Corrie scandal as Peter Dudley puts his career in jeopardy 40 years ago
Some forty years ago, Coronation Street was rocked to its core by a series of salacious scandals involving some of its most high-profile cast members.In this two-part special Steve Cain looks back at what was, perhaps, the most turbulent year in the history of the nation’s favourite soap.
Having been established as a popular regular character since 1976, producers decided it would be a good idea to have Ivy Tilsley, the abrasive shop steward at Baldwin’s Casuals, move onto the Street itself.
So, in 1979, Ivy and her husband Bert and their son Brian became the new occupants at number five.
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Hide AdIvy’s easy-going husband Bert was played by Peter Dudley, who was openly gay to the cast and crew of the series.