Jessie Wallace

Coronation Street nearly didn't make it on air. Tony Warren dreamt of bringing working class characters to the screen, but could he persuade his bosses to turn it into reality?

The all time greatest doof doofs, deaths and dramas. From Den to Dot and Sonia to Sharon, relive classic moments from 40 years in Albert Square.

Cutting Edge views the end of the Tory era in 1997 through a Home Counties dinner party