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Coronation Street: Season 4

74 episodes Premiered Jan 2, 1963 Updated Sep 18, 2026

Coronation Street Season 4 continues the overarching saga across 74 episodes. The residents of Coronation Street are ordinary, working-class people, and the show follows them through regular social and family interactions at home. This season spans a total of seventy-four episodes, maintaining the established focus on the day-to-day lives, interactions, and experiences of the ordinary working-class individuals who ma

Previously on Coronation Street

Season 4 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • The series focuses on the residents of Coronation Street, who are ordinary, working-class people.
  • The show follows the characters through regular social interactions.
  • The narrative centers on family interactions taking place at home.
  • The overarching saga is ongoing across the established episode structure.

Season overview

Coronation Street Season 4 continues the overarching saga across 74 episodes. The residents of Coronation Street are ordinary, working-class people, and the show follows them through regular social and family interactions at home. This season spans a total of seventy-four episodes, maintaining the established focus on the day-to-day lives, interactions, and experiences of the ordinary working-class individuals who make up the community of Coronation Street. The narrative continues to explore domestic routines and social engagements among the residents, capturing the ongoing, character-driven drama inherent in their everyday domestic and social environments without introducing external elements not supported by the record.

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Season 4 Episodes

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S4·E1 Mytharc

2 Jan 1963

Jan 2, 1963

A time for frankness, family feuding and farewell.

S4·E2 Core

7 Jan 1963

Jan 7, 1963

Florrie joins Martha in gossiping about Christine and Frank but for once Ena isn't interested. Elsie and Christine return exhausted from the January sales. Elsie suggests going out

S4·E3 Core

9 Jan 1963

Jan 9, 1963

Minnie realises that Jed hasn't had his breakfast, intending her to have it because he's behind with his rent. Martha has heard from Elsie that Christine has a new man. In the Corn

S4·E4 Core

14 Jan 1963

Jan 14, 1963

Annie takes Jack to task for what she deems to be his unkempt appearance behind the bar seeing as it's Saturday night. Jed says his market business is up. Albert wonders why Frank

S4·E5 Core

16 Jan 1963

Jan 16, 1963

Concepta fetches in food for Annie to make a spread for the darts' team night against The Flying Horse although Jack thinks they'd be happy with just a meat pie. Harry is depressed

S4·E6 Core

21 Jan 1963

Jan 21, 1963

Concepta fetches in food for Annie to make a spread for the darts' team night against The Flying Horse although Jack thinks they'd be happy with just a meat pie. Harry is depressed

S4·E7 Core

23 Jan 1963

Jan 23, 1963

Having slept badly, Harry mopes over his breakfast as he thinks about Johnny's predicament. Frank interrupts a chat in the Corner Shop between Elsie, Christine and Florrie about "R

S4·E8 Core

28 Jan 1963

Jan 28, 1963

Emily is devastated about losing her job.

S4·E9 Core

30 Jan 1963

Jan 30, 1963

Doreen quits her job so that Emily can stay.

S4·E10 Core

4 Feb 1963

Feb 4, 1963

Frank proposes to Christine but she isn't sure.

S4·E11 Core

6 Feb 1963

Feb 6, 1963

Swindley threatens to resign unless Emily is given her job back.

S4·E12 Core

11 Feb 1963

Feb 11, 1963

Val discovers Frank is still seeing Christine.

S4·E13 Core

13 Feb 1963

Feb 13, 1963

Jack and Albert go to their reunion.

S4·E14 Core

18 Feb 1963

Feb 18, 1963

Consumers flock to Gamma Garments for Emily's sake.

S4·E15 Core

20 Feb 1963

Feb 20, 1963

Jed installs a television at Minnie's.

S4·E16 Core

25 Feb 1963

Feb 25, 1963

Swindley gives the water job to Joe.

S4·E17 Core

27 Feb 1963

Feb 27, 1963

Jerry tells Len that he's been offered another job.

S4·E18 Core

4 Mar 1963

Mar 4, 1963

Elsie gets depressed on her birthday.

S4·E19 Core

6 Mar 1963

Mar 6, 1963

Annie accuses Ena of blackmail.

S4·E20 Core

11 Mar 1963

Mar 11, 1963

Harry thinks of selling his car.

S4·E21 Core

13 Mar 1963

Mar 13, 1963

Ken threatens to take Elsie to court if she slanders Val.

S4·E22 Core

18 Mar 1963

Mar 18, 1963

Esther agrees to let Christine move in with her.

S4·E23 Core

20 Mar 1963

Mar 20, 1963

Elsie turns detective when Doreen hints that she has information about the letter. Jerry attempts to play matchmaker for Len. Swindley presides at the over-60s dance at the Mission

S4·E24 Core

25 Mar 1963

Mar 25, 1963

Ena returns from Sheffield.

S4·E25 Core

27 Mar 1963

Mar 27, 1963

Swindley gives Jed a warning about misusing the Mission Hall.

S4·E26 Core

1 Apr 1963

Apr 1, 1963

Gamma Garments starts a credit service.

S4·E27 Core

3 Apr 1963

Apr 3, 1963

Frank buys his wedding outfit but Christine has bad news for him. The rent collector comes looking for Elsie. Lucille looks forward to her foreign school trip.

S4·E28 Core

8 Apr 1963

Apr 8, 1963

Swindley discovers that Elsie is protected by the 1957 Rent Act.

S4·E29 Core

10 Apr 1963

Apr 10, 1963

Elsie gets Len to change the locks in anticipation of the bailiffs' return. Valerie is amused to learn the identity of Ken's admirer. Minnie feels the strain of Jed's departure on

S4·E30 Core

15 Apr 1963

Apr 15, 1963

Dennis arrives from London.

S4·E31 Core

17 Apr 1963

Apr 17, 1963

All the street come to watch as the bailiffs come to number 11.

S4·E32 Core

22 Apr 1963

Apr 22, 1963

Frank returns from his stay in Scarborough and appears chirpy. Dennis asks Len what his intentions are towards Elsie. Frank and Christine run into each other and are friendly. Denn

S4·E33 Core

24 Apr 1963

Apr 24, 1963

Dennis stops using the Rovers' phone when he discovers the Barlows have had one installed since he was last in Weatherfield. The residents think Frank must have something else on h

S4·E34 Core

29 Apr 1963

Apr 29, 1963

Det. Sgt. Shorrocks of the CID interviews Emily and Doreen. They are reluctant to give a description of the good-looking robber. Ken suspects Frank of being up to something. Mavis

S4·E35 Core

1 May 1963

May 1, 1963

Dennis tells Elsie that Mavis chucked him when he told her about his humble life. She feels sorry for him before discovering he is lying. She threatens to tell Mavis. The police re

S4·E36 Core

6 May 1963

May 6, 1963

The assistants celebrate at Miami Modes when they discover Mrs Dumbarton is leaving. They are told one of them will be promoted. Frank cashes in his policies and signs the shop's l

S4·E37 Core

8 May 1963

May 8, 1963

Ken stands by pupil Michael Butterworth, believing he didn't cash the pension. At Miami Modes, Dot starts to boss Elsie and Christine. Ena gets the truth out of Michael, that he ca

S4·E38 Mytharc

13 May 1963

May 13, 1963

Swindley reveals he has been promoted to Administration at Gamma Garments' Head Office. Jerry tries to get Len to invite Elsie to the Federation Dance. Ken ignores Ena because of M

S4·E39 Core

15 May 1963

May 15, 1963

Michael appears at the juvenile court and is put on probation. Elsie is torn between letting Dennis and Len down. In the end, she drops Dennis. At the dance, she sees Florrie with

S4·E40 Core

20 May 1963

May 20, 1963

Christine starts as trainee supervisor at Miami Modes and tries to cut down on Dot and Elsie's chatter. Concepta tells Annie that she doesn't know how much Harry earns. Annie tells

S4·E41 Core

22 May 1963

May 22, 1963

Annie makes enquiries and tells Concepta that Harry earns £14 7/6 a week. At Miami Modes, Christine reprimands Elsie for getting a dress on discount for Sheila. Emily and Doreen fa

S4·E42 Core

27 May 1963

May 27, 1963

Annie packs Jack off to Scotland. Frank starts to clean out the shop. Concepta's father is taken ill and is forced to retire. She feels that Harry could run the garage for him. Ann

S4·E43 Core

29 May 1963

May 29, 1963

Frank's premises have a reputation of being a bad omen for businesses. Concepta goes to Ireland. Dennis finds it hard to get people interested in his shows. Concepta sends Harry a

S4·E44 Core

3 Jun 1963

Jun 3, 1963

Concepta returns unexpectedly from Ireland. She tells Harry she wants to buy her father's garage-cum-grocers in instalments. Arthur Forsythe-Jones arrives at the Rovers. He enjoys

S4·E45 Core

5 Jun 1963

Jun 5, 1963

Swindley spends his last day at the shop. Emily and Doreen buy him a pen as a farewell present. Jack wants to return from Scotland when he discovers Arthur is around but Annie puts

S4·E46 Core

10 Jun 1963

Jun 10, 1963

Jack returns to sort out Annie and Arthur Forsythe-Jones. She tells him there is nothing in their relationship, but Jack sees that Arthur knows his way around the pub. Dennis disco

S4·E47 Core

12 Jun 1963

Jun 12, 1963

Annie tells Jack she only went out with Arthur Forsythe-Jones to make him jealous. Val finds it hard to look after Ken whilst working and he takes suffrage. Harry decides that they

S4·E48 Core

17 Jun 1963

Jun 17, 1963

Elsie and Len return from holiday in Blackpool. Elsie is hurt by Dennis' coolness. Harry finds Concepta in a playground and tells her that he can't leave Weatherfield as it's his h

S4·E49 Core

19 Jun 1963

Jun 19, 1963

Frank advertises the grand opening of his DIY shop. Concepta blames Lucille for Harry's change of mind. Elsie tries to make up with Dennis but he refuses to listen to her. Concepta

S4·E50 Core

24 Jun 1963

Jun 24, 1963

Sheila is fed up as Jerry never takes her out. Len and Jerry finish up at Frank's shop. Harry has an interview for a sales job. Albert accidentally grows parsley instead of onions

S4·E51 Core

26 Jun 1963

Jun 26, 1963

Frank is in good spirits after a successful first day of trading. Len takes Elsie out to the pictures. She doesn't care that she's supposed to be at work. David can't understand wh

S4·E52 Core

1 Jul 1963

Jul 1, 1964

Harry swallows his pride and Kenneth makes a date.

S4·E68 Core

26 Aug 1963

Aug 26, 1963

Harry drives the darts picnic - Dennis, Walter, Frank, Jack, Alf, Jerry, Ken, Albert and Len to New Brighton. Concepta is not happy when she learns that Harry will have to work som

S4·E74 Core

16 Sep 1963

Sep 16, 1963

Dennis realises something is wrong when he finds the flat door locked. The Street is aroused and Dennis smashes a window to get in as Len and Harry try to break the door down. Dr.

S4·E85 Core

23 Oct 1963

Oct 23, 1963

None of the wedding guests want to share a car with Ena so she arrives at the church on her own. Myra arrives before Jerry who is taken to a pub by Dennis and Walter. After the wed

S4·E103 Mytharc

25 Dec 1963

Dec 25, 1963

It is Christmas Day and news spreads around the Street that the surprise is a "This Is Your Life" but no one knows whose life it is. Elsie warns Dennis that it had better not be he