Concepta Regan Concepta Regan ( née Riley , previously Hewitt ) was a barmaid of the Rovers Return Inn in the early 1960s , and married Harry Hewitt in 1961 . Their son Christopher was born in 1962 , and Concepta wanted the Hewitts to move to her native Ireland after believing that where they lived in Coronation Street wasn ' t good enough to raise a family . Eventually she won over Harry over the objections of his daughter from his first marriage , Lucille , who stayed in the UK . Harry was killed in a motoring accident in 1967 during a visit to their old friends in Coronation Street . Concepta ' s second husband was Sean Regan . They met in Ireland . Biography . 1926 - 1960 : Early life . Born 15th January 1926 to an Irish Catholic family , by the 1960s Concepta Riley had a room above the Rovers Return Inn in Weatherfield and worked there as a barmaid under landlords the Walkers . 1960 - 1962 : Concepta and Harry . After an extended stay with her family in Ireland , Concepta returned to Weatherfield . She enjoyed a flirtation with bus driver Harry Hewitt , and was thrilled when he invited her to the Bus Depot Dance , but vied for his attentions with Florrie Lindley , and briefly tried to make him jealous by dating Michael Regan . Harry proposed to Concepta on a Street picnic in Blackpool and she accepted . Concepta ' s family were initially wary of her marrying a non - Catholic but gave their blessing when Harry said that any children of the marriage could be raised Catholic . They were married on the 1st October at St . Theresa ' s church , a local Catholic church . Harry ' s daughter Lucille was a ( somewhat reluctant ) bridesmaid and Len Fairclough was best man . The Hewitts took their honeymoon at the Isle of Man . After marrying , Concepta left her job at the Rovers , but occasionally helped out when they were short - staffed . Concepta moved into 7 Coronation Street but was unhappy to be sharing the same bed with Harry that his first wife had . In an attempt to placate her , Harry bought a new suite of bedroom furniture , neglecting to buy the all - important new bed . Concepta understood that Harry had not done this on purpose and realised they would never see exactly eye to eye . Concepta soon found out that she was pregnant and was filled with conflicting emotions . Though glad to finally be a mother she was concerned that , at 35 , she was too old to be pregnant for the first time . Christopher Hewitt was born on 6th August 1962 . Subsequently , Concepta doted on Christopher and left Lucille feeling excluded and unwanted . Ena Sharples intervened and pointed out to Concepta that she had two children . A party thrown to celebrate the first anniversary of the Hewitt marriage ended in drama when Christopher , who had been taken for a walk by Lucille , went missing . Concepta was distraught and wandered the streets searching for her son and crying out his name . She was taken home and sedated by the doctor . Christopher was found and returned unharmed . Concepta took a dislike to Harry ' s whippets and told him to get rid of them . He swapped the pair for a greyhound Lucky Lolita , which Concepta took to instantly , but since Harry intended to sell it when it did well , Concepta was the only resident of the Street pleased when it lost a race . Her neighbours had lost money but it meant the Hewitts kept Lolita . 1963 - 1967 : Leaving Weatherfield . Concepta began to believe that living in a city suburb was damaging Christopher ' s health when he developed a chesty cough . Concepta became convinced that living on the Irish countryside would be better for him , though it took a long time to persuade Harry of this as Lucille was against it . When her father retired from his garage business Harry was eventually persuaded to move to Ireland to take over the family business at a garage in the village of Castleblayney . Concepta , Harry , and Christopher moved to Ireland but Lucille opted to stay behind to finish her exams . It was on a return visit to Weatherfield in 1967 that Concepta became a widow . Returning to attend Elsie Tanner ' s wedding , Harry was crushed to death whilst attempting to fix Len Fairclough ' s van . Concepta was left a grieving single mother and returned to Ireland to raise Christopher surrounded by her family . Concepta and Christopher were occasionally visited in Ireland by an orphaned Lucille . 1967 onwards : Concepta and Sean . Concepta returned to visit Annie Walker in 1972 and announced that she was to re - marry , this time to Sean Regan . In 1975 , she and her husband were visiting Weatherfield when , unbeknownst to Concepta , Regan made a pass at Bet Lynch . Concepta told her old landlady Annie Walker that she knew Sean had cheated on her before , but let Bet believe that she thought Bet had made a play for Sean . This was her last visit to Weatherfield . Other information . Following the death of barmaid Betty Williams in 2012 , the last will and testament of Annie Walker was discovered among her possessions . Dated 1984 ( The year of Annie ' s retirement ) , the document cited Concepta as one of the beneficiaries . Background Information . Concepta was one of the 21 original characters created by Tony Warren and had debuted in the fifth episode on the 23rd December 1960 . In 1964 she was axed from the series and departed alongside on - screen husband Harry Hewitt . She made numerous short returns in 1967 , 1972 and 1975 . Quotes . " If you must know I ' ve come by aeroplane . " ( First line ) . " Harry and me were married on October 1st 1961 , and it happened a few months later . " ( Last line , to Len Fairclough ) .