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The following is a list of fictional characters that appeared in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street, departing between 2000 and the present. Contents: Top · 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z [edit] A[edit] Keith Appleyard
Keith Appleyard was played by Ian Redford. Keith is Angela Harris's father. When she and her family lived in Sheffield, she witnessed a murder. Keith persuaded Angela to tell the truth and testify at the trial, which resulted in their move to Weatherfield under the witness protection scheme. They were also given a new name - Nelson - but didn't use it for long. Keith first appeared in 2005 to help Angela after her husband Tommy died. He stayed to look after his grandchildren Katy and Craig after Angela was arrested for Tommy's murder. Katy (the real killer) committed suicide, unable to handle the guilt, and Angela was imprisoned for helping Katy cover up the crime. Keith stayed with Craig in Coronation Street, rather than insist Craig join him in Sheffield, feeling Craig had suffered enough - plus, Weatherfield was closer than Sheffield to where Angela was in prison. Since moving in, Keith dated Audrey Roberts, who is his opposite in many ways. Keith is always watching the pennies and took on a paper round to earn some extra money. His hobbies include taxidermy. Keith is widowed, his wife having died between 2003 and 2005. Angela telephoned her mother on Christmas Day 2002, and visited her in September 2003, but she had died by the time Keith arrived in 2005. After he and Audrey ended things as they were so different, Keith became enemies with Charlie Stubbs. Charlie billed Keith for repairing the leak on the roof but Keith refused to pay the bill, feeling Charlie had overcharged. In revenge, Charlie removed the roof tiles, insisting he would replace them when Keith paid his bill. Keith rang the police but the police said they couldn't help as it wasn't a police matter. Keith was delighted to see Charlie replacing the tiles, thinking that he had won, until Charlie said that he was Keith's new landlord. Keith was horrified and said that the landlord would have told him but Charlie said that he asked the former landlord to let him do that. Charlie's girlfriend, Tracy Barlow, was delighted. She thought, when Charlie told Keith and Craig that he wanted them out, that he intended to live there. Keith decided that he and Craig would move to Sheffield but Craig didn't want to leave Coronation Street as his girlfriend, Rosie, lives there too. Initially Keith agreed to stay but after an angina attack, he was told by the doctor that it was a warning and things had to change. Keith told Craig that they were moving to Bournemouth with Keith's sister, Marjorie. Craig was determined that he wouldn't leave the street but Keith and Sally persuaded him and they left the street. Keith later returned to the street when Craig ran away from Bournemouth and refused to return there. [edit] B[edit] Warren Baldwin
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. [edit] Finlay Bryant
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.[1] In September 2008, Finlay departed for a new life in Spain with his stepfather and Kayleigh. [edit] C[edit] Andrea Clayton
Andrea Clayton was played by Caroline O'Neill from 1985 and 2000-01, 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. When Andrea discovered that she was pregnant but refused to let Terry have anything to do with the baby, even though Terry wanted to stand by her and the child. 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 with the child, the Claytons 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, would die if he didn't have a kidney transplant. Terry was supposed to donate a kidney to his son but ran away so Vera donated a kidney in Terry's place and saved his life. Andrea returned briefly in 2001, along with Paul, who left with her but returned to the street in 2007 until 2008. [edit] Ronnie 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. [edit] Gordon Clegg
Gordon Clegg (né Preston) is the son of Betty Williams. For most of Gordon's life he believed Betty's sister Maggie Cooke was his mother. It was revealed in 1974 that Gordon was in fact the product of a love affair between Betty and Ted Farrell, a married sailor and was subsequently raised by his aunt Maggie and her husband, Les. Betty and Gordon still frequently keep in touch and visit each other on occasion. Betty visited Gordon for Christmas 2008. [edit] Diggory 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. Diggory's daughter, Molly visited him in 2008 after falling out with her fiance Tyrone Dobbs. On January 5 2009, Molly received a call from the hospital that Diggory's appendix had burst. Several days later, It was revealed Diggory would recover but would ultimately miss the wedding due to being hospitalised for a week. [edit] D[edit] Marcus Dent
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 DICK 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. When he left he promised to keep in touch with Eileen and Maria as he had been through so much with them. [edit] Vikram Desai
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 had 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. [edit] F[edit] Harry Flagg
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. [edit] G[edit] Geena Gregory
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's wedding to Mike Baldwin as she knew all about her affair with his son Mark, but remained loyal to 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 Karen McDonald. Her plan failed and Geena broke off their engagement when she discovered he had cheated on her with his employee Deirdre Rachid during Christmas 2001. She 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. [edit] H[edit] Nathan Harding
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. [edit] Angela 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. [edit] Neville Hawthorne
Neville Hawthorne played by Mark Chatterton, is the son of Angela Hawthorne. He first appeared in October 1986 when his then-stepfather, Derek Wilton was seeing Mavis Riley. Neville made his most recent appearance at Angela's funeral in 2007. [edit] J[edit] Jessie 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 after he caught her dancing on the tables , and she subsequently sought employment as a stewardess and left the street. Her "twin sister" was later revealed to be her cousin. [edit] Joanne Jackson
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 two years previously. Joanne later blackmailed Carla and Liam by threatening to take them to a tribunal for unfair dismissal and sexual harassment. [edit] K[edit] Penny King
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. During her time on the Street, Fred Elliott took a shine to her and proposed to her but she turned him down. Penny's final appearance was at Mike's funeral. Jamie Baldwin worked for her clothing company King's Robes up until late December 2006. [edit] M[edit] William "Billy" Mallett
William "Billy" Mallett was born on Christmas Day 1998 to Gary and Judy Mallett. [edit] Sonia Marshall
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. [edit] Ciaran McCarthy
Ciaran McCarthy was played by Keith Duffy. Ciaran was a friend of Peter Barlow's while he was in the navy. He later moved to the Street and became barman at the Rovers Return. During his time on the street, Ciaran made an unsuccessful play for Shelley Unwin and was involved in romantic entanglements with Sunita Parekh, Bev Unwin, and Tracy Barlow. When he first appeared, he dated Sunita but ended up being arrested for being AWOL from the navy. After being released, he returned to the area and he and Sunita being engaged but she broke up with him on their wedding day after realising he was only getting married to please her. He was seduced by Shelley's mother, Bev, during his time at the Rovers. He spotted a money making opportunity by persuading Mike Baldwin's wealthy girlfriend Penny King to invest in his restaurant, of which he was the 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-fiancee, Maya, had set fire to the shop with him and Sunita inside. Ciaran carried Dev into the street over his shoulder while Charlie followed with Sunita. He left Coronation Street on 22 July 2005 after Bev made a drunken pass at him and he told Shelley that he couldn't stand by and watch while Charlie abused her. Ciaran returned in 2006 and left. He will return in the soap on 2010 [2]. [edit] Clarissa Mason
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. He soon left the street and the ownership of the bookies to his son Dan. [edit] Kayleigh Morton
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.[1] 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. [edit] Jodie Morton
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. [3] [edit] N[edit] Phil Nail
Phil Nail,played by Scottish actor Clive Russell[4], 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; in fact, he despised him knowing that Phil was only wanting to know about Richard Hillman and that he didn't care less about Gail's children. He even 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. David became unhappy ever since his dad left and he did not like another man in the house telling him what to do, as that was his dad's job. 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. [edit] Spider Nugent
Geoffrey 'Spider' Nugent was played by actor Martin Hancock. The character was very interested in the environment and green issues. 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. [edit] O[edit] Daniel Osbourne
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. [edit] R[edit] Matt Ramsden
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 biological father of Joshua Peacock, after having a drunken one-night stand with Ashley's wife Maxine. Matt left Weatherfield when Joshua was only a week old. Maxine was murdered in 2003, leaving Ashley to raise Josh. In 2006, he reappeared with a new partner seeking access to his estranged son. Ashley went to court to stop Matt seeing Josh, but at the last minute, decided to grant Matt limited visitation rights so that the judge would not make the decision. On Matt's first visit, Ashley's wife Claire Peacock went into labour, 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. [edit] Lucy Richards
Lucy Richards (previously Barlow) was a florist whom Peter Barlow met while buying a bouquet for Shelley Unwin. He was instantly attracted to her, and an affair began. Lucy, unknown to Peter, hired Tracy Barlow at the shop, revealing later to Tracy that she was pregnant. When an unknowing Tracy told Peter her employer was pregnant, Peter realised the child was his. Peter married Lucy while he was engaged to Shelley, promising Lucy it was over with the Rover's landlady; however Lucy kicked him out when she found out the truth. Her son Simon was born in early July 2003 but at first Lucy didn't want Peter to be involved with him. The final showdown came in the Rover's, with Shelley meeting Lucy, who went on to show her her wedding photos. Lucy tricked him into thinking they had a future together, but in front of the pub regulars she announced she was moving to Australia with son Simon. Peter resigned himself to fact he would never know his son, and left the Street soon after. On October 24 2008, Peter rang his father Ken from Portsmouth to inform him that Lucy had died. Peter returned to Weatherfield a few days later, with son Simon revealing that Lucy's dying wish was for the five year old to be with his father. [edit] S[edit] Archie Shuttleworth
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. [edit] Roger Stiles
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 stepdaughter 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.[5] 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. [edit] Dennis Stringer
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. [edit] T[edit] Patrick Tussell
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. [edit] W[edit] Emma Watts
Emma Watts (née 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. 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 Watts took her out for a night on the beach, asked her out to dinner, they started a relationship, and eventually they married. Curly proposed to Emma on a bateau mouche in Paris and they married on Christmas Eve, 2000. Although 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 they 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 promotion to Inspector in Newcastle. That would mean moving and Curly was afraid he'd never see Ben. He swallowed his principles and, in order to reconcile and 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. [edit] Lauren Wilson
Lauren Wilson was played by Lucy Evans. She entered the show as Violet Wilson's younger sister, she had previously been working in Ayia Napa 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 an 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 immediately upon leaving the plane once they'd arrived in Spain. She has now bagged herself a rich boyfriend and has no intention of returning. [edit] References
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