Researchers are looking for fans of the world's longest running TV soap opera to take part in a study exploring how people's ability to recognise a face changes over time.
The research, by academics at the University of Plymouth and the Open University, centres around some of the best known characters from ITV's Coronation Street.
First launched in 1960, the show has produced characters who have graced the screens in homes across the country for - in some cases - more than six decades.
For the current study, researchers are looking for people who have watched the show at least once a week for the last 20 years.
They will be shown a series of images of different Coronation Street characters who have been part of the show for all of that time.
The task for participants will be to look at all the images and determine whether, in their mind, they represent a good likeness of the character. A second element of the task will be to match images to a character's name.
Dr Mila Mileva, Lecturer in the School of Psychology at the University of Plymouth and a postdoctoral fellow of the British Academy, is coordinating the research.
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