Emily Bishop (Eileen Derbyshire)

[Perdita]

With Sean now having moved into Norris´spare room - looks like she won´t be back very soon ... I hope Eileen Derbyshire is ok and able to come back

[Dazzle]

With Sean now having moved into Norris´spare room - looks like she won´t be back very soon ... I hope Eileen Derbyshire is ok and able to come back

Speculation is that she's left for good but it was written as being temporary because she didn't want a fuss.

[Perdita]

Speculation is that she's left for good but it was written as being temporary because she didn't want a fuss.

She is 84, so can´t blame her for wanting to retire, I had a feeling the departure would not be temporary. It would be nice if they did what they did with Betty Eagleton on Emmerdale and see her skype with Norris or Rita on certain occasions, like Christmas

[Perdita]

CONFIRMED!! Eileen Derbyshire will NOT be returning to her role as Emily Bishop!

Coronation Street's Eileen Derbyshire leaving the cobbles after 55 years ending her reign as the soap's longest serving female cast member
Corrie legend Eileen Derbyshire will not return to the cobbles, ending her 55-year career as the soap’s longest serving female cast member.
Eileen, 85, who has played goody-two-shoes Emily Bishop since 1961, took six months off from the show last November.
But she extended her break and has now been absent for 12 months.
Corrie bosses last night confirmed that while Eileen has not told them she will quit, there are no plans in place for her to return.
A show source said: “Eileen has been off for a long time, and there is no expectation that she will be back.
“All of her cast mates have accepted she won’t be returning.
“She’s 85 and has been out of the show for a year, so she probably would have found it tough to get back into the fast pace of filming.
“That aside, Eileen’s family is her absolute priority, and she has devoted herself to them since deciding on her break last November.
“Of course, as far as the bosses are concerned, there will always be a place for her on the show.
“She has not told them she wants to quit, but those around her know she won’t be back.”
“And her friends on set know she’s on the brink of retirement.
“It’s very sad, and she will be sorely missed by everyone who knows her. But they know she has to do what’s right for her.”
Eileen, who won an MBE for services to drama in 2010, is one of the ITV soap’s most recognisable faces.
Only Bill Roache, 84, has been on the show longer.
He has played Ken Barlow since the first episode in 1960.
Eileen’s character Emily, a devout Christian, backed out of marrying shop manager Leonard Swindley on their wedding day in 1964.
Other big plots included a breakdown and an attempt on her life by Gail Platt’s husband Richard Hillman.
After she decided to take a break, writers explained her absence with a storyline that saw her go to Peru to spend time with hippy nephew Spider.


Coronation Street/ITV

[olivia1896]

when they announced she would be going on a break i had a feeling she wouldn't come back and just didn't want a fuss to be made

[tammyy2j]

Is she still believed to be in Peru with Spider?

Did Norris or Rita ever mention any update on her

[Perdita]

Is she still believed to be in Peru with Spider?

Did Norris or Rita ever mention any update on her

Yes, still meant to be in Peru ... think we are meant to think that Norris has regular updates with Emily but too many other things going on at the moment for this to be shown. Sharon Marshall said on This Morning just now that Eileen Derbyshire has not said anything to Corrie so until she does, she is considered to be returning ..... I doubt she ever will though

[Perdita]

Corrie have apparently confirmed her return this autumn

[swmc66]

Is anyone living with Norris? Sean?

[Perdita]

Is anyone living with Norris? Sean?

Yes, I am sure Sean is still living with Norris