Bill Podmore, producer since 1976, continued in the role for another year. His most noteworthy casting decision of 1980 was the axing of Madge Hindle's character Renee Roberts, Corner Shop proprietress and wife of Alf Roberts. Podmore was dissatisfied with Renee and Alf's "humdrum" marriage and so, in order to keep Alf, Renee was given a memorable death in a dramatic car crash in a country lane. As the quintessential English grocer, Alf would remain at the shop until 1993, with Deirdre Langton as his new assistant. Violet Carson made her final appearance as Ena Sharples in April. Carson had struggled with ill health for some time and throughout the late 1970s Ena was regularly written out, with Carson returning to the role when she was able. In Episode 1983, Ena made a low-key departure from Weatherfield - deciding she'd had quite enough of Albert Tatlock's hospitality while the builders worked on her flat, she swapped the smoky skies of Weatherfield for the sea air at her usual retreat, Lytham St Annes. She was expected to make a comeback but Carson's health worsened later in the year and she never returned to filming. The Community Centre flat, freshly rebuilt in brick on the Grape Street set, would lie empty for a year. Two actors joined the programme as short-term regulars. Arnold Swain was the owner of a pet shop who romanced Emily Bishop, marrying her in September only for Emily to then find out that he was already married. Actor George Waring wasn't aware that his character was a bigamist when he was cast. The other was Martin Cheveski, Elsie Tanner's grandson who stayed with his gran for the latter six months of the year while working as Len Fairclough's new apprentice at the yard. The character of Martin was invented purely for the storyline, contradicting earlier episodes which clearly establish the Cheveskis as having only one son, Paul. In addition to these, Suzy Paterson made three further appearances as Susan Barlow as did Sue Nicholls as Audrey Potter, who prepared to become a grandmother for the first time. Nicky Tilsley, son of Gail and Brian, was born on New Year's Eve but did not appear until 1981. In the realm of locations, Dawson's Cafe was bought over by Jim Sedgewick, who turned it into a trucker's cafe and hired Elsie Tanner as manageress. Like Joe Dawson before him, Sedgewick only appeared a few times and served mostly as the unseen landlord of Jim's Cafe. Coronation Street reached two milestones in 1980. In June, to celebrate the 2000th episode, a cast party was specially convened on the Grape Street set which was covered by the TV Times special Coronation Street 2000. Priced 60p, it featured on the cover Ena Sharples, Elsie Tanner, Ken Barlow and Albert Tatlock watching Tracy Langton struggling to blow the candles out on the 2000th commemorative cake. This was supposedly one of the last times that Violet Carson donned her costume in the character of Ena Sharples. The other milestone, the 20th anniversary on 9th December, went unmarked. (Corriepidia)

Hilda's singing is out of this world

Hilda and Stan are quite brilliant. Superb acting

(I was born in 1995) I started KZfaq corrie at 1989 with Eve Henley Spread. I got to December 1996 and got abit bored so I decided to start at January 1980 here. It's like watching a different show. I'm so grateful for these 🎉

Back in the day when coronation street was more watchable😊👍

Not one for soaps but this one has me hooked. Yes they really were the good old days. Life before mobile phones.

Ken Barlow lecturing his daughter on how she lives her life despite the fact he packed her and his son up to Scotland to be brought up by relatives whilst he lived the carefree bachelor life. Utter self righteous tool.

The cafe becomes Jim’s cafe, i love ❤️ the old ones of coronation street it takes me back because i remember my mum watching the old ones in the 70s and 80s

Hilda is my favourite.

I wish I had a dollar for every time the boom mic drops into the shot. Love it!

00:04 2 January 1980 23:10 7 January 1980 47:27 9 January 1980 1:08:45 14 January 1980 1:31:13 16 January 1980 1:53:46 21 January 1980 2:16:44 23 January 1980 2:39:38 28 January 1980 3:02:34 30 January 1980

I love Hilda, Stan, Eddie Yates and Fred Gee. I was 9 when this was originally broadcast and it is funny how differently you see the characters as an adult especially Hilda who is lovely. Hilda and Eddie have the same laugh!

Thank you so much for these I have troubles sleeping and these episodes have kept me entertained well done there fab Corrie mad this house xx

Thank you so much, I love watching these episodes again that I haven't seen in years.

If I had a husband like that- no Christmas present, won't fix the heater when it's cold- I'd be a bitch too.

Back when Coronation Street was worth watching. Thanks.

I was 9 when this was broadcasted. My favourite characters were Hilda and Elsie.

I often thought that Alf Roberts and Betty Turpin would have made a nice couple...very similar temperaments. Also Bert Tilsley and Mavis were gentle souls.

Thank you for posting!! KZfaq keeps taking these down faster tan I can watch them so I really appreciate it!!

Loving Gary Numan playing in the background in the cafe

Some old scrubber!!! He couldn't say that today! Loving these episodes. I'm binge watching them, that term didn't exist back in 1980 when I was 15!

Thank you again for the hard work and dedication involved in sharing this vintage television 📺 gem

Ooooooh thank you soooo much for sharing this! As another KZfaq user has rightly said, KZfaq is taking these golden episodes down too fast! I hate to be a pain, but do you have the episodes from 1982? Honestly I would be very grateful thank you very much for these too!

Another excellent upload 👍 bloody brilliant thank in you!

Rita becoming the wife from Hell with all her demands. She literally had a poxy job in a newsagent and as soon as that ring was on her finger she became Joan friggin Collins.

This is when coronation Street was pure class.

Stan is alway’s happy 😊😊,when he’s eating @ drinking. 😂❤❤❤❤

I really enjoy 😂😂❤❤the juke box 📦. It’s been missed 4 so 😊😊🎉very long!!

Eddie Yates and the boys were the best.

My Sweet and our Brian....

Cheers for Sharing!

I love the scenes with Elsie in. The show went down hill when she left......

It's hilarious how you see things when you're looking in the rearview. I was only 11 when this went out and was vaguely aware of it. Now, looking back, I quite fancy the 46 year old Barbara Knox 😂

I love the fact that one of Hilda's ducks on her Mural is diving head first into the sea.

How has Bill Roache got away with such bad acting for over 60 years 🙄

One of the rare occasions where Rita is seen smoking.

Vintage Corrie is a fantastic historic record of life in Britain. It reveals some shocking truths about marriage for women and domestic abuse in the 'seventies and 'eighties.

Emily was pure horrified when he said she was going to be selling bacon butties

Stan’s really hilarious 😅😅😂😂 when he’s drunk. 🎉🎉❤❤❤

Baby voiced Gail is morphing into WHINY Baby voiced Gail.

The great day's of Cornation Street , Now In fairness the actors/actress are good today , But it not as good as was in the 60's ,70's , 80's and 90's. At moment it lost its magic.

Eddie's girlfriend, Lorna, is also Gwen Loveday, who will reappear in the Street 20 years from now.

The woman who owns the place Rita’s staying can’t make much money, if she only lets people with theatrical background stay there!

"Why is it the world invariably changes, and for the worse?" says Annie Walker........how right you are, almost 41 years on! 😥 She wouldn't care much for the world of 2020, that's quite certain! 😉

Blimey, Ida Clough’s hair is the same colour in 2021! 😉

Ritas land lady was ok if you ask me she just seamed lonley than nosy

Baldwin does have a heart 😂

1:45:09 Pete Beale (would be in Eastenders in 5 years) as I live and breathe! 😁

Jim thinking Vera was a tom lol Spotted Jim MacDonald’s future headache knocking about with Eddie.

The final episode on this link coincides with my sister 's birthday ' 42 years tommorow.

If I was Ria I would have ran away years ago. Some cracking acting by her.

proper old school corrie with strong female characters and real life drama not the glammed up nonsence corrie has turned into now.

great job on the uploads do wish you tube would stop takeing things off all the time though

Does anyone else get fed up with Bert, ya know what I mean😄 Ken is 😪

Gails hair (wig) dangling into the Beans on Toast. 😅

Awwww, poor Rita. If I was her, I'd bugger off to Blackpool and get a job in a laundrette. And, I'd take everything I brought to the marriage, with me. A suitcase.

I think Eddie Yates girlfriend Laura later became Jim McDonald’s girlfriend and she worked in the factory, I’m sure it’s her thanks 🙏 for the upload I love ❤️ the older ones of Corrie

Eddie's girl, the future girlfriend of Jim MacDonald... spendaholic Gwen.

What I don't get is how this was only 41 years ago yet everyone sat around that table in the pub at the beginning are just conversing about wishy washy pointless crap terrified about what their wives will say like a group of mates who have no idea they'll ALL be dead 40 years later!! 🙄 It annoys the Hell out of me that ANY cast members are dead, let alone that many!!

True friends don't judge you by the state or quality of your home.

Pete Beale got bored selling paahhhhhhhhhhhdddddddsssssss of tomahhhhhhhtttt-oooesssss in Walford and fancied some good quality Weatherfield food.

1:24:01 - Pete Beale from the early days of Eastenders sat in the Cafe ! ;)

I applaud anyone to watch buggernation Street it's absolutely hilarious...

There are some bad wigs in these episodes Poison Ivy, Vera and Rita

Peter Beale from eastenders in cafe 😂 I just close clicked

Watching in 2020 Don't mention the common market for gods sake!

And. Ken. You cant peel a spud 🥔! 😐

Pete Beale groping Gail in the cafe was unexpected!

“My head’s th-th-throbbing!” Why doesn’t she quit??! Why is she working anyway??! 😂🤣

Oh my goodness the chinless wonder is an annoying wee twerp ;-).

Mavis says she's allways run off her feet serving one customer and chatting constantly

Does anyone know why number 9 doesn't have a back kitchen like all the rest of the houses on the street? Their sink and cooker is basically in the living room, I've always wondered about that

Anyone know what song is playing at 2:24:23 when Fred and Stan are chatting in the cafe?

80's was the begining of the end

He has 2 businesses, but he can’t even fix the heater in his own place!!

I love Elsie but she's such a pick-me for making dinner for Len and comforting him after he admitted to hitting Rita.

ok

Memory does serve me right. Len was all after getting Rita to stay. He went from wooing her, practically begging her not to leave and go persue her singing carrer. It's Len that became a typical couch potatoe around the house and frankly he became an arshole

01:24:01 Pete Beale from EastEnders sat in the centre.

What's happened to Deirdre's voice ! it changed over the years alarmingly

Great cast, great actors and actresses back then, absolute pile of garbage now in 2022.

1:08:45 everything was so run down back then At least that’s something that has improved

The Tinsley’s didn’t do anything to their flat! It still looks exactly the same as when they bought it!!

I had such a crush on Mike Baldwin

Why are all the advertisements for swimming pools when nobody has enough room to grow a plant ?

Len was a truly nasty character

My God doesn't Rita nag!!!!

1:48:23 Pete Beale.

Lorna later became Gwen who went out with Jim McDonald!

Love the old Corrie . But life wasn’t idilic in those days any more than now .. just a different world .. there was allot of prejudice and discrimination back then and allot of strikes , unemployment and poverty ..I can see why so many from north came out here to Australia … Australia itself tho has become a very expensive place to live and it was easier back in the 70s

"I'm suicidal - and he says I'm nowty !"

Len Fairclough really was a nasty piece of work!

I can never decide if i like this Susan more or the other one with the big face

Who plays the cafe owner? At first I thought it was Garfield Morgan (Chief Inspector Haskins in 'The Sweeney'), but it's not, is it?

Susan is it not very good at the acting alas !

Rita fairclough can nag.

When Elsies grandson ,Suzie, Gail rotton acting

Elsie's hair gets more and more bizarre.

"KITCHEN UNITS!!!!!!!!!!"

A hungry Pete Beale must have had a bitta business on in Manchester.