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| - Returning Coronation Street's cast to full capacity was a gradual process which continued for the rest of the year. Storylines were planned so far in advance that it wasn't until mid-May that actors other than the core cast were given starring roles; Jennifer Moss had returned as Lucille Hewitt for one episode on 23rd April, but her appearance didn't affect the plot and was easily slotted in to a completed script. Moss came back permanently with Episode 148 on 14th May. Priority was given to characters who were supposed to have been living in Coronation Street (or close by) for the duration of the strike, and so Esther Hayes, Christine Hardman, Sheila Birtles, Emily Nugent, Doreen Lostock and Leonard Swindley all re-appeared in the following weeks. For Esther and Christine, due to the avai
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| - Returning Coronation Street's cast to full capacity was a gradual process which continued for the rest of the year. Storylines were planned so far in advance that it wasn't until mid-May that actors other than the core cast were given starring roles; Jennifer Moss had returned as Lucille Hewitt for one episode on 23rd April, but her appearance didn't affect the plot and was easily slotted in to a completed script. Moss came back permanently with Episode 148 on 14th May. Priority was given to characters who were supposed to have been living in Coronation Street (or close by) for the duration of the strike, and so Esther Hayes, Christine Hardman, Sheila Birtles, Emily Nugent, Doreen Lostock and Leonard Swindley all re-appeared in the following weeks. For Esther and Christine, due to the availability of actresses Daphne Oxenford and Christine Hargreaves, these appearances included their departures from the street. Hargreaves signed a new contract in October after completing her theatre commitments, although Esther was strictly a recurring character post-strike. Subsequent returns included Anne Reid as Valerie Tatlock in July, and in November, Kenneth Cope, Anne Cunningham and Ernst Walder as Jed Stone, Linda Cheveski and Ivan Cheveski respectively. Valerie and Jed moved into the street, with Val marrying Ken Barlow and Jed becoming Minnie Caldwell's lodger, but the Cheveskis returned to their new home in Canada after two months. Some characters didn't return; in the main Jean Stark, Phil Braithwaite and Norman Dobson, despite all three living in Coronation Street at the onset of the strike.
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