Several characters made their debuts on ''Coronation Street'' in 1977, including

Tracy Barlow Tracy Barlow (also Langton, Preston and McDonald) is a Television in the United Kingdom, fictional character from the Television in the United Kingdom, British ITV (TV network), ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street''. She was born on-screen durin ...

, who appeared as a newborn infant and is still with the show as of 2023.

Suzie Birchall

Suzanne "Suzie" Goodwin (née Birchall) was played by actress Cheryl Murray from January 1977 to December 1979 and then again in 1983. Suzie was a cynical peroxide blonde teenager who was more interested in having fun than being responsible. She made fast friends with Gail Potter and shared a room with her at

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's house. Suzie's first storyline involved her getting her foot stuck through

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's ceiling. Suzie's father Bob was a control freak, and he came to take her home. When he tried to take her by force, Steve Fisher intervened, getting a punch in the face, before Bob washed his hands of his daughter and drove off alone. She later kept company with a

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, and found fleeting romance, which was her ticket out of the Street. Off-screen, she married Terry Goodwin, but the marriage soon soured when it was revealed that Goodwin abused her, leading to her return to Weatherfield in early 1983. She moved back in with Elsie, and as soon as she filed for divorce, went back to her old fun-loving ways. However, Suzie went too far when she tried to seduce Gail's husband, Brian Tilsley. When Gail and Elsie learned of this, Gail ended their friendship, and Elsie threw Suzie out. Immediately after this, Suzie left the Street again, and this time for good. In February 2018, over 35 years after she last saw Suzie, Gail mentioned her to granddaughter

Bethany Platt Bethany Platt is a fictional character from the Television in the United Kingdom, British ITV (TV network), ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street''. She was born on-screen during the episode broadcast on 4 June 2000. She was played by Mia Cookson i ...

Tracy Barlow

Sam Littlewood

Sam Littlewood was Rita Littlewood's uncle on her father Harold's side. Sam was a former wheelwright and was then a scrap-metal dealer. In 1977, he gave Rita away when she married

Len Fairclough Len Fairclough is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'', played by Peter Adamson between his introduction in 1961 and the character's axing in 1983. Creation and casting Adamson was a former extra and t ...

. In his short but concise speech as father of the bride, Sam gave his blessing to the union, and went on to drink everyone under the table at the reception. He later retired to

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from

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, and it was here that Rita turned to him when she walked out on Len in 1980. Despairing of them both, Sam forced Len to go to Blackpool and plead to Rita to return to Coronation Street with him. {{Coronation Street characters, year, state=expanded

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*, Coronation Street

Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' (colloquially referred to as ''Corrie'') is a British television soap opera created by ITV Granada, Granada Television and shown on ITV (TV network), ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres on a cobbled, terraced ...