Antony Cotton starred in Coronation Street as Sean Tully, and here is Antony at the Mecca Bingo in Hartlepool in 2006. Were you pictured with him?Antony Cotton starred in Coronation Street as Sean Tully, and here is Antony at the Mecca Bingo in Hartlepool in 2006. Were you pictured with him?
Antony Cotton starred in Coronation Street as Sean Tully, and here is Antony at the Mecca Bingo in Hartlepool in 2006. Were you pictured with him?

All these Coronation Street stars have been pictured in Hartlepool and East Durham over the years - remember these scenes?

It’s the television soap that millions of us love to watch.
By Chris Cordner
Published 19th May 2020, 07:00 BST
Updated 19th May 2020, 12:21 BST

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

There have been lots of visits to the town and to East Durham by some of the actors behind the famous characters.

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

Coronation Street actress Samia Longchambon, who plays Maria Connor in Coronation Street, was pictured at the switch on of Hartlepool's Christmas lights. Remember this from four years ago?

1. A star in town in 2016

Coronation Street actress Samia Longchambon, who plays Maria Connor in Coronation Street, was pictured at the switch on of Hartlepool's Christmas lights. Remember this from four years ago? Photo: Tom Banks

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Jennie McAlpine, who plays Fiz Brown in the soap, was in town at the Hartlepool Mind premises 17 years ago. Are you pictured with her?

2. Fiz in 2003

Jennie McAlpine, who plays Fiz Brown in the soap, was in town at the Hartlepool Mind premises 17 years ago. Are you pictured with her? Photo: LH

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

3. Roy and Hayley

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

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Coronation Street's David Platt, played by Jack P Shepherd, was in Hartlepool six years ago to turn on the Christmas lights. Did you go along?

4. In the spotlight in 2014

Coronation Street's David Platt, played by Jack P Shepherd, was in Hartlepool six years ago to turn on the Christmas lights. Did you go along? Photo: Picture by Kevin Brady

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