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Episode 358 ( 18th May 1964 ) Plot . Swindley returns to the Street from Hilda Barrett ' s having heard about Martha ' s death . Ena lays Martha out herself in the vestry bedroom and she and Albert take turns watching over her . Stuart Hodges pays his respects and meets Swindley . They agree that the funeral arrangements must be left to her frequently absent daughter Lily Haddon who , along with husband Wilf , goes through 7 Mawdsley Street to find her mother ' s insurance policies . They find she has been taking glyceryl trinitrate for a heart condition she had for nine months that she never told anyone about . Lily regrets that she and her mother never got on . A happy Minnie returns from her convalescent holiday and goes straight to the Rovers . Len gently breaks the news of Martha ' s death to her and she breaks down . She goes to the vestry but refuses to see the body . Neither she nor Ena can understand why Martha never told them she was ill . A Whit walk goes down the street , watched by the residents . The regulars remember Martha . Insurance man George Entwistle tells Lily and Wilf that Martha ' s policies come to only £22 , 4s and 9d and they ' ll have to pay the rest of the funeral for themselves . Ena calls on the Haddons and insists the funeral tea is held in the vestry . Minnie joins her at Martha ' s and they look through her belongings . They find a record made on Blackpool ' s Golden Mile on which she swears her love for a strange man named Phil and they sing " I ' ll String Along With You " to each other . Ena dates the recording to 1934 when Percy Longhurst went off on a trip with another woman . She ' s pleased to know her old friend once had some fun in her life . Notable dialogue . Leonard Swindley ( about Martha Longhurst ) : " I always found her very willing . " Ena Sharples : " You found her catty and nasty and don ' t claim anything else , Leonard Swindley . She wasn ' t the biggest comedian we had round here but she was good company for me . " Annie Walker : " Well I remember the time when widows wore black for at least three months . Nowadays you ' re laid out in one , buried in three , forgotten in five . " Len Fairclough ( about Martha Longhurst ) : " She always looked as though she ' d lost a quid and found a ha ' penny " . Ena Sharples : " Well , that ' s one summer she got a kiss without a kick coming after it , though God knows , one summer in sixty - eight isn ' t all that much to live for . "
Postman ( Episode 5332 ) The hapless Postman delivered some items of mail to 9 Coronation Street only to be confronted by an irate Vera Duckworth who pointed out that her house was now named " The Old Rectory " and she had told Norris Cole of the local post office in The Kabin of this change . The Postman tried to be helpful and suggested that Vera send out cards with the address change to anyone who might write to her and , informed that it would be expensive , suggested that they use one of the card - making machines in the precinct to do the job . A well - meaning Tyrone Dobbs assigned Kirk Sutherland to carry out the task , only for a batch of cards to be produced which announced the occupants of the house as being " Vera & Jock Duckwort " .
Martin Allen Martin Allen ' s first stage play " Red Saturday " won the 1983 Samuel Beckett Award and played at the Royal Court Theatre Upstairs . He was playwright in residence at Hampstead Theatre in 1985 where his second play " Particular Friendships " won the Thames Television Award for best stage play of that year . His original screenplay " Song of Experience " , directed by Stephen Frears , was shown at the 1985 London Film Festival and transmitted on BBC2 the following year . He wrote the screenplay for Paul Greengrass ' debut feature " Resurrected " which won Interfilm and OCIC Awards at the 1989 Berlin Film Festival before being given a UK theatrical release . He has been a writer for " Coronation Street " since 1991 and has written 341 episodes . ( The ones listed below as " co - written " were actually two separate episodes by separate writers , transmitted as one for scheduling reasons ) . His original screenplay " Touch And Go " was directed by Tim Fywell for BBC 2 in 1998 . He also wrote 9 episodes of the first 4 series of " Bad Girls " . Episodes written by Martin Allen . 1990s . 1992 ( 10 episodes ) 1993 ( 9 episodes ) 1994 ( 9 episodes ) 1995 ( 11 episodes ) 1996 ( 8 episodes ) 1997 ( 15 episodes ) 1998 ( 14 episodes ) 1999 ( 13 episodes ) 2000s . 2000 ( 13 episodes ) 2001 ( 15 episodes ) 2002 ( 15 episodes ) 2003 ( 15 episodes ) 2004 ( 15 episodes ) 2005 ( 13 episodes ) 2006 ( 14 episodes ) 2007 ( 15 episodes ) 2008 ( 13 episodes ) 2009 ( 13 episodes ) 2010s . 2010 ( 16 episodes ) 2011 ( 16 episodes ) 2012 ( 16 episodes ) 2013 ( 15 episodes ) 2014 ( 13 episodes ) 2015 ( 14 episodes ) 2016 ( 15 episodes ) 2017 ( 4 episodes )
Episode 84 ( 2nd October 1961 ) Plot . The wedding cake is delivered to the Rovers instead of the Greenvale Reception Rooms . Annie gets annoyed when Jack gets paint on his shirt after creating a " Just Married " sign with Len . Linda is annoyed that Ivan has to look after the pub for the day , leaving her alone . The guests start to gather in the Rovers ' back room . Swindley and Miss Nugent ' s present is a blue garter . Jack and Alf make a bet as to whether Ena will be wearing her hairnet under her best hat - Alf wins when she does . Ena insists on being in the first of the taxis taking the guests to St . Theresa ' s RC Church . Doreen also gives a blue garter , revealing that they ' re only 1 / 4 in Gamma Garments , much to Swindley ’ s embarrassment . Alf lines up Bill Gregory and Elsie in the same taxi but she ' s late and has to take a bus . The Walkers , the Rileys and bridesmaid Lucille are moved when they see Concepta in her wedding dress . Linda goes to the Rovers , jealous of Ivan and Nona working together . She finds the girl in Ivan ' s arms after she slips on the floor . After the wedding , the telegrams are read at the reception by best man Len , including ones from Alice Burgess , David Barlow , Billy Walker , Joan & Gordon Davies and Ivan & Nona as Concepta ' s former workmates . Elsie and Bill catch each other ' s eye across the tables . Jack also makes a speech on behalf of the residents before Harry makes his own . Len then toasts Lucille as bridesmaid . Minnie starts to cry as usual . Linda tells Nona she knows that nothing happened - she just liked needling Ivan and the two women get on well . Alf introduces Bill to Elsie and Dot . Ena complains about the reception food to Minnie and Martha who boasts about what Lily Haddon had at her wedding . Ena isn ' t surprised to see Bill and Elsie getting on well together . Harry and Concepta fly to the Isle of Man for their honeymoon and check into the Cresta Hotel in Port Erin .
Episode 5894 ( 21st November 2004 ) Plot . Jack fusses around Vera , she ' s back home , feeling vulnerable . Eileen and Jason are baffled to find Kelly stayed the night with Sean . When Angela nips over to No . 11 to borrow a casserole dish , the gossip starts among the factory girls . Charlie starts work on the Battersbys ' house , Cilla wants Les to get rid of the bath but everyone he asks to take it away wants paying . Sally sets the whole family to work cleaning the house ready for the Davenports ' visit . Frankie ' s sympathetic towards Vera and helps out around the Duckworths ' house . Jack ' s feeling so guilty he calls the deal off with Ron Hepplewhite , but Ron insists that the deposit is non - refundable and visits Vera to make sure Jack has to go through with it . Chesney ' s feeling lonely but is delighted when Sean and Kelly come to play in his new den - the bath . Les begrudgingly pays Kevin to take away the bath . Chesney ' s nowhere to be found . Sally ' s flustered when the Davenports turn up early , but the evening goes well . Kevin shows Ian the garage and Ian offers him a job in charge of a new unit in Eccles . Kevin prefers to work for himself but Ian tells him to sleep on the idea . Sean finds Chesney hiding in the bathtub . He cheers him up and convinces him to go home . Chesney feels important with his new grown - up friend . Vera ' s upset that Frankie thinks she can ' t cope , but Frankie ' s helping because she wants to and tells Vera to have a go at having a " Mrs Mop " for a change . Notable dialogue . Eileen Grimshaw ( to Sean Tully and Kelly Crabtree ) : " So who ' s paying who for services rendered ? "
Shirley Walton Shirley Walton was a girlfriend of Ray Langton , who was seeing him when he arrived to stay in Weatherfield in 1968 . She had competition for his affections in the shape of Lucille Hewitt , and told Ray she ' d kill her if she saw them together . But Lucille was equally determined to have her man , and warned Shirley off Ray .
Yankees Yankees was the proposed new name for the Rovers Return in Newton & Ridley ' s plan to refurbish the establishment and re - open it as a New York - style theme pub in 1990 . The brainchild of the brewery ' s new chief executive , Nigel Ridley , the project spanned multiple establishments , among them the former Dog and Bottle which was reborn as The Riverboat , a southern states - themed restaurant . For the Rovers , Nigel envisioned a northern theme , with high stools , chrome and sophistication . The ambitious scheme also included the space from 1 Coronation Street , with the brewery offering ( anonymously ) to buy the house from Deirdre Barlow . In the new layout , the living quarters were moved to Deirdre ' s old house , with the present accommodation turned into the Bronx bar and carvery . Extensive market research was carried out , coming out in favour of theme pubs , and an increase of 400 % on the annual turnover was predicted . In May of that year , two weeks before refurbishments were set to begin , Alec and Bet Gilroy were informed of the changes , while Deirdre was informed of the buyer ' s identity and met with Nigel Ridley , agreeing to sell No . 1 for £35 , 000 - £10 , 000 above the asking price . The Gilroys resisted the new pub , believing that they wouldn ' t fit in and the current regulars would stop coming , and after turning down the tenancy of the dilapidated Quarryman ' s Rest , they took the only option open to them and shut up shop , drumming up support for them against the brewery both locally and in the media . Despite making the front page of the " Gazette " and giving an interview for Radio Weatherfield , their protests failed to make a difference and they were confined to the living quarters when the brewery reclaimed the pub , pending their eviction and the installation of a more co - operative manager . They were saved by Cecil Newton , Nigel ' s recently - retired predecessor who used his clout with the board to bring Nigel ' s theme pub scheme to a halt . The Rovers was therefore kept as it was , and Yankees never saw the light of day .
Helen Wingrave Helen Wingrave appeared on " Coronation Street " in July 1999 as Nurse Chambers . On stage she appeared in " Forever Nineteen " and " The Post Card " at The Green Room and in " The Way We Live Now " at Contact in Manchester in the early 1990s while on television she was in " The Cops , Children ' s Ward " and " 999 " . In recent years she has turned to stage direction with several plays to her credit such as " Road " and " Under Milk ' Wood " for the Folly Arts Theatre in Hereford , " The Cherry Orchard " at The Courtyard Theatre , Hereford and " Gotcha " at The Powell Theatre . She directed the UK premier of Chales Marowitz " Murdering Marlowe " which toured the West Midlands in 2008 . In 2013 she was appointed as Head of Performing Arts at the South Gloucestershire and Stroud College , however she left the post in September 2014 .
Episode 1169 ( 29th March 1972 ) Plot . Ken still can ' t anywhere to live . Emily starts to get overwrought and have wedding nerves . Ray takes Vicki Bright out on a boating lake . The residents wonder if the wedding will take place this time . A sulking Albert asks Ken how much rent he was willing to pay and is told £3 a week . Vicki tells Ray she has only recently broken off her own engagement as she realised she couldn ' t stand the thought of spending the rest of her life with her fiancé , much to her parents ' disgust . Ray pushes her to attend the wedding . Emily insists that Ernie ' s moustache has to go . Len , Jerry and Stan organise a stag do for Ernie while Bet and Lucille do the same for Emily . Ray takes Vicki to her parents ' house in Preston to pick up her dress for the wedding . He tells her that he ' s fallen for her . The men go to The Flying Horse while the women congregate in the Rovers back room . Emily confesses that she has no nerves but Ernie is the opposite and is sick in the pub . Vicki tells Elsie she feels tired . Emily slips out of the party for a quiet chat with Ena and tells her that this time it feels right . As the menfolk return home , Ernie is horrified when Stan refers to Emily previously jilting Leonard Swindley . Notable dialogue . Ray Langton : " We used to have a barometer that could tell when me dad was coming home from the boozer . It used to say ' fair ' , ' cloudy ' or ' duck ' . " Bet Lynch : " Hilda , you do lower the tone . " < br > Hilda Ogden : " It couldn ' t get much lower than that thing you ' re wearing . "
Samantha Seager Samantha Seager was born 16th July , 1974 in Wigan , Greater Manchester . She is an English actress who played Jodie Morton in " Coronation Street " , Julie in " The Lakes " , Nicola Mayall in " Casualty " , Hannah Chase in " Doctors " , Tamsin Janes in " Where the Heart Is " , Val Latimer in " The Hello Girls " , and she has guest starred in " The Bill " .
Episode 5051 ( 8th June 2001 ) Plot . Ken is suspicious there is something wrong with Alma . He asks Audrey who dismisses him . Kevin wakes up at Molly ' s flat - he obviously stopped her from killing herself . Karen hassles Steve about their honeymoon . Molly is embarrassed about what happened and insists she ' s okay . Kevin agrees not to tell anyone . Sally gives Jason his job back . Harvey Reuben turns up at the factory and tells Mike he is now running the family business . Gail tells Kevin that Molly wasn ' t in work . He is worried and rushes round . Maxine decides to cook a romantic meal for the two of them as a surprise for Ashley . Curly teaches Alma how to use his video camera . Eileen goes to see Jason at work thinking he will come back home . He tells her that he won ' t until Dennis has gone . Gail tells Sarah that Audrey is treating her , Sarah and Bethany to a weekend in London . At Molly ' s flat there is no answer , Kevin assumes the worst and breaks the door down . He finds Molly behind him after just been shopping . Maxine tells Emma about Ashley ' s fertility problem . Alma is sick of Audrey ' s constant pestering . Kevin and Molly get drunk and talk to each other about their problems . Karen tells Steve she wants a joint bank account . Ashley goes drinking with Boris Weaver while Maxine sits at home having made an effort with the dinner . When he comes back he finds out Maxine ' s been talking to Emma . Ashley and Maxine argue . Kevin tells Molly to forget about the money she owes him . He ends up falling asleep at her flat .
Episode 5374 ( 4th November 2002 ) Plot . It is Sophie ' s birthday and Kevin and Sally give her a bike . Kevin and Sally feel awkward about spending the night together . Richard assures Audrey that her spare key is in good hands . Norris begins to think that his deception to Rita over Mr Woo is a mistake . Emily tells him that it is too late to confess now that he has bought Mr Woo Two . Vik has another loss at the bookies . Sally points out to Peter that Vik is well over his account limit . Peter calls in the debt . Later , Vik tries to place another bet but Peter tells him no more bets until the debt is cleared . Vik storms out . Peter tells Shelley that he is working at the dog races that night . He is really going to see Lucy so panics when Shelley says that she wants to come with him . He is later relieved when Shelley says she has to work that night after all . Kevin tells Curly that he is regretting moving back in . Curly tells him to take the rough with the smooth and just get on with it . Norris sprays Mr Woo with Rita ' s hairspray to familiarise him with her scent . Eileen and Sally prepare Sophie ' s party . Sally tells Eileen that she slept with Kevin again . Sally is still confused about her feelings for Kevin . Rita notices something different about Mr Woo . Norris tells her that Mr Woo is punishing her for leaving him to go on holiday . Peter spends another evening with Lucy . Before Sophie ' s party starts , Kevin proposes to Sally .
Episode 1544 ( 3rd November 1975 ) Plot . Ray and Deirdre wonder if Sophie Edwards is right and Betty is Gordon ' s mother . Hilda hears them talking about it in the Corner Shop . Gordon tells Betty that Sophie gave away their secret . Betty is afraid to go into work but Gordon convinces her to carry on as normal . Ken can ' t build up any enthusiasm for the Community Development Officer position and wishes it wasn ' t in Weatherfield . Hilda spreads it around that Gordon is Betty ' s bastard . She thinks Betty ought to be ashamed but everyone feels sorry for her . Alf gives Ken advice on how to impress the Community Centre committee . Gordon confirms that Betty is his mother to Deirdre and Ray and asks them to keep it to themselves , not realising that the cat is out of the bag . The Community Centre committee interview Ken . Alderman Chapman doesn ' t like him as he ' s a taxi driver and doesn ' t have any relevant qualifications . The rest of the panel are swayed by his ideas for getting people to take an active part in improving their community . Betty arrives for work late and puts on a brave face . The residents pretend they don ' t know about Gordon for her sake . When Gordon lets her know that people are talking about her , she is upset at the pretence and walks out . Annie sends Bet to console Betty , thinking that Bet will be able to get through to her because of Martin Downes . Ken makes it to the last two candidates . He ' s up against a highly - qualified southerner favoured by Alderman Chapman . Bet tells Betty she should be proud to have Gordon for a son . Betty decides it ' s a good thing that everyone knows . She sends a letter to Maggie telling her what ' s happened . Alf tells Ken that unofficially he has the job . Notable dialogue . Hilda Ogden : " If you want proof , just look at ' is ears . " < br > Bet Lynch : " His what ? " < br > Hilda Ogden : " ' is ears , they ' re just the same as ' ers . " < br >
Justine Glenton Justine Francesca Glenton ( born in East Yorkshire ) appeared on " Coronation Street " as a Girl who had a brief fling with Charlie Stubbs during August 2005 . She gained her professional Acting Diploma and BA ( Hons ) in Performance at The Internationally renowned and leading accredited Mountview Academy of Theatre Art in London and won several awards both in youth and adulthood for public speaking and acting . Other credits include roles in " Jeeves and Wooster , Lovejoy , The House of Eliott , As Time Goes By , Bugs , London ' s Burning , Holby City , The Bill , Doctors " and " Casualty " . On the big screen she has appeared in " A Demon in My View , Pelican Blood , The Gun , the Cake and the Butterfly " and " Breaking Down " .
Jonathan Harvey Jonathan Harvey was born in Liverpool in 1968 and following university became a secondary school teacher in English at a special needs school in London . He wrote his first play in 1987 attracted by a possible prize of £1 , 000 from the Liverpool Playhouse and his early works were almost exclusively for the theatre , winning many major awards . Branching into television he was best known for the comedy series " Gimme , Gimme , Gimme " with Kathy Burke and James Dreyfuss . Harvey is openly gay and his sexuality has defined many of his works . It was one of the reasons why he agreed to write for " Coronation Street " in 2004 having previously rejected Granada ' s offer , feeling that writing for the programme would be " beneath him " . Initially guiding the storyline for Todd Grimshaw , the programme ' s first gay character , his favourite character to write for is now Sean Tully . Despite his previous reluctance to write for the programme he has now contributed 235 episodes including two episodes co - credited with Stephen Bennett and Julie Jones . He also penned the script for the August 2010 hit stage play " Corrie ! " and the ten internet episodes for " Ken and Deirdre ' s Bedtime Stories " in 2011 . Episodes written by Jonathan Harvey . 2000s . 2004 ( 10 episodes ) 2005 ( 19 episodes ) 2006 ( 20 episodes ) 2007 ( 20 episodes ) 2008 ( 15 episodes ) 2009 ( 24 episodes ) 2010s . 2010 ( 18 episodes ) 2011 ( 16 episodes ) 2012 ( 18 episodes ) 2013 ( 19 episodes ) 2014 ( 20 episodes ) 2015 ( 21 episodes ) 2016 ( 12 episodes ) 2017 ( 4 episodes )
Les Dennis Les Dennis ( born as Leslie Dennis Heseltine on 12th October 1953 in Liverpool ) is a comedian , television presenter and actor who played the role of Michael Rodwell on " Coronation Street " from March 2014 to November 2016 . In 1974 , he won " New Faces " , an ITV talent show and appeared on numerous light - entertainment shows . In 1982 , he joined as one of the team on " Russ Abbot ' s Madhouse " and " The Russ Abbot Show " before forming a comedy partnership with fellow impressionist Dustin Gee , which in turn led to a series of their own , " The Laughter Show " . Following Dustin ' s sudden death on 3rd January 1986 , Les carried on the show as a solo performer . He became the third host of " Family Fortunes " , taking over from Max Bygraves for a fifteen - year run from 1987 to 2002 . Other acting work includes roles in " Brookside , Doctors , Crossroads , Casualty , New Street Law , The Bill , Holby City , The Slammer , Life ' s Too Short " and " Midsomer Murders " . In 2002 he appeared in the second series of " Celebrity Big Brother " ; finishing as runner - up , and appeared in a 2005 episode of " Extras " in which he once again impersonated famous " Street " character Mavis Wilton ( Thelma Barlow ) by saying " " I don ' t really know " " .
Mr Bryan Mr Bryan was the representative of the bank who came to inspect Italian restaurant Valandro ' s after chef Paul Clayton had approached the financial institution to borrow £20 , 000 in order to obtain a 40 % share of the business from sole - owner , Leanne Battersby . After checking over the business accounts and giving the loan application serious consideration , Mr Bryan approved the application for the full £20 , 000 on the spot and stated that the money would be in " Jack ' s " bank account within the week - subject to the usual checks . After he had handed Mr Bryan the necessary documentation and the satisfied loan arranger left the restaurant , a proud Paul informed Leanne that he had used the name of his grandad , Jack Duckworth , in order to get the money . Paul had in fact given the bank a fake passport and driving licence , along with the utility bills and deeds to 9 Coronation Street , having obtained the loan fraudulently .
Episode 441 ( 3rd March 1965 ) Plot . Lucille is given the part of the maid in " Way of the World " , in a joint production with the boys ' Grammar School . Emily ' s instructor Mr . Hopwood takes her out for a coffee . George Dickinson accuses Jerry of having an affair with Irma . Jerry refuses to return and is chased for the £30 he owes him . Len writes Mr . Dickinson a cheque and he leaves .
Episode 1656 ( 29th November 1976 ) Plot . To show Mavis she won ' t be sued , Rita reads a bit of the novel to Stan , about ' Santos Olivier ' and Stan doesn ' t recognise himself . Bet doesn ' t know whether or not to live with Mike . He shows Bet round No . 5 to Len and Ray ' s amazement . Mavis asks Ken to read the book to see if any of it is libellous . Rita and Elsie try to dissuade Bet from moving into No . 5 . Ken doesn ' t think the book is libellous but he doesn ' t like it . Bet tells Mike she ' ll move in with him . Cast . Guest cast . " None "