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Coronation Street in 1988 1988 was " Coronation Street " ' s twenty - ninth year . Production . Bill Podmore announced his retirement in 1988 and stood down as producer in December . The end of his 13 - year association with the programme would be an important moment in " Coronation Street " history , and preparations for his departure began early ; David Liddiment , Granada ' s commissioning executive for light entertainment , was appointed to replace him as executive producer , and Mervyn Watson returned to produce the programme at the end of the year . Liddiment was keen to modernise the programme , feeling that it risked falling behind its rivals . He began by abandoning the use of film when shooting on location and instead recording everything on videotape using new lightweight OB cameras . The change occurred with Episode 2807 ( 22nd February 1988 ) . He also arranged for the " Street " to be given more studio space , allowing more sets in each episode . However , Bill Podmore remained the main creative force behind the programme throughout the year , and Liddiment and Watson did not take full charge of the programme until the beginning of 1989 . New Rovers cleaner Sandra Stubbs , played by Sally Watts , was the only main character introduced , while Dawn Acton replaced Holly Chamarette as Tracy Barlow , becoming the third actress to play the role . This time , Tracy was absent for a mere nine months between heads . Meanwhile , Peter Baldwin joined the main cast after 12 years playing Derek Wilton on an occasional basis , Nigel Pivaro returned as Terry Duckworth for five months before leaving again at the end of the year , Amanda Barrie returned after six years for another short stint as Alma Sedgewick , and Helene Palmer left after ten years playing factory worker Ida Clough . The Granada Studios Tour launched , giving fans an opportunity to visit the real sets used on some Granada productions . Its most popular feature was " Coronation Street " ' s outdoor set . The tour lasted until 1999 . Viewing figures . Ratings dropped by 400 , 000 viewers from 1987 to an average of 14 . 76 million viewers . This was the third year in a row with an overall decline . April , May and November saw slight increases year - on - year , while the biggest drops occurred in February and June , of over a million viewers . No other drops were significant . The highest - rated episode of the year was Episode 2793 ( 4th January 1988 ) , the first episode of the year , which gained an audience of 18 . 15 million viewers . As in 1986 and 1987 , " Coronation Street " was kept off the top spot in the national ratings due to the chart dominance of " EastEnders " which was granted two showings , the audiences of which were combined by BARB . Who lives where . Coronation Street Rosamund Street Others
Dean Ashton ( 2007 / 16 actor ) Dean Ashton played the role of the Fire Officer who investigated the cause of the fire that broke out at Roy ' s Rolls in February 2007 and returned to the programme as PC Saunders in February and September 2016 . His other credits include episodes of " M . I . T . : Murder Investigation Team , Doctors , The Bill " and " Collision " .
Episode 1702 ( 9th May 1977 ) Plot . The Faircloughs return from honeymoon . Ray has redecorated the house for them . Mike uses pictures of Albert in the denim as a promotion . Hilda applies for the post of cleaner at the factory . Renee is pleased when Alf invites her to the pictures . Elsie gives Hilda the cleaner ' s job . She starts work straight away . Ted Brownlow plans to take Elsie out for a meal but Len arranges for them to have a meal at No . 9 instead . Rita is furious .
Episode 1151 ( 26th January 1972 ) Plot . Hilda pushes Stan to get a day off work from Len for her birthday . Len tells Elsie not to push Alan for an answer but to let him tell her the source of the money in his own time . Perkins tells Ken that Mrs Bates has been in to complain about him , saying he ' s interfering . He tells him to let the matter drop . Billy and Alf argue over the usefulness , or otherwise , of councillors . Elsie asks Billy if he knows where he got the money from but he denies any knowledge . Albert and Minnie push Alf for free coal from the council . Hilda suspects Stan is keeping something from her . Alan admits to Elsie that he didn ' t borrow the money through Mr Vine but from a " business source " however he won ' t name it . She loses her temper and accuses him of once living on her money . He refuses to talk to her about the matter anymore . Ken gives Terry a letter to his mother saying he wants to meet her . Jerry tells Albert and Minnie they ' re tilting at windmills by trying to get free coal . Hilda reveals Stan ' s taking her to Paris for the day . Billy winds Stan up about his fear of flying . Len takes a message for Alan from his ex - wife Laura reminding him that he ' s coming to visit her . Alan tells him there ' s nothing going on but it was Laura who lent him the money . Notable dialogue . Len Fairclough ( about Stan Ogden ) : " He ' s only half an hour late . That ' s not bad for a fellah that tells the time by the moon . "
Erica Rogers Erica Rogers appeared in " Coronation Street " in July 2014 as a Bailiff repossessing goods from Owen Armstrong . Erica trained at the Academy of Live and Recorded Art and has also appeared in " Emmerdale " , " Hollyoaks " , " Angel of Death " and the short film " Scribble " . Stage work includes " Insignificance " , " Corrupted Angel " , " Ballad of a Thin Man " , " Measure for Measure " , " The Clash of the Frightened " , " Seven for a Secret " and " Duet for One " .
Episode 1643 ( 13th October 1976 ) Plot . Len comes to . Elsie rows with Rita for hitting him . Mavis entertains the customers in the Rovers with her comic songs and has too much to drink . Bet makes her stay at the Rovers for the night as Annie is in Jersey . Dr . Brooks gives Len the all clear but advises him to take it easy . Rita apologises to him . Mike Baldwin gives Ernie the wages clerk job for £45 . Doreen Thornley rings Elsie and tells her that Roy has moved in with Sylvia Matthews so she ' s citing her now and not Gail . She also tells her Roy and Sylvia are moving on and giving the shop up . The Bishops celebrate with an Italian meal . Bet , Rita and Elsie fuss round Len : he enjoys it . He tells them that if he doesn ' t rest he ' ll end up in hospital .
Episode 1983 ( 2nd April 1980 ) Plot . Ida challenges Ivy for the stop steward job , causing both friction and anticipation among the factory girls . Albert doesn ' t like Ena staying at No . 1 and urges Ken to get her flat ready . Flying Horse landlord Tony Hayes has challenged Fred to a barbershop competition and he tries to find a quartet . Ida wants the election to be a secret ballot . Alf , Bert and Eddie agree to join Fred in the quartet . Pauline Stringer holds the election . Fred sets up the competition for next Monday . The men are horrified . They practice , singing " " . Ena enters the Rovers and points out that Fred is out of key . The others agree and drop him . Ida gets 14 votes but Ivy wins with 17 . The two make up . Pauline points out to Mike that the vote split the girls down the middle ; Ivy won ' t be so confident from now on . Ken tells Albert that the decorators won ' t be starting on Ena ' s flat until after Easter . He breaks the news to her when she comes back from the pub . Ena angrily tells Ken that he and the committee have messed her about for long enough . She announces that she is going back to St . Anne ' s and threatens not to return . Fred and Alf realise nothing says the quartet must all be men and press gang Renee into joining them . Notable dialogue . Vera Duckworth ( about Ida Clough ) : " I think she ' s gone a bit power - mad yer know , since we let her decide what to have on t ' sandwiches . " Annie Walker : " " " ? Do you know , Fred , I think I ' ve underestimated you . That is an excellent choice . I suppose it was the rich Edwardian flavour you ' ve gone for ? " Fred Gee : " Well no , it ' s not that exactly , Mrs . Walker - it ' s the only music I could find , see ! " Ena Sharples ( to Ken Barlow ) : " I ' ve been mucked up by you and your committee for long enough . I ' ll be the one to say when I come back . " If " I come back . " Albert Tatlock : " What d ' yer mean , " if " you come back ? " Ena Sharples : " I ' m fast coming to the conclusion , Albert Tatlock , that the air up there is much more to my liking than it is round ' ere these days - an ' you can take that any way you like . I don ' t suppose either of you thought of puttin ' the kettle on , did yer ? " " ( Final lines in series ) "
Karl Stimpson Actor Karl Stimpson appeared on " Coronation Street " in August 2009 as the Project Manager at Red Square Apartments overseeing the flat - building project which was headed - up by Len Windass . His other credits include minor roles in " Between the Lines , Once Upon a Time in the North , Underworld , Red Dwarf , Silent Witness , Bugs , My Family " and " The Knock " as well as the short films " Today Is Friday " and " Balaclava " . A fully - trained masseuse and stone therapist , he also founded KGS Personal Training in Leicester .
The Resignation Plot . Walter Hunt is visited by Chairman Brigadier Hawk who drops hints to Hunt as to the reason why he has not been invited to the next manager ' s meeting . Knowing from past experiences of his colleagues that this is a prelude to being fired , he writes an abusive resignation letter to Hawk letting him know in no uncertain terms what he thinks of him , Sir Charles Dobson and the firm itself . He is then shocked to hear from Miss Cavendish , Hawk ' s domineering secretary that the reason he has not been invited to the meeting is so that his colleagues can discuss what to get him to mark his twenty - five years with the firm . The problem is that Leonard Swindley has already taken the letter to be posted . Stopped in their attempts to retrieve the letter from a postbox by a passing policeman , Hunt and Swindley travel down overnight to London and attempt to get the letter from Hawk ' s desk before he arrives for work . Thinking they have the letter , Swindley rips it up and deposits the remains in a flowerpot , only to find that the real letter is still in his own pocket ( and was never actually posted ) and that the missive that he has destroyed is a cheque for the chairman for over four thousand pounds . . . Commercial releases . This episode was included in Network DVD collection " Pardon the Expression - The Complete Second Series " , released on 24th August , 2009 .
Episode 4092 ( 15th November 1996 ) Plot . Jack tells Alec that Harvey Nuttall is interested in booking some acts on a regular basis . Jack tells Alec he ' ll introduce him and give him 10 % commission . Alec says he ' ll not do it for less than 50 % . Judy fears that she might be barren and never conceive . She is amazed when Raquel tells her that she ' s leaving for Kuala Lumpur . Sean accuses Liz of spreading malicious rumours about him sexually harassing her . He tells her that she ' s very sick . Jack tries in vain to get hold of a list of Alec ' s artistes . Blanche hopes that Tracy ' s marriage will bring Ken and Deirdre closer together . Raquel phones Curly at his conference but puts the phone down before he answers . He tells shocked Eric that Raquel is leaving him . Judy tries to get Raquel to make up with Curly but Raquel tells her that their marriage is over ; she doesn ' t love him and she ' s mucked his life up . She feels she should never have married him in the first place . Liz apologises to Sean for putting Samantha off him . They end up having a drink together . Curly tells Eric that he always hoped Raquel would love him but knew she never would . Jack agrees to giving Alec 50 % commission but Alec tells him that he ' s too late ; he ' s gone direct to Harvey and set up the acts himself . Sean admits to Liz that he finds himself drawn to her . She is flattered and they end up in each other ' s arms . Raquel irons all of Curly ' s clothes and clears all her belongings out of No . 7 before driving off in a taxi , close to tears .
Episode 246 ( 22nd April 1963 ) Plot . Frank returns from his stay in Scarborough and appears chirpy . Dennis asks Len what his intentions are towards Elsie . Frank and Christine run into each other and are friendly . Dennis keeps his exploits in London very quiet . He then receives a mysterious telegram . Cast . Guest cast . " None "
Episode 7700 ( 26th September 2011 ) Plot . Rosie is thrilled to tell Kevin and Sally that she ' s going to be modelling on Lorraine Kelly ' s national TV show . Carla tells Maria that she ' s going to attend Frank ' s court appearance . Maria thinks that Carla ' s mad but agrees to go with her . Carla ' s grateful . Anna ' s embarrassed when she spots Owen and ducks into the phone box to avoid him . She ' s mortified to discover that Owen knows the phone box is out of order . In court , Carla listens nervously as the judge refers the case to Crown Court . She ' s upset to hear that Frank ' s solicitor has applied for bail . Owen comes in to the café and asks a panicking Anna what ' s going on . Anna is saved by having to serve but Sylvia tells Owen that Anna will meet him in the Rovers when she ' s finished work . The judge refuses the bail application because Frank can ' t be trusted to stay away from Carla . Frank shouts that he ' s innocent and has been stitched up . As he ' s led away , Carla can ' t contain herself and shouts back at Frank . Kevin tells Rosie that he wants to take baby Jack on holiday to Debbie ' s villa in Turkey and has his passport application but Jack ' s birth certificate says " Dobbs " . Carla arrives at Underworld and tells everybody that Frank is in prison until the trial . Carla launches Frank ' s posh leather chair from the office . Suppressing a major wobble , Carla tells Hayley she ' s not going to be in for a few days and asks her to get rid of all of Frank ' s things . Dev has bought Aadi a set of golf clubs . Sunita wants to know how much he ' s spent and says he must spend equal amounts on Asha and Amber but Dev is evasive . Dev justifies it to a sceptical Sunita by saying it ' s an investment in their child prodigy . Peter sees Carla approaching the Medical Centre and says he will go with her . Carla is grateful . Peter puts a protective arm around her and they walk on together . Leanne has seen the exchange and fights back tears . Carla explains to Dr Carter how she ' s feeling . He writes her a prescription . Owen sits waiting still for Anna to arrive in the Rovers . Kevin seeks Ken ' s advice about applying for official parental responsibility . Ken tells him that he will have to inform Tyrone . Owen realises Anna has stood him up . Leanne visits Frank in prison and begs him to tell her everything he knows about Peter and Carla . Back at her flat , Peter tells Carla to go easy on the sleeping pills prescription before giving her a hug , reminding her they ' re just friends . He changes his mind about leaving and stays to make Carla a hot drink . Anna ' s upset and tells Gary that she slept with Owen and that since then she ' s been avoiding him . Frank tells Leanne that it was Carla driving when Stella was run over , and that despite agreeing not to tell anybody , Carla confided in Peter . Frank reminds Leanne that he ' d have expected Peter ' s loyalties to lie with his wife ' s mother , but that instead Peter protected Carla . Leanne struggles to take it all in .
Episode 3620 ( 15th November 1993 ) Plot . Andy hides away in his flat . Curly tells Reg that he doesn ' t want Elaine to go . He tells Elaine that he wouldn ' t like it if she left the store now , she is touched . Andy calls on Kath Nelson to find out if Amy loves Errol . Kath urges him not to torture himself . He asks Kath to tell Amy " Good Luck " from him . Curly confides to Maureen about Elaine ' s transfer . She guesses that he ' s falling in love with her . She urges Curly to fight for Elaine . Raquel is thrilled to receive a job offer on her answerphone . She is too late phoning back and misses the job . Steve tries to contact Alison Rathbone at the hospital but has no luck . Jim and Liz show a united front to console Andy . He realises they are hurting for him . Liz gets upset when Andy accuses her of doing to Jim what Amy has done to him . Denise is bothered by people making appointments they don ' t keep . Curly begs Reg to cancel the transfer but Reg wants rid of Elaine as she ' s too ambitious . Curly phones Mrs Rogers .
Episode 5091 ( 12th August 2001 ) Plot . Hayley refuses to go to Ireland so she and Roy come to a decision to hand themselves in to the Police . However before they can hand themselves in , Ruth Audsley shops them and turns up at the cottage with a couple of policemen and a social worker . Hayley is appalled with Ruth . Roy and Hayley are arrested and as the police cars drive away , Roy can see Alex Swinton standing with his arm around Wayne . Roy is incensed . Dennis , Sam and Tyrone decide to confront Kevin about the money as they are sure they deserve a bonus . Kevin explains to them that he has had to give Weatherfield Windows a discounted rate in return for all the work . They don ' t believe him so Dennis tells him that they all quit their jobs . Gail introduces Richard to Martin and it seems to go well . Toyah reconciles herself to Phil Simmonds pleading " not guilty " as she thinks that with the DNA evidence he won ' t have a leg to stand on anyway .
Episode 5325 ( 23rd August 2002 ) Plot . Tyrone is depressed . He tells Kevin how he tried to win Maria back at the airport but she left with Nick . Toyah has a whinge about Fiz to Roy and Vera , saying that she ' s pushy and tries to invite herself along all the time . Roy sticks up for Fiz . Dev puts a business proposition to Mike ; he tells him that his cousin who ' s a textile wholesaler wants a huge order of women ' s underwear . Richard explains to Gail that converting The Ridings cost him about £300 , 000 , that he was intending to sell them for £120 , 000 each so netting £480 , 000 in total . He put up some of the £300 , 000 himself but most of it was a bank loan . He can ' t afford to take a huge drop in price . Doreen buys Ashley and Maxine a house name sign which she gets Ashley to put up . It says " Balmoral " on it . Maxine loves it , Ashley doesn ' t . Peter again tries to talk to Shelley but she tells him it ' s definitely over . Ken tells him not to give up . Sally cooks a special meal for her , Kevin and Rosie . Rosie loves having Kevin around and asks him questions about how he met Sally . Vera thinks the Peacocks ' new house name is wonderful . Gail offers to remortgage the house to raise some money . Richard won ' t hear of it . Fiz feels hurt that Toyah continually tries to ignore her . After dinner Kevin puts his arms round Sally and they end up kissing passionately . Cast . Guest cast . " None "
Episode 1273 ( 28th March 1973 ) Plot . Ray and Len gate - crash the party at No . 11 having heard the sounds from next door . Ray meets Deirdre and gets her to ring for more of her girlfriends . Norma and Jerry enjoy a drink with Mike Ritchie . Deirdre ' s friend , Carol Wyatt joins the party and dances with Ray . A tipsy Deirdre bores Alan . As the party warms up , Rita and Mike Ritchie arrive . Ray rings for Bet to join them to dance with Mike . Bet feigns a headache and Annie lets her go early . Alan can ' t shake off Deirdre as the others dance around him . Annie feels Lucille is being over - protective . Len and Rita declare their love for each other but she warns him not to treat her like a mug in future . He gives her money to treat herself and they kiss . Alan despairs as Deirdre gets more and more drunk . Annie and Lucille settle their differences with each other . Norma lets Jerry read Ken ' s poem and they agree that they ' d good friends . Maggie decides not to tell Alf about Mike . Everyone leaves the party at 2 . 00am with Mike sleeping on the back room floor . Billy rings Lucille and gets her to tell Annie that Mike ' s staying the night with a friend in Bury . Unknown to Alan , Deirdre crashes out on Lucille ' s bed .
Bob Chadwick ( 1990 character ) Bob Chadwick was the father of Kabin paperboy Nigel Chadwick . In November 1990 , Bob forced his son to quit his round when Percy Sugden questioned the boy about a recent break - in at 4 Coronation Street , which Nigel took to mean that he suspected him of having a hand in the burglary . After finding out the identity of the man who spoke to Nigel , Bob went to have it out with him , confronting Percy at the Rovers after being pointed his way by an unwitting Phyllis Pearce . Percy was uninterested in discussing the matter , but when Bob wished that the pensioner was forty years younger so that they could settle their score outside , Percy got up and removed his glasses , showing that he was prepared to stand his ground . Worried for their neighbour , Phyllis , Des Barnes and Rita Fairclough made efforts to calm the situation , causing Alec Gilroy to warn him about upsetting his customers . Rather than take everybody on , Bob cut his losses and walked away , telling Alec that it wasn ' t a pub he was running but " flamin ' Disneyland ! " .