1986 was Coronation Street's twenty-seventh year. In the mid-to-late 1980s, the series' position in the ratings was frequently challenged by the BBC's EastEnders, and although the programmes were never in direct competition the press would frequently compare ratings.

Perhaps because of this, Coronation Street was given something of a makeover in 1986, with a popular storyline seeing the Rovers Return Inn catch fire, followed by a major overhaul and grand re-opening of the pub, which had been largely unchanged since 1960. Likewise, bigger storylines began to appear - such as the marriage of Ken Barlow's daughter Susan to his enemy Mike Baldwin.

105 new episodes were broadcast on ITV in 1986.

EpisodesEdit

Main castEdit

• Hilda Ogden - Jean Alexander
• Derek Wilton - Peter Baldwin (August onwards)
• Mavis Riley - Thelma Barlow
• Alec Gilroy - Roy Barraclough (June onwards)
• Mike Baldwin - Johnny Briggs
• Tracy Barlow - Holly Chamarette
• Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
• Emily Bishop - Eileen Derbyshire
• Betty Turpin - Betty Driver
• Alan Bradley - Mark Eden (January onwards)
• Bet Lynch - Julie Goodyear
• Nicky Tilsley - Warren Jackson
• Gloria Todd - Sue Jenkins (until December)
• Curly Watts - Kevin Kennedy
• Deirdre Barlow - Anne Kirkbride
• Rita Fairclough - Barbara Knox
• Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell
• Shirley Armitage - Lisa Lewis
• Peter Barlow - David Lonsdale (March to May)
• Jenny Bradley - Sally Ann Matthews (January onwards)
• Sam Tindall - Tom Mennard
• Alf Roberts - Bryan Mosley
• Audrey Roberts - Sue Nicholls
• 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/Baldwin - Wendy Jane Walker
• Sally Seddon/Webster - Sally Whittaker (January onwards)
• Martin Platt - Sean Wilson
• Gail Tilsley - Helen Worth

StorylinesEdit

Who lives whereEdit

Coronation Street

• Rovers Return Inn - Bet Lynch (until June and from August onwards). Frank Mills (until January).
• 1 Coronation Street - Ken and Deirdre Barlow. Tracy Langton/Barlow. Susan Barlow (until May).
• 3 Coronation Street - Emily Bishop and Curly Watts.
• 5 Coronation Street - Ivy Tilsley. Ian Latimer (May to June). Brian Tilsley (from August onwards).
• 7 Coronation Street - Rita Fairclough. Jenny Bradley (from January to March and October onwards).
• 9 Coronation Street - Jack, Vera and Terry Duckworth.
• 11 Coronation Street - Alf and Audrey Roberts (from March).
• 13 Coronation Street - Hilda Ogden. Kevin Webster. Sally Seddon/Webster (from May to July and September onwards).
• Corner Shop Flat (No.15a) - Alf and Audrey Roberts (until March).
• Community Centre Flat - Percy Sugden.

Rosamund Street

• The Kabin - Mavis Riley.

Others

• 15 Arkwright Street - Sally Seddon (until May, and August to September).
• 4 Gorton Close - Phyllis Pearce.
• 37 Hillside Crescent - Betty Turpin. Bet Lynch (June to August).
• 46b, St. Mary's Place - Mike Baldwin. Susan Barlow/Baldwin (May onwards).
• 33 Hammond Road - Gail and Nicky Tilsley. Brian Tilsley (until August).
• Nelson Street - Shirley Armitage.