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Chris Garner Chris Garner appeared on " Coronation Street " in February 1999 as Malcolm Fairhurst , a Court Welfare Officer who investigated the circumstances of Kevin and Sally Webster when they both applied for custody of daughters Rosie and Sophie . As an actor he trained at Manchester Polytechnic School of Theatre , graduating in 1987 with a Diploma in Theatre Studies , 1st Class Honours with Distinction . As a Director he trained on the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School Attachment Course between 1999 and 2000 . He continues working in both fields . His on - screen credits include roles in " Made in Heaven , Rich Tea and Sympathy , Afterlife , Mistresses , The Bill , Emmerdale , Casualty " and in the 2006 film " Ultraviolet " . Directing credits include " The Amazing and Preposterous Constance Smedley ; When the Lights Went Out ; The Higher Ground ; Noah ' s Ark ; Bleak House ; Little Pictures ; A Winter of War ; Robert Frost In England ; Left Luggage ; Adult Child / Dead Child ; Anna Karenina ; Mother Country ; Not , Not , Not , Not , Not Enough Oxygen ; Rime of the Ancient Mariner ; After the Fair ; The Bear " and " The Proposal " .
Episode 206 ( 3rd December 1962 ) Plot . The Birtles want Sheila to live with them in Rawtenstall . Mrs . Birtles arrives to ask Sheila to return but Sheila refuses . Jed asks Sheila to be his assistant on the market but she refuses . Linda wants Ivan to get his old job back but he refuses . She later discovers that the firm " had " offered him his job back but he turned it down .
Episode 2277 ( 26th January 1983 ) Plot . Gail doesn ' t like Suzie walking round in skimpy nighties . Annie holds Fred responsible for the crash . Ken springs a night out dance on Deirdre . She is alarmed as she was planning to see Mike . Ken tells her that all his bosses will be at the dance so she agrees . Elsie is delighted to see Suzie . The insurance man , Mr Powell , inspects the car and tells Annie it ' s a write - off ; the repair cost is more than the car ' s worth . Suzie asks Mike for a job and throws herself at him . Mike tells her that he can ' t employ her or take her out . Annie is distraught to find the Rover isn ' t worth £500 . Deirdre tells Mike she can ' t see him as she ' s going to the Probation Officer ' s Ball . Emily innocently overhears Mike ' s side of the phone call . Emily babysits for the Barlows , she is alarmed to discover they are going to the Probation Officer ' s Ball and realises that Deirdre was Mike ' s date .
Rehab Nurse ( Episodes 8232 / 4 ) The Rehabilitation Nurse attended to Nick Tilsley as he underwent his slow recovery in Weatherfield General after a car crash in August 2013 . After several weeks in a coma , Nick came round and started to remember the events of the crash , which was caused by his half - brother David Platt . The Nurse told Nick and Leanne Tilsley that if his recovery continued apace , he could be discharged in a week ' s time . He would still have to visit out - patients twice a week and an occupational therapist would have to visit his flat to inspect it prior to his return there . She did counsel that a return to work was about six weeks off and that they should both just get used to Nick ' s frustration and temper tantrums which were caused by his circumstances . In the event , the consultants agreed that Nick could be released the next day although he confessed to the nurse that he didn ' t feel ready for the event . She suggested that he and Leanne discuss the matter while he practiced his walking along the corridor and she would let him know when she heard anything . He wad duly released shortly afterwards .
Inspector Maggot Pays a Surprise Visit Plot . Colwyn Stanley , the owner of the Blue Cockatoo , has a problem . Chief Inspector Maggot came to his club , ate two business mens lunches , went round to Fay ' s and expired . He asks Cyril and Wesley to put the body somewhere he has no connection with . They take him to the pictures but there ' s a problem with that so they have to move him somewhere else .
Cedric Thwaite Cedric Thwaite was the first owner of the Corner Shop . Cedric had been running a pawn business from his front room for ten years when he bought the new shop in for the bargain price of £35 in 1902 . He quickly discovered that he was set apart from his neighbours because of his profession and his side job as lay preacher . He was a keen drinker but was excluded at the Rover ' s Return as his presence made people feel uncomfortable . He was removed from the preaching list when news of his drinking problem became public , and not - as the gossips claimed - because of his alleged affair with Gladys Arkwright . Cedric feared he ' d never marry but in 1910 he met Lottie Hefner , a young German woman , at a Blackpool chapel . They fell in love , beginning by conversing in French , a language they shared . Marrying a foreigner only alienated Cedric from his neighbours further but the Thwaites planned to start a family . With the declaration of war against Germany , everything changed ; in October 1914 , a lynch mob smashed its way into the shop and Cedric and Lottie were both beaten . The police broke up the attack but Lottie couldn ' t remain in Coronation Street and was imprisoned at the Isle of Man until the war was over . Cedric too left the Street , selling the shop to Tommy Foyle and moving to his brother ' s in Newcastle .
Darrol Blake Darrol Blake ( born 15th May , 1937 ) directed 2 episodes of " Coronation Street " in August 1977 . He was a design assistant on " Quatermass II " , and directed episodes of " Doctor Who " , " Brookside " and the " Grange Hill " spin - off " Tucker ' s Luck " . In 1965 he married actress Anne Cunningham who played Linda Cheveski irregularly from 1960 to 1984 and they have 3 children . One of their daughters is named " Phillipa " after Philip Lowrie . Episodes directed by Darrol Blake . 1977 ( 2 episodes )
Episode 7061 ( 24th April 2009 ) Plot . Norris waits for a late Chesney to deliver his paper . Maria ' s angry at Tony for offering to buy Tom out of Lad Rags behind her back . Tom ' s happy he ' s caused a rift between them . Amy ' s school calls Steve to let him know that she ' s being sent home . Kelly invites Luke to her 30th birthday celebrations . Janice and Sean say she ' s deluded to think she has a chance with him . Becky collects Amy from school . Miss Muirhouse explains how another pupil told Amy that her mum ' s a murderer . Chesney asks Fiz to find out what " misanthropic " means so he can do his GCSE homework . Fiz promises she will but leaves Chesney feeling alone when she rushes off to meet John . Amy asks Becky if Tracy ' s a murderer . Becky tells her that it ' s true . Maria tells Tony that she doesn ' t want to be in partnership with him . Steve is horrified to discover Becky ' s told Amy the truth . Fiz forgets her photo ID so can ' t visit John . Steve and Becky row . Becky genuinely believes that Amy deserved to know the truth and , after revealing a few home truths , breaks up with Steve .
Tom Hopwood Thomas " Tom " Hopwood was a shopkeeper and Sally Webster ' s uncle who formed a close friendship with Hilda Ogden in 1986 and 1987 . He was introduced to Hilda when he visited Sally to give her £50 as a wedding present and , immediately drawn to Hilda , he took her to his allotment . He was later introduced to her bad side when hen asked her out to a Co - op dance and then told Doctor Lowther she ' d be unavailable for work before she ' d given him an answer . Hilda told Tom she didn ' t want him interfering in her life but he was quick to realise his error and apologise so they made up . Tom was a semi - regular presence in Hilda ' s life in 1987 , escorting her to a tea dance where Phyllis Pearce stole him as her dancing partner . Hilda acted out of jealousy by refusing to go dancing again but she realised she was being stupid and made up with Tom . A different matter entirely was an upcoming week in Rhyl for the Over 60s club for which Tom invited Hilda along - Hilda agreed as it was all above board but she was a woman of principle and only went along as she was convinced that Tom ' s intentions were honourable . Later in the year , Tom decided to sell up and retire . He asked Hilda to come along with him to view a bungalow in Formby which he was thinking of buying . The real point of bringing her along was to show off the home he wanted them to live in together - as man and wife . When he saw that Hilda liked the bungalow , he came clean about his plan and proposed , adding that he was leaving Weatherfield with or without her . Hilda turned his proposal down - she ' d never betray Stan - and decided to stay in Coronation Street for the time being .
Episode 4309 ( 1st December 1997 ) Plot . Des calls in the Police and tells them that Les smashed his window . PC Binding questions Les who denies all knowledge and is indignant when Janice assumes he is guilty . Chris is frustrated by the way he can only see Sally in secret , behind Kevin ' s back . As he has to go to a funeral , Alec leaves details of Ken ' s escort at the Rovers where Jack pockets them . Janice is furious when Des tells her how Les has been pestering Samantha . She goes for Les but he tells her that it ' s Samantha who is after him all the time . Calling himself Ken Barlow , Jack goes to a posh hotel to meet Renee Turnbull and is horrified to find she ' s not the young beauty he was hoping for . She thinks that he ' s wonderful and makes a play for him , much to his horror . She drags him up to her suite , demanding extra for her money . Samantha is amazed when Janice tells her to keep her hands off Les . When she starts belittling barmaids , Betty rows with her , telling her that she ' s a decent woman . Renee tries to lure Jack into the jacuzzi with her but he runs off , leaving one shoe behind .
Jon Welch Jon Welch was a hair stylist of 12 years ' experience who began renting a chair in Denise Osbourne ' s hair salon in July 1994 , and proved popular with both customers and colleague Fiona Middleton . In December 1994 , Denise offered Jon first refusal to buy the business from her , since she intended to move away from the area to escape Ken Barlow , the father of her unborn child . Jon declined the offer , explaining that his ex - wife still took a cut of his earnings , so he had no desire to run a business of his own , only to have to share the profits . Denise eventually opted to remain in Weatherfield and gave birth to a son Daniel , but remained estranged from Ken . In February 1995 , Jon entered a hairdressing competition , using Raquel Wolstenhulme as his model , and was awarded second prize . Encouraged by Jon , Fiona entered the men ' s category ( styling Steve McDonald ' s hair ) and received a special commendation for her achievement at her first competition . Jon and Denise began to grow closer , and in April 1995 , they took Daniel for a picnic and talked at length . Upon returning to Denise ' s flat , Jon managed to get her to open up about her relationship with Ken . Jon leaned in for a kiss but Denise stopped him . Angered , Jon told her she was sick ; always leading men on before backing off . Jon left the salon with immediate effect , although he did return a few weeks later to help Fiona run the salon for a morning , following Denise ' s sudden flit . In February 1996 , Fiona was stunned when Jon turned up unexpectedly and announced that he had reunited with his ex - wife , and agreed to buy the salon lease from Denise , putting Fiona out of a job . However , after Fiona pleaded her case , Denise agreed to let her purchase the salon herself .
Neil Bell Neil Bell ( born 2nd March 1969 in Lancashire ) appeared on " Coronation Street " in four roles : Bell is best known for his roles in the films " Dead Man ' s Shoes " , " 24 Hour Party People " , " Sex Traffic " , and " The Second Coming " .
Chris Humphreys Chris Humphreys appeared in " Coronation Street " in December 1990 and April 1991 as Newton & Ridley promotions manager Clive Parnell . He was born in Toronto , raised in Los Angeles until the age of seven and then grew up in the United Kingdom . He has also appeared in " Buccaneer " , " Brideshead Revisited " , " Dempsey and Makepeace " , " The Bill " , " The Return of Shelley " , " Bugs " and " Silent Witness " . Film appearances include roles in " Scandal " , " Out of Bounds " and " Scammerhead " . Now resident back in Canada , he is also an author of historical adventure novels and young adult fantasy novels under the name C . C . Humphreys . External link . Actor ' s website ( for works as an author )
Episode 8803 ( 28th December 2015 ) Plot . Johnny tells Liz that the DNA result is late and he ' s having trouble looking Kate in the eye . Carla wants to avoid the ping - pong contest and eagerly accepts the offer of a spare ticket from Roy - only to find that it ' s for a chess tournament . Having spent the night at No . 5 , Tracy confides in Beth that she still loves Rob and intends to make their relationship work . Ken ’ s thrown when he receives a letter addressed to him and Deirdre . Tyrone and Fiz decide to wait for Hope ' s scan on Wednesday before setting a wedding date . Tyrone does his best to hide his anxiety . Wondering where Spider has got to in the world , Emily remembers that she has an email address for him . Aidan announces the Underworld ping - pong team as himself , Kate , Johnny , Kirk and Eva . Carla reminds him of the importance of landing the O ’ Driscoll contract . Aidan assures her he plans to lose the tournament to get them to sign . Robert packs his bags and leaves No . 1 . Rob rings Tracy and asks her to visit him . Nessa turns up for her and Ken ' s first cycle ride but they have a flat tyre . A nervous Johnny receives his results by email . Liz reads it for him and tells him that it ' s positive . Finding that Spider is in Peru , Emily asks Norris for his password so that she can download a video - conferencing application but he ' s evasive . She guesses that he ' s embarrassed by it . Liz tells Johnny not to give in to Rob ' s blackmail and to tell Carla the truth himself . Tracy visits Rob in prison and tears a strip off him for his handling of Robert . Gary beats Aidan in a ping - pong game and the staff push him to add Gary to the team to assure them of victory . Carla tells Sally to keep an eye on Aidan and make sure O ’ Driscolls win . Tracy assures Rob that she wants to be with him and Robert is history . He ' s pleased that his plan has worked . Carla ’ s about to set off for her evening out with Roy when Johnny ambushes her and insists they have to talk . She ’ s concerned as she follows him to his flat .
Episode 4377 ( 30th March 1998 ) Plot . Deirdre spends her first night in prison and is shown the ropes by Jackie Dobbs . Officer Veitch warns her that her attitude won ' t help her and she should just accept that she ' s in prison . Mike is amazed by the £10 , 000 bill he receives from Frankie . He pays her out of Underworld ' s account . Emily produces posters alerting people to Deirdre ' s plight . Ken visits Deirdre and tells her they ' re fighting for an appeal . Kevin fears he ' s losing Sally but she tells him they can make their marriage work so long as they trust each other . He agrees . Deirdre is horrified when Ken warns her that the appeal will take months to come to court .
Episode 4766 ( 7th February 2000 ) Plot . Leanne is devastated by the way Amy turned on her and is ashamed that everyone knows she took drugs . Alma gets her decree absolute and changes back to her maiden name , " Halliwell " . Rebecca tells Martin that now she ' s seen him with his family she realises she can ' t take him away from them . Duggie discovers the fireplaces are missing from the site and that Steve has sold them . Les starts his community service with convicted Hell ' s Angel Denis Stringer , scrubbing graffiti off the walls on Coronation Street and Viaduct Street . Martin tells Rebecca that he doesn ' t mind hurting his family if it means being with her as he loves her . Leanne apologises to Dev for believing all of Amy ' s lies . Audrey ' s colleague , Bob Bradshaw , is taken with Alma . As Debs is going to be around for a while Natalie tells her she can stay at No . 6 . Steve is shaken when Duggie demands his fireplaces back .
Fionnuala Ellwood Fionnuala Ellwood ( born 3rd July , 1964 in Dublin , Ireland ) is an actress best known for portraying Lynn Whiteley in " Emmerdale " between 1989 and 1994 . She also played Staff Nurse Chambers in " Coronation Street " during 1995 and 1999 . Other appearances include " Doctors " , " Grange Hill " , " Holby City " and " Casualty " . Away from television , Fionnuala is a qualified scuba diver .
Irate Dinner Tables Plot . Cyril and Wesley hounded by Humphrey Pyecroft , an unhappy customer . Dolly McGregor takes pity on him and invites him in to Sunday lunch and they discover he is a songwriter . Cyril reluctantly agrees to sing one of his songs in order to appease him . It turns out better for Humphrey than Cyril .
Stephen Hancock Philip Stephen Hancock ( born 24th November 1925 in Bishop Auckland , County Durham ; died 1st November 2015 ) first appeared on " Coronation Street " as a Babyshop Assistant in May 1961 and later as Leonard Swindley ' s election agent Mr . Spinks in 1962 . He then made his debut as lay - preacher Ernest Bishop , firstly in one episode in 1967 ( the character was credited as " Gordon Bishop " ) , then he became a regular character from 1969 to 1978 . His other credits include " The Avengers " , " Crossroads " , " Agatha Christie ' s Poirot " and " Heartbeat " . Some eighteen months after leaving " Coronation Street " , Hancock appeared on the Thames Television " This England " documentary " Death on the Street " which was transmitted on 26th July 1979 and which examined the public ' s reaction to the death of long - running characters in the programme . A musician as well as an actor , he handled the arrangements for a Royal Shakespeare Company production of " The Two Gentlemen of Verona " in the early 1990s . He was the brother of Christopher Hancock who played Charlie Cotton in " EastEnders " . External links . The Guardian Obituary
Episode 6127 ( 28th September 2005 ) Plot . Diggory continues to leer at Liz in the bakers . Janice enjoys winding Danny up . She takes extra fag breaks and calls him " Baldy " . Danny ' s fuming . Jamie arrives back from Holland and hugs Leanne , delighted to see her again . Tracy enjoys playing happy families with Nathan and Amy just to wind Steve up . Phil interviews Sarah for his thesis on serial killers . Gail leaves them to it and goes for a drink . She ' s upset to find Eileen in the pub all dolled up and apparently waiting for Phil . Gail goes home and throws Phil out accusing him of using her and Sarah . Phil ' s bemused and wonders if Eileen ' s been stirring things . Gail admits to Sarah she really fancied Phil . Kelly , Joanne , Jessie and Janice decide to follow Lloyd to find out what he ' s up to . Nathan and Ashley go running together . Claire finds herself having to spend the evening with Tracy whom she disapproves of . Sarah tells Eileen what she thinks of her for upsetting Gail . Diggory suggests to Liz she does sandwich deliveries to the taxi office . Danny tells Leanne he can ' t take much more lip from Janice and insists she have a word with her . Leanne doesn ' t take him seriously . Kelly ' s gutted to see Lloyd kissing a leggy blonde and realises she ' s being two - timed . Cast . Guest cast . " None "
Carol Nicholas Carol Nicholas is credited as the writer of Episode 108 ( 25th December 1961 ) of " Coronation Street " . In reality , it is a pseudonym of Tony Warren and Derek Granger . This situation came about as Tony wrote the first draft of the script but he and Derek Granger disagreed over elements of it . Therefore , Tony allowed Derek to rewrite it but asked that his name should not appear on the credits . The ' Carol Nicholas ' moniker was then invented and was perhaps a play on words to suit the Christmas theme of the episode .
Episode 5706 ( 5th March 2004 ) Plot . Ashley is concerned that Fred is falling too fast for Penny . Maria tells Nick to take a hard line with Mike , but Gail thinks that he should apologise instead . Ashley leaves a love note for Claire in magnetic fridge letters - she ' s delighted . Gail has a quiet word with Mike about Nick , hoping he won ' t hold things against him . Nick is delighted when Mike offers him a pay rise , and more responsibility . Kevin is furious with Sally for putting pressure on Ken to give Rosie a good review . Fred excitedly tells Audrey how much he likes Penny . She gives Fred her blessing . Gail tempts Nick into buying the sports car , aware that he won ' t be able to afford a deposit on a flat if he goes ahead . Kevin tells Sally that he thinks she ' s living her dreams through Rosie because she ' s unhappy with how her life turned out . He takes refuge in the Rovers . Maria is furious when Nick surprises her with the sports car . It dawns on her that Nick is more than happy to stay at his mother ' s house for the foreseeable future . Penny is stunned when Fred proposes . Not wanting to hurt him , she tells him that she ' ll think about it . Cast . Guest cast . " None " Notable dialogue . Sally Webster : I thought you were somebody who was interested in the theatre . " Norris Cole : " I am , which is why I never attend anything which has merely achieved amateur status . If you ' d been asking me to put my hand in my pocket for a performance by the or some other purveyor of excellence I might have been interested . But as it is I have no inclination to sit through two hours of caterwauling teenagers aping equally unappealing Americans ! "
The Talent Contest Plot . Wesley has got Cyril a booking to sing in a club in Stoke , but when they get there it turns out to be talent night much to Cyril ' s disgust , but they don ' t like him too much either . . .
Episode 4752 ( 14th January 2000 ) Plot . Janice is disappointed about Leanne not telling her about her drug problem . She feels its her worse nightmare come true . Vinny and Natalie book a Tunisian holiday , with her asking Jim to act as her temporary manager . Mike is horrified to hear Alison is pregnant and will want maternity leave . He tells Mark to sack her but he refuses . Natalie tells Leanne she ' ll keep her on but she must have drug counselling . With Mike away overnight Linda stays away from Mark . He accuses her of not trusting herself to be alone with him . When Gwen comes onto him , Jim is scared as she leads him to bed . He isn ' t sure if he ' ll be able to live up to her expectations . Amy tells Dev she ' s pregnant . Linda tells Mark she only likes him as a friend and there ' s no point in him fancying her . She warns him not to hurt Mike ' s feelings .
Episode 622 ( 28th November 1966 ) Plot . Linda agrees to go to Birmingham with Ivan and Paul . Neil takes Sheila out . Elsie realises that Linda is still in love with Mike in Canada - the man she had the affair with . Linda shows her two airline tickets for her and Paul to return to Canada . Elsie calls her a thick - headed slut and tells her that she ' ll ruin her life . She refuses to let her take Paul . Linda admits she ' s only thinking about herself but can ' t bear to live with Ivan any more . Elsie tells her that she ' s going to tell Ivan . Sheila stands Jerry up to go out with Neil again . She realises she ' s got to tell Jerry she loves Neil . Linda receives a letter from Canada .