But how many of you remember all of these links between the stars of Coronation Street and the Sunderland area?
There have been lots of visits to Wearside by some of the actors behind the famous characters.
Were you there for any of these visits? Take a look and tell us more.
1. Roy and Hayley in 2007
Actors Julie Hesmondhalgh and David Neilson, or Roy and Hayley Cropper to an adoring Coronation Street audience, were in Sunderland 13 years ago to promote a campaign to encourage more staff training. Photo: TC
2. Sunderland Empire's Aladdin pantomime rehearsals. Coronation Street’s Terence Maynard as Abanazar
Coronation Street’s Terence Maynard was in pantomime in Sunderland in 2015. Many will remember him as Tony Stewart in the soap. Photo: Stu Norton
3. Reg visits the Regal
Coronation Street's Reg Holdsworth alias Ken Morley, visited the Regal bingo at Concord, Washington in 1994 and was pictured checking a bingo card. Were you there? Photo: Sunderland Echo
4. Geoffrey Hughes pays a visit in 1983
He played much-loved binman Eddie Yeats in the soap but here is Geoffrey Hughes visiting Sunderland in 1983 when he was starring in panto. Did you go and see him? Photo: Sunderland Echo