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Lionel Lionel worked in the loading bay at Amalgamated Steel under the bullying control of foreman Mick O ' Connell . Dennis Tanner had been working there for a month , hating the job , which wasn ' t made easier by the attitude of Lionel , Ronnie and the other men who all thought that he was useless . They also happily joined in with Mick in belittling Dennis and excluding him from their tea breaks . Even someone like Lionel who superficially got on with Mick felt the rough side of his nature when he stopped working while answering a friendly question about his weekend activities . Ronnie and Lionel heard that Dennis used to be in showbusiness and teased him about this , telling him to demonstrate his ventriloquism on them . They weren ' t the least surprised - and were also more than a bit amused - when Dennis sent a delivery to the entirely wrong city . Dennis had grown to loathe the job and when he found a crate whose contents had been destroyed by Lionel he took the blame in order that Mick had an excuse to sack him . He was sent on his way with a week ' s wages .
Episode 3977 ( 21st February 1996 ) Plot . Vera is certain that Ivy has settled into the Rovers . Jack thinks that she ' s barmy . Vera decides that one piece of advice that Ivy would give her would be for her to take on a cleaner . Jack becomes interested in the ghost idea when he hears that ghosts pull customers in . Vera advertises in The Kabin for a cleaner . Andy takes out a student loan to pay Liz back the £50 . Alma apologises to Stephen but makes it clear she meant the pass . He promises her that he won ' t tell Audrey what happened and as far as their friendship is concerned it never did happen . Roy lends Vera books on ghosts and haunted houses . Alma tells Gail about making a pass at Stephen and how he rejected her . Gail sympathises . Jack persuades Vera to talk to the papers about Ivy ' s ghost . Audrey confronts Stephen over what she witnessed . To protect Alma he tells Audrey that he made a pass at her and it upset her .
Fire Investigator ( Episode 9081 ) The Fire Investigator carried out an inspection of the bodyshop of Webster ' s Autocentre after it was torched by Andy Carver and on the instructions of Pat Phelan in January 2017 . He quickly found the keys to the premises that Andy had dropped on the floor in his rush to escape the conflagration , and later broke the news to Kevin Webster and Tyrone Dobbs that he was handing the matter over to the police as he was sure that it was a case of arson .
Episode 198 ( 5th November 1962 ) Plot . Christine starts at Miami Modes . Albert , on lollipop duty outside Bessie Street School , becomes attached to a young schoolgirl , Susan Schofield , and buys her fireworks for that night ' s bonfire night . Jed Stone turns up , selling washbasins . The Barlows entertain Geoffrey Simpson and his girl , Sandra . Val is out of depth with their intelligence . When Jed tries it on with Christine , Frank comes to her rescue .
Episode 238 ( 25th March 1963 ) Plot . Ena returns from Sheffield and is questioned by the police about the excessive noise reported . She puts the Police Constable onto Swindley . Lucille wants £30 to go to Belgium with the school . Harry demands the £22 Jed owes him for the car . Concepta finds Wormold ' s address written on the back of a piece of paper from Christine . The police drop their enquiries so long as there are no more complaints . Alice dies and leaves everything to Ena . Jed decides to leave the Street to live with some friends on Brownlow Road in Liverpool but doesn ' t know how to tell Minnie . Christine admits to Concepta that she wrote the letter to Wormold herself .
Arthur Forsythe - Jones Arthur Forsythe - Jones was a close friend of Rovers landlady Annie Walker ' s . A white - haired , well - spoken man , Arthur met Annie while she was on holiday in Babbacombe and they were instantly taken with each other ; upon her return to Weatherfield , Annie constantly referred to Arthur , annoying her husband Jack . The couple kept in contact and in June 1963 Arthur wrote to Annie to tell her he was coming to visit her , while Jack was on a fishing holiday in Scotland . Arthur enjoyed the pub atmosphere and helped out behind the bar . He and Annie were only friends but Jack was jealous of their relationship anyway and upon hearing about Arthur ' s presence in the Rovers , came down from Scotland to see the man for himself . Annie went to the theatre with Arthur to make Jack jealous . On Christmas Day of that year , Arthur recorded a message for Annie which was played at a " This Is Your Life " event in the Glad Tidings Mission Hall , where Annie ' s friends and neighbours gathered to pay tribute to the landlady and her life . The message contained Arthur ' s congratulations and best wishes .
Episode 98 ( 20th November 1961 ) Plot . Rupert bites Elsie and is returned to Lenny Phillips . Annie wants Concepta back behind the bar permanently . With the shop losing money , Swindley starts a credit scheme with the slogan " credit with respectability " . Ken doesn ' t go into work but hides his fact from Frank . Dennis offers to pay for the damages at the Rovers . Jack tells him not to bother though when Dennis lifts the bar flap and smashes yet more glasses , the Walkers bill him half a crown for each one . Christine thinks Swindley is on a hiding to nothing . Ken admits to Esther that he ' s packed in his job and plans to tell Frank tonight . He ' s prepared to take any job to tide him over until teaching vacancies open next term . Annie thinks about having a call box in the bar after the modernisation as she ' s weary of Dennis and his ilk going through to the back to use their phone . Ken asks the Walkers for a temporary job at the Rovers . Jack doesn ' t think he ' d fit in but Annie thinks he ' d complement the new Rovers well . Swindley is alarmed when Emily orders 27 see - through nighties for the shop . Despite his misgivings , they prove popular . Ken asks Dennis for a job at the Orinoco . Jack tells Frank that they can ' t employ Ken , thereby revealing him that his son is jobless . Cast . Guest cast . " None "
Julie Carp ( 2015 character ) Julie Carp was a woman found on the internet by Tracy Barlow in an effort to get temporary lodger Brian Packham out of 1 Coronation Street . He had returned to the area after winning a round - the - world cruise competition for him and Weatherfield ' s Julie Carp and tried to woo her back after they parted on bad terms in 2013 , disagreeing over her desire to have children . The competition tickets were in his and her names only and Ken Barlow gladly let Brian stay with them while he tried to win Julie round . Tracy had had enough of him and , prompted by a suggestion from daughter Amy , found another woman of the same name on the web . She arranged for an unsuspecting Brian to meet Julie Two in Nick ' s Bistro where he was befuddled when she introduced herself and even more so when she told him about his internet messages . He realised what was going on when Tracy " innocently " joined them and made out that Brian was the one behind the messages that she had sent . Julie explained that she lived two streets away from in Oldham and following her recent divorce was keen to travel abroad again . Tracy told Julie that Brian was single , available and couldn ' t wait to get on the boat with her . Brian somehow managed to let Julie down gently and recommence his pursuit of Julie One .
Episode 1946 ( 26th November 1979 ) Plot . Ivy feels that the Rovers isn ' t good enough for her family . Audrey refuses to let Ivy pay the extra for a reception at the Co - op . Ivy thinks it would be good if Brian bought No . 11 but Brian and Gail refuse to buy it ; they don ' t want to live so near Ivy . Audrey decides she ' s going to be Gail ' s Matron of Honour . Ivy tells Annie to lay on the most expensive spread she can and she ' ll pay the extra . Alf has a great time frightening Bet with his amorous attitude towards her . Gail is annoyed that Audrey has upset Ivy by being Matron of Honour . When Audrey tells her all she wants is to be of some support as she ' s never been a good mother , Gail is proud to ask her to be her Matron . Audrey makes her peace with Ivy and tells her she won ' t be Matron of Honour . Gail and Brian look forward to the wedding . Cast . Guest cast . " None "
Tom Schofield ( Nephew of Ena Sharples ) Tom Schofield was the son of Ena Sharples ' s brother Tom . Tom ' s father emigrated from the UK to America in 1912 and was married there . Tom never visited his ancestral home to see his family but his son , also named Tom , made two visits there in 1965 and 1973 , bringing Ena along with him when coming home after the first trip to see her brother for the first time in 53 years .
Episode 7828 ( 23rd March 2012 ) Plot . Audrey phones David and feigns illness so that she can spend the day with Lewis . Sally regains consciousness and the doctor confirms that she has made a good recovery . Sophie and Kevin are hugely relieved . Dev calls on Amber and tries to dissuade her from leaving but Amber is still upset at Sunita ' s comments . On hearing that Audrey is ill , Gail phones her and detects a note of panic in Audrey ' s voice leaving Gail suspicious . Tracy pressurises Steve into agreeing to buy a new coat for Amy . The doctor confirms that Sally will soon be out of intensive care ; Sally , Sophie and Kevin share a warm , loving moment . Gail suggests to David they should visit Audrey to check she is OK . Steve ' s telling Ken how strapped for cash he is when Tracy arrives back from her shopping trip and proudly shows him the coat she ' s bought for Amy , and the new top for herself . Steve ' s furious and Ken offers to try and make her see sense . Dev reluctantly helps Amber pack her bags into her car . He tells her that she will always have a home with him but Amber retorts not whilst Sunita is around . They exchange a loving farewell . Lewis and Audrey enjoy a lazy afternoon eating chocolates and watching an old film . As Lewis heads out to buy a Chinese for their supper , David and Gail pull up outside and are horrified to see Audrey and Lewis kissing on the doorstep . Bereft Dev blames Sunita for Amber ' s departure , accusing her of rejecting Amber from the start . Sunita ' s incredulous and points out the problem was Amber who is rude , lazy and selfish . Sunita tells Dev that he lacks respect for her and she is tired of trying to make their relationship work . She slams out suggesting they call it a day .
ITV2 repeats in 2011 Below are all listed all repeat transmissions of " Coronation Street " on ITV2 in 2011 . Note that all the Saturday omnibuses were on ITV1 . They are included in the table below for completeness sake . Note : Additional repeats took place on ITV2 + 1 one hour after the times given below .
Avril Angers Avril Angers ( 18th April 1918 - 9th November 2005 ) was born in Liverpool . In her youth she was a Tiller Girl and she served with ENSA during World War II . She was a comedian and actress with appearances in films ( notably " The Family Way " ) and in television programmes in a career stretching over fifty years . She played Norah Dawson in " Coronation Street " in January 1961 and reappeared in the programme as Sylvia Crozier in April 1990 . Like Patricia Phoenix an image of her was used on the cover of a record by " The Smiths " . She never married or had children and died of pneumonia . When " The Stage " reported her death they described her as a ' Comedy great ' . External link . The Stage Obituary Avril Angers Bio and Images
Deborah Chad Deborah Chad appeared on " Coronation Street " as lingerie buyer Helen Cooper , who had dealings with Underworld in March 2000 and November 2001 . She returned to the programme in February 2004 as Yvonne McClure - the wedding coordinator of Doveridge Hall - who informed Steve McDonald that his bride - to - be , Karen , had written to cancel their upcoming arrangements . Her other credits include roles in " Hollyoaks , Max & Paddy ' s Road to Nowhere , Emmerdale " and the 2006 TV movie " The Marchioness Disaster " .
Weatherfield Majestic The Weatherfield Majestic was a theatre / club specialising mainly in variety acts . Alec Gilroy honed his craft as a talent scout there , with a job backstage in the 1950s and 60s , supplying everything from bird impersonators to women who tore up telephone books . It was also there that Alec met his future wife , Joyce Crosby , when she assisted her father Harry backstage when he played the musical saw . Alec continued his rise to the top with a promotion to front of house , but with variety on the wane , the Majestic ' s fortunes floundered and in 1971 it was closed down and turned into the Alhambra Weatherfield Bingo Hall . Staff . Former Staff :
Vic Piggott Victor " Vic " Piggott was the son of Fred and Emma Piggott and moved into 13 Coronation Street in 1902 . Vic and his twin brother Bob signed up with the Lancashire Fusiliers in 1915 . On the night before leaving the Street , Vic had a passionate encounter with Alice Buck , but he never met his son Ben as , in his absence , Emma refused to believe that Vic would even look at Alice . Some months later , the Piggotts received news that both of their sons had been killed when a bomb hit their dugout on the Somme .
Episode 3450 ( 14th October 1992 ) Plot . Don stays the night at No . 5 . Ivy tells him that she drinks because it makes her feel better . Jack hasn ' t paid his parking fine as Vera is summoned to go to court since the car is in her name . She orders him to pay the £20 fine . Percy is upset that the El Alamein committee has invited some Germans to join in the anniversary celebrations and he refuses to meet any of them . Rita meets with the Brookes ' with Alf for support . She tells them that she wants one of Ted ' s watercolours but they can have all of the other furniture . She tells them that she ' s split the house money with them , keeping two - thirds for herself . Roger thinks it sounds fair but Philip says it ' s not enough . Mike tells Kevin that he can have a new mechanic and moves Steve into his new unit to print T - shirts . Rita refuses to haggle with the Brookes ' . Philip feels that she ' s weakening and is certain he can prove the will is no good . He tells her that he ' ll settle for two - thirds of everything . He accuses her of marrying a dying man for his money . Alf sees Philip off . Lisa leaves Tom with Vera for the first time to have a drink with Des . Ivy tells Don she ' s sorry that he found her in a state but thanks him . She swears she isn ' t an alcoholic . She tells him that she ' s over things now and would consider having him as a lodger . Don is shocked . She tells him that she ' d stop drinking if she knew she wasn ' t alone anymore . He agrees to move in to see how it works .
Episode 3338 ( 29th January 1992 ) Plot . Raquel gets a job modeling slippers . PPP demands that Derek returns his company car , or buys it for £5 , 000 . Sally confides in Gail about Kevin ' s trouble with Mike . Tracy fancies Mark Jackson and is mortified when Ken shows her up in front of him . Ken ' s back goes whilst he ' s taking football practice . Alma tells Gail and Audrey that Mike has proposed . They both worry that he ' ll weaken her into accepting . Games mistress Gillian James takes Ken home . Alma tells Mike that she can never love him again . To put her off Mike , Gail tells her about the way he ' s turned Kevin into a thief . Derek wants to cash - in the insurance policies to buy the car . Raquel can ' t model the slippers as her feet are too big . Mike goes down on one knee and begs Alma to marry him . She tells him that he hasn ' t changed at all ; the Websters ' story has made her see him for what he is .
Arthur Casson Arthur Casson appeared on " Coronation Street " as the Organist who played at the Rovers ' drag night in May 2001 . This appears to be the only on - screen credit attributed to date , however Arthur is a trained toastmaster , affiliated with the Northern Guild of Toastmasters and Executive Registration officer for Blackpool Magicians Club .
Episode 830 ( 4th December 1968 ) Plot . Minnie worries that she ' ll never find Bobby . Lucille and Gordon return . Gordon tries to explain to the Walkers but Jack throws him out . He is shocked when Maggie refuses to discuss the matter with him . Maggie tells Ena that Effie has no money . Ena tells Effie she ' d like to help her sort out her pension . Maggie stuns Gordon by going out with Len . Cast . Guest cast . " None "
Coronation Street : 1980 - 1989 ( DVD ) Coronation Street : 1980 - 1989 was a ten - disc DVD boxset featuring 80 " Coronation Street " episodes originally broadcast in the UK in the 1980s . Each disc contained eight episodes from a year between 1980 and 1989 . The set was the second of five " Coronation Street " DVD boxsets released by Network DVD , each focusing on a specific decade . In its original release on 31st October 2005 , the boxset was comprised of ten individual DVD cases inside an outer box . It was re - issued in a slimmer ten - disc case at a lower retail price on 5th September 2011 . Summary . From the back of the original release DVD box : Notes . Episode 1968 ( 11th February 1980 ) was wrongly labelled as being transmitted on 24th March 1980 on the DVD packaging and menu on the boxset ' s original release . This was corrected in the episode guide booklet which accompanied the slimline re - release , although the error on the menu screen remained .
Maudie Edwards Maudie Edwards ( born Neath , Glamorgan , Wales as Elizabeth Maud Edwards on 16th October , 1906 , died in London on 4th March , 1991 ) , appeared as the retiring Corner Shop - keeper Elsie Lappin in the first two episodes of " Coronation Street " and spoke the first line of scripted dialogue in the first episode . She came from a showbusiness family and as well as being an actress she was a comedienne and founder of the Swansea - based " Maudie Edwards Players " and often sang dubbing tracks for motion pictures including for Diana Dors in " Diamond City " and Margaret Lockwood in " I ' ll Be Your Sweetheart " . Her acting career stretched from the 1930s to the 1970s although her television career was limited , including appearances in " The Strange World of Planet X " , " The Errol Flynn Theatre " , " Dixon of Dock Green " , " Fraud Squad " and " The Doctors " . Film appearances for the British film industry from the the 1930s onwards was more frequent and she appeared in " The Flying Doctor " , " My Learned Friend " , " Pink String and Sealing Wax " , " School for Randle " , " Girdle of Gold " , " Take a Powder " , " The Ugly Duckling " , " Band of Thieves " and " Under Milk Wood " . Her main medium was the radio and she amassed a considerable number of credits from the 1930s onwards , appearing in such shows as " 1937 Evening Follies " , " Stage Door " , " Stage Door " , " While You Wait " , " The Happidrome " , " Comedy Cocktail " , " Welsh Rarebit " , " Variety Bandbox " , " Spotlight " , " The Fred Emney Show " , " Music Hall " and " Monday Night at Eight " . She also appeared in several eponymous shows on radio and television programmes and worked for the in the Second World War . In 1950 she appeared with Frank Sinatra for the duration of his London Palladium run . She retired in 1972 and spent many years thereafter travelling the world . External link . Page on Maudie Edwards
Episode 7169 ( 24th September 2009 ) Plot . Rosie is excited about moving in with Luke . Norris sorts through Ramsay ' s belongings for the charity shop . He donates everything but the photos and letters . He gives Emily a fob watch that Ramsay treasured . She is grateful . Sean notices Fiz ' s gloomy mood and thinks her friends should be more supportive . Rosie announces to the factory staff that she and Luke are going to live together . They are incredulous . Dev ' s thrilled when Amber visits as it ' s Freshers ' Week at university . Minnie notes that there is something wrong but Dev ' s oblivious . Fiz glumly puts the finishing touches to her wedding dress . Kirk announces that he has an interview for a dental hygienist ' s job . He asks Fiz for advice but Julie steers him away . Luke tells Michelle that he couldn ' t bring himself to dump Rosie and he doesn ' t want her to move in . Michelle ' s sceptical . Gary ' s annoyed when Anna invites Chesney round for a meal again . Norris stuns Rita by offering to buy her share of The Kabin . Kirk ' s upset when he fails his job interview . Fiz lays into him , saying she has more important things to think about . Amber admits to Minnie that she ' s not settling in at university . In the Rovers , Luke finally tells Rosie that he doesn ' t want her to move in and that they are finished . Rosie leaves , hurt and humiliated .
Ralf Little Ralf Little ( born 8th February 1981 in Bury ) appeared on " Coronation Street " between January and February 1999 as Mark Stranks , an assistant at the Weatherfield Vale nursing home . Away from the " Street " he has appeared in many TV series including as Jonny in " Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps " , Antony Royle in " The Royle Family " and , in 2010 , as Clint in the ITV drama " Married , Single , Other . "
Episode 508 ( 25th October 1965 ) Plot . Dennis contemplates having a phone installed at No . 11 . Irma refuses to talk to Stan or eat in the same room as him . Hilda tells Stan he had no right to hit Irma . David is furious to discover Stan hit Irma . Dennis orders a phone in his name . David makes sure everyone knows Stan hit Irma . Jerry catches a youngster called Alan Platt stealing wood from the Builder ' s Yard for a bonfire . Jerry agrees to give him woodwork lessons .
Episode 7996 ( 15th November 2012 ) Plot . Michelle arrives back from Ireland . Steve ' s thrilled to have her back until Rob muscles his way in and tells Michelle that he ' s lined up a very important meeting with a client and needs her at the factory right away . Steve ' s put - out . Kirk tries to get his head round Marcus and Maria ' s relationship but he finds it confusing . Fiz recommends Super Tykes playgroup to Tyrone . As Rob and Michelle nervously prepare for their meeting with Sid Altree , Steve calls in the factory and tells Michelle that he ' d like to take her out for lunch . Michelle irritably sends him packing . Tina takes another pregnancy test and this time it ' s positive . Izzy , Gary , Owen and Anna celebrate whilst Tommy ' s quietly devastated . As Rob loads a box into the factory van , Steve slams the door and tells Kirk to get going . Kirk drives away on his errand to Clitheroe oblivious to Rob locked in the back . When Rob fails to turn up for the meeting , Sid Altree is furious . Michelle desperately tries to placate him but it ' s clear they ' ve lost the deal . In the café , Eileen and Sean make jibes at Marcus and Maria , who wonder if they ' ll always be social pariahs . Rob arrives back at the factory in a filthy mood and explains to Michelle how her boyfriend locked him the van and cost them a huge order . Michelle ' s shocked . Tyrone mentions the playgroup to Kirsty but lies saying it that was Katy ' s recommendation rather than Fiz ' s . Rob tells Eva how Steve is jealous of his relationship with Michelle . Eva wonders if she should be worried too . Michelle angrily confronts Steve about his childish behaviour towards Rob . Steve storms out in a huff .