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	==References==		==References==
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	[[Category:Television]]		[[Category:Television]]
	[[Category:Coronation Street\| ]]		[[Category:Coronation Street\| ]]

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Characters

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	* [[Marc Selby]] (heterosexual cross-dresser)		* [[Marc Selby]] (heterosexual cross-dresser)
	* [[Ted Page]]		* [[Ted Page]]
			* [[Maddie Heath]]

	==Actors and writers==		==Actors and writers==

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Actors and writers

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	[[Sir Ian McKellen]] appeared in the show in 2005 as the confidence trickster and supposed novelist Mel Hutchwright.		[[Sir Ian McKellen]] appeared in the show in 2005 as the confidence trickster and supposed novelist Mel Hutchwright.

	Besides [[Antony Cotton]] and [[Charlie Condou]], other LGBT people who have appeared in the show include [[Heather Peace]] and [[Jane Hazlegrove]].		Besides [[Antony Cotton]] and [[Charlie Condou]], other LGBT people who have appeared in the show include [[Peter Dudley]], [[Heather Peace]] and [[Jane Hazlegrove]].

	Writers have included [[Maureen Chadwick]].		Writers have included [[Maureen Chadwick]].

Ross Burgess at 20:53, 19 December 2013

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	'''<cite>Coronation Street</cite>''' is a British television soap opera, set in the fictional town of Weatherfield in [[Greater Manchester]]. It has been appearing regularly since 1960, and was originally conceived by [[Tony Warren]]. It is now the world's longest-running soap opera.		[[File:Coronation Street Titles.png\|thumb\|Coronation Street title screen]]'''<cite>Coronation Street</cite>''' is a British television soap opera, set in the fictional town of Weatherfield in [[Greater Manchester]]. It has been appearing regularly since 1960, and was originally conceived by [[Tony Warren]]. It is now the world's longest-running soap opera.

	For many years there were complaints that the show was unrepresentative in not showing any gay characters, but more recently there have been suggestions, for instance by some of the actors<ref>http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2011/07/11/coronation-street-stars-complain-about-gay-characters/ article in <cite>Pink News</cite></ref> and by [[Brian Sewell]], that it's "too gay".<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/jul/07/coronation-street-gay-brian-sewell Comment by Charlie Condou in <cite>The Guardian</cite></ref>		For many years there were complaints that the show was unrepresentative in not showing any gay characters, but more recently there have been suggestions, for instance by some of the actors<ref>http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2011/07/11/coronation-street-stars-complain-about-gay-characters/ article in <cite>Pink News</cite></ref> and by [[Brian Sewell]], that it's "too gay".<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/jul/07/coronation-street-gay-brian-sewell Comment by Charlie Condou in <cite>The Guardian</cite></ref>

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References

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	[[Category:Television]]		[[Category:Television]]
			[[Category:Coronation Street\| ]]

Ross Burgess at 18:32, 1 September 2012

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	For many years there were complaints that the show was unrepresentative in not showing any gay characters, but more recently there have been suggestions, for instance by some of the actors<ref>http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2011/07/11/coronation-street-stars-complain-about-gay-characters/ article in <cite>Pink News</cite></ref> and by [[Brian Sewell]], that it's "too gay".<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/jul/07/coronation-street-gay-brian-sewell Comment by Charlie Condou in <cite>The Guardian</cite></ref>		For many years there were complaints that the show was unrepresentative in not showing any gay characters, but more recently there have been suggestions, for instance by some of the actors<ref>http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2011/07/11/coronation-street-stars-complain-about-gay-characters/ article in <cite>Pink News</cite></ref> and by [[Brian Sewell]], that it's "too gay".<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/jul/07/coronation-street-gay-brian-sewell Comment by Charlie Condou in <cite>The Guardian</cite></ref>

			==Characters==

	LGBT characters include:		LGBT characters include:
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	* [[Marc Selby]] (heterosexual cross-dresser)		* [[Marc Selby]] (heterosexual cross-dresser)
	* [[Ted Page]]		* [[Ted Page]]

			==Actors and writers==

	[[Sir Ian McKellen]] appeared in the show in 2005 as the confidence trickster and supposed novelist Mel Hutchwright.		[[Sir Ian McKellen]] appeared in the show in 2005 as the confidence trickster and supposed novelist Mel Hutchwright.

			Besides [[Antony Cotton]] and [[Charlie Condou]], other LGBT people who have appeared in the show include [[Heather Peace]] and [[Jane Hazlegrove]].

			Writers have included [[Maureen Chadwick]].

	==References==		==References==

Ross Burgess at 21:03, 29 March 2012

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	* [[Todd Grimshaw]]		* [[Todd Grimshaw]]
	* [[Sean ~~Tulley~~]], played by [[Antony Cotton]]		* [[Sean Tully]], played by [[Antony Cotton]]
	* [[Hayley Cropper]] (trans woman), played by [[Julie Hesmondhalgh]]		* [[Hayley Cropper]] (trans woman), played by [[Julie Hesmondhalgh]]
	* [[Sophie Webster]]		* [[Sophie Webster]]

Ross Burgess at 12:05, 29 March 2012

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	'''<cite>Coronation Street</cite>''' is a British television soap opera, set in the fictional town of Weatherfield in [[Greater Manchester]]. It has been appearing regularly since 1960, and was originally conceived by [[Tony Warren]]. It is now the world's longest-running soap opera.		'''<cite>Coronation Street</cite>''' is a British television soap opera, set in the fictional town of Weatherfield in [[Greater Manchester]]. It has been appearing regularly since 1960, and was originally conceived by [[Tony Warren]]. It is now the world's longest-running soap opera.

	For many years there ~~was a complaint~~ that the show was unrepresentative in not showing any gay characters, but more recently there have been suggestions, for instance by [[Brian Sewell]], that it's "too gay".<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/jul/07/coronation-street-gay-brian-sewell Comment by Charlie Condou in <cite>The Guardian</cite></ref>		For many years there were complaints that the show was unrepresentative in not showing any gay characters, but more recently there have been suggestions, for instance by some of the actors<ref>http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2011/07/11/coronation-street-stars-complain-about-gay-characters/ article in <cite>Pink News</cite></ref> and by [[Brian Sewell]], that it's "too gay".<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/jul/07/coronation-street-gay-brian-sewell Comment by Charlie Condou in <cite>The Guardian</cite></ref>

	LGBT characters include:		LGBT characters include:

Ross Burgess at 12:00, 29 March 2012

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	'''<cite>Coronation Street</cite>''' is a British television soap opera, set in the fictional town of Weatherfield in [[Greater Manchester]]. It has been appearing regularly since 1960, and was originally conceived by [[Tony Warren]]. It is now the world's longest-running soap opera.		'''<cite>Coronation Street</cite>''' is a British television soap opera, set in the fictional town of Weatherfield in [[Greater Manchester]]. It has been appearing regularly since 1960, and was originally conceived by [[Tony Warren]]. It is now the world's longest-running soap opera.

	For many years there was a complaint that the show was unrepresentative in not showing any gay characters, but more recently there have been suggestions, for instance by [[Brian Sewell]] that it's "too gay".<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/jul/07/coronation-street-gay-brian-sewell Comment by Charlie Condou in <cite>The Guardian</cite></ref>		For many years there was a complaint that the show was unrepresentative in not showing any gay characters, but more recently there have been suggestions, for instance by [[Brian Sewell]], that it's "too gay".<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/jul/07/coronation-street-gay-brian-sewell Comment by Charlie Condou in <cite>The Guardian</cite></ref>

	LGBT characters include:		LGBT characters include:

Ross Burgess at 11:59, 29 March 2012

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	* [[Sophie Webster]]		* [[Sophie Webster]]
	* [[Sian Powers]]		* [[Sian Powers]]
	* [[Marcus Dent]],played by [[Charlie Condou]]		* [[Marcus Dent]], played by [[Charlie Condou]]
	* [[Marc Selby]] (heterosexual cross-dresser)		* [[Marc Selby]] (heterosexual cross-dresser)
	* [[Ted Page]]		* [[Ted Page]]