Coronation Street impromptu ceremony, shortly before going into cardiac arrest, although he later rallied and made a slow recovery. The episode of "EastEnders" broadcast on the same day as "Coronation Street" 50th anniversary episode included a tribute, with the character Dot Branning saying that she never missed "Coronation Street". In May 2011, Dennis Tanner returned after 43 years off screen. Beverley Callard and Vicky Entwistle who play Liz McDonald and Janice Battersby, respectively, quit the street. On 15 October 2011, Betty Driver, who had played Betty Williams since 1969, died of pneumonia, aged 91. In 2011, the major storyline of John Stape
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