16 nostalgic scenes of much-loved soap stars on location in Blackpool - including Eastenders, Coronation Street and Hollyoaks
By Claire Lark
Published 8th Nov 2022, 09:07 BST
Blackpool’s wonderful seaside location has long been associated with soap-land.
From holiday storylines for the nation’s best loved soap families to it being the setting for teen runaways and lovers’ weekends away, soap writers have used the lure of Blackpool’s bright lights for some of their most memorable episodes. These photos mostly show filming on location as well as actors in Blackpool on other occasions. They are pure TV nostalgia.
Actor John Savident who was better known as Fred Elliott in Coronation Street, was at Blackpool Pleasure Beach to enjoy a traditional British breakfast promotion. He is pictured with Fylde MP Michael Jack in 1999 Photo: Rob Lock
Actor Kevin Kennedy, alias Coronation Street's Curly Watts, does his best to blow out the lights with the help of some friends at the preview night of the Blackpool Illuminations in 1996 Photo: Iain Lynn
Joseph Gilgun-better known as Coronation Street's Jamie Armstrongand Bill Tarmey (Jack Duckworth) sign autographs for pigeon fanciers at the Show of the Year 1997, Blackpool Winter Gardens Photo: Mike Foster
What a cracking picture from 1961. How many characters can you name? Back row, from left: Dorothy Greenhalgh (Joan Francis), Len Fairclough (Peter Adamson), Concepta Riley (Doreen Keogh), Harry Hewitt (Ivan Beavis), Lucille Hewitt (Jennifer Moss), Minnie Caldwell (Margot Bryant), Billy Walker (Kenneth Farrington) and Martha Longhurst (Lynne Carol).
Front, from left: Arthur Dewhurst (Robin Wentworth), Doreen Lostock (Angela Crow), Elsie Tanner (Pat Phoenix), Ena Sharples (Violet Carson), Annie Walker (Doris Speed) and Jack Walker (Arthur Leslie) Photo: National World