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Barbara Knox Barbara Knox MBE ( born Barbara Brothwood , 30th September , 1933 in Oldham ) is a British actress best known for her role on " Coronation Street " as singer - turned - newsagent Rita Tanner . Her " Street " debut was a solitary appearance on 2nd December 1964 , and then she didn ' t appear again until 31st January 1972 , after which Rita was made a full - time character , a role Barbara still plays to this day . Barbara first worked as a Post Office telegraphist followed by various jobs in offices , shop and factories before she joined Oldham repertory theatre . She recorded an album in 1973 entitled " On the Street Where You Live " , and in 1989 she won a " TV Times " award for Best Actress thanks to her " Street " storyline involving Alan Bradley . Her other credits include " Comedy Playhouse " and " A Family at War " . Up until Episode 1703 ( 11th May 1977 ) , she was credited on " Coronation Street " as Barbara Mullaney , which was her first married name .
Lad ( Episode 8704 / 5 ) The unnamed gay Lad was in a party eating in Nick ' s Bistro shortly after Robert Preston began his trial period there as the chef . Both he and the woman he was set next to were taken with Robert ' s good looks when he came out of the kitchens to tell Leanne Tilsley that she was incorrectly giving out the weekend menus . The woman asked if Robert was the laid - on entertainment and when he said he was the chef the lad commented that that meant you got a decent breakfast in the morning ! After the meal the two approached Robert with two questions : the lad asked if he was straight ( and lost his bet with the woman as a result ) and she asked if he was single but , for the benefit of a listening Tracy Barlow , Robert said that technically he was but his heart belonged to another .
Ned Buck Ned Buck and his family inhabited 9 Coronation Street from 1910 to 1926 . Ned , wife Sarah , and children Larry , Joe and Alice , lived in a one - room tenement in Inkerman Street before moving to Coronation Street . All of them worked at Hardcastle ' s Mill but Ned was also an embalmer and cheap coffin maker , and Sarah a midwife who carried out abortions and so they were a great asset to their neighbours . Ned was also the Rovers Return ' s best customer and biggest drinker . Both Buck sons survived the war but the women did not fare so well ; in 1915 Ned threw Alice out of the house with her bastard child Ben , and Sarah died from alcohol poisoning in 1919 . Joe and Larry both married and started families of their own ; Larry and wife Avis took over No . 9 ' s master bedroom while Joe and his wife Kelly and their son Jim spent a short time at No . 9 before moving out . Perhaps fittingly , it was the Rovers where Ned met his end : while arguing with Larry over who won the 1921 Derby , Ned was knocked across a table and smashed his head on the floor . He died instantly .
Tipsy Woman The unnamed Tipsy Woman was a guest at the opening night of the Capricorn Club in November 1972 along with her husband . Rita Littlewood was part of the cabaret that night and her repertoire included " " during which she walked through the audience stroking the hair of the men suggestively as part of the act . The woman , as her name implies , had had more than a few drinks and she told Rita to get her hands off her husband . When Rita didn ' t react immediately , the woman repeated the instruction with , " you brass - faced bitch " added as a coda . A shocked Rita stopped singing and asked the woman what she had called her . When the insult was repeated , it earned her a slap across the face from Rita and a fight broke out . Enjoying the proceedings were Alf Roberts and Alderman Rogers , special VIP guests , who had been championing Alf ' s cause as the next Mayor of Weatherfield and they knew full well what the exhibition would do for the chances of Alf ' s rival and Rita ' s partner , Councillor Len Fairclough .
Mary ( Episode 1956 ) Mary , together with her friends Alice and Gladys , were three merry women who found Alf Roberts pacing up and down the Street on New Year ’ s Eve 1979 having been ordered outside by the Rovers regular to be 1980 ’ s first footer . The girls instantly grabbed him and dragged him along to a party at 32 Bessie Street where he got blindingly drunk and enticed Fred Gee along when he was sent to look for him . Fred , in turn , did the same with the other menfolk ( with the exception of a strictly - controlled Stan Ogden ) and all of their women were left to fester in the pub .
Eric ( Out of Africa character ) Eric was one of the guides when the contestants in the Sunshine Family of South Africa competition was run in that country in 2008 . Cilla Battersby - Brown entered her " family " , real and otherwise , in the hope of winning the $ 500 , 000 prize and part of the event was a two day safari in the bush . Eric was both a driver and a marksman in case of attack and with his television cameraman colleague Rick enjoyed winding up obnoxious host Alfie Vlok who complained about the tent he had been allocated which only had a hole in the ground for a toilet . Eric claimed that his had a bidet installed ! Eric was on hand with his rifle to protect the party while they watched wildlife and when the Battersby - Browns got lost in the bush he told a panicking Alfie that he gave them an hour before they were killed . Luckily , the bumbling party made it back to camp safely .
Episode 4764 ( 4th February 2000 ) Plot . Linda assures Mark she does care for Mike and is confused and scared of her feelings for him . She begs him not to think bad of her and promises to stay away from him . Gail is concerned when Sarah worries about putting on weight . Nervous Les gets drunk before his court hearing . Martin tells Rebecca he loved seeing her with David as it felt so natural and perfect . The Battersbys are amazed when Les tells the court that he only defrauded to feed his family , including his pregnant wife . Horrified Janice has to back up his story . The Magistrate sentences him to one hundred and fifty hours of community service and he ' s ordered to repay the money . Steve sells the fireplaces and gives Pat his £750 share . Linda makes an effort to be nice to Clare Machin . Dev ' s business suffers as the neighbours boycott the shop . He decides to sort out the mess himself .
Episode 23 ( 1st March 1961 ) Plot . Elsie is perturbed to find the python is seven - foot long . Dennis tells her he ' s minding it for Eunice Bond who ' s in London looking for work . Elsie thinks Eunice is taking Dennis for a mug and wishes he was normal . Stung , Dennis tells her he couldn ' t bring a decent girl home because of her . A furious Elsie orders the snake out of the house . Under Ena ' s supervision , Albert boils his kettle and it takes forty - one minutes to boil due to the poor gas pressure . She makes note of it and makes Albert sign to say the information is correct . Martha and Minnie compare their own timings and also sign their declarations . David has cooked tea as Ida is visiting her mother . Ken worries about the cost to his parents of staying at university . Frank assures him that it ' s not a problem and they go to the Rovers together for the first time . Elsie is flattered when Annie tells her she doesn ' t look old enough to be a grandmother . Ena is annoyed that Minnie ' s gas took far less time than anyone else ' s to boil her kettle and makes her alter her form . The next day , Ena takes her figures to the Town Hall where she runs rings round clerks Phil Braithwaite and Norman Dobson . While waiting , she reads a surveyors ' department notice and instantly gives up making her complaint . She goes back to the Rovers where she tells Minnie and Martha that she ' s read a notice about the proposed demolition of Coronation Street .
Episode 5704 ( 1st March 2004 ) Plot . Fred is gobsmacked to learn that Claire is about to leave for Florida . Todd gets on brilliantly with Karl during a night out with workmates . Maria ' s special meal goes well until she learns that Nick had bribed David £5 to tell her it was delicious . Gail smugly steps in when Maria forgets to provide pudding . Ashley runs off to the shop , unable to be in the house with the seconds ticking by before Claire ' s departure . Bev apologises profusely to Charlie . He agrees to forget the whole thing . Penny is furious when Mike warns her off Fred , as he ' s vulnerable in relationships . Claire admits to Fred that she has feelings for Ashley and she would stay if Ashley asked her to . Ashley won ' t consider asking Claire to stay . He says that he can ' t love her , as he still loves his wife . Fred begs him not to lose Claire forever . Shelley apologises to Charlie on her mother ' s behalf . With Ashley still at the shop , Claire has no choice but to go with Imogen Stamford . In the nick of time , Ashley realises what he ' s about to lose . He chases after Imogen ' s car but he loses sight of it . Ashley is amazed to see Claire in the butchers - she couldn ' t leave without saying goodbye . He asks her to stay for him , as he loves her . She tells him that she loves him too and they kiss , watched by a delighted Fred .
Episode 8066 ( 20th February 2013 ) Plot . Tim starts working for Jason . He promises Faye that he ' ll pop in the café later so they can have their tea together . Faye ' s delighted whilst Anna ' s uneasy . Eric fawns over Eva telling her how beautiful he looks . Eva basks in the flattery . Kylie arrives for work in a foul mood , clearly worried about Gail . She snaps at Leanne and Nick has to diffuse the situation . At Fiz ' s suggestion , Chesney gives Katy some cash and tells her to go to Steph ' s 18th birthday party as she deserves a night out and he ' ll babysit . Katy ' s thrilled . Kylie loses her rag with a customer and empties his dinner into his lap . When Leanne demands that she apologise , Kylie tells Nick to stick his job and walks out . Eric and Gloria return from a shopping trip . Gloria ' s clearly been spoilt rotten and had the time of her life whilst Eric looks fit to drop . Kylie begs Gail to have a change of heart , pointing out that it ' ll be the end of their marriage if she ' s forced to tell David about her one - night stand , but Gail remains defiant . Kylie heads to the Rovers and despite her condition , proceeds to get drunk . Stella moans to Karl how Gloria is clearly taking Eric for a ride and just after his money . Eric overhears her comments . Steve hands Lloyd a fake tortoise in a box suggesting that Lloyd can use it to buy himself some time whilst he looks for a proper replacement . Lloyd ' s unimpressed . Stella tries to steer Kylie out of the pub telling her that she shouldn ' t be drinking whilst pregnant , but Kylie ignores her and clambers up onto a table . As Stella begs her to get down , Kylie loses her balance and falls to the floor . Eric compliments Eva on her lovely hands and plies her with wine . Eva enjoys the attention . Upon hearing about Kylie ' s accident , Gail and Nick rush to the hospital . Kylie admits that she ' s ashamed of herself and worried about the baby . Nick tries to comfort her whilst Gail remains tight - lipped . Gail leaves a message on David ' s phone telling him about Kylie ' s accident .
Shannon Tattersall - List of appearances Lucy Whipday appeared as Shannon Tattersall in 66 episodes of " Coronation Street " from 1997 to 1998 . Note : This character was first credited as " Katy Tattersall " for Episodes 4254 and 4255 , then " Katie Tattersall " for Episodes 4256 and 4257 , " Katy Mallett " until 19th December 1997 ; " Katy / Shannon " until 26th December 1997 and finally " Shannon Tattersall " from 28th December 1997 .
Episode 1619 ( 21st July 1976 ) Plot . Bertha Lumley doesn ' t let Albert forget £50 of the winnings is hers . Vera tries to get Fred to skive off work . He refuses but agrees to see her for the night . Annie agrees to him entertaining her for a meal and promises to be discreet . Ernie receives £17 . 50 a week social , plus the interest on his mortgage . He discovers he owes £100 VAT . He and Emily clear out and close the Camera Shop . Eddie chats Vera up . She lets him buy her four gins before getting ready for her date with Fred . Albert plans to go to Glasgow and treat Peter and Susan . He is worried that Bertha is after him . Annie is horrified that Fred ' s lady friend is the common Vera . She decides to play gooseberry . Bertha ' s daughter , Freda Todd , tells Albert she ' s always getting off with men at bingo and her dad has threatened to kill the next one . Notable dialogue . Ray Langton ( about Vera Duckworth ) : " I ' m told she ' s anybody ' s for the price of a gin . "
Episode 9142 ( 14th April 2017 ) Plot . Jenny witters on about the wedding plans , oblivious to Johnny ' s distracted state . Rosie thinks Sally shouldn ' t resign , although her mother is determined to do so . Faye hears from Phelan that Seb plans to plead guilty to assaulting Jackson Hodge . She asks him to take her to court for the hearing but he refuses . David is starting to find the dog annoying . Sarah wants to take the children to a theme park on the money but David refuses . Nick ' s angry with Robert for employing Michelle but he ' s adamant that she ' s being offered the job . Steve calls on Michelle and tells her that he ' s arranged for the two of them to see a marriage counsellor that afternoon . She ' s incredulous at his nerve but he ' s adamant that they could give it a go again . Kevin and Anna break the news to Tyrone that the garage is facing bankruptcy . Gail tells Shona about David ' s legacy . She ' s pleased for him . Gary tries to give Anna some extra money but she refuses the gift . Robert offers Michelle the job but she wants time to consider . She tells him about the counselling arrangement and wonders if , for once , Steve is right . Sarah tells Gary about David ' s windfall . He ' s annoyed , considering Anna ' s financial problems . Alone in the house , Sally has a panic attack and securely locks herself in . Robert tells Michelle to do the right thing with Steve if he can make her happy . They hug . Johnny can ' t focus his eyes on the proofs of the wedding invitations . Kate doesn ' t realise his problem as she laughs that Jenny ' s name has been spelled incorrectly . Michelle watches Steve leave for the counselling session . Rosie and Sophie arrive at the " Gazette " offices , determined to find out who placed the obituary notice . Rosie ' s taken aback to find the only person there is the photographer who twisted Sally ' s words over the building site protest and determines that he ' s going to assist them . Steve tells Liz that Michelle failed to turn up but still has hopes . Michelle tracks down Robert and asks why he cares about her . He tells her he loves her and they kiss passionately .
Benedict Power Manchester - based actor and director Benedict Power first appeared on " Coronation Street " in October 1999 as Tufty , an eco - friend of Spider Nugent . He returned to the programme in October 2003 as a Court Security Guard who initially intercepted Karen McDonald when she set off alarms in the building , in an attempt to prevent her divorce papers being processed that day . Also being credited for minor roles in " Spooks : Code 9 , Blue Murder , Paradox " and " Emmerdale " , Power recently created a new , devised work , " Spring Reign " , in association with " House of Orphans " . The piece was based on international reporting of 21st century conflicts and was developed and performed in Manchester during 2014 . External links . www . benedictpower . co . uk / spring - reign
Barbara Greenhalgh Barbara Greenhalgh ( 21st May 1925 - 23rd September 2008 ) appeared as Jean Parbold in The Mannequin Parade , a first season episode of the " Coronation Street " spin - off " Pardon the Expression " in June 1965 . Just over ten years later , she was heard in the parent programme as Mrs Thompson , a woman who Tricia Hopkins spoke to when she worked in telesales in October 1975 . Her other credits ( mainly for Granada Television ) include " The Villains " ( produced by H . V . Kershaw ) , " The Man in Room 17 " and " Crown Court " . For the BBC , she appeared in " Emil and the Detectives " and several radio plays including the original 1958 production of " June Evening " which has been touted by some as an influence on the concept of " Coronation Street " , though Tony Warren has denied this . In this production , she appeared alongside Jack Howarth , Violet Carson and Alan Rothwell . She provided voices for the Granada current affairs series " What The Papers Say " working with Daphne Oxenford and her husband Peter Mullings who was the director .
Episode 8756 ( 23rd October 2015 ) Plot . As the boys plan their night out , Gary reminds Jason that he isn ' t drinking . Chesney asks Tyrone along but , on the day of Hope ' s first chemo session , he ' s preoccupied and turns down the invitation . Eva guesses that Kylie is going through a bad patch with David when she drinks her troubles away but Kylie doesn ' t tell her anything . Eva is fed up with the occasional shiftwork at the Rovers and is thrilled when Carla takes her on part - time at the factory . Rita reminds an exhausted Tyrone and Fiz to look after themselves as well as Hope . Alya asks Jason how he can carry on pretending nothing happened . He tells her to stop pretending it ' s all his fault and suggests that it ' s better if Gary finds out . Fiz hears about the lads ' night and insists that Tyrone joins them . Alya snaps at Yasmeen for going on about the wedding . Kylie feels uncomfortable when Billy helps move furniture into the granny flat and Rita has a peek at the garage conversion . Jason , Gary , Kirk , Tyrone and Chesney go to a bar where Jason starts knocking back drinks . Gary is annoyed when Jason keeps trying to get him to drink . Kate asks Alya if she ' s having second thoughts about the wedding but she won ' t be drawn . Tyrone can ' t relax and goes home . Kylie loses it when making up the furniture . Aidan doesn ' t like that Carla has taken on Eva without consulting him . Jason gets drunk and admits that he ' s feeling guilty . Before he can confess to Gary about sleeping with Alya , Gary bumps into a punter , causing the man to spill his beer . When he tackles Gary , Jason leaps to his friend ' s defence and picks a fight with him . The lads have to pull Jason off him . Gary is stunned at his overreaction and asks what ' s going on .
Mr Denelly Mr Denelly was the father of Carlton Denelly , a small boy who visited Father Christmas ’ s Grotto at Bettabuy where Percy Sugden had been employed to play the part of the supposedly jovial figure in December 1991 . Upon seeing the long list of presents the boy had , Percy lectured him on his greed and his mother on the importance of sticking to a budget . She stormed off and berated Reg Holdsworth who in turn sacked Percy and donned the Father Christmas costume himself , only to find himself confronted by a furious Mr Denelly the next day when he came to “ see to ” the man who had upset his wife and son . After threatening a spluttering Reg , Mr Denelly emptied the contents of the lucky dip container over him .
Episode 5421 ( 17th January 2003 ) Plot . Ashley is keeping himself busy looking after Joshua . Ade is in custody . He keeps protesting his innocence . Emma tells him that because he ' s only sixteen he needs an adult representative . He asks for Ken Barlow . Norris is delighted when Emily regains consciousness . She can ' t remember anything about what happened . The police question Sarah as she is a friend of Ade ' s . She tells them that she doesn ' t believe he ' s a murderer . Richard enjoys telling the police that he witnessed Ade having a row with Ashley in the Rovers earlier in the evening of the murder . Ken agrees to be Ade ' s representative despite all that ' s happened as he feels that Ade is telling the truth for once . Ciaran suggests to Roy that he should expand the cafe into next door . He offers to put some money in himself . Hayley thinks it ' s a good idea . Roy isn ' t sure . Emily is shocked to learn of Maxine ' s death . Doreen , Fred and Ashley are all horrified to learn that Ade has been arrested for the murder . They remember the row they had with him earlier in the evening . Shelley is cross with Peter when she sees him laughing and joking with Ciaran . Ashley cradles Joshua and talks to him through his tears about Maxine .
Episode 8629 ( 1st May 2015 ) Plot . Sally is intrigued to hear from Roy that her graffiti looks like something by . He promises to check with a friend from the Weatherfield Historical Society . Sophie is still distant with Kevin , Jenny and Maddie . Alya is pleased when Sinead presents her with the finished basque but Chesney is annoyed when she asks her to do another as he feels she should rest . Carla makes a grumpy Nick buy her breakfast . Norris reluctantly agrees to lend Tim a power - washer to clean the graffiti . Nick tells Carla how worried he is about David and Sarah . Roy tells Carla that he is pleased about her friendship with Nick . Sally looks up Banksy ' s work on the web and is astonished how much they fetch . Sarah can ' t get hold of Callum and doesn ' t appreciate Carla ' s advice to dump him as he ' s using her . Luke promises a good Madras at the curry night and shows Gary a red - hot chili that he plans to put in a boastful Tyrone ' s dish . Michelle pokes gentle fun at Carla ' s friendship with Nick and realises that she genuinely fancies him . Sally tries to stop Tim cleaning the wall and she and Norris get drenched . She insists the potential " masterpiece " is protected . Alya and Izzy design knickers for the website though Izzy gets annoyed at the changes that Alya insists on making . Erica Holroyd turns up looking for Liz . Chesney asks Alya not to bother Sinead with sewing work . Beth tells Sinead to keep her foreigners on the knickers away from Carla ' s sight as it ’ s direct competition for Underworld . Bethany sends a cheeky text to Carla on Nick ’ s phone , suggesting she and Nick meet up for a drink later . Jenny suggests Kevin go for a pint rather than come home to be with her and Jack . Sinead agrees to make up samples for Alya . Sophie calls at No . 13 to see Jack . Jenny orders her to back off from him and as Kevin and Maddie enter , she accuses Sophie of constantly attacking her . Nick is surprised when Erica calls into the bistro and even more so when she tells him she ' s pregnant . Carla walks in as Nick reels from the news . Cast . Guest cast . " None " Notable dialogue . Tim Metcalfe : " You know , if that had done it , it ' d be worth a fortune . " < br > Sally Webster : " Who ? " < br > Tim Metcalfe : " Her with the minging bed . " < br > Sally Webster : " Tim , you know nothing about modern art . That ' s Tracey Blenheim . "
Claire Hollins Claire Hollins was a social worker in charge of inspecting David and Kylie Platt ' s care of Kylie ' s five - year - old son Max Turner in December 2011 . Social worker Miriam was originally intended for the visit but Claire took over due to Miriam ' s ill health . As Claire arrived at 8 Coronation Street , David and Kylie were frantically trying to move several Christmas trees which had been dumped after Owen Armstrong purposely told a driver to do so to get his revenge on the couple for filling in his garden pond . Unaware that she was a social worker and mistaking Claire ' s interest as nosiness , David began to hurl abuse at her . When he and Kylie realised who she was , they tried to apologise but Claire thought it was best to come back another day . She came back several days later for the visit , which went well . In June 2012 , Claire interviewed Peter and Leanne Barlow at Weatherfield General , after Peter ' s son Simon was admitted , having drunk the best part of a bottle of wine . Claire had been summoned by the hospital , who were concerned for Simon ' s welfare . Peter and Leanne were locked in a bitter residence battle over Simon , and the ordeal prompted Peter to back down and allow Simon to live with Leanne . List of appearances . 2011 2012