who plays the original gina in coronation street
List of Coronation Street characters (1988) Gina Seddon made her first appearance on 14 March 1988. She was originally played by Julie Foy.[1] On 15 March 2017, it was announced that the character would be reintroduced, with Connie Hyde taking over the role.[1] Gina returned on 28 April 2017.
Coronation Street Ken Barlow (William Roache) entered the storyline as a young radical, reflecting the youth of 1960s Britain, where figures like the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and the model Twiggy were to reshape the concept of youthful rebellion. Though the rest of the original Barlow family were killed off before the end of the 1970s, Ken, who for 27 years was the only character from the first episode remaining, has remained the constant link throughout the entire series. In 2011, Dennis Tanner (Philip Lowrie), another character from the first episode, returned to Coronation Street after a 43-year absence. Since 1984, Ken Barlow has been the show's only remaining original character. Emily Bishop (Eileen Derbyshire) had appeared in the series since late-January 1961, when the show was just weeks old, and was the show's longest-serving female character before she departed on 1 January 2016.