Suzie Birchall Suzanne " Suzie " Birchall was a friend of Gail Potter ' s and fellow lodger at 11 Coronation Street , home of Elsie Tanner , from 1977 to 1979 . Young and vivacious , Suzie had affairs with Steve Fisher and Mike Baldwin before leaving Weatherfield for London when Elsie decided to sell the house ( although she changed her mind after Suzie left ) . Suzie returned in 1983 , escaping from her marriage to abusive Terry Goodwin . She moved back into No . 11 and took a job as a barmaid at the Rovers Return Inn but was thrown out by Elsie after trying to seduce Gail ' s husband Brian Tilsley . Biography . 1958 - 1978 : The lodgers . Suzie was born on 3rd May 1958 , the only child of Bob and Margaret Birchall . She left home as a teenager , tired of Bob ' s controlling behaviour , and kept her whereabouts hidden from them . In January 1977 , Suzie looked for work in Coronation Street , close to her lodgings . Local employer Mike Baldwin was impressed with her enough to give her a job at his clothing shop Sylvia ' s Separates , where she worked with fellow teen Gail Potter . Suzie and Gail clashed initially as both considered themselves in charge but with Gail established as manageress they soon became friends . In February , Suzie was thrown out of her lodgings and Gail ' s landlady Elsie Tanner let her stay the night at No . 11 . Keen to stay longer , Suzie went on a charm offensive and eventually Elsie relented , impressed at Suzie ' s cheek for lying to Elsie that her landlord was into Nazis . Confident and sassy , Suzie reminded Elsie of herself as a teenager and she was willing to give her a chance - although she refused to allow her to keep stray dog Albert , and was furious when Albert ruined a dress of hers . Suzie was the more worldly wise of herself and Gail , and she often talked sensible Gail into engaging in mischief with her , usually involving men ; in July , when Elsie was on holiday , Suzie invited French student Roger Floriet to stay at No . 11 . Suzie and Gail both fell for him and he liked them both , and invited them to return to France with him , but he returned alone as he couldn ' t choose between them . Later that year , Bob caught up with Suzie and arrived in Coronation Street , intending to take her back home with him , as Margaret had left him and he needed someone to cook and clean for him . Suzie was pleased that her mum had finally had the courage to leave her abusive husband but was distressed at having to deal with him . When Bob tried to manhandle Suzie into his car , Steve Fisher , van driver for Baldwin ' s Casuals , dragged him off . Bob admitted defeat and left . Never one to put work first , Suzie ' s main concern was usually her love life . She considered going out with Steve , as he had fallen for her , but preferred older men . She was excited when Mike Baldwin asked her out but when Steve warned her that Mike was only trying to win a bet , she decided to stand him up . Suzie later went out with Mike anyway , won over by his flash lifestyle , but grew fed up when he didn ' t try it on , and got one over on him by inviting both Mike and Robin Smethurst to a disco with her , and going off with Robin . In 1978 , Suzie decided that she wanted Steve after all and lured him to bed , despite Gail being interested in him . 1978 - 1979 : Chasing a dream . Later that year , Mike decided to close the shop as he feared losing business from a large boutique which was about to open in the area . Suzie and Gail often closed the shop early and went to the Rovers and this gave Mike an excuse to sack them , and avoid paying redundancy money . When Steve found out that the girls had grounds for unfair dismissal , Suzie was interested in pursuing it but Gail convinced her that they should settle for compensation , which Mike was willing to pay if they kept quiet . After receiving their payments , Suzie and Gail decided to start new lives in London but Gail backed out , fearing the reality wouldn ' t live up to the dream and they ' d have a horrible time . Suzie decided to go alone . Only a few weeks later , Suzie returned to Weatherfield , having struggled for money in London and decided that she was better off at No . 11 after all . She tried to save face by telling her friends that she had had a great time but Gail and Elsie saw through her facade . Suzie liked to impress others with stories of her exciting lifestyle and didn ' t like facing up to the truth - this extended to her line of work on her return to Weatherfield , which saw her demonstrating in a supermarket and boast to friends that she was a model . She also took up with her agency ' s owner Paul Stringer , who was fifty - two years old . Elsie didn ' t like Suzie using her house for sex with Paul and forbade it , although Suzie soon dumped Paul anyway as she was tired of continual late nights spend with him and felt like a slut when with him . Over time , Suzie became more dissatisfied with her life and quit her demonstrating job . After a brief period phone canvassing selling dancing lessons , Suzie was offered a job as a trainee machinist at Baldwin ' s Casuals and surprised Steve and Mike with her skill as a machinist . 1979 saw Gail fall for Brian Tilsley and the pair get engaged . Suzie supported Gail and fought her corner against Ivy Tilsley , Brian ' s overprotective mother who didn ' t consider Gail good enough for Brian . A dance between Suzie and Brian temporarily caused a rift between Suzie and a jealous Gail , although they soon made up . In November , Gail and Brian married , with Suzie acting as bridesmaid , and Gail moved out of No . 11 . Elsie was in the process of moving to Torquay with her boyfriend Ron Mather and had decided to sell No . 11 . Determined to prolong her stay , Suzie put off prospective buyers and scared the neighbours by introducing them to her makeup - wearing punk boyfriend Norman Mannion , and telling them that he was buying the house . However , after being warned by Elsie , and sacked by Mike for her poor timekeeping at the factory , Suzie decided she had had enough of Weatherfield and left for London . 1980 - 1983 : Return . As before , London didn ' t deliver the high life Suzie wanted . She never found long - term work and she married Terry Goodwin , who she left after three months as he was abusive . In January 1983 , she returned to Weatherfield and found her old friends were welcoming , with Elsie agreeing to take her in , having decided not to sell the house after Suzie ' s departure some years earlier . Suzie shared a room with Marion Willis , who wasn ' t prepared to put up with her lazy , work - shy attitude and failure to pull her weight with the housekeeping and eventually moved into the front parlour . In her time away , Suzie had gained bar experience and so Rovers potman Fred Gee was able to persuade landlady Annie Walker to take her on at the Rovers , even though they were fully staffed . Bet Lynch worried that she would be replaced as Suzie was instantly popular with the regulars , but when Bet and Betty Turpin returned to work , Annie duly gave Suzie her notice . In April , Terry located Suzie and showed up at No . 11 , explaining to Suzie that his abusive behaviour was due to his depression over losing his job . Elsie initially tried to get them together but on seeing fresh bruises on Suzie ' s face decided to see Terry off herself , when he broke into the house and waited for Suzie . Suzie filed for divorce , and Terry agreed . In the intervening few years , Gail had settled down with Brian and they had a son , Nicky . Suzie was annoyed when Gail boasted that she had the perfect family and set out to prove that Brian was nothing special by seducing him . She was surprised when he refused her advances and told Gail , who confronted Suzie and rowed with her . When Elsie broke up the row and listened to their versions of events - with Suzie saying that Brian had reciprocated - she chose to believe Gail and told Suzie that she wasn ' t welcome in her house anymore . Suzie thought Elsie would change her mind when she cooled down but the next day Elsie stood firm and threw Suzie out . Quotes . " Oh , me Auntie Ethel ' s just the same . D ' yknow me Uncle Alf bashes hell of her every Friday night , do you know what she blames it on ? Canteen dinners . " ( First line ) " Blackburn ? Well it ' s a start I suppose . " ( Final line )