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Frank Pemberton Frank Pemberton ( born Stretford 14th September 1914 , died 26th March 1971 ) played Frank Barlow from the first episode in 1960 , until his character was axed in May 1964 , after which he made two more guest appearances , once in March 1967 and again in February 1971 . Prior to " Coronation Street " , he was an engineering apprentice before becoming an actor and accumulated many small television roles in his career including his debut part in " Barbados Quest " in 1955 and followed by " BBC Sunday Night Theatre " , " Life with the Lyons " , " Emergency - Ward 10 " , " Armchair Theatre " , two editions of " Hancock ' s Half Hour " , and " Boyd QC " . After leaving " Coronation Street " he appeared in the critically - panned farce " Firm Foundations " with fellow " Street " stars Lynne Carol , Doreen Keogh and Ivan Beavis followed by a part in the acclaimed BBC2 series " Theatre 625 " , broadcast on 6th December 1964 . Just over two months later , on 24th February 1965 he suffered a devastating stroke which paralysed his left - hand side although his speech was not affected to any long - lasting degree . The producers of " Coronation Street " brought Frank back for his one - off appearance in Episode 652 ( 15th March 1967 ) to see if he was up to for a full - time return but it was not to be . He was married just before his debut on the programme to actress Jean Marlow but the two were divorced in 1967 . The following year , on 23rd May 1968 , Frank married Sheila Cook , who had been one of his nurses , and they eventually set up home in a bunglow in the grounds of a care home in Effingham Lane , Copthorne , Surrey . On 9th December 1970 , Frank appeared with many other past stars of the programme , including his screen - wife Noel Dyson , at the launch party of Ken Irwin ' s book " The Real Coronation Street " and revealed to the " Daily Mirror " that he would be appearing in the show once again . That return was in Episode 1049 ( 3rd February 1971 ) at the funeral of his screen daughter - in - law Valerie Barlow where the actor ' s partially - paralysed condition was apparent to closely - watching viewers . The actor also spoke to the " Daily Mirror " again on the date of the broadcast saying that the return was a try out to see if he was up to further appearances in the role . Sadly , the actor suffered another final stroke and died at his Copthorne home just seven weeks after being in studio for his return .
Bunny May Bunny May ( born 1940 in Blackpool ) appeared on " Coronation Street " between September and October 1963 as Ethel Tyson ' s nephew Jim Pickup . He began his career as a teenager on BBC children ' s television in the early to mid - 1950s but later moved into adult roles in series such as " No Hiding Place " , " Emergency - Ward 10 " , " Redcap " , " Softly Softly " , " Up Pompeii ! " , " BBC Play of the Month " , " My Wife Next Door " , " Crown Court " , " Rutland Weekend Television " , " Z Cars " , " Some Mothers Do ' Ave ' Em " , " The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin " , " Secret Army " , " Shine on Harvey Moon " , " Duty Free " , " Dempsey and Makepeace " , " London ' s Burning " , " Lovejoy " , " A Touch of Frost " , " Peak Practice " and " Birds Of A Feather " . On the big screen , he had a small part for Hitchcock in his 1972 film " Frenzy " . He retired from acting to run a car - rental business .
Episode 689 ( 24th July 1967 ) Plot . Jack doesn ' t want to tell Annie about Paris for fear she ' ll be too posh . The vicar at St . Mary ' s Church refuses to marry the Tanners because of Elsie ' s divorce . Annie finds out about Paris and is delighted . She then calls it off because of all the talk about strip shows and Lucille takes the invitation but Annie changes her mind again . Steve books the wedding at St . Stephen ' s Church , Warrington , for 4th September . Cast . Guest cast . " None "
Coronation Street - The First Twenty - Five Years Coronation Street - The First Twenty - Five Years was the first major programme ever broadcast about the history of the show . It was transmitted on 26th December 1985 at 7 . 45pm The one - hour programme featured an extensive interview with Tony Warren , filmed on the streets of Salford in which he spoke about the genesis of both " Coronation Street " itself and his thoughts on the motivations behind the characters introduced in the early episodes . Liberally intercut with clips from the archives , it also featured “ voxpops ” of viewers interviewed on the street as well as people at home who had been regular viewers over the years and members of the Cambridge University Coronation Street Appreciation Society . These people had responded to the production team ’ s request for their memories in adverts such as the one which appeared in " The Times " personal column of 2nd November which spoke of the upcoming programme and asked “ What characters and incidents have a special place in your memory ? ” . Future executive producer of the Street David Liddiment acted as producer and director of the special while Bill Podmore , the then executive producer of " Coronation Street " , performed the same task on this programme . Eric Rosser was the archivist .
Richard Holthouse Richard Holthouse ( born 20th February 1951 in New Zealand ) directed 78 episodes of " Coronation Street " from July 1979 to December 1981 and from March 1987 to January 1990 . His other credits include " Emmerale " , " Dangerfield " , " London ' s Burning " , " Casualty " , " Taggart " , " McCallum " , " The Bill " , " Midsomer Murders " and " Jonathan Creek " . Episodes directed by Richard Holthouse . 1970s . 1979 ( 7 episodes ) 1980s . 1980 ( 25 episodes ) 1981 ( 18 episodes ) 1987 ( 14 episodes ) 1988 ( 2 episodes ) 1989 ( 9 episodes ) 1990s . 1990 ( 3 episodes )
Episode 283 ( 28th August 1963 ) Plot . Harry fears the incident will damage his reference for the new job . Elsie tells Len she can ' t marry him - she gets on too well with him . Dennis gets Walter his first gig at Weatherfield Trades and Labour Club . When Walter sings in the Rovers , a policeman calls following a complaint .
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Episode 3049 ( 28th March 1990 ) Plot . Derek and Mavis move out of The Kabin flat and into No . 4 . Emily and Percy are their first visitors . Percy tells them Harriet looks distressed by the move . Mark fishes a party invitation out of Des . Des also invites Tina but Alec won ' t give her the evening off . Wendy does an advertising feature at Ingram ' s and tells Mike that Ken doesn ' t work for the " Gazette " anymore , making Mike ' s day . Deirdre is surprised when Ken is available to collect Tracy from school . The Wiltons ' romantic housewarming - meal is ruined by the loud music from the Barnes ' party . Kevin clearly isn ' t happy about being there , much to Sally ' s embarrassment . Alec lets Tina go after all . Mike lets Deirdre know about Ken leaving the " Gazette " . Kevin tries to avoid Steph . Derek complains about the music but the party - goers complain when Des turns it down , and Derek ends up giving giving in and staying . Steph lures Kevin upstairs where she shaves off his moustache . Mavis is horrified to find Harriet dead in her cage . Steph unveils a clean - shaven Kevin to the party - goers . Sally is stunned to see him minus his moustache .
Episode 5097 ( 22nd August 2001 ) Plot . Fiz calls to see Roy . He ' s feeling very down and seems to be neglecting himself and the flat . Fiz tells him that he needs to be strong for Hayley ' s sake . Eileen refuses to go back to work until she gets an apology from Karen . She doesn ' t get one and is shocked to learn that Karen has now got her old job on the Street Cars radio . Sally asks Martin to keep away as it ' s unfair on Gail . Martin agrees . However , Sally realises she can ' t live without him and calls round to his flat . They kiss passionately . Roy visits Hayley and tells her about visiting Sheila Hayes . Richard sorts out Audrey ' s inherited money for her . Eve admits to Fred that she ' s lost her job . She didn ' t tell him before because she knew that he would insist on paying for things and she didn ' t want to appear a gold - digger . Stan Wagstaff who has the allotment next to Jack says he ' ll work Jack ' s allotment for him and from the potatoes he grows he ' ll make Irish Moonshine Whisky . Jack agrees . Wayne calls to see Roy . He explains to Wayne that they aren ' t allowed to see each other and that Hayley is in prison . Wayne leaves feeling very troubled .
Emma Christie Emma Christie played two roles on " Coronation Street " : As the Hospital Registrar who treated Jack Duckworth in December 2001 ; and she returned to the programme as a Paramedic in May and September 2011 . She has also appeared in " Fat Friends , Cold Feet , Emmerdale , Dalziel and Pascoe " and " The Royal Today " .
Episode 3782 ( 25th November 1994 ) Plot . Gail is annoyed when Martin arrives home and Nick quickly returns to Don ' s house . Deirdre remembers her past marriages and wonders if she is doing the right thing . Mike lays on the Mercedes to drive Deirdre to the register office , wanting it to be a special day for her and a terrible one for Ken . Fiona is shaken when Steve tells her that unless he gets sorted with Christine Bullock he could go to prison . She urges him to stop playing at life and face up to his responsibilities . Ken apologises to Deirdre and wishes her well , saying she deserves some happiness . Gail accuses Martin of frightening Nick off . He feels like an intruder in his own home . Ken urges Tracy to attend the wedding , saying she ' ll regret it all her life if she doesn ' t . Alf and Liz witness the wedding as Deirdre marries Samir . Audrey , Jim , Mike , Alma and Bet attend . Halfway through Tracy turns up to see the vows but runs off immediately after telling her mother she looks nice . Fiona is pleased when Steve does some Community Service . Curly gets the job at Soopascoopa and tells Raquel that his bosses want to meet his fiancée . When he refuses Bet tells him that she ' ll do it . Curly is horrified at the thought but too scared to say anything . Ken goes to the Rovers and walks straight into the reception . He watches from a distance as the cake is cut and then leaves .
Customer ( Episode 8192 ) The unnamed Customer in Nick ' s Bistro complained when he and his dining companion were waiting for their dessert of two sticky toffee pudding ' s . Eva Price was on the point of exiting the kitchen to bring it to them when she saw Michelle Connor at the bar and beat a hasty retreat . This was due to the fact that earlier in the day she had lied to Michelle about needing time off from Underworld for a 3 . 00pm dental appointment in order to help her sister Leanne Tilsley out in the bistro following Nick Tilsley ' s car accident and hospitalisation . The customer " helpfully " pointed Eva out as the lady who had their order and Michelle realised the deception that had taken place . She reprimanded her but understood the situation they were all in and promised to speak to Carla Connor to work something out for future shift patterns .
Episode 97 ( 15th November 1961 ) Plot . Ivan hears that there will be jobs going shortly at his friend ' s factory in Canada . Linda thinks it ' s all happening too quickly and tears up the forms Ivan collected from the emigration offices . Annie throws herself into redecoration plans . She keeps making Jack get out of bed to fetch things for her , to his dismay . Linda decides to move to Canada for Ivan and Paul . Dennis keeps Rupert in the back room but the monkey escapes during the night . The Walkers are woken up by the sound of glasses smashing in the bar . Jack goes down to confront the intruder , armed with Annie ' s hairbrush , and finds Rupert in Ena ' s chair knocking back a bottle of spirits . Rupert scampers when the Walkers see him and goes back to Elsie ' s . Annie and Jack are left to wonder where the monkey came from and claim for over £4 worth of damage on their insurance . Dennis sees the Cheveskis ' emigration papers and agrees not to tell Elsie . Concepta lets slip to the Walkers that Dennis is keeping a monkey . Ena doesn ' t believe Minnie ' s story about a monkey in her chair and thinks her recent knock on the head made her doolally . Annie horrifies the regulars with her plan to turn the Rovers into a cocktail bar . Len swears to stop coming in if the transformation goes ahead . Notable dialogue . Ivan Cheveski : " I can ' t see any future here - not for us . There ' s no room , too many people - too little space . I can see us old already , in this Street . "
Episode 4942 ( 3rd December 2000 ) Plot . Jack tries to convince Vera not to go through with the operation . Duggie chases Dev for the money , but Dev can ' t remember agreeing to anything . Matt and Charlie start to move in to No . 6 . Andy says goodbye to Toyah ; she is going to miss him . Maxine is in a particularly good mood because she thinks she is pregnant . She and Ashley help Matt and Charlie to move in , although they do not seem keen to have the assistance , Charlie seems unhappy about their new home . However , Maxine seems delighted to have some new friends . Andy is concerned for Steve and tries to convince him to move away and make a fresh start , but Steve insists that he wants to make a go of Street Cars . He asks Liz if she wants him to stay longer but she says no , so he leaves . Although Jack doesn ' t agree with Vera ' s determination he goes to the hospital with her . Deirdre comforts Liz . Maxine ' s mood changes when she realises she is not pregnant . Liz asks Natalie for her job back .
David Smith David Smith appeared in " Coronation Street " in September 2013 as Underworld customer and Macnee ' s rep Matthew Grayshot . He has also appeared in " Emmerdale " , " The Marchioness Disaster " , " Waterloo Road " , " Spooks : Code 9 " , " Hollyoaks " , " Scott & Bailey " and " Doctors " . His stage roles include parts in " Lord of the Flies " , " A Month in the Country " , " The Proposal " , " The Dumb Waiter " , " The Whipping Boy " , " Meantime " , " The Winslow Boy " and " The Postman Always Rings Twice " . External link . Actor ' s website
Episode 5352 ( 2nd October 2002 ) Plot . Shelley is pleased Peter came home rather than continuing from bowling to the casino . Geena apologises to Dev for leaving last night saying she felt weird - a lot has happened . He agrees to take it slowly and they arrange to meet later for a drink . She asks Dev to drop the charges but he wants to concentrate on their relationship first . Les and Kirk have a dress rehearsal for the Housing Officer ' s visit . Les tells Kirk to take it seriously . Vik insists the last win was his ' tip ' and picks another ' winner , ' " Tricksy Trixie . " No - one believes Vik ' s tip so he places a bet himself to prove people wrong . Sunita is distressed and Dev thinks she is jealous . She tells him that Geena is only doing this to make him drop the charges . Dev asks Geena for her true feelings . She tells him that she loves him . Belinda Sawyer from the Housing Department turns up at No . 5 asking questions about infringements of the tenancy agreement . Les tells her that they are a gay couple . Janice visits Les and blows his cover in front of Belinda by having hysterics at the thought of Les being gay . Gail is concerned after Emma tells her there were routine investigations when they found Patricia ' s body . Meanwhile , Vik ' s tip won at the races and Peter tells Shelley that he is going to take her on a winter holiday to Mexico . Just before ending up in bed , Dev clicks that Geena is lying and tells her that he never wants to see her again .
Elizabeth Chan Elizabeth Chan appeared on " Coronation Street " as hospital - based Doctor Chidgley , when Molly Dobbs was brought in by ambulance following a car crash in April 2010 . Other credits include roles in " Silent Witness , Spirit Warriors " and " Black Mirror " .
Nona Williams Nona Williams appeared in " Coronation Street " in June 1971 as the Mayoress of Weatherfield whose husband opened the new Community Centre . She also appeared in the television serials " Crime Buster " and " Sense of Place " and a September 1962 BBC radio play , " Flowers to Mrs . Duncan " , alongside Peter Adamson , Eileen Derbyshire and Jennifer Moss .
Stan Stennett Stan Stennett ( 30th July 1925 - 26th November 2013 ) was a Welsh actor , comedian and musician who played Hilda Ogden ' s brother Norman Crabtree on " Coronation Street " in November 1976 . His other credits include " Crossroads " and " Heartbeat " . He died in Cardiff in late November 2013 , aged 88 .
Episode 7031 ( 13th March 2009 ) Plot . Steve gets Amy ready for the wedding . Liz hopes he ' s changed his mind and will let her attend but Steve ' s adamant he doesn ' t want her there . Hayley and Natasha put the finishing touches to Becky ' s wedding dress and make - up . Becky ' s nervous and starts on the champagne . Blanche gives Becky a bottle of cider by way of an apology . Umed helps himself to cigars in the shop which annoys Dev . Tara shows Dev her extravagant plans for the gallery . Dev suggests they need to cut back on expenditure which annoys Tara . Luke puts pressure on Maria and Tom to make a decision over his Lad Rags offer . Liz and Lloyd decide to put on a surprise wedding reception for Steve and Becky to say sorry . Becky hides in the Builder ' s Yard so that Steve won ' t see her dress . She finds Jason there and they reminisce about old times whilst sharing the cider . Steve waits for Becky at the Register Office wondering where she ' s got to . Roy finds Becky in the Builder ' s Yard and points out she ' s late for her wedding . Becky rips her dress in a panic . Gail finds Joe at his lock - up . She ' s shocked at the state of him and hugs him . Joe ' s overcome with emotion . Steve starts to panic that Becky ' s not going to turn up for the wedding .
Reverend Gilmour Reverend Gilmour officiated at the funeral service and subsequent burial of Joy Fishwick , which was held at St . Ruth ' s Church in February 2011 . Only a handful of people were in attendance and the Reverend was briefly seen speaking with Joy ' s former next door neighbour Clifford once the formalities were finished .
Bob Wright Bob Wright was a representative from the Building Society who visited the house of airline pilot Ian Jenkins and agreed to give Jon Lindsay a mortgage after looking over Ian ' s bank statements . At this time , Lindsay had used the pilot ' s identity and paperwork to obtain the money fraudulently .
Peter Dudley Peter Dudley ( 21st June , 1935 - 20th October , 1983 ) was a British actor who played several different roles on " Coronation Street " : Dudley then went on to appear as regular Bert Tilsley from January 1979 until July 1983 , shortly before his death . His stint on the programme was fraught with controversy when in the early 1980s he pleaded guilty in court to attempting to pick up men in a public toilet ( known as importuning . ) Producer Bill Podmore and Granada stood by him and he was let off with a £200 fine , but he was charged a few months later with the same offence . This time he denied the charge , claiming he had been set up by the police , and chose to be tried in Crown Court even though it would generate considerable publicity . The judge in the case ordered a retrial after the jury was unable to reach a verdict . Dudley suffered a stroke and lost the use of his left arm and a storyline was written to explain why Bert Tilsley ' s arm did not function properly . In 1983 , Bert was written out of the show to allow Dudley to prepare for his retrial , but suffered two heart attacks and a stroke and died before it could take place . Peter ' s other television credits include " The Dustbinmen " and " Crown Court " .
Elli Jane Peters Elli Jane Peters was the grandmother of Sonia Peters , who was killed in a train crash disaster in Coronation Street in May 1967 . Elli waited in the Rovers Return Inn while a rescue team searched through the rubble to find any missing persons , which included Sonia and her boyfriend PC Jimmie Conway . Jimmie was pulled out with minor injuries . Soon after , Sonia ' s body was found and Jimmie broke the news to Elli . While she waited , Elli sat in the snug with Minnie Caldwell , who was worried about her friend Ena Sharples . Elli found little comfort in Minnie ' s reassuring words . Elli Jane had taken care of Sonia since her mother died when she was 2 in 1949 , as Sonia ' s father played an almost non - existent role in her life .
Episode 5701 ( 27th February 2004 ) Plot . Charlie is delighted to land the council contract for Bessie Street School . He takes Deirdre a huge bouquet of flowers as a thank - you and gives her a lift to work . Bev watches them leave together . Todd looks into adopting Bethany , but he ' s told he has to be twenty - one to adopt . Bev starts to obsess about Deirdre and Charlie sneaking around behind her back . Sunita is devastated when Maya comes to the Corner Shop flashing her engagement ring as it is Dev ' s grandmother ' s ring which he was going to give to Sunita . Imogen Stamford offers Claire a dream job starting on Monday in Florida . She won ' t take no for an answer and tells Claire to call her . Claire tells Ashley that she ' s turned Mrs Stamford down . Todd is very cold towards Karl . Sunita brings herself to congratulate Dev on his engagement . Maya ' s parents , Dinesh and Ann Marie Sharma come to Dev ' s flat to meet him . Ann Marie gives him a grilling and Dinesh warns him about the wild women in the family . Tommy is pleased to see Katy with Karl , until she tells him that Karl is gay . Bev has too much to drink . She goes to see Ken and tells him that Deirdre is having an affair with Charlie . Ken throws her out .
Episode 1657 ( 1st December 1976 ) Plot . Ena is upset to discover Bet and Mike will be living together in Minnie ' s old house . Eager to write about real life , Mavis asks Terry about army life . Annie tells Bet to stop the gossip in the bar over her living arrangements and telling everyone she is Mike ' s housekeeper . Mavis is shocked by Terry ' s tales and decides to give up writing . Elsie reveals Sylvia ' s Separates is closing . Cast . Guest cast . " None "
Episode 3260 ( 2nd August 1991 ) Plot . Steph asks Derek not to tell Des about Simon Beatty . He refuses to deceive Des . Betty docks Jack ' s wages when he skives off to put a bet on . Deirdre starts looking for a job . Emily tells Percy she ' s not selling up . He accuses her of just wanting to get rid of him . Ken offers Deirdre a £300 cheque to help out . She feels humiliated but he promises there are no strings attached . Steve grows interested in pirate radio . Deirdre agrees to borrow money from Emily rather than Ken . Derek tells Steph she should tell Des or stop seeing Simon . She is furious at his cheek . Phyllis sees Derek grabbing hold of Steph . Winnie Dyson finds Percy gasping for breath on the floor . Deirdre returns Ken ' s cheque . Phyllis spreads it about that Derek was molesting Steph . Percy is rushed to hospital .