Remembering Anne Kirkbride and Maggie Jones,who were both born on this day- Maggie in 1934,and Anne in 1954.

In my biography of the writer Malcolm "Mac" Hulke I discuss his four novels based on the tv programme "Crossroads", for which he wrote hundreds of episodes from 1968 to 1975. This book is available on Lulu; www.lulu.com/shop/michael...

Remembering Anne Kirkbride,who died on this day 10 years ago.

Remembering Jill Summers,who died on this day in 1997. #JillSummers #PhyllisPearce #Corrie #CoronationStreet #ClassicCorrie

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Remembering Violet Carson,who died on Boxing Day 1983

Remembering Noele Gordon,who was born #OnThisDay 125 years ago on Christmas Day 1919. #NoeleGordon #Nolly #Crossroads

Remembering Kathy Staff,who died on this day in 2008. Although best remembered for playing Nora Batty in Last of the Summer Wine and Doris Luke in Crossroads(below),Kathy appeared in many other TV series from the 1970s onwards,including Emmerdale Farm and a stint on Coronation Street. #KathyStaff

#OnThisDay in 1975,the cast of Coronation Street were celebrating 15 years of the series in their rehearsal room at Granada TV. #Corrie #ClassicCorrie #CoronationStreet

Remembering Jill Summers,who was born on this day in 1910. #Corrie #ClassicCorrie #CoronationStreet #JillSummers #PhyllisPearce

#OnThisDay 60 years ago - Barbara Knox (then Barbara Mullaney)made her debut as Rita Littlewood on #CoronationStreet. It was just a one off appearance at that point. She didn’t return to #Corrie again until 1972,but soon afterwards Rita became a regular character. #ClassicCorrie #BarbaraKnox

Remembering Pat Phoenix,who was born on this day in 1923.

Happy Birthday to Sue Nicholls. Best known for playing Audrey on Coronation Street since 1979,she’s also had notable roles in TV shows like Crossroads(below),The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin,Pipkins and Rentaghost #SueNicholls #Corrie #CoronationStreet #ClassicCorrie #Crossroads #AudreyRoberts

#OnThisDay 40 years ago on #CoronationStreet - Hilda Ogden received the news that husband Stan had died in hospital. Actor Bernard Youens had died in August of that year,having last appeared on screen in March. #Corrie #ClassicCorrie #StanOgden

Remembering Doris Speed,who died aged 95 on this day 30 years ago.

Happy 92nd Birthday to the great Petula Clark.