Since the start of 2018, there have been over 50 episodes of Corrie broadcast, with a whopping 87 characters making credited appearances.
However, only 12 characters have appeared in at least half the episodes this year.
Among those who have made fewer appearances are hugely popular characters like Rana, Sally, Tim, Roy and Nicola. Meanwhile some older characters like Gail and Audrey have barely featured at all since 2018 began.
This led me to wonder if Corrie could benefit from a cast cull.
Having 6 episodes a week should in theory lead to the screen time getting shared out better but as my own records show that clearly isn't happening.
I'm sure pretty much each Corrie fan has their own ideas about which characters they could happily see the back of. In my personal opinion you could probably cut the cast by about 20% and give some underused characters time to shine.
When hugely talented actors like David Nielsen, Shelley King, Jane Danson and Nicola Thorp are left to feed on scraps of screen time something doesn't feel right...
Matt Johnson
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