Coronation Street cast: who is leaving, returning to and joining the soap?

RadioTimes.com is here with a handy update on which characters are leaving, joining and returning to the cobbles of Coronation Street in the coming months.

So who's in? Who's out? And which rumours are true? Read on for all the latest details on cast changes.

Coronation Street cast 2024

The full present regular cast for Coronation Street can be found below.

• William Roache as Ken Barlow
• Barbara Knox as Rita Sullivan
• Helen Worth as Gail Rodwell
• Kate Ford as Tracy McDonald
• Sue Nicholls as Audrey Roberts
• Ben Price as Nick Tilsley
• Michael La Vell as Kevin Webster
• Sue Devaney as Debbie Webster
• Sally Ann Matthews as Jenny Connor
• Sally Dynevor as Sally Metcalfe
• Tina O'Brien as Sarah Barlow
• Simon Gregson as Steve McDonald
• Jack P. Shepherd as David Platt
• Rob Mallard as Daniel Osbourne
• David Neilson as Roy Cropper
• Jane Danson as Leanne Battersby
• Georgia Taylor as Toyah Battersby
• Alan Halsall as Tyrone Dobbs
• Jimmi Harkishin as Dev Alahan
• Sue Cleaver as Eileen Grimshaw
• Samia Longchambon as Maria Windass
• Andy Whyment as Kirk Sutherland
• Gareth Pierce as Todd Grimshaw
• Sam Robertson as Adam Barlow
• Jennie McAlpine as Fiz Dobbs
• Antony Cotton as Sean Tully
• Sam Aston as Chesney Brown
• Elle Mulvaney as Amy Barlow
• Adam Hussain as Aadi Alahan
• Tanisha Gorey as Asha Alahan
• Ryan Prescott as Ryan Connor
• Alison King as Carla Barlow
• Liam McCheyne as Dylan Wilson
• Mikey North as Gary Windass
• Patti Clare as Mary Taylor
• John Thomson as Jesse Chadwick
• Charlie Wrenshall as Liam Connor Jr.
• Peter Gunn as Brian Packham
• Cherylee Houston as Izzy Armstrong
• Paddy Bever as Max Turner
• Kyran Bowes as Jack Webster
• Isabella Flanagan as Hope Stape
• Colson Smith as PC Craig Tinker
• William Flanagan as Joseph Brown
• Macy Alabi as Ruby Dobbs
• Joe Duttine as Tim Metcalfe
• Bobby Bradshaw as Jake Windass
• Brooke Malonie as Lily Platt
• Sair Khan as Alya Nazir
• Shelley King as Yasmeen Nazir
• Dolly-Rose Campbell as Gemma Winter
• Daniel Brocklebank as Billy Mayhew
• Liam Bairstow as Alex Warner
• Freddie and Isaac Rhodes as Harry Platt
• Callum Harrison as Clayton Hibbs
• Julie Goulding as Shona Platt
• Harriet Bibby as Summer Spellman
• Sally Carman as Abi Webster
• Maureen Lipman as Evelyn Plummer
• Trevor Michael Georges as Ed Bailey
• Ryan Russell as Michael Bailey
• Jane Hazlegrove as Bernie Winter
• Mollie Gallagher as Nina Lucas
• Tony Maudsley as George Shuttleworth
• Jude Riordan as Sam Blakeman
• Charlotte Jordan as Daisy Midgeley
• Vinta Morgan as Ronnie Bailey
• Vicky Myers as DS Lisa Swain
• Jodie Prenger as Glenda Shuttleworth
• Channique Sterling-Brown as Dee Dee Bailey
• Cait Fitton as Lauren Bolton
• Claire Sweeney as Cassie Plummer
• Jack Carroll as Bobby Crawford
• Jacob Roberts as DC Kit Green
• Sydney Martin as Betsy Swain

Below are the upcoming changes to the regular cast.

LEAVING

Gail Rodwell (Helen Worth)

When is Gail Rodwell leaving? December 2024.

Coronation Street legend Helen Worth is leaving the soap after 50 years in the role of Gail Rodwell.

The actress decided to leave the role after half a century on the street and will depart following a major exit storyline for the Platt family.

Helen said: “This year felt like the perfect time to leave the show after celebrating 50 years in the most wonderful job on the most wonderful street in the world. I made the decision at the start of the year and spoke to the producers who were very kind and understanding.

“I have been truly blessed to have been given the most incredible scripts week in week out, and to have worked with fantastic actors, directors and a brilliant crew.

“The past 50 years have flown by and I don't think the fact that I am leaving has quite sunk in yet.”

Executive Producer Iain Macleod said: “The words ‘legend’ and ‘icon’ get used a lot these days but they genuinely do apply to Gail and to Helen Worth. However, given her humility, I know Helen won’t thank me for saying so! In Helen’s hands, Gail has been a huge part of Coronation Street for five decades and at the centre of some of the most memorable storylines - often deriving from her catastrophically bad luck in choosing husbands!"

He added: “Gail has given us countless hours of entertainment but it should also be said that Helen herself is a consummate professional and a thoroughly good egg. Everyone connected to the show will miss having her around the place just as much as the viewers will miss having her on their screens and we wish her all the very best for the future.”

Debbie Webster (Sue Devaney)

When is Debbie Webster leaving? 2026.

Actress Sue Devaney is reportedly being written out of the show as her fan-favourite character Debbie Webster is due to be killed off in a long-running dementia storyline.

Devaney first appeared as 15-year-old Debbie Webster and starred in the role for one year, before returning to the soap in 2019, and has been a main cast member since 2020.

A source told Metro: "It’s one of the show’s biggest storylines of the year, and a real chance for Sue to finally get her time in the spotlight – it will just be devastating for fans that it will effectively be her final storyline."

They added: "It’s one of many major storylines new boss Kate Brooks has in the bag, and there will not be a dry eye in the house.

"There is no doubt in the Corrie family that she will give the performance of a lifetime and make Debbie’s exit one to remember for years."

The report also revealed that the character of Debbie was expected to stay in the show beyond 2025 to complete the long-running storyline, so there is plenty of Debbie still to come on-screen.

Now, we're very sad about this one!

RadioTimes.com reached out to ITV for comment, however, a spokesperson for the soap told Metro: "We do not comment on future storyline speculation."

Who has left Coronation Street in 2024?

The following regular characters have departed Coronation Street in 2024.

• Sarge Bailey (Guest)
• Moses Ekundayo
• Harvey Gaskell
• Violet Wilson (Guest)
• Eliza Woodrow
• Simon Barlow
• Nathan Curtis
• Tommy Orpington
• Beth Tinker
• Rowan Cunliffe
• Nicky Wheatley
• Dorian Pop
• Alina Pop
• Stu Carpenter
• Damon Hay
• Paul Foreman
• Sabrina Adetiba
• Joel Deering

Who has left Coronation Street in 2023?

The following regular characters have departed Coronation Street in 2023.

• Griff Reynolds
• Jacob Hay
• Mike Hargrave
• Esther Hargrave
• Teddy Thompkins
• Cilla the Cincilla
• Daryan Zahawi
• Rufus Donahue
• Justin Rutherford
• Karen Rutherford
• Aaron Sandford
• Geoffrey "Spider" Nugent
• Isabella Benvenuti
• Henry Newton
• Shelly Rossington
• Stephen Reid
• Darren Vance
• Courtney Vance
• Crystal Hyde
• Peter Barlow

Who left Coronation Street in 2022?

The following regular characters have departed Coronation Street in 2022.

• Ted Spear
• Marrium Nazier
• Clint Stubbins
• Linda Hancock
• Grace Vickers
• Lydia Chambers
• Jon Spear
• Emma Brooker
• Laura Neelan
• Elsie
• Ben Chancellor
• Imran Habeeb
• Cathy Matthews
• Nicky Wheatley
• Camilla Perrin
• Mimi Halliday
• Frank Bardsley
• Phill Whittaker
• Geoff Metcalfe (Guest, hallucination)
• Saira Habeeb
• Rick Neelan (Guest, hallucination)
• Kelly Neelan
• Leo Thompkins
• James Bailey
• Martha Fraser
• Wendy Crozier
• Harvey Gaskell

Who else will remain in Weatherfield by the end of the year?

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