# List of Coronation Street characters introduced in 2016

The characters introduced in *Coronation Street* in 2016 are the new or returning figures added to the cast of the ITV soap opera during its fifty-seventh year on air.<sup>[1](https://coronationstreet.fandom.com/wiki/Coronation_Street_in_2016)</sup> The retained evidence for this year covers the return of [Adam Barlow](https://www.edgepedia.org/adam-barlow) and the business opening that anchored one early-2016 storyline; it does not support a complete roster of the year's arrivals, so this entry is limited to what the sources record.

| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Year in show history | 2016 was Coronation Street's fifty-seventh year.<sup>[1](https://coronationstreet.fandom.com/wiki/Coronation_Street_in_2016)</sup> |
| Notable return | Adam Barlow returned in 2016, reprised by Samuel Robertson rather than a new actor.<sup>[1](https://coronationstreet.fandom.com/wiki/Coronation_Street_in_2016)</sup> |
| Character reworking | On his return, Adam was written to be more overtly modeled on his father, Mike Baldwin.<sup>[1](https://coronationstreet.fandom.com/wiki/Coronation_Street_in_2016)</sup> |
| Early-2016 storyline | Tracy Barlow opened the florists Preston's Petals on Rosamund Street on 13 January 2016.<sup>[2](https://coronationstreet.fandom.com/wiki/2016)</sup> |

## Adam Barlow's return

The best-documented cast change of 2016 is the return of Adam Barlow, Ken Barlow's grandson. The character had been pegged for a return, at one point potentially played by a new actor, but Samuel Robertson instead reprised the role.<sup>[1](https://coronationstreet.fandom.com/wiki/Coronation_Street_in_2016)</sup> Along with the recasting decision, the writing of the character shifted: Adam was now being more overtly modeled on his father, Mike Baldwin, the sharp-edged businessman long associated with the show's factory stories.<sup>[1](https://coronationstreet.fandom.com/wiki/Coronation_Street_in_2016)</sup>

## Context within the year

New and returning characters in a long-running soap typically arrive attached to a storyline, and 2016 followed that pattern. The year opened with [Tracy Barlow](https://www.edgepedia.org/tracy-barlow) launching Preston's Petals on Rosamund Street on 13 January, a business venture that gave the show a new regular setting on the street.<sup>[2](https://coronationstreet.fandom.com/wiki/2016)</sup> Beyond these recorded items, the retained sources do not name the year's other first appearances, so a fuller character-by-character list cannot be given here.

## References

1. [Coronation Street in 2016, Coronation Street Wiki (Fandom)](https://coronationstreet.fandom.com/wiki/Coronation_Street_in_2016)
2. [2016, Coronation Street Wiki (Fandom)](https://coronationstreet.fandom.com/wiki/2016)

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