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ITV Independent Television ( generally known as ITV ) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters , set up under the Independent Television Authority ( ITA ) to provide competition to the BBC . ITV is the oldest commercial television network in the UK . Since 1990 and the " Broadcasting Act 1990 " , its legal name has been Channel 3 , the number 3 having no real meaning other than to distinguish it from " BBC One " , " BBC Two " and " Channel 4 " - prior to this , the network had no legal overall name . ITV is to be distinguished from ITV plc , the company that resulted from the merger of " Granada plc " and " Carlton Communications " in 2004 and which owns all of the Channel 3 broadcasting licences in England , Wales , the Scottish / English Border and the Isle of Man . Similarly " ITV1 " is the brand used by ITV plc for the Channel 3 service in these areas . History . Independent Television was created following the " Television Act 1954 " . The " Independent Television Authority " was set up to control and review the network . In the three main areas – London , the Midlands and the North of England – ITV was launched in September 1955 , February 1956 and May 1956 respectively . The shape of the ITV Network and the course it has taken down the years has largely been controlled by regular refranchising rounds which occurred in 1964 , 1968 , 1974 , 1982 , and 1993 . These rounds saw regions and franchise areas reshaped and franchise holders changed . Additionally , since the " Broadcasting Act 1990 " the consolidation of ITV companies has also had an important bearing on the direction of the network . The first ITV contractor to begin broadcasting was the London Weekday contractor Associated - Rediffusion , on 22 September 1955 beginning at 7 . 15pm . The weekend London contractor , ATV London ( initially known as " ABC " until the Midlands ' and North ' s weekend contractor , Associated British Corporation , complained ) , began two days later . The other regions all launched later . Granada Television , the production company of " Coronation Street " , is the United Kingdom ITV contractor for North West England . It previously held the North of England weekday franchise ( which also covered large parts of Yorkshire ) from 1954 ( broadcasting began on 3rd May , 1956 ) until 1968 when its broadcast area was split into two franchises . Granada is the only one of the original four ITA franchisees from 1954 that survived as a franchise holder into the twenty - first century .
Episode 4583 ( 26th March 1999 ) Plot . Curly and Jackie spend the night in the living room , each refusing to leave the other alone . Tyrone advises him to leave before Jackie gets violent but Curly is adamant he ' s not leaving his house . Ashley admits to the Tilsleys that he couldn ' t bear to see them with a baby as he misses Zoe and Shannon so much . Martin gets an interview at the hospital but is furious to learn Audrey has pulled strings to get it . Tyrone worries that Jackie will go back in prison if she attacks Curly so he phones his dad and asks him to help . Maxine tries to get Audrey to keep Tom on by going on about his skills as a hairdresser . Jackie is pleased when Tyrone tells her that Darren Dobbs is coming round to sort things out . She warns Curly and Spider that he ' s a very violent man . Miranda Peters tells Nick he shouldn ' t be so accepting of everything . She tells him that all his plans and ambitions will go out of the window when the baby ' s born . Jackie says she will move out in exchange for £1 , 000 but Curly refuses to pay her . Audrey is furious to learn Maxine is giving Vera free hair - cuts in return for her cleaning the salon . Martin is amazed when Administrator Mr Yorke tells him he can start in the Casualty department . Yorke explains that Audrey ' s friends have threatened not to renew his contract if he doesn ' t let Martin return . Jackie is thrilled when Darren arrives but to her amazement he aplogises to Curly and Spider for her behaviour . He refuses to let her hit anyone and orders her to pack , saying he ' s taking her and Tyrone back home with him . Jackie thinks he ' s romantic . Curly and Spider are relieved . Martin thanks Audrey for helping to get his job back . The Dobbs ' leave the Street . Linda chats up Robert and is disappointed when he tells her that he ' s married . Tracy sees them talking and flares up at him , refusing to talk about a reconciliation . Audrey agrees to keep Tom on but tells Maxine that she ' ll have to go as she can ' t afford three salaries .
Charlie Watts Charlie Watts ( born 21st December 1969 in Devon ) appeared as a Limo Driver in " Coronation Street - After Hours " , the spin - off from the main programme , which transmitted in November 1999 . His other credits include roles in " The Vicar of Dibley , Johnny and the Dead , The Grand , Knight School , Cold Feet , Casualty , Holby City " and " Doctors " , along with the feature films " Bent , Summer Rain , Animals " and " S . N . U . B ! " . He also wrote and starred in the 2008 short film entitled " About Before " .
Shel ( Episode 6920 ) Shel was a friend of Kelly Crabtree . The pair were out drinking together and bumped into Dan Mason and Steve McDonald in a bar where Kelly and Shel were supposed to meeting up with more friends . Dan offered to buy the ladies a drink , but it transpired that the pair had gone to the wrong place and should have been meeting their friends in " Matty ' s Bar " in Hope Street . Dan suggested he chaperone the ladies to their new meeting point - especially since Kelly had pointed out that area of town was rough .
Lillian Smith Lillian Smith was bookie Dave Smith ' s wife . A well dressed , well spoken women , Lillian was attracted to men who had excitement about them . She and Dave were courting as far back as the Second World War , and Lillian later kept Dave ' s war letters . By 1969 they were separated and living at opposite ends of the country - Lillian in London and Dave ( usually ) in Weatherfield , with Lillian living off payments from Dave . She had tried to live in the North with him for a while but after only a few months declared that it wasn ' t to her liking . Dave wasn ' t one to abstain and had been pursuing Elsie Tanner for several years , and Lillian eventually found out and phoned Elsie to warn her that Dave was married . Elsie was shocked as she didn ' t know . Lillian quickly followed up her phone call with an appearance in Weatherfield to tell Dave she wanted a divorce on terms of adultery , citing Elsie . Dave contested the divorce but Lillian was determined to win and asked the neighbours about Elsie . She was disappointed to find that most of the neighbours weren ' t willing to get involved , even the local gossip Hilda Ogden . Lillian accepted an offer from Dave for more money each week , in exchange for no divorce . By August , Lillian had met Leo Slater , a Londoner even more crooked than Dave . Leo had a shady past but Lillian accepted it when he told her . They agreed to marry and Lillian travelled up to Weatherfield ahead of Leo to tell Dave her plans . Dave enjoyed reminiscing with Lillian but was wary of Leo and spent time trying to suss him out . When he found out about Leo ' s past , Dave told Lillian and was shocked that she already knew . Lillian also enjoyed intimidating Elsie by showing up at Alice Pickins ' s hen night , although Elsie was no longer seeing Dave . Dave decided to grant Lillian a divorce , and Lillian and Leo left for London .
Episode 6928 ( 17th October 2008 ) Plot . Maria arrives at the scene of the accident . She sobs uncontrollably over Liam ' s dead body as she tells him that she ' s pregnant with his baby . David and Tina make themselves comfy in Dev ' s flat . Darryl and Amber are fed up . Steve phones Michelle and she and Carla rush to the scene of the accident . Michelle ' s distraught when she finds out that Liam ' s been killed in a hit and run . Carla ' s bereft but tries to cover her true emotions in front of Tony . Kevin ' s upset as he blames himself for not protecting his daughters properly . Sophie tries to comfort him . Tom ' s in a state of shock . He tells Tony how it could easily have been him instead . Tony ' s quick to point out it was just a terrible accident . Amber throws David and Tina out pretending her dad ' s on his way home . Darryl assures Amber he ' s not just after sex and he ' s happy to wait for the right time . Fiz and Audrey do their best to look after poor Maria . Tina reckons there ' s more to Joe and Gail ' s relationship than they ' re letting on . David ' s appalled at the thought . Tyrone ' s delighted after a successful evening selling dodgy shirts . Pam ' s impressed . Michelle breaks the news to Ryan that his Uncle Liam is dead . Carla goes to bed emotionally drained . Tony slips out of the flat and disposes of Liam ' s wallet in the canal .
Simon Farnaby Simon Farnaby ( born 2nd April 1973 in Darlington ) appeared on " Coronation Street " in November 1996 as Greg Bamfield . A friend of groom - to - be Robert Preston , he locked Robert in a freight container as part of a stag night prank . His other credits include roles in " The House of Windsor , Comedy Cuts , The Mighty Boosh , Angelo ' s , Jam & Jerusalem , The Persuasionists , Yonderland , The Midnight Beast , Horrible Histories " and the films " Fat Slags , Bunny and the Ball , Burke and Hare , Your Highness , All Stars , Paddington " and " Bill " . On stage he has appeared in productions of " The Hutch " and " I Am Thicker Than Water " .
Episode 6069 ( 11th July 2005 ) Plot . Deirdre tries to talk Tracy out of lying in court and points out that it ' s not fair on Amy who deserves to know her real father . Tracy refuses to listen . Candice auditions as a model . Julie Sanchez continues to eye up Warren . Jessie ' s offended when she ' s told they ' re not auditioning natural models . Joanne ' s audition is a success but she turns it down for Jessie ' s sake . Roy ' s delighted when a Reporter from the " Gazette " interviews him about his grandad ' s invention . However Hayley ' s suspicious of the reporter . Blanche ' s hip is causing her pain and making her feel old . Deirdre ' s upset and Ken tries to comfort her . Charlie again tries to persuade Shelley into sex but she says she ' s not ready . When Charlie storms out Shelley begs him to stay but he ignores her . Julie interviews Candice and tells her she ' s shallow and thick and needs to take a long hard look at herself . Candice is speechless . Sarah and Scooter break into Mrs Maloney ' s garden and rescue the fish . Sarah falls into the pond and they are almost caught by a neighbour . Tracy tells Roy and Hayley if they help Steve with his court case they won ' t see Amy again . Charlie and Violet get drunk together . They start kissing but Violet changes her mind . Charlie tells her that she ' s " like that stupid bitch upstairs " . Violet recoils .
Bernard Nagle Bernard Nagle appeared on " Coronation Street " in two different roles : In August 2007 as Sid , a resident of the Badgerbrook Nursing Home , and he made a return to the programme in March 2009 as an Elderly Man who turned up at Tara Mandal ' s art gallery . His other television credits include roles in " Brookside , The Second Coming , Shameless , Waterloo Road , Hollyoaks in the City , Prank Patrol , Life on Mars 2 , The Gemma Factor " and " Emmerdale " , as well as a role in the feature film " Bar Stewards " . On stage he has appeared in productions of " Road , Our Day , A Strange Affair , Cyril ' s Best Bet " and " Fire 2000 " .
Episode 890 ( 2nd July 1969 ) Plot . The Walkers pretend their marriage is over for Emily ' s benefit . Ray tells Lucille he ' s setting up business on his own . Len takes the news badly and throws Ray out of No . 9 . Maggie stands up to Betty and plans a night on the town with Elsie . Annie asks Ena and Emily to read her letter .
Episode 7747 ( 29th November 2011 ) Plot . Nick and Eva hide in the warehouse , hearts thumping , whilst the security guard does his rounds . Kylie accuses Becky of snatching Max but it ' s clear that Becky is as worried as they are to hear that he ' s missing . With the security guard out of the way , Nick and Eva load up the van with the wine for the bistro and make their getaway . Amber ' s thrilled when Arj , an old boyfriend from university , turns up at the Corner Shop . Amber tells Sophie to hold the fort while she takes Arj up to her flat . Sophie ' s put out , realising that Amber ' s forgotten they ' d arranged to go to the cinema . Kylie , David and Becky frantically search for Max . Tina ' s surprised to find Max in the back room at the Rovers watching television . Becky ' s in the middle of reporting Max missing to the police when Tina brings him home . Kylie and David are mightily relieved to see him . David admits to Gail that Max clearly still thinks of the Rovers as his home and Becky as his mum . Gail ' s sympathetic . Sophie lets slip to Dev that Amber ' s taken a bloke up to her flat . Owen tells Anna that the shed is rotten and needs pulling down . He offers to build a fishpond in its place and tells them how he used to keep fish as a boy . Faye accuses him of wanting to destroy her shed just to satisfy his own interests . Dev hammers on Amber ' s door . He ' s unimpressed to meet Arj but pointing out that Arj is a friend and she invited him in , Amber shuts the door in Dev ' s face . Kylie asks Becky if she would mind steering clear of Max while they try and get him settled in his new home . Becky has no choice but to agree . Eva tells Nick that she fancies him and asks him to give her a kiss . Kylie ' s upset as she admits to David that Max will always think more of Becky than he does of her .
Episode 3363 ( 27th March 1992 ) Plot . Derek has second thoughts about throwing away a stable job . He is stunned when Hewitt ' s offer him another £2 , 000 as an incentive to work for them . Mr Steele , the Health Officer calls at the Rovers and insists on inspecting the kitchen . He finds cracked wall tiles and flaking paintwork . He quotes the Food Safety Act to Alec and tells him that the kitchen is not good enough . Mavis tells Derek that she ' d rather spend all day with him than be rich . He decides to turn the job down . The atmosphere is strained when Raquel and Des entertain Curly and Angie . They agree to stay mates . Alec is horrified that he is to have a new kitchen fitted . When he discovers that Percy caused the Inspector to call , he turns on him and bars him from the pub . Notable dialogue . Raquel Wolstenhulme : " Do yer know , it ' s one thing I ' m grateful to me mother for . Calling me Raquel . I mean it may sound like a brand o ' disinfectant , but at least nobody shortens it . "
Irene Sutcliffe Irene Sutcliffe ( born 12th July , 1930 ) is a British actress who enjoyed a high level of fame and popularity when she played shopkeeper Maggie Clegg on " Coronation Street " from 1968 to 1975 . She originally wanted to be a dancer but she decided she was not good enough . In the theatre she worked with Laurence Olivier in Shakespeare and was in " Richard III " at the Old Vic , toured Europe , the Middle East and America and was part of the cast of Agatha Christie ' s record - breaking play " The Mousetrap " for one year . Her other credits include " Poldark " , " All Creatures Great and Small " , " The Bill " and " Doc Martin " and , again on the stage , " The Day After The Fair " .
Episode 2947 ( 26th June 1989 ) Plot . Alf feels delicate . Ken feels that the " Recorder " is more important than Deirdre ' s work . Tina fancies Mark and is keen to hear that he ' s available . Deirdre is annoyed when the Councillors begin to turn against her . Alma invites Mike to help her have a flat - warming . Deirdre assures fellow councillors George Burgess and Peter Reynolds that she ' s not a council mole . Peter accuses her of pillow talk and threatens to have her taken off the meetings . Curly is certain that Tina fancies him . Gail and Alma sign their partnership . Audrey feels Alma used her to get Mike and is bitchy to her . Deirdre asks Ken to stop using his mole or she ' ll have to resign .
Episode 2500 ( 18th March 1985 ) Plot . Stella Rigby , Landlady of the White Swan , contacts Bet and invites her to join her circle of Lady Victuallers . Nicky is ill and has to be brought home from playgroup . Hilda hears about Bet ' s Uncle Ted . Vera volunteers Ivy to wash and iron the rugby team ' s kit for George Wardle . Hilda gets her own back on Bet by telling her that Ted will be around for a while . Nicky has chickenpox . Brian is surprised that Gail is returning to work . He tells her that she ' ll have to look after Nicky ; he ' s got to be at the garage . Bet puts on airs when Stella calls . Gail returns to the cafe telling Brian that he ' ll have to look after Nicky . Stella invites Bet for a landladies ' night out . An important customer , Mr Crompton , is annoyed when his van isn ' t repaired as Brian is at home .
Episode 2448 ( 17th September 1984 ) Plot . Rita advertises for a live - in assistant . Mavis asks Alf to give her away . He tells her that he ' d be honoured . Billy finds Sally Waterman attractive . Bet wagers that he can ' t pull her . Billy invites Sally out to a candlelit dinner and is pleased when Sally tells him that she ' d love it . Mavis is upset to have to interview her replacement at The Kabin . Curly catches a woman stealing Deirdre ' s underwear off her washing line . The woman runs off but drops the underwear . Mike chats Sally up - she is flattered by and prefers Billy . Derek asks Mavis if he can stay the night with her but she refuses as she doesn ' t want to cheapen their relationship . Billy and Sally enjoy their night together . Afterwards she agrees to spend the night with him .
Deirdre : A Life on Coronation Street " " was one of several biographical books about " Coronation Street " characters , written by Glenda Young . It was released by Century Publishing on 22nd October 2015 , nine months after the death of Anne Kirkbride and three months after Deirdre Barlow passed away within the programme . Includes exclusive photos , scripts and behind - the - scenes stories .
Frazer Hines Frazer Hines ( born 22nd September 1944 in Leeds ) played Roger Wain in " Coronation Street " in March and June 1965 . His acting career began in 1954 and an early film role saw him act opposite Charlie Chaplin in " A King in New York " in 1957 . Most famous for his roles outside of " Coronation Street " , he played Jamie McCrimmon in " Doctor Who " ( 1966 to 1969 ) , a part he returned to twice on the television in the 1980s . Hines ' s connection with the character continues as he recently recorded an audio book narrating a new " Doctor Who " story in character . He also appeared as Joe Sugden in " Emmerdale Farm " , a part he played for twenty - two years starting in 1972 .
Clive Brunt Clive Brunt ( born 27th January 1972 in Oldbury , West Midlands ) is a British actor who appeared on " Coronation Street " as DC Ashworth in August 2009 . At the age of sixteen he attained a place at the National Youth Theatre and became a professional actor in 1993 . His TV and film credits include roles in " The Madness of King George , Crown Prosecutor , Bramwell , The Echo , Dunkirk , Pierrepoint , The Bill " and " Doctors " .
Episode 4497 ( 26th October 1998 ) Plot . Maxine is getting on very well with Tony who learns from a friend from Leeds - Jason Riley - who drops off some of his belongings , that his flat has been set on fire . Greg wants to celebrate getting the contract with Reubens by taking Sally out for a meal , but Sally assumes this includes the girls . Michael Wall has applied for a job in Milton Keynes and Liz who has just confided in Deirdre about their relationship , learns this from Jim . Nick tries to ask Kevin for a job but is snapped at when Kevin sees Greg and Sally going out with the girls . Zoe applies for a job but is not successful .
Episode 8215 ( 16th September 2013 ) Plot . Stella ' s in self - destruct mode as she seeks some comfort at the bottom of a bottle . Looking on , Eileen warns Jason not to get involved with her again but he ignores her advice and offers Stella a shoulder to cry on . Fiz helps Hayley back to Roy ' s Rolls where Roy wants her to see a doctor but she refuses . At Mary ' s suggestion , Tyrone finds the pigeon owners address stamped on its plume . Dev tells Mary that he ' s relieved at the turn of events but he ' s dreading telling his kids that their Sunita was murdered . She tells him he has to keep moving on . Tyrone rings the pigeon ' s owner . He ' ll pick her up tomorrow and her name is Beyonce . Sally turns up at the Rovers and gets back together with Tim . Eva gets concerned as Stella carries on knocking back the vodka . Hayley tells Roy that she can ' t stand living wrapped in cotton wool and she needs to be treated as herself and not a person with cancer . Roy agrees but he ' s not convinced . Sophie is furious to learn that Sally is back with Tim . Dev turns up at the Rovers and sees Jason desperately trying to convince Stella that she ' s not to blame for anything that happened . He takes her into the back room where he tells her that he doesn ' t blame her and she ' s not to become another victim of Karl . Fiz agrees to move in with Tyrone . Sophie has a go at Sally when she brings Tim home but she is told to mind her own business . Gloria offers Dev a heartfelt apology for her past actions and statements . Stella is unconvinced by Dev ' s words of comfort and begs Eva to leave her alone . Cast . Guest cast . " None "
Episode 7317 ( 15th April 2010 ) Plot . John waits for Chesney to leave the house and then sets off for his interview . Fiz wishes him luck despite her inner turmoil . Audrey ' s annoyed to find Rita working in The Kabin . They make bitchy comments to each other and a row ensues . Rita bans Audrey from the shop . Kirk tells Graeme he ' s met the love of his life on the internet , she ' s called Izzy but he ' s panicking because she wants to see a photo of him . John is interviewed for the teaching post . He masquerades as " Colin Fishwick " and gives them his fake identity . Natasha makes moon - eyes at Nick and offers to give him a free haircut . Tyrone and Molly go for a twenty - week scan . Tyrone ' s thrilled to find out it ' s a boy . Sophie ' s gutted when Sian returns her friendship bracelet in the post . Graeme asks Jason to model his hat saying he wants to sell it on eBay . Jason puts the hat on and Graeme takes a couple of photos . Bill asks Kevin how he feels about Molly ' s baby but Kevin refuses to talk about it . Someone phones asking for " Colin Fishwick " . Chesney tells them they ' ve got the wrong number . With Chesney out of the way , John phones them back and is thrilled to discover he ' s got the job . Fiz hugs him and tries to conceal her dismay .
Det Sgt Simms ( 1972 character ) Detective Sergeant Simms was a curly - haired policeman who worked on the Jason Lomax baby kidnap case in September 1972 , along with Det . Insp . Patterson and Sgt . Conway . Two days after Jason was snatched in his pram from outside the Rovers , Simms submitted to Patterson a pair of cream - coloured baby mittens which were found in a police search of the local area , which Patterson then showed to the baby ' s parents , Colin and Karen , however they did not belong to Jason . Later that day , Simms followed up Margaret Beecham ' s story that she had kidnapped and buried Jason under some stones at a location given to the police , only to find nothing there . It transpired that Margaret was mentally ill and had convinced herself that she ' d kidnapped Jason . Immediately afterwards , the pram was found on waste ground with an unharmed Jason still inside , though the culprit wasn ' t identified until January 1973 when Emily Bishop investigated the suspicious behaviour of Christine Peters , who was subsequently charged with the crime and put on probation .