List of past Coronation Street characters (2000-)

The following is a list of fictional characters that appeared in the ITV soap opera "Coronation Street", departing between 2000 and the present.

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Keith Appleyard

Infobox soap character
color=#F0E68C
series=Coronation Street
name = Keith Appleyard
portrayer =Ian Redford
born=
first=4 April 2005
last=30 July 2006
residence = Bournemouth
occupation=Paper deliverer/Taxidermist
children = Angela Harris
siblings = Marjorie
grandchildren = Craig Harris
Katy Harris

Keith Appleyard was played by Ian Redford. Keith is the father of Angela Harris. When she and her family lived in Sheffield, she witnessed a murder. Keith persuaded his daughter to tell the truth and testify against the criminals at the trial, which resulted in the Harris family having to move to Weatherfield under the name of Nelson in witness protection.

Keith first appeared in Coronation Street three years later in 2005 to help his daughter after her husband Tommy had been murdered. He stayed in Weatherfield for support and ended up looking after his grandchildren Katy and Craig after their mother was arrested for the murder of their father. Katy (the real killer) committed suicide after the guilt got too much for her, and Angela was imprisoned for helping Katy cover up the crime. Keith decided to move to Coronation Street to look after Craig, rather than taking Craig back to Sheffield with him, as he felt Craig had suffered enough - plus, Weatherfield was closer to Angela's prison than Sheffield was.

Since moving in, Keith has started dating Audrey Roberts, who is his exact opposite in many ways. Keith is always watching the pennies, and has recently taken up a paper round to earn some extra money. His hobbies include taxidermy.

Keith is widowed, his wife having died between 2002 and 2005. Angela had telephoned her mother on Christmas Day 2002, but she had died by the time of Keith's arrival in 2005.

Archie Shuttleworth has returned to the Street, who left because Audrey turned him down with his proposal (he asked her to marry him), which left Keith feeling jealous.

After splitting up with Audrey because of his jealousy, Keith was enemies with Charlie Stubbs. After Charlie worked on some of Keith's house tiles but then Keith refused to pay as the bill was too expensive. Charlie decided to get revenge so removed Keith's tiles completely and said unless Keith pays he will put them back on. Keith rang the police but the police said it wasn't really a police matter.

One day, Keith was delighted when he saw Charlie putting the tiles back on the roof, thinking that Charlie had finally given up with his game. While having a drink in the Rovers, Charlie came in and told Keith, 'Well, I liked your roof so much that I decided to buy the house. Your landlord didn't take much persuading.' Keith blustered that the landlord would have told him but Charlie said that he asked Keith's landlord to leave that to him. Charlie's girlfriend Tracy Barlow was delighted.

Keith now says that if one day Charlie does chuck him and his grandson Craig out they have a nice home waiting for them in Sheffield. Craig has said that he doesn't want to go though as he lives in Coronation Street and he loves his girlfriend Rosie who lives there too.

One day, after Keith had an angina attack, the doctor told him it was a warning and things were going to have to change. So Keith told a shocked Craig that they were going to stay in Bournemouth with Keith's sister Marjorie.

Craig was determined that he wasn't to leave the street but Keith and Sally finally persuaded him in the end and they left the street. Keith later returned to the street when Craig ran away from Bournemouth and refused to returned there.

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Viv Baldwin

Infobox soap character
color=#F0E68C
series=Coronation Street
name = Viv Baldwin
first = 29 July 2005
last = 18 December 2006
residence = London
born =
children = Danny Baldwin
spouse = Harry Baldwin (?-2005)
grandchildren = Jamie Baldwin
Warren Baldwin
occupation = Retired
portrayer = Patricia Brake

Vivian "Viv" Baldwin was a fictional character on the British soap opera Coronation Street. She was played by Patricia Brake

Viv is the mother of Danny Baldwin. She was first seen on the street in July 2005, following her husband Harry's death and later revealing to her brother-in-law Mike that he was in fact Danny's biological father, not Harry.

Viv made a reappearance in Weatherfield at Christmas 2005.

In December 2006, she returned enquiring about her son's disappearance, only to find out the truth about her grandson Jamie's affair with his former stepmother Frankie Baldwin. After finding this, Viv stormed back home to London.

Warren Baldwin

Infobox soap character
color=#F0E68C
series=Coronation Street
name = Warren Baldwin
first = 7 November 2004
last = 22 November 2006
residence = Spain
born = 31 December 1986
parents = Danny Baldwin
Frankie Baldwin
siblings = Jamie Baldwin (halfbrother)
grandparents = Mike Baldwin
Viv Baldwin
aunts/uncles = Mark Redman
Adam Barlow
occupation = Footballer
portrayer = Danny Young

Warren Baldwin was played by Danny Young. Warren is the youngest member of the Baldwin family. He is the younger brother of Jamie and son of Danny and Frankie. He turned up on the cobbles to live with his parents and due to the fact that he was rejected from his football club. He was later in the doghouse after his family members found out about this. Candice Stowe later found out that he was not really a footballer and that Warren had been telling fibs to impress her, resulting in Candice dumping him. Later Warren joined Weatherfield County FC, and Candice decided she wanted to date him after all. In August 2005, Warren left Coronation Street to play football and start a new life in Spain, leaving Candice behind after they split up. He made a surprise return to Weatherfield on 20 November 2006 when he was back in England for trials with Port Vale, which he failed. Warren moved away to Spain again, and in early December 2006 his mother went to visit him to see if he had heard from father Danny. She also revealed her affair with Jamie to him, a revelation which resulted in Warren stopping talking with his mother.

Kasia Barowicz

Infobox soap character
color=#F0E68C
series=Coronation Street
name=Kasia Barowicz
portrayer=Irena Rodic
first=26 February 2007
last=16 April 2007
born=
death=16 April 2007
occupation=Seamstress

Kasia Barowicz, played by Irena Rodic, arrived in 2007 as a Polish worker at the Underworld factory. Like fellow character Wiki she too was Polish. On the morning of Monday 16 April 2007, she was involved in an accident whilst working illegally for Carla Connor in the factory. She tripped whilst carrying a stack of boxes and fell down a set of stairs, dying from the injuries she sustained. Carla panicked at the thought that her business plans would be scuppered and didn't immediately phone for an ambulance. That morning Sally Webster came in for material for daughter Rosie Webster's School play costume. Sally grew suspicious of this and knew something didn't add up. Instead she phoned her husband Paul who hurried to the factory. Paul, Carla and Paul's brother Liam all lied to the police about what time Kasia died. They knew that the police would ask questions if they called the ambulance straight away. As Kasia was working out of hours after doing two shifts they were breaking the law. Liam even clocked Kasia in at eight o'clock (the time that her legal shift was due to begin) in an attempt to avoid further questions.

Finlay Bryant

Infobox soap character
series=Coronation Street
name = Finlay Bryant
color=#F0E68C
first = 6 April 2007
last = 29 September 2008
residence = Spain
born = 7 October, 2000
parents = Gary Denmark
Teresa Bryant
Jerry Morton (adoptive)
siblings = Jodie Morton
Mel Morton
Kayleigh Morton ,
Daryl Morton(all half)
occupation = Student
portrayer = Ramone Quinn

Finlay Bryant, portrayed by Ramone Quinn is the son of Teresa Bryant, ex-wife of Jerry Morton. In April 2007, Jerry discovered that Teresa had gone on holiday, leaving their daughter Kayleigh and her half-brother Finlay on their own. Jerry took the children back home with him, so Finlay remained with the rest of the Mortons at No 6 Coronation Street. In June 2008, Teresa briefly conned Lloyd Mullaney into thinking Finlay was his son so that she could get money out of him. On 26 April 2008 it was announced that the character would depart later in the year with the rest of the Morton family.

In September 2008, Finlay departed for a new life in Spain with his father and Kayleigh.

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Yvonne Casey

Infobox soap character
series = Coronation Street
color = #F0E68C
name = Yvonne Casey
first = 30 April 2004
last = 23 July 2007
children = Claire Peacock
grandchildren = Freddie Peacock
portrayer = Yvonne O'Grady

Yvonne Casey was played by Yvonne O'Grady from 2004 until 2007. Yvonne is the mother of Claire Peacock. Little is known about her, but during Claire's battle with post-natal depression, Yvonne admitted she had not been close enough to Claire as a child. She occasionally appeared to babysit Freddie and Joshua and to support Claire during marital crises with Ashley. In September 2006, Claire began leaving home every day, telling Ashley that Yvonne had terminal cancer and needed her care. After several weeks, Yvonne showed up at Ashley's butcher shop, telling Ashley she'd been away learning yoga techniques. She was shocked to learn the lies Claire had told, and then worked with Ashley to help Claire recover from post-natal depression. In 2007, Claire moved in with her following the arson attack which damaged the Peacock home. She was shown to object to Claire's friendship with Casey Carswell. Claire then returned home.

Andrea Clayton

Infobox soap character
color=#F0E68C
series=Coronation Street
name = Andrea Clayton
parents = Harry Clayton
Connie Clayton
siblings = Sue Clayton
children = Paul Clayton
portrayer = Caroline O'Neill
first = 26 November 1985
last = 7 November 2001

Andrea Clayton was played by Caroline O'Neill from 1985 to 2001, Andrea first arrived on the street, studying her A-levels, she lived next door to Terry Duckworth, whom she started dating behind her parents backs. Andrea soon discovered that she was pregnant with Terry's child, but refused to let Terry have anything to do with the baby, even though Terry wanted to stand by her and the child to support it in its life. Her mother decided it was best for her to look after the baby whilst Andrea went to university. When Terry's mother, Vera decided to get involved in their child, the Clayton's fled Weatherfield, but the word that the child had been born soon reached Terry. Andrea returned to the Duckworth's doorstep in November 2000, explaining that Terry's son, whom they had named Paul, was dying unless but could have had a kidney transplant. Vera decided to be a donor to Paul and saved his life. Andrea returned briefley in 2001, along with Paul, who left with her but returned to the street later in 2007 until 2008.

Ronnie Clayton

Infobox soap character
color=#F0E68C
series=Coronation Street
first=3 October 2005
last=11 June 2006
name = Veronica Clayton
portrayer = Emma Stansfield
born =
residence = police custody
occupation = Taxi driver
spouse = Jimmy Clayton

Veronica "Ronnie" Clayton was played by Emma Stansfield. Ronnie, as she likes to be known, first appeared on the show in late October 2005. She was formerly married to gangster "Jimmy Clayton" and worked for his cab firm. In an attempt to escape his bullying nature, she left him and starting working under Steve McDonald at "Streetcars". Steve and Ronnie started a relationship, but Ronnie's presence put the entire Streetcars workforce under risk from the vengeful Jimmy. Ronnie refused to back down and go back to him, with Steve supporting her.

Jimmy was eventually able to trick Ronnie into driving out to a deserted farm. He held her at gunpoint, and she agreed to give their marriage another try when he nearly killed her and Steve. Lloyd Mullaney rescued them, but Ronnie was then distant with Steve since the ordeal. She moved out of his house and into a flat of her own to show her independence.

on 31 May 2006 After having a row with Steve, Ronnie called Steve on her mobile while driving, and not concentrating on the road, ran over an elderly man and killed him. Instead of calling an ambulance, Ronnie drove away. The next day Ronnie saw in the paper the news about the dead man and felt even more guilty. She tried to blame Steve for the accident, but was eventually caught and arrested.

Sarah Manners was originally offered the part of Ronnie, but turned it down because of her other work offers. Emma Stansfield was only contracted until Christmas 2005, but had her contract extended for another 12 months because her character initially proved popular. She was axed by new producer Steve Frost.

Diggory Compton

Infobox soap character
color=#F0E68C
series=Coronation Street
name=Diggory Compton
portrayer=Eric Potts
first = 9 May 2005
last = 17 July 2006
occupation=Baker
siblings = Pam Hobsworth
children =Molly Compton

Diggory Compton was played by actor Eric Potts. Diggory was the local baker, owning the bakery near the street. He tried wooing Liz McDonald by inviting her to a Christmas dinner party in 2005, however she ended up meeting her future drummer husband Vernon Tomlin at the event. He left Weatherfield when his business failed.

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Marcus Dent

Infobox soap character
series = Coronation Street
color =#F0E68C
name = Marcus Dent
first = 7 September 2007
last = 5 September 2008
born = 29 May 1978
residence = London
portrayer = Charlie Condou
romances = Noel
Sean Tully

Marcus Dent was played by Charlie Condou, he was initially a sonographer at Weatherfield General Hospital, introduced when Violet Wilson went for a scan. He gave his number to Sean Tully who was also present at the scan. The two started dating but Sean was unsure how the relationship should progress. Sean tricked Marcus into revealing the sex of the baby to him after he wanted to know and Violet didn't. This led to a rough patch in the relationship, but was overcome and the couple remained together happily. Marcus and Sean delivered Violet and Sean's son when Violet went into labour in The Rovers on 22 February 2008. He was by the side of Maria Connor as she gave birth to her stillborn baby in April 2008. Marcus quit his sonographer job to try to find more fulfilling employment. He and Sean planned to move into their own flat, but Sean briefly lost his job at Underworld putting their plans on hold.

On 27 August 2008, Eileen Grimshaw received a call from Todd saying that he had seen Marcus in a nightclub in London, in the company of another man. Eileen subsequently told Sean who initially dismissed it but became increasingly more paranoid and angry. Marcus was set to leave the show in September as part of a love triangle. When Marcus discovered that Sean made a pass at Tom Kerrigan, he punched Tom after he suspected that Sean had slept with him. Marcus later told Sean that he was fed up of Sean's jealousy and called a cab to take him to London. Sean pleaded with Marcus but he said an emotional goodbye to Eileen, Maria and Liam and left for London, leaving Sean devastated.

Derek

Infobox soap character
color=#F0E68C
series=Coronation Street
name = Derek
first = 9 March 2007
last = 15 July 2007
occupation = Delivery man
spouse = Linda
portrayer= David Hounslow

Derek, was played by David Hounslow. Liz McDonald, the landlady, immediately took a shine to Derek and he appeared to feel the same way, so she attempted to get closer to him. Liz became more keen on Derek as Vernon's lazy behaviour started to annoy her, and she continued to feel this way even after she got engaged to Vernon. The fact that Derek is married even failed to throw her off. When Vernon was supposed to be meeting Liz for dinner he became too drunk to turn up, so she phoned Derek and asked him to join her. When he showed up they both had a good time and, on the way back to The Rovers, Liz and Derek shared a passionate kiss for the first time. After this Liz continued to play around with Derek and eventually slept with him for the first time after he booked a hotel room for them both. The two then later agreed to continue seeing each other after Derek showed up at the pub pretending to be delivering.

Vikram Desai

Infobox soap character
color=#F0E68C
series=Coronation Street
name=Vikram Desai
portrayer=Chris Bisson
first=21 February 1999
last=25 September 2002
residence = India
occupation=Shop owner
parents = Ravi Desai| siblingss = Nita Desai
cousins = Dev Alahan

Vikram Desai was played by Chris Bisson. Vikram is Dev's cousin and he used to own the shop with Dev and worked with Sunita. During his time in Coronation Street he dated Leanne Battersby and Maria Sutherland. In 2002 he was forced to smuggle drugs in from abroad then again, but this time he asked Steve and Karen McDonald if they wanted a free holiday and they accepted. When they came back Steve discovered powder at the bottom of his suitcase and inside was drugs, and found out that Vikram done it. Karen was horrified as well as Steve and he dumped the drugs in the canal and told Vikram to leave Weatherfield for good, and if he comes back Steve said he will kill him. He now lives in India.

onny Dhillon

Infobox soap character
color=#F0E68C
series=Coronation Street
name = Sonny Dhillon
first = 22 December 2006
last = 11 March 2007
portrayer = Pal Aron

Sundeep "Sonny" Dhillon was played by Pal Aron. Sonny was Michelle Connor's millionaire boyfriend. It came to light that Sonny had relationship history with Sean Tully, in that they had previously been dating each other, with Sonny admitting to being bisexual. On the Streetcars lads night out Steve McDonald spotted Sean and Sonny kissing. In late February 2007, Sonny proposed to Michelle. While she was in The Rovers celebrating, a jealous Steve told her that Sonny was gay, however, she did not believe him. When Michelle's brother Liam Connor heard of Steve's allegation, he confronted him, with Steve sticking by what he saw. An unsure Liam questioned Sean at work with Sean claiming nothing was going on. The same day, Liam and his brother Paul Connor confronted Sean a second time, forcing him to tell the truth. They then frogmarched Sean to the pub to tell Michelle the truth. Sean did so, with Michelle bursting into tears, shocked at what she was hearing. An oblivious Sonny arrived at Michelle's that night, ready to take her out. A crying Michelle told Sonny she knew about him and Sean, before giving him back her engagement ring. Sonny then left in shame.

When Michelle's son Ryan Connor discovered the gay affair, he stole Sonny's car and took it for a joyride. The police found out but Sonny didn't press charges. After Michelle discovered the affair, Sonny went to Sean but Sean didn't want to know. Sonny walked out of number 11 and hasn't been seen since.

Jackie Dobbs

Infobox soap character
series = Coronation Street
color =#F0E68C
name = Jackie Dobbs
portrayer = Margi Clarke
first = 29 March 1998
last = 25 August 2008
occupation =
born = 23 August
children = Tyrone Dobbs
spouse = Darren Dobbs

Jackie Dobbs was played by Margi Clarke. She first joined "Coronation Street" along with her son, Tyrone, in 1998 - having been a cellmate of established character Deirdre Rachid while in prison for robbery. Jackie remained on the show for one year before leaving, though Tyrone stayed behind. In 2007, Tyrone flew to Spain to bail Jackie out of prison after she was again arrested for theft. Jackie returned to the show again in 2008, after Tyrone contacted her about his engagement to Molly Compton. He paid off a £1,000 debt that Jackie owed, before Jackie was asked to leave by Jack Duckworth.

Doreen Fenwick

Infobox soap character
series = Coronation Street
color =#F0E68C
name = Doreen Fenwick
first = 5 February 2007
last = 2 December 2007
residence = 32 Jubilee View
born = 1939
spouse =
romances = Norris Cole
George Trench
Ivor Priestley
occupation = Retired exotic dancer
portrayer = Barbara Young

Doreen Fenwick was played by actress Barbara Young. The character was originally introduced in February 2007 as an old friend of the long running character Rita Sullivan. This is Young's second role in the soap; she had appeared in 1981 as a character called Dot Stockwell. [" [http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/article30921.ece Sadie all set to hit the Street] ", "The Sun". URL last accessed on 2007-11-24.]

Doreen became a sparring partner for the character Norris Cole, but scriptwriters have since developed their relationship into a romance. [http://www.thesoapshow.com/soapweek/coronationstreet.html] Doreen arrived in February 2007 as an old showbiz friend of Rita Sullivan. She was initially disliked by Rita's business partner Norris Cole whom she insulted upon first meeting him. Shortly afterwards Rita let Doreen stay with her as Doreen told her that her flat was being repaired. On 18th May 2007 however, Rita discovered that Doreen was faking her flat being repaired and removed of asbestos. Rita then told Doreen to pack her bags and leave. On 28th May 2007 Rita confessed to Norris that she was missing Doreen's company but refused to make the first move. Norris secretly arranged to meet Doreen and persuaded her to make up with Rita. The two made up over a drink in the Rovers Return. More recently she has been helping out in The Kabin whilst Rita was on holiday. After Norris had proposed and received a decline from Rita, he then went on to propose to Doreen, only to discover that both George Trench and Ivor Priestley had already done so too, after some persuation from Rita, Norris later declined his own proposal to Doreen, she then went on and declined both George and Ivor's proposals too, stating that she had changed her mind about getting married again.

Doreen never officially left, but after deciding to stay single she disappeared and has not been seen since.

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Harry Flagg

Infobox soap character
color=#F0E68C
series=Coronation Street
name = Harry Flagg
first = 13 January 2003
last = 17 May 2004
occupation = Cleaner
portrayer = Iain Rogerson

Harry Flagg was played by actor Iain Rogerson. Harry worked at Manchester Airport for over 20 years as a cleaner, including a long stint in the VIP suite. Having visited the Rovers Return and commented on how "unclean" it appeared, Harry agreed to clean it for a few pints of beer and £10. Having made such a good job of it, landlord Fred Elliott took him on full-time. Soon Harry became potman and cellarman. He also cleaned at Underworld for Mike Baldwin, saving businessman Preston King from a heart attack at one point. He clashed with Frankie Baldwin when her husband Danny took over as a shareholder in Underworld, she teased him and labeled him 'Half Mast' referring to his surname. Harry eventually left the street to drive around the sights of Europe. He offered Eileen Grimshaw the chance to come with him, but she declined. During his time on the street he told Janice Battersby, that he had lost his daughter to leukemia at 21.

Karl Foster

Infobox soap character
color=#F0E68C
series=Coronation Street
name= Karl Foster
portrayer=Chris Finch
first=4 January 2004
last=24 December 2004
home= Manchester
occupation= Nurse

Karl Foster was played by Chris Finch. [imdb name|1546275|Chris Finch] Karl was an overly confident nurse who was the best friend of Katy Harris. He was openly homosexual. Karl was also good friends with current Corrie Street resident Sean Tully. He was the second Gay character to ever appear in the long running soap. He was fun loving and arrogant, yet had a soft side for friends.

In 2004, he embarked on a gay relationship with fellow resident Todd Grimshaw. Their clandestine affair remained a secret until Todd revealed to his girlfriend Sarah Platt that he was gay and that, in fact, Karl and he had been seeing each other. Because Todd could not choose between Karl and Sarah, Karl ended his and Todd's relationship.

Following the revelation, Martin, Sarah's adoptive father attacked Karl in the hospital corridor, which was captured on CCTV and later replayed to Martin when he was in the frame for murdering neighbour Tommy Harris the following year. When Todd's newborn son Billy died, Karl returned to Coronation Street to visit Todd. It was his final appearance on the cobbles to date. According to Inside Soap in 2004, a petition with 10,000 signatures was launched to get Karl back in the show, but nothing ever materialised.Fact|date=July 2008

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Geena Gregory

Infobox soap character
color=#F0E68C
series=Coronation Street
name = Geena Gregory
portrayer=Jennifer James
paents = Jill Gregory (mother)
first = 30 April 2000
last = 25 September 2002

Geena Gregory was a character in the soap opera "Coronation Street", played by Jennifer James.

Geena arrived when her mate Vinny Sorrell needed help in the Rover's Return. She was well qualified for the job, and her stunning good looks and cheeky banter made her popular with the customers.

She was maid of honour at her friend Linda Sykes wedding to Mike Baldwin as she knew all about her affair with his son Mark, but remained loyal to her friend Linda and said nothing.

Her love life was rocky. Dev Alahan proposed to her but her Mother Jill was determined to put a stop to it and set him up with nasty Karen Phillips. Her plan failed and Geena only broke off their engagement when she discovered he had cheated on her with his employee Deirdre Rachid.

Her beauty was soon snapped up by handsome ex-jailbird Joe Carter and the two enjoyed a fun relationship until a jealous Dev goaded him into beating him up.

Joe was scared of going back to prison and admitted he loved Geena. By this time she had completely fallen for him and agreed to talk to Dev. He then told Joe to end his relationship with Geena publicly and he would drop the charges against him. He did so and Geena was left shattered and humiliated by two men who claimed to love her so fled the street after saying her goodbyes to her friend Shelley Unwin.

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Nathan Harding

Infobox soap character
color=#F0E68C
series=Coronation Street
name= Nathan Harding
portrayer=Ray Fearon
occupation= Mechanic
first =1 April 2005
last = 19 July 2006

Nathan Harding (sometimes Cooper) was played by Ray Fearon. He first appeared in 2005 when Kevin Webster was looking for a new mechanic, following the death of Tommy Harris. Nathan left after breaking up with his girlfriend Frankie Baldwin largely to do with the fact her ex-husband, Danny was still in the picture. In his final scene he punched Danny as he left the cobbles. He had previously romanced factory machinist Joanne Jackson and Tracy Barlow,he also enjoyed a brief flirtation with hairdresser Maria Sutherland in the Rovers. His fiery temperament was revealed when he almost blinded Ashley Peacock when they argued over their women while giving him boxing lessons.

Angela Hawthorne

Infobox soap character
color=#F0E68C
series=Coronation Street
name= Angela Hawthorne
portrayer=Diane Fletcher
death = 4 August 2007
first = 28 October 1994
last = 16 September 2005
spouse = Derek Wilton
Norris Cole (1995-1999)
Ivor Priestley
George Trench (2000-2003)
sons = Neville Hawthorne

Angela Hawthorne (previously Wilton, Cole, Priestly and Trench) was played by Diane Fletcher. She was Derek Wilton's former wife, who later married Norris Cole. On 5 August 2007 Angela's son, Neville arrived in the Kabin to break the news of her death to Norris.

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Ed Jackson

Infobox soap character
color=#F0E68C
series=Coronation Street
name=Ed Jackson
portrayer=Tony Parke/Chris Walker
first= 9 January 1978
last= 10 March 2006
books = Coronation Street: The Complete Saga

Thomas Edward "Ed" Jackson was played first by Dave Parke in 1978, then by Chris Walker on the character's return to the show in 2005. On his arrival, Ed befriended Emily Bishop at church and began dating Eileen Grimshaw. Ed divulged to Emily his prison background and subsequently revealed to Emily that he was responsible for the death of Emily's husband Ernest. Emily expressed her disgust at this revelation and born again Christian Ed dramatically contemplated suicide, but Emily forgave him upon finding out his plan. She gave him Ernest's old camera, and made him promise to send her a photograph of himself every year to show her he was alive and well. With that Ed left Weatherfield.

Jessie Jackson

Infobox soap character
color=#F0E68C
series=Coronation Street
name=Jessie Jackson
portrayer=Nailah Cumberbatch
first=20 April 2005
last=27 January 2006
occupation=Stewardess
cousins=Joanne Jackson

Jessie Jackson was played by actress Nailah Cumberbatch. She arrived at Underworld with her "twin sister" Joanne to replace departing machinist Sonia Marshall and was the more outgoing one of the two. In 2006, Danny Baldwin sacked Jessie, and she subsequently sought employment as a stewardess and left the street. Her "twin sister" was later revealed to be her cousin.

Joanne Jackson

Infobox soap character
color=#F0E68C
series=Coronation Street
name = Joanne Jackson
first = 20 April 2005
last = 20 July 2007
born = 5 January 1987
occupation = Machinist
cousins = Jessie Jackson
portrayer = Zaraah Abrahams

Joanne Jackson was played by the actress Zaraah Abrahams. Joanne arrived at Underworld with her "twin sister" Jessie and proceeded to cause much amusement by claiming to be identical despite the obvious difference in appearance. Joanne was the shyer of the two and lacks confidence where men are concerned. Her crush, and subsequent date, with Nathan Harding came to nothing after she was left feeling stupid and embarrassed about having a make over for someone who wasn't really interested in her.

Following his nasty break up with Leanne Battersby, Jamie Baldwin was keen to ask Joanne out on a date. After a disastrous date the two realised that they did enjoy each others company and shared a kiss. This was followed by the promise to see each other again (unfortunately this was ruined by Jamie's problems with his alcoholic mother, Carol and they decided against starting a new romance so soon after his break up with Leanne). She was also gutted when Jessie was sacked from Underworld and left to become an air hostess.

When Kelly Crabtree took Joanne under her wing, Kelly's obsessed "friend" Becky Grainger threatened her, scaring Joanne half to death. When Kelly was set up for stealing at the factory by unhinged Becky, Joanne was the only person who believed Kelly was innocent and was instrumental in convincing the other factory workers that it was Becky, not Kelly who was to blame.

For most of 2006, Joanne dated Adam Barlow. However, she kissed her new factory boss, Liam Connor (who, incidentally, Adam sold his half of the factory to) and had a fling with him, despite Kelly being sure that Liam fancied her, she soon dumped Adam with a text message.

In April 2007 she revealed to Hayley Cropper that she was an illegal immigrant, brought over from Liberia at the age of 8, and that her "twin sister" is in fact her cousin, and was soon arrested as immigration officers raided the Factory.

In June 2007, Joanne was released from Immigration Detention and resumed her job at underworld for around two weeks, until Carla Connor, the majority owner of underworld, fired her claiming that the factory is over-staffed and that Joanne was the most recent employee, regardless of the fact she had worked at the factory for over three years previously. Joanne later blackmailed Carla and Liam by threatening to take them to a tribunal for unfair dismissal and sexual harassment.

Kenzie Judd

Infobox soap character
color =#F0E68C
series = Coronation Street
name = Kenzie Judd
portrayer = Jack Cooper
romances = Kayleigh Morton
first = 26 May 2008
last = 22 August 2008|

Kenzie Judd was played by Jack Cooper. Kenzie is the main member of the gang of hoodies that terrorized the street. He also raided the Kabin and left Norris Cole shaken, he also robbed robbed Roy's rolls. They also caused Jerry Morton to suffer a Heart Attack. This persuaded Jerry's daughter, Kayeleigh not to be with him, and he lost his part in his schoolplay, which went to schoolmate Chesney, who also has an eye for Kayleigh. Kenzie later appeared on the street with the other hoodies in August to beat Chesney, but the fight was broken up by their ex schoolteacher John Stape.

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Penny King

Infobox soap character
color=#F0E68C
series=Coronation Street
name=Penny King
portrayer=Pauline Fleming
first = 8 August 2003
last = 17 April 2006
occupation = Clothing company owner
spouse = Preston King {deceased)

Penny King was played by actress Pauline Fleming. She was the wife of local businessman Preston King, who often did business with factory owner Mike Baldwin. When Preston died Penny became close to Mike and a relationship ensued, but Mike's Alzheimer's crept in and Mike kicked her out of his flat. Penny's final appearance was at Mike's funeral. Jamie Baldwin worked for her clothing company King's Robes up until late December 2006.

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Luigi

Infobox soap character
color =#F0E68C
series = Coronation Street
name = Luigi
first = 1 July 2007
last = 7 March 2008
occupation = Formerly worked at "Valandros" restaurant
portrayer = Chris Hannon

Luigi was played by Chris Hannon. He was first seen in 2007 at the all new "Valandros" restaurant, as an assistant chef. He appeared between 2007 until 2008 when employee Paul Clayton set the restaurant alight.

Yana Lumb

Infobox soap character
color = #F0E68C
series = Coronation Street
name = Yana Lumb
name = Yana Lumb
first = 11 May 2005
last = 16 July 2007
occupation = Unemployed
romances = Les Battersby-Brown
portrayer = Jayne Bickerton

Yana Lumb was portrayed by Jayne Bickerton. She was Cilla Battersby-Brown's best friend and in a way was usually involved in Cilla's scams and plots. Yana worked with Cilla in Wong's chip shop on Rosamund Street until its closure in 2007.

Yana ended up going on Cilla's honeymoon with her instead of Cilla's husband Les Battersby-Brown, who was in trouble with Cilla for trashing all the wedding presents at the reception.

Yana took pity on Les in late November 2006, when he revealed his suspicions of Cilla having an affair. Yana was shocked that Cilla wouldn't confide in her and felt sorry for a miserable Les, they became more and more attracted to each other and eventually couldn't resist each other. Yana engaged in an affair with Les and slept with him in the living room, only to be seen by Cilla's son, Chesney Battersby-Brown. Cilla soon found out about the affair, and pretended she had cancer. She forced Yana and Les to sit in a bathtub of mushy peas on Christmas Eve to raise money for Cilla's holiday fund to Florida. Before she left, she revealed the truth.

Returning in December, Cilla slapped Yana and forgave her.

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William "Billy" Mallett

Infobox soap character
color=#F0E68C
series=Coronation Street
name=Billy Mallett
portrayer=Lewis Ablett
first=25 December 1998
last=1 October 2000
born=25 December 1998
parents= Jon Mallett
Judy Mallett
siblingss= Becky Mallett
grandparents= Joyce Smedley

William "Billy" Mallett was born on Christmas Day 1998 to Gary and Judy Mallett.

onia Marshall

Infobox soap character
color=#F0E68C
series=Coronation Street
name=Sonia Marshall
portrayer=Tina Gambe
first=30 January 2004
last=18 April 2005
occupation= Machinist

Sonia Marshall was played by Tina Gambe. Sonia worked at Mike Baldwin's factory from 2003 to 2005, She had a brief romance with resident Martin Platt, their relationship ended and she decided to become a Red Coat at a holiday camp and left the street for good. Her last episode aired on 20 March 2005.

Ciaran McCarthy

Infobox soap character
color=#F0E68C
series=Coronation Street
name=Ciaran McCarthy
portrayer=Keith Duffy
spouse=2002-2005
first = 5 February 2003
last = 22 July 2005
born=
occupation=Barman/Chef
family

Ciaran McCarthy was played by Keith Duffy. Ciaran was a friend of Peter Barlow's in the navy who later moved onto the Street to become a barman at the Rovers Return. During his time on the street, Ciaran made an unsuccessful play for Peter's wife Shelley Unwin and was involved in romantic entanglements with Sunita Parekh, Bev Unwin, and Tracy Barlow.

He got engaged to Sunita but was arrested on the day of their wedding and the relationship subsequently ended. He was seduced by Shelley's mother Bev during his time at the Rovers. He spotted a money making opportunity in the form of Mike Baldwin's wealthy girlfriend Penny King and persuaded her to invest money in a new restaurant in which he was the new chef. However, the business floundered as did his relationship with Tracy whom he was dating at the time.

Ciaran proved his courage when he and Charlie Stubbs ran into a burning building to save Sunita and her husband Dev Alahan. Dev's ex-girlfriend Maya had set fire to his shop, leaving him and Sunita inside. Ciaran carried a bound and gagged Dev into the street over his shoulder. He left Coronation Street on 22 July 2005 after being threatened by Shelley's abusive boyfriend Charlie and a drunken Bev making another pass at him.

Clarissa Mason

Infobox soap character
color = #F0E68C
name = Clarissa Mason
series = Coronation Street
portrayer = Alexandra Boyd
first = 19 May 2008
last = 24 September 2008
spouse = Harry Mason (1997-)

Clarissa Mason, played by Alexandra Boyd first appeared in May 2008 as Harry Mason's separated wife. He refused to help her, as she had just told him that she had lost her drivers license due to speeding, so she left. She returned on 23 May, when Harry hired Lloyd Mullaney to drive her around for a while. She returned to the street on 2 July, to cause some more trouble for Harry. She later began to expect more from Lloyd, and even insisted on him buying her a drink in the Rovers Return on 11 July 2008. On 23 July 2008, Clarissa agreed on a divorce settlement. Clarissa reacted when Harry struck up a close friendship with Liz McDonald, but Harry tried to reassure Clarissa that nothing was going on between him and Liz. On 28 July 2008, Clarissa caught Harry and Liz at his house, kissing and expressing feelings for each other. She decided that she wanted Harry back, and he ended his relationship with Liz. On 30 July 2008, Clarissa offered a reluctant Harry chance to move back in with her, and told him to cancel their divorce. Later that day, she ended up in a brawl with Liz, after Liz threw Clarissa out of the Rovers Return, after Clarissa offended Liz about looking old, and then threw her drink over her. She was only allowed back into the Rovers after she apologised.

Clarissa and Harry reappeared on the street in September 2008 just as Harry and Liz resumed their fling, soon developing into an affair. When Clarissa discovered the truth from Liz, they both teamed up to exact their revenge on the philandering bookie. Liz invited Harry into the back room of the Rovers with the promise of sex, as she stripped Harry to his underwear Clarissa entered the room with her camera phone and took the incriminating photos of Harry. She later agreed to take Harry back as long as he promises never to set foot in Weatherfield again, and left Dan in charge of the bookies.

Alexandra Boyd revealed that she was "shocked" to discover her axing from the show after reading this in the newspaper. [cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/a121961/corrie-star-read-about-axe-in-newspaper.html|title= Corrie star read about axe in newspaper|date=12 August 2008|author=Alex Fletcher|accessdate=2008-09-22]

Kayleigh Morton

Infobox soap character
color =#F0E68C
series = Coronation Street
name = Kayleigh Morton
first = 18 March 2007
last = 29 September 2008
residence = Spain
born = 1994
parents = Jerry Morton
Teresa Bryant
siblings = Darryl Morton
Jodie Morton
Mel Morton
Finlay Bryant (half)
romances = Kenzie Judd
Chesney Battersby-Brown
grandparents = Wilfred Morton
occupation = Student
portrayer = Jessica Barden

Kayleigh Morton, played by Jessica Barden, arrived on "Coronation Street" on 18 March 2007 with her dad Jerry, granddad Wilf and siblings Jodie, Mel and Darryl. Shortly after arriving, she announced that she wanted to return to live with her mother Teresa Bryant, and Jerry reluctantly agreed. Teresa later went away on holiday and left Kayleigh alone to look after her six year old half-brother Finlay whilst she was away. As a result, Kayleigh and Finlay both came to live with Jerry. Kayleigh was furious when she discovered Jodie had stolen Chesney's dog Schmeical as part of a feud with Chesney's mum Cilla Battersby-Brown. She returned the dog to Chesney. The two went on to share a kiss in August 2008. Kayleigh was devastated to learn that her mother had been poisoning her father and ordered her to leave along with her siblings Darryl and Mel the following month. In April 2008, Kayleigh and the rest of the Mortons were axed from the show by producer Kim Crowther, departing in Autumn 2008.cite web|url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/article1093364.ece|title=Chiefs axe a string of characters - Morton family first to go|publisher="The Sun"]

In September 2008, Kayleigh was last seen waving out of a taxi window as she departed Weatherfield for a new life in Spain with her father and Finlay.

Wilf Morton

Infobox soap character
color =#F0E68C
series = Coronation Street
name = Wilf Morton
first = 29 January 2007
last = 5 October 2007
born = October 23, 1935
children = Jerry Morton
grandchildren = Darryl Morton
Kayleigh Morton
Mel Morton
Jodie Morton
portrayer = Rodney Litchfield

Wilfred "Wilf" Morton was played by Rodney Litchfield. Wilfred arrived on Coronation Street with his granddaughter, Jodie. He called Dev Alahan "chief", which Dev took to be a racist comment. However, Jodie explained that Wilf was not good with names and that this was simply his method of addressing people informally. Wilf is an ex-jailbird with an extensive criminal record, mostly off the back of his tendency to take part in a quick scam - a trait that many members of his family have inherited. On discovering granddaughter Mel's plans to join the police, he claimed it was like "being stabbed". However, despite his former misdemeanours, Wilf does hold his family dear; realising that his past record may affect Mel (or "Melanie", as he insists on calling her) and her application to join the Police Force, Wilf "faked" his death on Father's Day, 2007, submitting a false obituary to the Weatherfield Gazette. This action led to Blanche Hunt and Deirdre Barlow believing he was, indeed, dead - with the former arranging her own wake (despite still being very much alive) as a result. Wilf's intentions towards Blanche are not yet known; while the two often bicker, Blanche was genuinely shocked when she believed Wilf to be dead, and Wilf has made several flirtatious comments towards Mrs. Hunt. Although he appeared to live with his son and grandchildren, Wilf has not appeared and has not been mentioned in several months, despite Jerry recently suffering a heart attack.-

Jodie Morton

Infobox soap character
color =#F0E68C
series = Coronation Street
name = Jodie Morton
first = 29 January 2007
last = 11 November 2007
residence = London
born = December 1978
parents = Jerry Morton
Teresa Bryant
romances = Lloyd Mullaney
siblings = Darryl Morton
Mel Morton
Kayleigh Morton
Finlay Bryant (halfbrother)
grandparents= Wilf Morton (grandfather)
portrayer = Samantha Seager

Jodie Morton was played by Samantha Seager. Jodie was the new owner of Diggory Compton's old bakery, along with her father Jerry. Jodie and her grandfather, Wilf, arrived on Coronation Street, in January 2007, to ask Charlie Stubbs why the re-fit on the bakery was taking so long. She found out he had been murdered, and asked Jason Grimshaw to continue with the re-fit. She also called Dev Alahan "cheesey" when he attempted to flirt with her. Jodie enjoyed recurring brawls with rival chippie worker, Cilla Battersby-Brown. Cilla said that Jodie had the body of her father, Jerry Morton, and the face of 'Jabba The Hut'. Cilla also called an exterminator and lied that "Jerry's Kebabs" was infested with rats. Jodie then retaliated by calling Cilla a liar and a 'fat face cow'. As part of the ongoing feud, Jodie took Chesney's dog Schmeichel and kept him in the family's garden shed later letting him go. Jodie had a brief romance with Lloyd Mullaney. On July 14, 2007, it was announced that she was to leave Coronation Street. She left the Street on 11 November 2007, after feeling that father Jerry had taken her for granted too many times and went to stay with a friend in London. [ [http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/a65759/jodie-morton-quits-corrie.html] ]

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Phil Nail

Infobox soap character
color=#F0E68C
series=Coronation Street
name = Phil Nail
portrayer = Clive Russell
first = 15 August 2005
last = 27 March 2006
born =
occupation = Reflexologist

Phil Nail,played by Scottish actor Clive Russell [http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=16559264&method=full&siteid=64736&headline=after-20-years-in-the-business-corrie-s-given-me-street-cred--name_page.html] , was a reflexologist, and he worked at the Medical Centre on Rosamund Street. He quickly began a relationship with receptionist Gail Platt.

Phil was very interested in the Platt family's experience with Richard Hillman because he was undertaking a Criminology course. Gail trusted Phil; she even allowed him to record interviews with her children about their experiences with Richard.

Gail's son David Platt did not like Phil, and he began a campaign to stop the relationship between Phil and his mother. One such example was when Phil's hand was badly injured when David intentionally slammed it with a car bootlid. Another was where Phil pinned David up against a wall and threatened him

Eventually Phil left the street after Gail discovered that Phil had hit David.

Phil was a suspect when Gail began receiving a series of hoax letters claiming to be from the deceased Richard in 2006. The culprit was later revealed to have been David.

Nick Neeson

Infobox soap character
color =#F0E68C
series = Coronation Street
name = Nick Neeson
first = 5 December 2007
last = 18 April 2008
residence = Oakhill
spouse = Wendy Neeson (divorced)
children = Ryan Connor (Biological)
Alex Neeson (Legal)
portrayer = Robert Horwell

Nick Neeson was played by Robert Horwell. Nick was first seen on the street stalking Ryan in December 2007. Ryan constantly saw Nick's car and was worried when he shouted out his name. Michelle and Liam went to confront Nick and got a shock in return when Nick said he believed to be Ryan's dad. It was then revealed that Ryan is the biological son of Nick, but Alex is his legal son. Ryan went away for a week with Nick on a Canoeing holiday and meets up with Ryan on occasions. Nick was last seen in April 2008 when Michelle was about to go to Ireland with Alex and Ryan to see her parents.

Wendy Neeson

Infobox soap character
color =#F0E68C
series = Coronation Street
name = Wendy Neeson
first = 17 December 2007
last = 7 March 2008
spouse = Nick Neeson (divorced)
children = Ryan Connor (Biological)
Alex Neeson (Legal)
portrayer = Jane Slavin

Wendy Neeson was played by Jane Slavin. She is the biological mother of Ryan Connor, but Alex is her legal son. Wendy told Alex's biological mother Michelle that she and her husband Nick had separated over the row about Alex not being their biological son. She acted up when Alex went to stay with Michelle, and went to claim back her son several times, and finally on 7 March 2008 managed to take Alex back home. Wendy, unlike Nick, had no interest in Ryan.

Frank Nicholls

Infobox soap character
color=#F0E68C
series=Coronation Street
name = Frank Nicholls
first = 19 August 2007
last = 3 October 2007
death = 3 October 2007
occupation = Businessman
portrayer = Keith Clifford

Frank Nicholls, played by Keith Clifford, is an elderly man who was first introduced when Cilla Battersby-Brown got a job at his care home. When Cilla discovers he has money she begins flirting with him, and he invites her to become his full time carer. Frank is found by Cilla dead in his chair on 3 October 2007.

pider Nugent

Infobox soap character
color=#F0E68C
series=Coronation Street
name=Spider Nugent
portrayer = Martin Hancock
born = 22 January 1972
residence = London
parents = Edgar Nugent
grandparents = Edward Nugent
Agnes Nugent
aunts/uncles = Emily Bishop
Norah Seddon
Joan Nugent
Marjorie Nugent
Brenda Nugent
cousins = Freda Nugent
first = 15 December 1997
last = 5 February 2003

Geoffrey 'Spider' Nugent was played by actor Martin Hancock. Whilst on the street he had a relationship with Toyah Battersby. He appeared in the show on and off between 1997 and 2003, making his most recent appearance in February 2003 when he visited his aunt Emily Bishop when she was recovering at home from injuries suffered in an attack by Richard Hillman.

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Daniel Osbourne

Infobox soap character
color=#F0E68C
series=Coronation Street
name=Daniel Osbourne
first = 4 January 1995
last = 8 June 2007
born = 4 January 1995]
occupation = Student
parents = Ken Barlow
Denise Osbourne
siblings = Susan Barlow (halfsister)
Peter Barlow (halfbrother)
grandparents = Frank Barlow
Ida Barlow
aunts/uncles = David Barlow
Alison Dunkley
nieces/nephews = Adam Barlow
Simon Barlow
cousins = Darren Barlow
portrayer = Dominic Holmes
books = Coronation Street: The Complete Saga

Daniel Albert Osbourne was originally portrayed by Lewis Harney in 1996. Upon his return in 2007, the character was portrayed by Dominic Holmes.. His parents, Denise Osbourne and Ken Barlow, only dated for a short time, with Daniel being the product of this relationship. He was born on 4 January 1995. Daniel made a return to the programme in May 2007 when he agreed to meet his father. The boy's interests include heavy metal and football. He and Ken got on well, although Daniel began to resent Ken's presence after he began staying with him and Denise.

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Beryl Peacock

Infobox soap character
color=#F0E68C
series=Coronation Street
name=Beryl Peacock
name = Beryl Peacock
first = 25 December 2004
last = 20 October 2006
parents = William Elliott
Amelia Elliott
siblings = Fred Elliott
spouse = Sam Peacock (deceased)
nieces/nephews = Ashley Peacock
portrayer = Anny Tobin

Beryl Hayden Peacock (née Elliott) was played by actress Anny Tobin. She was the sister of butcher Fred Elliott. Beryl and her husband Sam raised Ashley, Fred's son, as their own. Beryl made her most recent appearance at Fred's funeral in 2006.

Ivor Priestley

Infobox soap character
color =#F0E68C
series = Coronation Street
name = Ivor Priestley
first = 8 August 2007
last = 2 December 2007
spouse = Angela Hawthorne
romances = Doreen Fenwick
portrayer = Paul Copley

Ivor Priestley was played by Paul Copley. Ivor first appeared at the funeral of his ex wife Angela. He made friends with Norris Cole who was also previously married to Angela. Ivor and George both soon worked together to try and discover who Norris's love interest was, after receiving a declined propsal from business partner Rita, Norris went on to propose to Rita's friend Doreen Fenwick, only to dicover that he and George had already done so too, after Norris declined his offer of marriage on 2 December, Doreen declined both Ivor and George's proposals, stating that she had changed her mind about getting married.

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Matt Ramsden

Infobox soap character
color=#F0E68C
series=Coronation Street
name=Matt Ramsden
portrayer= Stephen Beckett
occupation=Doctor
spouse =Charlie Johnson(1992-200?)
Sylvia Ramsden (200?-)
children = Joshua Peacock
first = 17 June 2001
last = 17 July 2006

Matthew "Matt" Ramsden and his alcoholic wife Charlie moved to Coronation Street when the new medical centre on Rosamund Street opened its doors. Matt is the real father of Joshua Peacock, after having an affair with Ashley's late wife Maxine. Matt left Weatherfield when Joshua was only a week old. In 2006 he reappeared with a new partner seeking access to his estranged son. Ashley went to court to keep Matt from seeing Josh, but at the last minute, decided to grant Matt limited visitation rights so that the judge would not be the one to make the decision. On Matt's first visit, Ashley's wife Claire Peacock went into labor, and Matt helped her deliver her baby son on the living room couch. Matt has not been seen since but has been referred to subsequently, often visiting Joshua and taking him out, off-screen.

Nicolette Seddon

Infobox soap character
color=#F0E68C
series=Coronation Street
name=Nicolette Seddon
portrayer=Natalie Richards
first= 28 November 2005
last= 5 December 2005
born= 1990
parents = Paul Seddon
Suzanne Seddon
1st cousin once= Sally Webster
Gina Seddon
occupation=Student

Nicolette Seddon was the daughter of Sally Webster's cousin, Paul. This was revealed when Sally's daughter Sophie brought her home one day as a new friend and they mentioned they had traced their family trees and discovered they were related. Sally saw Nicolette as a bad influence on Sophie and later visited Nicolette's house and after a heated exchange with her parents, Sally decided not to keep in touch with that branch of the Seddon family tree.

Abi Sharpe

Infobox soap character
color =#F0E68C
series = Coronation Street
name = Abi Sharpe
first = 12 December 2007
last = 12 September 2008
residence = Stretford
occupation = Police Officer
portrayer = Rachael Elizabeth
romances = Dan Mason

Police Constable Abi Sharpe, played by actress Rachael Elizabeth, is a police officer friend of Mel Morton, first seen in 2007. She has had an on off flirtatious relationship with bookie Dan Mason. Abi flirted with Mel's twin brother, Darryl on their 19th birthday, to console him after Lauren Wilson had dumped him, in order to make Lauren jealous. Abi reappeared on 7 July 2008, helping Mel sort out her father, Jerry, after he had a heart attack and was drinking alcohol. Mel also asked her to do a police check on her mother's ex boyfriend, Gary Denmark whom she claimed beat her. At the end of August, Mel was prompted to stay at Abi's with Teresa persisting to live at No.6. On 3 September 2008 Mel and Abi were celebrating completing their police training when they overheard some youth girls fighting. Abi called the police force while Mel attempted to break up the fight, when Abi saw Mel getting hurt she joined in to save her friend. The fight ended with Abi left with a bleeding eye after sustaining an injury with a glass bottle. Mel called an ambulance and told Jerry about the situation, in shock, Abi was safely transported to hospital. Abi later told Mel in hospital that she needed eye surgery as she had a detatched retina. After the operation, Abi was confined to desk duty at the police station because of the damage done to her eye, this was much to her disappointment as she longed to be on the beat. This caused Mel to feel very guilty.

Archie Shuttleworth

Infobox soap character
color=#F0E68C
series=Coronation Street
name=Archie Shuttleworth
portrayer=Roy Hudd
first=13 November 2002
last=23 October 2006
occupation=Undertaker
romances=Blanche Hunt

Archie Shuttleworth, played by actor Roy Hudd, was an occasional character on the street. He is the local undertaker who dated Blanche Hunt for a while, and helped close friend Audrey Roberts when she was in turmoil over son-in-law Richard Hillman. Archie makes reappearances for funerals on the street.

Roger Stiles

Infobox soap character
color=#F0E68C
series=Coronation Street
name = Roger Stiles
first = 1 January 2007
last = 8 October 2008
occupation = Plumber
portrayer = Andrew Dunn
romances = Janice Battersby

Roger Stiles, played by actor Andrew Dunn, is a plumber who went round to fix Janice Battersby's heating in 2007 when her boiler broke down. After a couple of "dates" in the Rovers Return Inn, he invited Janice to go to France with him for three months and she accepted. Janice returned alone in March and he returned two months later. In 2007, he invested £10,000 in Janice's step-daughter Leanne's restaurant. Janice and Roger began living together because Roger was strugged to pay his rent, due to his loan to Leanne (which she eventually paid back). He saved the Barlows' kitchen roof when it was leaking in May 2008 and struck up a friendship with Ken.

In early August 2008, he, Janice, Bill Webster and Audrey Roberts all embarked on a booze cruise to France together, which ended in a minor car accident and whiplash for Roger.

It was announced in September 2008 that Roger would be leaving the soap the following month. [http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/a130011/soaplands-movers-and-leavers.html]

In October 2008, Roger found out about Janice's Lottery scam after she was arrested by the police. Angry and ashamed that she had done such a thing, he packed up his van and left her.

Dennis Stringer

Infobox soap character
color=#F0E68C
series=Coronation Street
name=Dennis Stringer
portrayer=Charles Dale
first= 7 February 2000
last= 2 January 2002
death=2 January 2002
occupation=Mechanic

Dennis Stringer was played by Charles Dale. Dennis was introduced in 2000 and developed from a biker friend of Les Battersby-Brown into the partner of Eileen Grimshaw.

In 2002 Dennis and Janice Battersby formed a relationship and left their respective partners to live together. Following this Les attempted suicide by gassing himself in his car. Dennis prevented the suicide, but while driving Les to hospital, died in a car crash, also in which at that time Janice Battersby's daughter Toyah Battersby was in a relationship with mechanic and stripper Sam Kingston. Toyah also gave a reading at his funeral.

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George Trench

Infobox soap character
color =#F0E68C
series = Coronation Street
name = George Trench
first = 8 August 2007
last = 2 December 2007
spouse = Angela Hawthorne (2000-2003)
romances = Doreen Fenwick
portrayer = Keith Barron

George Trench was played by Keith Barron. George first appeared at the funeral of his ex wife Angela. He made friends with Norris Cole who was also previously married to Angela. George and Ivor both soon worked together to try and discover who Norris's love interest was, after receiving a declined propsal from business partner Rita, Norris went on to propose to Rita's friend Doreen Fenwick, only to dicover that he and Ivor had already done so too, after Norris declined his offer of marriage on 2 December, Doreen declined both George and Ivor's proposals, stating that she had changed her mind about getting married.

Brian Tully

Brian Tully was a character in the ITV soap Coronation Street. He was played by Tim Healy.

Brian thought that Sean Tully was his son, but when he found Sean wasn't, out he ran off, in 2006 Sean began visiting his father until he learned the truth.

Maureen Tully

Infobox soap character
color=#F0E68C
series=Coronation Street
name=Maureen Tully
first=26 June 2006
last=28 June 2006
portrayer=Susan Brown
children=Sean Tully
Angela Tully
grandchildren=Dylan Wilson

Maureen Tully is Sean Tully's mother. She lied to her son saying that Brian Tully was his real father, Sean's real father is unknown, but she told him it was a plumber named Paul Jones that she had at a dance.

Patrick Tussell

Infobox soap character
color=#F0E68C
series=Coronation Street
name=Patrick Tussell
portrayer=Trevor Dwyer-Lynch
occupation= Taxi driver
first=7 April 2003
last=3 January 2005

Patrick Tussell was played by actor and football coach Trevor Dwyer-Lynch. Patrick was a cab driver for local taxi firm "Streetcars", and friend of Eileen Grimshaw from when they were in a group in which Eileen was singer. Patrick frequently served as a comic foil for Les Battersby and boss Steve McDonald. Patrick made his final appearance in January 2005, while on crutches after an off-screen incident where his own car ran him over due to the handbrake being left off.

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Bev Unwin

Infobox soap character
color=#F0E68C
series=Coronation Street
name=Bev Unwin
portrayer=Susie Blake
born=
residence = Peak District
occupation= Barmaid at the Rovers Return
spouse = Charlie Unwin
children=Shelley Unwin
Sharon Unwin| first=24 March 2003
last=22 December 2006

Beverley "Bev" Unwin was played by Susie Blake. Manageress of the Rovers, Bev used to own a pub with her husband, until he died. Bev had two daughters Shelley and Sharon Unwin, who died in March 2003. After her death, Bev moved into the Rovers Return where she worked as barmaid alongside her daughter Shelley who was pub manageress. While there she had a fling with Ciaran McCarthy. Bev also spent some time working at The Weatherfield Arms. She was engaged to Fred Elliott, and was due to marry him in early October 2006 but he died on their wedding day before the ceremony whilst visiting Audrey Roberts.

Bev never got over losing Fred before they married, and after controversially splitting his ashes into two halves, presenting Ashley with his share in an instant-gravy jar, she began to hit the bottle, quite often helping herself to drinks at the bar of the Rovers. When the McDonalds bought the pub, she moved in with Claire and Ashley, but relationships were strained between them. Bev finally agreed to move away from Weatherfield and join daughter Shelley at her pub in the Peak District. She moved during Christmas 2006, having scattered Fred's ashes with Ashley.

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Emma Watts

Infobox soap character
color=#F0E68C
series=Coronation Street
name = Emma Watts
first = 10 April 2000
residence = Newcastle upon Tyne
occupation = Policewoman
spouse = Curly Watts (2001-)
children = Ben Watts
last = 7 April 2003
portrayer = Angela Lonsdale

Emma Watts (nee Taylor) was played by Angela Lonsdale, who first appeared on 10 April 2000. Emma Watts was married to Norman (Curly) Watts on 24 December 2000 at the All Saints Church. They had one child named Benjamin born 26 December 2001 and lived at No. 7 Coronation Street. At the beginning she was credited as Sgt Emma Taylor, a police sergeant who helped solve the case when DC Simon Cavanagh was stalking Colette Graham and Curly Watts.

Curly Watts took her out for a night on the beach, asked her out to dinner, they started a relationship, and eventually he married her. They soon got divorced. On 12 October 2000, the police, including her, surrounded the Freshco's supermarket as a siege developed inside. When eventually they burst in, Emma shot the main gunman, Dean Sykes - who died in an ambulance on the way to hospital. Due to her licence to kill, a trial wasn't undergone (Dean had, in fact fired a shot and Emma had responded).

Curly proposed to Emma on a bateau mouche in Paris and they married on Christmas Eve, 2000, though their honeymoon to New York was delayed because Curly's daughter, Alice, couldn't return to Raquel when planned. Emma became pregnant shortly after their marriage and gave birth to baby Ben on Boxing Day 2001.

Emma started working with Partner Mick who was dating Janice Battersby. Les was very jealous and the two spent a lot of time winding each other up. Mick and Emma stopped Les in his taxi on a minor offence and after Les insulted Mick, Mick beat Les very badly but Emma promised to back him up even though Les did not really deserve the attack. When Curly found out, this caused a lot of tension and the two split up temporarily. Emma was feeling very guilty and planned to confess the truth to her superiors but at the last minute, testified and backed up Mick at Les's trial, causing Les to be imprisoned for 3 months.

Near the end of Les's incarceration, Emma was put forward for a promotion to Inspector in Newcastle. That would mean moving away and Curly was afraid he'd never see Ben. He swallowed his principles and in order to reconcile and still be able to live in peace, away from Les, they put Number 7 on the market and moved to Newcastle. The pair drove off into the night, Curly just managing to wave a final goodbye out the back window.

D.C. Weller

Infobox soap character
color=#F0E68C
series=Coronation Street
name=D.C. Weller
first=17 March 2008
last=9 April 2008
occupation=Police Detective
portrayer=Caroline Paterson

D.C. Weller was played by Caroline Paterson. She was the police detective heading the investigating team after David Platt had pushed his mother, Gail down the stairs of their home in March 2008.

Lauren Wilson

Infobox soap character
color =#F0E68C
series = Coronation Street
name = Lauren Wilson
first = 26 November 2007
last = 16 April 2008
residence = Tenerife
siblings = Violet Wilson
nieces/nephews = Dylan Wilson
occupation = Barmaid
portrayer = Lucy Evans
romances = Darryl Morton

Lauren Wilson was played by Lucy Evans. She entered the show as Violet Wilson's younger sister, she had previously been working in Aya Napia in a bar called 'Man-unition', it was clear from the outset that straight-laced Violet did not get along with her wild younger sibling. Lauren became barmaid at the Rovers, and moved in as lodger with Eileen Grimshaw. Lauren had a relationship with Darryl Morton, but it was clear to everyone but Darryl that she was using him for money and free nights out on the town. Eventually Darryl stood up to her when she suggested he steal from his dad when he was out of money. Lauren immediately dumped him.

When Lauren was brought into the show the producers initially had high hopes for the character. However plans were scuppered when Lauren proved to be a extremely unlikeable character both in the viewers and the critic's eyes. As a result she was dropped from the show less than six months after her first appearance.

In the days leading up to her departure, she began to suggest to Sean Tully that they take a break together, although it was apparent that she was just trying to wrangle a free holiday out of him (especially as she had just lost her job at the Rovers and had no intention of paying the rent she owed to Eileen). Sean returned from the holiday alone, explaining that Lauren, as expected, had abandoned him immedietly upon leaving the plane once they'd arrived in Spain. She has now bagged herself a rich boyfriend and has no intention of returning.

Dylan Wilson

Infobox soap character
color =#F0E68C
series = Coronation Street
name = Dylan Wilson
first = 22 February 2008
last = 29 February 2008
residence = London
born = 22 February 2008
parents = Sean Tully
Violet Wilson (Biological)
Jamie Baldwin (Legal)
grandparents = Maureen Tully
aunts/uncles = Angela Tully
Lauren Wilson
portrayer = Charlie Corry

Dylan James Wilson was played by Charlie Corry. Dylan Wilson is the son of Violet Wilson and Sean Tully and first appeared on 22 February 2008, having been delivered by his biological father and his partner Marcus Dent in the Rovers, because it was too late to go to the hospital. He was due to be born four weeks later, Violet and her boyfriend Jamie Baldwin intended to have him in London when they planned to escape the street because of Sean's involvement. After being born in the Rovers, Sean bonded with his son, and commented that when he was born, he looked straight a him and was stuck for words at the fact he was the first person his son saw. Jamie also bonded with Dylan, although found it hard due to the fact that Sean was his biological dad and was present at the birth. Dylan was named by his mother, his middle name is "James" after Jamie, Violet is keeping his last name as "Wilson" whether or not Jamie and her get married. Sean also brought up changing his last name to "Wilson-Tully" and Sean being registered as his father on the birth certificate - Violet and Jamie looked at each other with mild depression. Dylan left the street on 29 February with his mother, Violet, and his legal father, Jamie. Violet and Jamie decided to put Jamie on the birth certificate instead of Sean so Jamie can be Jamie can adopt Dylan and be his legal father, and so there start in London would be easier for both of them.

Boris Weaver

Boris Weaver, portrayed by Mark Hallett, is a butcher who works for Ashley Peacock at Elliott and Sons butchers. Boris appeared for the first time in 2000 has not been seen since 2003, but is still referred to and often looks after the shop whenever Ashley goes away.

References

See also

* List of characters from Coronation Street
* List of past Coronation Street characters