Episode 1 (Coronation Street)

The series first introduces Florrie Lindley (Betty Alberge), who has bought up the local Corner Shop from Elsie Lappin (Maudie Edwards), who has now retired after working there for many years.11, Elsie Tanner (Pat Phoenix) berates her 18-year-old son Dennis (Philip Lowrie), who has recently been released from prison.Ken's younger brother David (Alan Rothwell) arrives home from work and tells his father that his bicycle has got a puncture, which Frank is more than happy to repair.She reveals she was the one who took the two shillings from Elsie’s purse and also informs her that she has separated from her husband Ivan (Ernst Walder) and is planning a divorce, but refuses to explain why.At the Corner Shop, Florrie serves her first customer, Ena Sharples (Violet Carson), the live-in caretaker of the nearby Glad Tidings Mission Hall, who fiercely questions her about her background and religious values.
Coronation StreetDerek BennettTony WarrenEric SpearList of episodessoap operablack-and-whiteBetty AlbergeMaudie EdwardsElsie TannerPat PhoenixDennisPhilip LowrieshillingsKen BarlowWilliam RoacheFrank PembertonNoel Dysonworking classmiddle classPatricia ShakesbyAlan RothwellThe Rovers Return InnAnnie WalkerDoris SpeedAnne CunninghamErnst WalderEna SharplesViolet CarsonAlbert TatlockJack HowarthElsie LappinFlorrie LindleyLinda CheveskiDennis TannerFrank BarlowIda BarlowDavid BarlowSusan CunninghamiTunesITV Studios Global Entertainment40th anniversary live episode from 2000TVGuide.co.ukAmazon UKAwards and nominationsProducersPresent charactersFormer charactersCoronation Street Live (2000)Siege WeekCoronation Street Live (2010)Episode 11,145Hilda Ogden's mural and flying ducksRovers Return InnWeatherfieldPardon the ExpressionTurn Out the LightsThe Brothers McGregorThe Road to Coronation StreetEast StreetKen and Deirdre's Bedtime StoriesDrama QueensI Want to Break Free