The faces of Corrie in 1961

If you remember, last year I had a series of posts looking at the top 12 faces of each Corrie decade - the 1960s, the 1970s, the 1980s, the 1990s and the 2000s. For the next 10 weeks or so, I’ll be looking at the top 12 faces of each year between 1960 and 2013.

With thanks to Corriepedia for the information.

In 1961, 102 episodes were broadcast.

1.    Elsie Tanner (85 episodes)

2.    Annie Walker (84 episodes)

3.    Ena Sharples (83 episodes)

4.    Jack Walker (83 episodes)

5.    Concepta Riley/Hewitt (78 episodes)

6.    Harry Hewitt (77 episodes)

7.    Martha Longhurst (76 episodes)

8.    Minnie Caldwell (75 episodes)

9.    Dennis Tanner (70 episodes)

10.    Albert Tatlock (69 episodes)

11.    Frank Barlow (62 episodes)

12.    Ken Barlow (60 episodes)

Average age: 47

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