378:) offered him a job as wages clerk at Baldwin's Casuals. Mike's trust in Ernest effectively made him a second-in-command. One day in January 1978, when drawing up the workers' wage packets, two young men, one—Tommo—armed with a shotgun, burst into the office and demanded Ernest hand over the money. Ernest obliged, but Mike entered the office and accidentally knocked Tommo's arm, discharging the gun and shooting Ernest in the chest. He was rushed to hospital but later died. The shock of hearing what had happened made Emily faint in the Street. The two criminals were later apprehended and sentenced to life imprisonment.
389:). They became friends and bonded over their strong religious faith until Ed revealed his real name to be Thomas Jackson, the man who killed Ernest. Jackson claimed he had served his sentence and become a born-again Christian and wanted forgiveness from Emily for Ernest's murder. This caused Emily to have a crisis of faith as she couldn't bring herself to forgive him. However, upon learning Jackson was suicidal, she told him she forgave him and gave him one of Ernest's old cameras.
355:) began working at Ernest's camera shop. Emily and Ernest had many things in common, not least firm religious beliefs (Ernest was a lay preacher), and they began a relationship. After a long courtship, they married on Easter Monday 1972 and moved into No. 3 Coronation Street together. The Bishops were unable to have children of their own but fostered two children at Christmas 1974, which helped mend a rough patch in their marriage.
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In 1976, Ernest was unable to afford the rent on his camera shop and put his business into liquidation. Emily, however, was a tower of strength, insisting that she go out to work and be the bread winner. Ernest became the Street's first househusband; making him the butt of jokes from the other men on
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Grammar School, and, despite being very academically inclined, he refused a place at
Manchester Victoria University, in order to run his own photographic business. Operating under his "professional" name Gordon Bishop, he first appeared at
370:) at the Gatsby Club—but, despite being grateful for the money, Emily drew the line when Ernie played the piano for a stripper, who came round to their house to practice her act. Ernest's fortunes changed when factory owner
423:) to throw a New Year's party at 11 Coronation Street and Robert and the hippies come along. They stay and begin squatting in the house, causing a ruckus among the Street's other residents. Eventually
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is a
British soap opera first broadcast on 9 December 1960. The following is a list of characters that first appeared in 1967, by order of first appearance.
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1344:Derek Wilton
1319:Bill Webster
1314:Raquel Watts
1304:Annie Walker
1274:Elsie Tanner
1259:Percy Sugden
1224:Ena Sharples
1199:Stella Price
1179:Martin Platt
1129:Jerry Morton
1109:Joe McIntyre
1104:Liz McDonald
1094:Jim McDonald
1044:Blanche Hunt
984:Frank Foster
969:Fred Elliott
934:Jackie Dobbs
889:Paul Clayton
864:Emma Brooker
854:Alan Bradley
844:Emily Bishop
809:Simon Barlow
804:Susan Barlow
799:Peter Barlow
789:Frank Barlow
774:Mike Baldwin
739:Lewis Archer
689:Tim Metcalfe
674:Gary Windass
669:Carla Connor
619:Maria Connor
604:Tyrone Dobbs
554:Nick Tilsley
544:Tracy Barlow
501:
459:10 September
457:. Retrieved
455:. March 2007
443:
425:Annie Walker
406:
400:, played by
398:Robert Croft
397:
396:
393:Robert Croft
387:Chris Walker
380:
372:Mike Baldwin
368:Barbara Knox
361:
357:
349:Emily Nugent
346:
342:Elsie Tanner
337:Weatherfield
334:
328:, played by
325:
324:
303:Emily Nugent
294:Edie Burgess
243:H.V. Kershaw
182:
164:Joe Donnelli
156:Elsie Tanner
152:Paul Maxwell
150:, played by
147:
146:
135:Elsie Tanner
96:H.V. Kershaw
60:Paul Maxwell
48:
43:Steve Tanner
36:Steve Tanner
27:
26:
1369:Eddie Yeats
1309:Curly Watts
1289:Beth Tinker
1284:Ivy Tilsley
1249:Luke Strong
1219:Maya Sharma
1214:Alf Roberts
1184:Sian Powers
1174:Kylie Platt
1149:Hilda Ogden
1079:Tara Mandal
1064:Ray Langton
1014:Katy Harris
999:Cheryl Gray
994:Tony Gordon
989:Alec Gilroy
979:Anne Foster
944:Rob Donovan
939:Molly Dobbs
929:Marcus Dent
924:Trevor Dean
909:Paul Connor
899:Liam Connor
894:Norris Cole
884:Matt Carter
679:Mary Taylor
664:Ryan Connor
639:Adam Barlow
589:Roy Cropper
584:David Platt
574:Sarah Platt
534:Rita Tanner
429:Doris Speed
402:Martin Shaw
305:(1972–1978)
270:Wages clerk
259:Other names
137:(1967–1968)
1737:Categories
1234:John Stape
1169:Pat Phelan
1154:Stan Ogden
1144:Karl Munro
1134:Mel Morton
874:Julie Carp
814:Des Barnes
794:Ida Barlow
659:Amy Barlow
649:Sean Tully
609:Dev Alahan
539:Gail Platt
529:Ken Barlow
506:characters
435:References
383:Ed Jackson
267:Occupation
111:Occupation
69:3 May 1967
1396:By year:
1239:Jed Stone
1194:Eva Price
1074:Bet Lynch
644:Fiz Brown
347:In 1969,
185:character
51:character
200:Duration
291:Sisters
240:(1967)
160:America
115:Soldier
310:Nieces
283:Mother
275:Father
245:(1969)
121:Mother
1718:2024
1713:2023
1708:2022
1703:2021
1698:2020
1693:2019
1688:2018
1683:2017
1678:2016
1673:2015
1668:2014
1663:2013
1658:2012
1653:2011
1648:2010
1643:2009
1638:2008
1633:2007
1628:2006
1623:2005
1618:2004
1613:2003
1608:2002
1603:2001
1598:2000
1593:1999
1588:1998
1583:1997
1578:1996
1573:1995
1568:1994
1563:1993
1558:1992
1553:1991
1548:1990
1543:1989
1538:1988
1533:1987
1528:1986
1523:1985
1518:1984
1513:1983
1508:1982
1503:1981
1498:1980
1493:1979
1488:1978
1483:1977
1478:1976
1473:1975
1468:1974
1463:1973
1458:1972
1453:1971
1448:1970
1443:1969
1438:1968
1433:1967
1428:1966
1423:1965
1418:1964
1413:1963
1408:1962
1403:1961
1398:1960
461:2013
299:Wife
129:Wife
453:BBC
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451:.
166:.
494:e
487:t
480:v
463:.
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