Ena Sharples (née Schofield) is a fictional character from the
British ITV soap opera Coronation Street, played by Violet Carson. She
appeared in the first-ever episode, broadcast on 9 December 1960, and
stayed with the show until 2 April 1980.Ena was the widowed caretaker
of the Glad Tidings Mission Hall and spent much of her time
criticising the activities and loose morals of the street's other
residents. One of the main characters during the 1960s, she was
featured less regularly in the 1970s due to the declining health of
actress Violet Carson, and was written out in 1980. Almost always
wearing a double-breasted overcoat and hairnet, she spent much of her
free time in the series' early years with her two cronies, Martha
Longhurst (Lynne Carol) and Minnie Caldwell (Margot Bryant), in the
snug bar of local pub The Rovers Return Inn, drinking milk stout. Ena
particularly criticised Elsie Tanner (Pat Phoenix), whom she believed
had loose morals. In turn, Elsie strongly disliked Ena for her
seemingly incessant gossip and desire to know about the private lives
of others; and the two confronted each other frequently.The final
episode featuring Ena was broadcast on 2 April 1980. It attracted
little media or public attention, as the producers intended her to
continue in the series â€" the character was merely going to stay with
a friend, Henry Foster, in St Annes while her flat in Coronation
Street was being renovated. Unfortunately all subsequent storylines
involving Ena had to be scrapped owing to Carson being too ill to
appear, due to the symptoms of pernicious anemia.
British ITV soap opera Coronation Street, played by Violet Carson. She
appeared in the first-ever episode, broadcast on 9 December 1960, and
stayed with the show until 2 April 1980.Ena was the widowed caretaker
of the Glad Tidings Mission Hall and spent much of her time
criticising the activities and loose morals of the street's other
residents. One of the main characters during the 1960s, she was
featured less regularly in the 1970s due to the declining health of
actress Violet Carson, and was written out in 1980. Almost always
wearing a double-breasted overcoat and hairnet, she spent much of her
free time in the series' early years with her two cronies, Martha
Longhurst (Lynne Carol) and Minnie Caldwell (Margot Bryant), in the
snug bar of local pub The Rovers Return Inn, drinking milk stout. Ena
particularly criticised Elsie Tanner (Pat Phoenix), whom she believed
had loose morals. In turn, Elsie strongly disliked Ena for her
seemingly incessant gossip and desire to know about the private lives
of others; and the two confronted each other frequently.The final
episode featuring Ena was broadcast on 2 April 1980. It attracted
little media or public attention, as the producers intended her to
continue in the series â€" the character was merely going to stay with
a friend, Henry Foster, in St Annes while her flat in Coronation
Street was being renovated. Unfortunately all subsequent storylines
involving Ena had to be scrapped owing to Carson being too ill to
appear, due to the symptoms of pernicious anemia.
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