Coronation Street's Rita Fairclough, played by actress Barbara Knox, was pictured at the opening of the newly refurbished Gala Bingo in Sunderland with Phyllis and David Longstaff in 1992. Remember this?Coronation Street's Rita Fairclough, played by actress Barbara Knox, was pictured at the opening of the newly refurbished Gala Bingo in Sunderland with Phyllis and David Longstaff in 1992. Remember this?
Coronation Street's Rita Fairclough, played by actress Barbara Knox, was pictured at the opening of the newly refurbished Gala Bingo in Sunderland with Phyllis and David Longstaff in 1992. Remember this?

All these Coronation Street stars have been pictured in Sunderland over the years - remember these scenes?

It’s the television soap that millions of us love to watch.
By Chris Cordner
Published 16th May 2020, 07:00 BST
Updated 18th May 2020, 11:24 BST

But how many of you remember all of these links between the stars of Coronation Street and the Sunderland area?

There have been lots of visits to Wearside by some of the actors behind the famous characters.

Were you there for any of these visits? Take a look and tell us more.

Actors Julie Hesmondhalgh and David Neilson, or Roy and Hayley Cropper to an adoring Coronation Street audience, were in Sunderland 13 years ago to promote a campaign to encourage more staff training.

1. Roy and Hayley in 2007

Actors Julie Hesmondhalgh and David Neilson, or Roy and Hayley Cropper to an adoring Coronation Street audience, were in Sunderland 13 years ago to promote a campaign to encourage more staff training. Photo: TC

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Coronation Street’s Terence Maynard was in pantomime in Sunderland in 2015. Many will remember him as Tony Stewart in the soap.

2. Sunderland Empire's Aladdin pantomime rehearsals. Coronation Street’s Terence Maynard as Abanazar

Coronation Street’s Terence Maynard was in pantomime in Sunderland in 2015. Many will remember him as Tony Stewart in the soap. Photo: Stu Norton

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Coronation Street's Reg Holdsworth alias Ken Morley, visited the Regal bingo at Concord, Washington in 1994 and was pictured checking a bingo card. Were you there?

3. Reg visits the Regal

Coronation Street's Reg Holdsworth alias Ken Morley, visited the Regal bingo at Concord, Washington in 1994 and was pictured checking a bingo card. Were you there? Photo: Sunderland Echo

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He played much-loved binman Eddie Yeats in the soap but here is Geoffrey Hughes visiting Sunderland in 1983 when he was starring in panto. Did you go and see him?

4. Geoffrey Hughes pays a visit in 1983

He played much-loved binman Eddie Yeats in the soap but here is Geoffrey Hughes visiting Sunderland in 1983 when he was starring in panto. Did you go and see him? Photo: Sunderland Echo

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