Fictional character from British soap Coronation Street
Soap opera character
Martha Longhurst
Coronation Street character
Portrayed by
Lynne Carol
Duration
1960–1964
First appearance
14 December 1960 Episode 2
Last appearance
13 May 1964
Classification
Former; regular
Created by
Tony Warren
Introduced by
Stuart Latham
In-universe information
Occupation
Cleaner
Father
Jack Hartley
Mother
Mary Hartley
Husband
Percy Longhurst (backstory)
Sons
Harold Longhurst
Daughters
Lily Haddon
Granddaughters
Sandra Haddon Pauline Haddon
Martha Longhurst (also Hartley) is a fictional character from the British soap opera Coronation Street. She was played by Lynne Carol from the show's inception in 1960, from the second episode until the character's death in 1964.[1]
^Little, Daran (2000). 40 Years of Coronation Street. Granada Media. ISBN 0-233-99806-3.
MarthaLonghurst (also Hartley) is a fictional character from the British soap opera Coronation Street. She was played by Lynne Carol from the show's inception...
TV series and telemovies. She was best known for playing busybody MarthaLonghurst in the soap opera Coronation Street from the second episode in 1960...
Choir for 30 years Kate Longhurst, English footballer Mark Longhurst, UK television newsreader and journalist MarthaLonghurst, UK TV Coronation Street...
of her free time in the serial's early years with her two cronies, MarthaLonghurst (Lynne Carol) and Minnie Caldwell (Margot Bryant), in the snug bar...
redecorated. The fictional timeline proceeds as follows: 13 May 1964: MarthaLonghurst (Lynne Carol) dies after suffering a heart attack in the snug of The...
consequently, was a put upon companion of her two friends, busybody MarthaLonghurst (played by Lynne Carol) and battle-axe Ena Sharples (played by Violet...
Street's new producer, Tim Aspinall, which also included the death of MarthaLonghurst (Lynne Carol). Keogh made several brief returns to Coronation Street...
first cast member to be written out was Lynne Carol, who had played MarthaLonghurst since episode two and the preview of the programme. Her sacking was...
function in EastEnders to the trio of Ena Sharples, Minnie Caldwell and MarthaLonghurst from Coronation Street with regard to providing humour. She has noted...
been compared with What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?. The death of MarthaLonghurst (actress Lynne Carol) in the British television serial Coronation Street...