Hope Johnstone appeared on Coronation Street in three roles:
- A shoplifter whose case was due to be heard at Weatherfield Magistrates Court in October 1976
- Mrs. Nickleby, a neighbour of Victor Pendlebury's in Saddleworth during June 1983
- Janet Bamford, the secretary at the offices of the Weatherfield Recorder, who appeared on a recurring basis between October 1985 and March 1988.
She also appeared in the 1975 adaptation of The Secret Garden, How We Used to Live, Crown Court, Till We Meet Again, The League of Gentlemen and Heartbeat.