Coronation Street: Season 5
Coronation Street Season 5 continues the overarching saga across 67 episodes, following the lives of ordinary, working-class people. As chronicled in the provided materials, the narrative encompasses regular social and family interactions at home among the residents of Coronation Street. This season maintains the focus on the everyday experiences and interpersonal dynamics of the community members, reflecting their d
Season 5 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 these individuals through regular social and family interactions at home.
- The overarching saga continues across the established episodic format of the series.
- The narrative is rooted in the day-to-day lives and community experiences of its characters.
Season overview
Coronation Street Season 5 continues the overarching saga across 67 episodes, following the lives of ordinary, working-class people. As chronicled in the provided materials, the narrative encompasses regular social and family interactions at home among the residents of Coronation Street. This season maintains the focus on the everyday experiences and interpersonal dynamics of the community members, reflecting their day-to-day lives as established in the ongoing television series.
Episode Guide
Season 5 Progress Shield
5 Feb 1964
Feb 5, 1964
Dennis is threatened with the sack if he makes another mistake. Len reveals that the PPOP members are all doing business with Laurie and that Alderman Langton has sold Laurie his s
15 Apr 1964
Apr 15, 1965
Ena press-gangs the residents into going to the service. Frank demands £25 for the repayment for the furniture. Stuart Hodges turns up and Emily falls for him.
20 Apr 1964
Apr 20, 1964
Myra only pays Frank back £20. Stuart tells Emily he plans to see the Mission of Glad Tidings bursting, not close it. He wants to brighten up the Mission. Myra puts the £5 down on
22 Apr 1964
Apr 22, 1964
Martha goes to Lily's to look after the children and Minnie stands in for her at the Rovers and the Viaduct Sporting Club. Stuart wins Ena over by helping her wash the Mission wall
27 Apr 1964
Apr 27, 1964
Stuart and Dennis find Minnie at the bottom of the stairs, having fallen through the bannisters. Len grows annoyed as Laurie doesn't pay him for the work at the club. Minnie is tak
29 Apr 1964
Apr 29, 1964
Minnie convalesces with Ena with her torn ligament. Jerry asks Len for a rise but Len tells him he hasn't been paid by Laurie yet. The Booths' electricity is cut off for not paying
4 May 1964
May 4, 1964
Myra is refused credit in the Corner Shop. Val insists Ken buys a car rather than them going on holiday. Harry tries to help the Booths manage their money but they still can't affo
6 May 1964
May 6, 1964
Jerry refuses charity from the neighbours. Elsie tells Irma she's welcome to use their bath. Jerry rows with Len when he tells him Myra wears the trousers. He asks Jack to lend him
11 May 1964
May 11, 1964
Frank starts throwing his weight about the Street. Martha is invited to Spain with the family for a holiday - her first trip abroad. Len is sued by Minnie's solicitor. He has no or
13 May 1964
May 13, 1964
Frank sells his shop to Summitt Supermarkets for £6,000. He buys a new car, a white zodiac, and throws a party in the Rovers. Jerry finishes at the Builder's Yard and is taken on a
May 18, 1964
May 18, 1964
Ena lays out Martha's body in the vestry for people to pay their respects. The Haddons sort through her belongings at Mawdsley Street. Minnie returns and learns the tragic news.
May 25, 1964
May 25, 1964
Annie is in a somewhat maudlin mood as she sweeps outside the Rovers but is cheered up when Albert tells her she's in the prime of her life. Elsie is in a similar mood but doesn't
May 27, 1964
May 27, 1964
Emily is prim towards Len when he slaps her bottom when she is up a ladder in the shop. She asks for an explanation and is told that he wouldn't do the same to Ena. She feels insul
June 1st 1964
Jun 1, 1964
Val and Concepta lament how little they see of their husbands. Minnie finds it hard to cope with Charlie's dog, Little Titch, who doesn't seem to like her. She looks through things
June 3rd 1964
Jun 3, 1964
Len and Harry buy new clothes for the party. Concepta and Val have fallen for the story about the regimental do. Elsie gets in some new dresses for Emily to try on to compliment he
Jun 8, 1964
Jun 8, 1964
The men tell Val and Concepta about the strippers. Irma offers to help Jack out in the Rovers in the evenings with Annie away. Emily entertains Leonard Swindley with a romantic mea
Jun 10, 1964
Jun 10, 1964
Charlie's act doesn't go down very well at the club. Emily resigns from Gamma Garments as she feels she can't work alongside Swindley. She tells everyone she's leaving the district
Jun 17, 1964
Jun 17, 1964
Concepta is summoned to Ireland when her father falls ill again. Harry and Christopher go with her and the Barlows take Lucille in. Jack refuses to sack Irma just to please Annie.
Jul 15, 1964
Jul 15, 1964
Jack gets prepared to give Emily away. Swindley has a hangover and is very nervous. Concepta, Val, Annie, Ena, Minnie, Hilda, Stan and Charlie wait in the Mission Hall with Stuart,
Jul 20, 1964
Jul 20, 1964
Emily goes to Wakefield for a rest, after sending the wedding presents back. Three riggers, Duffer, Dan and Joss, descend on the Street trying to make trouble. When they insult Ena
Jul 22, 1964
Jul 22, 1964
Emily appears to be having second thoughts as she prepares to depart for the Mission. Swindley and the other men are feeling the worse for wear following his stag night. Trevor tri
Aug 17, 1964
Aug 17, 1964
Dennis goes for David but Elsie stops him. He feels upset and feels that Elsie is showing herself up. Elsie tells him that she's just mothering David. Ken writes a television scrip
Aug 19, 1964
Aug 19, 1964
Stan has his interview at Amalgamated Steel. Elsie decides to finish with David. Ken tells Dennis that David is unbalanced and hates being crossed. Harry and Concepta say their goo
Aug 24, 1964
Aug 24, 1964
Lenny Phillips threatens to close the club if trade doesn't pick up and Norman Phillips tells Charlie he'll be the first to go. Stan finds the chauffeuring easy. Charlie thinks of
Aug 26, 1964
Aug 26, 1964
Charlie and Norman organise the talent contest. The residents grow concerned for Elsie's welfare. David confronts Elsie in No. 11 and draws the gun on her when she tells him he's b
Aug 31, 1964
Aug 31, 1964
Dennis talks Lucille into entering the contest. Florrie starts acting strangely and being rude. At the contest at the Viaduct Sporting Club, Irma plays Hylda Baker with Charlie as
Sep 2, 1964
Sep 2, 1964
Stan prepares for his first day of work and even Irma is impressed by his chauffeur's uniform. Annie sulks over losing the talent contest but compliments from Jack and Lucille chee
Sep 7, 1964
Sep 7, 1964
Irma clears up the mess in the shop. Florrie has to have six stitches in her arm. Albert plans to turn his yard into a garden. Annie offers to look after Florrie but Nurse Hadfield
Sep 9, 1964
Sep 9, 1964
Florrie turns on Irma and her customers as her depression deepens. Stan takes Hilda and some friends for a ride to show off the Rolls Royce. Norman summons Lucille to the club and
Sep 16, 1964
Sep 16, 1964
Minnie is thrilled that Tickler is a wrestling manager. Len discovers someone has stolen his petty cash. The residents are surprised when Minnie starts spending money. Trevor write
Sep 23, 1964
Sep 23, 1964
The residents don't know who to vote for in the elections. Hilda can't sleep through worrying about Trevor. Tickler asks Florrie to help finance Stan's wrestling. Ena tells the can
Dec 2, 1964
Dec 2, 1964
Dennis's old friend Rita turns up looking for a bed for the night. Jack grows frantic about missing Annie. Charlie attempts some electrical re-wiring in the Barlows' bedroom.
Dec 23, 1964
Dec 23, 1964
The children gather to watch Swindley's pantomime. Ena and Florrie take charge of refreshments while Minnie takes her responsibility as the prompt very seriously. David complains o