1985 was Coronation Street's twenty-sixth year. Following the major cast departures of the previous two years, the series was trying to find its feet again. The Webster family, except Kevin, were replaced in No.11 by the Claytons, who were also gone by the end of the year.

However, the biggest changes to the series would follow the launch of its biggest competitor, BBC's EastEnders, which started this year.

104 new episodes were broadcast on ITV in 1985.

EpisodesEdit

Main castEdit

• Hilda Ogden - Jean Alexander
• Bill Webster - Peter Armitage (until January)
• Derek Wilton - Peter Baldwin (March)
• Mavis Riley - Thelma Barlow
• Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
• Connie Clayton - Susan Brown (January to September)
• Tracy Langton - Holly Chamarette (July onwards)
• Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
• Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
• Debbie Webster - Sue Devaney (until January)
• Betty Turpin - Betty Driver
• Bet Lynch - Julie Goodyear
• Sue Clayton - Jane Hazlegrove (January to August)
• Nicky Tilsley - Warren Jackson
• Gloria Todd - Sue Jenkins (January onwards)
• Curly Watts - Kevin Kennedy
• Deirdre Barlow - Anne Kirkbride
• Rita Fairclough - Barbara Knox
• Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell
• Harry Clayton - Johnny Leeze (January to September)
• Shirley Armitage - Lisa Lewis
• Sam Tindall - Tom Mennard (September onwards)
• Alf Roberts - Bryan Mosley
• Audrey Potter/Roberts - Sue Nicholls (April, September onwards)
• Andrea Clayton - Caroline O'Neill (January to August)
• Ida Clough - Helene Palmer
• Ivy Tilsley - Lynne Perrie
• Terry Duckworth - Nigel Pivaro
• Brian Tilsley - Christopher Quinten
• Ken Barlow - William Roache
• Phyllis Pearce - Jill Summers
• Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
• Percy Sugden - Bill Waddington
• Susan Barlow - Wendy Jane Walker (October onwards)
• Martin Platt - Sean Wilson (January onwards)
• Gail Tilsley - Helen Worth

StorylinesEdit

Who lives whereEdit

Coronation Street

• Rovers Return Inn - Bet Lynch (from January onwards). Frank Mills (from August onwards)
• 1 Coronation Street - Ken and Deirdre Barlow. Tracy Langton. Susan Barlow (from November onwards).
• 3 Coronation Street - Emily Bishop and Curly Watts. Kevin Webster (from January to May).
• 5 Coronation Street - Ivy Tilsley. Brian, Gail and Nicky Tilsley (until April).
• 7 Coronation Street - Rita Fairclough
• 9 Coronation Street - Jack, Vera and Terry Duckworth.
• 11 Coronation Street - Bill, Kevin and Debbie Webster (until January). Harry, Connie, Andrea and Sue Clayton (from January to August).
• 13 Coronation Street - Hilda Ogden. Henry Wakefield (from January to February). Kevin Webster (from May onwards).
• Corner Shop (No.15) - Alf Roberts (until September. After this date the shop and storeroom were extended to include the old living quarters).
• Corner Shop Flat (No.15a) - Bet Lynch (until January). Alf Roberts (from September onwards). Audrey Roberts (from December onwards).
• Community Centre Flat - Percy Sugden

Rosamund Street

• The Kabin - Mavis Riley.

Others

• 37 Hillside Crescent - Betty Turpin.
• 46b, St. Mary's Place - Mike Baldwin
• 33 Hammond Road - Brian, Gail and Nicky Tilsley (from June onwards).
• 4 Gorton Close - Phyllis Pearce.
• Nelson Street - Shirley Armitage.

Awards and nominationsEdit

Royal Television Society Awards

• Best Television Performance of the Year for 1984: Jean Alexander