Coronation Street is a British soap opera first broadcast on 9 December 1960. The following is a list of characters that appeared in 2015, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by series producer Stuart Blackburn. Beth Tinker's (Lisa George) grandmother, (Juliette Kaplan), and (James Redmond), a potential love interest for Michelle Connor (Kym Marsh), were introduced in January, while (Jacqueline Leonard), the estranged mother of Izzy (Cherylee Houston) and Katy Armstrong (Georgia May Foote), began appearing from February. Michael Rodwell's (Les Dennis) long-lost son, (Mark Holgate), began appearing from March, as did (Rhys Cadman), the father of Faye Windass' (Ellie Leach) baby. Faye and Jackson's baby daughter (Erin, Eilah & Elsie Halliwell), Eileen Grimshaw's (Sue Cleaver) new love interest (Mark Moraghan) and the first regular character of the year, (Melanie Hill), a love interest for widower Roy Cropper (David Neilson), began appearing from April. A love interest for Liz McDonald (Beverley Callard) and a face from Leanne Battersby's (Jane Danson) past, (Andrew Paul), and Robert Preston's (Tristan Gemmill) secret wife, (Sarah Harding), made their debuts in June and July respectively. August saw the arrivals of wildlife explorer (Paddy McGuinness), and his daughter (Eve Gordon), as well as an extension to the Connor family, (Shayne Ward). Cathy's nephew, (Liam Bairstow), and Steph Britton's (Tisha Merry) ex-boyfriend, (James Atherton), arrived in September. October saw the arrivals of Aidan's father, (Richard Hawley) and sister, (Faye Brookes), as well as Cathy's sister and Alex's mother, (Sadie Shimmin). (Rhea Bailey), Kate's fiancée, first appeared in November.