Coronation Street is a British soap opera first broadcast on 9 December 1960. The following is a list of characters that first appeared or will appear in 2012, by order of first appearance. All characters were introduced by series producer, Phil Collinson. Milton Fanshaw (Robert Vaughn), a new love interest for Sylvia Goodwin (Stephanie Cole), arrived in January. Carla Connor's (Alison King) younger brother, (Marc Baylis), made his first appearance in July. Stella Price's (Michelle Collins) mother (Sue Johnston), Tyrone Dobbs (Alan Halsall) and Kirsty Soames' (Natalie Gumede) baby daughter , Lloyd Mullaney's (Craig Charles) ex-girlfriend (Pamela Nomvete) and their daughter, (Krissi Bohn) made their debuts in September. A face from Lewis Archer's (Nigel Havers) past, (Susan Hanson), arrived in October and (Debbie Arnold), an enemy of Stella, made her debut in November.