The majority of the cast and many of the guest actors had appeared, or went on to appear, in
Victoria Wood's favourite soap opera,
"Coronation Street" (1960). They were: - -
Thelma Barlow played Mavis Riley/Wilton, 1971-1997 -
Anne Reid played Valerie Tatlock/Barlow, 1961-1971 -
Sue Cleaver played Eileen Grimshaw, 2000 onwards -
Shobna Gulati played Sunita Parekh/Alahan, 2001-2006, 2009 onwards -
Maxine Peake played Belinda Peach, 1999 -
Duncan Preston played Dennis Stokes, 2004 -
Sue Devaney played Debbie Webster, 1984-1985 -
Joanne Frogatt played Zoe Tattersall, 1997-1998 -
Jane Hazlegrove played Sue Clayton, 1985 -
Kenny Doughty played Jake, 2009 onwards -
Jackie Downey played Fiona, 2007 -
Graham Seed played Prosecuting Solicitor, 1981 -
Liz Hume Dawson played Rachel Goddard, 2008 -
Lynda Baron played Renee Turnbull, 1997 -
Lill Roughley played Lorraine Thomson, 1996 -
Howard Crossley played Lorry Driver, 1982 -
Kaleem Janjua played Soresh Parekh, 2001 -
Liam Fox played several roles, 2005, 2008 -
Andrew Dunn played several roles, 2003, 2007-2008 -
Steve Huison played several roles, 1997, 2003, 2008 onwards -
Sue Wallace played several roles, 1980, 2005 -
Shireen Shah played several roles, 1993, 1995 -
Peter Lorenzelli played several roles, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1984, 1997 -
Jack Smethurst played several roles, 1980-1983, 2001 -
Peter Martin played several roles, 1976, 1977, 1980 -
Christine Moore played several roles, 1978, 1981, 2005, 2007 -
Bernard Wrigley played several roles, 1976, 1977, 1986, 1991, 1996, 1999.
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