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1338:Anna Windass
1333:Mavis Wilton
1328:Derek Wilton
1303:Bill Webster
1298:Raquel Watts
1288:Annie Walker
1258:Elsie Tanner
1243:Percy Sugden
1208:Ena Sharples
1183:Stella Price
1163:Martin Platt
1113:Jerry Morton
1093:Joe McIntyre
1088:Liz McDonald
1078:Jim McDonald
1028:Blanche Hunt
968:Frank Foster
953:Fred Elliott
918:Jackie Dobbs
873:Paul Clayton
848:Emma Brooker
838:Alan Bradley
828:Emily Bishop
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788:Susan Barlow
783:Peter Barlow
773:Frank Barlow
763:Mike Baldwin
728:Lewis Archer
678:Tim Metcalfe
663:Gary Windass
658:Carla Connor
608:Maria Connor
593:Tyrone Dobbs
543:Nick Tilsley
533:Tracy Barlow
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143:Colin Barnes
79:Episode 4510
69:Episode 3030
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1353:Eddie Yeats
1293:Curly Watts
1273:Beth Tinker
1268:Ivy Tilsley
1233:Luke Strong
1203:Maya Sharma
1198:Alf Roberts
1168:Sian Powers
1158:Kylie Platt
1133:Hilda Ogden
1063:Tara Mandal
1048:Ray Langton
998:Katy Harris
983:Cheryl Gray
978:Tony Gordon
973:Alec Gilroy
963:Anne Foster
928:Rob Donovan
923:Molly Dobbs
913:Marcus Dent
908:Trevor Dean
893:Paul Connor
883:Liam Connor
878:Norris Cole
868:Matt Carter
668:Mary Taylor
653:Ryan Connor
628:Adam Barlow
578:Roy Cropper
573:David Platt
563:Sarah Platt
523:Rita Tanner
327:Tina Hobley
316:Emily Aston
294:Curly Watts
264:Bill Tarmey
214:Steph Jones
156:(1990–1992)
153:Steph Jones
1721:Categories
1218:John Stape
1153:Pat Phelan
1138:Stan Ogden
1128:Karl Munro
1118:Mel Morton
858:Julie Carp
798:Des Barnes
778:Ida Barlow
648:Amy Barlow
638:Sean Tully
598:Dev Alahan
528:Gail Platt
518:Ken Barlow
495:characters
413:References
208:Storylines
193:soap opera
183:Des Barnes
134:Pat Barnes
126:Bob Barnes
113:Occupation
24:Des Barnes
1380:By year:
1223:Jed Stone
1178:Eva Price
1058:Bet Lynch
633:Fiz Brown
405:Reception
256:Blackpool
117:Bookmaker
61:1990–1998
34:character
283:Eva Pope
166:Stepsons
139:Brothers
58:Duration
443:26 July
187:English
337:) and
172:(1998)
161:(1998)
131:Mother
123:Father
241:Tommy
223:When
1702:2024
1697:2023
1692:2022
1687:2021
1682:2020
1677:2019
1672:2018
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1422:1968
1417:1967
1412:1966
1407:1965
1402:1964
1397:1963
1392:1962
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1382:1960
445:2011
395:Tony
260:Jack
245:Vera
233:Lisa
149:Wife
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