Coronation Street in 1999

Title caption used until October

1999 was Coronation Street's fortieth year. Executive producer Carolyn Reynolds left the programme after Episode 4691, while producer David Hanson stepped down a few weeks later to be replaced by Carolyn Reynolds. 210 episodes were shown in 1999.

Main characters

Ranking	Character	Played by	Duration	Number of Episodes	Running total	Previous year's ranking
1	Leanne Tilsley/Battersby	Jane Danson	Full year	148	333	1
2	Ashley Peacock	Steven Arnold	Full year	144	383	18
3	Gail Platt	Helen Worth	Full year	142	1963	5
3	Janice Battersby	Vicky Entwistle	Full year	142	338	3
5	Mike Baldwin	Johnny Briggs	Full year except for September	138	1729	16
6	Natalie Barnes	Denise Welch	Full year	136	353	7
7	Sally Webster	Sally Whittaker	Full year	135	1170	6
8	Audrey Roberts	Sue Nicholls	Full year	134	1288	18
9	Linda Sykes	Jacqueline Pirie	Full year except for September	131	139	52
10	Rita Sullivan	Barbara Knox	Full year	126	2232	14
11	Fred Elliott	John Savident	Full year	122	339	30
11	Maxine Heavey/Peacock	Tracy Shaw	Full year	122	423	21
13	Toyah Battersby	Georgia Taylor	Full year	120	282	11
13	Sharon Gaskell/Bentley	Tracie Bennett	January to November	120	173	-
15	Martin Platt	Sean Wilson	Full year	116	1055	26
16	Alma Baldwin	Amanda Barrie	Full year	114	1038	17
17	Spider Nugent	Martin Hancock	Full year except for July	113	207	28
17	Kevin Webster	Michael Le Vell	Full year except for March	113	1328	8
17	Les Battersby	Bruce Jones	Full year	113	294	3
20	Vera Duckworth	Elizabeth Dawn	Full year	109	1705	10
21	Jack Duckworth	William Tarmey	Full year	108	1514	43
22	Deirdre Rachid	Anne Kirkbride	Full year	102	1956	26
22	Hayley Patterson/Cropper	Julie Hesmondhalgh	Full year	102	179	32
24	Nita Desai	Rebecca Sarker	January to August and from October	100	100	-
25	Curly Watts	Kevin Kennedy	From March	99	1248	37
26	Ken Barlow	William Roache	Full year	98	2839	24
26	Alison Wakefield	Naomi Radcliffe	Until September and from December	98	100	59
28	Tyrone Dobbs	Alan Halsall	Full year except for June	94	106	49
29	Jim McDonald	Charles Lawson	Full year	91	960	8
30	Roy Cropper	David Neilson	Full year except for September	90	313	15
31	Gary Mallett	Ian Mercer	Full year	85	378	25
32	Emily Bishop	Eileen Derbyshire	Full year except for July	77	2426	33
33	Betty Williams	Betty Driver	Full year except for April	73	2194	33
34	Vikram Desai	Chris Bisson	February to August and from October	72	72	-
35	Judy Mallett	Gaynor Faye	Until September	67	357	36
35	Steve McDonald	Simon Gregson	Full year	67	748	22
37	Rosie Webster	Emma Collinge	January to July, September and December	61	438	41
38	Vinny Sorrell	James Gaddas	From August	58	58	-
39	Maud Grimes	Elizabeth Bradley	Until November	57	462	39
39	Sophie Webster	Emma Woodward	January to July, September and December	57	221	40
41	Danny Hargreaves	Richard Standing	From April	54	54	-
42	Becky Mallett	Megan Foster	Full year	53	56	57
43	Billy Mallett	Lewis Ablett	Full year	52	55	57
43	Tom Ferguson	Tom Wisdom	March to June and from August	52	52	-
45	Sarah Louise Platt	Lynsay King and Tina O'Brien	Until July and from October	47	415	51
46	Nick Tilsley	Adam Rickitt	Until April	43	720	13
47	David Platt	Thomas Ormson	January to July and from October	37	355	53
48	Blanche Hunt	Maggie Jones	January and from August	26	131	56
49	Lorraine Brownlow	Holly Newman	Until March	25	73	42
50	Gwen Loveday	Annie Hulley	From October	24	24	-
50	Jackie Dobbs	Margi Clarke	Until March	24	52	43
52	Mark Redman	Paul Fox	From November	20	83	-
53	Doreen Heavey	Prunella Gee	From July	17	17	-
54	Eunice Gee	Meg Johnson	January to March and May	16	72	-
55	Terry Duckworth	Nigel Pivaro	August to October and December	13	318	-
55	Rebecca Hopkins	Jill Halfpenny	From December	13	13	-
57	Dev Alahan	Jimmi Harkishin	From November	10	10	-
57	Tracy Preston	Dawn Acton	March and October	10	600	-
59	Norris Cole	Malcolm Hebden	From December	9	85	-
60	Greg Kelly	Stephen Billington	January and May	7	118	11
60	Robert Preston	Julian Kay	March and October	7	9	-
62	Candice Stowe	Nikki Sanderson	November only	5	5	-
63	Duggie Ferguson	John Bowe	October and December	4	4	-
64	Alf Roberts	Bryan Mosley	January only	1	1773	48

Production

David Hanson

The Desais - Coronation Street's first Asian family make their debut

After starting in late 1998, David Hanson remained in charge of Coronation Street for most of the year, with Carolyn Reynolds continuing as executive producer. Former production assistant Jane Macnaught became the programme's producer with Episode 4704, while Reynolds left after Episode 4691 and was not replaced.

Since his 1997 heart attack, Bryan Mosley had been appearing as Alf Roberts in a reduced capacity but, despite further problems including a dramatic weight loss, he had refused to call it a day. Out of concern for the actor, Hanson instructed writers to kill off Alf. Mosley's character passed away peacefully - and unnoticed - while slumped in a chair at Nick Tilsley's 18th birthday party in the New Year's Day episode. Mosley passed away on 9th February, six weeks after his character's on-screen death.

Hanson inherited from Brian Park plans to introduce Coronation Street's first Asian family. These were Indian divorcee Ravi Desai, his daughter Nita and teenage son Vikram, who appeared over January and February. Writers were careful to avoid ethnic stereotypes but the show was accused of re-enforcing them by placing the family in the Corner Shop - a move which was defended by Rebecca Sarker (Nita) who commented that it was a fact of life that there were a lot of Asian shopkeepers in Britain. The Desais were meant as a long-term addition to the programme, but after seven months actor Saeed Jaffrey was dismissed from the role of Ravi by Jane Macnaught. Jaffrey's axing came two days before the actor spent the night in a cell for being drunk and disorderly on a train. Ravi was subsequently written out off-screen, returning to India after his brother Raj's sudden death.

In November, Jimmi Harkishin first appeared as Nita and Vikram's cousin Dev Alahan, who a month later bought Ravi's chain of corner shops. Instead of being a family-run business, the Corner Shop was run by Dev as a solitary character.

Comings and goings

Sharon Gaskell kicks off at her wedding after discovering fiancé Ian Bentley's infidelity. 19.84 million viewers watch the episode, Coronation Street's biggest audience of the year

The departures of Mosley, Beverley Callard, Philip Middlemiss and Roy Barraclough left room for more new cast members. Tracie Bennett was brought back as Rita Sullivan's former foster daughter Sharon Gaskell and was involved in one of the biggest storylines of the year, as Sharon learned about her fiancé Ian Bentley's fling with Natalie Barnes and dumped him at the altar. Writers put Sharon at the forefront of the show by having Rita give her the Kabin, only to pull the plug on the character after ten months and have her marry Ian after all and leave Weatherfield. Sharon's place at Rita's side was taken by Norris Cole, Derek Wilton's former nemesis who was brought back on a full-time basis. Pompous, nosy and prattling, Emily Bishop's eventual lodger in some respects served as a replacement for both Mavis Wilton and Percy Sugden.

Meg Johnson also returned as Eunice Gee, making her first appearance since 1982 for a short storyline showing Jack and Vera Duckworth become residents and eventual managers of the Park Road B&B. The Duckworths were joined by lodger Tyrone Dobbs, who was retained after mother Jackie was written out in March. Jackie's exit storyline tied into Curly Watts's return, with Curly enlisting help from the neighbours to remove the squatting Dobbs from No.7.

Maggie Jones reprised Blanche Hunt full-time for the first time since 1976. Blanche played a key role in bringing Ken and Deirdre back together after ten years, in a storyline which saw Dawn Acton play Tracy for the last time prior to the re-cast of the character in 2002. Ken and Deirdre's reconciliation occurred as two marriages ended; Mike and Alma Baldwin divorced after Mike's fling with Julia Stone, while Martin Platt embarked on an affair with fellow nurse Rebecca Hopkins in a storyline which continued into 2000. Mike's life went in a new direction, with Mike getting engaged to one of his machinists, Linda Sykes, and his son Mark Redman, now 18, joining as a full-time character played by Paul Fox. Meanwhile, the focus of the Platts' storylines also shifted; with Adam Rickitt quitting his role of Nick Tilsley to pursue a pop career, and Nick moving to Canada after forcing Leanne to abort their baby, Gail's younger children became more prominent. In October, Tina O'Brien replaced Lynsay King as Sarah Louise, who was given a best friend in the form of Candice Stowe, played by Nikki Sanderson.

Tom Wisdom joined as hairdresser Tom Ferguson, joined in October by John Bowe as his father Duggie, while Annie Hulley played Underworld worker Gwen Loveday, Richard Standing played market trader Danny Hargreaves, Sally Webster's new partner, and James Gaddas played Vinny Sorrell, the Rovers' new cellarman.

Departures included Elizabeth Bradley as Maud Grimes, Holly Newman as barmaid Lorraine Brownlow, and Stephen Billington as Greg Kelly. Greg departed on New Year's Day but returned for six episodes in May. The storyline climaxed with an episode focused entirely on Greg taking Rosie and Sophie hostage in No.13 in order to use Sally as a pawn in his battle against Mike. Meanwhile, Gaynor Faye decided to leave after four years as Judy Mallett. As the character had only recently given birth to twins, Judy was killed off, suffering an embolism caused by a car crash.

Set and title changes

Following the closure of the Granada Studios Tour, Coronation Street's set was extended to include part of Victoria Street. The new development was comprised of four new shop units, two houses, six flats and a builders' yard. Most of the building work took place later in the year but a frontage for Roy's Rolls's new premises was built months earlier so that cafe could be transferred there, removing the need for location filming whenever the cafe exterior was seen at its present Rosamund Street location.

With the arrival of Jane Macnaught as producer, a minor change was made to the title sequence: the programme logo was moved to the start of the sequence, and writer and director credits added.

Coronation Street: After Hours

In August, ITV announced a six-part late evening spin-off of Coronation Street set in Brighton and Calais, featuring the returns of several ex-cast members. The series was transmitted over six consecutive evenings in November, and starred Julie Goodyear, Ken Morley and Chloe Newsome as Bet Gilroy, Reg Holdsworth and Vicky McDonald, together with Simon Gregson and Chris Bisson as Steve McDonald and Vikram Desai who journeyed down to Brighton from Weatherfield.

Unlike its parent programme, Coronation Street - After Hours was shot by a single video camera, not unlike film work. There was some speculation that a late-night slot would lead to a more "adult" presentation than the usual "family" fare of the main programme but in the event it stayed firmly within the boundaries expected by its viewer base.

Viewing figures

Ratings chart for the year

Ratings slipped from their 1998 high to an average of 15.57 million viewers (aggregated), representing a drop of almost 200,000 viewers on the previous year's figure. January to March, along with May, June and August were up on the same months in 1998, while the other six months experienced falls. October to December saw the biggest drops, each of over 1.5 million viewers.

The number of episodes at number one also fell, with 25 episodes reaching the top spot - the lowest figure since 1991.

Episode 4572 (7th March 1999) was the highest-rated episode of the year, gaining an audience of 19.84 million viewers. The episode saw Sharon Gaskell jilt Ian Bentley for his affair with Natalie Barnes.

Episodes

#	Ep. No.	Date	Writer	Director	Viewing Figures (With omnibus)	Chart Position
1	4535	Friday 1st January	Mark Wadlow	Brian Mills	16,280,000	7
2	4536	Sunday 3rd January	John Stevenson	Jim O'Hanlon	18,580,000	3
3	4537	Monday 4th January	Stephen Bennett	Jim O'Hanlon	19,600,000	2
4	4538	Wednesday 6th January	Peter Whalley	Jim O'Hanlon	18,800,000	3
5	4539	Friday 8th January	Peter Mills	Jim O'Hanlon	16,760,000	7
6	4540	Sunday 10th January	Phil Ford	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	16,040,000	8
7	4541	Monday 11th January	Phil Woods	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	19,670,000	1
8	4542	Wednesday 13th January	Martin Allen	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	19,130,000	3
9	4543	Friday 15th January	Martin Allen	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	18,160,000	5
10	4544	Sunday 17th January	Peter Mills	Ged Maguire	16,780,000	6
11	4545	Monday 18th January	Peter Whalley	Ged Maguire	18,660,000	3
12	4546	Wednesday 20th January	Phil Ford	Ged Maguire	17,460,000	4
13	4547	Friday 22nd January	Sally Wainwright	Ged Maguire	16,220,000	7
14	4548	Sunday 24th January	Catherine Hayes	Tim Dowd	16,570,000	6
15	4549	Monday 25th January	John Stevenson	Tim Dowd	18,740,000	2
16	4550	Wednesday 27th January	Mark Wadlow	Tim Dowd	18,520,000	3
17	4551	Friday 29th January	Stephen Bennett	Tim Dowd	16,070,000	7
18	4552	Sunday 31st January	Phil Ford	Brian Mills	16,410,000	6
19	4553	Monday 1st February	Mark Wadlow	Brian Mills	17,980,000	1
20	4554	Wednesday 3rd February	Sally Wainwright	Brian Mills	17,520,000	3
21	4555	Friday 5th February	Catherine Hayes	Brian Mills	16,100,000	7
22	4556	Sunday 7th February	Phil Woods	Michael Kerrigan	15,980,000	6
23	4557	Monday 8th February	John Stevenson	Michael Kerrigan	18,300,000	1
24	4558	Wednesday 10th February	Peter Whalley	Michael Kerrigan	18,150,000	2
25	4559	Friday 12th February	Ken Blakeson	Michael Kerrigan	15,880,000	7
26	4560	Sunday 14th February	Ken Blakeson	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	17,080,000	5
27	4561	Monday 15th February	Catherine Hayes	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	18,050,000	3
28	4562	Wednesday 17th February	Stephen Bennett	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	17,980,000	4
29	4563	Friday 19th February	Maureen Chadwick	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	16,780,000	7
30	4564	Sunday 21st February	John Stevenson	Ged Maguire	17,140,000	6
31	4565	Monday 22nd February	Phil Woods	Ged Maguire	17,960,000	3
32	4566	Wednesday 24th February	Martin Allen	Ged Maguire	17,830,000	4
33	4567	Friday 26th February	David Lane	Ged Maguire	17,260,000	6
34	4568	Sunday 28th February	Martin Allen	Jim O'Hanlon	17,640,000	5
35	4569	Monday 1st March	Phil Woods	Jim O'Hanlon	18,260,000	4
36	4570	Wednesday 3rd March	Ken Blakeson	Jim O'Hanlon	14,970,000	9
37	4571	Friday 5th March	John Stevenson	Jim O'Hanlon	17,750,000	5
38	4572	Sunday 7th March	Mark Wadlow	Brian Mills	19,840,000	1
39	4573	Monday 8th March	Phil Ford	Brian Mills	18,840,000	1
40	4574	Wednesday 10th March	Catherine Hayes	Brian Mills	18,440,000	2
41	4575	Friday 12th March	Jan McVerry	Brian Mills	15,790,000	8
42	4576	Sunday 14th March	Sally Wainwright	Michael Kerrigan	16,120,000	6
43	4577	Monday 15th March	Joe Turner	Michael Kerrigan	17,800,000	2
44	4578	Wednesday 17th March	Peter Mills	Michael Kerrigan	15,750,000	8
45	4579	Friday 19th March	Maureen Chadwick	Michael Kerrigan	16,430,000	6
46	4580	Sunday 21st March	Phil Ford	Tim Dowd	17,530,000	3
47	4581	Monday 22nd March	Martin Allen	Tim Dowd	17,580,000	2
48	4582	Wednesday 24th March	Phil Woods	Tim Dowd	17,870,000	1
49	4583	Friday 26th March	Peter Whalley	Tim Dowd	16,640,000	3
50	4584	Sunday 28th March	Phil Woods	Ged Maguire	15,900,000	5
51	4585	Monday 29th March	Ken Blakeson	Ged Maguire	16,600,000	3
52	4586	Wednesday 31st March	Peter Whalley	Ged Maguire	16,720,000	2
53	4587	Friday 2nd April	John Stevenson	Ged Maguire	16,000,000	5
54	4588	Sunday 4th April	Sally Wainwright	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	13,060,000	7
55	4589	Monday 5th April	Maureen Chadwick	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	15,730,000	2
56	4590	Wednesday 7th April	Phil Ford	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	13,860,000	7
57	4591	Friday 9th April	Mark Wadlow	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	14,460,000	4
58	4592	Sunday 11th April	Peter Whalley	Brian Mills	14,020,000	5
59	4593	Monday 12th April	David Lane	Brian Mills	16,760,000	2
60	4594	Wednesday 14th April	Jan McVerry	Brian Mills	16,370,000	4
61	4595	Friday 16th April	Maureen Chadwick	Brian Mills	15,100,000	7
62	4596	Sunday 18th April	Martin Allen	Michael Kerrigan	15,740,000	6
63	4597	Monday 19th April	Catherine Hayes	Michael Kerrigan	17,140,000	1
64	4598	Wednesday 21st April	John Stevenson	Michael Kerrigan	16,510,000	4
65	4599	Friday 23rd April	Phil Ford	Michael Kerrigan	17,020,000	2
66	4600	Sunday 25th April	Maureen Chadwick	Tim Dowd	15,970,000	5
67	4601	Monday 26th April	Phil Ford	Tim Dowd	16,240,000	1
68	4602	Wednesday 28th April	Stephen Bennett	Tim Dowd	14,290,000	3
69	4603	Friday 30th April	Jan McVerry	Tim Dowd	13,910,000	4
70	4604	Sunday 2nd May	Phil Woods	Adrian Bean	12,420,000	7
71	4605	Monday 3rd May	John Stevenson	Adrian Bean	13,270,000	7
72	4606	Wednesday 5th May	Ken Blakeson	Adrian Bean	15,560,000	2
73	4607	Friday 7th May	Peter Whalley	Adrian Bean	15,430,000	3
74	4608	Sunday 9th May	Mark Wadlow	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	15,220,000	5
75	4609	Monday 10th May	Phil Ford	David Kester	16,490,000	1
76	4610	Wednesday 12th May	John Stevenson	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	15,700,000	3
77	4611	Friday 14th May	Martin Allen	Terry Dyddgen-Jones	14,630,000	6
78	4612	Sunday 16th May	Ken Blakeson	June Howson	15,950,000	2
79	4613	Monday 17th May	Peter Whalley	June Howson	16,800,000	1
80	4614	Wednesday 19th May	David Lane	June Howson	15,340,000	4
81	4615	Friday 21st May	Jan McVerry	June Howson	15,030,000	5
82	4616	Sunday 23rd May	Peter Mills	Brian Mills David Penn	15,840,000	2
83	4617	Monday 24th May	John Stevenson	Brian Mills David Penn	16,990,000	1
84	4618	Wednesday 26th May	Joe Turner	Brian Mills David Penn	15,420,000	3
85	4619	Friday 28th May	Mark Wadlow	Brian Mills David Penn	14,930,000	6
86	4620	Sunday 30th May	Stephen Bennett	Brian Mills David Penn	13,350,000	7
87	4621	Monday 31st May	Jan McVerry	Brian Mills David Penn	14,580,000	6
88	4622	Wednesday 2nd June	Peter Whalley	Brian Mills David Penn	17,080,000	1
89	4623	Friday 4th June	Martin Allen	Brian Mills David Penn	15,400,000	3
90	4624	Sunday 6th June	Mark Wadlow	Tim Dowd	13,370,000	7
91	4625	Monday 7th June	Stephen Bennett	Tim Dowd	16,090,000	1
92	4626	Wednesday 9th June	Peter Whalley	Tim Dowd	14,030,000	6
93	4627	Friday 11th June	Phil Woods	Tim Dowd	14,000,000	7
94	4628	Sunday 13th June	David Lane	Adrian Bean	15,220,000	3
95	4629	Monday 14th June	Peter Mills	Adrian Bean	15,490,000	1
96	4630	Wednesday 16th June	Stephen Mallatratt	Adrian Bean	14,380,000	3
97	4631	Friday 18th June	John Stevenson	Adrian Bean	13,730,000	6
98	4632	Sunday 20th June	Peter Mills	Garth Tucker	13,500,000	7
99	4633	Monday 21st June	Ken Blakeson	Garth Tucker	15,730,000	3
100	4634	Wednesday 23rd June	Phil Woods	Garth Tucker	14,750,000	5
101	4635	Friday 25th June	Phil Ford	Garth Tucker	12,920,000	7
102	4636	Sunday 27th June	Peter Whalley	June Howson	14,460,000	6
103	4637	Monday 28th June	Martin Allen	June Howson	15,550,000	1
104	4638	Wednesday 30th June	Maureen Chadwick	David Kester	15,370,000	2
105	4639	Friday 2nd July	Joe Turner	David Kester	12,780,000	6
106	4640	Sunday 4th July	Joe Turner	Brian Mills	13,010,000	5
107	4641	Monday 5th July	Phil Ford	Brian Mills	15,580,000	1
108	4642	Wednesday 7th July	Peter Whalley	Brian Mills	14,450,000	2
109	4643	Friday 9th July	David Lane	Brian Mills	12,670,000	6
110	4644	Sunday 11th July	Mark Wadlow	Ged Maguire	12,630,000	7
111	4645	Monday 12th July	Phil Woods	Ged Maguire	14,160,000	4
112	4646	Wednesday 14th July	Stephen Mallatratt	Ged Maguire	15,190,000	1
113	4647	Friday 16th July	John Stevenson	Ged Maguire	13,620,000	5
114	4648	Sunday 18th July	Stephen Mallatratt	Adrian Bean	11,160,000	7
115	4649	Monday 19th July	Stephen Bennett	Adrian Bean	15,640,000	1
116	4650	Wednesday 21st July	Mark Wadlow	Adrian Bean	15,080,000	2
117	4651	Friday 23rd July	David Lane	Adrian Bean	13,080,000	6
118	4652	Sunday 25th July	Peter Mills	John Anderson	12,410,000	7
119	4653	Monday 26th July	John Stevenson	John Anderson	13,900,000	2
120	4654	Wednesday 28th July	Phil Ford	John Anderson	14,580,000	1
121	4655	Friday 30th July	Martin Allen	John Anderson	12,190,000	6
122	4656	Sunday 1st August	David Lane	David Kester	12,030,000	7
123	4657	Monday 2nd August	Catherine Hayes	David Kester	15,230,000	1
124	4658	Wednesday 4th August	Maureen Chadwick	David Kester	14,920,000	4
125	4659	Friday 6th August	Peter Mills	David Kester	13,070,000	7
126	4660	Sunday 8th August	John Stevenson	Brian Mills	13,890,000	6
127	4661	Monday 9th August	Ken Blakeson	Brian Mills	15,820,000	2
128	4662	Wednesday 11th August	Phil Ford	Brian Mills	11,760,000	7
129	4663	Friday 13th August	Peter Whalley	Brian Mills	14,010,000	5
130	4664	Sunday 15th August	Peter Whalley	Ged Maguire	13,750,000	6
131	4665	Monday 16th August	Peter Mills	Ged Maguire	15,080,000	3
132	4666	Wednesday 18th August	Catherine Hayes	Ged Maguire	15,700,000	2
133	4667	Friday 20th August	Joe Turner	Ged Maguire	13,950,000	6
134	4668	Sunday 22nd August	John Stevenson	Garth Tucker	12,950,000	7
135	4669	Monday 23rd August	Stephen Bennett	Garth Tucker	14,930,000	2
136	4670	Wednesday 25th August	Maureen Chadwick	Garth Tucker	14,210,000	4
137	4671	Friday 27th August	Phil Ford	Garth Tucker	13,420,000	5
138	4672	Sunday 29th August	Peter Whalley	John Anderson	12,330,000	7
139	4673	Monday 30th August	Maureen Chadwick	John Anderson	15,180,000	3
140	4674	Wednesday 1st September	Martin Allen	John Anderson	14,550,000	4
141	4675	Friday 3rd September	Peter Mills	John Anderson	12,860,000	9
142	4676	Sunday 5th September	Catherine Hayes	David Kester	13,590,000	8
143	4677	Monday 6th September	David Lane	David Kester	16,280,000	3
144	4678	Wednesday 8th September	Stephen Bennett	David Kester	13,670,000	8
145	4679	Friday 10th September	Joe Turner	David Kester	13,450,000	10
146	4680	Sunday 12th September	Susan Wilkins	Ged Maguire	14,120,000	7
147	4681	Monday 13th September	Catherine Hayes	Ged Maguire	16,420,000	1
148	4682	Wednesday 15th September	Ken Blakeson	Ged Maguire	12,280,000	9
149	4683	Friday 17th September	Peter Mills	Ged Maguire	14,800,000	4
150	4684	Sunday 19th September	Peter Whalley	Brian Mills	15,890,000	2
151	4685	Monday 20th September	Mark Wadlow	Brian Mills	16,370,000	3
152	4686	Wednesday 22nd September	Jan McVerry	Brian Mills	13,380,000	7
153	4687	Friday 24th September	Phil Ford	Brian Mills	15,920,000	4
154	4688	Sunday 26th September	John Stevenson	Garth Tucker	17,350,000	1
155	4689	Monday 27th September	Mark Wadlow	Garth Tucker	17,250,000	1
156	4690	Wednesday 29th September	David Lane	Garth Tucker	14,340,000	6
157	4691	Friday 1st October	Joe Turner	Garth Tucker	14,730,000	5
158	4692	Sunday 3rd October	Martin Allen	Neil Adams	14,030,000	7
159	4693	Monday 4th October	Peter Mills	Neil Adams	16,150,000	7
160	4694	Wednesday 6th October	Peter Whalley	Neil Adams	16,560,000	5
161	4695	Friday 8th October	Phil Woods	Neil Adams	14,320,000	9
162	4696	Sunday 10th October	John Stevenson	David Kester	16,480,000	6
163	4697	Monday 11th October	Peter Mills	David Kester	16,600,000	4
164	4698	Wednesday 13th October	Catherine Hayes	David Kester	16,420,000	5
165	4699	Friday 15th October	Phil Woods	David Kester	15,900,000	7
166	4700	Sunday 17th October	Maureen Chadwick	June Howson	15,880,000	8
167	4701	Monday 18th October	Joe Turner	June Howson	16,690,000	5
168	4702	Wednesday 20th October	Stephen Bennett	June Howson	12,540,000	9
169	4703	Friday 22nd October	Mark Wadlow	June Howson	13,600,000	8
170	4704	Sunday 24th October	Joe Turner	Graham Wetherell	15,520,000	6
171	4705	Monday 25th October	Peter Whalley	Graham Wetherell	16,770,000	5
172	4706	Wednesday 27th October	Stephen Bennett	Graham Wetherell	13,430,000	9
173	4707	Friday 29th October	Catherine Hayes	Graham Wetherell	15,590,000	7
174	4708	Sunday 31st October	Ken Blakeson	Tony Prescott	15,600,000	6
175	4709	Monday 1st November	David Lane	Garth Tucker	17,450,000	3
176	4710	Wednesday 3rd November	Martin Allen	Garth Tucker	13,200,000	11
177	4711	Friday 5th November	Joe Turner	Garth Tucker	14,600,000	8
178	4712	Sunday 7th November	John Stevenson	Brian Mills	16,590,000	4
179	4713	Monday 8th November	Mark Wadlow	Brian Mills	17,140,000	3
180	4714	Wednesday 10th November	Ken Blakeson	Brian Mills	17,360,000	2
181	4715	Friday 12th November	Susan Wilkins	Brian Mills	15,960,000	6
182	4716	Sunday 14th November	Jan McVerry	David Kester	16,980,000	4
183	4717	Monday 15th November	Joe Turner	David Kester	17,510,000	2
184	4718	Friday 19th November	David Lane	David Kester	15,110,000	4
185	4719	Friday 19th November	Peter Whalley	David Kester	13,490,000	10
186	4720	Sunday 21st November	Julie Gearey	Stephen Butcher	16,530,000	3
187	4721	Monday 22nd November	Phil Woods	Stephen Butcher	17,510,000	1
188	4722	Wednesday 24th November	David Lane	Stephen Butcher	13,130,000	9
189	4723	Friday 26th November	Joe Turner	Stephen Butcher	14,150,000	6
190	4724	Sunday 28th November	Ken Blakeson	Graham Wetherell	15,660,000	5
191	4725	Monday 29th November	Peter Whalley	Graham Wetherell	17,280,000	1
192	4726	Wednesday 1st December	Jan McVerry	Graham Wetherell	16,350,000	4
193	4727	Friday 3rd December	Susan Wilkins	Graham Wetherell	15,280,000	7
194	4728	Sunday 5th December	David Lane	Colin Cant	16,310,000	5
195	4729	Monday 6th December	Catherine Hayes	Colin Cant	16,740,000	2
196	4730	Wednesday 8th December	Peter Mills	Colin Cant	13,980,000	7
197	4731	Friday 10th December	Jan McVerry	Colin Cant	15,600,000	5
198	4732	Sunday 12th December	Joe Turner	Brian Mills	15,290,000	6
199	4733	Monday 13th December	Susan Wilkins	Brian Mills	16,100,000	3
200	4734	Wednesday 15th December	Ken Blakeson	Brian Mills	15,690,000	5
201	4735	Friday 17th December	Phil Ford	Brian Mills	14,220,000	8
202	4736	Sunday 19th December	Stephen Bennett	Tony Prescott	15,440,000	6
203	4737	Monday 20th December	Peter Whalley	Tony Prescott	17,250,000	2
204	4738	Wednesday 22nd December	Mark Wadlow	Tony Prescott	16,360,000	5
205	4739	Friday 24th December	John Stevenson	Tony Prescott	15,510,000	7
206	4740	Saturday 25th December	Phil Ford	David Kester	15,560,000	6
207	4741	Sunday 26th December	Catherine Hayes	Noreen Kershaw	13,970,000	9
208	4742	Monday 27th December	Susan Wilkins	Noreen Kershaw	16,080,000	8
209	4743	Wednesday 29th December	Jan McVerry	Noreen Kershaw	17,420,000	7
210	4744	Friday 31st December	Joe Turner	Noreen Kershaw	11,780,000	20

Storylines

To be added.

Who lives where

Coronation Street

• Rovers Return Inn - Jack Duckworth. Vera Duckworth (both part of January only). Natalie Barnes (from January onwards). Leanne Tilsley/Battersby (from June onwards). Vinny Sorrell (from November onwards).
• 1 Coronation Street - Ken Barlow. Deirdre Rachid (from April onwards).
• 2a Coronation Street - Maxine Heavey (until July). Tom Ferguson (from October onwards).
• 3 Coronation Street - Emily Bishop. Spider Nugent (until August and October only).
• 4 Coronation Street - Ashley Peacock. Nick Tilsley (until April). Leanne Tilsley (until June). Maxine Heavey/Peacock (from July). Doreen Heavey (October only). Sergei Kasparov (December only).
• 5 Coronation Street - Les Battersby. Janice Battersby. Toyah Battersby (until August and October only).
• 6 Coronation Street - Natalie Barnes (part of January only). Sally Webster (January to March). Sharon Gaskell (February to March). Rosie Webster. Sophie Webster (both from February to March).
• 7 Coronation Street - Jackie Dobbs. Tyrone Dobbs (both until March). Curly Watts (from March onwards). Kevin Webster (April to June). Spider Nugent. Toyah Battersby (both September only).
• 8 Coronation Street - Martin Platt. Gail Platt. Sarah Louise Platt and David Platt.
• 9 Coronation Street - Judy Mallett (until September), Gary Mallett. Billy Mallett. Becky Mallett.
• 10a Coronation Street - Rita Sullivan. Sally Webster (January only).
• 11 Coronation Street - Jim McDonald. Steve McDonald (from March).
• 12 Coronation Street - Sharon Gaskell/Bentley (March to November).
• 13 Coronation Street - Kevin Webster (until March). Sally Webster (from March onwards). Rosie Webster. Sophie Webster (both until February, then from March onwards).
• Corner Shop flat - Nita Desai (February onwards).

Rosamund Street

• Roy's Rolls flat - Roy Cropper. Hayley Patterson (both until February).

Victoria Street

• 16a Victoria Street - Roy Cropper. Hayley Patterson/Cropper (both from February onwards).
• 17a Victoria Street - Deirdre Rachid (until March). Kevin Webster (from July onwards). Alison Wakefield (July to September).

Others

• Flat 3, 6 Arnica Street - Linda Sykes (until October). Spider Nugent. Toyah Battersby (both from October onwards).
• 2 Douglas Road - Doreen Heavey (January to September, and then from November onwards).
• 5 Grasmere Drive - Alf Roberts (until January). Audrey Roberts. Alma Baldwin (from May onwards).
• 37 Hillside Crescent - Betty Williams
• Mayfield Court - Maud Grimes
• No. 4 Montreal House, Weatherfield Quays - Mike Baldwin. Alma Baldwin (until May). Linda Sykes (from October onwards). Mark Redman (from November onwards).
• Park Road B&B - Eunice Gee (until May). Jack Duckworth. Vera Duckworth (both from January onwards). Tyrone Dobbs (from July onwards). Norris Cole (from December onwards).
• 23 Seymour Drive, Oakhill - Fred Elliott.
• 4 The Brambles, Oakhill - Duggie Ferguson.

Awards and nominations

TV Quick Awards

• Best Soap Actress: Julie Hesmondhalgh (Winner)
• Best Soap Actor: David Neilson (Nominee)
• Best Newcomer: Alan Halsall (Nominee)
• Best Soap: Coronation Street (Nominee)

National Television Awards

• Most Popular Serial Drama: Coronation Street (Winner)
• Most Popular Newcomer: Alan Halsall (Nominee), Naomi Radcliffe (Nominee)
• Most Popular Actress: Julie Hesmondhalgh (Nominee)
• Most Popular Actor: Steven Arnold (Nominee)

Inside Soap Awards

• Best Young Actor: Alan Halsall (Winner)
• Best Comic Performer: John Savident (Winner)