Coronation Street: Stories That Gripped The Nation

ITV, 8.30pm

Weatherfield’s cobbles have witnessed many dramatic and amusing events during the past 59-and-a-half years. We relive some of them in this new series, which delves into the ITV archives. Jason Manford narrates the saga of the famous 1983 love triangle involving Mike, Deirdre and Ken (Johnny Briggs,

Anne Kirkbride and William Roache, above). ★★★★★