathan Harvey	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	10,970,000	2
98	6294	Friday 19th May	1	Jonathan Harvey	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	9,930,000	6
99	6295	Friday 19th May	2	Patrea Smallacombe	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	9,980,000	5
100	6296	Sunday 21st May		Mark Wadlow	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	10,640,000	3
101	6297	Monday 22nd May	1	Mark Wadlow	Neil Alderton	11,320,000	1
102	6298	Monday 22nd May	2	Joe Turner	Neil Alderton	11,130,000	2
103	6299	Wednesday 24th May		Jayne Hollinson	Neil Alderton	10,110,000	4
104	6300	Friday 26th May		Julie Jones	Neil Alderton	9,130,000	5
105	6301	Sunday 28th May		Debbie Oates	Neil Alderton	8,580,000	8
106	6302	Monday 29th May	1	Peter Whalley	Tony Prescott	9,560,000	1
107	6303	Monday 29th May	2	Damon Rochefort	Tony Prescott	9,440,000	2
108	6304	Wednesday 31st May		Stephen Russell	Tony Prescott	8,860,000	7
109	6305	Friday 2nd June		Chris Fewtrell	Sean Crotty	8,160,000	10
110	6306	Sunday 4th June		David Lane	Sean Crotty	9,070,000	5
111	6307	Monday 5th June	1	Catherine Hayes	Tom Poole	9,350,000	2
112	6308	Monday 5th June	2	Jan McVerry	Tom Poole	9,230,000	4
113	6309	Wednesday 7th June		Patrea Smallacombe	Tom Poole	8,110,000	6
114	6310	Friday 9th June		Jonathan Harvey	Tom Poole	6,880,000	11
115	6311	Sunday 11th June		Martin Allen	Tom Poole	7,420,000	9
116	6312	Monday 12th June	1	Jonathan Harvey	Tim Dowd	8,290,000	4
117	6313	Monday 12th June	2	Jonathan Harvey	Tim Dowd	6,950,000	10
118	6314	Tuesday 13th June		Stephen Bennett	Tim Dowd	7,640,000	8
119	6315	Wednesday 14th June		David Lane	Tim Dowd	8,090,000	6
120	6316/7	Sunday 18th June		Joe Turner Debbie Oates	Tim Dowd Pip Short	8,960,000	3
121	6318	Monday 19th June	1	Debbie Oates	Pip Short	8,920,000	4
122	6319	Monday 19th June	2	Patrea Smallacombe	Pip Short	7,980,000	9
123	6320	Wednesday 21st June		Peter Whalley	Pip Short	8,160,000	8
124	6321	Thursday 22nd June		Julie Jones	Pip Short	8,300,000	7
125	6322/3	Friday 23rd June		John Fay	Mike Adams	7,370,000	18
126	6324	Monday 26th June		Chris Fewtrell	Mike Adams	9,000,000	6
127	6325	Wednesday 28th June		Catherine Hayes	Mike Adams	7,840,000	8
128	6326/7	Friday 30th June		Damon Rochefort Mark Wadlow	Mike Adams Terry Dyddgen-Jones	6,870,000	14
129	6328	Sunday 2nd July		Mark Wadlow	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	9,030,000	4
130	6329	Monday 3rd July	1	Martin Allen	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	7,990,000	10
131	6330	Monday 3rd July	2	Jayne Hollinson	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	8,590,000	7
132	6331	Friday 7th July		Jan McVerry	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	7,990,000	10
133	6332/3	Monday 10th July		Joe Turner	Tim O'Mara	8,960,000	1
134	6334	Wednesday 12th July		Damon Rochefort	Tim O'Mara	8,350,000	3
135	6335	Friday 14th July		Mark Wadlow	Tim O'Mara	8,220,000	4
136	6336	Sunday 16th July		Jonathan Harvey	Tim O'Mara	8,060,000	5
137	6337	Monday 17th July	1	Peter Whalley	Tony Prescott	8,950,000	1
138	6338	Monday 17th July	2	Peter Whalley	Tony Prescott	8,920,000	2
139	6339	Wednesday 19th July		David Lane	Tony Prescott	8,340,000	3
140	6340	Friday 21st July		Catherine Hayes	Tony Prescott	8,180,000	4
141	6341	Sunday 23rd July		Jan McVerry	Tony Prescott	7,790,000	6
142	6342	Monday 24th July	1	Chris Fewtrell	Tom Poole	9,150,000	1
143	6343	Monday 24th July	2	Chris Fewtrell	Tom Poole	8,970,000	2
144	6344	Wednesday 26th July		Martin Allen	Tom Poole	8,150,000	4
145	6345	Friday 28th July		Julie Jones	Tom Poole	7,720,000	5
146	6346	Sunday 30th July		Stephen Bennett	Tom Poole	7,630,000	6
147	6347	Monday 31st July	1	Peter Whalley	Tim Hopewell	10,070,000	1
148	6348	Monday 31st July	2	Peter Whalley	Tim Hopewell	10,060,000	2
149	6349	Wednesday 2nd August		David Lane	Tim Hopewell	9,590,000	3
150	6350	Friday 4th August		Patrea Smallacombe	Tim Hopewell	8,710,000	7
151	6351	Sunday 6th August		Chris Fewtrell	Tim Hopewell	8,820,000	5
152	6352	Monday 7th August	1	Stephen Bennett	Pip Short	9,600,000	2
153	6353	Monday 7th August	2	Stephen Bennett	Pip Short	9,580,000	3
154	6354	Wednesday 9th August		Julie Jones	Pip Short	8,900,000	6
155	6355	Friday 11th August		Julie Jones	Pip Short	9,250,000	4
156	6356	Sunday 13th August		Damon Rochefort	Pip Short	9,720,000	1
157	6357	Monday 14th August	1	Damon Rochefort	John Anderson	10,200,000	2
158	6358	Monday 14th August	2	Mark Wadlow	John Anderson	10,620,000	1
159	6359	Wednesday 16th August		Jonathan Harvey	John Anderson	9,460,000	5
160	6360	Friday 18th August		Jonathan Harvey	John Anderson	9,560,000	4
161	6361	Sunday 20th August		Jayne Hollinson	John Anderson	9,680,000	3
162	6362	Monday 21st August	1	Jayne Hollinson	Henry Foster	10,270,000	2
163	6363	Monday 21st August	2	Jonathan Harvey	Henry Foster	10,350,000	1
164	6364	Wednesday 23rd August		Damon Rochefort	Henry Foster	9,790,000	3
165	6365	Friday 25th August		Patrea Smallacombe	Henry Foster	8,810,000	5
166	6366	Sunday 27th August		Joe Turner	Henry Foster	8,430,000	6
167	6367	Monday 28th August	1	Martin Allen	Tim O'Mara	9,240,000	3
168	6368	Monday 28th August	2	Martin Allen	Tim O'Mara	9,050,000	6
169	6369	Wednesday 30th August		Stephen Russell	Tim O'Mara	10,300,000	1
170	6370	Friday 1st September		Stephen Russell	Tim O'Mara	9,230,000	4
171	6371	Sunday 3rd September		Carmel Morgan	Tim O'Mara	9,930,000	2
172	6372	Monday 4th September	1	Julie Jones	Stuart Davids	10,350,000	1
173	6373	Monday 4th September	2	Julie Jones	Stuart Davids	10,170,000	2
174	6374	Wednesday 6th September		Peter Whalley	Stuart Davids	9,380,000	4
175	6375	Friday 8th September		Stephen Bennett	Stuart Davids	8,600,000	7
176	6376	Sunday 10th September		Stephen Bennett	Stuart Davids	9,100,000	6
177	6377	Monday 11th September	1	Jan McVerry	Diana Patrick	10,470,000	1
178	6378	Monday 11th September	2	Jan McVerry	Diana Patrick	10,340,000	2
179	6379	Wednesday 13th September		Catherine Hayes	Diana Patrick	9,830,000	3
180	6380	Friday 15th September		Julie Jones	Diana Patrick	9,010,000	4
181	6381	Sunday 17th September		Stephen Bennett	Diana Patrick	8,990,000	5
182	6382	Monday 18th September	1	Mark Wadlow	Judith Dine	10,680,000	1
183	6383	Monday 18th September	2	Mark Wadlow	Judith Dine	10,440,000	2
184	6384	Wednesday 20th September		David Lane	Judith Dine	9,780,000	3
185	6385	Friday 22nd September		Joe Turner	Judith Dine	9,650,000	6
186	6386	Sunday 24th September		Patrea Smallacombe	Judith Dine	9,720,000	4
187	6387	Monday 25th September	1	John Fay	Pip Short	10,880,000	1
188	6388	Monday 25th September	2	John Fay	Pip Short	10,280,000	3
189	6389	Wednesday 27th September		Damon Rochefort	Pip Short	10,350,000	2
190	6390	Friday 29th September		Martin Allen	Pip Short	9,570,000	6
191	6391	Sunday 1st October		Jonathan Harvey	Pip Short	9,960,000	4
192	6392	Monday 2nd October	1	Peter Whalley	Kay Patrick	10,720,000	1
193	6393	Monday 2nd October	2	Peter Whalley	Kay Patrick	9,880,000	4
194	6394	Wednesday 4th October		Carmel Morgan	Kay Patrick	10,130,000	3
195	6395	Friday 6th October		Jayne Hollinson	Kay Patrick	10,150,000	2
196	6396	Sunday 8th October		Stephen Russell	Kay Patrick	9,350,000	5
197	6397	Monday 9th October	1	Peter Whalley	Alan Wareing	11,420,000	2
198	6398	Monday 9th October	2	Peter Whalley	Alan Wareing	11,660,000	1
199	6399	Wednesday 11th October		Carmel Morgan	Alan Wareing	10,130,000	4
200	6400	Friday 13th October		Jan McVerry	Alan Wareing	10,200,000	3
201	6401	Sunday 15th October		Damon Rochefort	Alan Wareing	9,520,000	5
202	6402	Monday 16th October	1	Jonathan Harvey	Tony Prescott	11,340,000	1
203	6403	Monday 16th October	2	Jonathan Harvey	Tony Prescott	10,740,000	3
204	6404	Wednesday 18th October		Stephen Bennett	Tony Prescott	11,140,000	2
205	6405	Friday 20th October	1	Stephen Russell	Tony Prescott	10,320,000	4
206	6406	Friday 20th October	2	Stephen Russell	Tony Prescott	9,690,000	6
207	6407	Monday 23rd October	1	Joe Turner	Tony Prescott	9,870,000	7
208	6408	Monday 23rd October	2	Chris Few	John Anderson	11,290,000	1
209	6409	Monday 23rd October	3	Chris Fewtrell	John Anderson	10,630,000	3
210	6410	Wednesday 25th October		Jayne Hollinson	John Anderson	10,870,000	2
211	6411	Friday 27th October		Martin Allen	John Anderson	10,220,000	4
212	6412	Sunday 29th October		John Fay	John Anderson	10,160,000	5
213	6413	Monday 30th October	1	Carmel Morgan	Michael Kerrigan	11,710,000	1
214	6414	Monday 30th October	2	Jonathan Harvey	Michael Kerrigan	11,510,000	2
215	6415	Wednesday 1st November		David Lane	Michael Kerrigan	11,170,000	3
216	6416	Friday 3rd November		Peter Whalley	Michael Kerrigan	10,580,000	4
217	6417	Sunday 5th November		Catherine Hayes	Michael Kerrigan	9,840,000	7
218	6418	Monday 6th November	1	Chris Fewtrell	Piotr Szkopiak	11,630,000	1
219	6419	Monday 6th November	2	Mark Wadlow	Piotr Szkopiak	11,010,000	2
220	6420	Wednesday 8th November		Stephen Bennett	Piotr Szkopiak	10,630,000	3
221	6421	Friday 10th November		Damon Rochefort	Piotr Szkopiak	10,280,000	6
222	6422	Sunday 12th November		Patrea Smallacombe	Piotr Szkopiak	10,540,000	4
223	6423	Monday 13th November	1	Julie Jones	Tim O'Mara	11,310,000	1
224	6424	Monday 13th November	2	Julie Jones	Tim O'Mara	10,540,000	3
225	6425	Wednesday 15th November		Joe Turner	Tim O'Mara	9,610,000	6
226	6426	Friday 17th November	1	Debbie Oates	Tim O'Mara	9,210,000	11
227	6427	Friday 17th November	2	Debbie Oates	Tim O'Mara	8,330,000	17
228	6428	Sunday 19th November		Jayne Hollinson	Tim O'Mara	10,930,000	2
229	6429	Monday 20th November	1	Jan McVerry	Alan Wareing	11,480,000	1
230	6430	Monday 20th November	2	Jan McVerry	Alan Wareing	11,020,000	3
231	6431	Wednesday 22nd November		Chris Fewtrell	Alan Wareing	10,990,000	4
232	6432	Friday 24th November		Joe Turner	Alan Wareing	11,150,000	2
233	6433	Sunday 26th November		Martin Allen	Alan Wareing	10,790,000	5
234	6434	Monday 27th November	1	Stephen Bennett	Kay Patrick	11,870,000	1
235	6435	Monday 27th November	2	Debbie Oates	Kay Patrick	11,270,000	2
236	6436	Wednesday 29th November		Julie Jones	Kay Patrick	10,950,000	3
237	6437	Friday 1st December	1	Stephen Russell	Kay Patrick	10,610,000	4
238	6438	Friday 1st December	2	Stephen Russell	Kay Patrick	10,400,000	5
239	6439	Sunday 3rd December		Jonathan Harvey	Kay Patrick	10,330,000	6
240	6440	Monday 4th December	1	Peter Whalley	John Anderson	11,100,000	1
241	6441	Monday 4th December	2	Peter Whalley	John Anderson	10,750,000	2
242	6442	Wednesday 6th December		Damon Rochefort	John Anderson	10,270,000	5
243	6443	Friday 8th December		Mark Wadlow	John Anderson	10,300,000	4
244	6444	Sunday 10th December		Carmel Morgan	John Anderson	9,850,000	6
245	6445	Monday 11th December	1	Mark Wadlow	Duncan Foster	11,500,000	1
246	6446	Monday 11th December	2	Peter Whalley	Duncan Foster	11,070,000	2
247	6447	Wednesday 13th December		Jayne Hollinson	Duncan Foster	10,230,000	6
248	6448	Friday 15th December		Martin Allen	Duncan Foster	10,230,000	6
249	6449	Sunday 17th December		David Lane	Duncan Foster	10,330,000	5
250	6450	Monday 18th December	1	Stephen Bennett	Piotr Szkopiak	11,400,000	2
251	6451	Monday 18th December	2	Patrea Smallacombe	Piotr Szkopiak	11,080,000	3
252	6452	Wednesday 20th December		Chris Fewtrell	Piotr Szkopiak	10,800,000	4
253	6453	Friday 22nd December		Simon Crowther	Piotr Szkopiak	10,050,000	6
254	6454	Sunday 24th December		Julie Jones	Piotr Szkopiak	8,440,000	12
255	6455	Monday 25th December		Stephen Russell	Tim O'Mara	10,200,000	3
256	6456	Wednesday 27th December		Damon Rochefort	Tim O'Mara	9,870,000	6
257	6457	Friday 29th December		Catherine Hayes	Tim O'Mara	9,740,000	7
258	6458	Sunday 31st December		Jonathan Harvey	Tim O'Mara	8,570,000	16

Storylines

January

Sally tries to stop Rosie and Craig sleeping together

• Kevin and Sally Webster bar their daughter Rosie from leaving the house to stop her having sex with her boyfriend Craig Harris, although they continue seeing each other when Rosie's house arrest is lifted. When Sally catches them together she forces Rosie to take the morning after pill. Rosie decides to go on the contraceptive pill, which causes a furious Kevin and Sally to report Craig to the police, although the police don't pursue the matter as Rosie and Craig are the same age and both consenting. Rosie goes on a school trip to prove that time apart won't split them up. Meanwhile, Rosie getting so much attention has left her younger sister Sophie feeling ignored.
• Blanche Hunt inherits her friend Lena Thistlewood's dog Eccles. Eccles takes a disliking to Ken Barlow, although the feeling is mutual.
• Jamie Baldwin throws his mum Carol out of No.7 when she accuses him of having an affair with his stepmum Frankie.
• Jason Grimshaw gets jealous when he sees his ex Violet Wilson having drinks with Jamie, and has a go at them. He tries to win Violet back by proposing to her, but she turns him down as he has been too unreliable in the past. Jason's girlfriend Sarah Platt rows with him over Violet, causing Jason to dump her, but they quickly make up.
• Liz McDonald joins Vernon Tomlin on a cruise. Fred Elliott backs out of going with Bev Unwin as he worries his feelings for Bev aren't reciprocated. He's disappointed when Liz returns without Bev, who has met a man. Later, Fred has a chance encounter with Stacy Hilton, who conned him in a Thai bride scam in 2004. He learns she has pulled the same trick on another man but been beaten up.
• Mike Baldwin proposes to Penny King but she turns him down. Mike's memory lapses continue as he accuses his son Adam of having an affair with Penny, confusing the pair for his son Mark and ex-wife Linda. The row causes Adam to return to Scotland. Mike's other son Danny meanwhile is worried about his inheritance, as he stands to lose a lot from his divorce from Frankie. He manipulates a confused Mike into making him the sole beneficiary in his will, and sabotages Mike's attempt to contact Mark, although he feels guilty for doing so. Mike decides to go golfing in Spain by himself.
• Jack Duckworth raises money for a present for Vera by modelling nude for an art class. Vera sees the picture at an exhibition and hits Jack over the head with one.
• Emily Bishop's friendship with fellow churchgoer Ed Jackson is blooming. Ed also strikes up a relationship with Eileen Grimshaw but admits he's just out of prison.
• David Platt continues his hate campaign against his mum Gail and her partner Phil Nail. When provoked, Phil pins David against a wall and threatens him, but denies doing so in front of Gail. David gets revenge by slamming the car boot on Phil's hand. Phil tries to make peace with David, but David refuses and starts playing truant from school.
• Tyrone Dobbs enters his girlfriend Maria Sutherland into a "Surprise the Bride" competition, for which the prize is a wedding, although Maria thinks it's tacky. Maria tries to improve Tyrone's look by waxing his chest and back. Tyrone starts doing up a fish and chip van, planning to sell fast food from it. Molly Compton helps him with the project.
• Roy Cropper goes to a school reunion, where only he and his old friend Clifford Ford attend.
• When Jessie Jackson is sacked from the factory, she gets a job as an air hostess and leaves Weatherfield.
• Pregnant Sunita Alahan refuses to allow her husband Dev to attend the birth of their twins, but relents at the last minute. Despite this, she hasn't forgiven him for lying to her and is determined to cope with the babies without his help. Dev is worried that Sunita won't change her mind and registers the twins births without telling her so that his name will be on the birth certificates. After a few days, an exhausted Sunita allows Dev to help with the babies.

February

• Fred persuades Rita Sullivan to let Stacy stay with her in her flat for a few days but the man who beat her up, Stuart, finds out where she's staying and ransacks the flat while Rita and Stacy are out. Rita is shaken by the incident but Stacy refuses to speak to the police. When Stuart confronts Rita in the Kabin, Fred rescues her and lets Stacy be taken away by the police with Stuart, having no sympathy for her plight. Rita starts finding it difficult to be alone in her flat and considers moving to a retirement home.

Ed confesses to Ernie's murder

• Tyrone finishes with Maria after deciding that they're too different. Maria has a difficult few days as she dyes a customer's hair the wrong colour at the salon and unwittingly provides a journalist with ammunition for a story about her and Tyrone's breakup. Tyrone has better luck when he and Molly finish work on the burger van but drive into a lake when it catches fire. He and Molly end up kissing and start dating.
• Sunita leaves the Street with Aadi and Asha, unable to bear being around Dev any longer. Dev's annoyed to learn he can only have two hour supervised visits with his own children. He later has trouble with his daughter Amber Kalirai when Amber finds out that he hasn't told her about his other children. Dev gives Amber a job at the shop.
• Eileen and Ed finally move their relationship to the bedroom, but Ed needs to clear his conscience before continuing to see Eileen and confesses to Emily that he was the man who shot her husband Ernest in 1978. He asks for her forgiveness but Emily only feels hatred for him, which makes her guilty about betraying her religion. Rita moves in with Emily for a while to support her, while Norris moves into Rita's flat. When Eileen finds out about Ed's confession she goes on seeing him, but Ed decides to end it as he can't stand the gossip.
• The Platts are in shock when Sarah gets a card from Gail's dead husband Richard Hillman for her birthday, and Gail herself later gets a Valentine's card from him. David denies sending them, leading Gail to wonder who is behind it.
• At the police station to retrieve stolen property, Kelly Crabtree sees old friend Becky Granger. Becky later tracks Kelly down in the Street and starts trying to ingratiate herself with Kelly, who tries her best to put up with her. She's not happy when Becky applies for a job at the factory.
• Roy helps Clifford with his model railway so he can enter a competition, spending more time on it than on his cafe duties.
• Tracy Barlow moves in with Charlie Stubbs at his invitation, although he's perturbed when Tracy moves in her daughter Amy too and then leaves him to watch her while she goes out shopping. When Charlie tells Tracy to decide between him and Amy, Tracy leaves Amy with Ken and Deirdre, who are disgusted with her.
• David agrees to do odd jobs for Jo, who has just moved into the bookies flat. He later shows Craig Jo's cannabis farm which he looks after for her. The drugs are discovered when Jack and Charlie break into the flat to investigate a burst irrigation pipe. The police interview David, who denies knowing anything about it.
• On a night out with some friends, Deirdre Barlow drunkenly kisses a man. The man tracks her down at work and blackmails her into processing his planning application, but her bosses find out, putting her job in jeopardy. Ken is supportive when Deirdre admits everything to him.
• Frankie starts going out with mechanic Nathan Cooper, but Nathan is annoyed that Frankie constantly talks about Danny.
• Fred comes to the aid of Bev when she is left stranded at a roadside. The pair admit their feelings for each other and Bev accepts a marriage proposal from Fred.
• Rosie and Craig are loved up when Rosie returns from her holiday, despite Craig being friendly with Suzie Watkins, a girl from school.
• Danny buys partner Leanne Battersby a old car and asks Kevin to clean it, but the brakes fail when Leanne testdrives it. Janice Battersby starts bullying Sally as she blames Kevin for Leanne's minor injuries. When Janice and Sally start fighting, Danny sacks Janice. Janice feels betrayed when the girls refuse to strike on her behalf.
• Ashley Peacock receives a letter from Matt Ramsden, his son Josh's real father, asking about Josh. Ashley is worried that Matt will want to see him.

March

• Ashley agrees to meet with Matt and his wife Sylvia. Matt wants access to Josh but Ashley refuses to allow it. When Matt and Sylvia appear at No.4 to see Josh, Ashley throws them out and is annoyed st Claire for having let them in. Ashley is so worried about Matt that he considers moving to Scotland, but Fred talks him out of it. At Josh's birthday party, Matt and Sylvia turn up, but again Ashley makes them leave.
• Janice is annoyed when Leanne sticks up for Danny over the car accident. Janice is comforted by her ex-husband Les and they end up in bed together, despite Les being married to Cilla. Janice tells Cilla about it and suddenly leaves Weatherfield, deciding there is nothing left for her. When Cilla throws Les out, he stays at Danny's flat for a night and then sleeps in his taxi. Cilla takes him back when he makes a grovelling apology.
• As Rosie and Craig are still sleeping together, Sally decides to send Rosie to a boarding school. In a moment of anger, she forces Rosie into her car, intending to drive to the school. They get lost but Kevin arrives to bring them home. Rosie decides not to sleep with Craig until she is older, for Sally's sake.
• Tracy pretends to be pregnant. Charlie pays her to have an abortion, after which Tracy guilts him into agreeing to let Amy live with them - which was Tracy's plan all along. Tracy and Charlie entertain Steve and Ronnie. Charlie tries it on with Ronnie but she turns him down. Tracy and Steve are suspicious about what went on between them.
• Roy writes a love letter to say sorry for neglecting her for Clifford when her Uncle Wilf was dying.
• Emily's niece Freda visits to take care of her. Emily tries to go to church but leaves when she sees Ed there. Emily grows upset at having lost her faith and goes to see Reverend Sedgley, who tells her that Ed is suicidal. Emily forces herself to forgive Ed, and begs him not to kill himself as she doesn't want his death on her conscience.
• Becky starts as cleaner at Underworld, but Danny soon promotes her to machinist and gets Kelly to train her. Kelly becomes annoyed at Becky's clingy behaviour.
• Two more cards from "Richard" are received by the Platts. Audrey Roberts convinces Gail that Phil might have sent them, but when Gail speaks to Phil about it, he's angry that she suspects him and grabs her arm, witnessed by David. Gail throws Phil out for being violent with her.

Mike is not at his best as he returns from Spain

• Jamie collects Mike from Spain. Mike has had a minor stroke which has accelerated his Alzheimer's. Family and friends are shocked at his confused state, as he barely remembers who anybody is. Mike gives Danny power of attorney to protect the factory. Penny returns upon hearing about Mike but he doesn't know who she is. Leanne is annoyed when Danny keeps leaving her to look after Mike. When Mike confuses her for an old girlfriend she takes advantage by going on a shopping spree with his money. Danny considers moving Mike to a nursing home but the rest of the Baldwins decide against it.
• Mike's illness causes Audrey to consider selling the salon so she can enjoy retirement while still healthy. Maria is interested in buying the salon but her brother Kirk is refused a bank loan to buy her share of the kennels. Tyrone gives Maria money from their wedding fund but to Maria's frustration Audrey decides not to sell.
• Shelley is annoyed when Fred tells her that when he marries Bev she will be the landlady of the Rovers.
• Sean Tully has a great night with a man called Chris, but is stood up on a second date.
• Vernon returns and Liz invites him to move in with her and Steve, although Steve isn't happy about it.
• Sarah dumps Jason when she finds out he proposed to Violet. After being rejected by Violet, Jason proposes to Sarah, who instantly accepts.

April

• Chesney is upset when Cilla doesn't know who his real dad is. He asks Les to adopt him as he's the only dad he's ever known. Les pursues it but makes a mess of things by lying to the social worker about his criminal record. When Cilla delivers a heartfelt speech about how good a dad Les is to Chesney, the social worker recommends him.
• Rita finds out that Norris has joined an internet dating agency and sets up a date with him for a laugh. After a bad date with another woman, Norris starts screening replies.

Mike dies in Ken's arms

• Danny decides to go against his family's wishes and put Mike in a care home. While Leanne is looking after him, Mike wanders off and goes to Doncaster to see Mark, thinking he is Adam, but leaves when he remembers his affair with Linda. Frankie and Jamie find Mike and take him home. When Mike develops a cough, he's taken to hospital, where a doctor reveals he's got pneumonia. The next day, Mike wanders out of the hospital and makes his way to the factory. Ken finds him and phones for an ambulance but Mike has a heart attack and dies in Ken's arms. Family and friends are shocked by Mike's death. Leanne finds a will Mike wrote in Spain which leaves everything to Adam, and shows Danny a copy - keeping the original for herself as insurance. At the will reading, Danny inherits nearly everything, including the factory. The Baldwins are furious at Danny for manipulating Mike and Adam decides to contest the will.
• Frankie's divorce papers come through the post. Danny offers her £50,000 as a settlement.
• Vernon auditions new vocalists for his band. Liz auditions but Vernon's more impressed with Michelle Connor and gives her the job instead. Liz thinks Michelle is interested in Vernon, and is surprised when Vernon asks Liz to move in with him. They decide on a flat and move out of the Rovers but soon return as the landlord won't let Vernon play his drums.
• Becky warns off Joanne when she sees her being friendly with Kelly. For Kelly's birthday, Lloyd asks Kelly to move in with him and she agrees. Becky gives her a watch, but Kelly accuses her of stealing it. Hurt, Becky produces a receipt. When Becky is evicted from her flat, Kelly and Lloyd take her in.
• Tyrone and Molly are getting on well but both are feeling insecure. Tyrone cooks Molly dinner at No.9 and they allay each other's fears and sleep together.
• Gail receives another card from Richard on her birthday. The news gets out to the neighbours, who are soon gossiping about who the sender could be. Ashley is upset to hear about it as it reminds him of Maxine's murder. Gail becomes convinced that Eileen is sending them and confronts her when she finds out that Eileen thinks she's been sending them to herself. Still unsure of the sender's identity, Gail phones the police, but they don't take the matter seriously. Gail is on edge and panicking about the ordeal.
• Sarah finds out that Tracy has had an abortion. The gossip soon reaches the Barlows, and Deirdre accepts Tracy's sob story about Charlie not wanting a baby. When Tracy sees Deirdre feeling guilty for being a terrible mother, she confesses that the "pregnancy" was a scam. It doesn't take long for Charlie to find this out and he demands the money back that he gave Tracy for the abortion.
• Undertaker Archie Shuttleworth meets his ex-partners Audrey and Blanche at Mike's funeral, but while they are both interested in rekindling their prior romances, it is Rita who Archie takes out when back on the Street.
• Janice returns and moves in with Danny and Leanne. Danny soon tells Leanne to get Janice out.
• Rosie is hit by a car outside her school. The Websters and Craig go to the hospital, where they find out Rosie is going to be fine.

May

Gail finds out David is the Richard Hillman card sender

• Gail suspects David of being the Hillman card sender when he complains about a paper cut when the latest card has blood on it. She tests him by lying that Richard's birthday is coming up. When a birthday card for Richard arrives, Gail confronts David and he admits to sending the cards. The police arrive as they've arrested Phil, but Gail doesn't shop David as she feels sorry for him, accepting his story that he feels neglected. Audrey convinces Gail to tell the police the truth but the Platts are tight-lipped about the sender's identity in public. At Gail's insistence, David takes a job at the salon.
• Frankie demands half of everything from Danny in their divorce. Danny confesses he's still in love with her but she rejects him. Danny tells his solicitor that Frankie is living with Nathan. Frankie is angry to find out he has done so and decides to spite Danny by asking Nathan to move in. They later agree on a divorce settlement, with Frankie acquiring Mike's Spanish villa.
• Danny appoints Leanne as his PA at the factory.
• Audrey is jealous of Archie and Rita and dumps Keith Appleyard for being too boring. Norris warns Archie away from Rita.
• Kelly feels that Becky is suffocating her and asks her to move out of the flat. Becky steals valuables from several Street residents and plants them in Kelly's locker at the factory. Kelly is taken by the police and charged. While Kelly is at the police station, Becky kisses Lloyd but he stops it. Upon her release, Kelly confronts Becky but she denies being the thief. When Lloyd tells Kelly about the kiss, she moves out of his flat. Joanne takes her in. Becky leaves the area abruptly. The factory girls back Kelly but at Lloyd's suggestion she pleads guilty in court. She is sentenced to 26 weeks in prison, suspended. Kelly dumps Lloyd when he is unsupportive after court.
• At Adam Barlow's eighteenth birthday party, Adam loses his rag with Danny and hits him. Ken and Deirdre pressure Adam to get a job.
• Norris slips and hits his head in the cafe. When he gets out of hospital, he needs to use a wheelchair. Customers in the cafe complain about a smell and Jamie sees a mouse. A health inspector calls at the cafe and shuts it down. Roy and Hayley return from their holiday and clean the cafe. Vera resigns before Roy can sack her, but Roy gives Vera her job back as the cafe is short-staffed.
• Kevin invites Craig to dinner at the Websters'. Craig goes all out to impress Kevin and Sally.
• Norris goes on a date with a woman called Helen. While he is out, Rita sneaks into his flat but he returns while she is there and she is caught. Norris admits he misses Emily. Rita tricks Emily and Norris into moving back in together.
• Matt and Ashley meet their solicitors to discuss Matt having contact with Joshua. Ashley is still against it.
• Dev allows Sunita to move into their house with the twins, while he moves into the shop flat. As Amber's mother Ravinder is moving to Finland, Amber wants to move in with Dev, but he refuses. Hayley offers Amber a room above the cafe, but Dev asks her to move in with him when Shelley points out that it would show Sunita he is a good father.
• Sean leaves a phone message for his dad to tell him a relative has died. He hasn't spoken to his father for twenty years.
• When Keith refuses to pay Charlie a roof repair bill of £165, Charlie removes all the slates from No.6's roof. Charlie threatens Keith.

Who lives where

Coronation Street

• Rovers Return Inn - Shelley Unwin (until July). Bev Unwin (until November). Violet Wilson (until September). Liz McDonald (from August). Vernon Tomlin (from August). Steve McDonald (from September).
• 1 Coronation Street - Ken Barlow. Deirdre Barlow. Tracy Barlow (until February). Amy Barlow (until February). Blanche Hunt. Adam Barlow (April to November).
• 2a Coronation Street - Maria Sutherland (until July and from November). Fiz Brown.
• 3 Coronation Street - Norris Cole (until February and from May). Emily Bishop. Rita Sullivan (February to May).
• 4 Coronation Street - Fred Elliott (until October). Ashley Peacock. Claire Peacock, Joshua Peacock. Freddie Peacock (from July). Bev Unwin (November to December).
• 5 Coronation Street - Les Battersby-Brown. Cilla Battersby-Brown. Chesney Battersby-Brown. Kirk Sutherland.
• 6 Coronation Street - Keith Appleyard (until July). Craig Harris (until July). Charlie Stubbs. (from July). Tracy Barlow (from July). Amy Barlow (from July).
• 7 Coronation Street - Frankie Baldwin (until October and November to December). Jamie Baldwin. Carol Baldwin (January only). Nathan Cooper (May to July). Violet Wilson (September to October).
• 8 Coronation Street - Gail Platt. Sarah Platt. David Platt. Bethany Platt. Phil Nail (until March).
• 9 Coronation Street - Jack Duckworth. Vera Duckworth. Tyrone Dobbs. Molly Compton (from August).
• 10a Coronation Street - Rita Sullivan (until February and from May). Norris Cole (February to May).
• 11 Coronation Street - Eileen Grimshaw. Jason Grimshaw. Sean Tully. Violet Wilson (from October).
• 12 Coronation Street - Steve McDonald (until September). Liz McDonald (until August). Vernon Tomlin (March to August). Ronnie Clayton (until June).
• 13 Coronation Street - Kevin Webster. Sally Webster. Rosie Webster. Sophie Webster. Bill Webster (October to December).
• 15a Coronation Street - Sunita Alahan (until February). Aadi Alahan (January to February). Asha Alahan (January to February). Dev Alahan (from May). Amber Kalirai (from June).

Victoria Street

• 14a Victoria Street - Janice Battersby (January to March and from July). Leanne Battersby (July only).
• 15a Victoria Street - Lloyd Mullaney. Kelly Crabtree (April to June). Becky Granger (April to May).
• 16a Victoria Street - Roy Cropper. Hayley Cropper. Craig Harris (August to October).
• 18a Victoria Street - Danny Baldwin. Leanne Battersby (both January only).
• 19a Victoria Street - Charlie Stubbs (until July). Tracy Barlow (February to July). Amy Barlow (February to July). Maria Sutherland (July to November).

Others

• 5 Grasmere Drive - Audrey Roberts.
• 37 Hillside Crescent - Betty Williams.
• 7 Meadow View, Bramhall - Dev Alahan (until May). Sunita, Aadi and Asha Alahan (all from May).
• Mittle Street Hostel - Becky Granger (until April and from May).
• No. 4 Montreal House, Weatherfield Quays - Mike Baldwin (until April). Penny King (January only). Adam Barlow (January only). Danny Baldwin (January to December). Leanne Battersby (January to July). Janice Battersby (April and June to July). Frankie Baldwin (October to November).
• 5 Tile Street - Archie Shuttleworth.

Awards and nominations

BAFTA
Ceremony held on 7th May 2006

• Best Soap and Continuing Drama: Coronation Street (Nominee)
• The Dennis Potter Award: Russell T. Davies

British Soap Awards
Ceremony televised on 24th May 2006

• Best British Soap: Coronation Street (Nominee)
• Best Actor: Antony Cotton (Nominee), Bradley Walsh (Nominee)
• Best Actress: Sue Cleaver (Nominee), Kate Ford (Nominee)
• Sexiest Male: Richard Fleeshman (Winner)
• Best Comedy Performance: Malcolm Hebden (Nominee)
• Best On-Screen Partnership: Malcolm Hebden and Barbara Knox (Winner), Bill Ward and Kate Ford (Nominee)
• Best Dramatic Performance: Bradley Walsh (Winner)
• Best Dramatic Performance from a Young Actor or Actress: Helen Flanagan (Nominee), Richard Fleeshman (Nominee)
• Best Bitch: Kate Ford (Nominee)
• Villain of the Year: Kate Ford (Nominee), Bill Ward (Nominee)
• Best Storyline: Mike Baldwin's Alzheimer's and Danny Baldwin's empire-building (Nominee)
• Best Single Episode: Shelley and Charlie's wedding (Nominee)
• Special Achievement Award: Tony Prescott
• Lifetime Achievement Award: Johnny Briggs

Inside Soap Awards
Ceremony held on 25th September 2006

• Best Soap: Coronation Street (Nominee)
• Best Actor: Bradley Walsh (Winner)
• Best Bad Boy: Bill Ward (Winner)
• Funniest Performance: Antony Cotton (Winner)
• Sexiest Man: Richard Fleeshman (Winner)
• Outstanding Achievement: Helen Worth
• Best-Dressed Soap Star: Samia Smith (Winner)

National Television Awards
Ceremony held on 1st November 2006

• Most Popular Serial Drama: Coronation Street (Nominee)
• Most Popular Actor: Bradley Walsh (Nominee)
• Most Popular Actress: Sue Cleaver (Nominee)

Royal Television Society

• Best Soap: Coronation Street (Nominee)

Television and Radio Industries Club ("TRIC") Awards
Ceremony held on 8th March 2006

• Soap of the Year: Coronation Street (Winner)