Coronation Street in 2016

2016 was Coronation Street's fifty-seventh year.

Main characters

Ranking	Character	Played by	Duration	Number of Episodes	Running total	Previous year's ranking
1	Nick Tilsley	Ben Price	Full year	145	1737	6
2	Michelle Connor	Kym Marsh	Full year	140	1250	4
3	David Platt	Jack P. Shepherd	Full year	133	2164	1
4	Aidan Connor	Shayne Ward	Full year	130	191	52
4	Pat Phelan	Connor McIntyre	Full year	130	160	-
4	Anna Windass	Debbie Rush	Full year	130	937	10
7	Leanne Tilsley/Battersby	Jane Danson	Full year	125	1799	20
8	Gail Rodwell	Helen Worth	Full year	122	4117	2
9	Sarah Platt	Tina O'Brien	Full year except for January	119	1639	17
10	Todd Grimshaw	Bruno Langley	Full year	116	705	33
10	Tim Metcalfe	Joe Duttine	Full year	116	419	18
10	Eva Price	Catherine Tyldesley	Full year	116	554	60
13	Robert Preston	Tristan Gemmill	Full year	114	186	50
14	Tracy Barlow	Kate Ford	Full year	111	1902	6
14	Eileen Grimshaw	Sue Cleaver	Full year	111	1793	10
16	Sally Metcalfe	Sally Dynevor	Full year	110	2996	9
17	Audrey Roberts	Sue Nicholls	Full year	108	2965	27
18	Kate Connor	Faye Brookes	Full year	103	135	69
19	Sean Tully	Antony Cotton	Full year except for October	99	1444	15
19	Gary Windass	Mikey North	Full year	99	690	37
21	Cathy Matthews	Melanie Hill	Full year	98	166	43
21	Bethany Platt	Lucy Fallon	Full year	98	543	30
23	Kevin Webster	Michael Le Vell	Full year	97	2852	21
24	Billy Mayhew	Daniel Brocklebank	Full year	96	166	46
25	Johnny Connor	Richard Hawley	Full year	89	124	67
26	Ken Barlow	William Roache	Full year	88	4349	15
26	Maria Connor	Samia Ghadie/Longchambon	From April	88	1442	49
26	Zeedan Nazir	Qasim Akhtar	Full year	88	193	40
29	Beth Sutherland	Lisa George	Full year	87	481	24
30	Kirk Sutherland	Andrew Whyment	Full year	84	1142	32
31	Roy Cropper	David Neilson	January and from May	83	1937	5
32	Mary Taylor	Patti Clare	Full year	82	511	34
33	Steph Britton	Tisha Merry	Full year	81	298	28
33	Norris Cole	Malcolm Hebden	Full year	81	1545	45
35	Liz McDonald	Beverley Callard	Full year except for November	80	2088	3
36	Steve McDonald	Simon Gregson	From April	80	2914	25
37	Rita Tanner	Barbara Knox	Full year	78	3596	52
38	Andy Carver	Oliver Farnworth	Full year except for May	74	173	34
39	Luke Britton	Dean Fagan	Full year	73	208	34
40	Kylie Platt	Paula Lane	Until July	72	616	28
41	Tyrone Dobbs	Alan Halsall	Full year except for June	70	1762	13
41	Gemma Winter	Dolly-Rose Campbell	Full year except for January and February	70	100	74
43	Sinead Tinker	Katie McGlynn	Full year except for November	69	267	37
44	Sophie Webster	Brooke Vincent	Full year except for November and December	68	1337	19
45	Yasmeen Nazir	Shelley King	Full year	67	168	55
46	Carla Connor	Alison King	Until May	66	1161	8
46	Erica Holroyd	Claire King	Full year	66	129	61
48	Dev Alahan	Jimmi Harkishin	Full year	65	1434	52
48	Caz Hammond	Rhea Bailey	February, and April to December	65	72	80
50	Izzy Armstrong	Cherylee Houston	Full year	64	565	55
50	Jenny Bradley	Sally Ann Matthews	Full year except for June	64	393	64
50	Alya Nazir	Sair Khan	Full year except for January	64	211	26
53	Craig Tinker	Colson Smith	Full year	59	216	39
54	Max Turner	Harry McDermott	Full year except for February and September	58	361	23
55	Simon Barlow	Alex Bain	February, and from June	57	525	48
55	Michael Rodwell	Les Dennis	February to March and July to November	57	248	12
57	Jason Grimshaw	Ryan Thomas	Until June	56	1499	30
58	Amy Barlow	Elle Mulvaney	Full year	55	569	50
58	Fiz Stape	Jennie McAlpine	Full year	55	1828	55
60	Faye Windass	Ellie Leach	January to March, May and from August	52	395	41
61	Rana Habeeb/Nazir	Bhavna Limbachia	From February	51	51	-
61	Alex Warner	Liam Bairstow	Full year except for October	51	54	84
63	Sharif Nazir	Marc Anwar	Until November	50	165	46
64	Chesney Brown	Sam Aston	Full year except for August	49	937	42
65	Freddie Smith	Derek Griffiths	From March	47	47	-
66	Peter Barlow	Chris Gascoyne	From October	40	1205	85
67	Harry Platt	Woody Illsley and Pixie & Presley Sellars	March to July and from September	39	39	-
68	Lily Platt	Betsie & Emmie Taylor and Brooke Malonie	January, March to August and from October	37	119	73
69	Liam Connor	Charlie Wrenshall	April, and from July	27	152	83
70	Jake Windass	Seth & Theo Wild	February to November	23	82	81
71	Asha Alahan	Tanisha Gorey	January to February, July and from September	21	159	76
71	Adam Barlow	Samuel Robertson	From November	21	232	-
73	Aadi Alahan	Zennon Ditchett	January to February, July and from September	20	160	75
73	Daniel Osbourne	Rob Mallard	From November	20	128	-
75	Brian Packham	Peter Gunn	From November	17	167	79
76	Seb Franklin	Harry Visinoni	From October	14	14	-
77	Jack Webster	Maddox Beswick and Kyran Bowes	January to February, May to June, October and December	13	122	70
78	Hope Stape	Faith & Nicole Holt	January to February, April, October and December	10	178	63
79	Ruby Dobbs	Macy Alabi	January to February, April, October and December	9	121	71
80	Jude Appleton	Paddy Wallace	From December	4	4	-
80	Toyah Battersby	Georgia Taylor	From December	4	615	-
80	Shona Ramsey	Julia Goulding	From December	4	4	-
83	Emily Bishop	Eileen Derbyshire	Until January	2	3296	64
84	Rob Donovan	Marc Baylis	Until January	1	297	78

Production

The long goodbye

Stuart Blackburn stood down as producer in April. His three-year run in the chair was the longest since Bill Podmore and, going by episode count, by the time he left Blackburn had produced more Coronation Street than anyone in history. He received his final credit with Episode 8967 on 12th August. Meanwhile Kieran Roberts, who celebrated ten years as executive producer at the beginning of the year, stayed on for an eleventh.

Emily Bishop leaves the Street for six months

Eileen Derbyshire, a member of the cast since the fifteenth episode and the programme's longest-serving actress, had asked in 2015 to be written out for a period of six months for undisclosed personal reasons [1]. On 1st January, Emily Bishop left Weatherfield to join her nephew Spider Nugent volunteering in Peru. After the six months, Derbyshire entered a period of indefinite leave, with show bosses maintaining that she had not left the programme [2]. Emily's sojourn in Peru continued until 2018, when she moved (off-screen) to Edinburgh.

Coronation Street's creator Tony Warren passed away on 1st March after a short illness. Warren had last written for the show in 1976 and had continued to be involved in an advisory capacity until shortly before his death. The next instalment to air, Episode 8851, was dedicated to his memory.

Blackburn's last hurrah

Key plot threads were resolved in Stuart Blackburn's final months, chiefly Tracy Barlow's feud with Carla Connor and the Callum Logan saga, which came about because of Alison King and Paula Lane's exits.

It had been announced the previous May that King was taking a sabbatical, but in January the actress clarified that she was leaving for good after a ten-year run [3]. Coronation Street again supported the Britain's Got Talent live finals in May, broadcasting a week of post-watershed episodes centering around Carla's wedding to Nick Tilsley, at the end of which the pair split and Carla went alone to Devon after being bought out of Underworld by Johnny and Aidan Connor.

Paula Lane had also chosen to leave after six years playing Kylie Platt. Lane was pregnant with her second child and was due to take maternity leave in the summer when the actress decided to take a break from acting and focus on motherhood for a while [4]. As she had no immediate plans to return, producers decided to kill Kylie off and make David a widower, opening up new story opportunities for the Platts.

Lane shot her final scenes in June after months shooting the climax of the Callum Logan storyline. The drug dealer's body was exposed in May when Tyrone Dobbs crashed his pickup truck into 8 Coronation Street's annex. The murder of Callum was wrongly pinned on Tony Stewart, the builder who had unknowingly concreted over the body. An off-screen death by heart attack for Tony was written in prior to the body's discovery in order to end the storyline without any characters going to prison for the crime. Tony's death also led his grieving son Jason to leave Weatherfield to go travelling in Thailand. Ryan Thomas, who had been with Coronation Street since 2000, was inspired by working with seasoned actor Terence Maynard to quit and try something new [5]. While the door was kept open for Thomas, with Jason retaining ownership of the builder's yard, the actor did not return to the role.

In March, Sarah Platt gave birth to Harry, son of Callum, eventually leading into a portpartum psychosis storyline with Sarah believing that Callum was still alive and stalking her. Harry was initially played by Woody Illsley along with Pixie and Presley Sellars, but after a month Illsley was dropped with the twins continuing to share the role. Also on the Platt front, Lily was recast with Brooke Malonie replacing Betsie and Emmie Taylor in June. March also saw the return of Kylie's old friend Gemma Winter, now a regular and employee at Prima Doner, as well as the debut of her new friend Freddie Smith, played by former Play School presenter Derek Griffiths. Freddie was a client at Audrey's salon who gained employment at Webster's Autocentre.

In July, Kylie was killed in a random stabbing outside the kebab shop. Paula Lane last appeared in the role in a scene set in a Chapel of Rest. Kylie's death scenes were widely praised, particularly the performances of Paula Lane and Jack P. Shepherd [6] [7]. This was one of the last episodes produced by Stuart Blackburn, ending his lengthy tenure on a high note.

Time out

Steve McDonald was back on-screen in April when Simon Gregson returned from a period of absence. Just two weeks after the actor started filming, he hurt his shoulder in a fall at home and required surgery. This resulted in another three weeks' absence and the injury being written into the programme with Steve's arm in a sling for a while [8]. Liz McDonald was also absent for almost two months in the same period when Beverley Callard took time off to focus on health issues.

Three actors were granted leaves of absence to appear on stage. Roy Cropper spent four months nursing Sylvia Goodwin in Hastings while David Neilson acted in the Samuel Beckett play Endgame, while Michael Rodwell went to Brighton to run an ice cream van due to Les Dennis's commitment to Down the Dock Road. Brooke Vincent's absence to appear in Be My Baby began in August and lasted the remainder of the year, with Sophie Webster leaving the Street in October to join Rosie on a promotional contract in Miami.

Two key returns aired in January. Following her successful 2015 stint, Sally Ann Matthews signed a new contract as Jenny Bradley, who worked herself up from rock bottom with the help of Rita Tanner. The other was Pat Phelan, morally bankrupt builder who had previously blackmailed Anna Windass into sex. Played by Connor McIntyre, Phelan was given and home and job in the Street, and quickly took over as the programme's lead villain.

Two of the programme's child characters changed heads. Maddox Beswick made his final appearance as Jack Webster in May with the part then being taken over by Kyran Bowes, while the lesser-seen Jake Windass was recast with Seth and Theo Wild replacing Harley and Layton Phoenix. Meanwhile, Maria Connor and son Liam were back in April when Samia Longchambon returned from maternity leave. Lastly, Bhavna Limbachia joined the cast as maneating nurse Rana Habeeb, who later became Zeedan Nazir's girlfriend.

A small change to the make-up of the Street took place when Tracy Barlow closed down Barlow's Buys and opened a flower shop called Preston's Petals in its place.

The Kate Oates effect

Kate Oates became *Coronation Street'*s 33rd producer in April

Kate Oates became the credited producer with Episode 8968 on 15th August. Like Blackburn, Oates had been producing Emmerdale for ITV when she was offered the job on Coronation Street. She had previously been assistant producer on the latter programme for a short period from 2012 to 2013.

Oates would soon establish herself as someone willing to take risks with Coronation Street and explore darker themes in her stories, moreso than any of her predecessors. In 2016, her efforts mainly went towards resolving the leftover plot threads from Blackburn's tenure, getting the cast she wanted in place and sowing the seeds of what would be the major storylines of 2017.

Two examples of the former were David's revenge against Kylie's killer Clayton Hibbs and the departure of Caz Hammond. In October, a grief-stricken David hatched a plan to drive a petrol-doused car into a police van carrying Clayton to his murder trial, killing Clayton and himself. An October stunt had been teased by Kate Oates, with no further details given [9]. This was part of an initiative by the producer to adopt a more closed spoiler policy and reward the audience with surprises [10]. The stunt in question saw David's car flip over while swerving to avoid Lily, causing Lily and Gary Windass to be trapped underneath. Although they escaped without harm, Anna Windass was unexpectedly caught up in the resulting explosion and her legs were severely burned. In the other cited storyline, Caz Hammond was arrested after failing to frame Maria Connor for her own murder.

The fruits of Oates's labour could most clearly be seen in the revjuvenation of the Barlow family. In October, Peter Barlow made a return, once again down on his luck. On the same day, Ken suffered a stroke and the family began to rally round. Adam Barlow was pegged for a return, potentially to played by a new actor though ultimately Samuel Robertson reprised the role, which was now being more overtly modelled on Adam's father Mike Baldwin. Daniel Osbourne also returned, now played by Rob Mallard. Daniel was a university student, and very much like Ken. From being a mostly stand-alone character, Ken was now the head of a multi-generational family.

A recurring theme of Oates's tenure was a fast and loose approach with characters' backstories. In September, Beth Sutherland was revealed as a bigamist, thus invalidating her marriage to Kirk. Three months later, Mary Taylor confessed to Norris Cole that she was raped at fourteen years old and had a son named Jude who was taken off her. Now living in South Africa, Jude Appleton visited the Street on Christmas Day to meet his mum for the first time. Lastly, Sharif Nazir was exposed as a love cheat who had been carrying out a secret affair with Yasmeen's close friend Sonia Rahman for the last seven years. While the story was being filmed, actor Marc Anwar was fired with immediate effect for making racially insensitive comments about Indian people on Twitter [11]. The fallout from his affair was rewritten with Sharif fleeing to Newcastle and Sonia leaving the Street shortly thereafter.

Another controversy occurred following the broadcast of Episode 8978 on 29th August. In the episode, Eva Price makes a comment regarding the Roots character Kunta Kinte, which some viewers found to be culturally insensitive. An apology was made by the show's producers soon after and the line was cut from the ITV Hub version of the episode.

Gearing up

Compared with previous producers, Kate Oates's cast shake-up was relatively minor, concentrating mainly on returning characters. Brian Packham was back, now Environmental Health Officer with Weatherfield Council, while Georgia Taylor reprised the role of Toyah Battersby after an absence of almost fourteen years. Returning on Christmas Day, Toyah was revealed to be Peter Barlow's secret girlfriend, setting up one of the main plotlines of 2017.

Also making their debuts in the latter months of 2016 were Harry Visinoni as Seb Franklin, boyfriend of Faye Windass, Julia Goulding as Shona Ramsey, David's next love after Kylie, and Christopher Harper as Nathan Curtis, Shona's ex-boyfriend who befriended Bethany Platt.

By the end of the year, the only one of Blackburn's plots still running was the rise of Pat Phelan, which would eventually be extended into 2018 due to the character's popularity. In November, Les Dennis quitting his role after three years allowed Phelan to claim his first victim in Michael Rodwell. In his final episodes, Michael rumbled Phelan and Vinny Ashford's Calcutta Street flats scam but suffered a fatal heart attack while trying to make a run for it, with Phelan coldly watching him die.

Viewing figures

From the penultimate week of May, ITV started to amalgamate the main channel's viewing figures with those of ITV HD and ITV+1, giving programmes a significant boost on BARB which will distort any year-to-year ratings comparisons. Prior to this date, viewing figures had continued their downward trend which began in 2014, with January and February averaging 2.5m viewers down across the last three years, although the drop in 2016 was only around half that seen in 2014 and 2015.

The change in the way ITV measured its viewing figures immediately boosted Coronation Street's ratings by 0.5m viewers, with the spikes becoming more pronounced as the year went on. October to December averaged a rise of 1.5m viewers, giving an overall average for the year of 7.05 million viewers, half a million up on 2015.

Episode 8914, in which Carla Connor left the Street, was the most-watched episode of the year with 9.19 million viewers, the first time an episode shown on Britain's Got Talent finals week had ever claimed the top spot. In the charts, four episodes reached number one after the low of 2015.

Episodes

#	Ep. No.	Date	Part	Writer	Director	Viewing Figures	Chart Position
1	8807	Friday 1st January	1	Damon Rochefort	Durno Johnston	6,470,000	18
2	8808	Friday 1st January	2	Damon Rochefort	Durno Johnston	6,110,000	22
3	8809	Monday 4th January	1	Ben Tagoe	Diana Patrick	7,200,000	12
4	8810	Monday 4th January	2	Ben Tagoe	Diana Patrick	6,980,000	14
5	8811	Wednesday 6th January		Martin Allen	Diana Patrick	7,080,000	13
6	8812	Friday 8th January	1	Mark Burt	Diana Patrick	6,820,000	16
7	8813	Friday 8th January	2	Perrie Balthazar	Diana Patrick	6,190,000	19
8	8814	Monday 11th January	1	Debbie Oates	Tim Dowd	6,950,000	12
9	8815	Monday 11th January	2	Susan Oudot	Tim Dowd	6,570,000	16
10	8816	Wednesday 13th January		Ellen Taylor	Tim Dowd	6,760,000	14
11	8817	Friday 15th January	1	Chris Fewtrell	Tim Dowd	6,780,000	13
12	8818	Friday 15th January	2	Perrie Balthazar	Tim Dowd	6,620,000	15
13	8819	Monday 18th January	1	Joe Turner	John Anderson	7,120,000	11
14	8820	Monday 18th January	2	Joe Turner	John Anderson	6,700,000	14
15	8821	Wednesday 20th January		Jayne Hollinson	John Anderson	6,210,000	17
16	8822	Friday 22nd January	1	John Kerr	John Anderson	6,870,000	12
17	8823	Friday 22nd January	2	Jan McVerry	John Anderson	6,810,000	13
18	8824	Monday 25th January	1	Martin Allen	Brett Fallis	6,940,000	10
19	8825	Monday 25th January	2	Ben Tagoe	Brett Fallis	6,840,000	13
20	8826	Wednesday 27th January		Jonathan Harvey	Brett Fallis	6,910,000	11
21	8827	Friday 29th January	1	Damon Rochefort	Brett Fallis	6,700,000	15
22	8828	Friday 29th January	2	Mark Wadlow	Brett Fallis	5,950,000	18
23	8829	Monday 1st February	1	Chris Fewtrell	Abe Juckes	6,710,000	14
24	8830	Monday 1st February	2	Damon Rochefort	Abe Juckes	6,700,000	15
25	8831	Wednesday 3rd February		Ben Tagoe	Abe Juckes	6,620,000	17
26	8832	Friday 5th February	1	Julie Jones	Abe Juckes	6,960,000	13
27	8833	Friday 5th February	2	Susan Oudot	Abe Juckes	6,700,000	16
28	8834	Monday 8th February	1	Simon Crowther	Duncan Foster	7,010,000	10
29	8835	Monday 8th February	2	John Kerr	Duncan Foster	6,800,000	11
30	8836	Wednesday 10th February		Mark Burt	Duncan Foster	6,600,000	12
31	8837	Friday 12th February	1	Ellen Taylor	Duncan Foster	6,450,000	13
32	8838	Friday 12th February	2	Ella Greenhill	Duncan Foster	6,310,000	14
33	8839	Monday 15th February	1	Joe Turner	Gill Wilkinson	6,580,000	12
34	8840	Monday 15th February	2	Joe Turner	Gill Wikinson	6,620,000	11
35	8841	Wednesday 17th February		Mark Wadlow	Gill Wikinson	6,410,000	15
36	8842	Friday 19th February	1	Jonathan Harvey	Gill Wilkinson	6,490,000	14
37	8843	Friday 19th February	2	Jan McVerry	Gill Wilkinson	6,310,000	17
38	8844	Monday 22nd February	1	Jayne Hollinson	Judith Dine	6,770,000	9
39	8845	Monday 22nd February	2	Martin Allen	Judith Dine	6,710,000	12
40	8846	Wednesday 24th February		Jonathan Harvey	Judith Dine	6,600,000	13
41	8847	Friday 26th February	1	Debbie Oates	Judith Dine	6,290,000	15
42	8848	Friday 26th February	2	Perrie Balthazar	Judith Dine	5,790,000	18
43	8849	Monday 29th February	1	Joe Turner	Matt Hilton	6,690,000	9
44	8850	Monday 29th February	2	Mark Wadlow	Matt Hilton	6,340,000	12
45	8851	Wednesday 2nd March		Damon Rochefort	Diana Patrick	6,540,000	10
46	8852	Friday 4th March	1	Ellen Taylor	Diana Patrick	6,470,000	11
47	8853	Friday 4th March	2	Julie Jones	Diana Patrick	6,200,000	13
48	8854	Monday 7th March	1	Simon Crowther	Tim Dowd	6,850,000	7
49	8855	Monday 7th March	2	Chris Fewtrell	Tim Dowd	6,520,000	9
50	8856	Wednesday 9th March		Mark Burt	Tim Dowd	6,500,000	10
51	8857	Friday 11th March	1	Jan McVerry	Tim Dowd	6,330,000	11
52	8858	Friday 11th March	2	John Kerr	Tim Dowd	5,800,000	14
53	8859	Monday 14th March	1	Chris Fewtrell	David Kester	6,590,000	9
54	8860	Monday 14th March	2	John Kerr	David Kester	6,280,000	12
55	8861	Wednesday 16th March		Mark Wadlow	David Kester	6,290,000	11
56	8862	Friday 18th March	1	Debbie Oates	David Kester	6,200,000	13
57	8863	Friday 18th March	2	Ellen Taylor	David Kester	5,730,000	14
58	8864	Monday 21st March	1	Jonathan Harvey	John Anderson	6,600,000	6
59	8865	Monday 21st March	2	Perrie Balthazar	John Anderson	6,390,000	7
60	8866	Wednesday 23rd March		Mark Burt	John Anderson	6,310,000	9
61	8867	Friday 25th March	1	Julie Jones	John Anderson	6,330,000	8
62	8868	Friday 25th March	2	Susan Oudot	John Anderson	5,660,000	12
63	8869	Monday 28th March	1	Joe Turner	Duncan Foster	6,480,000	9
64	8870	Monday 28th March	2	Martin Allen	Duncan Foster	6,530,000	7
65	8871	Wednesday 30th March		Ben Tagoe	Duncan Foster	6,630,000	6
66	8872	Friday 1st April	1	Simon Crowther	Duncan Foster	6,500,000	8
67	8873	Friday 1st April	2	Jan McVerry	Duncan Foster	6,210,000	12
68	8874	Monday 4th April	1	Julie Jones	Brett Fallis	6,470,000	6
69	8875	Monday 4th April	2	Julie Jones	Brett Fallis	6,330,000	10
70	8876	Wednesday 6th April		Martin Allen	Brett Fallis	6,380,000	8
71	8877	Friday 8th April	1	Mark Burt	Brett Fallis	6,390,000	7
72	8878	Friday 8th April	2	Ella Greenhill	Brett Fallis	5,920,000	12
73	8879	Monday 11th April	1	Simon Crowther	Tim Finn	6,650,000	6
74	8880	Monday 11th April	2	Simon Crowther	Tim Finn	6,540,000	7
75	8881	Wednesday 13th April		Jonathan Harvey	Tim Finn	6,020,000	10
76	8882	Friday 15th April	1	Jan McVerry	Tim Finn	6,520,000	8
77	8883	Friday 15th April	2	Ben Tagoe	Tim Finn	5,990,000	11
78	8884	Monday 18th April	1	Damon Rochefort	Jo Johnson	6,390,000	7
79	8885	Monday 18th April	2	Damon Rochefort	Jo Johnson	5,970,000	10
80	8886	Wednesday 20th April		Susan Oudot	Jo Johnson	5,950,000	11
81	8887	Friday 22nd April	1	Chris Fewtrell	Jo Johnson	6,370,000	9
82	8888	Friday 22nd April	2	Chris Fewtrell	Jo Johnson	5,620,000	14
83	8889	Monday 25th April	1	John Kerr	Tessa Hoffe	6,440,000	6
84	8890	Monday 25th April	2	Jayne Hollinson	Tessa Hoffe	6,240,000	7
85	8891	Wednesday 27th April		Mark Wadlow	Tessa Hoffe	6,050,000	10
86	8892	Friday 29th April	1	Joe Turner	Tessa Hoffe	6,090,000	10
87	8893	Friday 29th April	2	Joe Turner	Tessa Hoffe	5,640,000	12
88	8894	Monday 2nd May	1	Chris Fewtrell	Jordan Hogg	6,010,000	7
89	8895	Monday 2nd May	2	Mark Burt	Jordan Hogg	5,750,000	10
90	8896	Wednesday 4th May		Mark Wadlow	Jordan Hogg	5,800,000	9
91	8897	Friday 6th May	1	John Kerr	Jordan Hogg	5,510,000	11
92	8898	Friday 6th May	2	Perrie Balthazar	Jordan Hogg	5,420,000	14
93	8899	Monday 9th May	1	Ellen Taylor	David Kester	6,120,000	8
94	8900	Monday 9th May	2	Ella Greenhill	David Kester	6,020,000	9
95	8901	Wednesday 11th May		Susan Oudot	David Kester	6,190,000	7
96	8902	Friday 13th May	1	Jonathan Harvey	David Kester	5,950,000	10
97	8903	Friday 13th May	2	Jonathan Harvey	David Kester	5,700,000	11
98	8904	Monday 16th May	1	Damon Rochefort	John Anderson	6,230,000	9
99	8905	Monday 16th May	2	Damon Rochefort	John Anderson	6,150,000	10
100	8906	Wednesday 18th May		Debbie Oates	John Anderson	5,980,000	11
101	8907	Thursday 19th May		Julie Jones	John Anderson	5,520,000	16
102	8908	Friday 20th May	1	Simon Crowther	John Anderson	5,770,000	13
103	8909	Friday 20th May	2	Ben Tagoe	John Anderson	5,730,000	15
104	8910	Sunday 22nd May		Mark Burt	Michael Lacey	6,540,000	7
105	8911	Monday 23rd May		Julie Jones	Michael Lacey	8,280,000	7
106	8912	Tuesday 24th May		Debbie Oates	Michael Lacey	8,220,000	8
107	8913	Wednesday 25th May		Joe Turner	Michael Lacey	9,020,000	3
108	8914	Thursday 26th May		Jan McVerry	Michael Lacey	9,190,000	2
109	8915	Monday 30th May	1	John Kerr	Peter Rose	7,560,000	2
110	8916	Monday 30th May	2	Damon Rochefort	Peter Rose	7,550,000	3
111	8917	Wednesday 1st June		Martin Allen	Peter Rose	7,700,000	1
112	8918	Friday 3rd June	1	Jayne Hollinson	Peter Rose	7,010,000	5
113	8919	Friday 3rd June	2	Susan Oudot	Peter Rose	7,340,000	4
114	8920	Monday 6th June	1	Ellen Taylor	Gill Wilkinson	7,400,000	4
115	8921	Monday 6th June	2	Simon Crowther	Gill Wilkinson	7,580,000	2
116	8922	Wednesday 8th June		Perrie Balthazar	Gill Wilkinson	7,580,000	3
117	8923	Sunday 12th June		Chris Fewtrell	Gill Wilkinson	7,100,000	5
118	8924	Monday 13th June	1	Simon Crowther	Jo Johnson	7,410,000	3
119	8925	Monday 13th June	2	Mark Burt	Jo Johnson	6,810,000	6
120	8926	Tuesday 14th June		Ben Tagoe	Jo Johnson	6,590,000	8
121	8927	Sunday 19th June		Jonathan Harvey	Jo Johnson	6,910,000	5
122	8928	Thursday 23rd June		Ellen Taylor	Audrey Cooke	6,300,000	10
123	8929	Friday 24th June	1	Joe Turner	Audrey Cooke	7,040,000	4
124	8930	Friday 24th June	2	Mark Wadlow	Audrey Cooke	6,890,000	5
125	8931	Wednesday 29th June	1	Chris Fewtrell	Ian Bevitt	7,410,000	6
126	8932	Wednesday 29th June	2	Martin Allen	Ian Bevitt	6,830,000	8
127	8933	Wednesday 29th June	3	Damon Rochefort	Ian Bevitt	5,950,000	18
128	8934	Friday 1st July	1	Ella Greenhill	Ian Bevitt	6,970,000	7
129	8935	Friday 1st July	2	Susan Oudot	Ian Bevitt	6,400,000	13
130	8936	Monday 4th July	1	Ella Greenhill	Menhaj Huda	7,570,000	7
131	8937	Monday 4th July	2	Martin Allen	Menhaj Huda	7,650,000	6
132	8938	Thursday 7th July		Mark Wadlow	Menhaj Huda	6,430,000	13
133	8939	Friday 8th July	1	Mark Burt	Menhaj Huda	6,960,000	9
134	8940	Friday 8th July	2	Damon Rochefort	Menhaj Huda	6,980,000	8
135	8941	Monday 11th July	1	Debbie Oates	Nickie Lister	7,860,000	4
136	8942	Monday 11th July	2	Jan McVerry	Nickie Lister	8,020,000	3
137	8943	Wednesday 13th July		John Kerr	Nickie Lister	7,710,000	5
138	8944	Thursday 14th July		Perrie Balthazar	Nickie Lister	7,160,000	6
139	8945	Friday 15th July	1	Chris Fewtrell	Nickie Lister	8,110,000	2
140	8946	Friday 15th July	2	Chris Fewtrell	Nickie Lister	8,470,000	1
141	8947	Monday 18th July	1	Jayne Hollinson	Matt Hilton	7,500,000	3
142	8948	Monday 18th July	2	Joe Turner	Matt Hilton	7,800,000	2
143	8949	Wednesday 20th July		Jonathan Harvey	Matt Hilton	7,290,000	5
144	8950	Thursday 21st July		Susan Oudot	Matt Hilton	6,970,000	7
145	8951	Friday 22nd July	1	Julie Jones	Matt Hilton	7,130,000	6
146	8952	Friday 22nd July	2	Julie Jones	Matt Hilton	7,430,000	4
147	8953	Monday 25th July	1	Jayne Hollinson	Peter Rose	7,470,000	3
148	8954	Monday 25th July	2	Simon Crowther	Peter Rose	7,500,000	2
149	8955	Wednesday 27th July		Martin Allen	Peter Rose	7,570,000	1
150	8956	Friday 29th July	1	Julie Jones	Peter Rose	7,140,000	4
151	8957	Friday 29th July	2	Ben Tagoe	Peter Rose	6,910,000	5
152	8958	Monday 1st August	1	Debbie Oates	Michael Lacey	7,590,000	1
153	8959	Monday 1st August	2	Perrie Balthazar	Michael Lacey	7,480,000	2
154	8960	Wednesday 3rd August		Ellen Taylor	Michael Lacey	7,270,000	3
155	8961	Friday 5th August	1	Ella Greenhill	Michael Lacey	6,850,000	5
156	8962	Friday 5th August	2	Susan Oudot	Michael Lacey	6,620,000	6
157	8963	Monday 8th August	1	Joe Turner	Durno Johnston	7,240,000	3
158	8964	Monday 8th August	2	Mark Wadlow	Durno Johnston	6,820,000	4
159	8965	Wednesday 10th August		Mark Burt	Durno Johnston	7,480,000	2
160	8966	Friday 12th August	1	Jonathan Harvey	Durno Johnston	6,650,000	6
161	8967	Friday 12th August	2	Jan McVerry	Durno Johnston	6,390,000	9
162	8968	Monday 15th August	1	Ben Tagoe	Ian Bevitt	7,060,000	3
163	8969	Monday 15th August	2	Jonathan Harvey	Ian Bevitt	6,590,000	8
164	8970	Wednesday 17th August		Ellen Taylor	Ian Bevitt	6,950,000	4
165	8971	Friday 19th August	1	Damon Rochefort	Ian Bevitt	6,750,000	5
166	8972	Friday 19th August	2	Damon Rochefort	Ian Bevitt	6,610,000	7
167	8973	Monday 22nd August	1	Chris Fewtrell	Neil Alderton	7,570,000	6
168	8974	Monday 22nd August	2	Susan Oudot	Neil Alderton	7,190,000	7
169	8975	Wednesday 24th August		John Kerr	Neil Alderton	7,670,000	5
170	8976	Friday 26th August	1	Joe Turner	Neil Alderton	7,060,000	8
171	8977	Friday 26th August	2	Joe Turner	Neil Alderton	7,010,000	9
172	8978	Monday 29th August	1	Jan McVerry	Menhaj Huda	7,290,000	8
173	8979	Monday 29th August	2	Mark Wadlow	Menhaj Huda	7,210,000	11
174	8980	Wednesday 31st August		Mark Burt	Menhaj Huda	7,550,000	6
175	8981	Friday 2nd September	1	Simon Crowther	Menhaj Huda	7,280,000	9
11176	8982	Friday 2nd September	2	Ella Greenhill	Menhaj Huda	7,260,000	10
177	8983	Monday 5th September	1	Chris Fewtrell	Suri Krishnamma	7,790,000	5
178	8984	Monday 5th September	2	Joe Turner	Suri Krishnamma	7,770,000	6
179	8985	Wednesday 7th September		Mark Wadlow	Gill Wilkinson	7,410,000	8
180	8986	Friday 9th September	1	Jan McVerry	Gill Wilkinson	7,250,000	9
181	8987	Friday 9th September	2	Debbie Oates	Gill Wilkinson	7,200,000	10
182	8988	Monday 12th September	1	Jayne Hollinson	Nickie Lister	7,810,000	4
183	8989	Monday 12th September	2	Ben Tagoe	Nickie Lister	7,730,000	5
184	8990	Wednesday 14th September		Susan Oudot	Nickie Lister	7,220,000	9
185	8991	Friday 16th September	1	John Kerr	Nickie Lister	7,340,000	7
186	8992	Friday 16th September	2	Julie Jones	Nickie Lister	7,280,000	8
187	8993	Monday 19th September	1	Martin Allen	Sean Healy	7,820,000	6
188	8994	Monday 19th September	2	Mark Burt	Sean Healy	7,740,000	7
189	8995	Wednesday 21st September		Ellen Taylor	Sean Healy	7,370,000	9
190	8996	Friday 23rd September	1	Damon Rochefort	Sean Healy	7,240,000	10
191	8997	Friday 23rd September	2	Simon Crowther	Sean Healy	7,040,000	11
192	8998	Monday 26th September	1	Perrie Balthazar	Tim Finn	7,460,000	7
193	8999	Monday 26th September	2	Ella Greenhill	Tim Finn	7,480,000	6
194	9000	Wednesday 28th September		Jan McVerry	Tim Finn	7,450,000	8
195	9001	Thursday 29th September		Julie Jones	Tim Finn	6,560,000	15
196	9002	Friday 30th September	1	Damon Rochefort	Tim Finn	6,960,000	11
197	9003	Friday 30th September	2	Damon Rochefort	Tim Finn	6,920,000	12
198	9004	Monday 3rd October	1	Simon Crowther	Alan Grint	7,590,000	6
199	9005	Monday 3rd October	2	Mark Burt	Alan Grint	7,080,000	12
200	9006	Wednesday 5th October		Mark Wadlow	Alan Grint	7,710,000	5
201	9007	Friday 7th October	1	Martin Allen	Alan Grint	7,370,000	9
202	9008	Friday 7th October	2	John Kerr	Alan Grint	7,030,000	14
203	9009	Monday 10th October	1	Susan Oudot	Neil Alderton	7,910,000	4
204	9010	Monday 10th October	2	Susan Oudot	Neil Alderton	7,480,000	7
205	9011	Wednesday 12th October		Joe Turner	Neil Alderton	7,640,000	6
206	9012	Friday 14th October	1	Chris Fewtrell	Neil Alderton	7,400,000	8
207	9013	Friday 14th October	2	Chris Fewtrell	Neil Alderton	7,390,000	10
208	9014	Monday 17th October	1	Damon Rochefort	Tony Prescott	7,940,000	9
209	9015	Monday 17th October	2	Chris Fewtrell	Tony Prescott	7,780,000	10
210	9016	Wednesday 19th October		Jayne Hollinson	Tony Prescott	8,010,000	6
211	9017	Friday 21st October	1	Joe Turner	Tony Prescott	8,170,000	5
212	9018	Friday 21st October	2	Joe Turner	Tony Prescott	8,540,000	4
213	9019	Monday 24th October	1	Martin Allen	Abe Juckes	8,340,000	4
214	9020	Monday 24th October	2	Simon Crowther	Abe Juckes	7,960,000	5
215	9021	Wednesday 26th October		John Kerr	Abe Juckes	7,680,000	6
216	9022	Friday 28th October	1	Susan Oudot	Abe Juckes	7,340,000	10
217	9023	Friday 28th October	2	Ella Greenhill	Abe Juckes	7,470,000	9
218	9024	Monday 31st October	1	Debbie Oates	Judith Dine	8,020,000	6
219	9025	Monday 31st October	2	Debbie Oates	Judith Dine	8,030,000	4
220	9026	Wednesday 2nd November		Julie Jones	Judith Dine	8,030,000	5
221	9027	Friday 4th November	1	Mark Wadlow	Judith Dine	7,680,000	8
222	9028	Friday 4th November	2	Mark Burt	Judith Dine	7,780,000	7
223	9029	Monday 7th November	1	Julie Jones	Audrey Cooke	8,110,000	6
224	9030	Monday 7th November	2	Julie Jones	Audrey Cooke	7,940,000	7
225	9031	Wednesday 9th November		Susan Oudot	Audrey Cooke	8,360,000	5
226	9032	Thursday 10th November		Susan Oudot	Audrey Cooke	7,290,000	12
227	9033	Monday 14th November	1	Martin Allen	Tim Dowd	8,090,000	10
228	9034	Monday 14th November	2	Ella Greenhill	Tim Dowd	7,940,000	12
229	9035	Wednesday 16th November		Ellen Taylor	Tim Dowd	7,960,000	11
230	9036	Thursday 17th November		Ellen Taylor	Tim Dowd	7,240,000	14
231	9037	Friday 18th November	1	Chris Fewtrell	Tim Dowd	7,330,000	13
232	9038	Friday 18th November	2	Chris Fewtrell	Tim Dowd	7,050,000	18
233	9039	Monday 21st November	1	Simon Crowther	Jordan Hogg	8,520,000	12
234	9040	Monday 21st November	2	Simon Crowther	Jordan Hogg	8,630,000	11
235	9041	Wednesday 23rd November		Joe Turner	Jordan Hogg	8,360,000	13
236	9042	Thursday 24th November		Joe Turner	Jordan Hogg	7,570,000	15
237	9043	Friday 25th November	1	Damon Alexis-Rochefort	Jordan Hogg	7,680,000	14
238	9044	Friday 25th November	2	Damon Alexis-Rochefort	Jordan Hogg	7,450,000	16
239	9045	Monday 28th November		John Kerr	Durno Johnston	8,650,000	11
240	9046	Wednesday 30th November		Debbie Oates	Durno Johnston	7,960,000	12
241	9047	Friday 2nd December		Ben Tagoe	Durno Johnston	7,740,000	13
242	9048	Monday 5th December	1	Mark Burt	Tim Finn	8,510,000	4
243	9049	Monday 5th December	2	John Kerr	Tim Finn	8,270,000	6
244	9050	Wednesday 7th December		Susan Oudot	Tim Finn	7,870,000	7
245	9051	Thursday 8th December		Susan Oudot	Tim Finn	7,180,000	11
246	9052	Friday 9th December	1	Simon Crowther	Tim Finn	7,670,000	8
247	9053	Friday 9th December	2	Jonathan Harvey	Tim Finn	7,050,000	12
248	9054	Monday 12th December	1	Damon Alexis-Rochefort	Brett Fallis	8,410,000	2
249	9055	Monday 12th December	2	Damon Alexis-Rochefort	Brett Fallis	8,290,000	3
250	9056	Wednesday 14th December		Ellen Taylor	Brett Fallis	7,760,000	4
251	9057	Thursday 15th December		Ellen Taylor	Brett Fallis	7,220,000	10
252	9058	Friday 16th December	1	Martin Allen	Brett Fallis	7,630,000	5
253	9059	Friday 16th December	2	Mark Wadlow	Brett Fallis	7,300,000	8
254	9060	Monday 19th December	1	Ella Greenhill	Diana Patrick	8,200,000	5
255	9061	Monday 19th December	2	Julie Jones	Diana Patrick	7,410,000	12
256	9062	Wednesday 21st December		Jayne Hollinson	Diana Patrick	8,170,000	6
257	9063	Friday 23rd December		Chris Fewtrell	Diana Patrick	7,600,000	10
258	9064	Saturday 24th December		Chris Fewtrell	Diana Patrick	6,370,000	25
259	9065	Sunday 25th December		Jan McVerry	Duncan Foster	8,120,000	7
260	9066a	Monday 26th December	1	Joe Turner	Duncan Foster	7,600,000	6
261	9066b	Monday 26th December	2	Joe Turner	Duncan Foster	7,550,000	7
262	9067	Friday 30th December		Martin Allen	Duncan Foster	8,146,000	4

Storylines

To be added

Who lives where

Coronation Street

Rovers Return Inn - Steve and Liz McDonald, Michelle Connor, Aidan Connor (until September), Sean Tully (August only).
1 Coronation Street - Ken, Tracy and Amy Barlow, Robert Preston (January to May), Peter Barlow (October to December), Adam Barlow (November only).
Audrey's Salon flat (No.2a) - Liam Connor. Maria Connor (until December). Luke Britton (April to August). Caz Hammond (July to October). Kirk Sutherland (September to October, from December).
3 Coronation Street - Emily Bishop (until January). Norris Cole. Kirk Sutherland (June only). Sean Tully (from August). Brian Packham (from December).
4 Coronation Street - Sally and Tim Metcalfe. Craig Tinker (September only).
5 Coronation Street - Chesney Brown and Sinead Tinker, Kirk Sutherland (until September, October to December), Beth Sutherland. Craig Tinker (until September, from October).
6 Coronation Street - Sharif and Alya Nazir (until November), Yasmeen and Zeedan Nazir. Rana Nazir (from November). Cathy Matthews (from December). Alex Warner (December only).
7 Coronation Street - Dev, Aadi and Asha Alahan. Mary Taylor. Erica Holroyd (from November).
8 Coronation Street - Gail Rodwell, David Platt, Max Turner and Lily Platt. Kylie Platt (until July). Sarah and Harry Platt (both from April). Bethany Platt (from June). Michael Rodwell (September to November).
9 Coronation Street - Tyrone and Ruby Dobbs, Fiz and Hope Stape, Luke Britton (until April). Craig Tinker (September to October). Alya Nazir (November to December). Freddie Smith (October, from December).
Kabin flat (No.10a) - Rita Tanner. Jenny Bradley (from January). Gemma Winter (from November).
11 Coronation Street - Eileen Grimshaw, Jason Grimshaw (until June), Sean Tully (until August), Pat Phelan (from April), Todd Grimshaw (from April), Billy Mayhew (from September).
12 Coronation Street - Empty
13 Coronation Street - Kevin and Jack Webster. Sophie Webster (until October). Anna and Faye Windass (from December).
Corner Shop flat (No15a) - Erica Holroyd (until November). Sonia Rahman (November only). Adam Barlow and Daniel Osbourne (from November).

Rosamund Street

Bookies flat (No.19a) - Gary Windass (until May). Anna and Faye Windass (until December). Peter Barlow (from December).

Victoria Street

Jamila House flat (No.14a) - Empty
Street Cars flat (No.15a) - Kate Connor. Johnny Connor (until August). Caz Hammond (April to July). Alya Nazir (from December).
Roy's Rolls flat (No.16a) - Roy Cropper. Cathy Matthews (January to December). Alex Warner (April to December)
Prima Doner flat (No.18a) - Leanne Tilsley/Battersby and Simon Barlow (both until August). Eva Price. Aidan Connor (from September).
Builder's Yard flat (No.19a) - Steph Britton and Andy Carver. Michael Rodwell (until March, and from July to September). Luke Britton (from August).

Victoria Court

8 Victoria Court - Nick Tilsley. Sarah Platt (until March). Bethany Platt (until June). Leanne Battersby and Simon Barlow (both from August). Toyah Battersby (from December).
9 Victoria Court - Robert Preston (from December)
12 Victoria Court - Carla Connor (until May). Johnny Connor (from August).

Others

5 Grasmere Drive - Audrey Roberts.
28 Grayling Street - Izzy Armstrong and Jake Windass. Gary Windass (from May).
Medley House - Gemma Winter (until November)
St. Mary's Rectory - Billy Mayhew (until September).

Awards and nominations

National Television Awards

Best Serial Drama: Coronation Street (Nominee)
Best Newcomer: Shayne Ward (Winner)
Best Serial Drama Performance: Alison King (Nominee)

TV Choice Awards

Best Soap: Coronation Street (Nominee)
Best Soap Newcomer: Shayne Ward (Winner)
Best Soap Actress: Paula Lane (Nominee)
Best Soap Actor: Jack P. Shepherd (Nominee)

The British Soap Awards

Best Soap: Coronation Street (Nominee)
Best Actor: Jack P. Shepherd (Nominee)
Best Actress: Alison King (Nominee)
Villain of the Year: Connor McIntyre (Winner)
Best Comedy Performance: Patti Clare (Winner)
Best Newcomer: Shayne Ward (Nominee)
Best Storyline: Callum Logan’s Reign of Terror and Sarah Platt’s Baby (Nominee)
Best Single Episode: The live episode (Nominee)
Best Male Dramatic Performance: Jack. P. Shepherd (Nominee)
Best Female Dramatic Performance: Tina O'Brien (Nominee)
Best On-Screen Partnership: Sally Dynevor and Joe Duttine (Winner)
Best Young Performance: Elle Mulvaney (Nominee)

Inside Soap Awards

Coronation Street had 18 nominations and 4 wins.
Best Bad Boy: Connor McIntyre
Funniest Male: Joe Duttine
Best Newcomer: Shayne Ward
Best Show-Stopper: The live episode

Royal Television Society (North West) Awards

Best Performance is a Continuing Drama: Tina O'Brien (Winner)

Royal Television Society Craft and Design Awards

Multicamera work: The camera team for the live episode

Coronation Street in the 2010s
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