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Following Patricia Phoenix's resignation, Alan Howard made a brief re-appearance in January to tie up the Howards' affairs, after which he too left the series. A month later, Violet Carson suffered a stroke, resulting in Ena Sharples disappearing from screens until the end of the year. Carson's stroke was the end of Ena as a full-time character; upon her return, Ena's role was reduced due to the actress's continuing health problems and she appeared much less than the rest of the cast.

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rdfs:comment	Following Patricia Phoenix's resignation, Alan Howard made a brief re-appearance in January to tie up the Howards' affairs, after which he too left the series. A month later, Violet Carson suffered a stroke, resulting in Ena Sharples disappearing from screens until the end of the year. Carson's stroke was the end of Ena as a full-time character; upon her return, Ena's role was reduced due to the actress's continuing health problems and she appeared much less than the rest of the cast.
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abstract	Following Patricia Phoenix's resignation, Alan Howard made a brief re-appearance in January to tie up the Howards' affairs, after which he too left the series. A month later, Violet Carson suffered a stroke, resulting in Ena Sharples disappearing from screens until the end of the year. Carson's stroke was the end of Ena as a full-time character; upon her return, Ena's role was reduced due to the actress's continuing health problems and she appeared much less than the rest of the cast. Susi Hush took over the programme as Maggie Clegg's departure storyline was being planned, with Irene Sutcliffe quitting the series after six years. As Maggie would be marrying Ron Cooke, Bill Kenwright agreed to return as Gordon. It was intended that Gordon would reunite with Lucille Hewitt, but due to Jennifer Moss's alcohol problems, the storyline was delayed and eventually shelved entirely. It was at this point that Hush decided to dismiss Moss, with Lucille going to Ireland off-screen a few episodes later, never to return. With the loss of three popular characters, Hush faced the challenge of plugging the gap. Rita Littlewood, Deirdre Hunt and Bet Lynch rose to prominence, starring in heavier storylines akin to the heyday of Elsie Tanner. Thelma Barlow returned full-time as Mavis Riley, and Tricia and Vera Hopkins - glimpsed in 1973 - were brought back along with the rest of their family as the new Corner Shop proprietors. The Hopkins family were meant as support for Tricia, played by Granada starlet Kathy Jones, while callous pensioner Granny Hopkins was in some ways reminiscent of the still-absent Ena. Another character brought in with Tricia was her friend Gail Potter, with Helen Worth making her debut appearance in July. Hush also brought the Mark Brittain Warehouse back to the fore after a two-year absence. One of the new characters seen at the warehouse was Vera Duckworth, played by Elizabeth Dawn who had previously worked as an extra in the programme. Vera was only seen fleetingly before returning in 1976. Blanche Hunt first appeared, played initially by Patricia Cutts who committed suicide after recording two episodes. Maggie Jones played the character thereafter. Lastly, Geoffrey Hughes made his initial appearance as Eddie Yeats. The year also saw the Street's first foreign location shoot - an idea of Susi Hush's - as Bet, Deirdre, Rita, Mavis, Betty, Emily, Annie and Hilda went to Majorca. No episode was transmitted on 25th December, even though it fell on a Wednesday. This was because Coronation Street traditionally rated low on Christmas Day (and other public holidays), a situation which would remain until the late 1980s.

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