Actor |
Character |
Soap Opera |
Years |
Duration |
Reference
|
Patricia Greene |
Jill Archer |
The Archers |
1957– |
67 years |
|
June Spencer |
Peggy Woolley Rita Flynn |
The Archers |
1950–1953, 1962– |
65 years |
[29]
|
Lesley Saweard |
Christine Barford |
The Archers |
1953–1962, 1968–2019, 2021— |
63 years |
[30][31]
|
William Roache |
Ken Barlow |
Coronation Street |
1960–2013, 2014— |
63 years |
[32]
|
Norman Painting |
Phil Archer |
The Archers |
1950–2009 |
59 years |
[33]
|
Angela Piper |
Jennifer Aldridge |
The Archers |
1963– |
61 years |
|
Eileen Derbyshire |
Emily Bishop |
Coronation Street |
1961, 1962–1966, 1967–2016, 2019 |
53 years |
[34]
|
Judy Bennett |
Shula Hebden-Lloyd |
The Archers |
1971– |
53 years |
|
Barbara Knox |
Rita Tanner |
Coronation Street |
1964, 1972– |
52 years |
[35]
|
Arnold Peters |
Len Thomas Harold Gadsby David Latimer Jack Woolley |
The Archers |
1953–1966, 1967, 1968–1973, 1980–2011 |
49 years |
[36]
|
Brian Hewlett |
Neil Carter |
The Archers |
1973– |
51 years |
|
Helen Worth |
Gail Rodwell |
Coronation Street |
1974– |
50 years |
[37]
|
Alan Devereux |
Sid Perks |
The Archers |
1963–2010 |
47 years |
|
Bob Arnold |
Tom Forrest |
The Archers |
1951–1998 |
47 years |
|
Charles Collingwood |
Brian Aldridge |
The Archers |
1975– |
49 years |
|
Colin Skipp |
Tony Archer |
The Archers |
1967–2013 |
46 years |
[38]
|
Jack May |
Nelson Gabriel |
The Archers |
1951–1997 |
46 years |
|
Patricia Gallimore |
Pat Archer |
The Archers |
1974–2019, 2021— |
48 years |
|
Trevor Harrison |
Eddie Grundy |
The Archers |
1979– |
45 years |
|
Betty Driver |
Betty Williams |
Coronation Street |
1969–2011 |
42 years |
[39][40]
|
Anne Kirkbride |
Deirdre Barlow |
Coronation Street |
1972, 1973–1993, 1994–2014 |
40 years |
[41]
|
Timothy Bentinck |
David Archer |
The Archers |
1982– |
42 years |
|
Pauline Seville |
Mrs Perkins |
The Archers |
1951–1990 |
39 years |
|
Charlotte Martin |
Susan Carter |
The Archers |
1983– |
41 years |
|
Michael Le Vell |
Kevin Webster |
Coronation Street |
1983–2013, 2014– |
40 years |
[42]
|
Sue Nicholls |
Audrey Roberts |
Coronation Street |
1979, 1980–1981, 1982, 1984, 1985– |
40 years |
[43]
|
Alison Dowling |
Elizabeth Pargetter |
The Archers |
1984– |
40 years |
|
Sara Coward |
Caroline Sterling |
The Archers |
1979–2016 |
37 years |
|
Adam Woodyatt |
Ian Beale |
EastEnders |
1985–2021 |
36 years |
[44]
|
George Hart |
Jethro Larkin |
The Archers |
1951–1987 |
36 years |
|
Sally Dynevor |
Sally Metcalfe |
Coronation Street |
1986– |
38 years |
[45]
|
Chris Chittell |
Eric Pollard |
Emmerdale |
1986– |
38 years |
[46]
|
Carole Boyd |
Lynda Snell |
The Archers |
1986– |
38 years |
|
Graham Blockey |
Robert Snell |
The Archers |
1986– |
38 years |
|
Chris Gittins |
Walter Gabriel |
The Archers |
1953–1988 |
35 years |
|
Hedli Niklaus |
Betty Jones Eva Lenz Kathy Perks |
The Archers |
1977, 1978–1981, 1983–2015 |
34 years |
[47]
|
Derek Thompson |
Charlie Fairhead |
Casualty |
1986–2004, 2005– |
37 years |
|
Felicity Finch |
Ruth Archer |
The Archers |
1987– |
37 years |
|
Edward Kelsey |
Joe Grundy |
The Archers |
1985–2019 |
34 years |
|
Gareth Lewis |
Meic Pierce |
Pobol y Cwm |
1975, 1976–1994, 1999–2015 |
34 years |
|
Philip Molloy |
Will Grundy |
The Archers |
1989– |
35 years |
|
Terry Molloy |
Mike Tucker |
The Archers |
1974–1977, 1986–2015, 2021 |
32 years |
|
Liz Dawn |
Vera Duckworth |
Coronation Street |
1974, 1976–2008, 2010 |
32 years |
[48]
|
Lisabeth Miles |
Megan Harries |
Pobol y Cwm |
1974–1995, 1996, 2002, 2003, 2011– |
34 years |
|
Simon Gregson |
Steve McDonald |
Coronation Street |
1989–2015, 2016– |
34 years |
[49]
|
Andrew Teilo |
Hywel Llywelyn |
Pobol y Cwm |
1990– |
34 years |
|
Graham Roberts |
George Barford |
The Archers |
1973–2004 |
31 years |
|
June Brown |
Dot Branning |
EastEnders |
1985–1993, 1997–2012, 2013–2020 |
30 years |
[50]
|
Richard Thorp |
Alan Turner |
Emmerdale |
1982–2009, 2010–2013 |
30 years |
[51]
|
Johnny Briggs |
Mike Baldwin |
Coronation Street |
1976–2006 |
30 years |
[citation needed]
|
Elizabeth Marlowe |
Lilian Archer |
The Archers |
1961–1991 |
30 years |
|
Steve McFadden |
Phil Mitchell |
EastEnders |
1990–2003, 2005– |
32 years |
|
Huw Ceredig |
Reg Harries |
Pobol y Cwm |
1974–2003 |
29 years |
|
Gwen Berryman |
Doris Archer |
The Archers |
1951–1980 |
29 years |
|
Arwyn Davies |
Mark Jones |
Pobol y Cwm |
1993– |
31 years |
|
Gwyn Elfyn |
Denzil Rees |
Pobol y Cwm |
1984–2012 |
28 years |
[52]
|
Bill Tarmey |
Jack Duckworth |
Coronation Street |
1979, 1981, 1982–2010 |
28 years |
[53]
|
Pamela Craig |
Betty Tucker |
The Archers |
1975–2003 |
28 years |
|
Bryan Mosley |
Alf Roberts |
Coronation Street |
1961, 1962, 1963, 1967, 1971–1999 |
28 years |
[54]
|
Clive Hornby |
Jack Sugden |
Emmerdale |
1980–1988, 1989–2008 |
27 years |
[55]
|
David Neilson |
Roy Cropper |
Coronation Street |
1995– |
29 years |
|
Nick Pickard |
Tony Hutchinson |
Hollyoaks |
1995– |
29 years |
|
Ian Pepperell |
Roy Tucker |
The Archers |
1995– |
29 years |
|
Pam St Clement |
Pat Evans |
EastEnders |
1986–2012, 2016 |
26 years |
[56]
|
Mary Dalley |
Pru Forrest |
The Archers |
1956–1982 |
26 years |
|
Anne Cullen |
Carol Tregorran |
The Archers |
1954–1980 |
26 years |
|
Gwenda Wilson |
Aunt Laura Wilson |
The Archers |
1951–1977 |
26 years |
|
Mark Charnock |
Marlon Dingle |
Emmerdale |
1996– |
28 years |
|
Jimmy McKenna |
Jack Osborne |
Hollyoaks |
1996– |
28 years |
|
Buffy Davis |
Jolene Archer |
The Archers |
1996– |
28 years |
|
Emyr Wyn |
Dai Ashurst |
Pobol y Cwm |
1978–1984, 2001–2020 |
25 years |
|
Tamsin Greig |
Debbie Aldridge |
The Archers |
1991–2016, 2018, 2020 |
25 years |
|
Julie Goodyear |
Bet Lynch |
Coronation Street |
1966, 1970–1995, 2002, 2003 |
25 years |
[57]
|
Mollie Harris |
Martha Woodford |
The Archers |
1970–1995 |
25 years |
|
Dominic Brunt |
Paddy Dingle |
Emmerdale |
1997– |
27 years |
|
Eric Allan |
Bert Fry |
The Archers |
1997–2021 |
24 years |
[58]
|
Souad Faress |
Usha Franks |
The Archers |
1994–2018 |
24 years |
|
William Gaminara |
Richard Locke |
The Archers |
1992–2016 |
24 years |
|
Rosalind Adams |
Clarrie Grundy |
The Archers |
1988–2012 |
24 years |
|
Jeff Stewart |
Reg Hollis |
The Bill |
1984–2008 |
24 years |
[59]
|
Islwyn Morris |
David Tushingham |
Pobol y Cwm |
1974–1996, 2000–2002 |
24 years |
|
Jane Rossington |
Jill Richardson |
Crossroads |
1964–1988, 2001 |
24 years |
[60]
|
Thelma Barlow |
Mavis Wilton |
Coronation Street |
1971, 1972, 1973–1997 |
24 years |
[citation needed]
|
Jack Howarth |
Albert Tatlock |
Coronation Street |
1960–1984 |
24 years |
[61]
|
Leslie Dunn |
Paul Johnson |
The Archers |
1954–1978 |
24 years |
|
Letitia Dean |
Sharon Watts |
EastEnders |
1985–1995, 2001–2004, 2005–2006, 2012– |
26 years |
|
Steve Halliwell |
Zak Dingle |
Emmerdale |
1994, 1995–2002, 2003–2018, 2019, 2020– |
26 years |
|
Alan Halsall |
Tyrone Dobbs |
Coronation Street |
1998– |
26 years |
|
Michael Lumsden |
Alistair Lloyd |
The Archers |
1998– |
26 years |
|
Beverley Callard |
Liz McDonald |
Coronation Street |
1989–1998, 2000–2001, 2003, 2004–2010, 2011, 2013–2020 |
23 years |
|
Trudie Goodwin |
June Ackland |
The Bill |
1983, 1984–2007 |
23 years |
[62]
|
Stan Richards |
Seth Armstrong |
Emmerdale |
1978, 1979, 1980–2003, 2004 |
23 years |
[63]
|
Jean Alexander |
Hilda Ogden |
Coronation Street |
1964–1987 |
23 years |
[43]
|
Doris Speed |
Annie Walker |
Coronation Street |
1960–1983 |
23 years |
[64]
|
James Hooton |
Sam Dingle |
Emmerdale |
1995–1996, 1997–1998, 2000, 2001– |
25 years |
|
Perry Fenwick |
Billy Mitchell |
EastEnders |
1998, 1999– |
22 years |
|
Jimmi Harkishin |
Dev Alahan |
Coronation Street |
1999– |
25 years |
|
Annabelle Dowler |
Kirsty Miller |
The Archers |
1999– |
25 years |
|
Nia Caron |
Anita Pierce |
Pobol y Cwm |
1999– |
25 years |
|
Elizabeth Estensen |
Diane Sugden |
Emmerdale |
1999–2021 |
25 years |
[65]
|
Victoria Plucknett |
Diane Ashurst |
Pobol y Cwm |
1998–2020 |
22 years |
|
Jane Cox |
Lisa Dingle |
Emmerdale |
1996–2018, 2019, 2020 |
22 years |
[66]
|
Graham Seed |
Nigel Pargetter |
The Archers |
1983–1986, 1992–2011 |
22 years |
[67]
|
Graham Cole |
Tony Stamp |
The Bill |
1987–2009 |
22 years |
[68]
|
Eileen McCallum |
Isabel Blair |
Take the High Road |
1980–2002, 2003 |
22 years |
[69]
|
Jeannie Fisher |
Morag Kerr |
Take the High Road |
1981–2003 |
22 years |
|
Ernest Evans |
Tal Jenkins |
Pobol y Cwm |
1975–1997 |
22 years |
|
Harriet Lewis |
Maggie Tushingham |
Pobol y Cwm |
1974–1996 |
22 years |
|
Peter Adamson |
Len Fairclough |
Coronation Street |
1961–1983 |
22 years |
[43]
|
Jack P. Shepherd |
David Platt |
Coronation Street |
2000– |
24 years |
|
Sue Cleaver |
Eileen Grimshaw |
Coronation Street |
2000– |
24 years |
|
Tony Audenshaw |
Bob Hope |
Emmerdale |
2000– |
24 years |
|
Richard Attlee |
Kenton Archer |
The Archers |
2000– |
24 years |
|
Barry Farrimond |
Ed Grundy |
The Archers |
2000– |
24 years |
|
Joanna Van Kampen |
Fallon Rogers |
The Archers |
2000– |
24 years |
|
Michael Cochrane |
Oliver Sterling |
The Archers |
2000– |
24 years |
|
Ryan Kelly |
Jazzer McCreary |
The Archers |
2000— |
24 years |
|
Gillian Elisa |
Sabrina Harries |
Pobol y Cwm |
1974–1984, 1987, 1988, 1999–2010 |
21 years |
|
Sheila Mercier |
Annie Sugden |
Emmerdale |
1972–1992, 1993–1994, 1995, 1996, 2009 |
21 years |
[70]
|
Mark Wingett |
Jim Carver |
The Bill |
1983, 1984–2005, 2007 |
21 years |
[citation needed]
|
Wendy Richard |
Pauline Fowler |
EastEnders |
1985–2006 |
21 years |
[71]
|
Gwyneth Guthrie |
Mary Mack |
Take the High Road |
1982–2003 |
21 years |
|
Susan Hanson |
Diane Parker |
Crossroads |
1966–1987 |
21 years |
|
Pat Phoenix |
Elsie Tanner |
Coronation Street |
1960–1973, 1976–1984 |
21 years |
[72]
|
Denis Folwell |
Jack Archer |
The Archers |
1951–1972 |
21 years |
|
Sera Cracroft |
Eileen Walters |
Pobol y Cwm |
1989–1996, 1998, 2007, 2008– |
23 years |
|
Gillian Taylforth |
Kathy Beale |
EastEnders |
1985–1998, 1999–2000, 2015– |
23 years |
|
Natalie Cassidy |
Sonia Fowler |
EastEnders |
1993–2007, 2010, 2011, 2014–2016, 2017– |
23 years |
|
Andy Whyment |
Kirk Sutherland |
Coronation Street |
2000, 2001– |
23 years |
|
Patrick Mower |
Rodney Blackstock |
Emmerdale |
2000, 2001– |
23 years |
|
Rudolph Walker |
Patrick Trueman |
EastEnders |
2001– |
23 years |
|
Sunny Ormonde |
Lilian Bellamy |
The Archers |
2001– |
23 years |
|
Hollie Chapman |
Alice Carter |
The Archers |
2001– |
23 years |
|
Malcolm Hebden |
Norris Cole |
Coronation Street |
1994–1996, 1997, 1999–2017, 2019, 2020 |
20 years |
[73]
|
John Middleton |
Ashley Thomas |
Emmerdale |
1996–1997, 1998–2017, 2018 |
20 years |
|
Sean Wilson |
Martin Platt |
Coronation Street |
1985–2005, 2018 |
20 years |
[74]
|
Kelvin Fletcher |
Andy Sugden |
Emmerdale |
1996–2016 |
20 years |
|
Margot Boyd |
Marjorie Antrobus |
The Archers |
1984–2004 |
20 years |
|
Lesley Fitz-Simons |
Sheila Ramsay |
Take the High Road |
1983–2003 |
20 years |
|
Mary Riggans |
Effie McDonald |
Take the High Road |
1983–2003 |
20 years |
|
Ronald Magill |
Amos Brearly |
Emmerdale |
1972–1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 |
20 years |
[75]
|
Frazer Hines |
Joe Sugden |
Emmerdale |
1972–1983, 1984–1985, 1986–1994 |
20 years |
|
Bernard Youens |
Stan Ogden |
Coronation Street |
1964–1984 |
20 years |
[76]
|
Iestyn Jones |
Ieuan Griffiths |
Pobol y Cwm |
1988–1992, 1995–1997, 2000–2011, 2019— |
22 years |
|
Jane Danson |
Leanne Battersby |
Coronation Street |
1997–2000, 2004–2006, 2007– |
22 years |
|
Ashley Taylor Dawson |
Darren Osborne |
Hollyoaks |
1999–2000, 2003– |
22 years |
|
Samia Longchambon |
Maria Connor |
Coronation Street |
2000–2009, 2010–2015, 2016– |
22 years |
|
Nicola Wheeler |
Nicola King |
Emmerdale |
2001–2006, 2007– |
22 years |
|
Stephen Purdon |
Bob Adams |
River City |
2002– |
22 years |
|
Donna Edwards |
Britt Monk |
Pobol y Cwm |
2002– |
22 years |
|
Richard Lynch |
Garry Monk |
Pobol y Cwm |
2002– |
22 years |
|
Jeremi Cockram |
Sion White |
Pobol y Cwm |
2002– |
22 years |
|
Kevin Kennedy |
Curly Watts |
Coronation Street |
1983–1998, 1999–2003 |
19 years |
[citation needed]
|
Dillwyn Owen |
Jacob Ellis |
Pobol y Cwm |
1974–1993 |
19 years |
|
Arthur Pentelow |
Henry Wilks |
Emmerdale |
1972–1991 |
19 years |
|
Violet Carson |
Ena Sharples |
Coronation Street |
1960–1977, 1978–1980 |
19 years |
[citation needed]
|
Siw Hughes |
Kath Jones |
Pobol y Cwm |
1993–2007, 2014, 2017– |
21 years |
|
Louiza Patikas |
Helen Archer |
The Archers |
2000–2014, 2017— |
21 years |
|
Jeff Hordley |
Cain Dingle |
Emmerdale |
2000–2006, 2009– |
21 years |
|
Jennie McAlpine |
Fiz Stape |
Coronation Street |
2001–2014, 2015–2018, 2019– |
21 years |
|
Charlotte Bellamy |
Laurel Thomas |
Emmerdale |
2002–2004, 2005– |
21 years |
|
Lucy Pargeter |
Chas Dingle |
Emmerdale |
2002, 2003– |
21 years |
|
Ellis Hollins |
Tom Cunningham |
Hollyoaks |
2003– |
21 years |
|
Sally Howitt |
Scarlett O'Hara |
River City |
2003– |
21 years |
|
Sam Aston |
Chesney Brown |
Coronation Street |
2003– |
21 years |
|
John Telfer |
Alan Franks |
The Archers |
2003— |
21 years |
|
Andrew Wincott |
Adam Macy |
The Archers |
2003– |
21 years |
|
Stephen Kennedy |
Ian Craig |
The Archers |
2003– |
21 years |
|
Hugh Quarshie |
Ric Griffin |
Holby City |
2001–2006, 2007–2020 |
18 years |
|
Sid Owen |
Ricky Butcher |
EastEnders |
1988–2000, 2002–2004, 2008–2012 |
18 years |
|
Hywel Emrys |
Derek Jones |
Pobol y Cwm |
1988–2006, 2009, 2012 |
18 years |
|
Simon Rouse |
Jack Meadows |
The Bill |
1990, 1991, 1992–2010 |
18 years |
|
Derek Lord |
Davie Sneddon |
Take the High Road |
1984–1989, 1990–2003 |
18 years |
|
Lynne Perrie |
Ivy Brennan |
Coronation Street |
1971–1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977–1994 |
18 years |
|
Rachel Thomas |
Bella Davies |
Pobol y Cwm |
1974–1992 |
18 years |
|
Stephanie Waring |
Cindy Cunningham |
Hollyoaks |
1996–2001, 2002, 2004, 2008–2010, 2011– |
20 years |
|
Emma Atkins |
Charity Dingle |
Emmerdale |
2000–2005, 2009– |
20 years |
|
Antony Cotton |
Sean Tully |
Coronation Street |
2003, 2004– |
20 years |
|
Nick Miles |
Jimmy King |
Emmerdale |
2004– |
20 years |
|
Bethan Ellis Owen |
Ffion Llywelyn |
Pobol y Cwm |
2004– |
20 years |
|
Charley Webb |
Debbie Dingle |
Emmerdale |
2002–2016, 2017–2019, 2020–2021 |
17 years |
|
Llinor ap Gwynedd |
Gwyneth Jones |
Pobol y Cwm |
2003–2020 |
17 years |
|
Meg Johnson |
Pearl Ladderbanks |
Emmerdale |
2003–2020 |
17 years |
|
Lisa Victoria |
Sheryl Hughes |
Pobol y Cwm |
2001–2018 |
17 years |
|
Ian Bleasdale |
Josh Griffiths |
Casualty |
1989–2006, 2007, 2016, 2017 |
17 years |
|
Kim Durham |
Matt Crawford |
The Archers |
1997–2014, 2017 |
17 years |
|
Buddug Williams |
Marian Rees |
Pobol y Cwm |
1999–2016 |
17 years |
|
Paula Tilbrook |
Betty Eagleton |
Emmerdale |
1994–2002, 2003, 2004–2011, 2012–2014, 2015 |
17 years |
[77]
|
Tom Graham |
Tom Archer |
The Archers |
1997–2014 |
17 years |
|
Deena Payne |
Viv Hope |
Emmerdale |
1993–2008, 2009–2011 |
17 years |
|
Eric Richard |
Bob Cryer |
The Bill |
1984–2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 |
17 years |
|
Marion Fenner |
Doreen Probert |
Pobol y Cwm |
1982–1996, 1999–2002, 2003 |
17 years |
|
Eirlys Britton |
Beth James |
Pobol y Cwm |
1977–1994 |
17 years |
|
Haydn Edwards |
Dillwyn Harries |
Pobol y Cwm |
1974–1991 |
17 years |
|
Frederick Pyne |
Matt Skilbeck |
Emmerdale |
1972–1989 |
17 years |
|
Noele Gordon |
Meg Richardson |
Crossroads |
1964–1981, 1983 |
17 years |
|
Philip Garston-Jones |
Jack Woolley |
The Archers |
1962–1979 |
17 years |
|
Sue Roderick |
Cassie Morris |
Pobol y Cwm |
1991–2004, 2018— |
19 years |
|
Emily Tucker |
Sioned Rees |
Pobol y Cwm |
1993–1996, 2007, 2008— |
19 years |
|
Kate Ford |
Tracy McDonald |
Coronation Street |
2002–2007, 2010– |
19 years |
|
Jessica Fox |
Nancy Osborne |
Hollyoaks |
2005– |
19 years |
|
Adrian Lewis Morgan |
Jimmi Clay |
Doctors |
2005– |
19 years |
|
Eden Taylor-Draper |
Belle Dingle |
Emmerdale |
2005– |
19 years |
|
Rosie Marcel |
Jac Naylor |
Holby City |
2005–2022 |
19 years |
[78]
|
Laila Morse |
Mo Harris |
EastEnders |
2000–2012, 2013, 2014–2015, 2016, 2018–2021 |
16 years |
|
Cathy Shipton |
Lisa "Duffy" Duffin |
Casualty |
1986–1993, 1998–2003, 2006, 2015, 2016–2020 |
16 years |
|
Ryan Thomas |
Jason Grimshaw |
Coronation Street |
2000–2016 |
16 years |
|
Billy Hartman |
Terry Woods |
Emmerdale |
1995–2011 |
16 years |
|
Malandra Burrows |
Kathy Brookman |
Emmerdale |
1985–2001, 2005 |
16 years |
|
Leah Bracknell |
Zoe Tate |
Emmerdale |
1989–2005 |
16 years |
|
Anne Myatt |
Mairi McIvor |
Take the High Road |
1987–2003 |
16 years |
|
Robin Cameron |
Eddie Ramsay |
Take the High Road |
1982–1986, 1990–2002 |
16 years |
|
Peter Ellis |
Charles Brownlow |
The Bill |
1984–2000, 2002 |
16 years |
|
Marion Fenner |
Doreen Bevan |
Pobol y Cwm |
1982–1996, 1999–2001 |
16 years |
|
Ronald Allen |
David Hunter |
Crossroads |
1969–1985 |
16 years |
|
Ysanne Churchman |
Grace Archer Barbara Drury Mary Pound |
The Archers |
1951–1955, 1971–1983 |
16 years |
|
Margot Bryant |
Minnie Caldwell |
Coronation Street |
1960–1976 |
16 years |
|
Heather Bell |
Clarrie Grundy |
The Archers |
1979–1986, 2013– |
18 years |
[79]
|
Susie Riddell |
Kate Aldridge Tracy Horrobin |
The Archers |
1989–1994, 2011– |
18 years |
|
Rhys ap Hywel |
Jason Francis |
Pobol y Cwm |
1998–2007, 2015— |
18 years |
|
Diane Parish |
Denise Fox |
EastEnders |
2006– |
18 years |
|
Isabel Hodgins |
Victoria Sugden |
Emmerdale |
2006– |
18 years |
|
Matthew Wolfenden |
David Metcalfe |
Emmerdale |
2006– |
18 years |
|
Linda Henry |
Shirley Carter |
EastEnders |
2006– |
18 years |
|
Jamie Borthwick |
Jay Brown |
EastEnders |
2006– |
18 years |
|
Sarah Jayne Dunn |
Mandy Richardson |
Hollyoaks |
1996–2006, 2007, 2008, 2010–2011, 2013, 2017–2021 |
15 years |
|
Julie Hesmondhalgh |
Hayley Cropper |
Coronation Street |
1998–2007, 2008–2014 |
15 years |
|
Amy Shindler |
Brenda Tucker |
The Archers |
1999–2014 |
15 years |
|
Rhys Parry Jones |
Llew Matthews |
Pobol y Cwm |
1990–2005 |
15 years |
|
Dean Sullivan |
Jimmy Corkhill |
Brookside |
1986, 1987, 1988–2003 |
15 years |
|
Ben Roberts |
Derek Conway |
The Bill |
1987–2002 |
15 years |
|
Warren Jackson |
Nick Tilsley |
Coronation Street |
1981–1996 |
15 years |
|
Charles Williams |
Harri Parri |
Pobol y Cwm |
1974–1989 |
15 years |
|
Ellis Powell |
Mrs Dale |
Mrs Dale's Diary |
1948–1963 |
15 years |
|
Helen Rosser Davies |
Sara Francis |
Pobol y Cwm |
1998, 2000–2008, 2015— |
17 years |
|
Tina O'Brien |
Sarah Barlow |
Coronation Street |
1999–2007, 2015– |
17 years |
|
Chris Gascoyne |
Peter Barlow |
Coronation Street |
2000–2003, 2007, 2008–2014, 2015, 2016– |
17 years |
|
Frank Gallagher |
Lenny Murdoch |
River City |
2005–2009, 2011– |
17 years |
|
Alison King |
Carla Connor |
Coronation Street |
2006–2016, 2017– |
17 years |
|
Matthew Chambers |
Daniel Granger |
Doctors |
2007– |
17 years |
|
Elin Harries |
Dani Monk |
Pobol y Cwm |
2007— |
17 years |
|
John Rowe |
Jim Lloyd |
The Archers |
2007– |
17 years |
|
Jake Wood |
Max Branning |
EastEnders |
2006–2015, 2016–2021 |
14 years |
|
Brooke Vincent |
Sophie Webster |
Coronation Street |
2004–2016, 2017–2019 |
14 years |
|
Helen Pearson |
Frankie Osborne |
Hollyoaks |
2002–2015, 2016–2017 |
14 years |
|
Shelley Rees |
Stacey Jones |
Pobol y Cwm |
1993–2007, 2014, 2016, 2017 |
14 years |
|
Deirdre Davis |
Eileen Donachie |
River City |
2002–2016 |
14 years |
|
Barbara Windsor |
Peggy Mitchell |
EastEnders |
1994–2003, 2004, 2005–2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
14 years |
|
Shirley Stelfox |
Edna Birch |
Emmerdale |
2000–2014, 2015 |
14 years |
|
Annelise Manojlovic |
Gabby Thomas |
Emmerdale |
2001–2015 |
14 years |
|
Vicky Entwistle |
Janice Battersby |
Coronation Street |
1997–2011 |
14 years |
|
Steven Arnold |
Ashley Peacock |
Coronation Street |
1995, 1996–2010 |
14 years |
|
Paul Usher |
Barry Grant |
Brookside |
1982–1995, 1997–1998, 2003 |
14 years |
|
Diane Burke |
Katie Rogers |
Brookside |
1989–2003 |
14 years |
|
Peter Amory |
Chris Tate |
Emmerdale |
1989–2003 |
14 years |
|
Jackie Farrell |
Jockie McDonald |
Take the High Road |
1986, 1989–2003 |
14 years |
|
Richard Greenwood |
Eric Ross Gifford |
Take the High Road |
1987–2001 |
14 years |
|
Brian Regan |
Terry Sullivan |
Brookside |
1982–1994, 1995–1997 |
14 years |
|
Bill Waddington |
Percy Sugden |
Coronation Street |
1983–1997 |
14 years |
|
Terri Lally |
Carol McKay |
Take the High Road |
1983–1997 |
14 years |
|
Richard Derrington |
Mark Hebden |
The Archers |
1980–1994 |
14 years |
|
Roger Tonge |
Sandy Richardson |
Crossroads |
1964–1967, 1970–1981 |
14 years |
|
Jack Haig |
Archie Gibbs |
Crossroads |
1967–1981 |
14 years |
|
Jessie Wallace |
Kat Slater |
EastEnders |
2000–2004, 2005, 2010–2016, 2018– |
16 years |
|
Kieron Richardson |
Ste Hay |
Hollyoaks |
2006, 2007–2019, 2020— |
16 years |
|
Jennifer Metcalfe |
Mercedes McQueen |
Hollyoaks |
2006–2014, 2015–2017, 2018– |
16 years |
|
Arwel Davies |
Eifion Rowlands |
Pobol y Cwm |
2007, 2008– |
16 years |
|
Gabrielle Dowling |
Cathy Hope |
Emmerdale |
2008– |
16 years |
|
Sebastian Dowling |
Heath Hope |
Emmerdale |
2008– |
16 years |
|
Shona McGarty |
Whitney Dean |
EastEnders |
2008– |
16 years |
|
Lesley Dunlop |
Brenda Walker |
Emmerdale |
2008– |
16 years |
|
Alex Bain |
Simon Barlow |
Coronation Street |
2008– |
16 years |
|
Mikey North |
Gary Windass |
Coronation Street |
2008– |
16 years |
|
Jonathan Nefydd |
Colin Evans |
Pobol y Cwm |
2008– |
16 years |
|
Sharon Roberts |
Gaynor Llywelyn |
Pobol y Cwm |
2008– |
16 years |
|
Tony Marshall |
Noel Garcia |
Casualty |
2008–2021 |
13 years |
|
Maria Pride |
Debbie Collins |
Pobol y Cwm |
2005–2006, 2008–2020 |
13 years |
|
Kym Marsh |
Michelle Connor |
Coronation Street |
2006–2019 |
13 years |
|
Leonard Fenton |
Dr. Harold Legg |
EastEnders |
1985–1997, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2018–2019 |
13 years |
|
Helen Flanagan |
Rosie Webster |
Coronation Street |
2000–2012, 2017–2018 |
13 years |
|
Johnny Beattie |
Malcolm Hamilton |
River City |
2002–2015 |
13 years |
|
Sammy Winward |
Katie Sugden |
Emmerdale |
2001–2005, 2006–2015 |
13 years |
|
Maggie Jones |
Blanche Hunt |
Coronation Street |
1974–1976, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1996, 1997, 1998–2009 |
13 years |
|
Mary Wimbush |
Julia Pargetter |
The Archers |
1992–2005 |
13 years |
|
Vince Earl |
Ron Dixon |
Brookside |
1990–2003 |
13 years |
|
Alexandra Fletcher |
Jacqui Farnham |
Brookside |
1990–2003 |
13 years |
|
Paul Byatt |
Mike Dixon |
Brookside |
1990–2003 |
13 years |
|
Todd Carty |
Mark Fowler |
EastEnders |
1990–2003 |
13 years |
|
Andrew Paul |
Dave Quinnan |
The Bill |
1989–2002 |
13 years |
|
Tamara Kennedy |
Joanna Ross Gifford |
Take the High Road |
1987–2000, 2002 |
13 years |
|
Gladys Ambrose |
Julia Brogan |
Brookside |
1985–1998 |
13 years |
|
Olive Michael |
Dora Jenkins |
Pobol y Cwm |
1984–1997 |
13 years |
|
Ieuan Rhys |
Glyn James |
Pobol y Cwm |
1983–1996 |
13 years |
|
Marjorie Thomson |
Grace Lachlan |
Take the High Road |
1980–1993, 1995 |
13 years |
|
Caroline Ashley |
Fiona Cunningham |
Take the High Road |
1980–1993 |
13 years |
|
Iona Banks |
Gladys Lake |
Pobol y Cwm |
1976–1989, 1991 |
13 years |
|
Dewi Morris |
Wayne Harries |
Pobol y Cwm |
1974–1987 |
13 years |
|
Edgar Harrison |
Dan Archer |
The Archers |
1969–1982 |
13 years |
|
Joy Andrews |
Tish Hope |
Crossroads |
1967–1980 |
13 years |
|
Claire King |
Kim Tate |
Emmerdale |
1989–1999, 2018, 2019– |
15 years |
[80]
|
Lacey Turner |
Stacey Slater |
EastEnders |
2004–2010, 2014–2019, 2020— |
15 years |
|
Scott Maslen |
Jack Branning |
EastEnders |
2007–2013, 2015— |
15 years |
|
Patti Clare |
Mary Taylor |
Coronation Street |
2008–2009, 2010— |
15 years |
|
Jan Pearson |
Karen Hollins |
Doctors |
2009— |
15 years |
|
Alfie Clarke |
Arthur Thomas |
Emmerdale |
2009— |
15 years |
|
Elisabeth Dermot Walsh |
Zara Carmichael |
Doctors |
2009— |
15 years |
|
Natalie J. Robb |
Moira Dingle |
Emmerdale |
2009— |
15 years |
|
Chris Walker |
Rob Hollins |
Doctors |
2009— |
15 years |
|
Chris Bisson |
Jai Sharma |
Emmerdale |
2009— |
15 years |
|
Jack Downham |
Noah Dingle |
Emmerdale |
2009— |
15 years |
|
Tanisha Gorey |
Asha Alahan |
Coronation Street |
2009– |
15 years |
|
Dyfan Rees |
Iolo Davies-White |
Pobol y Cwm |
2009— |
15 years |
|
Rebecca Bakes |
Angelica King |
Emmerdale |
2009— |
15 years |
|
Patsy Palmer |
Bianca Jackson |
EastEnders |
1993–1999, 2002, 2008–2014, 2019 |
12 years |
|
Nicole Barber-Lane |
Myra McQueen |
Hollyoaks |
2006–2013, 2014–2019 |
12 years |
|
Charles Lawson |
Jim McDonald |
Coronation Street |
1989–2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007–2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2018 |
12 years |
|
Freddie Jones |
Sandy Thomas |
Emmerdale |
2005–2008, 2009–2018 |
12 years |
|
Eileen McCallum |
Liz Hamilton |
River City |
2006–2018 |
12 years |
|
Lorna Fitzgerald |
Abi Branning |
EastEnders |
2006–2018 |
12 years |
|
Darren Jeffries |
Sam "O.B." O'Brien |
Hollyoaks |
1997–2008, 2016–2017 |
12 years |
|
Suzanne Packer |
Tess Bateman |
Casualty |
2003–2015, 2016 |
12 years |
|
Paul Samson |
Raymond Henderson |
River City |
2002–2014 |
12 years |
|
Steven Pinder |
Max Farnham |
Brookside |
1990–1998, 1999–2003 |
12 years |
|
Tony O'Callaghan |
Matt Boyden |
The Bill |
1991–2003 |
12 years |
|
Colin Tarrant |
Andrew Monroe |
The Bill |
1990–2002 |
12 years |
|
Louis Emerick |
Mick Johnson |
Brookside |
1989–2001 |
12 years |
|
Amanda Barrie |
Alma Halliwell |
Coronation Street |
1981, 1982, 1988, 1989–2001 |
12 years |
|
Christopher Smith |
Robert Sugden |
Emmerdale |
1989–2001 |
12 years |
|
Rhys Parry Jones |
Llew Matthews |
Pobol y Cwm |
1989–2001 |
12 years |
|
Gretchen Franklin |
Ethel Skinner |
EastEnders |
1985–1997, 2000 |
12 years |
|
Michael Starke |
Sinbad Sweeney |
Brookside |
1984, 1985, 1987, 1988–2000 |
12 years |
|
Lynsay King |
Sarah-Louise Platt |
Coronation Street |
1987–1999 |
12 years |
|
Jill Summers |
Phyllis Pearce |
Coronation Street |
1982–1983, 1984–1993, 1994–1996 |
12 years |
|
Olive Michael |
Dora Jenkins |
Pobol y Cwm |
1984–1996 |
12 years |
|
Alec Monteath |
Dougal Lachlan |
Take the High Road |
1980–1992 |
12 years |
|
Toke Townley |
Sam Pearson |
Emmerdale |
1972–1984 |
12 years |
|
John Bentley |
Hugh Mortimer |
Crossroads |
1965–1977 |
12 years |
|
Jennifer Moss |
Lucille Hewitt |
Coronation Street |
1960–1961, 1962–1969, 1970–1974 |
12 years |
|
Georgia Taylor |
Toyah Battersby |
Coronation Street |
1997–2003, 2016— |
14 years |
|
Samantha Giles |
Bernice Blackstock |
Emmerdale |
1998–2002, 2004, 2012–2019, 2021— |
14 years |
|
Zoe Henry |
Rhona Goskirk |
Emmerdale |
2001, 2002, 2010— |
14 years |
|
Jaye Jacobs |
Donna Jackson |
Holby City |
2004–2011, 2017–2022 |
14 years |
|
Roxy Shahidi |
Leyla Harding |
Emmerdale |
2008–2011, 2013— |
14 years |
|
Ben Price |
Nick Tilsley |
Coronation Street |
2009–2017, 2018— |
14 years |
|
Bob Barrett |
Sacha Levy |
Holby City |
2010–2022 |
14 years |
|
Elle Mulvaney |
Amy Barlow |
Coronation Street |
2010— |
14 years |
|
Alex Fletcher |
Diane Hutchinson |
Hollyoaks |
2010— |
14 years |
|
Sam Hall |
Samson Dingle |
Emmerdale |
2010— |
14 years |
|
Lucy Morris |
Phoebe Aldridge |
The Archers |
2010— |
14 years |
|
Emerald O'Hanrahan |
Emma Grundy |
The Archers |
2010— |
14 years |
|
Danny Miller |
Aaron Dingle |
Emmerdale |
2008–2012, 2014–2021 |
11 years |
|
Tomos West |
Ricky Jones |
Pobol y Cwm |
2008–2019 |
11 years |
|
Dean Gaffney |
Robbie Jackson |
EastEnders |
1993–2003, 2004, 2010, 2015, 2017–2018, 2019 |
11 years |
|
Nitin Ganatra |
Masood Ahmed |
EastEnders |
2007–2016, 2017–2019 |
11 years |
|
Becky Wright |
Nic Grundy |
The Archers |
2007–2018 |
11 years |
|
Charlie Hardwick |
Val Pollard |
Emmerdale |
2004–2015, 2017 |
11 years |
|
Laurie Brett |
Jane Beale |
EastEnders |
2004–2012, 2014–2017 |
11 years |
|
Marged Esli |
Nansi Furlong |
Pobol y Cwm |
1977, 1980–1989, 2010, 2012, 2014–2016 |
11 years |
|
Billy McElhaney |
Jimmy Mullen |
River City |
2005–2016 |
11 years |
|
Derek Martin |
Charlie Slater |
EastEnders |
2000–2011, 2013, 2016 |
11 years |
|
Verity Rushworth |
Donna Windsor |
Emmerdale |
1998–2009, 2014 |
11 years |
|
Tina Hobley |
Chrissie Williams |
Holby City |
2001–2008, 2009–2013 |
11 years |
|
Libby McArthur |
Gina Hamilton |
River City |
2002–2013 |
11 years |
|
Matt Littler |
Max Cunningham |
Hollyoaks |
1997–2008 |
11 years |
|
James Alexandrou |
Martin Fowler |
EastEnders |
1996–2007 |
11 years |
|
Lisa Geoghan |
Polly Page |
The Bill |
1992–2002, 2003–2004 |
11 years |
|
Glenda McKay |
Rachel Hughes |
Emmerdale |
1988–1999 |
11 years |
|
Jon Peyton Price |
Martin Fowler |
EastEnders |
1985–1996 |
11 years |
|
Bill Treacher |
Arthur Fowler |
EastEnders |
1985–1996 |
11 years |
|
Hugh Manning |
Donald Hinton |
Emmerdale |
1977–1979, 1980–1989, 1993 |
11 years |
|
Jean Rogers |
Dolly Skilbeck |
Emmerdale |
1980–1991 |
11 years |
|
Christopher Quinten |
Brian Tilsley |
Coronation Street |
1978–1989 |
11 years |
|
Alwyn Jones |
Herbert Gwyther |
Pobol y Cwm |
1977–1988 |
11 years |
|
Ann George |
Amy Turtle |
Crossroads |
1965–1976, 1987 |
11 years |
|
Pamela Vezey |
Kath Brownlow |
Crossroads |
1976–1987 |
11 years |
|
Elisabeth Croft |
Miss Tatum |
Crossroads |
1965–1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1983 |
11 years |
|
Kay Hudson |
Mabel Larkin |
The Archers |
1957–1968 |
11 years |
|
Bill Payne |
Ned Larkin |
The Archers |
1956–1967 |
11 years |
|
Basil Jones |
John Tregorran |
The Archers |
1953–1964 |
11 years |
|
Ralph Lawton |
Joe Allard |
The Archers |
1951–1962 |
11 years |
|
Harry Oakes |
Dan Archer |
The Archers |
1950–1961 |
11 years |
|
Sally Ann Matthews |
Jenny Connor |
Coronation Street |
1986–1991, 1993, 2015, 2016— |
13 years |
|
Charlie Brooks |
Janine Butcher |
EastEnders |
1999–2004, 2008–2012, 2013–2014, 2021— |
13 years |
|
Lauren Phillips |
Kelly Evans |
Pobol y Cwm |
2003–2007, 2009, 2015— |
13 years |
|
Gillian Wright |
Jean Slater |
EastEnders |
2004, 2005, 2006–2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018— |
13 years |
|
Mark Flanagan |
Jinx Jenkins |
Pobol y Cwm |
2005–2015, 2021— |
13 years |
|
Cherylee Houston |
Izzy Armstrong |
Coronation Street |
2010–2020, 2021— |
13 years |
|
Joe-Warren Plant |
Jacob Gallagher |
Emmerdale |
2010–2015, 2016–2020, 2021— |
13 years |
|
Ellie Leach |
Faye Windass |
Coronation Street |
2011— |
13 years |
|
Daisy Campbell |
Amelia Spencer |
Emmerdale |
2011— |
13 years |
|
Lisa George |
Beth Sutherland |
Coronation Street |
2011— |
13 years |
|
Colson Smith |
Craig Tinker |
Coronation Street |
2011— |
13 years |
|
Bhasker Patel |
Rishi Sharma |
Emmerdale |
2011— |
13 years |
|
Fiona Wade |
Priya Sharma |
Emmerdale |
2011— |
13 years |
|
Liam Fox |
Dan Spencer |
Emmerdale |
2011— |
13 years |
|
Ela-May Demircan |
Leah Barnes |
Hollyoaks |
2011— |
13 years |
|
Charlie Behan |
Charlie Dean |
Hollyoaks |
2011— |
13 years |
|
Harry McDermott |
Max Turner |
Coronation Street |
2010–2020 |
10 years |
|
Duncan Preston |
Douglas Potts |
Emmerdale |
2007–2011, 2014–2020 |
10 years |
|
Zennon Ditchett |
Aadi Alahan |
Coronation Street |
2009–2019 |
10 years |
|
Paul Bradley |
Elliot Hope |
Holby City |
2005–2015, 2019 |
10 years |
|
Jane Hazlegrove |
Kathleen "Dixie" Dixon |
Casualty |
2006–2016, 2019 |
10 years |
|
Shane Richie |
Alfie Moon |
EastEnders |
2002–2005, 2010–2016, 2018–2019 |
10 years |
|
Huw Euron |
Darren Howarth |
Pobol y Cwm |
1999–2007, 2013–2015, 2018 |
10 years |
|
Owen Brenman |
Heston Carter |
Doctors |
2008–2018 |
10 years |
|
Debbie Rush |
Anna Windass |
Coronation Street |
2008–2018 |
10 years |
|
Rita Simons |
Roxy Mitchell |
EastEnders |
2007–2017 |
10 years |
|
Lorraine Coady |
Hayley Tucker |
The Archers |
2006–2016 |
10 years |
|
Philip Lowrie |
Dennis Tanner |
Coronation Street |
1960–1962, 1963–1968, 2011–2014 |
10 years |
|
Carley Stenson |
Steph Roach |
Hollyoaks |
2000–2010, 2011 |
10 years |
|
John Bardon |
Jim Branning |
EastEnders |
1996, 1999–2007, 2008, 2009–2011 |
10 years |
|
Bruce Jones |
Les Battersby |
Coronation Street |
1997–2007 |
10 years |
|
John Savident |
Fred Elliott |
Coronation Street |
1994, 1995–1996, 1997–2006 |
10 years |
|
Mike Reid |
Frank Butcher |
EastEnders |
1987, 1988–1994, 1995–1996, 1997–2000, 2002, 2005 |
10 years |
|
Neville Buswell |
Ray Langton |
Coronation Street |
1966, 1968–1978, 2005 |
10 years |
|
Yoland Williams |
Tegid Morris |
Pobol y Cwm |
1991, 1992, 1993, 1994–2004 |
10 years |
|
Shaun Williamson |
Barry Evans |
EastEnders |
1994–2004 |
10 years |
|
Tiffany Chapman |
Rachel Dixon |
Brookside |
1993–2003 |
10 years |
|
Iola Gregory |
Jean McGurk |
Pobol y Cwm |
1987–1997, 1999, 2002 |
10 years |
|
Sue Jenkins |
Jackie Corkhill |
Brookside |
1991–2001 |
10 years |
|
Thomas Ormson |
David Platt |
Coronation Street |
1990–2000 |
10 years |
|
Huw Higginson |
George Garfield |
The Bill |
1989–1999, 2000 |
10 years |
|
Cy Chadwick |
Nick Bates |
Emmerdale |
1985, 1986–1996, 1999 |
10 years |
|
Ifan Huw Dafydd |
Dic Deryn |
Pobol y Cwm |
1982–1992, 1995, 1999 |
10 years |
|
Kevin Lloyd |
Tosh Lines |
The Bill |
1988–1998 |
10 years |
|
Geoff Hinsliff |
Don Brennan |
Coronation Street |
1987–1997 |
10 years |
|
Susan Tully |
Michelle Fowler |
EastEnders |
1985–1995 |
10 years |
|
Phylip Hughes |
Stan Bevan |
Pobol y Cwm |
1984–1994 |
10 years |
|
Gaynor Morgan Rees |
Nerys Cadwaladr |
Pobol y Cwm |
1974–1976, 1979–1980, 1982–1986, 1988–1991 |
10 years |
|
Arthur Leslie |
Jack Walker |
Coronation Street |
1960–1970 |
10 years |
|
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