Emily Bishop

Emily Bishop (also Nugent and Swain; originally credited as Miss Nugent) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera Coronation Street. Portrayed by Eileen Derbyshire, the character is the longest-standing female character in the serial, having first appeared on-screen during the fourth episode on 21 December 1960, played by an uncredited walk on actress. From January 1961 onwards, she was played by Eileen Derbyshire. Derbyshire announced in November 2015 that she would be taking a retirement from the show and Emily departed on New Year's Day 2016 after 55 years on screen. It was announced on 9 August 2019 that Derbyshire had agreed to briefly reprise the role. She made a brief cameo on 9 October 2019 for Ken Barlow's (William Roache) 80th birthday celebration.

For other uses, see Emily Bishop (disambiguation).

Emily Bishop
Coronation Street character
Portrayed byUncredited (1960)
Eileen Derbyshire (1961–2019)
Duration1960–2016, 2019
First appearanceEpisode 4
21 December 1960
Last appearanceEpisode 9895
9 October 2019
ClassificationFormer; regular
Created byTony Warren
Introduced byStuart Latham (1961)
Iain MacLeod (2019)
Spin-off
appearances		The Life and Loves of Elsie Tanner (1987)
Coronation Street: Text Santa Special (2012–2013)
In-universe information
Other namesEmily Nugent
Emily Swain
Emily Twin-set (Vera Duckworth only)
OccupationShop assistant
Café waitress
Charity shop manager
Hospital chaplain
FatherJames Nugent
MotherAgnes Nugent
BrothersEdgar Nugent
SistersJoan Corrie
Norah Seddon
Brenda Nugent
Marjorie Nugent
HusbandErnest Bishop (1972–1978)
Arnold Swain (1980–1981; void)
AuntsMary Nugent
May Nugent
NephewsSpider Nugent
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