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8th June 1977: The residents were out in force to join in the national celebration of the Silver Jubilee. On the Coronation Street float, Ena Sharples was Queen Victoria, Fred Gee was Sir Francis Drake, Ernie Bishop was Walter Raleigh, Ken Barlow was Sir Edmund Hilary and Annie Walker was Queen Elizabeth I. Their participation was called off however when the van for the float wouldn't start because of Stan Ogden draining the battery by leaving the lights on all night. The residents held a kangaroo court for Stan in the Rovers, with Eddie Yeats defending him, Fred prosecuting and Albert Tatlock serving as judge. Stan was found guilty and had to buy a round of drinks.

• For more information see Episode 1711 (8th June 1977).

Nina Lucas

Nina Lucas is the niece of cafe proprietor Roy Cropper, taken in by her uncle after her sickly father Richard Lucas passed away in 2019. A kind-hearted but complex young woman, Nina is rarely seen without her Goth attire and make-up, which she considers a part of her identity. In 2021, she and her boyfriend Seb Franklin were brutally attacked by Corey Brent and his gang, an attack which cost Seb his life. As the pair had been targeted due to Nina's appearance, Nina had a crisis of self, ditching the Goth clobber for a while. She overcame this in time to testify against Corey on a murder charge, but it wasn't enough to convict and Kelly Neelan was sent down for the crime instead. The conviction was quashed several weeks later when new evidence was found proving that Corey was the attacker.

...that Anthony Schaeffer holds the current record of most roles in the programme with fifteen credited to date?
...that the first episode of the programme ever transmitted that did not feature any of the original cast members from 1960 was Episode 1428 (23rd September 1974)?
...that Stanley Wood, who wrote Episode 1237 (22nd November 1972), was the father of comedian Victoria Wood?
...that in Episode 1183 (17th May 1972), the character of Rita Bates gave her maiden name as "Foster" and not the later-established "Littlewood"?
...that although the character of Armistead Caldwell had died in 1935, his voice was heard in Episode 1256 (29th January 1973)?
...that the first ever repeat of an episode of Coronation Street was on Friday 10th February 1961 when strike action prevented the transmission of that night's edition and Episode 1 was shown in its place?