Episode 1 (Coronation Street) Episode 1 (Coronation Street) The first episode of the British television soap opera "Coronation Street" was broadcast live on the 9 December 1960, it was broadcast in black-and-white. Episode 2 was video taped shortly after the airing. The series first introduces Florrie Lindley (Betty Alberge), who has bought up the local Corner Shop from Elsie Lappin (Maudie Edwards), who has now retired after working there for many years. Elsie warns Florrie about the residents and stays around to show her the tricks of the trade. At No. 11, Elsie Tanner (Pat Phoenix) berates her 18-year-old son Dennis (Philip Lowrie), who
Storylines of Coronation Street head. Tina made her final appearance on 2 June 2014, where she died in hospital. Carla was considered a prime murder suspect, as Tina had been her husband's mistress; while Peter was also a possible suspect because Tina had threatened to reveal their affair to Carla. A few weeks after Tina's death, it was announced that Marc Baylis, who plays Rob, would be leaving the soap. Rob left "Coronation Street" on 5 November 2014, after being caught and arrested for Tina's murder. In March 2017, a surprise "whodunnit" storyline took place when the soap's longest-serving character, Ken Barlow, played by