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Wednesday, 5 March 2014

The faces of Corrie in 1997

If you remember, last year I had a series of posts looking at the top 12 faces of each Corrie decade - the 1960sthe 1970sthe 1980sthe 1990s and the 2000s. For the next few 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 1997, 209 episodes were broadcast.

1. Kevin Webster (140 episodes)
2. Judy Mallett (122 episodes)
3. Sally Webster (121 episodes)
4. Jim McDonald (120 episodes)
5. Vera Duckworth (119 episodes)
6. Chris Collins (116 episodes)
7. Alec Gilroy (116 episodes)
8. Gary Mallett (116 episodes)
9. Rita Sullivan (116 episodes) 
10. Fiona Middleton (114 episodes)
11. Deirdre Rachid (112 episodes)
12. Samantha Failsworth (111 episodes)

Average age: 38 – this is the first time the average age of the top 12 is under 40. The average age drops from 51 to 38 in a year 

Note: To date, this is the last time Deirdre and Fiona appear in the top 12. And this is the only time Judy, Chris, Gary and Samantha appear in the top 12.


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3 comments:

Billy Niblick said...

Sadly, I have absolutely no recollection whatsoever of any kind of plot interaction that Chris Collins was involved in.

Cue Corrie anorak.......

Anonymous said...

The oldies certainly were given the chop by the 'then' new producer, i forget his name! So sad :(

Barrie.T said...

Brian Park was the new Producer in 1997 who immediately revamped the series by increasing the speed of the scenes , introducing racy storylines like happily married kevin suddenly having an affair with natalie barnes and a new sexy version of nicky tilsley who couldnt keep his top on

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