List of minor Coronation Street characters (1962)

Philippa Scopes
Coronation Street character
Portrayed by	Jacqueline Jones
Duration	1962
First appearance	14 May 1962 Episode 148
Last appearance	30 May 1962 Episode 153
Created by	Harry Driver
Introduced by	H.V. Kershaw
Classification	Former; guest

Colin Appleby
Coronation Street character
Portrayed by	Lawrence James
First appearance	13 June 1962 Episode 157
Last appearance	20 June 1962 Episode 159
Created by	Harry Driver
Introduced by	H.V. Kershaw
Classification	Former; guest
Wife Christine Hardman (1962)

Wife	Christine Hardman (1962)

Phyllis Gregory
Coronation Street character
Portrayed by	Mary Quinn
Duration	1962
Appears on	11 July 1962 Episode 165
Created by	Harry Driver
Introduced by	H.V. Kershaw
Classification	Former; guest (Deceased)
Husband Bill Gregory

Husband	Bill Gregory

Jerry Booth
Coronation Street character
Portrayed by	Graham Haberfield
Duration	1962–1968, 1971–1975
First appearance	23 July 1962 Episode 168
Last appearance	29 October 1975 Episode 1543
Created by	Harry Driver
Introduced by	H.V. Kershaw
Classification	Former; regular
Profile
Occupation	Builder
Father Ernest Booth Mother Nellie Booth Wife Myra Dickenson (1963–68) Uncles Sam Leach Aunts Maureen Leach

Father	Ernest Booth
Mother	Nellie Booth
Wife	Myra Dickenson (1963–68)
Uncles	Sam Leach
Aunts	Maureen Leach

Sam Leach
Coronation Street character
Portrayed by	Frank Atkinson
Duration	1962
First appearance	6 August 1962 Episode 172
Last appearance	5 September 1962 Episode 181
Created by	Harry Driver
Introduced by	H.V. Kershaw
Classification	Former; guest
Sisters Nellie Booth Wife Maureen Leach Nephews Jerry Booth

Sisters	Nellie Booth
Wife	Maureen Leach
Nephews	Jerry Booth

Christopher Hewitt
Coronation Street character
Portrayed by	Victoria Baker (1962–1964) Stephen Ward (1967–1975)
Duration	1962–1964, 1967, 1975
First appearance	6 August 1962 Episode 172
Last appearance	31 December 1975 Episode 1561
Created by	Harry Driver
Introduced by	H.V. Kershaw
Book appearances	Coronation Street: The Complete Saga
Classification	Former; recurring
Father Harry Hewitt Mother Concepta Hewitt Half-sisters Lucille Hewitt

Coronation Street is a British soap opera, initially produced by Granada Television. Created by writer Tony Warren, Coronation Street first broadcast on ITV on 9 December 1960. The following is a list of characters introduced in the show's third year, by order of first appearance.

For the majority of the first half of 1962, Coronation Street was caught up in the midst of a strike by the actors' union Equity, which began in November 1961 and meant members could not sign new contracts for the duration. As a result, the show was forced to rely on just fourteen regular cast members for five months, as those actors had previously signed year-long contracts, a rarity in television at the time. The strike caused regulars such as Emily Nugent (Eileen Derbyshire), Leonard Swindley (Arthur Lowe) and, later, Dennis Tanner (Philip Lowrie) to disappear from screens and no new characters were introduced until the strike ended in April.

Series producer Derek Granger departed the show in April, and was replaced by H.V. Kershaw in his first of eight separate stints in the role over the next ten years. With the strike over, most of the cast lost at the end of 1961 returned to their respective roles, and in July Kershaw introduced kind-hearted young builder Jerry Booth, played by Graham Haberfield. Jerry would become a major character for the next thirteen years until Haberfield's sudden death in 1975. August saw the Street's second birth as Christopher Hewitt was born to parents Concepta and Harry, and long-term recurring character Dave Smith made his first appearance in September.

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