"Coronation Street" Characters: 1980-2000 Quiz

Answer: Arnold Swain

Arnold Swain ran a pet shop when Emily first met him. Emily and Deirdre had formed the Coronation Street Secretarial Bureau and Arnold was one of their first customers. Emily took on his books to help out with his accounts.

Answer: 1982

On the May 5, 1982, the cast of "Coronation Street" stood outside their on set homes to greet the Queen. The Queen officially opened the new Street, along with the Duke of Edinburgh. For months, designers and builders had been at work building a new Street lot. This new Street had a new house at No.7 and an alleyway running between the Rovers and No.1.

Answer: Marion Willis

Marion Willis was a florist assistant when she moved into the Street as Elsie Tanner's lodger. She met Eddie Yeats over the airwaves of their CB radios. They married the year after they met and left the Street shortly after.

Answer: Ian Latimer

Ian Latimer was Brian's Australian cousin who came to visit for a short time. She discovered she was pregnant after Ian had left the country and was not sure if Brian or Ian was the father. However when Sarah-Louise was born, Ian had a blood test taken which proved he was not the father.

Answer: Randy

Percy Sugden had been a sergeant in the Catering Corps. He and his budgie Randy moved in with Emily Bishop temporarily whilst his new flat was being prepared for him. Percy had no intentions of moving once he got his feet under Emily's table.

Answer: Don Brennan

Don Brennan was a cab driver who had also lost a spouse. They were both Catholic and as religion was very important to Ivy, love soon blossomed. After a nine month courtship, they married in June 1988.

Answer: Reg Holdsworth

Lancashire-born Ken Morley studied Drama and English as a mature student at Manchester University. When he first appeared as Reg he was still working at a school in London, where he taught English, maths and science.

Answer: Daniel

Daniel Osbourne was born on January 4, 1995. Ken became a proud father yet again at the age of fifty-five. He was determined to make a better job of bringing up this child as he had previously given up his twins, Peter and Susan, when they were only six years old.

Answer: The Websters

She sold No.13 to Kevin and Sally Webster for a reduced price because they had been lodging with her. Her last appearance in the show was on Christmas Day 1987.

Answer: Carmel

Carmel Finnan became totally obsessed with Martin Platt and did everything she possibly could to try and wreck his marriage to Gail. She told Gail she was expecting Martin's baby and that he loved her and not Gail. The story came to a dramatic climax after Carmel tried to kidnap the Platts' son David.