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Classic @emmerdale & @itvcorrie: Mon - Fri from 1.40pm on ITV3. @emmerdale: Mon-Fri: 7.30pm. @itvcorrie: Mon, Wed & Fri: 8.00pm on ITV1 & STV. Also on ITVX.
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CORRIE legend Bill Roache is in talks to sign a record-breaking new contract for his 65th year on the soap. Bill, 92, who has played Ken Barlow since the first episode in 1960, holds the world record as the longest-serving TV actor in a continuous role. #CoronationStreet
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Anne Kirkbride, who played Deirdre for 42 years. It will be 10 years this month since she passed away.
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Coronation Street icon Geoffrey Hinsliff, who played Don Brennan on the ITV cobbles from 1987 until 1997, has sadly passed away at the age of 87. with tributes pouring in.
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I have nothing against the gay's Kenneth, I just don't want my daughter married to one. I'm old fashioned that way. #ClassicCoronationStreet
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Barbara Knox is 91 today. Happy Birthday Barbara 🎉
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Blanche Hunt: Good and bad in this room!. Blanche Hunt: This one - she were in prison! I nearly died of the shame. Deirdre Barlow: Mother! Nobody needs to know that!. Blanche Hunt: He's had more affairs than Soft Mick!. Peter Barlow: I think you've had enough Blanche. Blanche
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CONFIRMED: Barbara Knox At 90 airs Friday 13th October at 9.00pm on ITV1, STV and ITVX. #CoronationStreet
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Be Happy, I say be happy. John Savident.21st January 1938 - 21st February 2024. Thankyou John. #RIPJohnSavident
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40 years of Kevin Webster!. Played by Michael Le Vel, he is the SECOND longest serving MALE actor in #CoronationStreet. Congratulations Michael!
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Blanche Hunt (reading Kelly Crabtree's fortune): "Ah, I see that there will be fellas. many fellas. especially if you keep dressing like a tart.". #ClassicCoronationStreet
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Remembering #CoronationStreet actors who are no longer with us . 5. Anne Kirkbride (1954 - 2015)
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Remembering #CoronationStreet actors who are no longer with us . 12. Jean Alexander (1926 - 2016)
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Congratulations to @SallyAnMatthews who this year, is celebrating 34 years since her first appearance on the cobbles. Jenny moved away from Weatherfield in 1991, returning in 1993 and returned in 2015. #CoronationStreet
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Congratulations to @APattiClare who this year, is celebrating 12 years on the cobbles. #CoronationStreet
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Remembering #CoronationStreet actors who are no longer with us . 50. Geoffrey Hughes (1944 - 2012)
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Should ITV reduce the number of weekly episodes for both #Emmerdale & #CoronationStreet? . Both soaps have 6 episodes a week in the schedule. Quality, not quantity. #ITVSoaps .
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Remembering #CoronationStreet actors who are no longer with us . 4. Betty Driver ( 1920 - 2011 )
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Remembering #CoronationStreet actors who are no longer with us . 38. Roy Barraclough (1935 - 2017)
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Congratulations to @sallycarman1 who this year, is celebrating 3 years on the cobbles. #CoronationStreet
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The cast & crew @itvcorrie are phenomenal. Producer Iain McLeod should be very proud of his team. 👏👏👏👏👏.
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#KirkSutherland .Played by @andywhyment81 . Who celebrates 20 years on the cobbles this year! . 2000 - Present. #CoronationStreet
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R.I.P John Savident. John portrayed Fred Elliott from 1994-2006 and appeared in 1065 episodes of Coronation Street.
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Remembering actor Bryan Mosley, who passed away 25 years ago today. Bryan portrayed Alf Roberts in Coronation Street from 1961 - 1999 and appeared in 1780 episodes. #CoronationStreet .#ClassicCoronationStreet
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Remembering #CoronationStreet actors who are no longer with us . 11. Maggie Jones (1934 - 2009)
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Remembering Anne Kirkbride, who passed away 10 years ago today. Anne played Deirdre Hunt/Langton/Barlow/Rachid for 42 years and appeared in 3346 episodes. #CoronationStreet #ClassicCoronationStreet
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Barbara Knox At 90. Airs Friday 13th October at 9.00pm. On ITV1, STV and ITVX. #CoronationStreet
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Liz McDonald: "No, this is for my job interview". Tracy Barlow: "What job?".Blanche Hunt: "Prostitute. ".Liz McDonald: "Blanche!".Deirdre Rachid: "Mother!".Blanche Hunt: "You were all thinking it. I just said it out loud". #Blanchisms.#CoronationStreet .#ClassicCoronationStreet
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As of 2023, William Roache holds the Guinness World Record for the longest-serving actor in a television soap opera, having played Ken Barlow on Coronation Street since 1960. #CoronationStreet
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Remembering actress Doris Speed, who was born on this day 125 years ago. Doris portrayed Rovers Return landlady Annie Walker from 1960 - 1983. #CoronationStreet .#ClassicCoronationStreet
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R.I.P Bill Kenright . Bill played Gordon Clegg in Coronation Street, on and off between 1968 and 2012. (With the exception of 2002 & 2004). #ClassicCoronationStreet
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Remembering actor Bryan Mosley, who passed away 25 years ago today. Bryan portrayed Alf Roberts in Coronation Street from 1961 - 1999 and appeared in 1780 episodes. #CoronationStreet .#ClassicCoronationStreet
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Ken Barlow is 84 today. Played by William Roache OBE, since the very first episode of the soap opera on Friday 9th December 1960. Happy Birthday Ken 🎉 . #CoronationStreet
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I wouldn't of bothered coming at all love, this turkey's dry enough to choke a camel. #ClassicCoronationStreet .At Christmas
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Remembering Jean Alexander today. Who would of been celebrating her 97th Birthday. Jean played Hilda Ogden from 1964 - 1987. #ClassicCoronationStreet
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Blanche Hunt slaps Deirdre . Remembering all week . Anne Kirkbride . 21st June 1954 - 19th January 2015. #CoronationStreet .#ClassicCoronationStreet
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Remembering #CoronationStreet actors who are no longer with us. 2. Bill Tarmey ( 1941 - 2012).3. Liz Dawn ( 1939 - 2017)
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45 years on since her first appearance as the beloved Coronation Street matriarch, Sue Nicholls has signed a new contract for another year of drama. #CoronationStreet
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41 years ago today. Pat Phoenix made her final appearance as Elsie Tanner after appearing in 1606 episodes between 1960 and 1973, then from 1976 and 1984. #ClassicCoronationStreet
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Remembering #CoronationStreet actors who are no longer with us . 6. Doris Speed (1899 - 1994)
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Tony Warren, the creator of Coronation Street, originally 'Florizel Street' was given a commission of 13 episodes in 1960. Nearly 60 years on, the programme is now the longest running serial drama in the world.
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Good and bad in this room. This one she were in prison, I nearly died of the shame. #ClassicCoronationStreet
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Archie Street was a terraced street in the Ordsall district of Salford which provided the design inspiration for the look of the fictional Coronation Street when the serial began in 1960. #CoronationStreet .#ClassicCoronationStreet
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Annie Walker: If you wish to brawl like alley cats. Then, kindly brawl outside where you belong in the alley. Not in my house. #ClassicCoronationStreet
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Remembering #CoronationStreet actors who are no longer with us . 26. Bryan Mosley (1931 - 1999)
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Remembering #CoronationStreet actors who are no longer with us . 28. Jill Summers (1910 - 1997)
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Fred Gee, Betty Turpin & Bet Lynch in the pond.
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Anne Kirkbride, appeared as Deirdre Barlow née Hunt, Langton & Rachid in 3346 episodes of Coronation Street in 1972 and from 1973 to 2014 as well as appearing in the spin-off video The Jubilee Years in 1985 and 10 internet episodes titled Ken & Deirdre's Bedtime Stories in 2011.
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Remembering all week:. Anne Kirkbride . 21st June 1954 - 19th January 2015. #CoronationStreet .#ClassicCoronationStreet
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"Do you like a nice blood sausage?" (First line, to Ken Barlow).#ClassicCoronationStreet .#RIPJohnSavident
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Remembering #CoronationStreet actors who are no longer with us . 13. Pat Phoenix (1923 - 1986)
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Blanche to Deirdre:."Good looks are a curse. You and Ken should count yourselves very lucky.". #Blanchisms.#CoronationStreet .#ClassicCoronationStreet
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Remembering all week:. Anne Kirkbride . 21st June 1954 - 19th January 2015. #CoronationStreet .#ClassicCoronationStreet
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Barbara Knox MBE, is surprised by her good friend the late Paul O'Grady MBE. During the filming of Rita & Me back in 2014. To celebrate Barbara's 50 years on Coronation Street. Now it's 60 years this year Congratulations Barbara 🎊 . #CoronationStreet .#ClassicCoronationStreet
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Remembering all week. Anne Kirkbride .21st June 1954 - 19th January 2015. #CoronationStreet .#ClassicCoronationStreet
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Actors in #CoronationStreet who are celebrating anniversaries this year. 5. Barbara Knox .60 years
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And if you like the blood sausage, Elliott's on Gas Street. Mention my name. #ClassicCoronationStreet
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5 original cast members still in Coronation Street, when the programme celebrated it's 18th Birthday in 1978: . William Roache, Doris Speed, Pat Phoenix, Jack Howarth & Violet Carson. #ClassicCoronationStreet
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#ClassicCoronationStreet .At Christmas . Christmas Day 1987, watched by 27 million viewers.
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