Top 10 Across All Platforms
Country | Rank | Actor | Character | Soap Opera | Years | Duration |
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1 | Lesley Saweard | Christine Barford | The Archers | 1953— | 60 years | |
2 | Norman Painting | Phil Archer | The Archers | 1950–2009 | 59 years | |
3 | Patricia Greene | Jill Archer | The Archers | 1957— | 56 years | |
4 | June Spencer | Peggy Woolley | The Archers | 1951–1953, 1962— | 53 years | |
5 | William Roache | Ken Barlow | Coronation Street | 1960— | 53 years | |
6 | Helen Wagner | Nancy Hughes | As the World Turns | 1956–1981, 1983–2010 | 52 years | |
7 | Eileen Derbyshire | Emily Bishop | Coronation Street | 1961, 1962–1966, 1967— | 51 years | |
8 | Angela Piper | Jennifer Aldridge | The Archers | 1963— | 50 years | |
9 | Don Hastings | Bob Hughes | As the World Turns | 1960–2010 | 50 years | |
10 | Eileen Fulton | Lisa Grimaldi | As the World Turns | 1960–1965, 1966–1983, 1984–2010 | 49 years |
Four actors in the list have now left their roles, so an addendum of current actors is provided below.
Country | Actor | Character | Soap Opera | Years | Duration |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Colin Skipp | Tony Archer | The Archers | 1967— | 46 years | |
Judy Bennett | Shula Hebden-Lloyd | The Archers | 1971— | 42 years | |
Erika Slezak | Victoria Lord | One Life to Live | 1971–2012, 2013— | 41 years | |
Barbara Knox | Rita Tanner | Coronation Street | 1964, 1972–2009, 2010— | 40 years |
Read more about this topic: List Of Longest-serving Soap Opera Actors
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