Coronation Street in 2010

2010 was Coronation Street's fifty-first year.

Main characters

Ranking	Character	Played by	Duration	Number of Episodes	Running total	Previous year's ranking
1	Nick Tilsley	Ben Price	Full year	161	1014	72
2	Fiz Stape	Jennie McAlpine	Full year except for February	154	1257	3
3	Steve McDonald	Simon Gregson	Full year	146	2185	9
4	David Platt	Jack P. Shepherd	Full year	144	1422	11
5	Gail Platt/McIntyre	Helen Worth	Full year	140	3370	16
6	Leanne Battersby/Barlow	Jane Danson	Full year	139	1077	43
7	Audrey Roberts	Sue Nicholls	Full year	134	2441	46
8	Becky McDonald	Katherine Kelly	Full year	129	541	10
9	Peter Barlow	Chris Gascoyne	Full year	124	681	8
9	John Stape	Graeme Hawley	Full year	124	283	61
11	Tyrone Dobbs	Alan Halsall	Full year except for May	123	1143	16
11	Sophie Webster	Brooke Vincent	Full year except for February and June	123	826	25
13	Tina McIntyre	Michelle Keegan	Full year except for August	121	341	13
13	Kevin Webster	Michael Le Vell	Until April and from July	121	2405	1
15	Carla Connor	Alison King	Full year	115	454	64
16	Ken Barlow	William Roache	Full year	105	3885	21
17	Sean Tully	Antony Cotton	Full year	101	816	14
18	Molly Dobbs	Vicky Binns	Until April and July to December	100	469	6
18	Graeme Proctor	Craig Gazey	Full year except for August	100	201	31
20	Deirdre Barlow	Anne Kirkbride	Until September and from December	99	3041	24
20	Liz McDonald	Beverley Callard	Until November	99	1682	23
22	Michelle Connor	Kym Marsh	Full year	97	570	20
22	Hayley Cropper	Julie Hesmondhalgh	Full year except for September	97	1141	28
22	Jason Grimshaw	Ryan Thomas	Full year	97	996	12
22	Sally Webster	Sally Whittaker/Dynevor	January and from July	97	2310	4
26	Ciaran McCarthy	Keith Duffy	From February	96	386	-
27	Rosie Webster	Helen Flanagan	Full year	92	1157	22
27	Sian Powers	Sacha Parkinson	Full year except for February and June	92	130	59
28	Roy Cropper	David Neilson	Full year	91	1302	40
30	Janice Battersby	Vicky Entwistle	Full year except for October	90	1521	32
30	Norris Cole	Malcolm Hebden	Full year except for November	90	1069	16
30	Anna Windass	Debbie Rush	Full year except for March	90	173	32
33	Dev Alahan	Jimmi Harkishin	Full year	87	1003	26
34	Natasha Blakeman	Rachel Leskovac	Until September	83	134	55
34	Claire Peacock	Julia Haworth	Full year except for June	83	660	36
36	Eileen Grimshaw	Sue Cleaver	Full year except for January	82	1092	19
37	Sunita Alahan	Shobna Gulati	Full year except for June	77	544	73
37	Julie Carp	Katy Cavanagh	Full year	77	236	14
37	Rita Sullivan	Barbara Knox	From March	77	3126	41
40	Lloyd Mullaney	Craig Charles	Full year	76	491	26
41	Chesney Battersby-Brown/Brown	Sam Aston	Full year except for February and May	72	483	43
42	Ashley Peacock	Steven Arnold	January and April to December	70	1273	42
43	Mary Taylor	Patti Clare	Full year except for November	67	97	65
43	Eddie Windass	Steve Huison	Full year except for March	67	147	36
45	Izzy Armstrong	Cherylee Houston	From April	66	66	-
46	Kirk Sutherland	Andrew Whyment	Full year except for February	62	716	39
47	Owen Armstrong	Ian Puleston-Davies	From June	58	58	-
47	Simon Barlow	Alex Bain	Full year	58	181	32
47	Trevor Dean	Steve Jackson	January to July and September to October	58	58	-
50	Cheryl Gray	Holly Quin-Ankrah	From April	57	57	-
51	Lewis Archer	Nigel Havers	Until August	49	50	79
51	Emily Bishop	Eileen Derbyshire	Full year except for June	49	3083	32
53	Gary Windass	Mikey North	January to February, April to June and from September	47	131	36
54	Jack Dobbs	Jaxon & Maddox Beswick and Alex & Ellis Williamson	September to December	45	45	-
55	Maria Connor	Samia Smith	From June	41	965	2
56	Ryan Connor	Ben Thompson	January, March to April, June to July and September to October	36	240	48
56	Bill Webster	Peter Armitage	Full year except for February and October	36	549	47
58	Amy Barlow	Amber Chadwick and Elle Mulvaney	Full year except for March and June	35	300	66
59	Kylie Turner	Paula Lane	August to December	31	31	-
60	Aadi Alahan	Zennon Ditchett	January to May and July to September	29	41	73
60	Asha Alahan	Tanisha Gorey	January to May and July to September	29	43	73
60	Katy Armstrong	Georgia May Foote	From July	29	29	-
60	Joshua Peacock	Benjamin Beresford	January, March to April and from July	29	326	67
60	Max Turner	Harry McDermott	From August	29	29	-
65	Jack Duckworth	William Tarmey	January to February, May and August to November	28	2088	51
66	Chris Gray	Will Thorp	July to August and from October	26	26	-
66	Freddie Peacock	Lewis & Niall Beresford	January to February and from July	26	140	69
66	Betty Williams	Betty Driver	January to February, May and from August	26	2720	62
69	Kelly Crabtree	Tupele Dorgu	Until March	24	511	43
70	Tracy Barlow	Kate Ford	May to June and from December	22	1204	-
70	Joe McIntyre	Reece Dinsdale	Until February	22	174	7
72	Russ Gray	Finton Flynn	From May	21	21	-
72	Pam Hobsworth	Kate Anthony	January, March to April, September and November to December	21	119	49
74	Teresa Bryant	Karen Henthorn	January and March to May	13	104	62
75	Matt Carter	Oliver Mellor	August to October and from December	12	12	-
76	Jesse Chadwick	John Thomson	Until March	11	58	54
77	Claudia Colby	Rula Lenska	April, July to August and December	10	11	79
78	Brian Packham	Peter Gunn	April and October	9	9	-
79	Liam Connor	Ollie & Elliott Barnett	June to August and December	8	50	55
79	Tony Gordon	Gray O'Brien	May to June	8	285	5
81	Jim McDonald	Charles Lawson	November to December	7	1105	73
81	Hope Stape	N/A	From December	7	7	-
83	Jackie Dobbs	Margi Clarke	February to March	5	66	70
84	Ted Page	Michael Byrne	January only	4	73	58
85	Paul Kershaw	Tony Hirst	December only	3	3	-
86	Archie Shuttleworth	Roy Hudd	May only	2	117	-
87	Vera Duckworth	Elizabeth Dawn	November only	1	2276	-

Production

Kim Crowther goes out with a bang

Kim Crowther left after two years as producer in the spring

Kim Crowther became the fourth consecutive Coronation Street producer to relinquish the role after two years. It had been announced the previous November that Crowther would be departing in the Spring, ahead of the 50th anniversary celebrations. Her replacement was named as Phil Collinson, fresh from producing the revival of Doctor Who on the BBC since 2005. Collinson was new to Coronation Street in a behind-the-scenes capacity but had appeared in it as an actor, playing Bob Wright in one episode in 1997. Kieran Roberts remained executive producer.

An eventful final few months under Crowther's watch saw a number of major storylines come to a climax. Newly married Gail McIntyre lost a third husband in February when Joe was drowned at Lake Windermere while attempting to fake his own death. The decision to kill off Joe was made after actor Reece Dinsdale quit the show after less than two years over fears of typecasting. The storyline took inspiration from the real-world insurance fraud case of John Darwin [1]. Following the discovery of Joe's body, Gail was charged with first-degree murder. The moment where Gail is found 'not guilty' was shown online on the programme's official website ahead of transmission, along with a clip in which a 'guilty' verdict is reached which was recorded as a red herring.

The trial was aired in May, during a week of post-watershed episodes scheduled at 9.00pm on successive days between two episodes of Britain's Got Talent. The move was intended by ITV as a promotional tool to boost two of its biggest properties. The other dominant storyline that week was Tony Gordon's jailbreak and factory siege, with Carla Connor and Hayley Cropper taken hostage. Tony's reign of terror came to an end when he set the factory alight and perished in the fire, with Carla escaping in the nick of time. The action-packed episodes incurred a cost of £1 million to the production, between the special effects, stuntwork and expense of rebuilding the factory [2]. On Wednesday 2nd June, due to the Cumbria shootings ITV pulled that evening's episode, which would have depicted Tony shooting dead his accomplice Robbie Sloane, played by James Fleet. Out of respect for the victims, the three remaining episodes were postponed until the following week. Four double bills were aired in order to catch up.

Aside from writing out Tony Gordon, the siege storyline re-introduced Maria Connor, with Samia Smith returning from maternity leave. Maria was accompanied by her son Liam, now played by twins Ollie and Elliott Barnett.

Despite the problems with transmission, the episodes attracted high enough ratings for ITV to repeat the pattern during the Britain's Got Talent finals in each subsequent year.

Blanche Hunt passed away off-screen in Portugal on 3rd May, five months after the death of actress Maggie Jones. Her send-off featured two returning cast members and a cameo by June Whitfield as Blanche's friend May Penn, who revealed to Ken and Deirdre that Blanche had found happiness with a new man in her last days.

Tracy Barlow returns to cause trouble for Gail

The death of Blanche coincided with a new head for Amy Barlow. After four years in the part, Amber Chadwick was replaced by Elle Mulvaney, as producers wanted a better actress for upcoming storylines. Mulvaney would go on to play the character into adulthood. The first returnee for Blanche's funeral was undertaker Archie Shuttleworth, a former lover of Blanche's again played by Roy Hudd, making his final appearance in the programme. More significantly, Kate Ford returned as Tracy Barlow after a three-year absence. Still serving a life sentence for the murder of Charlie Stubbs, Tracy's appearance at Blanche's funeral led to her becoming embroiled in Gail's storyline, attempting to extract a confession from her former neighbour. It was planned from the outset that a full-time return would follow later in the year, however this would be implemented by Phil Collinson.

Setting the stage

Much like the rest of Kim Crowther's tenure, the early months of 2010 featured a high cast turnover. Michael Byrne made the last of his infrequent appearances as Ted Page in January, as the actor moved onto other projects, though the door was kept open. Jesse Chadwick left the Street in March, when it was decided that the character wasn't working, while Teresa Bryant, the last remaining member of the Morton clan, was written out in May. The main casualty of this period was Kelly Crabtree, who was sacked from the factory after helping Nick Tilsley undercut Carla. Tupele Dorgu chose to leave the programme after a six-year run, feeling that the role wasn't developing as she'd liked.

As regards returns, Mary Taylor made a comeback as a regular in January, continuing her infatuation with Norris Cole. Barbara Knox returned after a period of illness, with Rita coming back to work at The Kabin under Norris's ownership. Margi Clarke reprised the role of Jackie Dobbs again in February, making five appearances. This would be the last time she played Jackie as the character later died off-screen in 2018. Another notable returnee was Keith Duffy as Ciaran McCarthy, who made a full return after a five-year absence.

An attempt was made to build a family around Craig Charles's Lloyd Mullaney, with the introduction of lap dancer Cheryl Gray and her young son Russ. While pursuing a romantic relationship, Lloyd and Cheryl had to contend with her abusive husband Chris, who began working on the Street as a builder.

The programme's first disabled regular was cast in the role of Izzy Butterfield, renamed Izzy Armstrong by the time of filming. After Cherylee Houston was given the part, writers decided to give Izzy the same condition as the actress, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. Izzy was the first of the new family to appear, followed by her father Owen in June and fifteen-year-old sister Katy in July. Owen was another attempt at a Len Fairclough-type character, who was overly protective of his daughters. Owen took over the Builder's Yard in August, buying the premises from Bill Webster. Katy was played by Georgia May Foote, who was cast on the strength of an earlier appearance in the programme in January as Jess Burrows.

Peter Armitage, who played Bill, was not expecting to be written out, but the character's retirement continued the gradual reduction of his role and at the end of the year Bill and his partner "Auntie Pam" Hobsworth disappeared entirely, making only short appearances thereafter.

Two other debuts were Steve Jackson as bin-man Trevor Dean and Peter Gunn as teacher Brian Packham. Brian was originally a bit part character who was part of John Stape's identity fraud storyline, with stints in April and October before becoming a regular the following year, while Trevor was brought in as Carla's new boyfriend only to be swiftly axed by Phil Collinson, leaving the show in October.

The Collinson revolution

Cast portrait

Phil Collinson became the credited producer with Episode 7388 on 26th July. Collinson initiated stricter rules on script access in an attempt to clamp down on plot leaks, especially with regards to the upcoming anniversary. In terms of his vision for Coronation Street, Collinson favoured longer stories, with a strong sense of community [3]. During his time, writers would dip in and out of storylines in order to keep the programme fresh and eventful.

In particular, Collinson shelved plans to conclude the Kevin Webster and Molly Dobbs affair storyline, which had been dominant since the previous summer. The story had already been extended due to a six-month leave of absence by Sally Whittaker while the actress battled breast cancer. After her character Sally Webster was diagnosed with the condition, Whittaker had been inspired to have a lump checked which turned out to be cancerous [4]. Before embarking on her break at the end of 2009, Whittaker recorded scenes depicting Sally battling and eventually beating cancer. The actress's real-life struggle was not revealed to the public until Whittaker returned to filming cancer-free in the spring. With her on-screen return on 14th July, Whittaker was credited with the surname Dynevor, her married name since 1995.

The usual cast changes followed Collinson's arrival, as pieces started to be put into place for the anniversary. Ryan Connor and Natasha Blakeman were axed, while Nigel Havers left at the end of his contract, with conman Lewis Archer getting away with his crimes for the time being. Paula Lane joined the cast as Becky McDonald's estranged half-sister Kylie Turner, with Harry McDermott as her four-year-old son Max, adding another twist to Becky and Steve McDonald's adoption storyline. Meanwhile, Molly Dobbs gave birth to a son, Jack, and the medical centre was given a regular GP for the first time since 2002 when Oliver Mellor began appearing on a recurring basis as Dr Carter.

William Tarmey gave notice that he was quitting the programme, having played Jack Duckworth for 31 years. Tarmey had wanted to leave earlier to spend more time with his family after his son Carl was diagnosed with a brain tumour, but was persuaded to stay until the 50th anniversary [5]. Jack's on-screen death came just shy of the anniversary on 8th November, when he succumbed to the effects of Non-Hodgkin lymphoma. In a break from Coronation Street''s usual style, Elizabeth Dawn appeared as Vera Duckworth's ghost in Jack's final scene, indicating that the Duckworths were being reunited in the afterlife.

A key throughline from Kim Crowther to Phil Collinson's eras was the exploration of Sophie Webster's sexuality. In April, the programme aired its first lesbian kiss, between Sophie and her best friend Sian Powers. The teenagers began dating in secret before being outed at Roy and Hayley Cropper's wedding in August. The wedding in question was also noteworthy. Although they were already married, the Croppers' first union in 1999 wasn't recognised legally as the Gender Recognition Act was not passed until 2004, granting trans people such as Hayley full legal status in their acquired sex.

50th anniversary: Tram week and other storylines

Coronation Street celebrated its 50th anniversary with its biggest stunt to date

The viaduct collapse and tram crash that marked the 50th anniversary was announced by Phil Collinson in a live web chat on Coronation Street's official website on 7th July. Speaking with fans, Collinson teased the biggest disaster ever to hit the Street [6]. The storyline was a modern retelling of the 1967 train crash, a plot which had been limited by the lack of an outdoor set and the inability to show the actual crash. For the 2010 storyline, Collinson hired special effects company The Mill, with whom he had worked on Doctor Who, to produce the crash effects with CGI [7]. On 1st September, ITV confirmed that a live episode would be aired at some point during tram week; this was ultimately broadcast on the anniversary itself, 9th December, and like the 40th anniversary it was an hour-long episode [8].

A number of major storylines came to a head as tram week began, with Molly Dobbs revealing to Tyrone that he wasn't Jack's true father, Nick Tilsley preparing to tell Peter Barlow about his affair with Peter's fiancee Leanne Battersby, Charlotte Hoyle stalking John Stape and threatening to expose his identity fraud, and the Peacocks getting ready to make a fresh start in France. The initial explosion which triggered the crash occurred at The Joinery, Nick's new bar situated directly underneath the viaduct where Peter's stag night was taking place. The unit had previously been Turners Joinery, a part of the set unused since the closure of Jim's Bike Shop in 1992. The damage caused by the derailed tram included the destruction of The Kabin and Corner Shop, the flats above, and a fire at No.13. Due to the logistics of staging this destruction in the pre-recorded episodes and re-creating it weeks later for the live episode, the total cost of the stunt came to £4.23 million [9].

During the run-up to the anniversary, trailers bore the tagline "Four Funerals and a Wedding". Ashley Peacock was the first character to die, failing to make it out of The Joinery when the roof collapsed. Ashley had been axed along with Claire, Joshua and Freddie when Collinson arrived as producer, with the family's mooted move to the continent written in to throw viewers off. The remainder of the family continued into 2011. The next death was Molly Dobbs, who after receiving severe injuries in the tram crash was killed off in the live episode whilst making a deathbed confession of her affair with Kevin to Sally Webster. In the ruckus which followed, Sally finished with Kevin and Kevin claimed responsibility for his son Jack, whose surname was changed to Webster in December 2011. Charlotte Hoyle was also killed although her death was not a result of the tram crash, rather John Stape bludgeoned her with a hammer in order to silence her and then blamed her injuries on the tram.

Ultimately, no other named characters were killed off, and the fourth death was later revealed by Collinson as a red herring meant to keep viewers guessing. To keep the tagline accurate, the death of a passing taxi driver was mentioned in dialogue [10]. The wedding it referred to was Peter and Leanne's, which took place at the climax of the live episode as Peter lay dying in hospital.

Tram week also featured the birth of Hope Stape, daughter of Fiz and John. Although she debuted in the live episode, Hope was initially played by a prosthetic baby as she was born three months prematurely. Also notable is the first appearance of future regular Paul Kershaw, who appeared in a minor role as a firefighter before being brought back full-time in October 2011.

50th anniversary logo

Nearly all of the contracted regulars participated in tram week. Beverley Callard was one of the few not to appear, due to the actress taking time off a month before shooting. Her disappearance at short notice resulted in a planned storyline involving Jim McDonald being dropped although as Charles Lawson had already been booked Jim did appear, briefly tangling with Owen Armstrong before departing just ahead of the anniversary.

Another notable storyline, airing in September, featured a callback to the first episode in which an old letter to Ken Barlow from his former girlfriend Susan Cunningham was unearthed behind the skirting board at No.3. From the letter, Ken learned that Susan had given birth to his illegitimate son Lawrence in 1961. The short storyline was conceived as a vehicle to have William Roache act opposite his sons Linus and James Roache, who were cast as Lawrence and Ken's grandson James respectively. Although Lawrence did not appear again, James made a longer-term return in 2011.

Tracy Barlow made her dramatic re-appearance on 24th December, released on bail due to the forensics expert from her trial being discredited. As Tracy still had twelve years left until she was eligible for parole, writers were forced to invent a plausible way for her to return to the Street.

50th anniversary: Spin-offs and beyond the screen

The anniversary year was replete with bonus content with the occasion being marked both on- and off-screen. For the first time in the programme's history, material was made available exclusively online. In tandem with tram week, the official website released dramatised news footage from the scene of the crash, featuring news anchor Alastair Stewart and interviews with "witnesses". The website also hosted a three-part spin-off depicting Gary Windass's experiences as a soldier in Afghanistan. Entitled Gary's Army Diaries, the five-minute shorts were designed to set up Gary's ongoing PTSD storyline. Meanwhile, five decades of Ken Barlow were marked with an online video entitled Ken: A Life on the Street, in which Ken tells Simon Barlow about past neighbours while they complete a jigsaw puzzle.

The third DVD spin-off in as many years was produced for release on 1st November. Coronation Street: A Knight's Tale was shot mostly at Peckforton Castle in Cheshire, doubling for Tatlock Towers, the setting of a medieval-themed weekend attended by Norris Cole, Mary Taylor, Rosie Webster and Jason Grimshaw, and organised by erstwhile Coronation Street characters Curly Watts and Reg Holdsworth, again played by Kevin Kennedy and Ken Morley respectively. This marked the first occasion since 1995 that the popular double-act of Curly and Reg appeared together. Following the release of this DVD, ITV began to concentrate more on online content, and so this was the last spin-off released in the format.

Two items made in 2010 were performed in-character by the actors, but exist outside the programme's canon. On 18th March, Jack P. Shepherd, Michelle Keegan, Craig Gazey and Ben Price appeared in a special of The Jeremy Kyle Show, marking the talk show's 1000th episode. The actors play their familiar Coronation Street roles as they sling insults and accusations at each other in an attempt to hash out their problems. Meanwhile, a crossover between Coronation Street and EastEnders - which had marked its 25th anniversary in February - aired on the BBC's Children in Need on 19th November. East Street was written by the programme's former archivist-turned writer Daran Little, who was now writing for EastEnders, and depicted an exchange visit between the residents of Coronation Street and Albert Square.

Principal cast of The Road to Coronation Street

The last major part of the on-screen celebration was The Road to Coronation Street, a 75-minute TV movie dramatising Tony Warren's battle to bring Coronation Street (originally Florizel Street) to the screen in 1960, from his initial pitch through to the live transmission of the first episode. The TV movie was a passion project for Daran Little, who wrote the script after it was commissioned by ITV. It was ultimately aired on BBC Four and premiered on 4th October, starring David Dawson as Tony Warren, Jessie Wallace as Patricia Phoenix, Celia Imrie as Doris Speed, Lynda Baron as Violet Carson and James Roache as his father William. The drama was widely acclaimed and won the category of "Best Single Drama" both at the 2011 Royal Television Society and BAFTA awards.

In other media, the Corrie Nation Facebook game went live in November, allowing players on the social media platform to build their own virtual Coronation Street past and current, and to collect characters from the show's fifty years. The game ran for eight months before being taken offline in July 2011.

Corrie! was a Jonathan Harvey-penned stage play chronicling the first fifty years of Coronation Street in a condensed, and often comedic, form, with a cast of five playing many different parts. The play premiered at the Lowry, Salford, on 12th August, with performances until 28th August. The success of this initial run led to a national tour in England, Wales and Ireland in 2011.

For a list of related anniversary programmes and merchandise, see 50th anniversary.

HD and set move

The transition to 1080p high-definition recording began in August 2009, when upscaled test transmissions took place in the Granada region. The first episode simulcast on ITV1 HD across the country was Episode 7307 on 2nd April, although again this was an upscaling of an SD-shot episode. Episode 7351 - the beginning of siege week in May - marked Coronation Street's debut in true HD.

The change had effects both long- and short-term. In the latter category, a new HD title sequence was attached to the aforementioned episode, the programme's eighth. The sequence of moody shots taken in Manchester City Centre and the programme's outdoor set were accompanied by a re-arrangement of Eric Spear's theme music, the first time it had ever been permanently changed. The end credits and ad bumpers also used the new music, with the unique three bar 'End of Part One' tune utilised in most episodes since 1960 being dropped in favour of a shortened arrangement of the main opening title music.

The switch to HD ran concurrent with plans to transfer Coronation Street's production base from Quay Street studios to MediaCityUK in Salford. ITV had already confirmed in March 2009 that its northern operations would be moving to Salford but Coronation Street was said to be remaining at Granada Television studios. In 2010, following discussions between ITV and The Peel Group, a 7.7 acre plot alongside the Imperial War Museum North on Trafford Wharf Road was reserved for Coronation Street, with the idea that the programme's entire operation would move to MediaCity and the old site would be demolished [11].

The news of the possible move was broken on 11th January and was officially announced a week after the anniversary on 16th December [12]. In accordance with the transition to HD, the new set would be constructed to a larger scale than its predecessor, with room for a later expansion (see Victoria Street). Building work began the following September, for completion in 2013.

Viewing figures

Ratings chart for the year

In its fiftieth anniversary year, Coronation Street grew its audience for the first time since 2003. This was also the first time in seven years where at least six months were up on the previous year, in this case January to May and, unsurprisingly, December, which featured a run of nine consecutive episodes with an audience of over 12 million viewers, including all the episodes of anniversary week. Other months experienced marginal drops of no more than 500,000 viewers in a stablising year for the programme.

Episode 7484 on 6th December - the episode of the tram crash - was the highest-rated of the year and decade with 14.1 million viewers, slightly edging out the live episode's 14.0 million viewers three days later. In a sign of the decline in viewership over the past half-decade, 27 episodes from 2004 were watched by more people than this 2010 peak according to BARB. The average for the year was 9.45 million viewers.

In the charts, Coronation Street's overall performance continued to decline, with sixteen episodes reaching number one, a drop of six from 2009.

Episodes

#	Ep. No.	Date	Part	Writer	Director	Viewing Figures	Chart Position
1	7242	Friday 1st January	1	Simon Crowther	John Anderson	9,560,000	10
2	7243	Friday 1st January	2	Simon Crowther	John Anderson	11,080,000	3
3	7244	Monday 4th January	1	Damon Rochefort	Durno Johnston	11,780,000	1
4	7245	Monday 4th January	2	David Lane	Durno Johnston	11,680,000	3
5	7246	Thursday 7th January		Peter Whalley	Durno Johnston	11,680,000	3
6	7247	Friday 8th January	1	Julie Jones	Durno Johnston	11,620,000	6
7	7248	Friday 8th January	2	Daran Little	Durno Johnston	11,710,000	2
8	7249	Monday 11th January	1	Jan McVerry	Ian Bevitt	11,550,000	3
9	7250	Monday 11th January	2	Mark Wadlow	Ian Bevitt	11,830,000	1
10	7251	Thursday 14th January		Joe Turner	Ian Bevitt	10,840,000	9
11	7252	Friday 15th January	1	Martin Allen	Ian Bevitt	11,400,000	5
12	7253	Friday 15th January	2	Martin Allen	Ian Bevitt	11,010,000	6
13	7254	Monday 18th January	1	Daran Little	David Kester	11,290,000	1
14	7255	Monday 18th January	2	Daran Little	David Kester	11,070,000	2
15	7256	Thursday 21st January		Debbie Oates	David Kester	10,630,000	4
16	7257	Friday 22nd January	1	Debbie Oates	David Kester	10,470,000	7
17	7258	Friday 22nd January	2	Peter Whalley	David Kester	10,510,000	5
18	7259	Monday 25th January	1	Mark Burt	Stuart Davids	11,560,000	2
19	7260	Monday 25th January	2	John Kerr	Stuart Davids	11,590,000	1
20	7261	Thursday 28th January		Mark Wadlow	Stuart Davids	10,780,000	4
21	7262	Friday 29th January	1	Simon Crowther	Stuart Davids	10,550,000	5
22	7263	Friday 29th January	2	Simon Crowther	Stuart Davids	9,510,000	9
23	7264	Monday 1st February	1	Chris Fewtrell	Kay Patrick	11,310,000	2
24	7265	Monday 1st February	2	Chris Fewtrell	Kay Patrick	11,400,000	1
25	7266	Thursday 4th February		Julie Jones	Kay Patrick	10,130,000	6
26	7267	Friday 5th February	1	Joe Turner	Kay Patrick	10,290,000	4
27	7268	Friday 5th February	2	Joe Turner	Kay Patrick	9,870,000	9
28	7269	Monday 8th February	1	David Lane	Tony Prescott	11,320,000	1
29	7270	Monday 8th February	2	David Lane	Tony Prescott	11,270,000	2
30	7271	Thursday 11th February		Martin Allen	Tony Prescott	10,290,000	7
31	7272	Friday 12th February	1	Jan McVerry	Tony Prescott	10,640,000	4
32	7273	Friday 12th February	2	Jan McVerry	Tony Prescott	10,180,000	9
33	7274	Monday 15th February	1	Damon Rochefort	John Anderson	11,550,000	3
34	7275	Monday 15th February	2	Joe Turner	John Anderson	11,840,000	2
35	7276	Thursday 18th February		Peter Whalley	John Anderson	10,010,000	8
36	7277	Friday 19th February	1	Mark Wadlow	John Anderson	10,750,000	7
37	7278	Friday 19th February	2	Mark Wadlow	John Anderson	9,190,000	9
38	7279	Monday 22nd February	1	Simon Crowther	Durno Johnston	11,380,000	3
39	7280	Monday 22nd February	2	Jonathan Harvey	Durno Johnston	12,030,000	1
40	7281	Thursday 25th February		Stephen Russell	Durno Johnston	10,080,000	6
41	7282	Friday 26th February	1	John Kerr	Durno Johnston	9,970,000	8
42	7283	Friday 26th February	2	Mark Burt	Durno Johnston	8,980,000	9
43	7284	Monday 1st March	1	Julie Jones	Ian Bevitt	11,100,000	1
44	7285	Monday 1st March	2	Jan McVerry	Ian Bevitt	11,070,000	2
45	7286	Thursday 4th March		Jayne Hollinson	Ian Bevitt	9,800,000	6
46	7287	Friday 5th March	1	David Lane	Ian Bevitt	9,730,000	7
47	7288	Friday 5th March	2	Chris Fewtrell	Ian Bevitt	9,210,000	9
48	7289	Monday 8th March	1	David Lane	David Kester	10,810,000	1
49	7290	Monday 8th March	2	John Kerr	David Kester	10,620,000	2
50	7291	Thursday 11th March		Martin Allen	David Kester	9,340,000	9
51	7292	Friday 12th March	1	Jayne Hollinson	David Kester	9,620,000	6
52	7293	Friday 12th March	2	Joe Turner	David Kester	9,860,000	5
53	7294	Monday 15th March	1	Jonathan Harvey	Stuart Davids	10,860,000	2
54	7295	Monday 15th March	2	Mark Wadlow	Stuart Davids	11,030,000	1
55	7296	Thursday 18th March		Damon Rochefort	Stuart Davids	8,990,000	6
56	7297	Friday 19th March	1	Mark Burt	Stuart Davids	8,790,000	7
57	7298	Friday 19th March	2	Jan McVerry	Stuart Davids	8,020,000	11
58	7299	Monday 22nd March	1	David Lane	Tessa Hoffe	11,130,000	1
59	7300	Monday 22nd March	2	Peter Whalley	Tessa Hoffe	10,660,000	2
60	7301	Thursday 25th March		Martin Allen	Tessa Hoffe	9,380,000	8
61	7302	Friday 26th March	1	Mark Burt	Tessa Hoffe	9,380,000	9
62	7303	Friday 26th March	2	Chris Fewtrell	Tessa Hoffe	9,430,000	6
63	7304	Monday 29th March	1	Joe Turner	John Anderson	10,340,000	2
64	7305	Monday 29th March	2	Joe Turner	John Anderson	10,390,000	1
65	7306	Thursday 1st April		Julie Jones	John Anderson	8,690,000	11
66	7307	Friday 2nd April	1	Jayne Hollinson	John Anderson	9,130,000	6
67	7308	Friday 2nd April	2	Mark Wadlow	John Anderson	9,250,000	5
68	7309	Sunday 4th April		Simon Crowther	John Anderson	7,040,000	17
69	7310	Monday 5th April	1	Jan McVerry	Kay Patrick	10,210,000	2
70	7311	Monday 5th April	2	Jan McVerry	Kay Patrick	10,930,000	1
71	7312	Thursday 8th April		Damon Rochefort	Kay Patrick	8,480,000	8
72	7313	Friday 9th April		Jonathan Harvey	Kay Patrick	8,780,000	6
73	7314	Sunday 11th April		Debbie Oates	Kay Patrick	7,520,000	13
74	7315	Monday 12th April	1	Peter Whalley	Ian Bevitt	9,540,000	4
75	7316	Monday 12th April	2	Peter Whalley	Ian Bevitt	9,620,000	3
76	7317	Thursday 15th April		Jayne Hollinson	Ian Bevitt	8,700,000	7
77	7318	Friday 16th April	1	Mark Burt	Ian Bevitt	8,580,000	9
78	7319	Friday 16th April	2	Martin Allen	Ian Bevitt	8,560,000	10
79	7320	Monday 19th April	1	Damon Rochefort	Dominic Leclerc	9,760,000	4
80	7321	Monday 19th April	2	Jonathan Harvey	Dominic Leclerc	10,420,000	2
81	7322	Thursday 22nd April		Joe Turner	Dominic Leclerc	8,240,000	10
82	7323	Friday 23rd April	1	Julie Jones	Dominic Leclerc	8,560,000	8
83	7324	Friday 23rd April	2	Stephen Russell	Dominic Leclerc	8,860,000	7
84	7325	Monday 26th April	1	Chris Fewtrell	Durno Johnston	9,600,000	4
85	7326	Monday 26th April	2	Simon Crowther	Durno Johnston	9,890,000	2
86	7327	Thursday 29th April		David Lane	Durno Johnston	7,810,000	13
87	7328	Friday 30th April	1	Jan McVerry	Durno Johnston	8,510,000	10
88	7329	Friday 30th April	2	Mark Wadlow	Durno Johnston	8,600,000	8
89	7330	Sunday 2nd May		Debbie Oates	Durno Johnston	8,000,000	12
90	7331	Monday 3rd May	1	Martin Allen	Stuart Davids	10,160,000	3
91	7332	Monday 3rd May	2	Jonathan Harvey	Stuart Davids	10,280,000	2
92	7333	Thursday 6th May		Peter Whalley	Stuart Davids	8,840,000	7
93	7334	Friday 7th May	1	Mark Wadlow	Stuart Davids	8,760,000	8
94	7335	Friday 7th May	2	Jayne Hollinson	Stuart Davids	8,550,000	10
95	7336	Monday 10th May	1	Damon Rochefort	Duncan Foster	9,740,000	3
96	7337	Monday 10th May	2	Chris Fewtrell	Duncan Foster	9,950,000	2
97	7338	Thursday 13th May		Debbie Oates	Duncan Foster	8,600,000	6
98	7339	Friday 14th May	1	Simon Crowther	Duncan Foster	8,390,000	10
99	7340	Friday 14th May	2	John Kerr	Duncan Foster	8,440,000	9
100	7341	Monday 17th May	1	Jayne Hollinson	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	9,080,000	4
101	7342	Monday 17th May	2	Julie Jones	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	9,540,000	2
102	7343	Thursday 20th May		Jonathan Harvey	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	8,100,000	7
103	7344	Friday 21st May	1	Peter Whalley	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	7,740,000	10
104	7345	Friday 21st May	2	John Kerr	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	7,900,000	8
105	7346	Monday 24th May		Mark Burt	Tessa Hoffe	7,230,000	8
106	7347	Wednesday 26th May		David Lane	Tessa Hoffe	8,750,000	2
107	7348	Thursday 27th May		Damon Rochefort	Tessa Hoffe	8,330,000	5
108	7349	Friday 28th May	1	Simon Crowther	Tessa Hoffe	8,160,000	6
109	7350	Friday 28th May	2	Simon Crowther	Tessa Hoffe	8,470,000	4
110	7351	Monday 31st May	1	Martin Allen	David Kester Ian Bevitt	8,170,000	14
111	7352	Monday 31st May	2	Jan McVerry	David Kester Ian Bevitt	10,730,000	3
112	7353	Tuesday 1st June		Mark Wadlow	David Kester Ian Bevitt	10,380,000	7
113	7354	Monday 7th June	1	Stephen Russell	David Kester Ian Bevitt	9,760,000	3
114	7355	Monday 7th June	2	Chris Fewtrell	David Kester	10,070,000	2
115	7356	Wednesday 9th June	1	Joe Turner	David Kester	8,520,000	9
116	7357	Wednesday 9th June	2	Chris Fewtrell	Tim Dowd Ian Bevitt	8,830,000	7
117	7358	Thursday 10th June	1	Jan McVerry	Tim Dowd Ian Bevitt	9,340,000	6
118	7359	Thursday 10th June	2	Jayne Hollinson	Tim Dowd	9,490,000	4
119	7360	Friday 11th June	1	John Kerr	Tim Dowd	7,690,000	10
120	7361	Friday 11th June	2	Debbie Oates	Tim Dowd	7,210,000	12
121	7362	Monday 14th June	1	Damon Rochefort	Duncan Foster	8,720,000	2
122	7363	Monday 14th June	2	Julie Jones	Duncan Foster	7,940,000	4
123	7364	Wednesday 16th June		Peter Whalley	Duncan Foster	7,540,000	6
124	7365	Thursday 17th June		Jonathan Harvey	Duncan Foster	7,410,000	7
125	7366	Sunday 20th June		Joe Turner	Duncan Foster	6,510,000	13
126	7367	Thursday 24th June		Mark Wadlow	Duncan Foster	7,600,000	7
127	7368	Wednesday 30th June		Joe Turner	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	7,780,000	4
128	7369	Thursday 1st July		Simon Crowther	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	7,600,000	6
129	7370	Sunday 4th July		Jonathan Harvey	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	7,720,000	5
130	7371	Monday 5th July	1	Jonathan Harvey	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	8,840,000	6
131	7372	Monday 5th July	2	Carmel Morgan	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	9,150,000	3
132	7373	Thursday 8th July		John Kerr	Tessa Hoffe	8,160,000	8
133	7374	Friday 9th July	1	Chris Fewtrell	Tessa Hoffe	7,480,000	12
134	7375	Friday 9th July	2	Julie Jones	Tessa Hoffe	7,510,000	11
135	7376	Monday 12th July	1	Jan McVerry	Tessa Hoffe	8,820,000	3
136	7377	Monday 12th July	2	Jan McVerry	Tessa Hoffe	9,200,000	1
137	7378	Wednesday 14th July		Damon Rochefort	Pip Short	8,680,000	4
138	7379	Thursday 15th July		Mark Wadlow	Pip Short	7,160,000	10
139	7380	Friday 16th July	1	Mark Burt	Pip Short	7,900,000	7
140	7381	Friday 16th July	2	Peter Whalley	Pip Short	7,640,000	8
141	7382	Sunday 18th July		Peter Whalley	Pip Short	6,500,000	14
142	7383	Monday 19th July	1	Martin Allen	Alan Wareing	9,060,000	4
143	7384	Monday 19th July	2	Martin Allen	Alan Wareing	9,140,000	3
144	7385	Thursday 22nd July		David Lane	Alan Wareing	8,100,000	7
145	7386	Friday 23rd July	1	Debbie Oates	Alan Wareing	7,560,000	9
146	7387	Friday 23rd July	2	Jayne Hollinson	Alan Wareing	7,410,000	10
147	7388	Monday 26th July	1	Damon Rochefort	Tim Dowd	9,000,000	5
148	7389	Monday 26th July	2	Jonathan Harvey	Tim Dowd	9,190,000	3
149	7390	Thursday 29th July		John Kerr	Tim Dowd	7,990,000	8
150	7391	Friday 30th July	1	Debbie Oates	Tim Dowd	8,320,000	7
151	7392	Friday 30th July	2	Chris Fewtrell	Tim Dowd	7,930,000	9
152	7393	Monday 2nd August	1	Peter Whalley	Duncan Foster	8,960,000	3
153	7394	Monday 2nd August	2	Peter Whalley	Duncan Foster	9,040,000	2
154	7395	Thursday 5th August		Martin Allen	Duncan Foster	7,630,000	10
155	7396	Friday 6th August	1	Julie Jones	Duncan Foster	7,920,000	8
156	7397	Friday 6th August	2	Joe Turner	Duncan Foster	7,630,000	9
157	7398	Monday 9th August	1	David Lane	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	9,140,000	2
158	7399	Monday 9th August	2	Mark Burt	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	9,160,000	1
159	7400	Thursday 12th August		Jan McVerry	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	8,090,000	8
160	7401	Friday 13th August	1	Carmel Morgan	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	8,770,000	5
161	7402	Friday 13th August	2	Simon Crowther	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	8,870,000	4
162	7403	Monday 16th August	1	John Kerr	David Kester	8,830,000	3
163	7404	Monday 16th August	2	Jan McVerry	David Kester	9,060,000	2
164	7405	Wednesday 18th August		Jayne Hollinson	David Kester	7,820,000	10
165	7406	Friday 20th August	1	Simon Crowther	David Kester	8,350,000	9
166	7407	Friday 20th August	2	Jonathan Harvey	David Kester	8,410,000	7
167	7408	Monday 23rd August	1	Mark Wadlow	Pip Short	9,470,000	3
168	7409	Monday 23rd August	2	Joe Turner	Pip Short	9,510,000	2
169	7410	Thursday 26th August		Damon Rochefort	Pip Short	8,040,000	9
170	7411	Friday 27th August	1	David Lane	Pip Short	8,130,000	8
171	7412	Friday 27th August	2	Mark Burt	Mark Babych	7,940,000	10
172	7413	Sunday 29th August		Peter Whalley	Pip Short	5,880,000	18
173	7414	Monday 30th August	1	Julie Jones	Graeme Harper	9,120,000	3
174	7415	Monday 30th August	2	Debbie Oates	Graeme Harper	10,200,000	2
175	7416	Thursday 2nd September		Carmel Morgan	Graeme Harper	7,830,000	7
176	7417	Sunday 5th September		Martin Allen Chris Fewtrell	Graeme Harper	7,520,000	8
177	7418	Monday 6th September	1	Jayne Hollinson	Tim Dowd	9,880,000	3
178	7419	Monday 6th September	2	Jayne Hollinson	Tim Dowd	9,820,000	4
179	7420	Thursday 9th September		Peter Whalley	Tim Dowd	8,360,000	8
180	7421	Friday 10th September	1	Joe Turner	Tim Dowd	8,040,000	9
181	7422	Friday 10th September	2	Joe Turner	Tim Dowd	6,050,000	19
182	7423	Monday 13th September	1	Jonathan Harvey	Tony Prescott	9,560,000	5
183	7424	Monday 13th September	2	Mark Wadlow	Tony Prescott	9,570,000	4
184	7425	Thursday 16th September		David Lane	Tony Prescott	7,740,000	11
185	7426	Friday 17th September	1	Damon Rochefort	Tony Prescott	8,260,000	9
186	7427	Friday 17th September	2	John Kerr	Tony Prescott	7,890,000	10
187	7428	Monday 20th September	1	Julie Jones	Ian Bevitt	9,270,000	6
188	7429	Monday 20th September	2	Jan McVerry	Ian Bevitt	9,680,000	4
189	7430	Thursday 23rd September		Chris Fewtrell	Ian Bevitt	8,540,000	12
190	7431	Friday 24th September	1	Simon Crowther	Ian Bevitt	8,770,000	11
191	7432	Friday 24th September	2	Carmel Morgan	Ian Bevitt	8,910,000	9
192	7433	Monday 27th September	1	Jonathan Harvey	Griff Rowland	9,470,000	7
193	7434	Monday 27th September	2	Jonathan Harvey	Griff Rowland	10,080,000	4
194	7435	Thursday 30th September		Julie Jones	Griff Rowland	7,880,000	15
195	7436	Friday 1st October	1	John Kerr	Griff Rowland	8,950,000	12
196	7437	Friday 1st October	2	John Kerr	Griff Rowland	8,470,000	13
197	7438	Monday 4th October	1	Chris Fewtrell	Kay Patrick	9,580,000	6
198	7439	Monday 4th October	2	Chris Fewtrell	Kay Patrick	9,820,000	3
199	7440	Thursday 7th October		Debbie Oates	Kay Patrick	8,440,000	13
200	7441	Friday 8th October	1	Peter Whalley	Kay Patrick	8,570,000	11
201	7442	Friday 8th October	2	Martin Allen	Kay Patrick	8,190,000	14
202	7443	Monday 11th October	1	Joe Turner	Noreen Kershaw	9,350,000	9
203	7444	Monday 11th October	2	Mark Wadlow	Noreen Kershaw	9,410,000	7
204	7445	Thursday 14th October		Carmel Morgan	Noreen Kershaw	8,620,000	14
205	7446	Friday 15th October	1	Jan McVerry	Noreen Kershaw	9,370,000	8
206	7447	Friday 15th October	2	Jayne Hollinson	Noreen Kershaw	9,480,000	6
207	7448	Monday 18th October	1	Mark Burt	Pip Short	9,850,000	6
208	7449	Monday 18th October	2	Mark Burt	Pip Short	9,610,000	7
209	7450	Thursday 21st October		Damon Rochefort	Pip Short	8,630,000	14
210	7451	Friday 22nd October	1	David Lane	Pip Short	9,470,000	9
211	7452	Friday 22nd October	2	Simon Crowther	Pip Short	8,750,000	13
212	7453	Monday 25th October	1	Chris Fewtrell	Durno Johnston	9,960,000	5
213	7454	Monday 25th October	2	Damon Rochefort	Durno Johnston	9,580,000	7
214	7455	Thursday 28th October		John Kerr	Durno Johnston	8,570,000	14
215	7456	Friday 29th October	1	David Lane	Durno Johnston	9,030,000	12
216	7457	Friday 29th October	2	Debbie Oates	Durno Johnston	8,790,000	13
217	7458	Monday 1st November	1	Peter Whalley	Dominic Leclerc	10,470,000	5
218	7459	Monday 1st November	2	Peter Whalley	Dominic Leclerc	9,870,000	9
219	7460	Thursday 4th November		Mark Burt	Dominic Leclerc	8,940,000	14
220	7461	Friday 5th November	1	Jayne Hollinson	Dominic Leclerc	9,240,000	12
221	7462	Friday 5th November	2	Jonathan Harvey	Dominic Leclerc	9,420,000	11
222	7463	Monday 8th November	1	Martin Allen	Tony Prescott	11,450,000	5
223	7464	Monday 8th November	2	Simon Crowther	Tony Prescott	12,090,000	3
224	7465	Thursday 11th November		Julie Jones	Tony Prescott	9,140,000	13
225	7466	Friday 12th November	1	Jan McVerry	Tony Prescott	9,590,000	12
226	7467	Friday 12th November	2	Carmel Morgan	Tony Prescott	8,900,000	14
227	7468	Monday 15th November	1	Jayne Hollinson	John Anderson	10,590,000	6
228	7469	Monday 15th November	2	Mark Burt	John Anderson	10,560,000	7
229	7470	Thursday 18th November		Chris Fewtrell	John Anderson	9,690,000	9
230	7471	Friday 19th November	1	Jonathan Harvey	John Anderson	7,940,000	17
231	7472	Friday 19th November	2	Martin Allen	John Anderson	6,710,000	26
232	7473	Monday 22nd November	1	Jan McVerry	Kay Patrick	10,140,000	7
233	7474	Monday 22nd November	2	Julie Jones	Kay Patrick	10,040,000	8
234	7475	Thursday 25th November		David Lane	Kay Patrick	9,350,000	14
235	7476	Friday 26th November	1	Peter Whalley	Kay Patrick	9,390,000	13
236	7477	Friday 26th November	2	Peter Whalley	Kay Patrick	9,050,000	17
237	7478	Monday 29th November		Damon Rochefort	Ian Bevitt	10,800,000	6
238	7479	Wednesday 1st December	1	Mark Wadlow	Ian Bevitt	10,100,000	11
239	7480	Wednesday 1st December	2	Joe Turner	Ian Bevitt	10,210,000	9
240	7481	Thursday 2nd December		John Kerr	Ian Bevitt	10,470,000	7
241	7482	Friday 3rd December		Simon Crowther	Ian Bevitt	9,780,000	16
242	7483	Monday 6th December	1	Peter Whalley	Graeme Harper	12,470,000	7
243	7484	Monday 6th December	2	Joe Turner	Graeme Harper	14,100,000	2
244	7485	Tuesday 7th December		Chris Fewtrell	Graeme Harper	12,440,000	8
245	7486	Wednesday 8th December		Martin Allen	Tony Prescott	12,030,000	10
246	7487	Thursday 9th December		Jan McVerry	Tony Prescott	14,000,000	3
247	7488	Friday 10th December	1	Carmel Morgan	Tony Prescott	12,530,000	6
248	7489	Friday 10th December	2	Simon Crowther	Tony Prescott	12,830,000	5
249	7490	Monday 13th December	1	Damon Rochefort	David Kester	12,390,000	3
250	7491	Monday 13th December	2	Damon Rochefort	David Kester	12,350,000	4
251	7492	Thursday 16th December		John Kerr	David Kester	10,030,000	10
252	7493	Friday 17th December	1	Julie Jones	David Kester	11,030,000	6
253	7494	Friday 17th December	2	Debbie Oates	David Kester	11,480,000	5
254	7495	Monday 20th December		Ellen Taylor	Duncan Foster	11,980,000	4
255	7496	Thursday 23rd December		David Lane	Duncan Foster	10,400,000	10
256	7497	Friday 24th December	1	Mark Wadlow	Duncan Foster	10,420,000	9
257	7498	Friday 24th December	2	Mark Wadlow	Duncan Foster	10,000,000	13
258	7499	Saturday 25th December		Jonathan Harvey	Duncan Foster	9,770,000	14
259	7500	Monday 27th December	1	Jayne Hollinson	Ian Bevitt	10,400,000	5
260	7501	Monday 27th December	2	Julie Jones	Ian Bevitt	10,710,000	3
261	7502	Thursday 30th December		Mark Wadlow	Ian Bevitt	9,700,000	7
262	7503	Friday 31st December	1	Damon Rochefort	Ian Bevitt	9,030,000	10
263	7504	Friday 31st December	2	Jonathan Harvey	Ian Bevitt	8,110,000	16

Storylines

To be added.

Who lives where

Coronation Street

• Rovers Return Inn - Steve McDonald. Becky McDonald. Liz McDonald. Amy Barlow (until December). Kylie (from August) and Max Turner (from September).
• 1 Coronation Street - Ken Barlow. Deirdre Barlow. Blanche Hunt (until May). Peter Barlow (from December). Leanne Barlow (from December). Simon Barlow (from December). Tracy Barlow (from December) and Amy Barlow (from December).
• Salon flat (No.2a) - Maria Connor (from July)
• 3 Coronation Street - Emily Bishop. Norris Cole.
• 4 Coronation Street - Kevin Webster (until December). Sally Webster. Rosie Webster (until December) and Sophie Webster. Sian Powers (from September).
• 5 Coronation Street - Fiz Stape. John Stape. Chesney Brown.
• 6 Coronation Street - Eddie Windass. Anna Windass. Gary Windass.
• 7 Coronation Street - Kirk Sutherland (until May). Sunita Alahan (from June). Dev Alahan (from June). Aadi Alahan (from June). Asha Alahan from June).
• 8 Coronation Street - Gail McIntyre. Joe McIntyre (until February). David Platt. Graeme Proctor (April to July). Nick Tilsley (March to August and October onwards).
• 9 Coronation Street - Tyrone Dobbs. Molly Dobbs (until December).
• Kabin flat (No.10a) - Rita Sullivan.
• 11 Coronation Street - Eileen Grimshaw. Jason Grimshaw (from April). Sean Tully. Jesse Chadwick (until March). Rosie Webster (from December).
• 12 Coronation Street - Tina McIntyre. Jason Grimshaw (until April).
• 13 Coronation Street - Ashley Peacock (until December). Claire Peacock. Joshua Peacock. Freddie Peacock.
• Corner Shop flat - Molly Dobbs (January to July). Tina McIntyre (July to December). Graeme Proctor (July to December).

Rosamund Street

• Bookies flat (No.9a) - Peter Barlow. Simon Barlow. Leanne Battersby.

Victoria Street

• 14a Victoria Street - Janice Battersby. Trevor Dean (February to October).
• Street Cars flat (No.15a) - Lloyd Mullaney. Teresa Bryant (until May).
• Roy's Rolls flat (No.16a) - Roy Cropper. Hayley Cropper.
• 18a Victoria Street - Michelle Connor. Ryan Connor.

Victoria Court

• 9 Victoria Court - Dev Alahan (until June). Sunita Alahan. Aadi Alahan. Asha Alahan (all from March to June). Nick Tilsley (August to September). Natasha Blakeman (August to September).

Others

• 4 Drapers Mill Apartments, Weatherfield Quays - Carla Connor.
• 5 Grasmere Drive - Audrey Roberts.
• 28 Grayling Street - Izzy Armstrong.
• 37 Hillside Crescent - Betty Williams.
• 7 Meadow View, Bramhall - Sunita Alahan. Aadi Alahan. Asha Alahan (all until March)
• Southport - Sian Powers (until September).
• The Poplars, Middleton - Connie Rathbone. Jack Duckworth (until September).
• 5 Tile Street - Archie Shuttleworth.

Unknown residence - Kelly Crabtree, Pam Hobsworth, Bill Webster, Julie Carp, Ciaran McCarthy.

Awards and nominations

National Television Awards

• Best Serial Drama: Coronation Street (Winner)
• Best Serial Drama Performance: Simon Gregson (Nominee), Katherine Kelly (Nominee), Gray O'Brien (Nominee)
• Best Newcomer: Craig Gazey (Winner)

Royal Television Society

• Lifetime Achievement Award Tony Warren

TV Times Awards

• Top newcomer: Craig Gazey (Nominee)
• Favourite Soap Star: Katherine Kelly (Nominee)
• Editor's Programme of the Year: Coronation Street