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#OnThisDay 22 September 1985
MY BED-TIME BOOB WITH BET
Burly Alf Roberts has seen drama, romance and tragedy in his 25 golden years with #CoronationStreet. He's also seen the funny side of the street. Bryan Mosley has often split his sides at behind-the-scenes japes . . .

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#OnThisDay 22 September 1994
The Sun has this #CoronationStreet picture story:
BETTY'S HOT-PET - Street star Betty Driver's cat loves hot-pot from Rovers . . .

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#OnThisDay 23 September 1978
Hurry yourself along to Chester and PARTY NIGHT at the Top Rank Club with entertainment by #PatPhoenix of #CoronationStreet. Remember, you must be a member to use the club facilities!

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#OnThisDay 23 September 1981
Hurry yourself along to Rackmans Birmingham for 'An Evening with the Stars' and meet the entire cast of #Crossroads, including #NoeleGordon, Ronald Allen and Tony Adams.

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#OnThisDay 23 September 1986
The funeral of former #CoronationStreet star #PatPhoenix takes place. The Evening Standard reports of A JAZZY FAREWELL FOR PAT PHOENIX whilst the Manchester Evening News has 'exclusive' revelations in THE PRISONER ON THE STREET.

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#OnThisDay 23 September 1986
The following day's Daily Mirror leads with the funeral of #CoronationStreet star #PatPhoenix -
WHAT A WAY TO GO, CHUCK!
Stars give Pat the send-off she wanted

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#OnThisDay 24 September 1989
MY TRUE LOVE ISN'T MY WIFE
#Neighbours star #StefanDennis has talked about his future - and it doesn't include his wife. Nor is there a place for romance with either of the girls his name as been linked with - Bananarama singer Jacqui O'Sullivan . . .

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#OnThisDay 24 September 1997
EASTENDSLURS
#EastEnders bosses were last night forced to apologise to the Irish for an episode blasted as "insulting". Monday's programme featured cows, sheep and donkeys roaming the country's streets as the Fowlers searched for Pauline's half-sister

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#OnThisDay 26 September 1990
LESLIE FANCIES SWITCH TO GAY ROLE
Yesterday it was Dirty Den in #EastEnders, today it's Dodgy Danny - and tomorrow it could be Ducky Duffy for Leslie Grantham . . .

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#OnThisDay 26 September 1995
WHY I WON'T BE GOING BACK TO ALBERT SQUARE
#JuneBrown, loved by the nations for her portrayal of dotty Dot Cotton in #EastEnders, has revealed why she turned down the BBC's invitation to go back to the soap . . .

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#OnThisDay 26 September 1979
Hurry yourself along to West Bromwich, where #JulieGoodyear, star of #CoronationStreet, invites you to the Gala Relaunch of the Ladbrooke Social Club. Free bar and buffet and vouchers for everyone!

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#OnThisDay 27 September 1987
Hurry yourself along to HOOTYS SUPPLIES in the West Midlands - celebrating 25 successful years with a personal appearance by Leslie Grantham - Dirty Den of BBC1's #EastEnders, and champagne for everyone!
Hundreds of hit lines at below cost price!!!

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#OnThisDay 27 September 1993
The Sun has this #CoronationStreet exclusive:
IVY'S SHAM MARRIAGE
Street star Lynne Perrie confesses "I've been living a lie and I've had a string of juicy affairs"

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#OnThisDay 27 September 1997
ENTER THE DRAGON!
There's no doubt who's queen at the Vic - it's Peggy Mitchell, all right. But playing #EastEnders' resident dragon can be a bit of a carry on for #BarbaraWindsor . . .

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#OnThisDay 27 September 1965
TV Times looks forward to the 500th episode of #CoronationStreet . . .
No. 500 IN MEMORY LANE
Another milestone in television history is reached tonight. The most talked about of all TV shows clocks up its 500th episode . . .

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#OnThisDay 28 September 1988
CRISIS TALKS OVER EASTENDERS STORM
#EastEnders star #GillianTaylforth is to attend a special meeting with the programme's producer tomorrow after a series of allegations involving her screen husband, actor Peter Dean . . .

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And most would be married within a few years (you can guess how the marriages ended).

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#OnThisDay 28 September 1985
WHO'LL BE FIRST DOWN THE AISLE?
A singular problem confronts #CoronationStreet . . . too many unattached women. The Granadaland saga has far more than any of the other popular soaps . . .

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#OnThisDay 28 September 1983
CRISIS IN CORONATION STREET
#CoronationStreet is now facing the biggest crisis in its 23-year-old existence. The shock resignation of #PatPhoenix means the Street is losing yet another of its top stars . . .

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@chrisanstey74.bsky.social @chriswinwood.bsky.social @vintagetvfan.bsky.social I love the photo of Pat sitting next to a painting of herself. I wonder where that was from.

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#OnThisDay from September 1978
The day #PatPhoenix discovered the truth about her father's secret life her safe, protected childhood world was shattered . . .

#CoronationStreet has made me feel less secure than ever. I never know if people like me or Elsie Tanner . . .

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#OnThisDay 29 September 1979
Hurry yourself along to Runcorn for the MISS SHOPPING CITY 1979 Beauty Contest. Watch lots of gorgeous girls compete for a terrific first prize of £200 with Grand Final guest judge #JohnnyBriggs - Mike Baldwin from TV's #CoronationStreet.

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#OnThisDay 30 September 1994
The Star has this #EastEnders exclusive:
SINFUL SECRETS OF CINDY AND BINNIE
They're the wild women of Albert Square and they're sending millions of soap viewers into a right old lather. EastEnders is turning into a hotbed of passion . . .

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#OnThisDay 30 September 1978
MY FASHION SECRETS - BY PAT PHOENIX
#PatPhoenix, the redhead with flashing eyes and glamorous sexy image, known to millions as Elsie Tanner in #CoronationStreet, reckons she is going to be a freak Mae West . . .

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#OnThisDay 30 September 1988
DALEKS HAVE KNEES TOO
Twenty-five years after the first Doctor Who series, the Daleks are back, still hell-bent on universal domination. The Sunday Telegraph gets the inside story . . .

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