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* KilledByRequest: Noël Dyson who played Ida Barlow planned only to appear in the 13 episodes, she lived in London, so tired of the traveling as well of the part and so she asked to leave when her contact came up. So they killed off Ida and she was the first regular to be killed off.
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* KilledByRequest: Noël Dyson Creator/NoelDyson who played Ida Barlow planned only to appear in the 13 episodes, she lived in London, so tired of the traveling as well of the part and so she asked to leave when her contact came up. So they killed off Ida and she was the first regular to be killed off.
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** Blanche Hunt has a scene in an episode airing 9 days after Maggie Jones' death. She's then explained as having won a holiday to Portugal, which was supposed to be a temporary write off for Maggie to have an operation, but she never recovered properly, and it was explained in May 2010 that Blanche had passed away the day she was supposed to return from her holiday.
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** Creator/RobinAskwith was in a 2007 episode as Aiden, then played Ritchie de Vries from 2013 to 2014.
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** Creator/JuliaDeakin was a secretary in one 1989 episode before returning in 2003 for 21 episodes as Brenda Fearns.
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** Creator/LizFraser had been offered a role in the series' earlier years, but turned it down due to fears of being contractually obligated to stay with the series for years.
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** Creator/TimHealy played a bingo checker in 1976, then returned for seven 2006 episodes as Brian Tully.
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** Creator/JohnChallis played handbag thief George Naylor in 1967, before playing Detective Sergeant Phillips from 1974 to 1977.
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** Creator/DorisHare was offered the role of Ena Sharples and played Minnie Caldwell in one of the {{Pilot}}s but didn't get the part. She went on to play Hilda Davies and Maud in 1961, and Alice Pickins from 1968 to1969.
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** Creator/DorisHare was offered the role of Ena Sharples and played Minnie Caldwell in one of the {{Pilot}}s but didn't get the part. She went on to play Hilda Davies and Maud in 1961, and Alice Pickins from 1968 to1969.to 1969.
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* CastTheRunnerUp: In 1989, Creator/SuElliot was considered for the role of Liz [=MacDonald=] but lost out to Beverley Callard. Two years later, Elliot joined ''Corrie'' as Julie Dewhurst.
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** Creator/DorisHare was offered the role of Ena Sharples and played Minnie Caldwell in one of the {{Pilot}}s but didn't get the part. She went on to play Hilda Davies and Maud in 1961, and Alice Pickins from 1968 to1969.
** In 1989, Creator/SuElliot was considered for the role of Liz [=MacDonald=] but lost out to Beverley Callard. Two years later, Elliot joined ''Corrie'' as Julie Dewhurst.
** Creator/DorisHare was offered the role of Ena Sharples and played Minnie Caldwell in one of the {{Pilot}}s but didn't get the part. She went on to play Hilda Davies and Maud in 1961, and Alice Pickins from 1968 to1969.
** In 1989, Creator/SuElliot was considered for the role of Liz [=MacDonald=] but lost out to Beverley Callard. Two years later, Elliot joined ''Corrie'' as Julie Dewhurst.
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** When the show was planned certain characters were very different to what they become, for example Ena Sharples was envisioned as a small woman which failed in the test pilots however Violet Carson made the character work as a large tough woman, then Dennis Tanner was planed to be hard nailed but instead Philip Lowrie presented the character as a trickster which suited him better.
** In 1967, the show began to look old fashioned and was briefly looking at being axed due to low ratings, issue based story-lines looking at the series first Black family, Homosexualty, Drug Use and even Emily having a illegitimate child was planned however they were dropped and stories like the Train Cash and Elsie Tanner's wedding were the human based story-lines that were used to restore ratings.
** In 1967, the show began to look old fashioned and was briefly looking at being axed due to low ratings, issue based story-lines looking at the series first Black family, Homosexualty, Drug Use and even Emily having a illegitimate child was planned however they were dropped and stories like the Train Cash and Elsie Tanner's wedding were the human based story-lines that were used to restore ratings.
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** When the show was planned certain characters were very different to from what they become, for example became. For example, Ena Sharples was envisioned as a small woman (at one point the role was offered to Creator/DorisHare) which failed in the test pilots however Violet Carson made the character work as a large tough woman, then Dennis Tanner was planed planned to be hard nailed but instead Philip Lowrie presented the character as a trickster which suited him better.
** In 1967, the show began to look old fashioned and was briefly looking at being axed due to low ratings,issue based story-lines issue-based storylines looking at the series series' first Black family, Homosexualty, Homosexuality, Drug Use Use, and even Emily having a an illegitimate child was were planned however they were dropped and stories like the Train Cash and Elsie Tanner's wedding were the human based human-based story-lines that were used to restore ratings.
** In 1967, the show began to look old fashioned and was briefly looking at being axed due to low ratings,
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** The two "Dry Runs" had some different cast members, including Creator/LarryDann and Bryan Hulme playing Dennis Tanner, and Creator/DorisHare playing Minnie Caldwell.
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** Creator/DorisHare was the original Minnie Caldwell in the second "Dry Run", then played Hilda Davies and Maud (both in 1961). Her final role was her biggest, that of Alice Pickins between 1968 and 1969.
