Issue dated
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Title
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Content
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4th January to 10th January |
Soaps |
Truth's out! (Steve McDonald/Tracy McDonald) / At death's door... (Shona Platt) / We're taking your kids! / Weatherfield extra: Tina O'Brien thinks Sarah Platt still has a thing for Gary Windass
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11th January to 17th January |
Soaps |
Street fighters! (Fiz Stape/Jade Rowan/Evelyn Plummer) / Wicked games (Geoff Metcalfe/Yasmeen Metcalfe) / Who are you? (Shona) / Weatherfield extra: Lottie Henshall states that she has had to keep the fact that Jade is John Stape's daughter a secret since June/July 20193
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18th January to 24th January |
Soaps |
Help me, husband... (Tim Metcalfe/Charlie Wood) / Dead to the world (Chesney Brown/Gemma Winter) / Has Fiz killed Jade? / Weatherfield extra: Ian Bartholomew would like to explore Geoff's past to find out why he became so abusive
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Same issue |
Thursday billings page: On this day |
Helen Flanagan took over the part of Rosie Webster in 2000
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25th January to 31st January |
Cover |
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Same issue |
My Week |
Editor Colin Tough is pleased that Rob Mallard, Lucy Fallon and Samia Longchambon could join the magazine for a cover shoot and interview previewing the winter storylines
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Same issue |
Coming up in Corrie... |
Bethany's mission (Bethany/Ray Crosby) / Seaside special (The residents in Blackpool for the 10,000th episode) / Moving on (Daniel Osbourne/Bethany) / Who's the man for Maria? / Spring wedding! (Sarah/Adam Barlow) / Trauma for Steve & Tracy / Out of the past... (Carla Connor) / Also coming up... (stories involving Gemma, Chesney, David Platt and James Bailey)
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Same issue |
Soaps |
Is this love? (Bethany/Daniel) / Let's stay together (Tim/Charlie) / Baby heartache (Maria) / Weatherfield extra: Tina O'Brien on the advice she has given to Lucy Fallon on life outside the "Corrie bubble" for when she leaves the programme
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1st February to 7th February |
My Week |
Editor Colin Tough looks forward to the 10,000th episode with some of his "favourite Weatherfield characters"
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Same issue |
'I feel so honoured' |
Sally Ann Matthews is interview about the 10,000th episode and says she feels "a bit like the torchbearer at the Olympics" by taking part in it - the cover of this issue mentions this feature
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Same issue |
Seaside specials |
A look back at previous excursions to Blackpool - Bet Lynch, Mavis Riley and Rita Fairclough in 1985, Alan Bradley's death in 1989, Jack and Vera Duckworth in 1993, Simon Barlow running away there in 2010, and Jenny Bradley saving Jack Webster in 2016
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Same issue |
Soaps |
Dirty tricks (Geoff/Yasmeen) / Gary's promise / Blackpool shock / Weatherfield extra: Samia Longchambon is pleased the programme is highlighting the issue of not having babies vaccinated
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8th February to 14th February |
Soaps |
Ali pally... / David's smash horror / We're together! (Daniel/Bethany) / Weatherfield extra: William Roache on how different the production method is today compared to 1960, saying he prefers the modern day as it can lead to some "wonderful spontaneity".
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15th February to 21st February |
Soaps |
Loser in love (Ali) / Hell hath no fury... (Jade) / Devastated! (Gemma/Chesney) / Weatherfield extra: Sally Carman doesn't think Abi Franklin and Kevin Webster can ever have a "happily ever after".
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22nd February to 28th February |
Don't leave her this way |
Shelley King is interviewed on the coercive control storyline which is causing some viewers to say they will stop watching until it is over, saying to them, "If you leave Yasmeen, then you, too, will be throwing her to the lions."
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Same issue |
Soaps |
Dirty double-dealer (Abi/Ray) / Who'll buy No.1? / London calling! / Weatherfield extra: Trevor Michael Georges is pleased that the programme is tackling homophobia
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29th February to 6th March |
Soaps |
Return to the dark side? (Gary) / Let's be together, Ty! / Marry me! (Daniel) / Weatherfield extra: Michael Le Vell doesn't want Kevin to settle down with Abi and would love Sue Devaney to make another comeback.
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Same issue |
Monday billings page: On demand |
The recent upload of Episode 1 to Britbox is advertised
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7th March to 13th March |
Cover |
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Same issue |
My Week |
Editor Colin Tough directs readers to the cover feature
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Same issue |
This Spring in Corrie |
Will Yasmeen break free? / David in despair / Gemma's battle / Relight my fire! (Evelyn/Arthur Medwin) / Scare B&B (Johnny Connor/Jenny) / Who do you love? Emma Brooker/Seb Franklin/Alina Pop) / Also coming up... (stories involving Gary, Norris Cole, Freda Burgess, Daniel and Asha Alahan)
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Same issue |
In too deep? |
Colson Smith on taking part in a rowing race for Sport Relief
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Same issue |
Soaps |
I'm on to you! (Alya/Geoff) / A straight face... (James) / Gary's revenge! / Weatherfield extra: Samuel Robertson is thrilled that the Barlow family and Platt family have been joined in marriage as there's potential for some lovely scenes
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Same issue |
On the cover in...2003 |
A look back at the appearance of the programme for the issue dated 8th March to 14th March 2003 and the conclusion of the Richard Hillman storyline
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14th March to 20th March |
Soaps |
Bernie's back! / Woman in love (Evelyn) / Alya takes action! / Weatherfield extra: Nathan Graham on the advice he received from Keegan Hirst, Britain's first openly gay rugby player, to help him prepare for his storyline
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21st March to 27th March |
Soaps |
Gemma keeps mum / Rescue mission (Alya/Yasmeen/Geoff) / 'David's breaking down' / Weatherfield extra: Michael Le Vell says that if he met Kevin in real life he would want to be friends and go for a drink with him
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Same issue |
Tuesday billings page: On this day |
Coronation Street - The Cruise was shown in 1996 to mark the programme's thirty-fifth anniversary
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28th March to 3rd April |
Soaps |
Mugged at knifepoint! / Aled's big day / Will Yasmeen leave Geoff? / Weatherfield extra: Sair Khan says the abuse storyline has made her realise what people go through in trying to reason with and help the victims to see sense
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4th April to 10th April |
Last tango in Weatherfield! |
Paul Copley is interviewed. He relates how soon after appearing as Ivor Priestley, ex-husband of the now-deceased Angela Hawthorne, he met Diane Fletcher who played her by chance in a pub in Norfolk
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Same issue |
Soaps |
Truth hurts (Yasmeen) / Farewell, Eccles / I need help... (Gemma) / Weatherfield extra: Alexandra Mardell reckons that Chesney is still the man for Emma
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Same issue |
Thursday billings page: On this day |
William Tarmey announced he was leaving the programme
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Same issue |
On the cover in...2006 |
A look back at the issue for 1st to 7th April which featured the death of Mike Baldwin on its cover
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11th April to 17th April |
Soaps |
Parents at war! (Steve/Leanne Battersby) / Dodgy lodger? (Scott Emberton) / Asha's internet nightmare / Weatherfield extra: Sam Aston welcomes a serious storyline to explore the issue of post-natal depression - the cover of this issue shows Coronation Street as part of a montage of Easter programmes
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18th April to 24th April |
Soaps |
Is Ken coming home? / Shock discovery (Gary/Kelly Neelan) / Dev-astated!
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25th April to 1st May |
'He's a total narcissist' |
Q&A interview with Ian Bartholomew who says he had only a vague idea when he joined the programme that his character would turn dark, and that he stops his young children watching episodes where Geoff is at his worst - the cover of this issue mentions this feature
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Same issue |
Soaps |
I want answers! (Gary/Laura Neelan) / Daniel's home! / Has Yasmeen killed Geoff? / Weatherfield extra: Tanisha Gorey on how she witnessed a "sexting" incident at her own school
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2nd May to 8th May |
Soaps |
Adam v Gary! / What's going on, David? / Yasmeen THE MURDERER? / Weatherfield extra: Shelley King on her life during the lockdown
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9th May to 15th May |
Soaps |
Looking for trouble (David) / Under attack! (Ed Bailey/Michael Bailey/Don) / What's wrong with our son? (Oliver Battersby) / Weatherfield extra: Dolly-Rose Campbell has been helping out at a foodbank during the coronavirus lockdown
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16th May to 22nd May |
Soaps |
Ed takes a stand / Gemma opens up / Fatal diagnosis? (Oliver) / Weatherfield extra: Ian Bartholomew admits he was "terrified" on his first day on set to be working with Sue Nicholls and Barbara Knox
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Same issue |
Saturday billings page: On this day |
In 2015 Anne Kirkbride was posthumously given a award for outstanding achievement at the British Soap Awards
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Same issue |
On the cover in...1976 |
A look back to the issue for 15th May to 21st May in that year mentions Violet Carson's 1,000th appearance as Ena Sharples which took place in that week.
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23rd May to 29th May |
Cover |
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Same issue |
My Week |
Editor Colin Tough directs readers to the main feature of the magazine for the week
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Same issue |
Coming up in CORRIE... |
Previews of forthcoming storylines with the first two, Leanne and Shona, being interviews with Jane Danson and Julia Goulding. The remainder are through interviews with producer Iain MacLeod (Geoff / Sally & Tim / Gary / Carla)
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Same issue |
Soaps |
More heartache (Oliver) / Accidental hero! (Bryn Winter-Brown) / Shona's back! / Weatherfield extra: Iain MacLeod says the programme will reference the coronavirus pandemic when production resumes but it will be "handled with a light touch".
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Same issue |
On the cover in...1990 |
A look back to the issue for 26th May to 1st June when Jean Alexander featured on the cover for the return of Hilda Ogden for that year's ITV Telethon
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30th May to 5th June |
Soaps |
My flat, your home (Roy Cropper/Shona) / Asha finds her voice / What's your game, Dad? (Tim/Geoff) / Weatherfield extra: Jane Danson reveals that she feared she was being threatened with being written out of the programme when she was told about Oliver's storyline
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6th June to 12th June |
Soaps |
Take back your daughter! (Gary/Laura) / I know you, Carla... / Yasmeen takes a stand / Weatherfield extra: Julia Goulding has rediscovered her love of cycling during the lockdown
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13th June to 19th June |
Cover |
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Same issue |
My Week |
Editor Colin Tough directs readers to the main feature of the magazine for the week saying the domestic abuse storyline has him gripped
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Same issue |
Monster in the family |
Joe Duttine and Sally Dynevor are separately interviewed about their current storyline. Joe reveals that with the Covid-19 outbreak, Tim and Sally's wedding will have to be different to what was intended
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Same issue |
Soaps |
Metcalfes in crisis / Moving on? (Daniel) / Carla's secret revealed! / Weatherfield extra: Rob Mallard reveals the tricks he uses to play Daniel's grieving, including keeping perfume that Katie McGlynn used to wear to play Sinead Osbourne
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20th June to 26th June |
Soaps |
Accused! (Peter Barlow/Carla) / You're still the one... (Seb/Alina) / I want you! (Shona/David) / Weatherfield extra: Joe Duttine says fans give him "aggro" for Tim not being able to see Geoff for the monster he is
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27th June to 3rd July |
Cover |
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Same issue |
My Week |
Editor Colin Tough says Tyrone and Fiz are two of his favourite characters and he's looking forward to their light-hearted storyline
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Same issue |
'We're not Jack & Vera - we're just us!' |
Jennie McAlpine and Alan Halsall are interviewed about their storyline and state they want to be seen on their own terms and not to be compared to the Duckworths.
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Same issue |
Nights to remember |
Tina O'Brien is interviewed about The British Soap Awards as it celebrates its 21st year, although none is to be held this year due to the Coronavirus lockdown
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Same issue |
Red carpet record-breakers |
Some stats from 21 years of The British Soap Awards: Coronation Street has won most awards with 116, Roy and Hayley Cropper won nest on-screen partnership three times and the Richard Hillman storyline gained most awards with seven back in 2003
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Same issue |
Soaps |
The dream is over (Toyah Battersby/Imran Habeeb) / Three's a crowd (Roy/Evelyn/Arthur) / Their worst nightmare... (Steve/Leanne) / Weatherfield extra: Jack P. Shepherd says he could never be friends with David in real life
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Same issue |
Sunday highlights page |
A repeat of The Road to Coronation Street is previewed
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4th July to 10th July |
Soaps |
Leanne's pain / Gary pays the price / Hello Yasmeen, it's Geoff... / Weatherfield extra: Jennie McAlpine is enjoying Fiz and Tyrone having some lighter storylines after their recent turmoils
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Same issue |
Monday highlights page |
The first episode of Coronation Street: Compilations is previewed
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11th July to 17th July |
Soaps |
Back in business (Carla) / The long goodbye (Abi) / Free my wife! (Geoff) / Weatherfield extra: Kimberly Hart-Simpson reveals that she auditioned for the parts of Lolly and Maddie Heath before she landed the part of Nicky Wheatley
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Same issue |
Monday highlights page |
The second episode of Coronation Street: Compilations is previewed
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18th July to 24th July |
Soaps |
Did you kill Rick? / Daniel in deep / He abused me, too... (Yasmeen/Elaine Jones) / Weatherfield extra: Alan Halsall admits he has been struggling with home-schooling his daughter Sienna
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Same issue |
Monday highlights page |
The third episode of Coronation Street: Compilations is previewed
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25th July to 31st July |
Cover |
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Same issue |
My Week |
Editor Colin Tough says that the programme "is on top form right now"
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Same issue |
Corrie summer revealed! |
Sarah's torn! / Yasmeen v Geoff / Sally's strain / Parent's pain (Steve/Leanne) / New friend for Gemma? / Daniel's descent... / Also coming up... (stories involving Johnny, Mary Taylor, Sean Tully and Abi
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Same issue |
Soaps |
Let's nail him... (Alya/Elaine) / Love online (Ed/Aggie Bailey) / Is killer Gary dead? / Weatherfield extra: Sally Carman likes that her character is unpredictable and flawed
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Same issue |
Monday highlights page |
The fourth episode of Coronation Street: Compilations is previewed
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1st August to 7th August |
My Week |
Editor Colin Tough directs readers to the interview with "TV legend" Paula Wilcox
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Same issue |
'It's scary...' |
Paula Wilcox is interviewed. She refers to her 1969 appearances as Janice Langton telling how a friend of her mother's congratulated her on telling Elsie Tanner off, confusing fiction and reality over someone she had known since she was eight years old
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Same issue |
Soaps |
Stay away from me! (Geoff/Elaine) / Keeping up appearances (Leanne) / Please keep my secret! (Gary/Sarah) / Weatherfield extra: Kel Allen would love it if Laura ended up as a Rovers barmaid
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Same issue |
Monday highlights page |
The fifth episode of Coronation Street: Compilations is previewed
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8th August to 14th August |
Soaps |
Tim's heartbreak / Candid camera (Gemma/Chesney) / Will Sarah go back to Gary? / Weatherfield extra: Mikey North reveals that a location scene where Sarah finds him digging up the body of Rick Neelan was scrapped due to the ongoing pandemic
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Same issue |
Monday highlights page |
The sixth episode of Coronation Street: Compilations is previewed
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Same issue |
On the cover in...1972 |
A look back to the issue for 12th August to 18th August in that year mentions Stan Ogden being suspected of being a Peeping Tom
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15th August to 21st August |
Cover |
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Same issue |
My Week |
Editor Colin Tough directs readers to the interview which is publicised on the cover
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Same issue |
Marriage, murder and me |
Q&A interviews with Mikey North ("the killer groom") , Samia Longchambon ("the bride") and Tina O'Brien ("the other woman") on the wedding storyline
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Same issue |
Soaps |
Todd returns? (complete with a photograph of Bruno Langley, sacked from the role three years before) / Abi's accident agony / Bride and doom? / Weatherfield extra: Kimberly Hart-Simpson on being flustered when chatting with Barbara Knox
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Same issue |
Monday highlights page |
The seventh episode of Coronation Street: Compilations is previewed
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Same issue |
Wednesday highlights page |
The first episode of Coronation Street Icons is previewed
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Same issue |
On the cover in...1984 |
A look back to the issue for 18th August to 24th August in that year mentions Derek Wilton and Mavis Riley shopping for an engagement ring
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22nd August to 28th August |
Soaps |
Abi's torment / Time to talk (Johnny/Scott) / Dead end? (Sean/Todd - again pictured as Bruno Langley) / Weatherfield extra: Gareth Pierce is introduced as the new Todd
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Same issue |
Wednesday highlights page |
The second episode of Coronation Street Icons is previewed
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29th August to 4th September |
Soaps |
Secret's out! (Daniel/Nicky) / Dev drowns in debt / Tim turns! / Weatherfield extra: Sue Devaney justifies Debbie Webster's suspicious attitude towards Abi
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Same issue |
Wednesday highlights page |
The third episode of Coronation Street Icons is previewed
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5th September to 11th September |
Soaps |
hole-y moly! / Out of the past... (Natasha Blakeman) / Finally busted! (Geoff) / Weatherfield extra: Daniel Brocklebank would like to share more scenes with Patti Clare
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Same issue |
Monday highlights page |
The eighth and final episode of Coronation Street: Compilations is previewed
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Same issue |
Wednesday highlights page |
The fourth and final episode of Coronation Street Icons is previewed
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12th September to 18th September |
Soaps |
Fight to the end (Steve/Leanne) / Murder in mind? (Billy Mayhew/Paul Foreman) / Staying put! (David/Shona) / Weatherfield extra: Sue Devaney would like Debbie to have scenes with Bernie as she and Jane Hazlegrove are old friends
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19th September to 25th September |
Soaps |
Be my girlfriend! (Daniel/Nicky) / A gift from Nick / Your Abi's a CHEAT! / Weatherfield extra: Julia Goulding would love for Raquel Watts and Bet Lynch to return for the 60th anniversary
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26th September to 2nd October |
Soaps |
Marry me! (Michael/Grace Vickers) / Daniel exposed! / Hello, son... (Nick/Sam Blakeman) / Weatherfield extra: Rachel Leskovac reveals she's been asked if she would come back several times over the past ten years but, "for one reason or another, it wasn't the right time."
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3rd October to 9th October |
Soaps |
Leanne meets Sam / Todd returns! / Married at last! / Weatherfield extra: Jack P. Shepherd vows never to touch lego again following a 21 hour effort to build a model of the Taj Mahal which promptly broke apart when they moved it
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Same issue |
On the cover in...2013 |
The cover for 5th to 11th October featuring Roy and Hayley
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10th October to 16th October |
Cover |
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Same issue |
My Week |
Editor Colin Tough directs readers to the interview with Sue Cleaver and Gareth Pierce
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Same issue |
For the love of Todd! |
Gareth Pierce states he has been looking over old footage to get the core characteristics of Todd's character, Sue Cleaver was involved in his screen tests and Gareth states their is a lot of driving at the moment between Manchester and Birmingham where is also appearing in The Archers.
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Same issue |
Soaps |
What's your game? (Gary/Ray) / You owe me, big time! (Johnny/Scott) / Grimshaws at gunpoint! / Weatherfield extra: Ben Price speaks about the personal effect that the Oliver storyline is having on him
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17th October to 23rd October |
Soaps |
David duped! / Keeping the faith (Leanne) / Take me back! (Todd/Billy) / Weatherfield extra: Sue Cleaver is looking forward to her storylines involving Eileen and George Shuttleworth, saying she and Tony Maudsley played a husband and wife in City Central
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24th October to 30th October |
Soaps |
Geoff dupes Alya / It's over, Evelyn / Craig shot dead? / Weatherfield extra: Daniel Brocklebank says if he was Billy he would ditch Paul for Todd as he "just whinges constantly!"
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31st October to 6th November |
This week in TV Times |
Editor Robert Hiley says that Sue Devaney "shines bright in everything she's in" as he directs readers to the interview with the actress
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Same issue |
Big-hearted but ruthless |
An interview with Sue Devaney who cpnfesses that the first time she was in the programme she, "was only 16 and probably didn't realise how big a deal it was to be in Corrie."
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Same issue |
Sue's CV so far |
A look back at her earlier television roles - In Loving Memory, Johnny Brigss, Casualty, dinnerladies and Emmerdale
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Same issue |
Soaps |
Emma arrested? / I'm pregnant! (Grace) / Debbie the deceiver / Weatherfield extra: Ian Bartholomew has recorded a single to raise funds for the domestic abuse charity Women's Aid
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Same issue |
Monday highlights page |
The first episode of Coronation Street: Soapy Slip Ups is previewed
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7th November to 13th November |
This week in TV Times |
Editor Robert Hiley points readers to the interview with Jane Danson
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Same issue |
'I couldn't see for crying' |
An interview with Jane Danson in which she says she'll "probably never get a story as strong and powerful as this again." - the cover of this issue mentions this feature
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Same issue |
Soaps |
Adam chases Alina / Sean the beauty guru! / A parent's worst nightmare / Weatherfield extra: Sally Ann Matthews is delighted that a character from Jenny's past outside of the street is being introduced into the programme
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Same issue |
Sunday billings page: On this day |
Coronation Street - After Hours began transmission in 1999
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Same issue |
On the cover in...2010 |
A look back at the issue for 6th to 12th November which said farewell to Jack Duckworth
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14th November to 20th November |
Soaps |
Save our son! / Ray threatens Craig... / Back on the booze! / Weatherfield extra: Harriet Bibby is introduced in the role of Summer Spellman
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Same issue |
Thursday highlights page |
Various programmes have been added to Britbox including The Road to Coronation Street, the 1998 Patricia Phoenix docudrama The Things You Do for Love: Against the Odds and sixty archive episodes under the umbrella title Coronation Street: 60 Years, 60 Episodes
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Same issue |
Thursday billings page: On this day |
East Street was transmitted in 2010
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21st November to 27th November |
'The scripts are fantastic!' |
Producer Iain MacLeod is interviewed about the storylines about the upcoming 60th anniversary together with some smaller pieces about what's in store: Yasmeen - the verdict! / More trouble for Carla and Peter / Oldies but goodies (the return of Ken, Rita Tanner and Audrey Roberts following their absence in the pandemic) / Beyond anniversary week - the cover of this issue mentions this feature
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Same issue |
Soaps |
Johnny arrested! / What is Geoff hiding? / Goodbye, our brave boy / Weatherfield extra: Antony Cotton reveals that Dylan Wilson is to become a full-time resident of the street
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28th November to 4th December |
This week in TV Times |
Editor Robert Hiley introduces readers to the interview with Shelley King
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Same issue |
'I'm so thrilled, thank you!' |
Shelley King is interviewed as she receives the magazine's Soap Star of 2020 award
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Same issue |
Soaps |
Caught out! (Sally/Abi/Debbie) / A fraught farewell (Oliver's funeral) / Yasmeen on trial! / Weatherfield extra: Jane Danson is missing ice skating during lockdown
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Same issue |
Wednesday billings page: On this day |
Maggie Jones died in 2009
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5th December to 11th December |
Cover |
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Same issue |
This week in TV Times |
Editor Robert Hiley introduces readers to the sixtieth anniversary features
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Same issue |
TV Times Awards 2020 |
Amongst the other winners, Shelley King wins "favourite soap star"
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Same issue |
'It's a very dangerous situation' |
Sair Khan, Shelley King and Ian Bartholomew are interviewed about the climax to their storyline
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Same issue |
Love, death and battleaxes! |
Sally Dynevor looks back over six TV Times covers which have been chosen to represen the history of the programme. The six are April 1961, August 1970, March 1983, December 1990, 8th March2003 and September 2018
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Same issue |
Soaps |
How could you? (Peter/Adam) / Don't leave me, Leanne! / Demolition Street! / Weatherfield extra: Richard Hawley praises his fellow cast members (especially Peter Gunn) and production crew for creating a happy atmosphere in which people never fail to make him laugh
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Same issue |
Monday highlights page |
60 Unforgettable Years is previewed
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Same issue |
Wednesday highlights page |
Queens of the Street is previewed
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12th December to 18th December |
Soaps |
Mission improbable (Todd) / Stay with me! (Tim/Elaine) / I want to report a murder / Weatherfield extra: Samuel Robertson doesn't like the sleezy side of Adam's character
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19th December to 1st January 2021 |
Soaps |
All I want for Christmas is you... (David/Shona) / A special present (Toyah/Mason) / Paul arrested! / Is Peter dying? / Gary's Christmas nightmare...
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