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Linda Cheveski
Coronation Street character
Portrayed by Anne Cunningham
Duration 1960–1963, 1966–1968, 1984
First appearance 9 December 1960
Last appearance 20 June 1984
Created by Tony Warren
Introduced by Stuart Latham
Book appearances Coronation Street:
The Complete Saga
Coronation Street:
The War Years
Spin-off
appearances		 The Life and Loves of Elsie Tanner (1987)
Classification Former; recurring
Profile
Home Birmingham
David Barlow
Coronation Street character
Portrayed by Alan Rothwell
Duration 1960–1961, 1963–1968
First appearance Episode 1
9 December 1960
Last appearance Episode 764
10 April 1968
Created by Tony Warren
Introduced by Stuart Latham (1960)
Margaret Morris (1963)
H.V. Kershaw (1964, 1965)
Book appearances Coronation Street: The Complete Saga
Coronation Street: The War Years
Classification Former; regular
Profile
Occupation Footballer
Elsie Lappin
Coronation Street character
Portrayed by Maudie Edwards
First appearance 9 December 1960
Episode 1
Last appearance 14 December 1960
Episode 2
Created by Tony Warren
Introduced by Tony Warren
Classification Former; guest
Florrie Lindley
Coronation Street character
Portrayed by Betty Alberge
Duration 1960–1965
First appearance 9 December 1960
Episode 1
Last appearance 2 June 1965
Episode 467
Created by Tony Warren
Introduced by Tony Warren
Classification Former; regular
Susan Cunningham
Coronation Street character
Portrayed by Patricia Shakesby
Duration 1960–1961
First appearance 9 December 1960
Episode 1
Last appearance 6 January 1961
Episode 9
Created by Tony Warren
Introduced by Tony Warren
Book appearances Coronation Street: The Complete Saga
Classification Former; guest

Coronation Street is a British television soap opera/serial, initially produced by Granada Television. Created by screenwriter Tony Warren, Coronation Street first broadcast on ITV on 9 December 1960. The following is a list of characters introduced by Warren upon the series' inception, by order of first appearance.

These characters included flame-haired siren and series first sex symbol Elsie Tanner (played by Patricia Phoenix), staunch up-tight battleaxe Ena Sharples, (played by Violet Carson), typically middle class town Mayor and publican landlady Annie Walker (played by Doris Speed) and grumpy war veteran Albert Tatlock (Jack Howarth (actor)) and university graduate Ken Barlow (William Roache)- all of whom would go on to star in the series for twenty years or more. Another long term character was Minnie Caldwell (played by Margot Bryant), who would remain with the series for 16 years and also in the original line-up was loveable rogue Dennis Tanner (played by Philip Lowrie), who is significant for his 43-year gap between appearances. As of 2017, William Roache is the only original character from 1960 remaining in the cast.

Other significant characters to appear this year include Elsie Lappin (Maudie Edwards) the original owner of the Corner shop and most famous for speaking the first words on the show; Susan Cunningham (Patricia Shakesby) Ken's first girlfriend and the subject of a 2010 storyline in which it was discovered she had later given birth to his son; and May Hardman (Joan Heath), who became the first character to die in the series on 30 December.

(portrayed by Pat Phoenix)

Bernard Butler
Sandra Butler
Gary Bailey

Linda Cheveski (née Tanner) is played by actress Anne Cunningham between 1960 and 1984. The character was created by series creator Tony Warren as part of the original cast, and she appears in the first episode along with family members including her mother, aging 'good-time girl' Elsie Tanner and her 'lovable rogue' brother Dennis. She is later joined by her Polish husband Ivan, and the young couple are central to early storylines as they cope with Linda's pregnancy affecting their marriage.


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