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• Hey, It's That Guy!: From the current cast, Craig Charles of Red Dwarf fame plays Lloyd Mullaney; Keith Duffy from Boyzone plays Kiaran McCarthy; Alison King (Carla Conner) used to star in Dream Team on Sky One; Ben Price (Nick Tilsley) used to have roles in Footballer's Wives & Casualty; Kym Marsh from Hear'Say plays Michelle Conner; Alex Bain (Simon Barlow) used to be in adverts for Rice Krispies; and Chris Fountain took over the role of Tommy Duckworth in early 2011.
  • Plus, there's the list of people who have made brief guest appearances, which includes Sir Ian McKellen, Peter Kay & Prince Charles.
• Queen: Their "I Want To Break Free" video, where the bandmembers are dressed in drag as characters from the show, are, according to Word Of God, meant largely as an Affectionate Parody of Coronation Street. The fact that the soap isn't well-known in America meant Americans weren't familiar with what Queen were parodying, and the crossdressing aspect led to the video being banned on MTV.