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Episode 3563 ( 5th July 1993 ) Plot . Brendan Scott starts at the Corner Shop and changes the sign to " Best Buys " . He insists on formality between himself and Deirdre and plans on changing the shop ' s stock . Jim insists on going to court . Brendan refuses Phyllis credit and tells her that he ' s stopping all such schemes . Reg tells Curly that he will be on the interview board for the manager ' s job . The court hearing is transferred for a hearing at the Crown Court but this might take a year to be heard . Jack invites Don to a game of cards at Curly ' s house . Derek is not given the position or title of " Head " Caretaker due to cuts but he will get an " auxilliary " . Vera pops into the corner shop where Brendan tells her that he bought their debt to Alf . She owes him £220 and he wants it by the end of the week .
Episode 4705 ( 25th October 1999 ) Plot . The bar staff tiptoe around Natalie on her first wedding anniversary and are surprised when she doesn ' t seem to be bothered by it . Spider starts work at the DSS . Maud warns Emily that she could push Spider away if she ' s not careful . Maxine is shocked when Melanie admits she loves Tom and doesn ' t know what to do . Tyrone befriends a stray greyhound . Jim finds Natalie crying outside No . 6 and takes her for a drink to comfort her . She decides to sell the house . To make things up to Spider and Toyah , Emily gives them money to cover the cost of the redecoration . To prove their friendship , Spider rips up the cheque .
Jane Larkfield Jane Larkfield was an assistant at the nursery attended by Bethany Platt and was on duty when grandmother Brenda Fearns “ collected ” the little girl , supposedly for a dentist ’ s appointment , but in reality kidnapping the child . Brenda was in a distraught state caused by the recent death of her son , Bethany ’ s schoolchild father Neil Fearns and Sarah ’ s eventual refusal to allow Brenda access when she became nervous over her unbalanced manner .
George Hepworth George Hepworth was engaged to be married to Audrey Potter in 1984 . The engagement happened during one of Audrey ' s periods away from the Street and led to her return to introduce George to Gail , Brian and Ivy Tilsley . Gail found it hard to get excited as George was the latest in a long line , but he seemed to make Audrey happy . When Gail babysat Nicky while the Tilsleys went to the Rovers ' talent show , George slipped out of the pub and called on her with wine . He told Gail he fancied her and tried to get fresh with her , and she had to fight him off . With the wedding approaching , Gail told Audrey who shrugged off the affair , telling Gail she must have encouraged George . In October , Audrey returned to Weatherfield with the news that the wedding hadn ' t gone ahead and she ' d finished with George as he was more interested in younger women that her . George called at No . 5 to get hold of Audrey as she ' d kept the engagement ring he ' d bought her and £500 of his savings which was invested under Audrey ' s name as a tax dodge , but when Brian caught him in the house he threw him out and warned him to stay away from Gail . George laughed off his threat , telling Brian that what had gone on between him and Gail was his word against hers .
Police Officer ( Simon Willmont ) The unnamed Police Officer was on duty at Weatherfield Police Station in March 2010 when Peter Barlow was released from custody following his arrest as he tried to retrieve son Simon from George and Eve Wilson ' s house . Simon ' s maternal grandfather was concerned that Peter was unfit to look after Simon and with Peter smashing a window to gain entry into the Wilsons ' house , the police had subsequently been called . The officer then visited Underworld with his colleague in May 2010 and broke the bad news to Carla Connor that her husband Tony Gordon had escaped from Highfield Prison . They advised her to lock her doors and try and stay indoors , being with someone at all times . They gave the same advice to Roy Cropper who pointed out that it was difficult to keep doors and windows locked when running a café ! Later on , they called at No . 7 when it became apparent that Tony had been a visitor there with an unsuspecting Sunita Alahan . A short time later he was one of many officers who rushed back to Coronation Street when it became apparent that Tony had Carla and Hayley Cropper hostage in Underworld . He pulled Becky McDonald back from trying to break through the doors and she warned him that if Gordon harmed one hair on Hayley ' s head , she would hold the officer responsible . List of appearances . 2010
Private Investigator ( John Branwell ) The unnamed Private Investigator was hired by Tony Gordon to find out as much about Luke Strong as possible in March 2009 . Upon meeting with him , Tony doubted his discretion , but the investigator made it clear that he would get results . Tony told him to focus on discovering Luke ' s strengths and weaknesses . Several weeks later in April , he reported to Tony that Luke was a friend of Paul Connor ' s , the deceased husband of Tony ' s estranged wife Carla , but that he had never met Carla . He also informed that Luke was largely in debt having took out a huge loan to buy Carla ' s share of Underworld . Tony later sent the PI to track Luke ' s movements , however under the guise of Tony , Luke threw eggs at his car before speeding off . His cover was blown when a mask - less Luke reappeared and waved at him . Subsequently , Tony refused to pay him but he threatened to take legal action . Despite this , they met up again to look over Luke ' s finances , Tony intending to find something that would ruin his business partner . List of appearances . 2009
Johnny Mann Johnny Mann was Rita Littlewood ' s boyfriend for a brief period in early 1973 . At the time , she and Len Fairclough had broken up when he distanced himself from her when he was in the running to be Mayor of Weatherfield feeling that she did his chances little good when it came to the views of fellow councillors . Seeing exactly through him , Rita dumped him . When Len lost the nomination to Alf Roberts , he tried to get back in with Rita and was thrown when she smilingly introduced him to Johnny at The Capricorn Club where she was resident singer . Rita further stirred things by suggesting that they all have a drink together with the toast being " Auld Lang Syne " . Len and Johnny quickly became " alpha male " sparring partners as Johnny boasted of his work as the manager of a health club which Len was dismissive of . The two then bickered over local politics while Rita grew more apprehensive at the growing atmosphere between them , especially when Len offered him a fight and they retired to the gents ' toilets for a punch - up . When Johnny put Len into a judo choke hold , he realised that he ' d bitten off more than he could chew and that he also had some respect for the man . Rita was thrown when the two men returned to the bar on the friendliest of terms .
Neil Jones Neil Jones was a photographer who took a family portrait of the Platts as a surprise birthday present for Gail . Sarah ' s boyfriend , Todd Grimshaw was in the group , even though their relationship was on the cusp of exploding after he revealed that he was gay and Gail became wistful during the session as her thoughts wandered back to the last time such a picture was taken , that time including murderer Richard Hillman .
John Langford John Langford appeared in two roles in " Coronation Street " : in May 1993 he appeared as MVB Motors customer Mr Truscott and he returned to the programme in March 1997 as Trading Standards Officer Mr Stott . Born in Motherwell , Scotland , he trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of School and Drama . He also appeared in " Brookside " , " Heartbeat " , " Cracker " , " Bernard ' s Watch " and " Emmerdale " . He now runs Otto Personal Management Limited which he formerly coordinated as a cooperative actors ' agency .
Graham Farrell Graham Farrell was a Baldwin ' s Casuals client who placed a big order when the factory went over to manufacturing curtains in January 1988 . The order was as much as the staff could handle but Mike got it out in time by doing a rush job and putting the girls on overtime . Impressed , Graham offered to put more work Mike ' s way and arranged a foursome with Mike and their partners - Graham ' s wife Linda and Mike ' s girlfriend Gloria Todd - and placed another order with Mike , admiring his assuredness that he could get the machinists to work whatever hours it took to get the order out . A few weeks later , Gloria brought a drunken Linda home from a girls night out but Graham smelled a rat as Gloria was sober and Linda wouldn ' t say which pubs or clubs they ' d been to . He confided in Mike that he thought Linda was seeing someone else and that Gloria was covering for her , but Mike vouched for Gloria and advised him to forget about it . The next day , Linda left Graham , claiming to be fed up with him . During the ensuing row , Linda mentioned that she ' d recently had a fling with Mike . Graham then wasted no time in getting even with Mike , cornering him as he was leaving the factory that and giving him a beating , aided by his brother John .
Episode 2328 ( 25th July 1983 ) Plot . Bet wants Des Foster as he makes her feel good and exciting . She is upset that she hasn ' t heard from him since Edith Foster phoned . Hilda receives a begging letter from a Mrs Earnshaw , telling her all about her bad luck . Bert returns home in an ambulance . He seems subdued and vague . When Des asks her out again , Bet hopes that he ' ll leave his wife . Hilda feels sorry for Mrs Earnshaw . Alf shows his disgust when Des takes Bet out . They laugh at his morals . When Edith arrives at the shop , Alf is forced to cover for him again . Alf tells Bet that if she continues to see Des she must leave the flat . Notable dialogue . Bet Lynch : " When you ' ve been kicked around as much as I have an ' you find somethin ' thats even ' alf way worth clingin ' on to believe you me you cling on to it tooth and flamin ' claw . "
Freda Burgess Freda Burgess is the deaf niece of the late Ernest Bishop . In August 2005 , Freda came to visit her aunt Emily , but got a frosty reception from Emily ' s lodger Norris Cole , who thought she had only come for money from Emily but was impressed with her ability to lip - read . Freda helped Emily when she fell down the stairs and sprained her ankle , but left Coronation Street when she had had enough of Norris and the way he was treating her . In March 2006 , Freda visited to support Emily , who had just found out that her friend Ed Jackson was the man who shot Ernie dead in 1978 . Emily was suffering a crisis of faith as she couldn ' t bring herself to forgive Ed or go to church , where she would have to face Ed as well as God . In July 2009 , Freda arrived back on the Street . She revealed to Emily that she was engaged , but her activist fiancé St . John was in prison in Australia for punching a policeman during a political rally . She took a dislike to Emily ' s new friend Ramsay Clegg ( Norris ' half - brother ) because she found him annoying - he was always too eager to please . Norris was thrilled , as he disliked his brother as well and felt they both had something in common . After staying a few days , Freda left again . Freda turned up again in November after losing her job . She revealed to Emily that Mrs Firth , the woman she was working for was horrible to her , so she got her revenge by stealing her prosthetic leg . Emily didn ' t like this and said it was theft . However , Graeme Proctor found it amusing . Freda got Graeme to dispose of the leg as it was reported in the newspaper , and she didn ' t want to get caught for theft . She started entering competitions with Norris , and they each won £1 , 000 . They split the money equally and Freda left to put the £500 on a house for herself . As of June 2013 , Freda lived at 16a Turnham Street , Edinburgh . When Emily had a fall and sprained her ankle , Freda sent her flowers and a get well card . List of appearances . 2006 2009 2010
Terry Waddington Terry Waddington appeared on " Coronation Street " in July 1982 as the Taxi Driver who drove Brian Tilsley from Manchester Airport back home to 5 Buxton Close , having been away for several months working in Qatar . He has also appeared in " All Creatures Great and Small , Play for Today " and " Last of the Summer Wine " .
Lorraine Arnold Derbyshire - born actress Lorraine Arnold appeared on " Coronation Street " as an unnamed Midwife in June 2009 . Leaving the area to live abroad for a few years , she then moved back to London in order to develop her acting career and completed a one - year post - graduate course with the Actors Company at the London Centre for Theatre Studies . Her other TV credits include minor roles in " Soldier Soldier , Boon " and " Making Out " . Lorraine also played foster mother Kim Smith in " EastEnders " , and featured in the Channel 4 comedy " Modern Toss " . Lorraine has performed in several theatre productions including " A Midsummer Night ' s Dream " , " The Cherry Orchard " and her West End credits include " Flare Path , A Patriot For Me " and " Chasing Ibsen " , and she was part of V - Day at RADA in 2010 . She also appeared at the Edinburgh Fringe , with a co - written sketch show , " Just Sketch Better " . She is currently living in Greece and has recently co - launched The English Theatre Corfu with John Vincent Dryden .
Episode 2701 ( 18th February 1987 ) Plot . Terry spends the morning in Dulcie Froggatt ' s bed . Alan installs an electric till at The Kabin . Mavis feels left out of all the new arrangements . Ralph Froggatt is suspicious of the ' Duckworth & Watt ' van outside the house and knows Dulcie is canoodling with someone . Brian gets emotional when he sees Gail with Sarah Louise but can ' t bring himself to express his feelings . Rita tries to convince Mavis that Alan is not trying to push her out of things . Derek introduces himself to Alan and tells him Mavis fears he ' s taking over The Kabin in the same way he ' s taken over Rita . Alan is furious and tells Derek to keep out of his affairs and to tell that to his " bit on the side " Mavis . Gail tells Audrey that Sarah is definitely Brian ' s baby but swears her to secrecy . Brian tells Ian he was upset to see the baby and wants to get away . He plans to go fishing in Scotland but upsets her by saying he ' ll take Liz Turnbull with him . Ralph confronts Jack in the Rovers and thumps him for playing around with Dulcie .
Episode 4158 ( 12th March 1997 ) Plot . Liz tries to make Andy see that Gerry was wrong ; she ' s not a tart . Jack enjoys looking after Brad but Vera feels Tricia takes advantage of him too much . Vera questions her about how well she knows Ray Thorpe and Tricia say ' s she only just met him . Alf passes his driving test . Fiona rows with Alan for putting Liz in danger . She accuses him of using both her and Liz . Alan gets annoyed and tells her his conscience is clear and that Fraser is now out of Police custody . Jim refuses to talk to the " Weatherfield Gazette " about the siege so Percy does . Tricia is upset when Jamie says he wants Brad to grow up hearing nice things not the shouting that he grew up with . Des believes Samantha thinks a lot of him since the jump . He calls on her and tells her they make a good pair . Deirdre is sad to hear Ken is up in front of the Governors over his affair with Sue . He accuses her of betraying him when she admits to telling Audrey about him and Sue in the first place . Des makes a play for Samantha , telling her that he knows he turns her on . She begs him to leave but when he doesn ' t she takes him upstairs , gets his trousers off him and throws them out of the window . Des goes to retrieve his trousers and is horrified when Claire sees him .
Episode 5868 ( 15th October 2004 ) Plot . Fred gives Ashley and Claire tickets to Paris as an engagement present . Fiz sets Maria and Tyrone up on a blind date to try to get them back together . Roy ' s worried when Charlie tells him that the café needs rewiring . As excitable Tracy prepares for their holiday , she tells Ciaran that they ' ll need a bigger place when she and Amy move in . Ciaran ' s flattered by her commitment and thinks that she really must love him . Sunita asks Frankie to tell Maya to stay away from them but she refuses . When Claire finally tells her mum that she and Ashley are engaged , Yvonne leaves accusing Claire of throwing her life away . Claire ' s very upset , saying that if she ' s forced to choose she ' ll choose Ashley and not her mum . Tyrone and Maria meet for lunch and have a lovely time . Later they stand on the balcony of the builder ' s yard and pretend they ' re back up Blackpool Tower . Penny apologises to Ciaran for being angry with him and hugs him saying that she knows he did his best . Ciaran ' s guilt - ridden and suddenly blurts out the truth . He explains how he got £60 , 000 for McCarthy ' s and not £30 , 000 . Furious Penny takes the money and leaves . Tracy tells Ken , Deirdre and Blanche what she thinks of them and explains that she ' s moving in with Ciaran . He tells Tracy that he came clean with Penny and has returned all her money but he ' s glad that they ' ve still got each other . He ' s shocked to the core when Tracy tells him that without the money he ' s nothing and she ' s never loved him . Ciaran ' s gutted . Notable dialogue . Tracy Barlow : " It says here that the resort has got twenty - two bars and ten swimming pools . . . you know what that means , don ' t you ? " < br > Ciaran McCarthy : " Drowning ? "
Darryl Darryl is Craig Tinker ' s pet rat who once escaped to the Rovers Return Inn while there was a hygiene inspection . Darryl was later caught and the Rovers passed the inspection . Apparently , according to a funny comment made by Craig ' s mother Beth , Darryl is named after Craig ' s father . In December 2012 , after being kicked out of the flat above the bookies ; Kirk Sutherland , Beth , Craig and Darryl moved in with Kirk ' s sister Maria and her boyfriend Marcus Dent so that they would have somewhere to live during the festive period . Maria kept asking Craig if Darryl would escape from his cage . Since moving into No . 5 , Darryl has been living in his cage on the sideboard in the living room . In February 2017 Darryl died after he received an electric shock after nibbling through cables at the Victoria Court apartments , which led to the lift shutting off and trapping a pregnant Leanne Battersby and her step - sister Toyah , which had resulted in her going into labour . Maintenance workers found Darryl ' s corpse and later gave it to Tim Metcalfe whom they noticed was looking for a missing rat .
Keith Burgess Keith Burgess was an old friend of Lucille Hewitt ' s . When she was living temporarily at 11 Coronation Street in early 1973 and the Howards were out at the cinema , she secretly invited him round . She hadn ' t seen Keith for two years since a New Year Eve ' s party when he passed out on the floor with his mouth open looking like " a dead spaniel " . Since then he had been abroad in the army but a term in Ulster had convinced him to leave the service . Lucille complained to him about the rules and regulations she lived under with Annie Walker and compared life with Alan and Elsie Howard favourably with it . He wondered where they were going to go that night and was delighted to be told they had the house to themselves until midnight . The Howards returned early and found the two of them dancing in the back room . Elsie hit the roof , having not been told that he would be in their home . Alan interrupted their argument and sent Elsie to bed , telling Lucille the problem wasn ' t Keith ' s presence but the fact that she had pulled the wool over their eyes . He nevertheless understood that this came from years ' worth of habit of having to conceal her private life from her Aunty Annie .
Alec Sabin Alec Sabin ( born 28th August , 1947 ) played Ena Sharples ' grandson Colin Lomax on " Coronation Street " in 1972 . His other credits include " When the Boat Comes In " , " Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy " , " Doctor Who " , " French Fields " , " Birds of a Feather " and " Silent Witness " .
Episode 270 ( 15th July 1963 ) Plot . Doreen and Emily are nervous of Neil Crossley ' s arrival . Dennis Tanner Enterprises holds its auditions . Neil turns out to be a real charmer . Dennis becomes ecstatic over the discovery of singing window cleaner , Walter Potts .
Douglas Wormold Douglas Wormold was a landlord and letting agent who took over the family business from his father Alfred around 1974 . Although a younger man , Douglas was just as ruthless and just as unpopular with his tenants as his father . By the early 1970s , the Wormolds had lost much of their portfolio in the slum clearances . Rather than oversee the slow decline of his family ' s power and influence , Douglas became the frontman of a London development and began buying up properties in the Weatherfield area , with the intention of redeveloping the area and building new homes , flats and offices . The plans were submitted to the council for approval , and in the meantime Douglas made offers for The Kabin and the Canal Garage . In January 1974 , when Elsie and Alan Howard moved to Newcastle , he bought their furniture so that he could let 11 Coronation Street to Ken and Janet Barlow furnished , making it easier to get them out . When the residents learned about the redevelopment , a split was formed in the community with home owners generally in favour of it and tenants against . As he owned three local properties , Len Fairclough was a major proponent of the development , resulting in the residents of his ward forming an action committee against him . Len agreed to sell all of his properties to Wormold , including the Kabin for £5 , 000 - £1 , 000 more than it was worth . However , as the Kabin had been transferred into Rita Littlewood ' s name to protect it when Fairclough and Langton was faced with a VAT bill , it was Rita ' s shop by law and not Len ' s . After Rita tore up a cheque for £1 , 000 , Wormold offered to sweeten the deal by fixing her up with a new job but she still turned him down . Billy Walker too refused to sell up , having just recently bought the Canal Garage from Alan Howard . In early February , the council voted down the development and the proposal was thrown out . Having endorsed Wormold thus far , Len voted against the scheme , supporting his voters after all .
Episode 4288 ( 26th October 1997 ) Plot . Sally and Chris spend the night together . Afterwards she fears that he ' ll view her as a one - night stand . Angie is upset by Mike ' s attitude and wonders how they can be partners when he ' d be happy with her sleeping with buyers to get contracts . Emily asks Curly if he ' s been letting himself into No . 3 and feels awful when he ' s upset that she suspects him . Mike sets up a meeting between Angie and George Dixon and demands that she apologises and does whatever she needs to do to get the contract . She refuses to go so Mike sees George and tells him that Angie is a game girl . Jon tells Deirdre that he ' s been made sales director so he ' ll be doing more travelling . Les has a lucky escape when Emily returns home whilst he ' s watching her TV . To get Gail off his back , Nick tells her that he ' s finished with Leanne . Angie tells Mike that she wants to finish their partnership as she doesn ' t trust him . He asks her not to do anything in haste . Chris tells Sally he doesn ' t know what to say to her so she tells him to forget it ever happened . He is hurt when she says it didn ' t mean anything .
Sophie Webster - List of appearances Sophie Webster has appeared in 1364 episodes of " Coronation Street " from 1994 onwards . She also starred in the spin - off DVD " " in 2008 . Ashleigh Middleton played the character from November 1994 to March 1997 , Emma Woodward from June 1997 to April 2004 and Brooke Vincent took over the role one month later . Note : < br > ( u ) denotes an uncredited appearance .