Jed Stone John Edward " Jed " Stone was a Liverpool - born Coronation Street resident in the 1960s , and lodger of Minnie Caldwell . While living in the street he tried to make a living from a variety of get - rich - quick schemes . Jed left the street in 1966 when he received a nine - month prison sentence for handling stolen blankets . After release he moved to 23 Nightingale Terrace , where he lived until the area was redeveloped in 2008 and he was forced out of his home by Tony Gordon . Jed briefly lived in Coronation Street again until he was nearly murdered by Tony and agreed to move to a flat in Wigan to stay out his way . Biography . 1940 - 1966 : Life of crime . Jed was born in Liverpool on 6th March 1940 . He soon grew into a rogue who wasn ' t averse to breaking the law ; in 1960 he and Dennis Tanner were arrested for breaking into a newsagent . They spent six months in a borstal , but while Dennis returned to his home life and struggled to find work , Jed continued his life of petty crime . In 1961 , he showed up in Weatherfield and asked Dennis if he would help him out on a job - of dubious legality - but Dennis had gone clean and turned him down . Jed returned in the September , reformed but unemployed , to find legitimate work with Dennis ' s help . Dennis was promoted at the Orinoco Club and managed to get Jed his old job front of house . Jed was a regular fixture in the Street from then on and became fast friends with Dennis , Christine Hardman and Jean Stark , whom he briefly dated . After some time away , Jed reappeared in November 1962 . He was promised a room at No . 11 by Dennis , even though Dennis was living in London , but Dennis ' s mother Elsie refused to let Jed lodge with her , leaving him on the Street with nowhere to live . Fortunately , sympathetic pensioner Minnie Caldwell felt sorry for Jed and let him live at No . 5 with her . Having finished at the Orinoco , Jed made money by doing odd jobs for friends and trying out the occasional business idea of his , including selling wash - basins , waxwork dummies , operating a market stall and working in an auction room . Whatever the job , it was always short - term and he rarely made any money from it . Jed fought to gain the trust of the residents of the Street , many of whom saw him as a petty criminal . Among them was Ena Sharples , a friend of Minnie ' s who thought Jed would only bring his all - too - trusting and naive landlady trouble . Before long , his charm and incomparable wit earned him a few friends , namely Sheila Birtles , Jerry Booth and Doreen Lostock . Despite Ena ' s worries , he became a ray of sunshine in Minnie ' s life , who didn ' t have children of her own . When Sunny Jim , as Minnie called him , decided to leave Weatherfield in 1963 and live with some friends in his native Liverpool , he ended up leaving without telling Minnie , as he couldn ' t bear to break her heart . Jed unexpectedly showed up at Number 5 in January 1966 and paid a few months rent in advance , telling Minnie he would be staying for a while . He was soon conjuring up more get - rich - quick schemes , and opened the Viaduct Bargain Boutique with Dennis , hoping to make money by holding auctions there . He stayed until September , when the police were after him for possessing stolen blankets , and caught up with him in Coronation Street before he had a chance to scarper . He was worried about leaving Minnie feeling devastated again on her birthday and asked the police to pretend to be friends of his , which they kindly did . He was sent to Walton Jail for nine months . 1967 - 2008 : Going straight . After his release , Jed swore he ' d never end up in prison again . By 1969 back in his native Liverpool , he went into double - glazing business with a Pakistani plumber who then absconded with all the glass . Jed moved to Birmingham and , later on , he moved to 23 Nightingale Terrace in Weatherfield and kept in touch with Minnie , starting a double - glazing business shortly after leaving prison . In 1974 , Jed was supposed to return for a visit but sent his friend Eddie Yeats , whom he had met in Walton , in his place . Jed lived in Nightingale Terrace for 40 years . He never married or had children , but stayed out of trouble . 2008 - 2009 : Entanglement with Tony Gordon . In 2008 , businessman Tony Gordon bought out the owners of the properties in Nightingale Terrance , by which time was a slum area . Tony hoped to redevelop the area , but Jed refused to be moved and turned down Tony ' s compensation money . In spite of health problems , Jed stood up to Tony , saying he was still more of a man than him . Ten days later , Tony returned , barging into Jed ' s house , in an attempt to buy Jed out of the property . When a stressed Jed collapsed from a mild stroke , Tony delayed calling the ambulance , instead calling Jason Grimshaw who was helping to develop the flats . He then told the paramedics that Jed had been ready to sign the papers before he collapsed . He left Jed ' s cat Sunny Jim on the streets to fend for itself . Jed spent several months at Weatherfield General , and was visited by Tony , who informed him that the house had been cleared out . In November , Emily Bishop , a former neighbour of Jed , was working in the canteen at the hospital and met up with Jed , and they talked about past times . Jed was thrilled to see a familiar face and jumped at the chance to move in with Emily and Norris Cole at 3 Coronation Street - next door to Minnie ' s old house . As he settled back into Coronation Street , Jed was surprised to find Tony Gordon was co - owner of Underworld , a factory also located in the street . Jed started following Tony around , demanding money for Tony taking away his cat and home . When Jed found out that neighbour Maria Connor had accused Tony of murdering her husband Liam , Jed let Maria know that he believed her , even though nobody else did . Liam had been killed in a hit - and - run arranged by Tony and carried out by Tony ' s associate Jimmy Dockerson , who Jed had seen at Nightingale Terrace and after witnessing him meeting with Tony before Christmas , he thought he could blackmail Tony . Jed visited Tony at the factory on Christmas Eve and wanted more cash for his silence . In rage , Tony strangled Jed , apparently to death , and in panic stuffed Jed ' s body in a big wicker basket until he could find a chance to move the body . Jed was badly hurt , but still alive , as Tony discovered the following morning . Tony offered Jed a chance for life - if he accepted Tony ' s offer of a flat in Wigan and agreed not to tell the police about him or even tell anyone about his departure . Jed left the street that same day . In Jed ' s absence , Maria continued to accuse Tony of Liam ' s murder . To make Maria look foolish , Tony confessed to killing Jed , then after Maria had told the neighbours and the police about the confession , Tony brought Jed back to Weatherfield for a brief visit . Jed was reunited with his cap and cat Sunny Jim , and told Maria he ' d settled his differences with Tony , but Jed ' s reunion was cut short when Tony ushered him into a taxi to take him back to Wigan . A few days later , Jed was visited by Tony ' s wife Carla who wanted to confirm Tony ' s story that rehoming Jed was a way to alleviate his guilt after finding him trying to kill himself . When Carla noticed the marks on his neck , Jed ran off , terrified of the repercussions of the news of Carla ' s visit getting back to Tony . Shortly after receiving another visit from Jimmy , Jed had a heart attack and was admitted to hospital . Personality . In his youth , Jed was a spirited , witty person . He didn ' t take life very seriously and initially this led him to take advantage of others without caring about the consequences - if they were taken in by his schemes , shame on them . Unpretentious and unsentimental , Jed lived life in the moment , enjoying his bachelorhood and freedom to do what he wanted . His style of humour was somewhat in - your - face and was almost always in a lighthearted mood , which led some neighbours who took life more seriously to dislike him . Jed ' s landlady Minnie Caldwell saw him as the son she never had , and he usually went out of his way to make her life more comfortable . In 2008 , reflecting on " Ma " , Jed wondered why Minnie had put up with him given all the trouble he caused her . In his later years , Jed was no less enthusiastic , but had long since given up his nefarious schemes . Having never got tied down along the years by marriage or children , Jed was somewhat aloof , and determined not to let failing health get the better of him . Quotes . " A bit less of your ' my lad ' routine , for a kick - off " . ( First line , after being greeted by Jack Walker in the Rovers Return Inn ) " It , it won ' t happen again " ( Final Line - to Tony ' s henchman Jimmy Dockerson after being threatened to stay away )