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| Character | Actor | Previous actor (s) | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ernie Wagstaff | Stuart Golland | 2001, 2003 | |
| Stan Wagstaff | Jack Smethurst | 2001 | |
| Roger Wain | Frazer Hines | 1965 | |
| Henry Wakefield | Finetime Fontayne | 1985 | |
| Joan Wakefield | Elizabeth Mansfield | 1999, 2000 | |
| Annie Walker | Doris Speed | 1960–1983 | |
| Arthur Walker | Jack Allen | 1965, 1969 | |
| Billy Walker | Ken Farrington | 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1969, 1970–1971, 1972–1973, 1974–1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1984 | |
| Jack Walker | Arthur Leslie | 1960–1970 | |
| Michael Wall | Dominic Rickhards | 1998, 2000 | |
| Alma Walsh | Joyce Kennedy | 1978 | |
| Pauline Walsh | Patricia Ford | 1985, 1986 | |
| Ruth Walsh | Rebecca Callard | 2011 | |
| Shirley Walton | Stephanie Turner | 1968 | |
| George Wardle | Ron Davies | 1985–1986 | |
| Sally Waterman | Vicki Chambers | 1983, 1984, 1985 | |
| Don Watkins | Kevin Lloyd | 1983–1984 | |
| Alice Watts | Annabelle Tarrant | 2000 | |
| Arthur Watts | Geoff Oldham | John Pickles, Kenneth Waller | 1988, 1995, 2002 |
| Ben Watts | Stephen Collins | 2001–2003 | |
| Curly Watts | Kevin Kennedy | 1983–2003 | |
| Emma Watts | Angela Lonsdale | 2000–2003 | |
| Eunice Watts | Angela Rooks | Georgina Anderson | 1988, 1995, 2002 |
| Raquel Watts | Sarah Lancashire | 1991–1996, 2000 | |
| Boris Weaver | Mark Hallett | 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 | |
| Johnny Webb | Jack Smethurst | 1980, 1981, 1983 | |
| Sandra Webb | Shelagh Stephenson | 1981 | |
| Alison Webster | Naomi Radcliffe | 1998–2000 | |
| Bill Webster | Peter Armitage | 1984–1985, 1995–1997, 2006–2011 | |
| Debbie Webster | Sue Devaney | 1984–1985 | |
| Elaine Webster | Judy Gridley | 1984–1985 | |
| Jake Webster | Unknown | 2000 | |
| Maureen Webster | Sherrie Hewson | 1993–1997, 2006 | |
| Rosie Webster | Helen Flanagan | Emma Collinge | 1990–2012 |
| Jon Welch | David Michaels | 1994–1995, 1996 | |
| DC Weller | Caroline Paterson | 2008, 2009 | |
| Charlie West | Keith Clifford | 1997, 1998, 1999 | |
| Robert Weston | Philip Bretherton | 1991 | |
| Darren Whateley | Andy Robb | Ian Aspinall | 1989, 1998 |
| Eunice Wheeler | Brenda Elder | 1975–1976 | |
| Sheila Wheeler | Janice Connolly | 2009 | |
| Charlie Whelan | John St Ryan | 1993–1994 | |
| Tim White | Edward MacLiam | 2005 | |
| Bob Whiteley | Freddie Fletcher | 1982 | |
| Chalkie Whiteley | Teddy Turner | 1982–1983 | |
| Craig Whiteley | Mark Price | 1982 | |
| Arthur Whittaker | Trevor Martin | 1984 | |
| Ronald Wilde | George Waring | 1968 | |
| Hazel Wilding | Kazia Pelka | 2002 | |
| John Wilding | John Bowler | 2002 | |
| Nick Wilding | Mark Lindley | 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1999 | |
| Malcolm Wilkinson | Antony Booth | 1960–1961 | |
| Ben Williams | Paul Warriner | 1991, 1992 | |
| Betty Williams | Betty Driver | 1969–2011 | |
| Billy Williams | Frank Mills | 1995–1997 | |
| Owen Williams | Richard Harrington | 1999 | |
| Nona Willis | Barbara Ferris | 1961 | |
| Winifred Willis | Joan Scott | 1983 | |
| Richard Willmore | Oliver Beamish | 1992, 1993, 1994, 2011 | |
| Zoe Willson | Kirsty-Leigh Porter | 2009 | |
| Anna Wilson | Emma Parker | 2000 | |
| Eve Wilson | Sabina Franklyn | 2009–2010 | |
| George Wilson | Anthony Valentine | 2009–2010 | |
| Lauren Wilson | Lucy Evans | 2007–2008 | |
| Violet Wilson | Jenny Platt | 2004–2008, 2011 | |
| Derek Wilton | Peter Baldwin | 1976, 1977, 1979, 1984, 1985, 1986–1997 | |
| Mavis Wilton | Thelma Barlow | 1971, 1972, 1973–1997 | |
| Eddie Windass | Steve Huison | 2008–2011 | |
| Len Windass | Conor Ryan | 2008–2009 | |
| Ruth Winter | Colette O'Neil | 1966 | |
| Lisa Woods | Ruth Whitehead | 1987–1988 | |
| Edward Wormold | Robert Dorning | 1965 | |
| Donald Worthington | Brian Capron | 1981, 1982, 1986 | |
| Alison Wright | Rosalind Ayres | 1974 | |
| Jonathan Wright | Samuel Taylor | 1974 | |
| Marcus Wrigley | Joseph Jacobs | 1998, 1999 | |
| Billy Wyatt | Fabian Cartwright | 1988 |
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