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
The Only Way Is Essex credits and were credited by their first names. As well as appearing in "The Only Way Is Essex", some of the cast members have competed in other reality TV shows including "Celebrity Big Brother", "I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!", "Let's Sing and Dance", "Splash!", "Dancing on Ice", "Celebrity Super Spa", "The Jump", "Tumble", "Strictly Come Dancing", "Get Your Act Together", "Celebrity MasterChef", "Dance Dance Dance", "Love Island" and Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls. The genre of "scripted reality" has attracted much criticism for a lack of authenticity, or indeed outright deception (see article on reality television). The show