Neville Buswell appeared as Ray Langton in 798 episodes of Coronation Street in 1966, 1968 to 1978 and 2005. He also appeared in the role in the spin-off insert for the 1970 Christmas All Star Comedy Carnival, the Establishing Episode (US promotion) in 1972, the unbroadcast pilot for Rest Assured in the same year and the 1997 VHS release Viva Las Vegas!.
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1976
1977
2005
Statistics[]
| Year | Year total | Running total | No of consecutive appearances | No of consecutive absences |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 2 |
| 1968 | 52 | 66 | 16 | 6 |
| 1969 | 73 | 139 | 46 | 12 |
| 1970 | 67 | 206 | 12 | 7 |
| 1971 | 69 | 275 | 24 | 8 |
| 1972 | 77 | 352 | 22 | 4 |
| 1973 | 73 | 425 | 22 | 8 |
| 1974 | 71 | 496 | 26 | 8 |
| 1975 | 84 | 580 | 25 | 4 |
| 1976 | 68 | 648 | 14 | 6 |
| 1977 | 69 | 717 | 16 | 8 |
| 1978 | 56 | 773 | 10 | 10 |
| 2005 | 25 | 798 | 15 | 2 |
1966[]
Episode count: 14
1968[]
Episode count: 52
- Wed 17th Apr
- Mon 22nd Apr
- Wed 24th Apr
- Mon 29th Apr
- Wed 1st May
- Mon 6th May
- Wed 8th May
- Mon 13th May
- Wed 15th May
- Mon 20th May
- Wed 22nd May
- Mon 3rd Jun
- Wed 5th Jun
- Mon 10th Jun
- Wed 12th Jun
- Mon 17th Jun
- Wed 19th Jun
- Mon 1st Jul
- Wed 3rd Jul
- Mon 15th Jul
- Wed 17th Jul
- Mon 22nd Jul
- Wed 24th Jul
- Wed 31st Jul
- Mon 5th Aug
- Mon 26th Aug
- Wed 28th Aug
- Mon 2nd Sep
- Wed 4th Sep
- Mon 30th Sep
- Wed 2nd Oct
- Mon 7th Oct
- Wed 9th Oct
- Mon 14th Oct
- Wed 16th Oct
- Mon 21st Oct
- Wed 23rd Oct
- Mon 28th Oct
- Wed 30th Oct
- Mon 4th Nov
- Wed 6th Nov
- Mon 11th Nov
- Wed 13th Nov
- Mon 18th Nov
- Wed 20th Nov
- Mon 2nd Dec
- Wed 4th Dec
- Mon 16th Dec
- Wed 18th Dec
- Mon 23rd Dec
- Wed 25th Dec
- Mon 30th Dec
1969[]
Episode count: 73
- Wed 1st Jan
- Wed 15th Jan
- Mon 20th Jan
- Wed 22nd Jan
- Mon 27th Jan
- Wed 29th Jan
- Mon 3rd Feb
- Wed 5th Feb
- Mon 10th Feb
- Wed 12th Feb
- Mon 24th Feb
- Wed 26th Feb
- Mon 31st Mar
- Wed 2nd Apr
- Mon 7th Apr
- Wed 9th Apr
- Mon 14th Apr
- Wed 16th Apr (Uncredited)
- Mon 21st Apr
- Wed 23rd Apr
- Mon 28th Apr
- Wed 30th Apr
- Mon 5th May
- Wed 7th May
- Mon 12th May
- Wed 14th May
- Mon 19th May
- Wed 21st May
- Mon 26th May
- Wed 28th May
- Mon 2nd Jun
- Wed 4th Jun
- Mon 9th Jun
- Wed 11th Jun
- Mon 16th Jun
- Wed 18th Jun
- Mon 23rd Jun
- Wed 25th Jun
- Mon 30th Jun
- Wed 2nd Jul
- Mon 7th Jul
- Wed 9th Jul
- Wed 16th Jul
- Mon 21st Jul
- Wed 23rd Jul
- Mon 28th Jul
- Wed 30th Jul
- Mon 4th Aug
- Wed 6th Aug
- Mon 11th Aug
- Wed 13th Aug
- Mon 18th Aug
- Wed 20th Aug
- Mon 25th Aug
- Wed 27th Aug
- Mon 1st Sep
- Wed 3rd Sep
- Mon 8th Sep
- Wed 22nd Oct
- Mon 27th Oct
- Wed 29th Oct
- Mon 17th Nov
- Wed 19th Nov
- Mon 24th Nov
- Wed 26th Nov
- Mon 1st Dec
- Wed 3rd Dec
- Mon 8th Dec
- Wed 10th Dec
- Mon 15th Dec
- Wed 17th Dec
- Mon 22nd Dec
- Wed 24th Dec
1970[]
Episode count: 67
- Mon 5th Jan
- Wed 7th Jan
- Mon 12th Jan
- Wed 14th Jan
- Mon 19th Jan
- Wed 21st Jan
- Mon 26th Jan
- Wed 28th Jan
- Mon 2nd Feb
- Wed 4th Feb
- Mon 9th Feb
- Wed 11th Feb
- Mon 23rd Feb
- Wed 25th Feb
- Mon 23rd Mar
- Wed 25th Mar
- Mon 30th Mar
- Wed 1st Apr
- Mon 6th Apr
- Wed 8th Apr
- Mon 13th Apr
- Wed 15th Apr
- Mon 27th Apr
- Wed 29th Apr
- Mon 4th May
- Wed 6th May
- Mon 11th May
- Wed 13th May
- Wed 8th Jul
- Mon 13th Jul
- Wed 15th Jul
- Mon 20th Jul
- Wed 22nd Jul
- Mon 27th Jul
- Wed 29th Jul
- Mon 3rd Aug
- Wed 5th Aug
- Mon 10th Aug
- Wed 12th Aug
- Mon 17th Aug
- Wed 2nd Sep
- Mon 7th Sep
- Wed 9th Sep
- Mon 14th Sep
- Wed 16th Sep
- Mon 21st Sep
- Wed 23rd Sep
- Mon 28th Sep
- Wed 14th Oct
- Mon 19th Oct
- Wed 21st Oct
- Mon 26th Oct
- Wed 28th Oct
- Mon 2nd Nov
- Wed 11th Nov
- Mon 16th Nov
- Wed 18th Nov
- Mon 23rd Nov
- Wed 25th Nov
- Mon 30th Nov
- Wed 2nd Dec
- Mon 7th Dec
- Wed 9th Dec
- Mon 14th Dec
- Wed 16th Dec
- Mon 28th Dec
- Wed 30th Dec
1971[]
Episode count: 69
- Mon 4th Jan
- Wed 6th Jan
- Mon 18th Jan
- Wed 20th Jan
- Mon 25th Jan
- Wed 27th Jan
- Mon 1st Feb
- Wed 3rd Feb
- Mon 15th Feb
- Wed 17th Feb
- Mon 22nd Feb
- Wed 24th Feb
- Mon 1st Mar
- Wed 3rd Mar
- Mon 8th Mar
- Wed 10th Mar
- Wed 7th Apr
- Mon 12th Apr
- Wed 14th Apr
- Mon 19th Apr
- Wed 21st Apr
- Mon 26th Apr
- Wed 28th Apr
- Mon 3rd May
- Wed 5th May
- Mon 10th May
- Wed 12th May
- Mon 24th May
- Wed 26th May
- Mon 31st May
- Wed 2nd Jun
- Mon 7th Jun
- Wed 9th Jun
- Mon 14th Jun
- Wed 16th Jun
- Mon 28th Jun
- Wed 30th Jun
- Mon 5th Jul
- Wed 7th Jul
- Mon 12th Jul
- Wed 14th Jul
- Mon 16th Aug
- Wed 18th Aug
- Mon 30th Aug
- Wed 1st Sep
- Mon 20th Sep
- Wed 22nd Sep
- Mon 27th Sep
- Wed 29th Sep
- Mon 4th Oct
- Wed 6th Oct
- Mon 11th Oct
- Wed 13th Oct
- Mon 18th Oct
- Wed 20th Oct
- Mon 25th Oct
- Wed 27th Oct
- Mon 1st Nov
- Wed 3rd Nov
- Mon 8th Nov
- Wed 10th Nov
- Mon 15th Nov
- Wed 17th Nov
- Mon 22nd Nov
- Wed 24th Nov
- Mon 29th Nov
- Wed 1st Dec
- Mon 6th Dec
- Wed 8th Dec
1972[]
Episode count: 77
- Mon 10th Jan
- Wed 12th Jan
- Mon 17th Jan
- Wed 19th Jan
- Mon 7th Feb
- Wed 9th Feb
- Mon 21st Feb
- Wed 23rd Feb
- Mon 28th Feb
- Wed 1st Mar
- Mon 6th Mar
- Wed 8th Mar
- Mon 13th Mar
- Wed 15th Mar
- Mon 20th Mar
- Wed 22nd Mar
- Mon 27th Mar
- Wed 29th Mar
- Mon 3rd Apr
- Wed 5th Apr
- Mon 10th Apr
- Wed 12th Apr
- Mon 17th Apr
- Wed 19th Apr
- Mon 8th May
- Wed 10th May
- Mon 15th May
- Wed 17th May
- Mon 22nd May
- Wed 24th May
- Mon 29th May
- Wed 31st May
- Mon 5th Jun
- Wed 7th Jun
- Mon 12th Jun
- Wed 14th Jun
- Mon 19th Jun
- Wed 21st Jun
- Mon 26th Jun
- Wed 28th Jun
- Mon 3rd Jul
- Wed 5th Jul
- Mon 10th Jul
- Wed 12th Jul
- Mon 17th Jul
- Wed 19th Jul
- Mon 31st Jul
- Wed 2nd Aug
- Mon 7th Aug
- Wed 9th Aug
- Mon 14th Aug
- Wed 16th Aug
- Mon 4th Sep
- Wed 6th Sep
- Mon 18th Sep
- Wed 20th Sep
- Mon 2nd Oct
- Wed 4th Oct
- Mon 9th Oct
- Wed 11th Oct
- Mon 16th Oct
- Wed 18th Oct
- Mon 23rd Oct
- Wed 25th Oct
- Mon 30th Oct
- Wed 1st Nov
- Mon 6th Nov
- Wed 8th Nov
- Mon 13th Nov
- Wed 15th Nov
- Wed 6th Dec
- Mon 11th Dec
- Wed 13th Dec
- Mon 18th Dec
- Wed 20th Dec
- Mon 25th Dec
- Wed 27th Dec
1973[]
Episode count: 73
- Mon 1st Jan
- Wed 3rd Jan
- Mon 15th Jan
- Wed 17th Jan
- Mon 22nd Jan
- Wed 24th Jan
- Mon 26th Feb
- Wed 28th Feb
- Mon 5th Mar
- Wed 7th Mar
- Mon 12th Mar
- Wed 14th Mar
- Mon 19th Mar
- Wed 21st Mar
- Mon 26th Mar (Uncredited)
- Wed 28th Mar (Uncredited)
- Mon 2nd Apr
- Wed 4th Apr
- Mon 30th Apr
- Wed 2nd May
- Mon 14th May
- Wed 16th May
- Mon 21st May
- Wed 23rd May
- Mon 28th May
- Wed 30th May
- Mon 4th Jun
- Wed 6th Jun
- Mon 11th Jun
- Wed 13th Jun
- Mon 18th Jun
- Wed 20th Jun
- Mon 25th Jun
- Wed 27th Jun
- Mon 2nd Jul
- Wed 4th Jul
- Mon 9th Jul
- Wed 11th Jul
- Mon 16th Jul
- Wed 18th Jul
- Mon 20th Aug
- Wed 22nd Aug
- Mon 27th Aug
- Wed 29th Aug
- Mon 3rd Sep
- Wed 5th Sep
- Mon 10th Sep
- Wed 12th Sep
- Mon 17th Sep
- Wed 19th Sep
- Mon 24th Sep
- Wed 26th Sep
- Mon 1st Oct
- Wed 3rd Oct
- Mon 8th Oct
- Wed 10th Oct
- Mon 15th Oct
- Wed 17th Oct
- Mon 22nd Oct
- Wed 24th Oct
- Mon 29th Oct
- Wed 31st Oct
- Mon 12th Nov
- Wed 14th Nov
- Mon 19th Nov
- Wed 21st Nov
- Mon 26th Nov
- Wed 28th Nov
- Mon 10th Dec
- Wed 12th Dec
- Mon 24th Dec
- Wed 26th Dec
- Mon 31st Dec
1974[]
Episode count: 71
- Wed 2nd Jan
- Mon 4th Feb
- Wed 6th Feb
- Mon 11th Feb
- Wed 13th Feb
- Mon 25th Feb
- Wed 27th Feb
- Mon 4th Mar
- Wed 6th Mar
- Mon 11th Mar
- Wed 13th Mar
- Mon 1st Apr
- Wed 3rd Apr
- Mon 22nd Apr
- Wed 24th Apr
- Mon 29th Apr
- Wed 1st May
- Mon 13th May
- Wed 15th May
- Mon 20th May
- Wed 22nd May
- Mon 27th May
- Wed 29th May
- Mon 3rd Jun
- Wed 5th Jun
- Mon 10th Jun
- Wed 12th Jun
- Mon 17th Jun
- Wed 19th Jun
- Mon 24th Jun
- Wed 26th Jun
- Mon 8th Jul
- Wed 10th Jul
- Mon 15th Jul
- Wed 17th Jul
- Mon 22nd Jul
- Wed 24th Jul
- Mon 29th Jul
- Wed 31st Jul
- Mon 5th Aug
- Wed 7th Aug
- Mon 12th Aug
- Wed 14th Aug
- Mon 19th Aug
- Wed 21st Aug
- Mon 26th Aug
- Wed 28th Aug
- Mon 2nd Sep
- Wed 4th Sep
- Mon 9th Sep
- Wed 11th Sep
- Mon 16th Sep
- Wed 18th Sep
- Mon 23rd Sep
- Wed 25th Sep
- Mon 30th Sep
- Wed 2nd Oct
- Mon 14th Oct
- Wed 16th Oct
- Mon 28th Oct
- Wed 30th Oct
- Mon 11th Nov
- Wed 13th Nov
- Mon 2nd Dec
- Wed 4th Dec
- Mon 9th Dec
- Wed 11th Dec
- Mon 16th Dec
- Wed 18th Dec
- Mon 23rd Dec
- Mon 30th Dec
1975[]
Episode count: 84
- Wed 8th Jan
- Mon 13th Jan
- Wed 15th Jan
- Mon 20th Jan
- Wed 22nd Jan
- Mon 27th Jan
- Wed 29th Jan
- Mon 3rd Feb
- Wed 5th Feb
- Mon 10th Feb
- Wed 12th Feb
- Mon 17th Feb
- Wed 19th Feb
- Mon 24th Feb
- Wed 26th Feb
- Mon 3rd Mar
- Wed 5th Mar
- Mon 10th Mar
- Wed 12th Mar
- Mon 17th Mar
- Wed 19th Mar
- Mon 24th Mar
- Wed 26th Mar
- Mon 31st Mar
- Wed 9th Apr
- Mon 14th Apr
- Wed 23rd Apr
- Mon 28th Apr
- Wed 30th Apr
- Mon 5th May
- Wed 7th May
- Mon 12th May
- Wed 14th May
- Mon 19th May
- Wed 21st May
- Mon 2nd Jun
- Wed 4th Jun
- Mon 9th Jun
- Wed 11th Jun
- Mon 16th Jun
- Wed 18th Jun
- Mon 23rd Jun
- Wed 25th Jun
- Mon 30th Jun
- Wed 2nd Jul
- Mon 7th Jul
- Wed 9th Jul
- Mon 14th Jul
- Wed 16th Jul
- Mon 21st Jul
- Wed 23rd Jul
- Mon 11th Aug
- Wed 13th Aug
- Mon 18th Aug
- Wed 20th Aug
- Mon 25th Aug
- Wed 27th Aug
- Mon 1st Sep
- Wed 3rd Sep
- Mon 8th Sep
- Wed 10th Sep
- Mon 15th Sep
- Wed 17th Sep
- Mon 6th Oct
- Wed 8th Oct
- Mon 20th Oct
- Wed 22nd Oct
- Mon 27th Oct
- Wed 29th Oct
- Mon 3rd Nov
- Wed 5th Nov
- Mon 10th Nov
- Wed 12th Nov
- Mon 17th Nov
- Wed 19th Nov
- Mon 24th Nov
- Wed 3rd Dec
- Mon 8th Dec
- Wed 10th Dec
- Mon 15th Dec
- Wed 17th Dec
- Wed 24th Dec
- Mon 29th Dec
- Wed 31st Dec
1976[]
Episode count: 68
- Mon 12th Jan
- Wed 14th Jan
- Mon 26th Jan
- Wed 28th Jan
- Mon 2nd Feb
- Wed 4th Feb
- Mon 9th Feb
- Wed 11th Feb
- Mon 16th Feb
- Wed 18th Feb
- Mon 15th Mar
- Wed 17th Mar
- Mon 22nd Mar
- Wed 24th Mar
- Mon 29th Mar
- Wed 31st Mar
- Mon 5th Apr
- Wed 7th Apr
- Mon 19th Apr
- Wed 21st Apr
- Mon 3rd May
- Wed 5th May
- Mon 10th May
- Wed 12th May
- Mon 31st May
- Wed 2nd Jun
- Mon 14th Jun
- Wed 16th Jun
- Mon 21st Jun
- Wed 23rd Jun
- Mon 28th Jun
- Wed 30th Jun
- Mon 5th Jul
- Wed 7th Jul
- Mon 12th Jul
- Wed 14th Jul
- Mon 19th Jul
- Wed 21st Jul
- Mon 9th Aug
- Wed 11th Aug
- Mon 16th Aug
- Wed 18th Aug
- Mon 23rd Aug
- Wed 25th Aug
- Mon 30th Aug
- Wed 1st Sep
- Mon 6th Sep
- Wed 8th Sep
- Mon 13th Sep
- Wed 15th Sep
- Mon 20th Sep
- Wed 22nd Sep
- Mon 4th Oct
- Wed 6th Oct
- Mon 11th Oct
- Wed 13th Oct
- Mon 18th Oct
- Wed 20th Oct
- Mon 25th Oct
- Wed 27th Oct
- Mon 15th Nov
- Wed 17th Nov
- Mon 22nd Nov
- Wed 24th Nov
- Mon 29th Nov
- Wed 1st Dec
- Mon 13th Dec
- Wed 15th Dec
1977[]
Episode count: 69
- Wed 5th Jan
- Mon 10th Jan
- Wed 12th Jan
- Mon 17th Jan
- Wed 19th Jan
- Mon 24th Jan
- Wed 26th Jan
- Mon 31st Jan
- Wed 2nd Feb
- Mon 7th Feb
- Wed 9th Feb
- Mon 14th Mar
- Wed 16th Mar
- Mon 28th Mar
- Wed 30th Mar
- Mon 4th Apr
- Wed 6th Apr
- Mon 11th Apr
- Wed 13th Apr
- Mon 18th Apr
- Wed 20th Apr
- Mon 25th Apr
- Wed 27th Apr
- Mon 2nd May
- Wed 4th May
- Mon 9th May
- Wed 11th May
- Mon 16th May
- Wed 18th May
- Mon 30th May
- Wed 1st Jun
- Mon 6th Jun
- Wed 8th Jun
- Mon 13th Jun
- Wed 15th Jun
- Mon 20th Jun
- Wed 22nd Jun
- Mon 4th Jul
- Wed 6th Jul
- Mon 11th Jul
- Wed 13th Jul
- Mon 18th Jul
- Wed 20th Jul
- Mon 15th Aug
- Wed 17th Aug
- Mon 22nd Aug
- Wed 24th Aug
- Mon 12th Sep
- Wed 14th Sep
- Mon 19th Sep
- Wed 21st Sep
- Mon 3rd Oct
- Wed 5th Oct
- Mon 10th Oct
- Wed 12th Oct
- Mon 17th Oct
- Wed 19th Oct
- Mon 24th Oct
- Wed 26th Oct
- Mon 31st Oct
- Wed 2nd Nov
- Mon 7th Nov
- Wed 9th Nov
- Mon 14th Nov
- Wed 16th Nov
- Mon 21st Nov
- Wed 23rd Nov
- Mon 26th Dec
- Wed 28th Dec
1978[]
Episode count: 56
- Mon 2nd Jan
- Wed 4th Jan
- Mon 16th Jan
- Wed 18th Jan
- Mon 23rd Jan
- Wed 25th Jan
- Mon 6th Mar
- Wed 8th Mar
- Mon 13th Mar
- Wed 15th Mar
- Mon 27th Mar
- Mon 3rd Apr
- Wed 5th Apr
- Mon 10th Apr
- Wed 12th Apr
- Mon 17th Apr
- Wed 19th Apr
- Wed 26th Apr
- Mon 1st May
- Wed 3rd May
- Mon 15th May
- Wed 17th May
- Mon 22nd May
- Wed 24th May
- Mon 29th May
- Wed 31st May
- Mon 5th Jun
- Wed 7th Jun
- Mon 19th Jun
- Wed 21st Jun
- Mon 10th Jul
- Wed 12th Jul
- Mon 17th Jul
- Wed 19th Jul
- Mon 24th Jul
- Wed 26th Jul
- Mon 14th Aug
- Wed 16th Aug
- Mon 11th Sep
- Wed 13th Sep
- Mon 18th Sep
- Wed 20th Sep
- Mon 25th Sep
- Wed 27th Sep
- Mon 2nd Oct
- Wed 4th Oct
- Mon 9th Oct
- Wed 11th Oct
- Mon 23rd Oct
- Wed 25th Oct
- Mon 30th Oct
- Wed 1st Nov
- Mon 6th Nov
- Wed 8th Nov
- Mon 13th Nov
- Wed 15th Nov
2005[]
Episode count: 25
- Wed 2nd Mar
- Fri 4th Mar
- Sun 6th Mar
- Mon 7th Mar (1)
- Mon 7th Mar (2)
- Wed 9th Mar
- Fri 11th Mar
- Sun 13th Mar
- Mon 14th Mar (1)
- Mon 14th Mar (2)
- Wed 16th Mar
- Fri 18th Mar
- Sun 20th Mar
- Mon 21st Mar (1)
- Mon 21st Mar (2)
- Fri 25th Mar
- Sun 27th Mar
- Mon 28th Mar (1)
- Mon 28th Mar (2)
- Wed 30th Mar
- Fri 1st Apr
- Sun 3rd Apr
- Wed 6th Apr
- Fri 8th Apr
- Sun 10th Apr