Elsie Tanner Elsie Tanner Elsie Tanner (also Grimshaw, Howard and Gregory) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, "Coronation Street", played by Pat Phoenix from the series inception in 1960 to 1973 and from 1976 until 1984. Elsie Tanner was one of the original core characters on "Coronation Street" and appeared in the first episode. She is considered something of an icon in soap history and regarded as one of "Coronation Street's" greatest ever characters. Her final appearance came in January 1984, when Elsie emigrated to Portugal. Phoenix decided to quit the series in 1983 to pursue other projects.
What's on TV 4 listings. Two other magazines appeared on the market at the same time – "TV Quick" and the short-lived "TV Plus". Early covers of "What's on TV" usually featured TV stars and programmes, but now they almost exclusively promote soap stories. In January 2007, Time UK (then still IPC) launched a soaps and TV website branded as "What's On TV", which focuses on plot spoilers and catch-ups for "EastEnders", "Coronation Street", "Emmerdale", "Hollyoaks", "Doctors", "Neighbours" and "Home and Away", as well as reality TV and drama. A weekly video gives soap storylines. "What's on TV" belongs to TI Media's group