# List of former Coronation Street characters

Coronation Street is a British television soap opera. It was first broadcast on ITV on 9 December 1960. The following is a list of all the former characters and the actors who portrayed them in chronological order.

## 1960s
### Last appeared in 1960

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Elsie Lappin | Maudie Edwards | 1960 |
| May Hardman | Joan Heath | 1960 |

### Last appeared in 1961

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Malcolm Wilkinson | Antony Booth | 1960–1961 |
| Susan Cunningham | Patricia Shakesby | 1960–1961 |
| Tom Hayes | Dudley Foster | 1961 |
| Alice Burgess | Avis Bunnage | 1961 |
| Walter Fletcher | Donald Morley | 1961 |
| Ida Barlow | Noel Dyson | 1960–1961 |
| Mario Bonarti | Frank Coda | 1961 |
| Nona Willis | Barbara Ferris | 1961 |
| Jean Stark | Renny Lister | 1961 |
| Sylvia Snape | Patricia Routledge | 1961 |

### Last appeared in 1962

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Philippa Scopes | Jacqueline Jones | 1962 |
| Colin Appleby | Lawrence James | 1962 |
| Nancy Leathers | Norah Hammond | 1961–1962 |
| Sam Leach | Frank Atkinson | 1962 |
| Joan Akers | Anna Cropper | 1962 |
| Susan Schofield | Ann Mitton | 1962 |

### Last appeared in 1963

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Christine Appleby | Christine Hargreaves | 1960–1963 |

### Last appeared in 1964

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Walter Potts | Chris Sandford | 1963–1964 |
| Eddie Thomas | Douglas Austin | 1964 |
| Ted Ashley | Jerold Wells | 1964 |
| Laurie Fraser | Stanley Meadows | 1963–1964 |
| Rosemary Fraser | Clare Owen | 1964 |
| Martha Longhurst | Lynne Carol | 1960–1964 |
| Lily Haddon | Stephanie Bidmead | 1964 |
| Pip Mistral | Elaine Stevens | 1964 |
| Gus Lowman | Alister Williamson | 1964 |
| Christopher Hewitt | Stephen Ward | 1962–1964 |
| David Graham | Roger Adamson | 1964 |
| Tickler Murphy | Patrick McAlinney | 1964 |
| Harry Bailey | Ray Mort | 1960–1962, 1964 |

### Last appeared in 1965

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Stuart Hodges | Vernon Joyner | 1964–1965 |
| Leonard Swindley | Arthur Lowe | 1961–1965 |
| Florrie Lindley | Betty Alberge | 1960–1965 |
| Norman Lindley | Glyn Owen | 1965 |
| Roger Wain | Frazer Hines | 1965 |
| Edward Wormold | Robert Dorning | 1965 |
| Ted Bates | William Wymar | 1965 |
| Bob Maxwell | Donald Hewlett | 1965 |
| DS Sowman | Philip Stone | 1961–1962, 1965 |
| Moira Maxwell | Ann Castle | 1965 |
| Sandra Petty | Heather Moore | 1964–1965 |
| Charlie Moffitt | Gordon Rollings | 1964–1965 |
| Frank Turner | Tom Watson | 1965 |
| Dr Aston | Aleksander Browne | 1963–1965 |

### Last appeared in 1966

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Lionel Petty | Edward Evans | 1965–1966 |
| Jackie Marsh | Pamela Craig | 1966 |
| Fred Jackson | Joe Gladwin | 1961, 1963–1964, 1966 |
| Fred Nuttall | Larry Noble | 1966 |
| Joan Corrie | Maureen O'Reilly | 1966 |
| Clara Midgeley | Betty Hardy | 1965–1966 |
| Brenda Riley | Eileen Kennally | 1966 |
| Jim Mount | Barry Keagan | 1965–1966 |
| Mr Snape | John Barcroft | 1966 |
| Arnold Tanner | Frank Cranshaw | 1961, 1966 |
| Ruth Winter | Colette O'Neill | 1966 |
| Sid Lambert | Graham Rigby | 1965–1966 |
| Moira Maxwell | Ann Castle | 1965–1966 |
| Neil Crossley | Geoffrey Matthews | 1963, 1966 |

### Last appeared in 1967

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Vera Lomax | Ruth Holden | 1960–1961, 1963, 1966–1967 |
| Ernie Mills | Jack Grieve | 1966–1967 |
| Sgt. Bowden | James Beck | 1964–1967 |
| Harry Hewitt | Ivan Beavis | 1960–1965, 1967 |
| Steve Tanner | Paul Maxwell | 1967 |
| Ivan Cheveski | Ernst Walder | 1960–1963, 1966–1967 |

### Last appeared in 1968

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| George Dickenson | Stan Jay | 1963–1966, 1968 |
| Myra Booth | Susan Jameson | 1963–1964, 1968 |
| David Barlow | Alan Rothwell | 1960–1961, 1963–1968 |
| Les Clegg | John Sharp | 1968 |
| Gary Bailey | Warren Clarke | 1968 |
| Alf Chadwick | Eddie King | 1964–1965, 1968 |
| Arnold | John Tordoff | 1968 |

### Last appeared in 1969

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Effie Spicer | Ann Dyson | 1968–1969 |
| Alice Pickens | Doris Hare | 1968–1969 |
| Dot Greenhalgh | Joan Francis | 1961–1969 |
| Arthur Walker | Jack Allen | 1965, 1969 |

## 1970s
### Last appeared in 1970

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Anita Reynolds | Elisabeth Sladen | 1970 |
| Phyllis Gregory | Mary Quinn | 1962, 1970 |
| Doreen Lostock | Angela Crow | 1961–1963, 1970 |
| Jack Walker | Arthur Leslie | 1960–1970 |
| Dickie Fleming | Nigel Humphries | 1968–1970 |
| Audrey Fleming | Gillian McCann | 1968–1970 |
| Bernard Butler | Gorden Kaye | 1969–1970 |
| Joe Makinson | Brian Rawlinson | 1961, 1963, 1970 |
| Sandra Butler | Patricia Fuller | 1969–1970 |
| Joe Donnelli | Shane Rimmer | 1967–1968, 1970 |

### Last appeared in 1971

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Dave Robbins | Jon Rollason | 1963–1964, 1969, 1971 |
| Valerie Barlow | Anne Reid | 1961–1971 |
| Frank Barlow | Frank Pemberton | 1960–1964, 1967, 1971 |
| Irma Barlow | Sandra Gough | 1964–1971 |
| William Piggott | George A. Cooper | 1965–1965, 1970–1971 |

### Last appeared in 1972

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Paul Cheveski | Victoria Elton | 1961–1962, 1966–1967, 1972 |
| Paul Cheveski | Marcus Saville | 1961–1962, 1966–1967, 1972 |
| Paul Cheveski | Nigel Greaves | 1961–1962, 1966–1967, 1972 |
| Esther Hayes | Daphne Oxenford | 1960–1963, 1971–1972 |
| Cyril Turpin | William Moore | 1969–1970, 1972 |
| Fred Henshaw | Brian Glover | 1972 |
| Bert Henshaw | Paul Luty | 1972 |
| Colin Lomax | Davy Jones | 1961, 1972 |
| Colin Lomax | Alec Sabin | 1961, 1972 |

### Last appeared in 1973

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Tom Schofield | David Holliday | 1965, 1973 |
| Elaine Perkins | Joanna Lumley | 1973 |

### Last appeared in 1974

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Alan Howard | Alan Browning | 1969–1974 |
| Sir Julius Berlin | Leonard Sachs | 1974 |
| Lucille Hewitt | Jennifer Moss | 1960–1974 |
| Martin Downes | Louis Selwyn | 1974 |
| Norma Ford | Diana Davies | 1972–1974 |
| Sheila Birtles | Eileen Mayers | 1961–1963, 1966, 1969–1970, 1974 |

### Last appeared in 1975

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Maggie Cooke | Irene Sutcliffe | 1968–1975 |
| Vera Hopkins | Kathy Staff | 1973–1975 |
| Idris Hopkins | Richard Davies | 1974–1975 |
| Edna Gee | Mavis Rogerson | 1971–1975 |
| Jerry Booth | Graham Haberfield | 1962–1968, 1971–1975 |
| Concepta Riley | Doreen Keogh | 1960–1964, 1967, 1972, 1975 |

### Last appeared in 1976

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Dave Smith | Reginald Marsh | 1962, 1966–1971, 1976 |
| Donna Parker | Rachel Davies | 1975–1976 |
| Minnie Caldwell | Margot Bryant | 1960–1976 |
| Tricia Hopkins | Kathy Jones | 1973–1976 |
| Nellie Harvey | Mollie Sugden | 1965, 1971–1974, 1976 |
| Terry Bradshaw | Bob Mason | 1976 |

### Last appeared in 1977

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Stanley Fairclough | Peter Noone | 1961, 1967, 1977 |
| Stanley Fairclough | Ronald Cunliffe | 1961, 1967, 1977 |
| Stanley Fairclough | Jonathan Coy | 1961, 1967, 1977 |
| Janet Reid | Judith Barker | 1969, 1971, 1973–1975, 1977 |
| Vince Denton | Mike Heywood | 1975, 1977 |
| Vince Denton | Constantin de Goguel | 1975, 1977 |

### Last appeared in 1978

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Ernest Bishop | Stephen Hancock | 1967, 1969–1978 |
| Joan Walker | June Barry | 1961, 1963–1964, 1978 |
| Joan Walker | Dorothy White | 1961, 1963–1964, 1978 |
| Janice Stubbs | Angela Bruce | 1978 |
| Norman Hill | John Tordoff | 1978 |

### Last appeared in 1979

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Steve Fisher | Lawrence Mullin | 1977–1979 |
| Ron Mather | Joe Lynch | 1978–1979 |

## 1980s
### Last appeared in 1980

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Sam Littlewood | Harry Littlewood | 1977, 1980 |
| Ena Sharples | Violet Carson | 1960–1980 |
| Renee Bradshaw | Madge Hindle | 1976–1980 |
| Jeff Bateman | Peter Dean | 1980 |
| Martin Cheveski | Jonathan Caplan | 1980 |

### Last appeared in 1981

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Neil Grimshaw | Michael Le Vell | 1981 |
| Arnold Swain | George Waring | 1980–1981 |

### Last appeared in 1982

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Frank "Frankie" Baldwin | Sam Kydd | 1980–1982 |
| Wayne Gaskell | Philip Pollitt | 1982 |
| Ted Farrell | Gerald Sim | 1982 |

### Last appeared in 1983

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Len Fairclough | Peter Adamson | 1961–1983 |
| Suzie Birchall | Cheryl Murray | 1977–1979, 1983 |
| Bert Tilsley | Peter Dudley | 1979–1983 |
| Annie Walker | Doris Speed | 1960–1983 |

### Last appeared in 1984

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Bill Gregory | Jack Watson | 1961–1962, 1970, 1983–1984 |
| Elsie Tanner | Pat Phoenix | 1960–1973, 1976–1984 |
| Albert Tatlock | Jack Howarth | 1960–1984 |
| Stan Ogden | Bernard Youens | 1964–1984 |
| Beattie Pearson | Gabrielle Daye | 1961–1962, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1981, 1983–1984 |
| Linda Cheveski | Anne Cunningham | 1960–1963, 1966–1968, 1984 |
| Fred Gee | Fred Feast | 1975–1984 |
| Trevor Ogden | Jonathan Collins | 1964, 1973, 1975, 1983–1984 |
| Trevor Ogden | Don Hawkins | 1964, 1973, 1975, 1983–1984 |
| Billy Walker | Kenneth Farrington | 1961–1964, 1969–1975, 1977–1979, 1984 |

### Last appeared in 1985

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Elaine Webster | Judy Gridley | 1984–1985 |
| Sally Waterman | Vicki Chambers | 1983–1985 |
| Sue Clayton | Jane Hazlegrove | 1985 |
| Harry Clayton | Johnny Leeze | 1985 |

### Last appeared in 1986

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| George Wardle | Ron Davies | 1985–1986 |
| Pauline Walsh | Patricia Ford | 1985–1986 |
| Jessica Midgeley | Christina Barryk | 1986 |
| Eddie Seddon | James Duggan | 1986 |

### Last appeared in 1987

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Ian Latimer | Michael Loney | 1986–1987 |
| Dulcie Froggatt | Marji Campi | 1984–1987 |
| Joan Lowther | June Broughton | 1982–1983, 1985, 1987 |
| Dr. Robert Lowther | David Scase | 1983–1985, 1987 |
| Eddie Yeats | Geoffrey Hughes | 1974–1983, 1987 |
| Hilda Ogden | Jean Alexander | 1964–1987 |

### Last appeared in 1988

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Harry Ashton | Keith Marsh | 1988 |
| Priscilla Millbanks | Nicola Stephenson | 1988 |
| Bob Statham | Michael Goldie | 1983, 1987–1988 |
| Gloria Todd | Sue Jenkins | 1985–1988 |

### Last appeared in 1989

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Brian Tilsley | Christopher Quinten | 1978–1989 |
| Sandra Stubbs | Sally Watts | 1988–1989 |
| Shirley Armitage | Lisa Lewis | 1983–1989 |
| Sam Tindall | Tom Mennard | 1985–1989 |
| Alan Bradley | Mark Eden | 1986–1989 |
| Les Smith | Crispin Letts | 1988–1989 |

## 1990s
### Last appeared in 1990

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Maurice Jones | Alan Moore | 1989–1990 |
| Josie Phillips | Siobhan Finneran | 1989–1990 |
| Eddie Ramsden | William Ivory | 1989–1990 |
| Renee Dodds | Christine Cox | 1990 |
| Tim Arden | John Flanagan | 1990 |
| Peter Ingram | Tony Osoba | 1990 |
| Nigel Ridley | John Basham | 1989–1990 |
| Tina Fowler | Michelle Holmes | 1989–1990 |
| Dave Barton | David Beckett | 1990 |
| Tom Casey | Edward Clayton | 1989–1990 |
| Jamie Ramsden | Alexander Graham | 1989–1990 |
| Marie Lancaster | Joy Blakeman | 1990 |

### Last appeared in 1991

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Terry Seymour | Cliff Howells | 1991 |
| Adrian Gosthorpe | Philip Brook | 1991 |
| Robert Weston | Philip Bretherton | 1991 |
| Joss Shackleton | Harold Goodwin | 1991 |
| Sandra Arden | Kathy Jamieson | 1990–1991 |
| Phil Jennings | Tommy Boyle | 1990–1991 |
| Winnie Dyson | June Ellis | 1991 |
| Barry Platt | John Jardine | 1987, 1991 |
| Barry Platt | Richard Conway | 1987, 1991 |
| Barbara Platt | Barbara Young | 1991 |
| Mark Casey | Stuart Wolfenden | 1989–1991 |
| Lynette Campion | Colette Stevenson | 1991 |

### Last appeared in 1992

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Victor Pendlebury | Christopher Coll | 1982–1984, 1990–1992 |
| Vanessa Morgan | Imogen Boorman | 1992 |
| Simon Beatty | Peter Gowen | 1991–1992 |
| Jackie Ingram | Shirin Taylor | 1990–1992 |
| Julie Dewhurst | Su Elliot | 1991–1992 |
| Ted Sullivan | William Russell | 1992 |
| Nigel Chadwick | Richard Redpath | 1990, 1992 |
| Ben Williams | Paul Warriner | 1991–1992 |
| Randolph Taylor | John Jardine | 1990, 1992 |
| Brenda Taylor | Marlene Sidaway | 1990–1992 |
| Kimberley Taylor | Suzanne Hall | 1989–1992 |

### Last appeared in 1993

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Lisa Duckworth | Caroline Milmoe | 1992–1993 |
| Sarah Brookes | Zulema Dene | 1992–1993 |
| Carmel Finnan | Catherine Cusack | 1992–1993 |
| Neil Mitchell | John Lloyd Fillingham | 1992–1993 |
| Doug Murray | Brian Hibbard | 1992–1993 |
| Vivian Barford | Paula Tilbrook | 1991, 1993 |
| Brendan Scott | Milton Johns | 1991–1993 |
| Debi Scott | Lesley Clare O'Neill | 1993 |
| Olive Clarke | Joan Scott | 1993 |
| Amy Nelson | Louise Duprey | 1993 |
| Jonathan Broughton | Tom Lewis | 1993 |
| Hazel Broughton | Fiona McArthur | 1993 |
| Kathleen Nelson | Alibe Parsons | 1993 |
| Craig Lee | Kieran O'Brien | 1993 |
| Hanif Ruparell | Ayub Khan-Din | 1992–1993 |
| Alison Rathbone | Rachel Smith | 1993 |

### Last appeared in 1994

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Joe Broughton | John Wheatley | 1993–1994 |
| Wayne Farrell | Ray Polhill | 1992–1994 |
| Ivy Tilsley | Lynne Perrie | 1971–1972, 1974–1994 |
| Janice Baker | Jane Hollowood | 1994 |
| Elaine Fenwick | Pippa Hinchley | 1993–1994 |
| Alex Christie | Gavin Richards | 1994 |
| Maggie Redman | Jill Kerman | 1982–1984, 1986, 1991–1994 |
| Tanya Pooley | Eva Pope | 1993–1994 |
| Paula Maxwell | Judy Brooke | 1992, 1994 |
| Charlie Whelan | John St Ryan | 1993–1994 |

### Last appeared in 1995

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Elsie Duckworth | Ursula Jones | 1995 |
| Clifford Duckworth | Dave King | 1994–1995 |
| Roger Crompton | Donald Gee | 1994–1995 |
| Cathy Power | Theresa Brindley | 1994–1995 |
| Samir Rachid | Al Nedjari | 1994–1995 |
| Harry Potts | Russell Dixon | 1992–1993, 1995 |
| Stella Rigby | Vivienne Ross | 1985, 1989, 1992–1993, 1995 |
| Steph Barnes | Amelia Bullmore | 1990–1992, 1995 |
| Rodney Bostock | Colin Prockter | 1995 |
| Leo Firman | John Elmes | 1995 |
| Reg Holdsworth | Ken Morley | 1989–1995 |

### Last appeared in 1996

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Alison Dunkley | Maggie Saunders | 1995–1996 |
| Jon Welch | David Michaels | 1994–1996 |
| Johnny Johnson | Vincenzo Ricotta | 1990, 1996 |
| Johnny Johnson | Robert Gwilym | 1990, 1996 |
| DC Cannon | Andrew Readman | 1995–1996 |
| Phyllis Pearce | Jill Summers | 1982–1996 |
| Nick Wilding | Mark Lindley | 1991–1992, 1995–1996 |
| Lily Dempsey | Thelma Ruby | 1996 |
| Josie Clarke | Ellie Haddington | 1995–1996 |
| Malcolm Fox | Glyn Pritchard | 1996 |
| Carl Armstrong | Jim Millea | 1994, 1996 |
| Maurice Preston | Seamus O'Neill | 1996 |
| Brian Dunkley | Benny Young | 1995–1996 |
| Carol Palmer | Beatrice Kelley | 1996 |
| Kelly Thomson | Sarah Simons | 1996 |

### Last appeared in 1997

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Billy Williams | Frank Mills | 1995–1997 |
| Joyce Smedley | Anita Carey | 1996–1997 |
| Gerry Turner | Keith Woodason | 1997 |
| Sue Jeffers | Romy Baskerville | 1990–1994, 1996–1997 |
| Becky Palmer | Emily Aston | 1996–1997 |
| Fraser Henderson | Glyn Grain | 1996–1997 |
| Derek Wilton | Peter Baldwin | 1976–1979, 1982, 1984–1997 |
| Claire Palmer | Maggie Norris | 1996–1997 |
| Wilf Gaskell | James Garbutt | 1996–1997 |
| Brad Armstrong | Caleb Flanagan | 1997 |
| Jamie Armstrong | Joseph Gilgun | 1994–1997 |
| Tricia Armstrong | Tracy Brabin | 1994–1997 |
| Ray Thorpe | Chris Walker | 1997 |
| Sean Skinner | Terence Hillyer | 1994–1997 |
| Elsie Seddon | Brenda Elder | 1986, 1989–1991, 1997 |
| Don Brennan | Geoffrey Hinsliff | 1987–1997 |
| Mavis Wilton | Thelma Barlow | 1971–1997 |
| Percy Sugden | Bill Waddington | 1983–1997 |
| George Dixon | Stephen MacKenna | 1997 |
| DS Dave O'Grady | Ronnie Leek | 1997 |
| Lee Middleton | Nicholas Bailey | 1996–1997 |
| Clive Middleton | Joe Speare | 1996–1997 |
| Alan McKenna | Glenn Hugill | 1996–1997 |
| Liam Shepherd | Andrew Knott | 1997 |

### Last appeared in 1998

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Richie Fitzgerald | Shaun Dooley | 1997–1998 |
| Rachel Forbes | Lisa Shingler | 1997–1998 |
| Log Thwaite | Zoë Henry | 1998 |
| Chris Collins | Matthew Marsden | 1997–1998 |
| Linda Lindsay | Margo Gunn | 1997–1998 |
| Angie Freeman | Deborah McAndrew | 1990–1993, 1996–1998 |
| Shannon Tattersall | Lucy Whipday | 1997–1998 |
| Maggie Veitch | Susan Tordoff | 1998 |
| Frances Stillman | Kim Vithana | 1997–1998 |
| Jon Lindsay | Owen Aaronovitch | 1997–1998 |
| Dr Cole | Laurence Kennedy | 1998 |
| Alison Oakley | Helen Swift | 1989, 1998 |
| Alison Oakley | Shelley Willetts | 1989, 1998 |
| Paul Fisher | Niven Boyd | 1997–1998 |
| Samantha Failsworth | Tina Hobley | 1996–1998 |
| Darren Whateley | Ian Aspinall | 1989, 1998 |
| Darren Whateley | Andy Robb | 1989, 1998 |
| Sandy Hunter | James Murray | 1998 |
| Eric Firman | Malcolm Terris | 1994, 1998 |
| Ida Clough | Helene Palmer | 1978–1988, 1995–1998 |
| Pam Middleton | Elizabeth Estensen | 1996–1998 |
| Anne Malone | Eve Steele | 1995–1998 |
| Dobber Dobson | John Donnelly | 1998 |
| Des Barnes | Philip Middlemiss | 1990–1998 |
| Malcolm Bradford | Ian Kershaw | 1998 |
| Malcolm Bradford | Derek Hicks | 1998 |
| Tony Horrocks | Lee Warburton | 1995–1998 |
| Ruth Morgan | Kirsten Parker | 1998 |
| Ben Andrews | Burn Gorman | 1998 |
| Zoe Tattersall | Joanne Froggatt | 1997–1998 |
| Vicky McDonald | Helen Warburton | 1990–1996, 1998 |
| Vicky McDonald | Chloe Newsome | 1990–1996, 1998 |
| Alec Gilroy | Roy Barraclough | 1972, 1975, 1986–1992, 1995–1998 |

### Last appeared in 1999

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Alf Roberts | Bryan Mosley | 1961–1963, 1967, 1971–1999 |
| Walter Byford | Vincent Worth | 1999 |
| Mrs Bennett | Claire Rushbrook | 1999 |
| Lorraine Brownlow | Holly Newman | 1997–1999 |
| Marcus Wrigley | Joseph Jacobs | 1998–1999 |
| Miranda Peters | Francesca Ryan | 1998–1999 |
| Aiden O'Donnell | Kieran Flynn | 1998–1999 |
| Julia Stone | Fiona Allen | 1999 |
| Greg Kelly | Stephen Billington | 1998–1999 |
| Eunice Gee | Meg Johnson | 1981–1982, 1999 |
| Charlie West | Keith Clifford | 1997–1999 |
| Owen Williams | Richard Harrington | 1999 |
| Sidney Templeton | Randal Herley | 1999 |
| Ravi Desai | Saeed Jaffrey | 1999 |
| Lee Sankey | Stephen Graham | 1999 |
| Judy Mallett | Gaynor Faye | 1995–1999 |
| Kathleen Gutteridge | Elizabeth Rider | 1999 |
| Melanie Tindel | Nicola Wheeler | 1999 |
| Harvey Nuttall | Tony Capstick | 1995–1997, 1999 |
| Maud Grimes | Elizabeth Bradley | 1993–1999 |
| Shane Mallett | Lee Hartney | 1999 |
| Ian Bentley | Jonathan Guy Lewis | 1999 |
| James Kitching | Nicholas Irons | 1999 |
| Sergei Kasparov | George Jackos | 1999 |
| Keith Hesketh | John Tordoff | 1999 |

## 2000s
### Last appeared in 2000

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Raquel Watts | Sarah Lancashire | 1991–1996, 2000 |
| Tom Ferguson | Tom Wisdom | 1999–2000 |
| Amy Goskirk | Jayne Ashbourne | 2000 |
| Clare Machin | Melanie Barker | 2000 |
| Bob Bradshaw | David Roper | 2000 |
| Neil Fearns | Paul Holowaty | 2000 |
| Nick Horrocks | William Ilkley | 1997, 2000 |
| Colin Barnes | Ian Embleton | 1993, 1998–2000 |
| DC Simon Cavanagh | John Griffin | 2000 |
| Colette Graham | Susanna Shelling | 2000 |
| Nita Desai | Rebecca Sarker | 1999–2000 |
| Kirsten Grant | Vicky Connett | 2000 |
| Jake Webster | Uncredited | 2000 |
| Alison Webster | Naomi Radcliffe | 1998–2000 |
| Joan Wakefield | Elizabeth Mansfield | 1999–2000 |
| Gwen Davies | Annie Hulley | 1999–2000 |
| Stuart Leigh | Tony Whittle | 2000 |
| Craig Brennan | Mark Simpkin | 2000 |
| Tim Munson | Andrew Grose | 1999–2000 |
| Jessica Lundy | Olwen May | 1999–2000 |
| Maya Desai | Indira Joshi | 2000 |
| Anna Wilson | Emma Parker | 2000 |
| Geoff Horton | Dicken Ashworth | 1992–1994, 1996–1997, 2000 |
| Doreen Horton | Annie Raitt | 1992–1994, 1996–1997, 2000 |
| Warren Shipley | Dean Worswick | 2000 |
| Jez Quigley | Lee Boardman | 1997, 1999–2000 |
| DI Reynolds | Blair Plant | 1998–2000 |
| Paula Shipley | Joanne Rowden | 2000 |
| Billy Mallett | Lewis Ablett | 1998–2000 |
| Becky Mallett | Megan Foster | 1998–2000 |
| Gary Mallett | Ian Mercer | 1995–2000 |
| Dean Sykes | Ciarán Griffiths | 2000 |
| Michael Wall | Dominic Rickhards | 1998, 2000 |
| Vinny Sorrell | James Gaddas | 1999–2000 |
| Debs Brownlow | Gabrielle Glaister | 2000 |
| Mrs Allen | Caroline Strong | 2000 |
| Stan Potter | Noddy Holder | 2000 |
| Connie Clayton | Susan Brown | 1985, 2000 |
| Connie Clayton | Irene Skillington | 1985, 2000 |
| Carol Delaney | Niamh Daly | 1997–2000 |
| Alice Watts | Annabelle Tarrant | 2000 |
| Rebecca Hopkins | Jill Halfpenny | 1999–2000 |
| Natalie Barnes | Denise Welch | 1997–2000 |

### Last appeared in 2001

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Glenn Middleham | Will Haigh | 2000–2001 |
| Pat Hegherty | Tony Barton | 1998–2001 |
| Susan Barlow | Katie Heanue | 1965–1971, 1973–1974, 1979–1981, 1985–1987, 2001 |
| Susan Barlow | Wendy Jane Walker | 1965–1971, 1973–1974, 1979–1981, 1985–1987, 2001 |
| Susan Barlow | Suzy Paterson | 1965–1971, 1973–1974, 1979–1981, 1985–1987, 2001 |
| Susan Barlow | Joanna Foster | 1965–1971, 1973–1974, 1979–1981, 1985–1987, 2001 |
| Isabel Stephens | Dilys Laye | 2000–2001 |
| Amanda Stephens | Martina Brown | 2000–2001 |
| Darren Michaels | Bruno Langley | 2000–2001 |
| Darren Michaels | Nicholas Zabel | 2000–2001 |
| Kieran Hargreaves | Robert Weatherby | 1999–2001 |
| DS Groves | Annie Fitzmaurice | 2001 |
| Danny Hargreaves | Richard Standing | 1999–2001 |
| Jenny Lyons | Natalie Lawless | 2000–2001 |
| Peter Hartnell | Eamonn Riley | 2000–2001 |
| Alma Halliwell | Amanda Barrie | 1981–1982, 1988–2001 |
| Frank O'Connor | Eamon Boland | 2000–2001 |
| Anthony Stephens | John Quayle | 2000–2001 |
| Gary Adams | Samuel Kane | 2001 |
| Harvey Reuben | Andrew Scarborough | 2000–2001 |
| Phil Simmonds | Jack Deam | 2000–2001 |
| Ruth Audsley | Maggie Fox | 2001 |
| Alex Swinton | Joe Simpson | 2000–2001 |
| Linda Baldwin | Jacqueline Pirie | 1998–2001 |
| Edna Miller | Joan Kempson | 1998, 2000–2001 |
| Iris Merry | Joan Kempson | 2001 |
| Rob Lucas | Mark Powley | 2001 |
| Ryan Sykes | Matthew Dunster | 2000–2001 |
| DC Ann Short | Jo-Anne Knowles | 2001 |
| Simon Green | Lee Battle | 2000–2001 |
| Jo Doyle | Neve Taylor | 2001 |
| Helen Cooper | Deborah Chad | 2000–2001 |
| Andrea Clayton | Caroline O'Neill | 1985, 2000–2001 |
| Jimmy Sykes | Danny Cunningham | 2000–2001 |
| Brenda Kelly | Rita May | 2001 |
| Stan Wagstaff | Jack Smethurst | 2001 |
| Sheila Hayes | Jeni Williams | 2001 |
| DS Wilson | Marcus Romer | 2001 |

### Last appeared in 2002

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Dennis Stringer | Charles Dale | 2000–2002 |
| Gill Gregory | Michelle Newell | 2001–2002 |
| Anita Scott | Nichola McAuliffe | 2001–2002 |
| Dave Turner | Stephen Bent | 2002 |
| Duggie Ferguson | John Bowe | 1999–2002 |
| Luke Ashton | John O'Neill | 2001–2002 |
| Arthur Watts | Kenneth Waller | 1988, 1995, 2002 |
| Arthur Watts | John Pickles | 1988, 1995, 2002 |
| Arthur Watts | Geoff Oldham | 1988, 1995, 2002 |
| Eunice Watts | Angela Rooks | 1988, 1995, 2002 |
| Eunice Watts | Georgine Anderson | 1988, 1995, 2002 |
| Sandra Milligan | Francesca Manning | 2002 |
| Hazel Wilding | Kazia Pelka | 2002 |
| John Wilding | John Bowler | 2002 |
| Charlie Ramsden | Clare McGlinn | 2000–2002 |
| Ray Sykes | Peter Guinness | 2000, 2002 |
| Karl Harper | Anthony Barclay | 2001–2002 |
| Stephanie Mills | Rebecca Atkinson | 2002 |
| Carol Mills | Collette Cooper | 2002 |
| Patricia Hillman | Annabelle Apsion | 2002 |
| Goran Milanovic | Matt Zarb | 2002 |
| Bobbi Lewis | Naomi Ryan | 2000–2002 |
| Sheila Cunningham | Rebecca Lamb | 2002 |
| Eve Elliott | Melanie Kilburn | 2000–2002 |
| Maurice Gregory | Keith Drinkel | 2001–2002 |
| Molly Hardcastle | Jacqueline Kingston | 2000–2002 |
| Sam Kingston | Scott Wright | 2000–2002 |
| Caroline Clegg | Elaine Donnelly | 1982, 1995, 2002 |
| Caroline Clegg | Sarah Thurstan | 1982, 1995, 2002 |
| Timothy Spencer | Jonathan Wright | 2002 |
| Lillian Spencer | Maureen Lipman | 2002 |
| Danielle Spencer | Kelly Wenham | 2002 |
| Jules Robinson | Rebecca Ritters | 2002 |
| Geena Gregory | Jennifer James | 2000–2002 |
| Miss Johnson | Barbara Dryhurst | 2001–2002 |
| Vernon Bradshaw | Antony Bessick | 2001–2002 |
| Alex Jordan | Simon Lenagan | 2002 |
| Vikram Desai | Chris Bisson | 1999–2002 |

### Last appeared in 2003

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Maxine Peacock | Tracy Shaw | 1995–2003 |
| DS Tony Trafford | Justin Burrows | 2001–2003 |
| Bob Critchley | Glenn Cunningham | 2002–2003 |
| Derek Heavey | Richard Albrecht | 1999, 2002–2003 |
| John Arnley | Paul Warriner | 2002–2003 |
| DC Dave Brett | Paul Gabriel | 2002–2003 |
| Aiden Critchley | Dean Ashton | 2002–2003 |
| Naveen Alahan | Parvez Qadir | 2002–2003 |
| Ernie Wagstaff | Stuart Golland | 2001, 2003 |
| Joe Carter | Jonathan Wrather | 2002–2003 |
| Merle Jackson | Nicky Ladanowski | 2003 |
| Ben Watts | Stephen Collins | 2001–2003 |
| Emma Watts | Angela Lonsdale | 2000–2003 |
| Curly Watts | Kevin Kennedy | 1983–2003 |
| Mick Hopwood | Ian Gain | 2002–2003 |
| Marion Stowe | Paula Simms | 2000–2003 |
| Maz O'Loughlin | Emma Rydal | 2003 |
| Wally Bannister | Bernard Cribbins | 2003 |
| Mandy Pearce | Kate Faulkner | 2003 |
| Lucy Barlow | Katy Carmichael | 2002–2003 |
| Cecil Newton | Kenneth Alan Taylor | 1987–1988, 1990, 2003 |
| Cecil Newton | George Baker | 1987–1988, 1990, 2003 |
| Laurie Dyson | Andrew Dunn | 2003 |
| Bet Lynch | Julie Goodyear | 1966, 1970–1995, 2002–2003 |

### Last appeared in 2004

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Brenda Fearns | Julia Deakin | 2003–2004 |
| Eric Garside | Peter Kay | 2004 |
| Ranjiv Alahan | Raad Rawi | 2001, 2004 |
| Ranjiv Alahan | Madhav Sharma | 2001, 2004 |
| Dennis Stokes | Duncan Preston | 2004 |
| Billy Platt | Uncredited | 2004 |
| Harry Flagg | Iain Rogerson | 2002–2004 |
| Karl Foster | Chris Finch | 2003–2004 |
| Urmila Alahan | Souad Faress | 2001, 2004 |
| Urmila Alahan | Jamila Massey | 2001, 2004 |
| Doreen Heavey | Prunella Gee | 1999, 2002–2004 |
| Suresh Parekh | Kaleem Janjua | 2001, 2004 |
| Suresh Parekh | Ash Varrez | 2001, 2004 |
| Maya Sharma | Sasha Behar | 2003–2004 |
| Mena Parekh | Leena Dhingra | 2001, 2004 |
| Boris Weaver | Mark Hallett | 1999–2004 |
| Karen McDonald | Suranne Jones | 2000–2004 |

### Last appeared in 2005

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Laurie Johnstone | Johnny Leeze | 2005 |
| Patrick Tussell | Trevor Dwyer-Lynch | 2002–2005 |
| Tommy Harris | Thomas Craig | 2002–2005 |
| Sonia Marshall | Tina Gambe | 2003–2005 |
| Jean Harris | Sue Wallace | 2005 |
| Ray Langton | Neville Buswell | 1966, 1968–1978, 2005 |
| Katy Harris | Lucy-Jo Hudson | 2002–2005 |
| Angela Harris | Kathryn Hunt | 2002–2005 |
| Mel Hutchwright | Ian McKellen | 2005 |
| Louise Hazel | Nora Jane Noone | 2005 |
| Lena Thislewood | Maria Charles | 2005 |
| Tim White | Edward MacLiam | 2005 |
| Angela Hawthorne | Diane Fletcher | 1994–1995, 2005 |
| Zack | Ralph Ineson | 2005 |
| Billy Brown | Jay Martin | 2005 |
| Scooter Makuna | Sushil Chudasama | 2005 |
| Robyn | Clare Calbraith | 2005 |
| Candice Stowe | Nikki Sanderson | 1999–2005 |
| Nicolette Seddon | Natalie Richards | 2005 |
| Jimmy Clayton | David Crellin | 2005 |

### Last appeared in 2006

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Carol Baldwin | Lynne Pearson | 2005–2006 |
| Jessie Jackson | Nailah Cumberbatch | 2005–2006 |
| Jayesh Parekh | Pal Aron | 2004–2006 |
| Jayesh Parekh | Ace Bhatti | 2004–2006 |
| Stacy "Orchid" Hilton | Casey-Lee Jolleys | 2004, 2006 |
| Jo | Emma Pike | 2006 |
| Eric Talford | Tony Slattery | 2005–2006 |
| Clifford Ford | Mike Walling | 2006 |
| Ed Jackson | Dave Parke | 1978, 2005–2006 |
| Ed Jackson | Chris Walker | 1978, 2005–2006 |
| Phil Nail | Clive Russell | 2005–2006 |
| Mike Baldwin | Johnny Briggs | 1976–2006 |
| Mark Redman | Thomas Hawkeswood | 1983–1984, 1986, 1991–1994, 1996, 1999–2001, 2006 |
| Mark Redman | Christopher Oakes | 1983–1984, 1986, 1991–1994, 1996, 1999–2001, 2006 |
| Mark Redman | Michael Bolstridge | 1983–1984, 1986, 1991–1994, 1996, 1999–2001, 2006 |
| Mark Redman | Christopher Cook | 1983–1984, 1986, 1991–1994, 1996, 1999–2001, 2006 |
| Mark Redman | Paul Fox | 1983–1984, 1986, 1991–1994, 1996, 1999–2001, 2006 |
| Penny King | Pauline Fleming | 2003–2006 |
| Ravinder Kalirai | Mina Anwar | 2005–2006 |
| Ronnie Clayton | Emma Stansfield | 2005–2006 |
| Brian Tully | Tim Healy | 2006 |
| Maureen Tully | Susan Brown | 2006 |
| Matt Ramsden | Stephen Beckett | 2000–2002, 2006 |
| Diggory Compton | Eric Potts | 2005–2006 |
| Nathan Harding | Ray Fearon | 2005–2006 |
| Christopher Pitcher | Michael Dixon | 2006 |
| Keith Appleyard | Ian Redford | 2005–2006 |
| Cameron McIntyre | Ryan Cook | 2006 |
| Shelley Unwin | Sally Lindsay | 2001–2006 |
| Fred Elliott | John Savident | 1994–2006 |
| Craig Harris | Richard Fleeshman | 2002–2006 |
| Beryl Peacock | Anny Tobin | 1999, 2002–2004, 2006 |
| Warren Baldwin | Danny Young | 2004–2006 |
| Viv Baldwin | Patricia Brake | 2005–2006 |
| Maureen Webster | Sherrie Hewson | 1993–1997, 2006 |
| Frankie Baldwin | Debra Stephenson | 2004–2006 |
| Danny Baldwin | Bradley Walsh | 2004–2006 |

### Last appeared in 2007

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Charlie Stubbs | Bill Ward | 2003–2007 |
| Kasia Barowicz | Irena Rodic | 2007 |
| Holly Grimshaw | Amelia Caudwell | 2006–2007 |
| Les Battersby | Bruce Jones | 1997–2007 |
| Paul Connor | Sean Gallagher | 2006–2007 |
| Derek | David Hounslow | 2007 |
| Yana Lumb | Jayne Bickerton | 2004–2007 |
| Joanne Jackson | Zaraah Abrahams | 2005–2007 |
| Pat Stanaway | Sean Hughes | 2007 |
| Neville Hawthorne | Mark Chatterton | 1986, 2005, 2007 |
| Casey Carswell | Zoë Henry | 2007 |
| Frank Nicholls | Keith Clifford | 2007 |
| Wilfred Morton | Rodney Litchfield | 2007 |
| Jodie Morton | Samantha Seager | 2007 |
| George Trench | Keith Barron | 2007 |
| Ivor Priestley | Paul Copley | 2007 |
| Doreen Fenwick | Barbara Young | 2007 |
| Lindsey Gordon | Susie Amy | 2007 |

### Last appeared in 2008

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Luigi | Chris Hannon | 2007–2008 |
| Lauren Wilson | Lucy Evans | 2007–2008 |
| Nick Neeson | Robert Horwell | 2007–2008 |
| Paul Connor Jr. | Uncredited | 2008 |
| Marian Lund | Patricia Heneghan | 1961, 2008 |
| Marian Lund | Linda Marlowe | 1961, 2008 |
| DS Phil Campbell | Gary Cargill | 2006–2008 |
| Abi Sharpe | Rachael Elizabeth | 2007–2008 |
| Clarissa Mason | Alexandra Boyd | 2008 |
| Harry Mason | Jack Ellis | 2007–2008 |
| Kayleigh Morton | Jessica Barden | 2007–2008 |
| Jerry Morton | Michael Starke | 2007–2008 |
| Finlay Bryant | Ramone Quinn | 2007–2008 |
| Mel Morton | Emma Edmondson | 2007–2008 |
| Roger Stiles | Andrew Dunn | 2007–2008 |
| Liam Connor | Rob James-Collier | 2006–2008 |
| Saj | Junade Khan | 2008 |
| Vernon Tomlin | Ian Reddington | 2005–2008 |
| Dan Mason | Matthew Crompton | 2007–2008 |
| Prem Mandal | Madhav Sharma | 2008 |
| Nina Mandal | Harvey Virdi | 2008 |
| Pat Gordon | Jamie Lee | 2008 |

### Last appeared in 2009

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Mike Scott | Anthony Bessick | 2008–2009 |
| Jed Stone | Kenneth Cope | 1961–1963, 1966, 2008–2009 |
| Wiki Dankowska | Wanda Opalinska | 2007–2009 |
| Christina | Sarah-Jayne Steed | 2009 |
| Kenzie Judd | Jack Cooper | 2008–2009 |
| Lisa Dalton | Ruth Alexandra Rubin | 2008–2009 |
| Tom Kerrigan | Philip McGinley | 2008–2009 |
| Justin Turner | Ralph Gassmann | 2009 |
| Tara Mandal | Ayesha Dharker | 2008–2009 |
| DC Weller | Caroline Paterson | 2008–2009 |
| Colin Grimshaw | Edward de Souza | 2008–2009 |
| Phil Hardwick | Richard Sargent | 2007–2009 |
| Paula Carp | Sharon Duce | 2009 |
| Poppy Morales | Sophiya Haque | 2008–2009 |
| Vanessa | Gabrielle Drake | 2009 |
| Gilbert | John Owens | 2009 |
| Ross | Lee Oakes | 2009 |
| Dr Patel | Josephine Lloyd-Welcome | 2004, 2009 |
| Len Windass | Conor Ryan | 2008–2009 |
| Andy McDonald | Nicholas Cochrane | 1989–1997, 2000, 2004, 2009 |
| Ramsay Clegg | Andrew Sachs | 2009 |
| Naomi Collins | Andrea Lowe | 2009 |
| Slug | Marshall Lancaster | 2006–2007, 2009 |
| Mitch | Marcquelle Ward | 2009 |
| DC Hooch | Dominic Carter | 2008–2009 |
| Leon | Andrew Langtree | 2009 |
| Sheila Wheeler | Janice Connolly | 2009 |
| Darryl Morton | Jonathan Dixon | 2007–2009 |
| Umed Alahan | Harish Patel | 2009 |
| Luke Strong | Craig Kelly | 2009 |
| Jimmy Dockerson | Robert Beck | 2008–2009 |
| Minnie Chandra | Poppy Jhakra | 2008–2009 |
| Joan | Maggie Tagney | 2009 |
| Horace Steel | Robert Maxfield | 2009 |
| Blanche Hunt | Patricia Cutts | 1974–1978, 1981, 1996–2009 |
| Blanche Hunt | Maggie Jones | 1974–1978, 1981, 1996–2009 |
| Bernie Sayers | Jennifer Hennessy | 2009 |
| Zoe | Kirsty-Leigh Porter | 2009 |
| Ben Richardson | Lucien Laviscount | 2009 |
| Jake Harman | Kenny Doughty | 2009 |

## 2010s
### Last appeared in 2010

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Ted Page | Michael Byrne | 2008–2010 |
| Enid Crump | June Broughton | 2010 |
| Joe McIntyre | Reece Dinsdale | 2008–2010 |
| Matt Davis | Christopher Colquhoun | 2009–2010 |
| Eve Wilson | Sabina Franklyn | 2009–2010 |
| George Wilson | Anthony Valentine | 2009–2010 |
| Jackie Dobbs | Margi Clarke | 1998–1999, 2008–2010 |
| Kelly Crabtree | Tupele Dorgu | 2004–2010 |
| Mark Kenworthy | Jason Furnival | 2010 |
| Jane Kenworthy | Annie Fitzmaurice | 2010 |
| Dave Bonsall | Kieran Cunningham | 2010 |
| May Penn | June Whitfield | 2010 |
| Archie Shuttleworth | Roy Hudd | 2002–2003, 2006, 2010 |
| Teresa Bryant | Karen Henthorn | 2007–2010 |
| Robbie Sloan | James Fleet | 2010 |
| Tony Gordon | Gray O'Brien | 2007–2010 |
| Lyn Fullwood | Susan McArdle | 2010 |
| DS Max Carr | Joe Duttine | 2010 |
| Paul Stokes | Mark Dexter | 2010 |
| Ben Fielding | Dominic Gately | 2010 |
| Colin Fishwick | David Crellin | 2010 |
| Lydia Radcliffe | Lysette Anthony | 2010 |
| Luke "Quinny" Quinn | Steve Bell | 2010 |
| Lawrence Cunningham | Linus Roache | 2010 |
| Lynn Clucus | Jane Cunliffe | 2010 |
| Dawn Coghill | Emma Hartley-Miller | 2010 |
| Vinnie Powers | Ian Dunn | 2009–2010 |
| Yvonne Casey | Yvonne O'Grady | 2004, 2006–2007, 2010 |
| Vera Duckworth | Liz Dawn | 1974, 1976–2008, 2010 |
| Jack Duckworth | Bill Tarmey | 1979, 1981–2010 |
| Molly Dobbs | Vicky Binns | 2005–2010 |
| Ashley Peacock | Steven Arnold | 1995–2010 |
| Charlotte Hoyle | Becky Hindley | 2010 |
| Connie Rathbone | Rita May | 2009–2010 |
| Rick Peach | Nick Caldecott | 2009–2010 |

### Last appeared in 2011

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Joy Fishwick | Doreen Mantle | 2010–2011 |
| DC Moore | Pooja Shah | 2011 |
| Joshua Peacock | Brandon Jackson | 2002–2011 |
| Joshua Peacock | Benjamin Beresford | 2002–2011 |
| Freddie Peacock | Jack and Jake Rogers | 2006–2011 |
| Freddie Peacock | Dylan and Hayden Whitbread | 2006–2011 |
| Freddie Peacock | Lewis and Niall Beresford | 2006–2011 |
| Claire Peacock | Julia Haworth | 2003–2011 |
| Billy Matheson | Neil Bell | 2011 |
| Trevor Dean | Steve Jackson | 2010–2011 |
| Janice Battersby | Vicky Entwistle | 1997–2011 |
| Richard Willmore | Oliver Beamish | 1992–1994, 2011 |
| Hilary Pugsley | Caroline Pegg | 2010–2011 |
| Jamie Baldwin | Rupert Hill | 2004–2008, 2011 |
| Eddie Windass | Steve Huison | 2008–2011 |
| Betty Williams | Betty Driver | 1969–2011 |
| Roberta Kite | Helen Griffin | 2011 |
| Xin Proctor | Elizabeth Tan | 2011 |
| Graeme Proctor | Craig Gazey | 2008–2011 |
| Upma Parekh | Jamila Massey | 2010–2011 |
| Grishma Parekh | Indira Joshi | 2010–2011 |
| Suzanne Holbrook | Olivia Carruthers | 2011 |
| James Cunningham | James Roache | 2010–2011 |
| Marc Selby | Andrew Hall | 2011 |
| Leon Southam | Colin Parry | 2011 |
| Ruth Walsh | Rebecca Callard | 2011 |
| Ginny Portis | Ashley McGuire | 2011 |
| Sam Foster | Paul Clayton | 2011 |
| George Eastham | Kevin McGowan | 2011 |
| DC Joyce Malone | Olwen May | 2011 |
| Alan Hoyle | John Woodvine | 2010–2011 |
| Alan Hoyle | Michael McStay | 2010–2011 |
| Dorothy Hoyle | Jean Fergusson | 2010–2011 |
| Mr Westmore | Dominic Geraghty | 2011 |
| DS Redfern | Paul Warriner | 2010–2011 |
| Jeff Cullen | Steven Houghton | 2011 |
| Russ Gray | Finton Flynn | 2010–2011 |
| Cheryl Gray | Holly Quin-Ankrah | 2010–2011 |
| Chris Gray | Will Thorp | 2010–2011 |
| Ciaran McCarthy | Keith Duffy | 2002–2005, 2010–2011 |
| Jonno Richardson | David Sterne | 2011 |
| Will | Chris Brazier | 2011 |
| Bill Webster | Peter Armitage | 1984–1985, 1995–1997, 2006–2011 |
| Janet Powers | Carol Starks | 2010–2011 |
| Sian Powers | Sacha Parkinson | 2009–2011 |

### Last appeared in 2012

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Becky McDonald | Katherine Kelly | 2006–2012 |
| Danny Stratton | Jeremy Sheffield | 2011–2012 |
| Billy Stratton | Wade Sayers | 2012 |
| Robert Millward | Michael Maloney | 2012 |
| Milton Fanshaw | Robert Vaughn | 2012 |
| Jenny Sumner | Niky Wardley | 2012 |
| Frank Foster | Andrew Lancel | 2011–2012 |
| Jennifer Lingwood | Lisa Bowerman | 2011–2012 |
| DS Nash | Antony Byrne | 2012 |
| Anne Foster | Gwen Taylor | 2011–2012 |
| Amber Kalirai | Nikki Patel | 2005–2009, 2011–2012 |
| Gordon Clegg | Bill Kenwright | 1968–1969, 1974–1976, 1982, 1995, 2002, 2004, 2012 |
| Gordon Clegg | Geoffrey Leesley | 1968–1969, 1974–1976, 1982, 1995, 2002, 2004, 2012 |
| Pam Hobsworth | Kate Anthony | 2008–2012 |
| Lesley Kershaw | Judy Holt | 2011–2012 |
| Terry Duckworth | Nigel Pivaro | 1983–1988, 1992–1993, 1996–1997, 1999–2002, 2008, 2012 |
| Barry Hawkins | James Foster | 2012 |
| Jonny Smith | Greg Patmore | 2012 |
| Lindsay Hayward | Eleni Foskett | 2012 |
| Edwin Soames | David Lonsdale | 2012 |
| Penny Thornley | Sue Hanson | 2012 |
| Aiden Lester | Toby Sawyer | 2012 |
| Carole Evans | Debbie Arnold | 2012 |
| Malcolm Lagg | Robert Fyfe | 2012 |
| Ron Dent | Stephen Greif | 2012 |
| Janet Dent | Linda Clark | 2012 |

### Last appeared in 2013

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Mr Phillips | Sam Bond | 2010, 2012–2013 |
| Eric Babbage | Timothy West | 2013 |
| Megan Smithson | Amy Dolan | 2013 |
| Toni Griffiths | Tara Moran | 2013 |
| Alison Soames | Dawn Hope | 2012–2013 |
| Stan Whitmore | David Williams | 2013 |
| Kirsty Soames | Natalie Gumede | 2011–2013 |
| Sunita Alahan | Shobna Gulati | 2001–2006, 2009–2013 |
| Matt Carter | Oliver Mellor | 2010–2013 |
| Sylvia Goodwin | Stephanie Cole | 2011–2013 |
| PC Yates | Simon Hayward | 2010–2013 |
| Mandy Kamara | Pamela Nomvete | 2012–2013 |
| Paul Kershaw | Tony Hirst | 2010–2013 |
| Karl Munro | John Michie | 2011–2013 |
| Tommy Duckworth | Darryl Edwards | 1992–1997, 2000, 2011–2013 |
| Tommy Duckworth | Joseph Aston | 1992–1997, 2000, 2011–2013 |
| Tommy Duckworth | Chris Fountain | 1992–1997, 2000, 2011–2013 |
| Jeff Rayner | Jim Millea | 2013 |
| Jane Rayner | Heather Bleasdale | 2013 |
| Grace Piper | Ella-Grace Gregoire | 2013 |
| Christian Gatley | Andrew Turner | 2007, 2013 |

### Last appeared in 2014

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Hayley Cropper | Julie Hesmondhalgh | 1998–2014 |
| Ritchie de Vries | Robin Askwith | 2013–2014 |
| Gloria Price | Sue Johnston | 2012–2014 |
| Stella Price | Michelle Collins | 2011–2014 |
| Valerie Phelan | Caroline Berry | 2013–2014 |
| Sid Altree | Michael J. Jackson | 2012–2014 |
| Ann McIntyre | Susan Mitchell | 2008, 2014 |
| Ann McIntyre | Lorraine Hodgson | 2008, 2014 |
| Tina McIntyre | Michelle Keegan | 2008–2014 |
| Marcus Dent | Charlie Condou | 2007–2008, 2011–2014 |
| Dennis Tanner | Philip Lowrie | 1960–1968, 2011–2014 |
| Jenna Kamara | Krissi Bohn | 2012–2014 |
| Dean Upton | Justin Moorhouse | 2014 |
| Neil Beckett | William Travis | 2014 |
| Deirdre Barlow | Anne Kirkbride | 1972–2014 |
| Eugene Clelland | Fine Time Fontayne | 2014 |
| Cilla Battersby-Brown | Wendi Peters | 2003–2007, 2014 |

### Last appeared in 2015

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Eric Sutherland | Steve Money | 2000–2001, 2005, 2008, 2015 |
| Dotty Sutherland | Susie Baxter | 2000, 2005, 2008, 2015 |
| Hamish Young | James Redmond | 2015 |
| Gavin Rodwell | Mark Holgate | 2015 |
| Katy Armstrong | Georgia May Foote | 2010–2015 |
| Owen Armstrong | Ian Puleston-Davies | 2010–2015 |
| Helen Connor | Sorcha Cusack | 2008–2009, 2015 |
| Helen Connor | Dearbhla Molloy | 2008–2009, 2015 |
| Barry Connor | Frank Grimes | 2008–2009, 2013, 2015 |
| Kal Nazir | Jimi Mistry | 2013–2015 |
| Maddie Heath | Amy James-Kelly | 2013–2015 |
| Adrian Mortimer | Mark Moraghan | 2015 |
| Josie Hodge | Una McNulty | 2015 |
| Greig Hodge | Stuart Wolfenden | 2015 |
| Talisa Grady | Samantha Power | 2015 |
| Bev Unwin | Susie Blake | 2003–2006, 2015 |
| Dan Jones | Andrew Paul | 2015 |
| Joni Preston | Sarah Harding | 2015 |
| Dougie Ryan | Paddy McGuinness | 2015 |
| Callum Logan | Sean Ward | 2014–2015 |
| Andrea Beckett | Hayley Tamaddon | 2013–2015 |
| Lloyd Mullaney | Craig Charles | 2005–2015 |
| Tony Stewart | Alan Igbon | 2003, 2014–2015 |
| Tony Stewart | Terence Maynard | 2003, 2014–2015 |

### Last appeared in 2016

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Jamie Bowman | James Atherton | 2015–2016 |
| Brendan Finch | Ted Robbins | 2015–2016 |
| Richie O'Driscoll | James Midgley | 2015–2016 |
| Julia O'Driscoll | Malgorzata Klara | 2015–2016 |
| Marta Zarek | Edyta Budnik | 2016 |
| Sam Trenton | Joseph Taylor | 2016 |
| Chris Trenton | Stephen Casey | 2016 |
| Caitlin Ryan | Eve Gordon | 2015–2016 |
| Kylie Platt | Paula Lane | 2010–2016 |
| Darryl Perkins | Paul Loughran | 2016 |
| Lauren | Shannon Flynn | 2016 |
| Sharif Nazir | Marc Anwar | 2014–2016 |
| Sonia Rahman | Sudha Bhuchar | 2016 |
| Michael Rodwell | Les Dennis | 2014–2016 |
| Caz Hammond | Rhea Bailey | 2015–2016 |
| Nessa Warner | Sadie Shimmin | 2015–2016 |

### Last appeared in 2017

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Trina Robson | Kerry Bennett | 2017 |
| Toby Chapman | Andrew Dowbiggin | 2016–2017 |
| Freddie Smith | Derek Griffiths | 2016–2017 |
| Chloe Tipton | Jo-Anne Knowles | 2017 |
| Leah Buckley | Molly McGlynn | 2017 |
| Philip Wheeler | Simon Delaney | 2017 |
| Denise Osbourne | Denise Black | 1992–1997, 2007, 2017 |
| Drew Spellman | Tom Godwin | 2017 |
| Lara Cutler | Niamh Blackshaw | 2017 |
| Erica Holroyd | Claire King | 2014–2017 |
| Scott | Christopher Goh | 2017 |
| Will Chatterton | Leon Ockenden | 2016–2017 |
| Mel Maguire | Sonia Ibrahim | 2016–2017 |
| Dane Hibbs | Simon Naylor | 2017 |
| Andy Carver | Oliver Farnworth | 2014–2017 |
| Colin Callen | Jim Moir | 2017 |
| Chris Anderton | Oliver Walker | 2017 |
| Matthew Singh | Peter Singh | 2015–2017 |

### Last appeared in 2018

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Matt Luscombe | Sebastian Shaw | 2017–2018 |
| Luke Britton | Dean Fagan | 2014–2018 |
| Steph Britton | Tisha Merry | 2013–2018 |
| Sam Bryce | Amy Dolan | 2018 |
| Geraldine Spellman | Lynne Verrall | 2017–2018 |
| Lee Mayhew | Richard Crehan | 2016, 2018 |
| Wendy Neeson | Jane Slavin | 2007–2008, 2018 |
| Martin Platt | Sean Wilson | 1985–2005, 2018 |
| DC Yates | Kent Riley | 2018 |
| Dec Lonsdale | Josh Harper | 2018 |
| Pat Phelan | Connor McIntyre | 2013–2014, 2016–2018 |
| Anna Windass | Debbie Rush | 2008–2018 |
| Rosemary Piper | Sophie Thompson | 2018 |
| Rosie Webster | Emma Collinge | 1990–2012, 2017–2018 |
| Rosie Webster | Helen Flanagan | 1990–2012, 2017–2018 |
| Kim Vaughan | Tom Shaw | 2017–2018 |
| Sharon Butterlee | Natalie Burt | 2018 |
| Flora McArdle | Eileen Davies | 2017–2018 |
| Marsha Westbrook | Joanne Mitchell | 2018 |
| Neil Clifton | Ben Cartwright | 2017–2018 |
| Kayla Clifton | Mollie Winnard | 2018 |
| Hassan Habeeb | Kriss Dosanjh | 2016, 2018 |
| Darren Dobbs | James McMartin | 1999, 2018 |
| Darren Dobbs | Stephen Donald | 1999, 2018 |
| Cormac Truman | Joe Mallalieu | 2018 |
| Ronan Truman | Colin Tierney | 2017–2018 |
| Ronan Truman | Alan McKenna | 2017–2018 |
| Hannah Gilmore | Hannah Ellis Ryan | 2018 |
| Jim McDonald | Charles Lawson | 1989–2000, 2003–2005, 2007–2011, 2014, 2018 |
| Phil Gillespie | Tom Turner | 2018 |

### Last appeared in 2019

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Lewis Archer | Nigel Havers | 2009–2010, 2012–2013, 2018–2019 |
| Jude Appleton | Paddy Wallace | 2016–2019 |
| George Appleton | Romeo Cheetham-Karcz | 2017–2019 |
| Angie Appleton | Victoria Ekanoye | 2017–2019 |
| Olivia Radfield | Arianna Ajtar | 2018–2019 |
| May Radfield | Helene Maksoud | 2019 |
| Duncan Radfield | Nicholas Gleaves | 2018–2019 |
| Elsa Tilsley | Kelly Harrison | 2018–2019 |
| Zack Rubinstein | Alfie and Mikey Fletcher | 2018–2019 |
| Zack Rubinstein | Phoenix and Sebastian Winnington | 2018–2019 |
| Nicola Rubinstein | Nicola Thorp | 2017–2019 |
| Macca Hibbs | Gareth Berliner | 2014–2017, 2019 |
| James Woodgate | James Butler | 2019 |
| Andrea Abruzzi | Luca Malacrino | 2019 |
| Rana Habeeb | Bhavna Limbachia | 2016–2019 |
| Anton Radkov | Leart Dokle | 2019 |
| Lolly | Katherine Pearce | 2019 |
| Gina Seddon | Julie Foy | 1988–1989, 2017–2019 |
| Gina Seddon | Connie Hyde | 1988–1989, 2017–2019 |
| Bernard Finch | Larry Waller | 2019 |
| Dave | Perry Jaques | 2019 |
| Natalie Watkins | Cassie Bradley | 2019 |
| Alice Parrott | Angela Curran | 2019 |
| Wayne Hayes | Gary Damer | 2000–2001, 2019 |
| Wayne Hayes | Adam Barlow | 2000–2001, 2019 |
| John Brooker | Noel White | 2019 |
| Fiona Middleton | Angela Griffin | 1992–1998, 2019 |
| Jed Moss | Branwell Donaghey | 2019 |
| Jan Lozinski | Piotr Baumann | 2019 |
| Kate Connor | Faye Brookes | 2015–2019 |
| Sophie Webster | Ashleigh Middleton | 1994–2019 |
| Sophie Webster | Emma Woodward | 1994–2019 |
| Sophie Webster | Brooke Vincent | 1994–2019 |
| Emily Bishop | Eileen Derbyshire | 1960–2016, 2019 |
| Jessica Hadaway | Wendy Albiston | 2019 |
| Tez Collier | Nick Judge | 2019 |
| Abe Crowley | Liam Boyle | 2019 |
| Nancy Tinker | Kate Fitzgerald | 2015, 2018–2019 |
| Arlene Tinker | Alison Burrows | 2015, 2018–2019 |
| Morgan Middleton | Connor Chatburn | 1998, 2019 |
| Morgan Middleton | Corey Weekes | 1998, 2019 |
| DS MacKinnon | Sandra Huggett | 2016–2019 |
| Richard Lucas | Paul Bown | 2019 |
| Tyler Jefferies | Will Barnett | 2018–2019 |
| Derek Milligan | Craig Els | 2019 |
| Robert Preston | Julian Kay | 1996, 1999, 2003, 2015–2019 |
| Robert Preston | Tristan Gemmill | 1996, 1999, 2003, 2015–2019 |
| Sonny Jefferies | Uncredited | 2019 |
| Vicky Jefferies | Kerri Quinn | 2018–2019 |
| Michelle Connor | Kym Marsh | 2006–2019 |

## 2020s
### Last appeared in 2020

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Josh Tucker | Ryan Clayton | 2018–2020 |
| Moira Pollock | Louiza Patikas | 2017–2020 |
| Kel Hinchley | Joseph Alessi | 2019–2020 |
| Marion Logan | Susan Cookson | 2015–2016, 2019–2020 |
| Marion Logan | Kerry Peers | 2015–2016, 2019–2020 |
| Disco Des | John Henshaw | 2020 |
| Jade Rowan | Lottie Henshall | 2019–2020 |
| Sinead Tinker | Katie McGlynn | 2013–2020 |
| Ali Neeson | Dario Coates | 2007–2008, 2018–2020 |
| Ali Neeson | James Burrows | 2007–2008, 2018–2020 |
| Paula Martin | Stirling Gallacher | 2018–2020 |
| Liz McDonald | Beverley Callard | 1989–1998, 2000–2001, 2003–2011, 2013–2020 |
| Norris Cole | Malcolm Hebden | 1994–1997, 1999–2017, 2019–2020 |
| Scott Emberton | Tom Roberts | 2020 |
| Oliver Battersby | Toby Catley | 2017–2020 |
| Oliver Battersby | Emmanuel and Jeremiah Cheetham | 2017–2020 |

### Last appeared in 2021

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Arthur Medwin | Paul Copley | 2020–2021 |
| Mick Chaney | Neil Bell | 2020–2021 |
| Lucas Kempton | Glen Wallace | 2021 |
| DC Glynn | Philip Rowson | 2010, 2017, 2021 |
| Carol Hill | Emma Hartley-Miller | 2018, 2021 |
| Sharon Bentley | Tracie Bennett | 1982–1984, 1999, 2021 |
| Kat Bailey | Melissa James | 2021 |
| Rachel Healy | Verity Henry | 2019, 2021 |
| Jay Dowling | Mason Hey | 2021 |
| Eli Higginson | Liam Scholes | 2021 |
| Freda Burgess | Ali Briggs | 2005–2006, 2009–2010, 2019–2021 |
| Aidan Connor | Shayne Ward | 2015–2018, 2021 |
| Johnny Connor | Richard Hawley | 2015–2021 |
| Natasha Blakeman | Rachel Leskovac | 2008–2010, 2020–2021 |
| Corey Brent | Maximus Evans | 2019–2021 |
| Sabeen Habeeb | Zora Bishop | 2018, 2021 |
| Sabeen Habeeb | Anita Jay | 2018, 2021 |
| Danny Tomlinson | Dylan Brady | 2020–2021 |
| Darcy Haywood | Lily-Rae Doyle | 2021 |
| Isla Haywood | Gemma Oaten | 2021 |
| Tony Haywood | Greg Snowden | 2021 |
| Ray Crosby | Mark Frost | 2019–2021 |
| DS Abney | Fiona Skinner | 2020–2021 |
| Hashim Elamin | Vincent Ebrahim | 2021 |
| Finn Chambers | Joshua Leavy | 2021 |
| Lexi Franklin | Jasmine Fish | 2017–2021 |
| Charlie Franklin | Jacob Fish | 2017–2021 |
| Curtis Delamere | Sam Retford | 2021 |
| Neville Delamere | Mark Cameron | 2021 |

### Last appeared in 2022

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Ted Spear | Duggie Brown | 2022 |
| Clint Stubbins | Fergus O'Donnell | 2021–2022 |
| Grace Vickers | Kate Spencer | 2019–2022 |
| Lydia Chambers | Rebecca Ryan | 2021–2022 |
| Jon Spear | Jordan Ford Silver | 2022 |
| Emma Brooker | Alexandra Mardell | 2018–2022 |
| Laura Neelan | Kel Allen | 2020–2022 |
| Elsie | Arabella Berkeley | 2021–2022 |
| Ben Chancellor | Jon-Paul Bell | 2022 |
| Imran Habeeb | Charlie De Melo | 2017–2022 |
| Cathy Matthews | Melanie Hill | 2015–2022 |
| Maisie Wheatley | Lucia Aliu | 2022 |
| Camilla Perrin | Louise Marwood | 2022 |
| Mimi Halliday | Margot Leicester | 2021–2022 |
| Frank Bardsley | Simon O'Brien | 2022 |
| Phill Whittaker | Jamie Kenna | 2021–2022 |
| Claudia Colby | Rula Lenska | 2009–2011, 2018–2022 |
| Geoff Metcalfe | Ian Bartholomew | 2018–2022 |
| Saira Habeeb | Kim Vithana | 2016–2019, 2022 |
| Rick Neelan | Greg Wood | 2009–2010, 2012, 2019, 2022 |
| Kelly Neelan | Millie Gibson | 2019–2022 |
| Lucy Woodrow | Lynda Rooke | 2022 |
| Fern Lindon | Gabrielle Glaister | 2022 |
| Wendy Crozier | Roberta Kerr | 1989–1990, 2012, 2022 |
| Martha Fraser | Stephanie Beacham | 2009, 2022 |

### Last appeared in 2023

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Ollie Deacon | Carl Blakeley | 2022–2023 |
| Jacob Hay | Jack James Ryan | 2021–2023 |
| John Stape | Graeme Hawley | 2007–2011, 2022–2023 |
| PC Burke | Giles Ford | 2009–2018, 2022–2023 |
| Esther Hargrave | Vanessa Hehir | 2022–2023 |
| Blake Myers | Adam Little | 2022–2023 |
| Marrium Nazir | Kiran Landa | 2021–2023 |
| Zeedan Nazir | Qasim Akhtar | 2014–2018, 2021–2023 |
| Daryan Zahawi | Twana Omer | 2022–2023 |
| Leo Thompkins | Joe Frost | 2021–2023 |
| Teddy Thompkins | Grant Burgin | 2022–2023 |
| Bridget Woodrow | Beth Vyse | 2022–2023 |
| Rufus Donahue | Steven Meo | 2023 |
| Faye Windass | Ellie Leach | 2011–2023 |
| Jackson Hodge | Rhys Cadman | 2015, 2017, 2023 |
| Jackson Hodge | Joseph William Evans | 2015, 2017, 2023 |
| Miley Hodge | Erin, Eilah and Elsie Halliwell | 2015, 2017, 2023 |
| Miley Hodge | Frankie-Jae Simmonds | 2015, 2017, 2023 |
| Karen Rutherford | Lynn Kennedy | 2023 |
| Aggie Bailey | Lorna Laidlaw | 2019–2023 |
| Yvette Leighton | Arabella Weir | 2023 |
| Aaron Sandford | James Craven | 2022–2023 |
| Gabrielle Reid | Helene Maksoud | 2022–2023 |
| Spider Nugent | Martin Hancock | 1997–2001, 2003, 2022–2023 |
| Isabella Benvenuti | Flaminia Cinque | 2023 |
| Shelly Rossington | Natalie Amber | 2023 |
| Philip Newton | Malcom Scates | 2003, 2023 |
| Philip Newton | Bruce McGregor | 2003, 2023 |
| Henry Newton | George Banks | 2017–2018, 2023 |
| PC Jess Heywood | Donnaleigh Bailey | 2017–2018, 2021–2023 |
| Ange Carlisle | Nicole Barber-Lane | 2023 |
| PC Carson | Amy Searles | 2005–2014, 2017–2023 |
| Stephen Reid | Todd Boyce | 1996–1997, 2007, 2022–2023 |
| Justin Rutherford | Andrew Still | 2022–2023 |
| Elaine Jones | Paula Wilcox | 2020–2023 |
| Courtney Vance | Stephanie Davis | 2023 |
| Darren Vance | Ryan Early | 2023 |
| Dan Morris | George Martin | 2023 |
| Isla Gibbs | Emily Dowson | 2023 |
| Big Garth | Victor McGuire | 2019, 2023 |
| Crystal Hyde | Erin Austen | 2023 |
| Tony Byrne | Sean Cernow | 2023 |
| Peter Barlow | Robert Heanue | 1965–1971, 1973–1975, 1977–1978, 1986, 2000–2003, 2007–2023 |
| Peter Barlow | Chris Dormer | 1965–1971, 1973–1975, 1977–1978, 1986, 2000–2003, 2007–2023 |
| Peter Barlow | Mark Duncan | 1965–1971, 1973–1975, 1977–1978, 1986, 2000–2003, 2007–2023 |
| Peter Barlow | Linus Roache | 1965–1971, 1973–1975, 1977–1978, 1986, 2000–2003, 2007–2023 |
| Peter Barlow | Joseph McKenner | 1965–1971, 1973–1975, 1977–1978, 1986, 2000–2003, 2007–2023 |
| Peter Barlow | David Lonsdale | 1965–1971, 1973–1975, 1977–1978, 1986, 2000–2003, 2007–2023 |
| Peter Barlow | Chris Gascoyne | 1965–1971, 1973–1975, 1977–1978, 1986, 2000–2003, 2007–2023 |

### Last appeared in 2024

| Character | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Sarge Bailey | Ram John Holder | 2023–2024 |
| Terry Fensley | James Foster | 2023–2024 |
| Caitlin Edwards | Gillian Jephcott | 2023–2024 |
| Moses Ekundayo | Michael Fatogun | 2023–2024 |
| Gav Adetiba | Noah Olaoye | 2023–2024 |
| John Perry | Ian Peck | 2024 |
| Reece Bolton | Scott Anson | 2022–2024 |
| Elspeth | Helen Lederer | 2024 |
| Harvey Gaskell | Will Mellor | 2021–2022, 2024 |
| Violet Wilson | Jenny Platt | 2004–2008, 2011, 2024 |
| Eliza Woodrow | Savannah Kunyo | 2022–2024 |
| Estelle Harrington | Ruthie Henshall | 2023–2024 |
| Linda Hancock | Jacqueline Leonard | 2015, 2022–2024 |
| Griff Reynolds | Michael Condron | 2022–2024 |
| Simon Barlow | Daniel Whelan | 2003, 2008–2024 |
| Simon Barlow | Jake and Oscar Hartley | 2003, 2008–2024 |
| Simon Barlow | Alex Bain | 2003, 2008–2024 |
| Nathan Curtis | Christopher Harper | 2016–2018, 2024 |
| Alex Warner | Liam Bairstow | 2015–2024 |
| Emily Wilkinson | Ellena Vincent | 2024 |
| Beth Tinker | Lisa George | 2011–2024 |
| Stefan Brent | Paul Opacic | 2021, 2024 |
| Nicky Wheatley | Kimberly Hart-Simpson | 2020, 2022, 2024 |
| Dorin Pop | Henry Meller | 2024 |
| Alina Pop | Ruxandra Porojnicu | 2019–2021, 2024 |
| Stu Carpenter | Bill Fellows | 2021–2024 |
| Damon Hay | Ciarán Griffiths | 2022–2024 |
| Paul Foreman | Peter Ash | 2018–2024 |
| Sabrina Adetiba | Luana Santos | 2023–2024 |
| Joel Deering | Calum Lill | 2023–2024 |
| Rowan Cunliffe | Emrhys Cooper | 2024 |
| Clayton Hibbs | Callum Harrison | 2016–2017, 2019–2020, 2024 |
| Richard Hillman | Brian Capron | 2001–2003, 2024 |
| Jesse Chadwick | John Thomson | 2008–2010, 2024 |
| Gail Platt | Helen Worth | 1974–2024 |

### Last appeared in 2025

| Characters | Actor(s) | Duration |
| Matty Radcliffe | Séamus McGoff | 2023–2025 |
| Brie Benson | Jessica Ellis | 2025 |
| Gus Deering | Chris Garner | 2024–2025 |
| Anthea Deering | Carol Royle | 2024–2025 |
| Eric Sandford | Craig Cheetham | 2022–2023, 2025 |
| Mason Radcliffe | Luca Toolan | 2023–2025 |
| Logan Radcliffe | Harry Lowbridge | 2024–2025 |
| Seb Franklin | Harry Visinoni | 2016–2021, 2025 |
| Yasmeen Nazir | Shelley King | 2014–2025 |
| Tommy Orpington | Matt Milburn | 2016, 2018–2021, 2023–2025 |
| Max Turner | Harry McDermott | 2010–2025 |
| Max Turner | Paddy Bever | 2010–2025 |