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Gerald Prince Retired Naval Lieutenant Commander Gerald Prince was a guest of honour at a charity ball held at the Windermere Rooms in Weatherfield on Boxing Day 1971 . The ball was organised by a committee , one of whose members was Robin Hood pub landlady Kitty Stonely who had promised to set up Gerald with Nellie Harvey . However when he was introduced to the landlady of the Laughing Donkey , Gerald ' s usual impeccable manners gave way and his face momentarily showed his distaste of his supposed dancing partner . Shortly afterwards , another guest attracted his attention - Annie Walker , who had heard about the ball by accident as Kitty and Nellie were determined not to have her attend . Gerald made a beeline for Annie and took for straight onto the dance floor as Kitty and Nellie watched from the sidelines , livid with anger and green with envy . Despite Nellie ' s best efforts that night , and the inclusion of a " Ladies ' Excuse - me " in the evening ' s events , Nellie couldn ' t get a look - in with the suave retiree as he and Annie monopolised each other ' s time . Also at the dance were two more of the organisers , Mr and Mrs Thornley , who were old friends of Gerald ' s and who enjoyed chatting to him and Annie . Gerald asked if could visit Annie and she agreed , although he set no date and was vague as to exactly where she lived , letting Mrs Thornley think that her residence was some sort of townhouse . Towards the end of the evening , Gerald and Annie won a spot prize in the form of handkerchiefs for him and scented soap for her but she had to make a sudden departure as Dave Smith was coming to collect her . Like Cinderella , she left behind her handbag and the spot prize for Gerald to return to her once he ' d traced her . To do so , and knowing she was a pub landlady , he rang round the breweries until Newton & Ridley told him that she could be found at the Rovers Return Inn on Coronation Street . When he got there , he found a pub and clientele that he liked as well Kitty and Nellie visiting Annie to see if he had returned the bag yet . They made one last effort to snatch him from Annie , proposing lunch at the Robin Hood but he quickly whisked Annie into Manchester to avoid them . The two enjoyed their impromptu date together and Annie invited Gerald to a meal at the Rovers , getting annoyed with Betty Turpin and Bet Lynch when they found trivial excuses to interrupt the evening to see what was going on . When they were alone , Gerald made it clear to Annie that he was interested in progressing their relationship further but Annie made it clear that she only wanted friendship and it was on that basis that the two parted company .
Episode 2195 ( 14th April 1982 ) Plot . Mavis dreams of going on a cruise with Derek . Gail lands a job interview on her birthday . Jack pesters Bet but she ' s too tired to see him off . Gail has to type a test letter . The interviewer , Mrs Rigby , tells her that she is very impressed with her letter of application however Gail ' s test letter is awful and she admits that a friend typed the application letter . The interviewer accuses her of wasting her time . Jack tries to get Bet into bed . She ' s put off because he ' s married . He tells her that they ' ll be good together and she gives in to his advances . Gail tries to explain to Ivy why she needs to get out of the house but Ivy tells her that she ought to put Nicky first . Gail tells her it ' s none of her business . Mavis tells Derek she ' s delighted about the cruise but she is horrified when he tells her that it ' s his sister he ' s taking . He gave her the brochures as he valued her opinion . She throws the brochures at him . Vera tells Bet that she ' s going out with her fancy man , Vic .
Manager ( Episode 8415 ) The unnamed Manager of the Weatherfield Garden Centre employed Michael Rodwell when he was tagged and on probation following a prison sentence for burglary . Following a restorative justice meeting , one of his victims , Gail McIntyre became friends with him but this was not to the liking of David and Kylie Platt . They went to the centre to remonstrate with him but while they were doing so , Max Turner wandered off and got locked into a garden shed . Kylie freed him by kicking the door in which attracted the manager ' s attention . Michael tried to calm matters down by assuring him that he could fix the door but Kylie was still on her original mission and told the manager that he was employing a convicted criminal who was harrassing her mother - in - law . The manager told her that they believed in giving people second chances but he was not best pleased when she started to tell passing customers to watch their personal belongings with Michael present . He summoned Michael to his office and sacked him .
Brad Armstrong Brad Armstrong was the son of Tricia Armstrong and Terry Duckworth , and the third grandson of Jack and Vera Duckworth . Brad was born five weeks early . He was born on Valentine ' s Day 1997 while Tricia was helping out behind the bar of the Rovers . He was delivered in the back room of the Rovers by Betty Williams and Tricia ' s son Jamie .
Episode 5952 ( 31st January 2005 ) Plot . An angry Tommy and Angela try to deal with Katy ' s news . Angela persuades them all to sit down and discuss it . Shelley , shocked by how Charlie has spoken to Sunita , plucks up enough courage to lambast him in the Rovers bar . Charlie leaves , very angry . Joshua has emptied all the perfumes into the Peacocks ' shoes whilst Fred was looking after him . Audrey comes over and tries to help Fred get rid of the evidence . Ashley and Claire return home and discover the shoe debacle . Katy tries to persuade her parents that the baby was planned , but Martin explains that he ' ll be with her and it ' ll all work out and she can still attend university . Katy storms off when Angela slaps her , and Tommy follows to try and talk her out of it . Charlie takes a woman Shoplifter outside the Weatherfield Arms where she was trying to flog her goods , for favours but then slams her against a wall , telling her to get lost and sort herself out . Sunita , Dev , Fred , Ashley , Claire and Audrey go to the Weatherfield Traders ' Association meeting , where Dev and Sunita are vying for Presidency . When alone Martin tries to put Angela ' s mind at rest , unsuccessfully . Shelley goes to the Weatherfield Arms to get Charlie , but he tells her a story of his brother getting messed up in drugs for the reason why he is acting oddly .
Episode 5284 ( 12th June 2002 ) Plot . Audrey finds Bet asleep on the sofa . Bet says she will be staying about two weeks . Audrey is already regretting her hospitality . Kath Harris the rat catcher from the Environmental Health Dept turns up at Les ' s house . Les tries to deny that there ' s a problem but Emma overhears and puts her straight . Joe panics when one of their buyers , Ian Richardson , doubles his order , but wants everything done by Monday , the day Mike is due back . Norris hears that there are rats about and wears bicycle clips as a precaution . Sarah invites Aidan round as Gail is out for the evening . Aidan brings a bottle of vodka and they both get drunk . Gail arrives back home just as Aidan is about to pierce Sarah ' s eyebrow . Gail throws him out and is furious . Rita calls to see Bet to try and iron out their differences , but to no avail . They end up rowing again . Shelley and Geena complain to Fred that they ' re overworked and under - staffed . Les tells Curly the rats have all gone . Janice suggests to Kirk he could move in with Les .
Phil Braithwaite Phil Braithwaite was a Town Hall clerk who had worked there since 1956 . Along with his colleague Norman Dobson , he incurred the wrath of Ena Sharples when she came to complain about her gas pressure in March 1961 . She rang rings round the pair when they tried to fob her off to another department saying she had been coming to the building since the week it was built in 1925 and knew their processes better than they did . For good measure , she told them where to find the complaint forms in their own filing cabinets , something which came as a total surprise to them as they hadn ' t even known of their existence . He and Norman subsequently arrived in Coronation Street looking for somewhere to lodge in October of the same year , and moved into the shop flat , owned by Florrie Lindley . Phil was less than happy to find out he was now living in the same street as Ena . By January 1962 , Phil and Norman had vacated the flat . List of appearances . 1961
Giles ( 2008 character ) Giles was Tony Gordon ' s accountant who met up with his client at Underworld in November 2008 when Tony ' s cashflow had reached crisis point . Looking through the books , Giles discovered that Tony was up to his neck in debt . Worried that his client would soon exceed his overdraft limit , Tony suggested organising some sort of refinancing deal . However , his desperate situation looked to improve as Giles had arranged to meet a prospective buyer later in the day who was looking to purchase four properties at Victoria Court , a project in which Tony was a major investor . As arranged , Tony and Giles met up with William Matkin , a property magnate who was very impressed with the Victoria Court development - although in his words , a bit overpriced . Giles pointed out that William had already been offered a good deal , which included an unspecified discount . William was ready to agree to the purchase - less another 10 % . Tony was insulted by the offer and Giles , still eager to see his client ' s monetary situation improve , suggested an extra 5 % discount could be negotiated - which was again dismissed by Tony . William told the two men that his offer would stay on the table until the close of business that day , but Tony refused to budge stating that he wasn ' t that desperate . The meeting between Tony and Giles continued into the evening where the pair conducted business at the Rovers over a drink . Determined to come up with some means of capital following the failed business deal from earlier in the day , Tony suggested that he could transfer some money from the Underworld account to his property business account by plundering the payroll . However , Giles was quick to point out that Tony would need Carla Connor ' s signature on a cheque from the Underworld account considering the pair were joint payees . With Tony forging Carla ' s signature on the cheque and handing it to Giles , he decided to turn a blind eye . His financial situation slowly started to improve and by the end of the following month , Giles had phoned Tony to say that he ' d managed to sell another two of the outstanding properties .
Episode 9086 ( 25th January 2017 ) Plot . Steve goes to the chapel of rest to collect Michelle , who he finds sleeping near Ruairi ' s coffin with Robert keeping watch . Michelle apologises for worrying Steve . Robert promises her that he ' ll never mention the kiss . Norris evicts Brian after he uses all the hot water and insults him . Brian is happy to leave . As Michelle kisses Ruairi goodbye , she announces she wants it to be just her and Steve at the funeral . Adam asks Aidan for documentation relating to the valuation of the factory which took place when he sold his share to Liam . Aidan ignores the request . Liz is upset when Steve tells her she can ' t go to the funeral . A moses basket is delivered to the Rovers . Having bought it for Ruairi and forgotten to cancel , Liz makes sure Michelle doesn ' t see it . Adam asks Alya to help him and offers to make it worth her while . Liz gives the crib to Leanne . Billy conducts Ruairi ' s funeral . Steve dispenses with a planned poem reading and speaks from the heart , telling Ruairi about the things they would have done together and apologising for not keeping his son safe . Nick arrives home having bought a crib for his and Leanne ' s baby . Liz sets up a plant in the Rovers yard in Ruairi ' s memory . Leanne lets her feel her baby kick . Roy hatches a plan to build a new model train line in his spare bedroom . He ' s deflated when Brian dumps himself on him with all his worldly belongings . Alya asks Aidan if she can be made up to deputy manager . He refuses as she ' s yet to prove herself . Peeved , Alya agrees to help Adam in exchange for half of his winnings . Nick works out that Liz knows Leanne ' s baby is Steve ' s when he finds out that Liz donated the crib . He insists that she takes it back as she has nothing to do with their baby . His rudeness infuriates Leanne . Steve and Michelle return home , their marriage stronger than ever .
Sean Riley Sean Riley was the father of Concepta Riley and husband of Shelagh . He and Shelagh attended Concepta ' s wedding to Harry Hewitt in 1961 before returning home to Ireland . At first he and Shelagh were against the marriage as Harry was not a Catholic but they changed their minds in time to attend . Sean ran a garage in Ireland and when failing health forced him to retire , the Hewitts moved from Weatherfield to take over the family firm .
Episode 1785 ( 22nd February 1978 ) Plot . Hilda throws all her rubbish into Elsie ' s yard . Elsie threatens to take her to court . Deirdre begins to get anxious as Emily spends so much time with her and Tracy . She feels that Emily is taking over Tracy . Renee tells Alf she can ' t marry him , it would be a mistake for both of them . Betty advises Deirdre to let Emily see Tracy ; the child might help her bring herself out of the void she ' s in . Alf tells Hilda the small claims arbitration court will only cost her £1 and she could put in a counter claim . Emily thanks Deirdre for helping to bring her out of herself . Deirdre is touched and encourages her to be with Tracy . Renee tells Rita that she didn ' t like the way Alf proposed , taking it for granted that she ' d say yes . She tells her that she does want to marry Alf , but she wants him to want her , not her availability . Rita tells Len . Len advises Alf to be more romantic with Renee and not take her for granted . Renee agrees to marry Alf . Cast . Guest cast . " None " Notable dialogue . Hilda Ogden : " Oh , I don ' t think I want to be involved in an unseemly row on me front doorstep this time o ' the morning " < br > Stan Ogden : " That ' s a bit strong ya know , Hilda " < br > Hilda Ogden : " Ah well , that was what you might call ' spontaneous combustion ' that , Stan "
Episode 2803 ( 8th February 1988 ) Plot . Brian tells Gail that he feels as if he ' s on trial . She doesn ' t want to spoil things as they ' re working out so well . Bet wants a honeymoon in Morocco but Alec prefers Europe . Harry Ashton ' s sister Muriel calls on Mavis and tells her that Harry is very wealthy . She makes it clear she doesn ' t like her and considers her a threat . Alec is horrified when Bet books a holiday with Stella Rigby in Morocco . Brian maintains things will be better if Gail marries him ; they ' d be a settled family . Gail tells him she doesn ' t want to upset things in case it ' s too fragile . Notable dialogue . Muriel Ashton ( to Mavis Riley ) : " My guess is you ' re a lot like me . . . life hasn ' t been a bowl of cherries for you either . I wouldn ' t blame yer for making the most of a stroke of luck , especially one coming rather late in yer life . "
Wythenshawe Wythenshawe is a district in the City of Manchester , situated eight miles south of the city centre and around a mile north of Manchester Airport . It is arguably the largest council estate in Europe ( outside London ) . Historically a part of Cheshire , it transferred into Manchester ( and therefore Lancashire ) in 1931 prior to the construction of the estate to deal with Manchester ' s overspill and to relieve pressure on the inner city slums . Building was interrupted by the Second World War but resumed thereafter . Development continued until the 1970s with the completion of the Civic Centre shops and Forum leisure facility . Nicholas Cochrane ( Andy McDonald ) was born in Wythenshawe on 16th December 1973 . In the summer of 1996 , the indoor scenes of Freshco ' s were filmed in the Farmfoods store in the Civic Centre . Location recording was conducted for the programme at " The Park " pub on Moorcroft Road in Wythenshawe in 2014 and 2015 , doubling for The Dog & Gun . Storylines . Bookie Dave Smith had a call to make on a contact in Wythenshawe in April 1970 and drove Ken and Valerie Barlow to the airport on his way there in order that they could meet Hilda Ogden and Irma Barlow on their return from Australia following the death of David and Darren Barlow . In May 1972 , Rita Littlewood ' s common - law husband Harry Bates was working on a road construction site in the district ( in reality , the building of the present - day M60 Manchester ring road in the Northenden part of the estate ) . Harry had thrown Rita out of their flat and Len Fairclough went to intercede on her behalf . The two men ended up fighting and Len , for once , was bested in the altercation . In August 2013 , Mandy Kamara moved to the estate when she decided her relationship with Lloyd Mullaney was going nowhere . Rana Habeeb , a former university friend of Alya Nazir , was living in Wythenshawe when she once again made contact in February 2016 .
Episode 8985 ( 7th September 2016 ) Plot . Todd is hungover , having got plastered after his row with Billy . Gemma arrives for work late and in a foul mood . Sarah apologises to Gary for accusing him of being after Bethany and asks him to come along to the meeting with Bethany ' s headmaster Mr Griffin as backup . Todd thinks he ' s lost Billy but Eva tells him that she ' s seen Billy and he wants to make up . Vinny is annoyed when Eileen pitches ideas for the flats , wanting to be involved on Jason ' s behalf . Todd calls at the vicarage and takes back the things he said to Billy . He assures him that he didn ' t cop off with anyone when he stormed off . They make up . Gail finds David ' s bloodied hoodie from Kylie ' s death stashed under his bed . She ' s disappointed as she thought he ' d made progress by throwing it away . Sarah , Bethany and Gary arrive at Weatherfield High for the meeting with Mr Griffin , Lauren and her mum . Bethany is in the middle of telling Mr Griffin about Lauren bullying her when Lauren shows them the bruise from their scrap at the gym and accuses Bethany of being the bully . Mr Griffin stops the meeting and suspends them both when an argument between Sarah and Lauren ' s mum gets heated . Vinny doesn ' t want Eileen sticking her oar into their business and tells Phelan to sort it out or else he will . Sally hosts the mediation meeting between Beth and Craig . Craig starts the proceedings by telling Beth that he never thought about how hard it must be to be a parent and he ' s realised that he takes her for granted . Gary advises Sarah to keep an eye on Bethany ' s gym routine . Gemma brightens up when Dev promotes her to assistant manager , although Dev admits to Phelan that it was a meaningless promotion meant to placate her . Phelan decides to try the same trick with Eileen and offers to make her concepts executive on the flats project , which will mean travelling to various design shows . Later , a thrilled Eileen brags about it to Todd who instantly realises that Phelan is merely fobbing her off . Eileen is sick of his constant remarks about Phelan and tells him to move out of No . 11 . Craig and Beth ' s meeting seems to have gone well but they ' re set back to square one when it becomes obvious that Beth didn ' t listen to what Craig said . He calls her selfish . Todd turns up at the vicarage and asks to stay with Billy . Billy says it ' s okay , to his surprise and delight .
Doctor ( Episode 7212 ) The unnamed Doctor conducted a home visit with Roy Cropper shortly after his near - death encounter with Tony Gordon in November 2009 . Unable to get a restful night following his ordeal at the canalside , the doctor conducted a thorough examination and recommended that he took a short course of sleeping tablets . Initially concerned by the fear of dependency , the doctor reassured Roy that a five - day course would do him no harm and advised him to collect the prescription regardless - putting his mind at rest in the knowledge that the medication would be on hand if required .
Gladys Braithwaite Gladys Braithwaite ( née Moorcroft ) was an old friend of Audrey Roberts and the two had been best friends in their girlhood but had since lost touch . In July 2000 , Alma Halliwell organised a surprise fifty - eighth birthday party for a depressed Audrey and Ken Barlow , the cause of her depression from his inadvertently publishing slanderous comments about the late Alf Roberts in the " Weatherfield Gazette " , agreed to track down Gladys who Audrey had not seen since she waved her off on her honeymoon in 1961 . Audrey reminisced to Alma about how she and Gladys had been the most popular girls at junior school and had been inseparable , even in the holidays when they had the run of Bessie Street as Gladys ' s father , Sid , had been caretaker there . The last she had seen of her had been when she waved her away on her honeymoon . Alma got Ken to try and trace Gladys through his contacts at Bessie Street . He was successful and she turned up at 5 Grasmere Drive to be there when Audrey was surprised by the party . Audrey and Gladys caught up on events in the intervening thirty - nine years : Gladys ' s husband , Cyril , was a retired long - distance lorry driver and her three children were , respectively , a window cleaner , a van driver and a hairdresser who between them had presented her with seven grandchildren while she herself had been a dinner lady for twenty years . Audrey couldn ' t help but show off about Alf , his business and his time as Mayor of Weatherfield , also boasting about the achievements of her son Stephen Reid and her own hairdressing business although she did get slightly sheepish when admitting that daughter Gail Platt had been born out of wedlock . Audrey turned the conversation round to Cyril Braithwaite and learned that he had been an admirer of hers at school . Audrey wondered what might have been if they had got together but tactlessly commented that if she had she wouldn ' t have " achieved " all she had done in life . Gladys , already annoyed at Audrey ' s preening , took offence and pointed out that her entire family had been present at her own sixtieth birthday party . David Platt overheard this and questioned Gladys who confirmed that she and Audrey were the same age . David instantly yelled it out to his mum across the room that his gran was older than she claimed to be . Gladys ' s apology to a chastened Audrey was very half - hearted .