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Ritchie Levitt Ritchie Levitt was an ex - con who met Jacko Ford when they were both in Strangeways Jail . Ritchie knew Jacko ' s daughter Norma through his association with Jacko , and kept tabs on her on the outside when she made a fresh start in Weatherfield . Norma had no sooner broken free of her old life and started work in the Corner Shop when Ritchie arrived to visit her in June 1972 . Acting as Jacko ' s eyes and ears , Ritchie had easily obtained Norma ' s new address in Coronation Street and warned her that she would have to run further to escape her past , although he agreed not to pass the details on to Jacko . Ritchie ' s frequent appearances in the Street eventually attracted the curiosity of Norma ' s employer Maggie Clegg , who had been told by Norma that Jacko was in a miners home . On one visit to the Street , Ritchie told Maggie that he had good news for Norma about her dad , which he then revealed to Norma as being that Jacko was coming out of Strangeways next week for good behaviour , and that he knew where she lived , although he insisted that he hadn ' t told him .
Ken Parry Ken Parry played two roles on " Coronation Street " : in July and August 1961 he appeared as Orinoco Club owner Sam Johnson and in April 1977 he appeared as Rita Littlewood ' s agent Benny Stone . In between these roles he appeared as an Astronomer in Thunderfinger - Part 1 , an episode of " Pardon the Expression " in 1966 and as Billy Houghton in You Can ' t Get Out Of The Wood , an episode of " Turn out the Lights " in 1967 - both " Street " spin - off ' s . Born on 20th June 1930 in Wigan he appeared in many films and television series from the 1950s to the 1990s . Among the series he had roles in were " No Hiding Place " , " The Wednesday Play " , " Z Cars " and " Hazell " . He appeared in two roles in " The Avengers " and was offered the role of John Steed ' s boss " Mother " in 1967 for a single appearance but turned it down . The part instead went to Patrick Newell and became a regular role in the programme ' s final season . Parry died on 12th December 2007 .
Episode 3058 ( 18th April 1990 ) Plot . The bike is back in No . 9 ' s yard temporarily while Jack fruitlessly tries to find another home for it . Kevin tries to get Sally interested in a foreign holiday . Jim tells Jack he is jealous of him restoring his old bike . Percy awaits news of compensation for his accident . Ken finds a buyer for the car . Jack asks to work on the bike at the garage but Kevin refuses . Kevin and Mark dress for a tropical climate but everybody thinks they look ridiculous . Percy is sacked by the Council as he ' s too old . Curly is Ken ' s buyer . He agrees to purchase Ken ' s car for £1 , 450 , confident of the car ' s condition because Ken is a mate . Ken doesn ' t tell him about the faults . Sally tells Kevin and Mark to stop it . Emily asks Deirdre to investigate Percy ' s sacking . Jack sells the bike to Jim for £150 . Curly is thrilled with the car but Vera tells him his driving is jerky . Deirdre tells Percy he was sacked because he lied about his age when he applied for the crossing job and he isn ' t likely to get any compensation . Sally tells Kevin she ' s pregnant .
Episode 4418 ( 10th June 1998 ) Plot . Sally tells Kevin to go ahead and buy the garage , assuring him that she won ' t change her mind again . She feels that she just wants Natalie out of their lives for good . Ashley brings Zoe home . Sally is outraged when Natalie tackles her about making the hoax phone call about Tony being in Leeds General . She swears that she wouldn ' t do anything so sick and accuses Natalie of saying she did it to make people think she ' s twisted . Natalie insists that Samantha recognised her voice . Sally throws her out . Zoe apologises to Judy for all the hurt she caused her and tells her about seeing Paul Fisher in hospital . She promises her that she won ' t tell anyone about her having sex with him . Judy is horrified . Les pretends he ' s enjoying life in the van for Janice ' s sake but she ' s not fooled . Zoe is upset when Judy accuses her of wanting to blackmail her over Fisher . Zoe swears she just wants Judy to know she isn ' t going to tell anyone . Sally is furious when Natalie tells her Kevin says that she ' s unstable . Natalie tells her that she ' s contacting her solicitor . Leanne receives a phone call from Darren Whateley telling her that he ' s back in Strangeways and he could serve another five years because of her trick . She feels very guilty .
Episode 7815 ( 5th March 2012 ) Plot . Peter is feeling rough and , whilst making him coffee , Carla talks about her decision to sell the factory to Frank . Peter swears to get Simon back . After Carla has left , he carries on drinking . Sally is feeling terrible and tells Sophie that Frank threatened her . Sophie calls Kevin . Stella persuades Leanne to come into town for a pizza and retail therapy . Sunita looks after the Rovers . A drunken Peter has a doorstop confrontation with Deirdre about seeing Simon . Deirdre refuses as he is clearly drunk . Carla meets with Jenny who urges her to sell to Frank as soon as possible and assures her that their new joint venture will be extremely profitable . Rita again asks Dennis if he is serious about looking for a job . A very chipper Mary invites them to the Rovers to celebrate Norris ' s birthday . Carla and Frank exchange bitter taunts in the factory then Carla confirms he can buy her out . Karl ' s dodgy mate Tez installs a huge flat screen in the Rovers bar . He flirts outrageously with Sunita . Norris , Emily , Rita and Mary are disapproving of the TV . Kevin comforts Sally and is furious to learn about how Frank has treated her ; she exhorts him not to get involved . Sean and Marcus return from holiday to find Eileen looking after Lesley who is very unsettled by their arrival and demands they leave . The factory girls are wondering where Sally is when Carla announces that with regret it is her intention to sell out . Franks speaks to Jenny outside on his mobile and the pair sneer about duping Carla . Carla finds Peter drinking in the flat . He insists that he wants to witness Carla signing over the factory to Frank . Stella returns to the Rovers and is furious by the installation of the huge TV , which transmits a football match . The regulars are disgruntled by its presence . She insists to Karl that it is removed . Sally and Kevin arrive at the Rovers . Sally informs Izzy , Kirk , Julie , Fiz , Hayley and Beth that Carla ' s friend and new business partner , Jenny , is in fact Frank ' s lover . A horrified Michelle realises that Carla is being set up . Peter and Carla have joined Anne and Frank at the factory to sign the deal . Just after she has signed , Michelle and Sally rush in try and prevent Carla being scammed . As a desperate Michelle tries to explain Jenny ' s treacherous duplicity , Frank invites Carla to meet his new partner ; on cue , a triumphant Jenny joins those present . Carla is stunned as the penny drops . Notable dialogue . Emily Bishop : “ Annie Walker will be turning in her grave . ”
Episode 5495 ( 2nd May 2003 ) Plot . Eileen suggests to Steve that he could move into the flat above the cab office now Joe ' s gone . Steve says he ' d rather continue to live with her and the boys . Rosie continues to be a teenage nightmare . She brings up the subject of Kevin ' s and Sally ' s affairs much to their embarrassment . Jack wins six boxes of toilet cleaner . Vera tells him to get rid of it as it matches her purple hair . Gail tells Vera that she ' s seeing her solicitor about Richard ' s affairs and that she hopes there will be enough money to pay her and Jack back their £20 , 000 . Les tells Curly that Kirk is going to stand as a witness against Mick and Emma . Curly , realising that Kirk is lying , explains to Les that Kirk could go to prison for perjury . Gail sees her solicitor , Tim Nicholson , and is shocked to learn that Richard ' s fraudulent dealings have left behind enormous debts . There will be no legal charges against Gail but she finds out that their joint account is in debt to the tune of £40 , 000 . Rosie has another tantrum when Sally and Kevin refuse to let her have her nose pierced . Les tells Kirk that he mustn ' t lie in court as it will only make matters worse . Gail tells David and Sarah that she ' s going to have to sell the house to pay off their debts .
Episode 3045 ( 19th March 1990 ) Plot . Steph thinks that Kevin fancies her . Des challenges her to prove it by getting him to rush through their car ' s repairs . Deirdre ' s solicitor advises her not to do anything rash . She is furious and tears her photographs of Ken , having only held onto them for Tracy ' s sake . Steph flirts with Kevin for a joke . He feels uncomfortable and agrees to have the car ready that day to get rid of her . Deirdre visits Tracy at school but Tracy rushes off as she ' s arranged to see Ken . Tracy tells Ken she wants him to come home . Phyllis gets Martin and Don to set Percy ' s bedroom up in the front room of No . 3 . Emily is annoyed at not being consulted . Phyllis thinks Emily wants Percy upstairs where he can ' t defend himself . Deirdre feels she ' s losing Tracy and wishes she hadn ' t let Ken adopt her . Rita tells her Tracy will come round eventually , as Jenny did with her . Ken brings Tracy home , to Deirdre ' s delight . Steph squeezes a startled Kevin ' s thigh in the Rovers .
Brian Southwood Brian Southwood has appeared on " Coronation Street " in three roles : His other credits include roles in " The Glamour Girls , Harry ' s Game , The Professionals , Crown Court , The Wind in the Willows , Casualty , The Bill , Brookside , Peak Practice , Emmerdale , Island at War " and the TV movies " Gaskin , Enemies of the State , A Place of Safety " and " Hillsborough " . On stage he has appeared in productions of " Sell - Out , Oh ! What a Lovely War , Edward II " and " A Midsummer Night ' s Dream " .
Girl Shopper ( Episode 1658 ) The unnamed Girl Shopper was in Sylvia ' s Separates with two of her friends as the shop held its closing down sale . She asked Gail Potter if they had a pair of knickers in a different colour and without frills , only to be told that the only ones in stock were those in the sale box . Trying it on , she then asked if they had any novelty knickers which came in a tin and had to be opened with a can - opener . Gail referred her to Elsie Howard who , her patience already tried , suggested she try the local grocers !
Episode 3029 ( 9th February 1990 ) Plot . Mavis is disappointed when Derek tells her they have to wait a year to see how his job goes before buying a house . Derek discovers that he has to be warehouse boy as well as sales rep . Liz is despondent that Johnny Johnson has given the job up in favour of Jim . She tells him Jim is on his own if he re - enlists . Ivy worries when illness stops production . Rita tells Mavis she has to leave No . 7 and the Kabin as she sees Alan ' s ghost everywhere . Maurice Jones starts moving furniture into the newly - completed No . 6 . Audrey thinks it ' s for his mistress . Victor introduces Derek to his " company car " - an ugly white van . Jones tells Audrey his daughter and son - in - law are getting No . 6 at cost . Johnny warns Jim that Liz will leave him if he stays in the army . He tells her she means it this time . Don warns Ivy not to ask Ingram for an extension as he doesn ' t want to give Mike the satisfaction . Johnny leaves . Derek is humiliated by his new position . He is further distressed to hear about Rita selling up . Jim tells Liz that he is leaving the army for good . Mike undercuts Ingram and takes the bag order from the travel company .
Episode 5338 ( 13th September 2002 ) Plot . Emma is furious with Kirk when she realises that he ' s borrowed one of the sheets off her washing line to cover the sofa in Les ' s back yard for him and Fiz to have sex on . Maxine finds out that Derek ' s girlfriend Donna Stout has left him . She is pleased as this means both Doreen and Derek will attend the christening and could possibly get back together . Dev is angry with Mike for not sacking Joe . He again threatens to go to the Police . Richard continues his campaign to convince Audrey she ' s going mad . He takes her keys and leaves them in the salon door . Steve is still worried that he ' ll be found out . Joe tries to placate him and pays him the £500 he promised . Karen demands the money off him . Two police officers turn up at the factory doing a routine inquiry . Mike manages to flannel them by suggesting that Naveen was trying to pull an insurance scam . Mike produces a fake docket proving the order isn ' t due to be delivered until Monday . Audrey is seriously worried that she ' s losing her marbles . Gail asks Richard if he ' s come up with a new idea to make money yet . He assures her that he has . Gail is unaware that Richard ' s plan involves Audrey ' s will . Mike points out to Joe that he ' s not out of the woods yet since the police inquiry was just routine ; Dev could still go the Police and spill the beans .
Blonde ( Episodes 6416 / 17 ) The unnamed Blonde was an attractive woman that Charlie Stubbs brought back to 6 Coronation Street one evening in November 2006 . After one of their many altercations , Charlie had thrown girlfriend Tracy Barlow out of the house and had the locks changed . When Tracy saw Charlie and the blonde getting out of a taxi and kissing outside , she quietly vowed to kill him . The next day however , Ken and Deirdre Barlow were horrified when Tracy told them she was going to move back in with Charlie and after storming round to the house , barged inside . With Charlie avoiding the obvious questions about what was going on and Tracy telling the woman that she would no longer be needed , the woman left No . 6 - but not before stating to Tracy that Charlie " gives a girl a good time " .
Richard Davies Richard Davies ( 25th January , 1926 - 8th October , 2015 ) was a Welsh actor best known for his role as schoolteacher Mr Price in the ITV situation comedy " Please Sir ! " . On " Coronation Street " he played shopkeeper Idris Hopkins from 1974 to 1975 , and his other credits include " Fawlty Towers " , " Not The Nine O ' Clock News " and " Doctor Who " .
Eric ( Episode 3131 ) Eric was a Ingram ' s Textiles handyman who transferred sales manager Ralph Dobson ' s files into Peter Ingram ' s office on orders from Jackie Ingram following Dobson ' s resignation from the firm . Having considered himself as the de facto boss of the factory after outmanoeuvring Ralph , Mike Baldwin was surprised to see paperwork being moved not on his orders and questioned Eric on who told him to move the files . Mike later learned that Jackie Ingram had decided to take his advice ( given to her insincerely as part of a scheme to get rid of Ralph ) and run her late husband ' s business .
Vicar ( Jim Whelan ) The Vicar was involved in four religious observances affecting the residents of " Coronation Street " . In February 2004 , he remarried Steve and Karen McDonald at Walcot Manor , commenting to the groom and best man that this was the first occasion he had performed the ceremony for a divorced couple . However the nuptials almost didn ' t proceed as Tracy Barlow chose to interrupt , demanding that the Croppers return her baby daughter who she had sold her to for £25 , 000 and , in the process , revealed that Steve was the real father . An emotional showdown ensued , during which Steve managed to convince Karen of his love for her . They asked the Vicar to proceed but he reminded them that they were about to make solemn and binding vows to each other and asked them to be certain of the commitment that they were about to make before he carried on . As the other guests had gone on to the reception in the interim , the wedding took place with only Andy , Liz McDonald and Karen ' s aunt Eva Briggs as witnesses . List of appearances . 2004 2007 2008
Episode 1152 ( 31st January 1972 ) Plot . Albert reads the war poetry of in the Snug . Hilda wants to find out about Paris from Annie . Alan tells Elsie that he ’ s meeting a business contact in Cheshire . Ena and Minnie bore of the poems as they ’ re all about the First World War . Ken visits Mrs Bates . She accuses him of making Terry feel small by visiting her . He tells her he just wants Terry to do well as he ’ s a bright lad . Elsie has to call in Jerry when she causes a power cut in the house . Alan visits Laura Howard for dinner . He ’ s on edge , wondering what she wants from him . Mrs Bates promises not to work Terry too hard on domestic chores and make sure he goes to bed early . Laura ’ s had a letter from Mark saying he ’ s thinking of giving up his course and going abroad . There were harsh comments about Alan in the letter . Laura blames Alan for Mark being unstable . Terry thinks Mrs Bates fancies Ken . She goes out to a pub and leaves him alone to look after his little sister , despite her promises . Hilda asks Ken for tips on French phrases . Minnie has enough of Albert ’ s morbid poems though Annie finds them moving . She is delighted when Billy agrees to work at the Rovers and be on the pay roll . Alan promises to see Mark . Laura promises Alan there are no strings attached to the loan . Stan admits to Elsie and Jerry that he ’ s scared of flying but , unaware , Hilda looks forward to Paris .
Episode 8471 ( 17th September 2014 ) Plot . Amy receives a visiting order from Jim . Liz worries she ' ll get hurt if Steve and Jim fall out again . Tim is allergic to Eccles but puts it down to a cold . Jason thinks he ' s finished when his customers start cancelling on him . Tony promises to sort it out . Jim tells Peter he ' s re - starting his booze trade . Peter isn ' t interested . Lloyd is aggrieved when the police tell him to stay away from Neil . Gail helps Michael set up an online profile to trace his elderly father . Tony offers Tyrone and Fiz £5 , 000 in cash to drop the claim against Jason . They refuse to change their minds . Carla gives Maddie a few weeks unpaid in packing at the factory to make up for stealing her car . Peter can barely hide his contempt for Jim and tells him he won ' t shop him to Steve if he leaves him alone . Jim is quietly furious and tears a photo of Simon . Michael contacts a man in Swinton who may be his cousin . Eileen and Eva make a plead to Tyrone and Fiz , telling them Jason ' s business will go under if they go to court . Amy decides she wants to visit Jim when she hears he ' s a bank robber . Peter and Clelland find their cell trashed . Clelland blames Peter for upsetting Jim . Neil appears to taunt Lloyd and Andrea and tells them he ' s going to make sure they ' re never happy together . Sophie has to work on Friday , leaving nobody to watch Eccles . Tyrone and Fiz accept Tony ' s offer and make up with Jason . The Grimshaws celebrate although they exclude Todd . Peter wants to tell Steve the truth but Clelland convinces him that he won ' t make it to his trial if he grasses on Jim .
Episode 3703 ( 25th May 1994 ) Plot . Mavis makes Derek think that he ' s got Stilton sandwiches before swapping them for anchovy paste . She feels if he doesn ' t mention anything he won ' t have eaten them but gone out with Angela . Rita agrees to take Nick on as a paperboy so long as his parents agree . Jack enjoys being recognised in the streets . Deirdre is surprised to find Denise standoffish . Martin thinks Nick should take a paper round but Gail refuses to let him . Ken drives Deirdre to the bus station but doesn ' t tell her about him and Denise . She kisses him , telling him that she ' s glad she ' s got him . She offers to stay the night but he makes an excuse that he has marking to do . Raquel suggests to Des that they entertain Tanya and Alex . Des puts her off the idea . Mavis is pleased when Derek complains about the anchovy paste sandwiches . He tells her that he knows she ' s jealous of Angela and finds it erotic . Ken is stunned when Denise tells him that she ' s having a baby . She tells him that she ' s keeping it . Cast . Guest cast . " None "
Sam Littlewood Sam Littlewood was Rita Littlewood ' s uncle on her on her father Harold ' s side . Sam was a former wheelwright and was then a scrap - metal dealer . In April 1977 , he gave Rita away when she married Len Fairclough . In his short but concise speech as father of the bride , Sam gave his blessing to the union , and went on to drink everyone under the table at the reception . He later retired to Blackpool from Blackburn , and it was here that Rita turned to him when she walked out on Len in February 1980 . Despairing of them both , Sam forced Len to go to Blackpool and plead to Rita to return to Coronation Street with him . At the end of September 1982 , Rita was saddened to learn that Sam had died a few weeks previously .
Receptionist ( Episode 3055 ) The Receptionist worked the desk at the Weatherfield Private Employment Agency near Bettabuy in 1990 . When Ken Barlow came in without an appointment , the receptionist gave him a form to fill in while he waited to see the recruitment officer , Christine Woods . Out of pride , Ken had been loath to look for work through the job centre since losing his job at the " Gazette " , and he nearly walked out of the agency when the receptionist told him that Christine was with a client and he ' d have to wait . The receptionist assured him she wouldn ' t be long and kept him there until Christine could see him .
Episode 5820 ( 9th August 2004 ) Plot . Sunita ' s shocked at Dev ' s revelation . She asks him if he still loves Maya and he admits that he does . Sunita ' s head ' s hurting and the added pressure of Dev ' s confession just makes her feel worse . She tells him to leave . Ashley pours out all his worries to Claire , that he ' s worried one day Joshua will want to find his real dad . Claire comforts him and they are reunited . Jack suggests that before the big match the bowling team should eat plenty of carbs and abstain from sex . Eileen pulls Joe the boiler man . They go back to Eileen ' s house together . Having just enjoyed great sex , Ciaran and Tracy enjoy sparring . Ciaran pretends to carve a notch on his bedpost . When Tracy arrives home with tousled hair , Blanche quickly points out that she ' s got a " whore ' s thatch " and wonders who she ' s been with . Maya raises the subject of the wedding again . Dev snaps at her wondering if they could talk about something else . Maya ' s chastened . Shelley finds Sunita in bits . Sunita explains to Shelley how Dev says he loves her but he also loves Maya . Furious Shelley tells Dev that he ' d better make up his mind between Maya and Sunita . Dev admits that he can ' t live without Sunita . Notable dialogue . Tracy Barlow ( to Ciaran McCarthy , teasing ) : " Sleeping with you ' s gonna make the rest of my day a joy . . . I feel like I ' ve got the worst of the day ' s chores over with . " Dev Alahan ( to Shelley Unwin ) : " What Peter did was easy . Lie . Cheat . Not face the fact that if he truly cared about anyone then he would have to have made a choice - hurt someone badly in order to give them respect - but I am not like him . "
David Burke David Burke ( born 25th May , 1934 in Liverpool ) is a British actor best known for his portrayal of Dr . Watson in the 1980s Granada series " The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes " . He played two roles on " Coronation Street " : the first was as Geoff Webster in November 1963 , followed by factory manager John Benjamin in June and July 1966 . David ' s other credits include " No Hiding Place " , " The Avengers " , " The Villains " , " Redcap " , " Softly Softly " , " Sergeant Cork " , " Dixon of Dock Green " , " Dr . Finlay ' s Casebook " , " The Champions " , " Z Cars " , " The Wednesday Play " , " Barlow " , " Rooms " , " Crown Court " , " Play for Today " , " Nanny " , " Reilly : Ace of Spies " ( as Joseph Stalin ) , " The House of Eliott " , " Casualty " , " The Bill " , " The Inspector Lynley Mysteries " , " Dalziel and Pascoe " , " Waking the Dead " and " Holby City " . Film roles include " Mesmer " and " The Woman in Black " while stage roles include parts in " Absurd Person Singular " , " Richard II " , " Coriolanus " , " Three Sisters " and many productions at the Royal National Theatre .