Stephen Hancock appeared as Ernest Bishop in 410 episodes of Coronation Street in 1967 and from 1969 to 1978 as well as the Establishing Episode (US promotion) in 1972.
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1967
1969
1973
1975
1978
Statistics[]
| Year | Year total | Running total | No of consecutive appearances | No of consecutive absences |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1969 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 27 |
| 1970 | 10 | 27 | 6 | 49 |
| 1971 | 31 | 58 | 10 | 36 |
| 1972 | 58 | 116 | 8 | 8 |
| 1973 | 56 | 172 | 17 | 8 |
| 1974 | 57 | 229 | 16 | 10 |
| 1975 | 62 | 291 | 13 | 8 |
| 1976 | 58 | 349 | 12 | 12 |
| 1977 | 57 | 406 | 18 | 12 |
| 1978 | 4 | 410 | 4 | 0 |
1967[]
Episode count: 1
1969[]
Episode count: 16
1970[]
Episode count: 10
1971[]
Episode count: 31
- Mon 15th Feb
- Wed 17th Feb
- Mon 22nd Feb
- Wed 24th Feb
- Mon 1st Mar
- Wed 3rd Mar
- Wed 21st Apr
- Mon 26th Apr
- Wed 28th Apr
- Mon 17th May
- Wed 19th May
- Mon 24th May
- Wed 26th May
- Mon 31st May
- Wed 2nd Jun
- Mon 7th Jun
- Wed 9th Jun
- Mon 12th Jul
- Wed 14th Jul
- Mon 19th Jul
- Wed 21st Jul
- Mon 26th Jul
- Wed 28th Jul
- Mon 2nd Aug
- Wed 4th Aug
- Mon 9th Aug
- Wed 11th Aug
- Mon 23rd Aug
- Wed 25th Aug
- Mon 30th Aug
- Wed 1st Sep
1972[]
Episode count: 58
- Mon 10th Jan
- Wed 12th Jan
- Mon 17th Jan
- Wed 19th Jan
- Mon 7th Feb
- Wed 9th Feb
- Mon 14th Feb
- Wed 16th Feb
- Mon 21st Feb
- Wed 23rd Feb
- Mon 28th Feb
- Wed 1st 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
- Wed 12th Apr
- Mon 17th Apr
- Wed 19th Apr
- Mon 15th May
- Wed 17th May
- Mon 22nd May
- Wed 24th May
- Mon 5th Jun
- Wed 7th Jun
- Mon 10th Jul
- Wed 12th Jul
- Mon 24th Jul
- Wed 26th Jul
- Mon 7th Aug
- Wed 9th Aug
- Mon 14th Aug
- Mon 21st Aug
- Wed 23rd Aug
- Mon 25th Sep
- Wed 27th Sep
- Mon 2nd Oct
- Wed 4th Oct
- Mon 9th Oct
- Wed 11th Oct
- Mon 16th Oct
- Wed 18th Oct
- Mon 6th Nov
- Wed 8th Nov
- Mon 13th Nov
- Wed 15th Nov
- Mon 4th Dec
- Wed 6th Dec
- Mon 11th Dec
- Wed 13th Dec
- Mon 18th Dec
- Wed 20th Dec
- Mon 25th Dec
- Wed 27th Dec
1973[]
Episode count: 56
- Mon 1st Jan
- Wed 3rd Jan
- Mon 8th Jan
- Wed 10th Jan
- Mon 12th Feb
- Wed 14th Feb
- Mon 19th Feb
- Wed 21st Feb
- Mon 26th Feb
- Wed 28th Feb
- Mon 5th Mar
- Wed 7th Mar
- Mon 2nd Apr
- Wed 4th Apr
- Mon 9th Apr
- Wed 11th Apr
- Mon 23rd Apr
- Wed 25th Apr
- Mon 7th May
- Wed 9th May
- Mon 28th May
- Wed 30th May
- Mon 11th Jun
- Wed 13th Jun
- Mon 9th Jul
- Wed 11th Jul
- Mon 16th Jul
- Wed 18th Jul
- Mon 30th Jul
- Wed 1st Aug
- Mon 6th Aug
- Wed 8th Aug
- Mon 27th Aug
- Wed 29th Aug
- Mon 17th Sep
- Wed 19th Sep
- Mon 8th Oct
- Wed 10th Oct
- Wed 17th Oct
- Mon 5th Nov
- Wed 7th Nov
- Mon 12th Nov
- Wed 14th Nov
- Mon 19th Nov
- Wed 21st Nov
- Mon 26th Nov
- Wed 28th Nov
- Mon 3rd Dec
- Wed 5th Dec
- Mon 10th Dec
- Wed 12th Dec
- Mon 17th Dec
- Wed 19th Dec
- Mon 24th Dec
- Wed 26th Dec
- Mon 31st Dec
1974[]
Episode count: 57
- Wed 2nd Jan
- Mon 7th Jan
- Wed 9th Jan
- Mon 11th Feb
- Wed 13th Feb
- Mon 18th Feb
- Wed 20th Feb
- Mon 25th Feb
- Wed 27th Feb
- Mon 4th Mar
- Wed 6th Mar
- Mon 11th Mar
- Wed 13th Mar
- Mon 18th Mar
- Wed 20th Mar
- Mon 25th Mar
- Wed 27th Mar
- Mon 1st Apr
- Wed 3rd Apr
- Mon 15th Apr
- Wed 17th Apr
- Mon 22nd Apr
- Wed 24th Apr
- Mon 24th Jun
- Wed 26th Jun
- Mon 1st Jul
- Wed 3rd Jul
- Mon 29th Jul
- Wed 31st Jul
- Mon 5th Aug
- Wed 7th Aug
- Mon 12th Aug
- Wed 14th Aug
- Mon 23rd Sep
- Wed 25th 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 4th Nov
- Wed 6th Nov
- Mon 11th Nov
- Wed 13th Nov
- Mon 18th Nov
- Wed 20th Nov
- Mon 25th Nov
- Wed 27th Nov
- Mon 2nd Dec
- Wed 4th Dec
- Mon 9th Dec
- Wed 11th Dec
- Mon 23rd Dec
- Mon 30th Dec
1975[]
Episode count: 62
- Wed 1st Jan
- Mon 6th Jan
- Wed 5th Feb
- Mon 10th Feb
- Wed 26th Feb
- Mon 3rd Mar
- Wed 5th Mar
- Mon 10th Mar
- Wed 19th Mar
- Mon 24th Mar
- Wed 26th Mar
- Mon 31st Mar
- Wed 2nd Apr
- Mon 7th Apr
- Wed 9th Apr
- Mon 14th Apr
- Wed 16th Apr
- Mon 21st 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
- Wed 25th Jun
- Mon 30th Jun
- Wed 2nd Jul
- Mon 7th Jul
- Wed 9th Jul
- Mon 28th Jul
- Wed 30th Jul
- Mon 4th Aug
- Wed 6th Aug
- Mon 25th Aug
- Wed 27th Aug
- Mon 22nd Sep
- Wed 24th Sep
- Mon 6th Oct
- Wed 8th Oct
- Mon 20th Oct
- Wed 22nd Oct
- Mon 27th Oct
- Wed 29th Oct
- Mon 10th Nov
- Wed 12th 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
- Wed 24th Dec
1976[]
Episode count: 58
- Mon 5th Jan
- Wed 7th Jan
- Mon 19th Jan
- Wed 21st Jan
- Mon 26th Jan
- Wed 28th Jan
- Mon 2nd Feb
- Wed 4th Feb
- Mon 1st Mar
- Wed 3rd Mar
- Mon 15th Mar
- Wed 17th Mar
- Mon 19th Apr
- Wed 21st Apr
- Mon 26th Apr
- Wed 28th Apr
- Mon 17th May
- Wed 19th May
- Mon 24th May
- Wed 26th May
- Mon 31st May
- Wed 2nd Jun
- Mon 7th Jun
- Wed 9th Jun
- Mon 28th Jun
- Wed 30th Jun
- Mon 12th Jul
- Wed 14th Jul
- Mon 19th Jul
- Wed 21st Jul
- Mon 26th Jul
- Wed 28th Jul
- Mon 2nd Aug
- Wed 4th Aug
- Mon 9th Aug
- Wed 11th Aug
- Mon 16th Aug
- Wed 18th Aug
- Mon 4th Oct
- Wed 6th Oct
- Mon 11th Oct
- Wed 13th Oct
- Mon 25th Oct
- Wed 27th Oct
- Mon 1st Nov
- Wed 3rd Nov
- Mon 8th Nov
- Wed 10th Nov
- Mon 22nd Nov
- Wed 24th Nov
- Mon 29th Nov
- Wed 1st Dec
- Mon 6th Dec
- Wed 8th Dec
- Mon 13th Dec
- Wed 15th Dec
- Mon 20th Dec
- Wed 22nd Dec
1977[]
Episode count: 57
- Mon 10th Jan
- Wed 12th Jan
- Mon 17th Jan
- Wed 19th Jan
- Mon 24th Jan
- Wed 26th Jan
- Mon 7th Feb
- Wed 9th Feb
- Mon 14th Feb
- Wed 16th Feb
- Mon 21st Feb
- Wed 23rd Feb
- Mon 28th Mar
- Wed 30th Mar
- Wed 20th Apr
- Mon 25th Apr
- Wed 27th Apr
- Mon 2nd May
- Wed 4th May
- Mon 23rd May
- Wed 25th 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 27th Jun
- Wed 29th Jun
- Mon 4th Jul
- Wed 6th Jul
- Mon 11th Jul
- Wed 13th Jul
- Mon 18th Jul
- Wed 20th Jul
- Mon 5th Sep
- Wed 7th Sep
- Mon 12th Sep
- Wed 14th Sep
- Mon 26th Sep
- Wed 28th Sep
- Mon 3rd Oct
- Wed 5th Oct
- Mon 17th Oct
- Wed 19th Oct
- Mon 24th Oct
- Wed 26th Oct
- Mon 21st Nov
- Wed 23rd Nov
- Mon 5th Dec
- Wed 7th Dec
- Mon 19th Dec
- Wed 21st Dec
- Mon 26th Dec
- Wed 28th Dec
1978[]
Episode count: 4