Relive the tram crash as Coronation Street drops hundreds of iconic episodes online

DQOctober 12, 2024

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Coronation Street residents including Deirdre, Ken, Leanne and Eileen react with horror and fear to the tram crash

The tram crash is amongst the episodes (Picture: ITV)

ITVX have added a wealth of classic Coronation Street episodes to their streaming service.

This means that viewers can now indulge in episodes from the very beginning up to the present day.

As well as highlights from each decade of the show’s life, the episodes from 2005 – which are currently airing on ITV3 each weekday afternoon – will continue to be added chronologically.

The additions have been selected as part of a wider, dedicated ‘soap destination’ on the streamer, which will see present day episodes of Corrie and Emmerdale added at 7am daily pre-broadcast.

There you can also tune into ‘Stars of the Soaps’, which will include dramas that feature former soap actors, plus ‘Top Picks’ like Noele Gordon biopic Nolly, with classic Crossroads to boost it.

Ken, Annie, Jack and Ena smiling outside a house on Coronation Street — You can head right back to the early days (Picture: TV Times/Future Publishing/Getty Images)

Fans can head back to Coronation Street’s origins to see Ken Barlow’s (William Roache) first appearance, discover the loves of Elsie Tanner (Pat Phoenix) and witness dramatic stunts such as the collapse of No. 7 and a train crashing off the viaduct.

There’s fun in Majorca for the Street ladies in the 70s episodes, Mike Baldwin’s (Johnny Briggs) arrival plus Gail Potter’s (Helen Worth) first ever engagement.

Gail and Martin Platt pose together in Coronation Street — Gail’s wedding to Martin is amongst the episodes (Picture: TV Times/Getty Images)

Relive Deirdre Barlow’s (Anne Kirkbride) affair with Mike, a tragic fire at the Rovers Return and Hilda Ogden’s (Jean Alexander) final episode in the 80s.

The 90s episodes include Gail’s wedding to Martin (Sean Wilson), Reg Holdsworth’s (Ken Morley) leaky water bed and Bet Lynch’s (Julie Goodyear) blazing row with Rita Sullivan (Barbara Knox)!

‘Pals?! Pals?! You don’t know the meaning of the word!’

King Charles’ first soap appearance in the live 40th anniversary episode kicks off the 00s – Richard Hillman’s (Brian Capron) reign of terror and Tracy Barlow (Kate Ford) murdering Charlie Stubbs (Bill Ward) are also included.

Metro’s Classic Corrie recommendations

Coronation Street at night with a fiery blaze at the bridge after the tram crash, as the residents cower in fear and shock — This episode was a real fan favourite (Picture: ITV)

001 (9th December 1960) – The historic first episode

493 (1st September 1965) – No. 7 Coronation Street collapses

667 (8th May 1967) – A train crashes off the viaduct

970 (13th April 1970) – Ken learns his brother and nephew have died in Australia

1434/1435 (14th and 16th October 1974) – The women take a holiday in Majorca

1903 (16th April 1979) – Audrey Roberts arrives

2120 (27th July 1981) – Deirdre becomes Mrs Barlow

2282 (21st February 1983) – Ken finds out about Deirdre’s affair with Mike

2631 (18th June 1986) – Fire at the Roves Return

3002 (8th December 1989) – Alan Bradley hit by a Blackpool tram

3284 (27th September 1991) – Gail marries Martin

3920 (11th October 1995) – Bet learns Rita won’t invest in the pub

4224 (6th July 1997) – The Battersby clan arrive

4376 (29th March 1998) – Free the Weatherfield One!

4945 (8th December 2000) – 40th Anniversary live episode

5459 (12th March 2003) – Richard Hillman drives the Platts into the canal

6467 (12th January 2007) – Tracy kills Charlie

7484 (6th December 2010) – A tram crashes off the viaduct

8236 (16th October 2013) – Roy and Hayley’s final Blackpool trip

9451 (9th May 2018) – The residents react to Aidan’s death

10000/10001 (7th February 2020) – 10,000th episode

Episodes from the last decade include the rather impressive tram crash stunt, Roy (David Neilson) and Hayley Cropper’s (Julie Hesmondhalgh) final trip to Blackpool and the deaths of Deirdre, Tina McIntyre (Michelle Keegan) and Kylie Platt (Paula Lane).

Luckily for you, back in 2020 I created a list of every episode available, so if you’re on the look out for a specific instalment, check out the X thread below.

Tracy Barlow kills Charlie Stubbs with an ornament in Coronation Street — Tracy killing Charlie is included in the 00s selection (Picture: ITV/REX)

If that wasn’t enough to please you, there are episodes of Coronation Street Compilations, a series looking back at the last 60 years narrated by Jason Manford, and Coronation Street Icons, special documentaries celebrating key characters.

There’s the 2010 drama The Road to Coronation Street, which tells the story of how the show came to air plus the 2005 Coronation Street Pantomime, which features Roy and Norris in drag.

Metro understands that many of these episodes were previously available through the paid BritBox subscription, but have now been made available for free.