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Royston Morley Royston Morley ( 25th August , 1912 - 14th October , 1991 ) directed 4 episodes of " Coronation Street " in September 1964 . Mr Morley was a television pioneer in the UK , producing programmes from Alexandra Palace in London on the BBC ' s new high - definition service which began on 2nd November 1936 . His long list of work from that period includes " Picture Page " from April to October 1937 and then a series of plays and dramas including " The Man With The Flower in His Mouth " , " The Importance of Being Earnest " , " Cymbeline " , " The Duchess of Malfi " , " The White Chateau " , " The Unquiet Spirit " , " Good Morning , Bill ! " and " The Ringer " , all before the service was suspended on 1st September 1939 on the outbreak of the Second World War . During this time , he was noted for being the first person to compose camera scripts with notations similar to film scripts in a practice that is still used to this day e . g . CU for " close - up " . During the war he transferred to radio , producing plays and talks programmes for the Home Service and the Forces Service , notably " Combat Diary " , as well as fulfilling military duties before returning to television with his first production " Dangerous Corner " , being broadcast on 11th June 1946 , just five days after the resumption of the service . He specialised in plays , becoming the producer of " BBC Sunday Night Theatre " , as well as being Head of Staff Training for a period in the early - 1950s . He filled the same role in Australia in the mid to late 1950s , helping inaugurate the television service there before returning to the UK and ITV , first with ATV and then Granada Television for whom he directed " The Villains " . He then returned to the BBC producing " Dr . Finlay ' s Casebook " , " Brett " and " The Regiment " with his final work before retirement back at ATV with " Why Can ' t I Go Home ? " , " General Hospital " and " Crossroads " . Episodes directed by Royston Morley . 1964 ( 4 episodes )
Episode 1887 ( 19th February 1979 ) Plot . Len and Eddie have a roofing job at the house of Mrs Watson on Garibaldi Street . Suzie tells Paul Stringer she ' s had enough of his scene - she ' s tired of late nights and doesn ' t like the tarty way she ' s been acting . Vera tries to mend the rift in Brian and Gail ' s relationship . She is thrilled when they make - up . Brian apolgises to Gail . Eddie pulls a few slates loose from the roof next to the one he ' s working on . The lady of the house , Mrs Simms , agrees to him replacing the slates . He notices another house has loose slates and plans to put them straight as well . Ivy shows off her new cocktail cabinet . Vera and Ida christen the house . Ron is annoyed when Elsie refuses to believe he ' ll give up the taxis . Notable dialogue . Suzie Birchall : " Look at me , me ' ole life ' s a flamin ' mess . I can ' t meet a decent fella , I can ' t get a decent job . Oh Elsie , what ' ave I got to look forward to ? " Elsie Tanner : " What ' ave ye got to look forward to ? Only yer ' ole flamin ' life to look forward to . I ' ll tell you summat else as well , you ' ve got to take a few hard knocks in this world before you appreciate the things that are worthwhile . I know what I ' m talkin ' about love . And I ' ll tell you summat else an ' all , yer gettin ' all the hard knocks done and over with while you ' re young . I wish to ' eck I ' ad . "
Episode 5472 ( 31st March 2003 ) Plot . Peter has spent the night on the sofa at the Rovers , but tells Shelley and Bev that he met up with his accountant and ended up drinking all night with him . Todd and Sarah settle into domestic bliss whilst Gail is away on holiday . Katy is concerned that Tyrone will tell her parents that she phoned her friends from Mike ' s flat . Les goads Janice and Mick - Janice has to be restrained , but Mick stays calm in the face of Les ' s insults . Jason confides in Todd that he ' s seeing his dad behind Eileen ' s back . Peter goes to the florist ' s to find that Lucy has gone , leaving no forwarding address with Debbie Eaton , the girl working there . Emma casually mentions that she ' s on the shortlist for promotion . Curly is annoyed that she had neglected to inform him about such an important event . Bev is hurt to discover that Shelley has chosen a wedding dress without her . Steve sends Les to pick up the new vehicle for Street Cars . Tyrone persuades Katy to come with him in Mike ' s car to visit her friends in Sheffield . Bev tells Shelley that she thinks that Peter ' s lack of enthusiasm for the wedding is due to money troubles . Shelley confronts Peter and asks him if he wants to call off the wedding . Mike returns from holiday and quizzes Kevin about his missing car - Kevin knows nothing about it , and Mike makes to call the police . Mick and Emma stop Les who has run a red light . Les accuses Mick of harassment and again taunts Mick about Janice ' s promiscuity . Mick cracks , and knees Les in the groin . Les punches him in the face , but Mick pummels him to the floor , kicking him several times in the ribs . Mick is aghast that he ' s lost control and Emma looks on , stunned .
Episode 3742 ( 24th August 1994 ) Plot . Deirdre takes two weeks off work and cleans the house ready for Samir . Tanya gets the order from the tribunal . She is upset as she doesn ' t want everyone knowing her business and fears the papers will pick the story up . Percy encourages Curly to court Paula as he obviously finds her attractive . Alf makes Gail see that Nicky has been affected by Ivy ' s stories of how wonderful Brian was . Tanya begs Alex to help get her out of the tribunal . He suggests that she lies to the court and refuses to do anything to help her . Insolent Nicky plays loud pop music to annoy the Platts . Sarah gets upset by all the rowing . Martin feels that Nicky will eventually come round but Gail shouts at Nicky for his rudeness . She is upset that he ' s turning into a boy she doesn ' t know . Deirdre grows alarmed when Samir is held by Immigration at Manchester Airport . Tanya asks Des to drop her from the case but he tells her that he ' ll enjoy seeing her in court . Deirdre is quizzed about her relationship with Samir and is forced to explain he is her lover . Tanya gets Charlie to walk her home , telling him that she fears Alex or Des might try to harm her . Samir is allowed into the country and Deirdre takes him home .
Scary Brian When Tyrone Dobbs ' s mother Jackie got in touch with him to say that she ' d returned from Spain , Tyrone took fiancée Molly Compton to meet her . While out for a meal at the " Bowling Green " pub , Tyrone spotted one of his dad ' s old friends by the name of Scary Brian peering at the trio through the window , who ' d managed to track the elusive Jackie down and was demanding money that she owed . Jackie had borrowed £500 from Brian and then hot - footed it to Spain without repaying him . After finally having the opportunity to confront her , he demanded that she now paid him £1 , 000 for his troubles . Jackie promptly legged it out of the pub leaving Tyrone and Molly to face the music . Brian told the pair that he knew where Jackie was living and that they had got 24 hours to come up with the cash . Molly and Tyrone decided the only way to get rid of Brian and protect Jackie was to withdraw £1 , 000 from their wedding fund and pay him off . However , Jackie was totally ungrateful by this gesture and Tyrone was left feeling embarrassed and let down by his mother ' s selfish attitude .
Murphy ' s Educated Chickens Murphy ' s Educated Chickens was a specialty act of some notoriety in the Weatherfield club circuit . Megan Morgan got started in the business as part of the act when she was a juvenile , but left to form her own act as she didn ' t get on with her female co - star . According to ventriloquist Charlie Bracewell , on one Sunday in Cleethorpes the co - star in question throttled the star chicken . In July 1989 , while trying to get bookings for a disappearing hamster act , Alec Gilroy promised a client that it was the best animal act since Murphy ' s Educated Chickens .
Episode 61 ( 12th July 1961 ) Plot . The police catch up with Patricia . Harry discovers 10 / - club money is missing from his house . He blames Lucille for taking Patricia in . Doreen is taken on at Swindley ' s Draperies . The baby tires the Cheveskis . Elsie is horrified at Linda ' s " modern " approach to motherhood ; letting the child cry . Albert entertains Nancy in the Rovers , to Ena ' s amusement . Ivan wants to call the baby " Richard " but Linda decides on " Paul " .
Episode 8072 ( 1st March 2013 ) Plot . Eileen and Sean are puzzled when Paul takes up running in a bid to get into shape . Eva ' s sick of hypocritical Gloria playing the grief - stricken fiancée . Gloria ' s excited when Eric ' s solicitor arranges to call round to discuss his will . Fiz is hostile when the factory girls gossip in the café about Tyrone ' s forthcoming trial . Roy steps in to calm them . Following their kiss , Katy ' s awkward when Ryan calls round and asks her to cover his shift while he pursues a DJ job . Katy eventually agrees and gets Anna to babysit Joseph . Mandy enjoys making Lloyd squirm as they head to the Red Rec to scatter Flash ' s " ashes " . Jenna plays along with her mum ' s charade . Eric ' s solicitor turns up at the Rovers with a woman called Doris in tow . Eva and Gloria are stunned when the solicitor introduces her as Eric ' s wife . Doris explains that she and Eric have been separated for years but never divorced . She claims that Eric had a penchant for gullible women and Gloria ' s merely the latest . Gloria ' s shocked to realise that Doris inherits all Eric ' s wealth and she won ' t get a penny . Dev ' s displeased to find Katy struggling in the takeaway at lunchtime when Ryan should be working . Katy makes an excuse for him . Doris refuses to cough up for a funeral and tells Gloria that Eric ' s send - off is down to her . Roy comforts Fiz when she breaks down with worry over Tyrone ' s plight . When Gloria despairs of her predicament , Eva snaps and informs her that Eric knew she was only after his money and had invited Eva to go away with him instead . Gloria ' s appalled . At the Red Rec , solemn Mandy forces Lloyd to say a few words about Flash . Guilty Lloyd complies until Mandy and Jenna burst out laughing . They reveal that Flash is safe and well and the game ' s up . Lloyd feels a fool . Eileen quizzes Paul and makes him admit that Toni from the fire station is organising a " Full Monty " strip show in aid of charity . Sean and Eileen ' s eyes light up at the news . Chesney ' s annoyed to find that Katy has dumped Joseph on Anna and gone to work early . Ryan ' s grateful to Katy for getting him off the hook with Dev . Katy ' s flattered . An angry Chesney interrupts them , and shouts at Katy for ditching Joseph . Chesney storms off . Ryan comforts an upset Katy with a passionate kiss .
Vernon Fletcher Vernon Fletcher LL . B . was Clerk to Weatherfield County Borough Council . In January 1973 , Alf Roberts had been chosen as the new Mayor of the borough and all had gone smoothly until one night in February when he had unwittingly knocked down an old lady , Mrs . Leach , while reversing his car into her drive . Her son Norman had tried to blackmail Alf but he was seen off by Bet Lynch who had been a witness to the incident as she was also in the car , and had guessed that Leach had previous form and probably wouldn ' t be believed by the police . Several months later , Leach mugged Bet in revenge and she and Alf realised that to prosecute the matter successfully , they would have to admit to the police what had occurred and that Bet , a single , blonde barmaid had been alone in the car with the Mayor , something that the press would get hold of and concentrate on . Alf decided to resign his post and went to see Mr Fletcher to do so . He had just missed the man who had popped up to see the treasurer when Alf arrived at his office . Fletcher took a long time to return and then asked for another moment while he spoke to the environment office but an impatient Alf quickly told him he was resigning with immediate effect and the full story about Leach came out . Mr Fletcher carefully considered the matter , saying that as he was a lawyer by trade and he could have helped if he had known earlier as it was his job to protect the office of Mayor . He had ten minutes before the meeting commenced at which Alf would have to formally resign and told his secretary Glenda Bates to alert the press to a forthcoming announcement . What neither men knew was that Leach had decided to plead guilty , saving a trial and any revelations forthcoming but the canny Fletcher found this out when he rang the police superintendent himself , stopping the resignation and saving Alf ' s honour .
17 Elmgate Gardens 17 Elmgate Gardens was the marital home of Peter and Jackie Ingram . Peter invited Mike Baldwin and Alma Sedgewick over for dinner and to meet his wife Jackie , Mike not realising he ' d already met her earlier that day when she applied for a job at Mike ' s secret company Phoenix Fabrics under an assumed name of " Jackie Williams " . After the sudden death of Peter , Jackie remained in the home but wanted to move on , she showed Mike a property called " Thorngrove " in Oakfield which she and Peter had considered buying , but due to a low offer on Ingram ' s Textiles from Charlie Travers ( a pal of Mike ' s ) she changed her mind and kept the business , making Mike the General Manager . Jackie and Mike grew closer and began an affair , Jackie couldn ' t cope with the guilt and made Mike decide , he chose her and Alma moved out of his docklands flat and he moved into Elmgate Gardens . Following the sale of Mike ' s flat Jackie put her house on the market as she wanted her and Mike to buy somewhere that was ' theirs ' as opposed to being ' hers ' . Whilst it was on the market , 17 Elmgate Gardens was viewed by a ' Mrs Halliwell ' , Alma under an assumed name , who slashed the bedding on the double bed . Mike married Jackie in July 1991 but the happiness was short - lived as she realised the truth about Mike ' s dodgy dealings including ownership of Jim ' s Cafe through sub - company Alcazar Holdings . Jackie threatened Mike with a shotgun but he managed to take it off her and she drove off . He was shocked to find the gun was loaded . Jackie sold the factory and offered Mike £100 , 000 to leave immediately and to not contest her divorce petition . He agreed and took Alcazar Holdings as well . Jackie remained in the house alone . Mike visited her in April 1992 asking her to not name Alma in the divorce petition and in July , Alma visited the house only to find that Jackie had kept her name out of their divorce and it was Mike causing the problems .
Margot Bryant Margot Bryant , or Kathleen Mary Margaret Bryant to give her her full birth name , ( 8th March , 1897 - 1st January , 1988 ) was a British actress best known for her sixteen - year portrayal of eccentric pensioner Minnie Caldwell in " Coronation Street " . Born in Hull to a doctor , William Arthur Bryant , as a young girl she moved to London with her family and became interested in the theatre , appearing in various dramatic productions and musical comedies after making her debut in a production of " Aladdin " . Margot appeared in films with Fred Astaire and Oliver Reed before landing the part of Minnie in the " Street " . She debuted in Episode 2 , and altogether appeared in 986 editions of the programme . Margot suffered severe memory loss in 1976 and had to leave her role on " Coronation Street " and it was explained in the storyline that Minnie had moved to Whaley Bridge with her gentleman companion Handel Gartside . Eventually Margot was diagnosed with Alzheimer ' s and admitted to Cheadle Royal Hospital in Stockport , where she remained as an in - patient till her death in 1988 . Margot had never married .
Jilly Dickens Jilly Dickens appeared on " Coronation Street " in two roles : firstly in November 1999 as the Agent who showed Ian and Sharon Bentley around a £90 , 000 house on the market in Bolton ; and she returned to the programme in March 2003 as the Receptionist on duty at Weatherfield Register Office on the day that Peter Barlow married Lucy Richards . Her other credits include roles in " Peak Practice , Emmerdale " and " Jane Hall " , while on stage she has appeared in productions of " Window Dressing " and " Passionfish " .
Garry Stewart Garry Stewart appeared in " Coronation Street " in April 1980 as Duncan Craig , a boyfriend of Susan Barlow ’ s . Garry was born in Edinburgh and trained as an actor there at the Queen Margaret College . He has appeared in television in , among others , " Taggart " , " High Road " , " Tutti Frutti " and " Churchill : The Wilderness Years " while on stage he has acted in " Macbeth " , " Of Mice and Men " and " A Man For All Seasons . " His film work includes " Six Hours Of Daylight " and " Shaka Zulu " . As well as acting he has a long cv of directing work for Dundee Rep , the Brunton Theatre and the Scottish Youth Theatre and is also a writer . External links . Actor ' s website
Episode 2576 ( 9th December 1985 ) Plot . Jack tells Vera that he only won a couple of pounds . Hilda refuses to help Jack with the bets anymore ; she doesn ' t want to come between Jack and Vera . Audrey worries about how to tell Alf that she ' s smashed his car up . Vera is horrified to discover Hilda and Jack won £50 . She demands that Jack lets her go in with him on the System . They bet on three horses in order to win £900 . Susan gets an advert for the " Weatherfield Recorder " from Mike . Ken isn ' t very pleased . The Duckworths ' horses lose . Vera is furious and rips the System up . Audrey tells Alf that she ' s smashed the car . He rows with her causing her to break down in tears . He comforts her with kisses .
Desk Clerk ( Episode 7211 ) The unnamed Clerk was manning the front desk of Weatherfield Police Station when Tony Gordon walked in to hand himself in . Standing in soaking wet clothes after dragging Roy Cropper out of the canal following their altercation , Tony calmly stated that he ' d come to confess to the murder of Liam Connor . The officer called for DC Coogan who then led Tony to the custody suite to change out of his wet clothes and informed his superior , DS Smith about the development .
Bridegroom ( Episode 778 ) The unnamed Bridegroom and his intended Bride were waiting in the same registry office as Dennis Tanner and Jenny Sutton for their respective weddings in May 1968 . While Dennis and Jenny were all loved - up , albeit nervous , the other couple were in the midst of a full - scale fallout which did not bode well for the future . She told him to do them all a favour and shut his " cakehole " while he threatened to thump her , a comment which earned her unafraid derision . A while later , their ceremony over , they stormed out of the building , still arm in arm , she telling him he could have his ring back and he telling her " just wait ' til I get you on that bus . " The duration of their happy marriage is unknown . . .
Raquel Watts - List of appearances Sarah Lancashire played Raquel Watts in 532 episodes of " Coronation Street " from 1991 to 1996 , and made a brief return in January 2000 . She also appeared in the spin - off video " Coronation Street - The Feature Length Special " in 1995 . The character was credited as : Note : < br > ( u ) denotes an uncredited appearance .
Alison Whitworth Alison Whitworth was a teller at Castlewell Building Society in 1989 . When Rita Fairclough found bank statements addressed to her late husband Len at her partner Alan Bradley ' s burglar alarm shop , Weatherfield Security Systems , she made enquiries at the Weatherfield Castlewell branch , where she was seen by Alison . Thinking Rita was after a loan on her house , Alison talked her through the application process , including the retention of the deeds to her property , 7 Coronation Street , for security purposes . Realising the lengths Alan had gone to to steal from her , Rita began sobbing and hysterically told Alison that her dead husband had already borrowed £15 , 000 against the house . Back home , Rita checked the deeds to her house and noticed that they were photocopies . This gave her the ammunition to confront Alan with evidence of his fraud .
Episode 2578 ( 16th December 1985 ) Plot . Alf and Audrey make preparations for the wedding . Dougal catches the rat in the Yard . Terry gives Sam £2 for the loan of the dog . Emily is forced to invite Percy for Christmas dinner . Phyllis tries to get an invitation for herself . Alf asks Mike to be his best man . Mike agrees and starts to organise the stag party . Terry discovers that the rat is still at large .
Episode 4779 ( 1st March 2000 ) Plot . Vik refuses to have an assistant in the Corner Shop that he doesn ' t find attractive . The " Gazette " print an article by Ken about the Bernard Cartwright murders , asking for information . Gwen is shocked when Jim invites her to move in with him . Sarah tells Candice about her baby after swearing her to secrecy . Candice gets at her for having sex with Neil Fearns . Martin goes for a job as a charge nurse . He is amazed when Gail considers having the baby adopted . Gwen doesn ' t want to give up her independence . Audrey tells Alma that Bob made a pass at her but Alma refuses to believe her and accuses her of making it up out of jealousy .
Andrea Blidgeon Child actress Andrea Blidgeon played Lucy Foyle on " Coronation Street " in 1974 along with her real - life brother Paul Steven Blidgeon as Vernon Foyle . The two children from Wythenshawe in Manchester did not pursue an acting career after their stint on the show .
Hugh Cross Hugh Cross ( 24th September , 1925 - 14th May , 1989 ) played Detective Inspector and later the newly - promoted Detective Chief Inspector Castle on " Coronation Street " in 1968 and 1970 . His other credits include " Just William " and " Mr . Palfrey Of Westminster " .
Dawn Acton Dawn Jean Acton was born on 15th March 1977 in Ashton - under - Lyne and was encouraged to take up acting by her parents . She attended Stamford High School and took acting lessons at Oldham Theatre Workshop where other " Coronation Street " actors such as Sean Wilson and Sally Whittaker had also trained . She appeared in chorus lines and acted in productions " Our Day Out " and " Under Milk Wood " . She first appeared in " Coronation Street " in Episode 2890 ( 12th December 1988 ) in the role of Tracy Barlow , taking over the part from Holly Chamarette who had last appeared in March of that year . Dawn had auditioned for the role along with her best friend Jenny Sixsmith and the latter , although she lost out on the part , was cast as Tracy ' s friend Debbie Dawson , thus fiction mirrored reality . Dawn continued as a regular until June 1995 when she temporarily gave up the part but she did return for " guest " appearances in November 1996 , December 1997 and March and October 1999 ( Kate Ford took over the role when the character returned in December 2002 ) . In the interim Dawn had worked in a bakery she set up with her mother and in January 1998 gave birth to a son , Thomas , with her then - boyfriend Stuart West . She re - auditioned for the role of Tracy when she returned in 2002 but lost out to Kate Ford , nevertheless she has stated that she would be happy to return to the " Street " . She now works as a nightclub DJ . Dawn ' s mother Jean died of cancer in 2012 , aged 56 .