Helene Palmer appeared as Ida Clough in 255 episodes of Coronation Street from 1978 to 1988, returning for a single episode in 1995, and reprising the role again from 1996 to 1998.
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1978
1983
1986
1988
1995
1998
Statistics[]
| Year | Year total | Running total | No of consecutive appearances | No of consecutive absences |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 46 |
| 1979 | 18 | 30 | 6 | 18 |
| 1980 | 31 | 61 | 8 | 22 |
| 1981 | 23 | 84 | 8 | 32 |
| 1982 | 26 | 110 | 4 | 20 |
| 1983 | 20 | 130 | 6 | 40 |
| 1984 | 14 | 144 | 4 | 38 |
| 1985 | 21 | 165 | 4 | 23 |
| 1986 | 25 | 190 | 6 | 24 |
| 1987 | 5 | 195 | 4 | 44 |
| 1988 | 8 | 203 | 4 | 57 |
| 1995 | 1 | 204 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 26 | 230 | 2 | 39 |
| 1997 | 18 | 248 | 2 | 57 |
| 1998 | 7 | 255 | 2 | 120 |
1978[]
Episode count: 12
1979[]
Episode count: 18
1980[]
Episode count: 31
- Mon 7th Jan
- Wed 9th Jan
- Mon 14th Jan
- Wed 16th Jan
- Mon 28th Jan
- Wed 30th Jan
- Mon 4th Feb
- Wed 6th Feb
- Mon 24th Mar
- Wed 26th Mar
- Mon 31st Mar
- Wed 2nd Apr
- Mon 12th May
- Wed 14th May
- Mon 19th May
- Wed 21st May
- Mon 26th May
- Wed 28th May
- Mon 2nd Jun
- Wed 4th Jun
- Mon 18th Aug
- Wed 20th Aug
- Mon 25th Aug
- Wed 27th Aug
- Mon 1st Sep
- Wed 3rd Sep
- Mon 8th Sep
- Wed 10th Sep
- Wed 8th Oct
- Mon 13th Oct
- Wed 15th Oct
1981[]
Episode count: 23
- Mon 12th Jan
- Wed 14th Jan
- Wed 18th Mar
- Mon 13th Jul
- Wed 15th Jul
- Mon 3rd Aug
- Wed 5th Aug
- Mon 17th Aug (Uncredited)
- Wed 19th Aug (Uncredited)
- Mon 24th Aug
- Wed 26th Aug
- Mon 28th Sep
- Wed 30th Sep
- Mon 12th Oct
- Wed 14th Oct
- Mon 19th Oct
- Wed 21st Oct
- Mon 26th Oct
- Wed 28th Oct
- Mon 2nd Nov
- Wed 4th Nov
- Mon 28th Dec
- Wed 30th Dec
1982[]
Episode count: 26
- Mon 4th Jan
- Wed 6th Jan
- Mon 25th Jan
- Wed 27th Jan
- Mon 22nd Feb
- Wed 24th Feb
- Mon 8th Mar
- Wed 10th Mar
- Mon 15th Mar
- Wed 17th Mar
- Mon 17th May
- Wed 19th May
- Mon 24th May
- Wed 26th May
- Mon 7th Jun
- Wed 9th Jun
- Mon 14th Jun
- Wed 16th Jun
- Mon 30th Aug
- Wed 1st Sep
- Mon 13th Sep
- Wed 15th Sep
- Mon 27th Sep
- Wed 29th Sep
- Mon 13th Dec
- Wed 15th Dec
1983[]
Episode count: 20
1984[]
Episode count: 14
1985[]
Episode count: 21
1986[]
Episode count: 25
- Mon 20th Jan
- Wed 22nd Jan
- Mon 3rd Feb
- Wed 5th Feb
- Mon 10th Feb
- Wed 12th Feb
- Mon 12th May
- Wed 14th May
- Wed 2nd Jul
- Mon 1st Sep
- Wed 3rd Sep
- Mon 8th Sep
- Wed 10th Sep
- Mon 15th Sep
- Wed 17th Sep
- Mon 13th Oct
- Wed 15th Oct
- Mon 24th Nov
- Wed 26th Nov
- Mon 1st Dec
- Wed 3rd Dec
- Mon 15th Dec
- Wed 17th Dec
- Mon 22nd Dec
- Wed 24th Dec
1987[]
Episode count: 5
1988[]
Episode count: 8
1995[]
Episode count: 1
1996[]
Episode count: 26
- Mon 12th Feb
- Fri 29th Mar
- Mon 1st Apr
- Wed 22nd May
- Wed 29th May
- Mon 10th Jun
- Fri 14th Jun
- Wed 19th Jun
- Fri 21st Jun
- Fri 28th Jun
- Mon 15th Jul
- Fri 19th Jul
- Fri 26th Jul
- Wed 31st Jul
- Mon 5th Aug
- Fri 9th Aug (Uncredited)
- Wed 14th Aug
- Fri 16th Aug
- Wed 28th Aug
- Fri 30th Aug
- Wed 4th Sep
- Fri 6th Sep
- Wed 4th Dec
- Fri 6th Dec
- Mon 9th Dec
- Wed 11th Dec
1997[]
Episode count: 18
1998[]
Episode count: 7