Coronation Street is a British soap opera first broadcast on 9 December 1960. The following is a list of characters introduced in 2020, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by series producer Iain MacLeod. The first character to be introduced is (Dylan Brady), a love interest of James Bailey (Nathan Graham), in February. In March, (Paul Copley) was introduced as a love interest for Evelyn Plummer (Maureen Lipman), and April saw the arrival of an old friend of Johnny Connor (Richard Hawley), (Tom Roberts), as well as the ex-wife of Rick Neelan (Greg Wood), (Kel Allen). (Kimberly Hart-Simpson) made her first appearance in June as a new love interest for Daniel Osbourne (Rob Mallard). The former partner of Geoff Metcalfe (Ian Bartholomew) and biological mother of Tim Metcalfe (Joe Duttine), (Paula Wilcox), made her first appearance in July, and (Tony Maudsley) made his debut in September. In October, (Jude Riordan) made his debut as the son of Natasha Blakeman (Rachel Leskovac) and Nick Tilsley (Ben Price). Daisy Midgeley (Charlotte Jordan) then made her first appearance in November. Additionally, multiple appear throughout the year.