List of longest-serving soap opera actors

Table columns:
Actor
Character
Soap Opera
Years
Duration
Reference

Table rows:
cells: William Roache
Ken Barlow
Coronation Street
1960–
57 years
[10]
cells: Eileen Derbyshire
Emily Bishop
Coronation Street
1961, 1962–1966, 1967–2016
53 years
[11]
cells: Barbara Knox
Rita Tanner
Coronation Street
1964, 1972—
45 years
[12]
cells: Helen Worth
Gail Rodwell
Coronation Street
1974—
43 years
[13]
cells: Betty Driver
Betty Williams
Coronation Street
1969–2011
42 years
[14][15]
cells: Anne Kirkbride
Deirdre Barlow
Coronation Street
1972–2014
42 years
[16]
cells: Gareth Lewis
Meic Pearce
Pobol y Cwm
1975–2015
40 years
cells: Sue Nicholls
Audrey Roberts
Coronation Street
1979, 1980–1981, 1982, 1984, 1985—
33 years
[17]
cells: Michael Le Vell
Kevin Webster
Coronation Street
1983–2013, 2014—
33 years
[18]
cells: Adam Woodyatt
Ian Beale
EastEnders
1985—
32 years
[19]
cells: Liz Dawn
Vera Duckworth
Coronation Street
1974, 1976–2008, 2010
32 years
[20]
cells: Sally Dynevor
Sally Metcalfe
Coronation Street
1986—
31 years
[21]
cells: Christopher Chittell
Eric Pollard
Emmerdale
1986—
31 years
[22]
cells: Richard Thorp
Alan Turner
Emmerdale
1982–2013
31 years
[23]
cells: Derek Thompson
Charlie Fairhead
Casualty
1986—2004, 2005—
30 years
cells: Johnny Briggs
Mike Baldwin
Coronation Street
1976–2006
30 years
[24][25]
cells: Huw Ceredig
Reg Harries
Pobol y Cwm
1974–2003
29 years
cells: Bill Tarmey
Jack Duckworth
Coronation Street
1979, 1981, 1982–2010
28 years
[26][27]
cells: Gwyn Elfyn
Denzil Rees
Pobol y Cwm
1984–2012
28 years
[28]
cells: Clive Hornby
Jack Sugden
Emmerdale
1980–2008
28 years
[29]
cells: Bryan Mosley
Alf Roberts
Coronation Street
1961, 1962, 1963, 1967, 1971–1999
28 years
[30]
cells: Simon Gregson
Steve McDonald
Coronation Street
1989–2015, 2016—
27 years
[31]
cells: June Brown
Dot Branning
EastEnders
1985–1993, 1997–2012, 2013—
27 years
[32]
cells: Andrew Teilo
Hywel Llywelyn
Pobol y Cwm
1990—
27 years
cells: Pam St. Clement
Pat Evans
EastEnders
1986–2012, 2016
26 years
[33]
cells: Steve McFadden
Phil Mitchell
EastEnders
1990–2003, 2005—
25 years
cells: Stan Richards
Seth Armstrong
Emmerdale
1978–2003, 2004
25 years
[34]
cells: Debbie Jones
Rhian Hâf Harries
Pobol y Cwm
1979–2004
25 years
cells: Julie Goodyear
Bet Lynch
Coronation Street
1966, 1970–1995, 2002, 2003
25 years
[35]
cells: Arwyn Davies
Mark Jones
Pobol y Cwm
1993—
24 years
cells: Jeff Stewart
Reg Hollis
The Bill
1984–2008
24 years
[36]
cells: Jane Rossington
Jill Richardson
Crossroads
1964–1988, 2001
24 years
[37]
cells: Yoland Williams
Tegid Morris
Pobol y Cwm
1976–2000
24 years
cells: Thelma Barlow
Mavis Wilton
Coronation Street
1971, 1972, 1973–1997
24 years
[38]
cells: Jack Howarth
Albert Tatlock
Coronation Street
1960–1984
24 years
[39]
cells: Trudie Goodwin
June Ackland
The Bill
1983, 1984–2007
23 years
[40]
cells: Jean Alexander
Hilda Ogden
Coronation Street
1964–1987
23 years
[17]
cells: Doris Speed
Annie Walker
Coronation Street
1960–1983
23 years
[41]
cells: Steve Halliwell
Zak Dingle
Emmerdale
1994–2002, 2003—
22 years
cells: David Neilson
Roy Cropper
Coronation Street
1995—
22 years
cells: Nick Pickard
Tony Hutchinson
Hollyoaks
1995—
22 years
cells: Graham Cole
Tony Stamp
The Bill
1987–2009
22 years
[42]
cells: Sheila Mercier
Annie Sugden
Emmerdale
1972–1994, 1995, 1996, 2009
22 years
[43]
cells: Eileen McCallum
Isabel Blair
Take the High Road
1980–2002, 2003
22 years
[44]
cells: Jeannie Fisher
Morag Kerr
Take the High Road
1981–2003
22 years
cells: Peter Adamson
Len Fairclough
Coronation Street
1961–1983
22 years
[17]
cells: Jane Cox
Lisa Dingle
Emmerdale
1996—
21 years
cells: Mark Charnock
Marlon Dingle
Emmerdale
1996—
21 years
cells: Jimmy McKenna
Jack Osborne
Hollyoaks
1996—
21 years
cells: John Middleton
Ashley Thomas
Emmerdale
1996–2017
21 years
cells: Mark Wingett
Jim Carver
The Bill
1983, 1984–2005, 2007
21 years
[45]
cells: Wendy Richard
Pauline Fowler
EastEnders
1985–2006
21 years
[46]
cells: Gwyneth Guthrie
Mary Mack
Take the High Road
1982–2003
21 years
cells: Susan Hanson
Diane Parker
Crossroads
1966–1987
21 years
cells: Pat Phoenix
Elsie Tanner
Coronation Street
1960–1973, 1976–1984
21 years
[47]
cells: Beverley Callard
Liz McDonald
Coronation Street
1989–1998, 2000–2001, 2003, 2004–2010, 2011, 2013—
20 years
cells: Malcolm Hebden
Norris Cole
Coronation Street
1994–1996, 1997, 1999—
20 years
cells: Dominic Brunt
Paddy Kirk
Emmerdale
1997—
20 years
cells: Kelvin Fletcher
Andy Sugden
Emmerdale
1996–2016
20 years
cells: Paula Tilbrook
Betty Eagleton
Emmerdale
1994–2014, 2015
20 years
[48]
cells: Sean Wilson
Martin Platt
Coronation Street
1985–2005
20 years
[49]
cells: Lesley Fitz-Simons
Sheila Ramsay
Take the High Road
1983–2003
20 years
cells: Mary Riggans
Effie McDonald
Take the High Road
1983–2003
20 years
cells: Bernard Youens
Stan Ogden
Coronation Street
1964–1984
20 years
[50]
cells: Violet Carson
Ena Sharples
Coronation Street
1960–1977, 1978–1980
20 years
[51]
cells: James Hooton
Sam Dingle
Emmerdale
1995–1996, 1997–1998, 2000—
19 years
cells: Alan Halsall
Tyrone Dobbs
Coronation Street
1998—
19 years
cells: Victoria Plucknett
Diane Ashurst
Pobol y Cwm
1998—
19 years
cells: Kevin Kennedy
Curly Watts
Coronation Street
1983–1998, 1999–2003
19 years
[51]
cells: Ronald Magill
Amos Brearly
Emmerdale
1972–1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
19 years
[52]
cells: Frazer Hines
Joe Sugden
Emmerdale
1972–1983, 1984, 1986–1994
19 years
cells: Arthur Pentelow
Henry Wilks
Emmerdale
1972–1991
19 years
cells: Perry Fenwick
Billy Mitchell
EastEnders
1998, 1999—
18 years
cells: Elizabeth Estensen
Diane Sugden
Emmerdale
1999—
18 years
cells: Nia Caron
Anita Pierce
Pobol y Cwm
1999—
18 years
cells: Jimmi Harkishin
Dev Alahan
Coronation Street
1999—
18 years
cells: Sid Owen
Ricky Butcher
EastEnders
1988–2000, 2002–2004, 2008–2012
18 years
cells: Simon Rouse
Jack Meadows
The Bill
1990, 1991, 1992–2010
18 years
cells: Derek Lord
Davie Sneddon
Take the High Road
1984–1989, 1990–2003
18 years
cells: Lynne Perrie
Ivy Brennan
Coronation Street
1971–1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977–1994
18 years
cells: Jack P. Shepherd
David Platt
Coronation Street
2000—
17 years
cells: Sue Cleaver
Eileen Phelan
Coronation Street
2000—
17 years
cells: Tony Audenshaw
Bob Hope
Emmerdale
2000—
17 years
cells: Patrick Mower
Rodney Blackstock
Emmerdale
2000—
17 years
cells: Letitia Dean
Sharon Mitchell
EastEnders
1985–1994, 1995, 2001, 2002–2004, 2005—2006, 2012—
17 years
cells: Deena Payne
Viv Hope
Emmerdale
1993–2008, 2009–2011
17 years
cells: Ian Bleasdale
Josh Griffiths
Casualty
1989–2006, 2007, 2016, 2017–
17 years
cells: Eric Richard
Bob Cryer
The Bill
1984–2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
17 years
cells: Ifan Huw Dafydd
Dic Deryn
Pobol y Cwm
1982–1999
17 years
cells: Frederick Pyne
Matt Skilbeck
Emmerdale
1972–1989
17 years
cells: Noele Gordon
Meg Richardson
Crossroads
1964–1981, 1983
17 years
cells: Gillian Taylforth
Kathy Beale
EastEnders
1985–1998, 1999–2000, 2015—
16 years
cells: Andrew Whyment
Kirk Sutherland
Coronation Street
2000, 2001—
16 years
cells: Rudolph Walker
Patrick Trueman
EastEnders
2001—
16 years
cells: Hugh Quarshie
Ric Griffin
Holby City
2001—
16 years
cells: Ryan Thomas
Jason Grimshaw
Coronation Street
2000–2016
16 years
cells: Billy Hartman
Terry Woods
Emmerdale
1995–2011
16 years
cells: Malandra Burrows
Kathy Brookman
Emmerdale
1985–2001, 2005
16 years
cells: Leah Bracknell
Zoe Tate
Emmerdale
1989–2005
16 years
cells: Hywel Emrys
Derek Jones
Pobol y Cwm
1988–2004
16 years
cells: Natalie Cassidy
Sonia Fowler
EastEnders
1993–1997, 1998–2007, 2010, 2011, 2014–
16 years
cells: Anne Myatt
Mairi McIvor
Take the High Road
1987–2003
16 years
cells: Robin Cameron
Eddie Ramsay
Take the High Road
1982–1986, 1990–2002
16 years
cells: Peter Ellis
Charles Brownlow
The Bill
1984–2000, 2002
16 years
cells: Ronald Allen
David Hunter
Crossroads
1969–1985
16 years
cells: Margot Bryant
Minnie Caldwell
Coronation Street
1960–1976
16 years
cells: Samia Longchambon
Maria Connor
Coronation Street
2000–2009, 2010–2015, 2016—
15 years
cells: Jane Danson
Leanne Battersby
Coronation Street
1997–2000, 2004–2006, 2007—
15 years
cells: Ashley Taylor Dawson
Darren Osborne
Hollyoaks
1999–2000, 2003—
15 years
cells: Jennie McAlpine
Fiz Stape
Coronation Street
2001–2014, 2015—
15 years
cells: Nicola Wheeler
Nicola King
Emmerdale
2001–2006, 2007—
15 years
cells: Stephen Purdon
Bob Adams
River City
2002—
15 years
cells: Shirley Stelfox
Edna Birch
Emmerdale
2000–2015
15 years
cells: Julie Hesmondhalgh
Hayley Cropper
Coronation Street
1998–2014
16 years
cells: Rhys Parry Jones
Llew Matthews
Pobol y Cwm
1990–2005
15 years
cells: Dean Sullivan
Jimmy Corkhill
Brookside
1986, 1987, 1988–2003
15 years
cells: Ben Roberts
Derek Conway
The Bill
1987–2002
15 years
cells: Charley Webb
Debbie Dingle
Emmerdale
2002–
15 years
cells: Warren Jackson
Nick Tilsley
Coronation Street
1981–1996
15 years
cells: Jeff Hordley
Cain Dingle
Emmerdale
2000–2006, 2009—
14 years
cells: Annelise Manojlovic
Gabby Thomas
Emmerdale
2001–2015
14 years
cells: Charlotte Bellamy
Laurel Thomas
Emmerdale
2002—
15 years
cells: Lucy Pargeter
Chas Dingle
Emmerdale
2002, 2003—
14 years
cells: Helen Pearson
Frankie Osborne
Hollyoaks
2002–2015, 2016—2017
14 years
cells: Ellis Hollins
Tom Cunningham
Hollyoaks
2003—
14 years
cells: Meg Johnson
Pearl Ladderbanks
Emmerdale
2003—
14 years
cells: Sally Howitt
Scarlett Mullen
River City
2003—
14 years
cells: Sam Aston
Chesney Brown
Coronation Street
2003—
14 years
cells: Deirdre Davis
Eileen Donachie
River City
2002–2016
14 years
cells: Barbara Windsor
Peggy Mitchell
EastEnders
1994–2003, 2004, 2005–2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
14 years
cells: Siw Hughes
Kath Jones
Pobol y Cwm
1993–2007, 2014, 2017—
14 years
cells: Vicky Entwistle
Janice Battersby
Coronation Street
1997–2011
14 years
cells: Steven Arnold
Ashley Peacock
Coronation Street
1995, 1996–2010
14 years
cells: Paul Usher
Barry Grant
Brookside
1982–1995, 1997–1998, 2003
14 years
cells: Diane Burke
Katie Rogers
Brookside
1989–2003
14 years
cells: Peter Amory
Chris Tate
Emmerdale
1989–2003
14 years
cells: Jackie Farrell
Jockie McDonald
Take the High Road
1986, 1989–2003
14 years
cells: Richard Greenwood
Eric Ross Gifford
Take the High Road
1987–2001
14 years
cells: Brian Regan
Terry Sullivan
Brookside
1982–1994, 1995–1997
14 years
cells: Bill Waddington
Percy Sugden
Coronation Street
1983–1997
14 years
cells: Terri Lally
Carol McKay
Take the High Road
1983–1997
14 years
cells: Roger Tonge
Sandy Richardson
Crossroads
1964–1967, 1970–1981
14 years
cells: Jack Haig
Archie Gibbs
Crossroads
1967–1981
14 years
cells: Cathy Shipton
Lisa "Duffy" Duffin
Casualty
1986–1993, 1998–2003, 2006, 2015, 2016—
13 years
cells: Stephanie Waring
Cindy Cunningham
Hollyoaks
1996–2001, 2002, 2004, 2008–2010, 2011—
13 years
cells: Emma Atkins
Charity Dingle
Emmerdale
2000–2005, 2009—
13 years
cells: Antony Cotton
Sean Tully
Coronation Street
2003, 2004—
13 years
cells: Nick Miles
Jimmy King
Emmerdale
2004—
13 years
cells: Laila Morse
Mo Harris
EastEnders
2000–2012, 2013, 2014–2015, 2016
13 years
cells: Johnny Beattie
Malcolm Hamilton
River City
2002–2015
13 years
cells: Sammy Winward
Katie Sugden
Emmerdale
2001–2005, 2006–2015
13 years
cells: Maggie Jones
Blanche Hunt
Coronation Street
1974–1976, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1996, 1997, 1998–2009
13 years
cells: Vince Earl
Ron Dixon
Brookside
1990–2003
13 years
cells: Alexandra Fletcher
Jacqui Farnham
Brookside
1990–2003
13 years
cells: Paul Byatt
Mike Dixon
Brookside
1990–2003
13 years
cells: Todd Carty
Mark Fowler
EastEnders
1990–2003
13 years
cells: Andrew Paul
Dave Quinnan
The Bill
1989–2002
13 years
cells: Tamara Kennedy
Joanna Ross Gifford
Take the High Road
1987–2000, 2002
13 years
cells: Gladys Ambrose
Julia Brogan
Brookside
1985–1998
13 years
cells: Ieuan Rhys
Glyn James
Pobol y Cwm
1983–1996
13 years
cells: Marjorie Thomson
Grace Lachlan
Take the High Road
1980–1993, 1995
13 years
cells: Caroline Ashley
Fiona Cunningham
Take the High Road
1980–1993
13 years
cells: Joy Andrews
Tish Hope
Crossroads
1967–1980
13 years
cells: Kate Ford
Tracy Barlow
Coronation Street
2002–2007, 2010—
12 years
cells: Brooke Vincent
Sophie Webster
Coronation Street
2004–2016, 2017—
12 years
cells: Billy McElhaney
Jimmy Mullen
River City
2005—
12 years
cells: Jessica Fox
Nancy Osborne
Hollyoaks
2005—
12 years
cells: Adrian Lewis Morgan
Jimmi Clay
Doctors
2005—
12 years
cells: Rosie Marcel
Jac Naylor
Holby City
2005—
12 years
cells: Eden Taylor-Draper
Belle Dingle
Emmerdale
2005—
12 years
cells: Helen Flanagan
Rosie Webster
Coronation Street
2000–2012, 2017—
12 years
cells: Darren Jeffries
Sam O'Brien
Hollyoaks
1997–2008, 2016–2017
12 years
cells: Suzanne Packer
Tess Bateman
Casualty
2003–2015, 2016
12 years
cells: Charles Lawson
Jim McDonald
Coronation Street
1989–2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007–2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014
12 years
cells: Patsy Palmer
Bianca Butcher
EastEnders
1993–1999, 2002, 2008–2014
12 years
cells: Paul Samson
Raymond Henderson
River City
2002–2014
12 years
cells: Leonard Fenton
Dr. Legg
EastEnders
1985–1997, 2000, 2004, 2007
12 years
cells: Steven Pinder
Max Farnham
Brookside
1990–1998, 1999–2003
12 years
cells: Tony O'Callaghan
Matt Boyden
The Bill
1991–2003
12 years
cells: Colin Tarrant
Andrew Monroe
The Bill
1990–2002
12 years
cells: Louis Emerick
Mick Johnson
Brookside
1989–2001
12 years
cells: Amanda Barrie
Alma Halliwell
Coronation Street
1981, 1982, 1988, 1989–2001
12 years
cells: Christopher Smith
Robert Sugden
Emmerdale
1989–2001
12 years
cells: Gretchen Franklin
Ethel Skinner
EastEnders
1985–1997, 2000
12 years
cells: Michael Starke
Sinbad Sweeney
Brookside
1984, 1985, 1987, 1988–2000
12 years
cells: Diana Davies
Caroline Bates
Emmerdale
1984–1996, 1997, 1999
12 years
cells: Lynsay King
Sarah Platt
Coronation Street
1987–1999
12 years
cells: Jill Summers
Phyllis Pearce
Coronation Street
1982–1983, 1984–1993, 1994–1996
12 years
cells: Alec Monteath
Dougal Lachlan
Take the High Road
1980–1992
12 years
cells: Toke Townley
Sam Pearson
Emmerdale
1972–1984
12 years
cells: John Bentley
Hugh Mortimer
Crossroads
1965–1977
12 years
cells: Jennifer Moss
Lucille Hewitt
Coronation Street
1960–1961, 1962–1969, 1970–1974
12 years
cells: Laurie Brett
Jane Beale
EastEnders
2004–2012, 2014—
11 years
cells: Freddie Jones
Sandy Thomas
Emmerdale
2005–2008, 2009—
11 years
cells: Kym Marsh
Michelle Connor
Coronation Street
2006—
11 years
cells: Diane Parish
Denise Fox
EastEnders
2006—
11 years
cells: Lorna Fitzgerald
Abi Branning
EastEnders
2006–2017
11 years
cells: Isabel Hodgins
Victoria Barton
Emmerdale
2006—
11 years
cells: Eileen McCallum
Liz Hamilton
River City
2006—
11 years
cells: Matthew Wolfenden
David Metcalfe
Emmerdale
2006—
11 years
cells: Linda Henry
Shirley Carter
EastEnders
2006—
11 years
cells: Jamie Borthwick
Jay Brown
EastEnders
2006—
11 years
cells: Derek Martin
Charlie Slater
EastEnders
2000–2011, 2013, 2016
11 years
cells: Charlie Hardwick
Val Pollard
Emmerdale
2004–2015
11 years
cells: Verity Rushworth
Donna Windsor
Emmerdale
1998–2009, 2014
11 years
cells: Tina Hobley
Chrissie Williams
Holby City
2001–2008, 2009–2013
11 years
cells: Libby McArthur
Gina Hamilton
River City
2002–2013
11 years
cells: Sarah Jayne Dunn
Mandy Richardson
Hollyoaks
1996–2006, 2007, 2008, 2010–2011, 2013, 2017–
11 years
cells: Matt Littler
Max Cunningham
Hollyoaks
1997–2008
11 years
cells: James Alexandrou
Martin Fowler
EastEnders
1996–2007
11 years
cells: Lisa Geoghan
Polly Page
The Bill
1992–2002, 2003–2004
11 years
cells: Beth Robert
Lisa Morgan
Pobol y Cwm
1989–2000
11 years
cells: Glenda McKay
Rachel Hughes
Emmerdale
1988–1999
11 years
cells: Jon Peyton Price
Martin Fowler
EastEnders
1985–1996
11 years
cells: Bill Treacher
Arthur Fowler
EastEnders
1985–1996
11 years
cells: Jean Rogers
Dolly Skilbeck
Emmerdale
1980–1991
11 years
cells: Christopher Quinten
Brian Tilsley
Coronation Street
1978–1989
11 years
cells: Ann George
Amy Turtle
Crossroads
1965–1976, 1987
11 years
cells: Pamela Vezey
Kath Brownlow
Crossroads
1976–1987
11 years
cells: Elisabeth Croft
Miss Tatum
Crossroads
1965–1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1983
11 years
cells: Tina O'Brien
Sarah Platt
Coronation Street
1999–2007, 2015—
10 years
cells: Chris Gascoyne
Peter Barlow
Coronation Street
2000–2003, 2007, 2008–2014, 2015, 2016—
10 years
cells: Kieron Richardson
Ste Hay
Hollyoaks
2006, 2007—
10 years
cells: Nicole Barber-Lane
Myra McQueen
Hollyoaks
2006–2013, 2014—
10 years
cells: Jennifer Metcalfe
Mercedes McQueen
Hollyoaks
2006–
11 years
cells: Matthew Chambers
Daniel Granger
Doctors
2007—
10 years
cells: Jake Wood
Max Branning
EastEnders
2006–2015, 2016—
10 years
cells: Rita Simons
Roxy Mitchell
EastEnders
2007–2017
10 years
cells: Alison King
Carla Connor
Coronation Street
2006–2016, 2017—
10 years
cells: Jane Hazlegrove
Kathleen 'Dixie' Dixon
Casualty
2006–2016
10 years
cells: Jessie Wallace
Kat Moon
EastEnders
2000–2005, 2010–2016
11 years
cells: Dean Gaffney
Robbie Jackson
EastEnders
1993–2003, 2004, 2010, 2015, 2017–
10 years
cells: Paul Bradley
Elliot Hope
Holby City
2005–2015
10 years
cells: Philip Lowrie
Dennis Tanner
Coronation Street
1960–1962, 1963–1968, 2011–2014
10 years
cells: Carley Stenson
Steph Roach
Hollyoaks
2000–2010, 2011
10 years
cells: John Bardon
Jim Branning
EastEnders
1996, 1999–2007, 2008, 2009–2011
10 years
cells: Bruce Jones
Les Battersby
Coronation Street
1997–2007
10 years
cells: John Savident
Fred Elliott
Coronation Street
1994, 1995–1996, 1997–2006
10 years
cells: Mike Reid
Frank Butcher
EastEnders
1987, 1988–1994, 1995–1996, 1997–2000, 2002, 2005
10 years
cells: Neville Buswell
Ray Langton
Coronation Street
1966, 1968–1978, 2005
10 years
cells: Eirlys Britton
Beth James
Pobol y Cwm
1994–2004
10 years
cells: Shaun Williamson
Barry Evans
EastEnders
1994–2004
10 years
cells: Tiffany Chapman
Rachel Dixon
Brookside
1993–2003
10 years
cells: Sue Jenkins
Jackie Corkhill
Brookside
1991–2001
10 years
cells: Thomas Ormson
David Platt
Coronation Street
1990–2000
10 years
cells: Huw Higginson
George Garfield
The Bill
1989–1999, 2000
10 years
cells: Claire King
Kim Tate
Emmerdale
1989–1999
10 years
cells: Kevin Lloyd
Tosh Lines
The Bill
1988–1998
10 years
cells: Geoff Hinsliff
Don Brennan
Coronation Street
1987–1997
10 years
cells: Susan Tully
Michelle Fowler
EastEnders
1985–1995
10 years
cells: Tony Pitts
Archie Brooks
Emmerdale
1983–1993
10 years

Questions about this table:
originalText: who is the longest serving actor in eastenders
answer: answerTexts: Adam Woodyatt