Dan Mason Daniel James " Dan " Mason first appeared on - screen on 3rd December 2007 . Biography . Arrival . Dan first arrived in Weatherfield in December 2007 , along with his father Harry in order to take over the betting shop in Rosamund Street . Dan ' s first act of business was to track down Lloyd Mullaney who owed the previous bookie Stan a debt of £300 . He found Lloyd but Lloyd denied his identity . Later in the Rovers Return Inn , Dan called over Lloyd by name and Lloyd answered . Dan told him of his debt and that he was serious about recovering it . Later , Dan began flirting with barmaid Michelle Connor , which put Michelle ' s boyfriend Steve McDonald ' s nose out of joint . Dan also fancied his chances with a few of the locals . Mel Morton ' s colleague Abi Sharpe and Dan took an interest in each other they got back to his home where Dan ' s father made his appearance clear by having a load of mess out , making Abi even think that there had been a robbery . She decided to leave , mentioning that she has got to get up early for duty . Dan then lied to Harry about her occupation , saying that she is a nurse rather than a police officer . Harry ' s interference in Dan ' s love life was a running theme as he ruined his chances of bedding Kelly Crabtree . Relationship with Leanne Battersby . Dan then began to flirt Leanne Battersby , with an instant attraction . They began dating , and Dan suggested that she burn down " Valandro ' s " , her restaurant as a joke . This resulted in Leanne taking it seriously and manipulating Paul Clayton into burning it down for her . Dan was frustrated with Leanne because she made him pretend they were not together and punched him in the face , seeing him humiliated in public by Dan ' s unpredictable nature . This aside he gave her a false alibi to the police . However , Paul became jealous of his relationship with Leanne and decided to turn himself in , along with Dan and Leanne . Soon after , Dan and Leanne were arrested for questioning but soon released . They later discovered that they had escaped jail . Feuding with Steve McDonald . On 4th June 2008 , Norris Cole scratched Steve McDonald ' s car , Steve , outraged by this , blamed Dan for what happened . In retaliation , Steve stole Dan ' s mobile phone from his car . Steve refused to return it unless Dan paid the bill for Steve ' s car . Dan refused knowing it was not him who scratched the car . Steve and Dan had a fight in the Rovers Return during its closing times when Dan accidentally elbowed Steve in the eye whilst attempting to retrieve his phone . When Steve threw Dan ' s phone down the cellar , Steve locked Dan in the alcohol cellar over night . Dan seemed to be clutching his chest , he suffered from a ruptured spleen . A few days later , when Dan recovered he lied to the police about what Steve did to him , Steve was arrested . As a result of Steve ' s actions , Dan had to have his spleen removed . After a few days of Steve sweating , Harry convinced Dan to tell the truth . Breakup with Leanne . In September 2008 , Dan discovered , to his dismay , that Harry was selling the business , shortly after he left the Street . Knowing that he could not afford to pay back the interest on a business loan , Leanne offered to give him the £10 , 000 that he needed as she and Janice had just won £25 , 000 in a lottery scam that Dan didn ' t know about . Dan delightfully accepted Leanne ' s offer . He eventually discovered this prior to Janice turning herself to the police and decided to break up with Leanne . This left her heartbroken . However , Dan soon moved on and began dating Kelly Crabtree . Quotes . " What ' s wrong with it ? " ( First line ) See also . Full list of appearances