Blanche scenes top Corrie poll

Blanche Hunt's Alcoholics Anonymous scenes have topped a poll of Coronation Street's best moments from the show's 50 years.

The character, played by the late Maggie Jones, had the highest ranking for the scenes where she revealed her family's secrets at Peter Barlow's meeting.

The second most popular highlight was the storyline involving serial killer Richard Hillman, portrayed by Brian Capron, where he murdered his ex-wife Patricia and Maxine Peacock.

Reflecting on the experience, Capron told PA: "Funnily enough because it's all come back it seems to have done me a lot of good. It's kind of an iconic storyline that I was involved in.

"There were some wonderful blackly humourous lines and the gloves, that slight pantomime element. You could love to hate him. They gave me so many great lines."