Coronation Street is a British soap opera first broadcast on 9 December 1960. The following is a list of characters that will appear in 2016, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by series producer Stuart Blackburn, or his successor Kate Oates. arrived in February, igniting a child slavery storyline, as did Alya Nazir's best friend, . In March, was introduced as a new friend for Kylie Platt. He was followed by the birth of Callum Logan and Sarah Platt's son, , as well as Michelle Connor's childhood lover, . made his first appearance in April. July saw the introduction of Clayton Hibbs, followed by and in August. was introduced in September as the father of Craig Tinker.