For largest number of appearances in the programme, see Top 100 appearances . The following is a list of all Coronation Street 30th April , 2017 . It only includes appearances within the main programme and not the spin-offs .
The list is sorted by default in the order of time between first and last appearances of a character in years and months. In some cases this is the same as the “longest continuous duration” column but many characters have left and been brought back years later, such as Dennis Tanner with a record 43-year absence. Some guest characters, who only made short-term appearances which would otherwise allow them to be included in this list such as Marian Lund and Neville Hawthorne , are excluded.
The "Longest continuous duration" column lists characters for the longest consecutive time that they were in the programme, and excludes absences of less than six months.
The list only includes credited appearances, with the exception of Peter and Susan Barlow whose first five years on the programme as uncredited characters from 1965 to 1970 are included here however the “duration” column only includes their credited appearances.
Some characters have been played by more than one actor, including Peter Barlow, Susan Barlow , Blanche Hunt , Tracy Barlow , Nick Tilsley , Sarah Platt , David Platt , Rosie Webster , Sophie Webster , Bethany Platt and Simon Barlow . The actor listed in each case is whoever played the character most recently.
#
Character
Actor
First appearance
Most recent appearance
Time between first and last appearance
Longest continuous duration
1
Ken Barlow William Roache 9th December 1960 26th April 2017 56 years, 5 months
52 years, 5 months
2
Emily Bishop Eileen Derbyshire 27th January 1961 1st January 2016 54 years, 11 months
48 years, 11 months
3
Dennis Tanner Philip Lowrie 9th December 1960 30th July 2014 53 years, 8 months
5 years, 2 months
4
Rita Tanner Barbara Knox 2nd December 1964 21st April 2017 52 years, 5 months
45 years, 3 months
5
Peter Barlow Chris Gascoyne 5th April 1965 24th April 2017 52 years, 1 month
6 years, 1 month
6
Jed Stone Kenneth Cope 24th April 1961 2nd February 2009 47 years, 9 months
0 years, 8 months
7
Gordon Clegg Bill Kenwright 15th April 1968 20th April 2012 44 years, 0 months
1 years, 8 months
8
Gail Rodwell Helen Worth 29th July 1974 19th April 2017 42 years, 9 months
42 years, 9 months
9
Betty Williams Betty Driver 2nd June 1969 27th May 2011 42 years, 0 months
42 years, 0 months
10
Deirdre Barlow Anne Kirkbride 20th November 1972 8th October 2014 41 years, 11 months
41 years, 11 months
11
Tracy Barlow Kate Ford 24th January 1977 28th April 2017 40 years, 3 months
6 years, 10 months
12
Ray Langton Neville Buswell 21st February 1966 10th April 2005 39 years, 2 months
10 years, 7 months
13
Audrey Roberts Sue Nicholls 16th April 1979 21st April 2017 38 years
32 years, 10 months
14
Alf Roberts Bryan Mosley 8th February 1961 1st January 1999 37 years, 11 months
26 years, 1 month
15
Bet Lynch Julie Goodyear 25th May 1966 30th November 2003 37 years, 6 months
25 years, 5 months
16
Nick Tilsley Ben Price 5th January 1981 17th April 2017 36 years, 3 months
15 years, 8 months
17
Vera Duckworth Elizabeth Dawn 19th August 1974 8th November 2010 36 years, 3 months
31 years, 6 months
18
Susan Barlow Joanna Foster 5th April 1965 11th February 2001 35 years, 10 months
2 years, 1 months
19
Blanche Hunt Maggie Jones 19th August 1974 11th December 2009 35 years, 3 months
10 years, 4 months
20
Kevin Webster Michael Le Vell 19th October 1983 24th April 2017 33 years, 6 months
29 years, 4 months
21
Jenny Bradley Sally Ann Matthews 6th January 1986 21st April 2017 31 years, 4 months
5 years, 2 months
22
Sally Metcalfe Sally Dynevor 27th January 1986 28th April 2017 31 years, 3 months
31 years, 3 months
23
Jack Duckworth William Tarmey 28th November 1979 8th November 2010 30 years, 11 months
28 years, 7 months
24
Sarah Platt Tina O'Brien 2nd February 1987 28th April 2017 30 years, 3 months
20 years, 11 months
25
Mike Baldwin Johnny Briggs 11th October 1976 7th April 2006 29 years, 6 months
29 years, 6 months
26
Terry Duckworth Nigel Pivaro 1st August 1983 11th May 2012 28 years, 9 months
3 years, 10 months
27
Bill Webster Peter Armitage 6th February 1984 29th December 2011 27 years, 11 months
5 years, 2 months
28
Liz McDonald Beverley Callard 27th October 1989 24th April 2017 27 years, 6 months
9 years, 1 month
29
Steve McDonald Simon Gregson 6th December 1989 28th April 2017 27 years, 5 months
27 years, 5 months
30
Alec Gilroy Roy Barraclough 26th June 1972 30th December 1998 26 years, 6 months
6 years, 2 months
31
Rosie Webster Helen Flanagan 24th December 1990 28th April 2017 26 years, 4 months
21 years, 2 months
32
David Platt Jack P. Shepherd 25th December 1990 28th April 2017 26 years, 4 months
18 years, 5 months
33
Mavis Wilton Thelma Barlow 11th August 1971 10th October 1997 26 years, 2 month
24 years, 4 months
34
Jim McDonald Charles Lawson 27th October 1989 22nd October 2014 25 years
11 years, 1 month
35
Billy Walker Kenneth Farrington 27th January 1961 5th December 1984 23 years, 10 months
1 year, 5 months
36
Linda Cheveski Anne Cunningham 9th December 1960 20th June 1984 23 years, 6 months
1 year
37
Hilda Ogden Jean Alexander 8th July 1964 25th December 1987 23 years, 6 months
23 years, 6 months
38
Wendy Papadopoulos Roberta Kerr 28th June 1989 5th November 2012 23 years, 4 months
10 months
39
Norris Cole Malcolm Hebden 11th March 1994 28th April 2017 23 years, 2 months
17 years, 5 months
40
Albert Tatlock Jack Howarth 9th December 1960 25th January 1984 23 years, 2 months
23 years, 2 months
41
Elsie Tanner Patricia Phoenix 9th December 1960 4th January 1984 23 years, 1 month
12 years, 10 months
42
Annie Walker Doris Speed 9th December 1960 12th October 1983 22 years, 10 months
22 years, 10 months
43
Ivy Brennan Lynne Perrie 16th June 1971 25th March 1994 22 years, 9 months
17 years, 3 months
44
Sophie Webster Brooke Vincent 2nd November 1994 28th April 2017 22 years, 6 months
22 years, 6 months
45
Bill Gregory Jack Watson 18th September 1961 4th January 1984 22 years, 4 months
1 month
46
Daniel Osbourne Rob Mallard 6th January 1995 24th April 2017 22 years, 4 months
2 years, 7 months
47
Len Fairclough Peter Adamson 25th January 1961 11th May 1983 22 years, 4 months
22 years, 4 months
48
Roy Cropper David Neilson 19th July 1995 28th April 2017 21 years, 9 months
21 years, 9 months
49
Derek Wilton Peter Baldwin 23rd February 1974 7th April 1997 21 years, 1 month
8 years, 7 months
50
Tommy Duckworth Chris Fountain 9th September 1992 13th October 2013 21 years, 1 month
2 years, 7 months
51
Martin Platt Sean Wilson 28th January 1985 9th November 2005 20 years, 9 months
20 years, 9 months
52
Robert Preston Tristan Gemmill 11th November 1996 17th April 2017 20 years, 5 months
1 year, 9 months
53
Ida Clough Helene Palmer 3rd April 1978 19th August 1998 20 years, 5 months
10 years, 2 months
54
Curly Watts Kevin Kennedy 11th July 1983 1st September 2003 20 years, 2 months
20 years, 2 months
55
Alma Halliwell Amanda Barrie 22nd June 1981 17th June 2001 20 years
12 years, 7 months
=56
Leanne Battersby Jane Danson 4th July 1997 24th April 2017 19 years, 10 months
7 years, 7 months
=56
Toyah Battersby Georgia Taylor 4th July 1997 24th April 2017 19 years, 10 months
5 years, 7 months
58
Andy McDonald Nicholas Cochrane 6th December 1989 20th August 2009 19 years, 8 months
7 years, 11 months
59
Stan Ogden Bernard Youens 29th June 1964 7th March 1984 19 years, 8 months
19 years, 8 months
60
Ena Sharples Violet Carson 9th December 1960 2nd April 1980 19 years, 4 months
13 years, 3 months
61
Tyrone Dobbs Alan Halsall 30th November 1998 21st April 2017 18 years, 5 months
18 years, 5 months
62
Eunice Gee Meg Johnson 23rd March 1981 24th May 1999 18 years, 2 months
9 months
63
Sharon Bentley Tracie Bennett 1st March 1982 24th November 1999 17 years, 9 months
10 months
64
Dev Alahan Jimmi Harkishin 10th November 1999 24th April 2017 17 years, 5 months
17 years, 5 months
65
Eileen Phelan Sue Cleaver 3rd May 2000 26th April 2017 16 years, 11 months
16 years, 11 months
66
Maria Connor Samia Ghadie 19th May 2000 14th April 2017 16 years, 11 months
9 years, 6 months
67
Bethany Platt Lucy Fallon 4th June 2000 28th April 2017 16 years, 11 months
7 years, 7 months
68
Andrea Clayton Caroline O'Neill 30th January 1985 7th November 2001 16 years, 9 months
7 months
69
Kirk Sutherland Andrew Whyment 22nd May 2000 24th April 2017 16 years, 6 months
16 years, 6 months
=70
Adam Barlow Samuel Robertson 14th January 2001 28th April 2017 16 years, 3 months
2 years, 4 months
=70
Todd Grimshaw Bruno Langley 14th January 2001 28th April 2017 16 years, 3 months
3 years, 8 months
72
Fiz Stape Jennie McAlpine 20th April 2001 24th April 2017 16 years
13 years, 7 months
73
Hayley Cropper Julie Hesmondhalgh 26th January 1998 22nd January 2014 16 years
9 years, 9 months
74
Connie Clayton Irene Skillington 28th January 1985 10th December 2000 15 years, 10 months
7 months
75
Ashley Peacock Steven Arnold 1st February 1995 8th December 2010 15 years, 10 months
14 years, 10 months
76
Jason Grimshaw Ryan Thomas 25th December 2000 29th June 2016 15 years, 6 months
15 years, 6 months
77
Minnie Caldwell Margot Bryant 14th December 1960 7th April 1976 15 years, 4 months
15 years, 4 months
78
Concepta Regan Doreen Keogh 23rd December 1960 31st December 1975 15 years
3 years, 8 months
79
Denise Osbourne Denise Black 4th December 1992 10th June 2007 14 years, 6 months
3 years, 3 months
80
Janice Battersby Vicky Entwistle 6th January 1997 25th March 2011 14 years, 3 months
14 years, 3 months
81
Percy Sugden Bill Waddington 22nd August 1983 20th October 1997 14 years, 2 months
14 years, 2 months
82
Maureen Webster Sherrie Hewson 12th March 1993 27th December 2006 13 years, 9 months
4 years, 7 months
83
Sean Tully Antony Cotton 13th July 2003 24th April 2017 13 years, 9 months
13 years
84
Simon Barlow Alex Bain 6th July 2003 10th April 2017 13 years, 9 months
8 years, 5 months
85
Sheila Crossley Eileen Mayers 4th January 1961 2nd October 1974 13 years, 9 months
1 year, 3 months
86
Phyllis Pearce Jill Summers 20th September 1982 15th May 1996 13 years, 7 months
9 years, 5 months
87
Lucille Hewitt Jennifer Moss 21st December 1960 1st July 1974 13 years, 6 months
8 years, 8 months
88
Chesney Brown Sam Aston 10th November 2003 24th April 2017 13 years, 5 months
13 years, 5 months
89
Dave Smith Reginald Marsh 17th September 1962 28th January 1976 13 years, 4 months
1 year
90
Jerry Booth Graham Haberfield 23rd July 1962 29th October 1975 13 years, 3 months
4 years, 1 months
91
Amy Barlow Elle Mulvaney 9th February 2004 28th April 2017 13 years, 3 months
13 years, 3 months
92
Eddie Yeats Geoffrey Hughes 23rd December 1974 30th November 1987 12 years, 11 months
7 years, 6 months
93
Tony Stewart Terence Maynard 2nd March 2003 18th November 2015 12 years, 9 months
1 year, 10 months
94
Fred Elliott John Savident 26th August 1994 9th October 2006 12 years, 1 month
11 years, 1 month
95
Sunita Alahan Shobna Gulati 21st March 2001 3rd April 2013 12 years
4 years, 10 months
96
Stephen Reid Todd Boyce 29th January 1996 26th December 2007 11 years, 11 months
1 year
97
Esther Hayes Daphne Oxenford 14th December 1960 5th April 1972 11 years, 4 months
3 years, 11 months
98
Cilla Battersby-Brown Wendi Peters 20th October 2003 14th November 2014 11 years, 1 month
4 years
99
Michelle Connor Kym Marsh 3rd April 2006 17th April 2017 11 years
11 years
=100
Aadi Alahan Zennon Ditchett 13th January 2006 30th December 2016 10 years, 11 months
6 years, 11 months
=100
Asha Alahan Tanisha Gorey 13th January 2006 30th December 2016 10 years, 11 months
6 years, 11 months
102
Jackie Dobbs Margi Clarke 29th March 1998 14th January 2009 10 years, 10 months
5 months
103
Ernest Bishop Stephen Hancock 6th September 1967 9th January 1978 10 years, 4 months
7 years, 1 month
104
Lloyd Mullaney Craig Charles 20th June 2005 25th September 2015 10 years, 3 months
4 years, 10 months
105
Frank Barlow Frank Pemberton 9th December 1960 3rd February 1971 10 years, 2 months
3 years, 6 months
106
Don Brennan Geoff Hinsliff 17th August 1987 8th October 1997 10 years, 2 months
10 years, 2 months
107
Brian Tilsley Christopher Quinten 27th December 1978 15th February 1989 10 years, 2 months
10 years, 2 months
