Coronation Street in its place. "Coronation Street" returned to ITV screens with a regular scheduled time closer to the end of 1979. "Coronation Street" had little competition within its prime time slot, and certain critics suggested that the programme had grown complacent, moving away from socially viable storylines and again presenting a dated view of working class life. Between 1980 and 1989, "Coronation Street" underwent some of the biggest changes since its launch. By May 1984, William Roache (Ken Barlow) stood as the only original cast member, after the departures of Violet Carson (Ena Sharples) in 1980, Doris Speed (Annie Walker) in
Storylines of Coronation Street 2017, actor Bruno Langley, who portrayed Todd Grimshaw, was faced with allegations of sexual assault by two women who alleged that he groped them at a nightclub some years previously. Following an internal investigation, "Coronation Street" announced that Langley's contract with the show had been terminated, and consequently, Todd Grimshaw would be written out of the programme towards Christmas. Langley's sacking came at an unfortunate time. The character of Todd was set to become integral to a storyline involving his long-term romantic partner Billy Mayhew (Daniel Brocklebank) being outed as having a role in the death of former character Susan