naist-nlp/zeshel huggingface dataset:
Gary Turner Gary Turner was a 17 - year - old A - level student who came to Coronation Street to visit his aunt Gertie Robson at the Community Centre flat in April 1974 . Gary was preparing to sit his exams and leave school , following which he intended to take a course in catering management . However , his parents disapproved of his career choice and tried to push him towards professional football , as he had been playing in amateur teams since he was a boy . After a row on the subject with his father Eric Turner , Gary went to stay with Gertie , with whom he got on better than his parents . Turning up at his aunt ' s door with a box of chocolates from The Kabin , Gary was allowed to stay at the flat for a while on the condition that he told his parents where he was . Gary was a polite and courteous lad , stopping to talk to several Coronation Street residents as he went about his business , including Annie Walker when he saw her at the post office . As he was settling into the Street , Gary received a visit from his dad who passed onto him a football magazine and gave him a contract to sign for The Rovers , a first division team , urging him to be sensible and consider the difference it could make to his parents as well as himself . Having already decided to get a degree before choosing between catering and football , Gary turned down the offer , but Eric later returned with talent scout Bob Maskell , who increased his offer for Gary by 25 % with the promise of rewarding Gertie financially for Gary to live with her . Gary seriously considered this offer , seeming to make up his mind to sign up after Albert Tatlock warned him about the scandal mongering David Barlow faced and his having to retire from football after breaking his leg in a charity match . However , Gertie told him she didn ' t want the money offered to her and urged him to make his decision based on what he wanted . Gary ultimately decided not to sign the contract . He left the Street soon afterwards .
Alan Wareing Alan Wareing ( born 16th August 1943 in Chorley , Lancashire ) worked as a director on " Coronation Street " from 2002 onwards . He was a production manager on " Tenko " and " Lovejoy " and his directorial credits include " Doctor Who " , " Casualty " and " Emmerdale " .
Laura Crossley Laura Crossley ( born 29th August 1979 ) is a British actress from Lancashire , England . She played an unnamed Receptionist in " Coronation Street " in November 2011 . Crossley made her debut in 1993 appearing in " The Secret Garden " and is also known for her roles in " The Last of the Blonde Bombshells " , " Hollyoaks " and " Where the Heart Is " .
Episode 6817 ( 14th May 2008 ) Plot . Liam feels awkward after spending the night with Carla . Fiz is convinced that Chesney ' s not well but he insists he ' s fine . Maria bumps into Liam just as he ' s arriving at the factory with Carla . Liam lies saying they had a breakfast meeting . Maria asks him to go with her to register the baby ' s death . He agrees and they set off together . Gail calls Tina ' s mother to tell her Tina is staying with them and she ' s fine . Ted shows Gail some old family photos of her grandparents . Tina ' s mother Ann calls round at No . 8 . She and Tina have a row and Tina tells her about her abortion . Ann ' s furious with her daughter . Gail asks her to leave . Carla asks Fiz how Maria ' s bearing up but Fiz remains tight - lipped . Liz flirts with Harry over the Rovers bar . Julie fusses over Chesney which gets on Fiz ' s nerves . Carla gives Liam a key to her flat and tells him that Maria was never right for him whereas she is . Liam doesn ' t know what to do .
PC Cotter PC Cotter and her colleague were called to the house of Richie and Julia O ' Driscoll in March 2016 when numerous allegations were made by the people within in the house . Arriving there , they found vicar Billy Mayhew with a bloodied nose , an unkempt Polish girl Marta Zarek and Eva Price and Aidan Connor as well as the house ' s legal occupants . Billy and Eva made the complaint that the O ' Driscolls had been keeping Marta in the house locked up as a domestic slave under threat of duress and they were rescuing her . The O ' Driscolls complained that Eva and Billy had broken into the house and that Aidan had assaulted Richie . Aidan alleged that Richie had been assaulting Eva and that was the reason he had punched Richie . Losing patience with the counter - arguments , the officer arrested five of those present : Eva and Billy for criminal damage , the O ' Driscolls for offences under section 1 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and Aidan for assault . All were taken to Weatherfield Police Station where ultimately it was Marta ' s story that was believed . The O ' Driscolls were charged while the others were let go . In October 2016 she was a member of the emergency services who rushed to Rosamund Street where a car driven at high speed by David Platt had crashed , hitting his own daughter Lily and her rescuer Gary Windass . David had been trying to get to the Weatherfield Crown Court in an attempt to kill Clayton Hibbs who had knifed his wife , Kylie , to death . The residents lifted the vehicle off the two but leaked petrol ignited , badly burning Anna Windass . PC Cotter and a colleague questioned David at the scene but his family , who had known of and tried to prevent his plans , covered for him , claiming his speed wasn ' t excessive and it was just an accident . Cotter ' s face plainly showed that he had suspicions but she had very little to proceed with though she advised him that he would have to give them a full statement later on .
Colin Rix Colin Rix ( 1932 - 11th November 2013 ) appeared on " Coronation Street " intermittently between January and November 1973 as " Weatherfield Gazette " reporter Clive Shawcross . His other credits include " Boyd Q . C . " , " Out of This World " , " The Avengers " , " Emergency - Ward 10 " , " No Hiding Place " , " Softly Softly " , " The Saint " , " Dixon of Dock Green " , " Doomwatch " , " Follyfoot " , " Z Cars " , " The Sweeney " , " Crossroads " , " Upstairs , Downstairs " , " Grange Hill " and " Lovejoy " . Film appearances include parts in " Dance with a Stranger " , " Aces High " and " Eye of the Needle " .
Episode 2255 ( 10th November 1982 ) Plot . Victor Pendlebury and Mavis decide to enter stories in a radio writing competition . Bob Whitely fancies Deirdre . Elsie enjoys going out with Geoff Siddall as he drives an expensive car . Bet tells Bob that it ' s her night off and she ' d like to see him . She wears her tartiest top to impress him but he is more interested in Deirdre . On finding Deirdre is married , he decides Bet will do . Bet is pleased when Bob invites her round to No . 9 . She arrives to find the entire family watching TV and is forced to join them . Victor gives Mavis his story to read . She finds it very strong and envies his worldly experiences . He suggests they collaborate on a story for the radio competition . She thinks it ' s a good idea . Eddie tells Geoff that he has £1 , 000 and would like to invest it . Geoff tells him that he has a private venture going on and offers him a share in it .
Assistant Divisional Officer Scott Assistant Divisional Officer Scott led the fire crew that rushed to Coronation Street in March 1979 when a lorry carrying wood crashed into the front of the Rovers , injuring several residents and apparently burying Tracy Langton under the debris . On arrival at the scene of the disaster , Scott was given a briefing by Sgt Cummings of the police who had been one of the first on the scene . With the lorry driver dead , the firecrew concentrated their efforts on trying to locate Tracy with Scott directing one of his men , Jack Hollis , to try and get through the wood to the child . Several times Scott had to demand silence from the onlookers in order that Hollis could try and hear any cries from underneath and burrowing down as the top planks were cleared away , Hollis found Tracy ’ s doll . Scott tried to see if there was a way under the wood from inside the Rovers through the wrecked frontage but the pile was impenetrable and simply had to be taken away a plank at a time . When Hollis did get through Tracy was missing and she was later found in the possession of Sally Norton who had had to give up her own baby for adoption and who had suffered a breakdown as a result .
Christopher Fairbank Christopher Fairbank ( born 4th October 1953 in Hertfordshire ) appeared on " Coronation Street " between August and October 1981 as Ginger , a mechanic who worked alongside Brian Tilsley at Viaduct Garage . Probably best known in his portrayal of Albert Moxey in the long - running comedy drama series " Auf Wiedersehen , Pet " ; other credits include roles in " Z Cars , The Old Curiosity Shop , Sapphire & Steel , Bergerac , Casualty , The Bill , Crocodile Shoes , Finney , Wokenwell , Spooks , Jamaica Inn , Doctor Who , Wolf Hall " and several films including " The Awakening , Plenty , Hanna ' s War , Batman , The Fifth Element , The Curse of the Were - Rabbit , Pirates of the Caribbean : On Stranger Tides , Jack the Giant Slayer , Hercules " and " Orthadox " . On stage he has appeared in productions of " Macbeth ; Peer Gynt ; The Lucky Chance ; Hamlet ; Cleo , Camping , Emmanuelle and Dick ; The Curse of the Starving Class " and " The Lieutenant of Inishmore " .
Episode 1697 ( 20th April 1977 ) Plot . Len and Alf ' s car has a puncture . Rita is told to drive round the block by Ken as the groom hasn ' t turned up yet . Len and Alf make it to the church before Rita comes back and the wedding takes place . The manager of the Greenvale Hotel , Ted Brownlow , thinks he recognises Elsie when she makes it to the reception . Stan and Hilda gatecrash the reception but are too late for the free bar . Len and Rita Fairclough are waved off on honeymoon .
Preston King Preston King was the owner of King ' s Robes and a new potential customer of Mike Baldwin ' s Underworld factory who in August 2003 was two hours late for a business appointment . Fed up , he went home and when the overweight and aggressive Preston finally turned up , it was to find cleaner Harry Flagg in sole possession of the factory . Assuming that Harry was Mike ' s business deputy , he started to berate him and suddenly collapsed clutching his chest with a heart attack . First aider Harry gave the desperately ill man CPR and kept him alive until an ambulance arrived to take care of him . Harry visited Preston in Weatherfield General to return his wallet . He also met Preston ' s younger wife , Penny who , after Harry had left , commented on what a nice man he was . Preston agreed , wondering how someone so nice could possibly be working for Mike Baldwin ! When Preston had recovered after a few weeks , he insisted on doing business with Underworld only through Harry , refusing to believe that he was the factory cleaner . Mike was nervous about the totally inexperienced man trying to clinch the deal and gave Harry strict instructions for his business dinner , including an alcohol limit as Preston could drink any man under the table . He also gave Harry a mobile phone for him to make frequent trips to the toilet and ring for the next tactics to use . At Valandro ' s , Preston jovially insisted that the mobile was handed over and that his new best friend drink toast after toast to the hospital staff who had saved him . Mike was on hot bricks when Harry returned but delighted to find that he had secured a deal that was beyond his wildest dreams , so much so that he suggested Harry start training to be Deputy Manager . Two months later , Preston died suddenly of another heart attack and Mike , in an effort to get an unsigned cheque completed , became friendly with widow Penny . List of appearances . 2003
Episode 4883 ( 30th August 2000 ) Plot . Edna has enough when she witnesses Linda rowing with Deirdre and accusing her of being Ken ' s mole . She reveals that she gave the story to Ken . Kevin returns from Germany and tells Sally he wants to see more of the girls . She agrees . Duggie gives Vinny a van to drive round in and a list of his properties . Jeff and Doreen turn up at the Park Road B & B together , saying they ' re back together . The Duckworths have no choice but to hand Tommy over to them . Linda tells Mike that Edna was the mole but urges him not to turn her into a martyr by sacking her . Mike tells the workers that there ' ll be no bonuses as Edna is producing too many rejects . She admits to being the mole and threatens a strike if she ' s sacked but no one backs her up . Mike sacks her . David doesn ' t like any of the dogs at the rescue centre so takes a rabbit called Barney instead . Kevin tells Jim he ' s no longer selling the garage . Jim is disappointed but still has Natalie ' s share . The Underworld girls get at Edna for letting Deirdre lose her job . Emily entertains Norris , Anthony and Rita . Norris has a little game , getting the others to guess the contents of his pastry parcels , and is put out when Anthony guesses them all correctly . After their lovely evening , Rita is pleased when Anthony kisses her .
Episode 5278 ( 3rd June 2002 ) Plot . Roy is eventually released from the cells and is just in time for the re - enactment although he ' s cutting it fine . The re - enactment takes place , Fiz is a spy but decides she won ' t double - cross Roy to Fred ' s annoyance ; Karen is a witch , Maxine is a princess on a pantomime horse and Sam is hit by a flying pie and breaks his arm . The whole thing disintegrates into farce . Roy is furious with Fred for ruining his day and eventually they have to be led away by security to make way for the Bessie Street Twirling Kazoo Band . Back at the Rovers and Roy ' s Rolls the Roundheads and Cavaliers rally their respective leaders and convince them that the fight is not over . Roy and Fred go head to head in the Street , Fred ends up on the ground while furious Roy holds his pike to Fred ' s throat . Hayley drags Roy off before any damage is done .
Episode 8615 ( 10th April 2015 ) Plot . Faye ’ s adamant she doesn ’ t want to keep her baby . Anna insists she ’ s just confused but Owen reckons they should listen to her . Anna shoots him a venomous look . After a bit of afternoon delight with Tracy , Tony heads home to Liz , dropping his wallet in haste . Much to Anna ' s annoyance , Owen tells Faye she ' s been brave in being honest . Carol Gilligan leaves , assuring Faye that they ’ ll work out what ’ s best for both she and the baby . Sensing the tension between Anna and Owen , Gary takes Faye out . Bethany and Sarah are at the gym where Sarah continues the pretence of her and Jason being back together however Sarah eyes up Callum whilst Bethany does the same with Zeedan . Anna rages at Owen for undermining her , refusing to let the baby be adopted . Owen insists that he ' s the only one listening to Faye but she throws back in his face the mess that he ' s got them in . Gary is tempted to hit Tracy when she taunts Faye in the street . Alya helps comfort the young girl by asking her about fashion advice for teenagers . She postpones her business dinner with Carla to continue the conversation . Owen and Anna throw every bit of blame at each other about Pat Phelan and Linda Hancock as the row escalates . Having been stood up by Alya , Carla makes to leave the bistro , but Nick insists she stays and has dinner with him . Anna tells Owen she doesn ’ t love him anymore . Sarah stops Bethany chatting up Zeedan by telling him she ' s only fourteen . She confesses that she and Jason aren ' t getting back together and Callum overhears . Anna tells Owen she can no longer trust his temper or his reactions to events and she ' s anxious to be around him . He promises to be different but she tells him it ' s too late and it ' s over between them . Owen breaks down . Tony calls in the shop and Tracy surreptitiously hands him his wallet . They share a brief kiss , not realising that Todd is watching them . Alya takes notes of Faye ' s fashion advice . Anna tells Owen that it would be best if he left . He starts to pack his bags . Todd confronts Tracy , accusing her of an affair with Tony . He blackmails her and Tracy offers him a pay rise in return for his silence but tells him not to push it otherwise he ' ll wreck the big plans she has for the business from which he can benefit too . Carla and Nick enjoy each other ' s company . Owen leaves , telling a crying Anna how much he loves her .
Episode 265 ( 26th June 1963 ) Plot . Frank is in good spirits after a successful first day of trading . Len takes Elsie out to the pictures . She doesn ' t care that she ' s supposed to be at work . David can ' t understand why Ken is still staying in the Street and believes he can do better than Bessie Street School . Frank tells David he now understands why he stayed away when Ida died . Valerie suggests that Ken apply to teach at a grammar school as he ' ll earn more money . Ken dismisses the idea as he ' s happy where he is . David buys everyone drinks at the Rovers . Harry refuses it as he ' s bitter about not being in work . Esther innocently tells Christine that she saw Elsie out with Len . Christine decides to report Elsie . She cuts David down when he asks about her and Frank . David realises the residents resent his affluence . Minnie puts a hole in her kitchen table when she tests the drill and returns it to Frank . Christine gives Elsie a ticking off about her day off in front of a customer . David returning makes Annie upset that she never hears from Billy or Joan . Emily is enjoying running Gamma Garments . David gives the Barlows £10 as he can now afford a proper wedding present . Ken gives it back to him and accuses him of showing off . As David returns to London , Frank realises he ' s outgrown the Street . Elsie is annoyed when Christine continues to rule over her in front of customers and goes to personnel . Notable dialogue . Ena Sharples ( to David Barlow ) : " I ' ll give you this - yer did get yourself away from this place an ' not just talk about it like most of ' em do " . Elsie Tanner ( to Christine Appleby ) : " I ' ve met some little bitches in my time but you beat them all " !
Episode 73 ( 23rd August 1961 ) Plot . Mr Nugent asks Swindley if his intentions towards Emily are honourable . Swindley tells him he pushes Emily too far . Albert and Nancy try to matchmake between Ken and Valerie . Elsie buys a new shawl for the baby ' s christening but Dennis gives it to the jumble by mistake . Florrie wins £500 on the Premium Bonds .
Mervyn Cumming Mervyn Cumming ( born 18th December , 1943 in Belfast ) is a prolific director of soap operas and television dramas . He directed 101 episodes of " Coronation Street " from August 1990 to February 1997 and August 2001 , including fifteen episodes co - credited with Julian Farino , Eugene Ferguson , Charles Lauder , David Penn , Brian Mills and Michael Kerrigan . His other credits include " EastEnders " , " Eldorado " , " Family Affairs " , " Emmerdale " , the revamped " Crossroads " in 2002 and " Byker Grove " , the latter earning him a BAFTA Nomination in 2001 . Recent directing credits include the action thriller " Tanner " ( 2007 ) the period thriller " Murder by Appointment " ( 2009 ) and the documentaries " The Bolton Bullfrog " ( 2008 ) and " Dad ' s Army & Beyond : The Frank Williams Story " ( 2008 ) . In 2011 , he directed a live section for BBC1 ' s " National Treasures Live " , and behind the scenes for " Jason Manford Live " in the same year . He also shot a series of educational DVDs about the English language in 2010 . He was Special Guest Director on the critically acclaimed short film " A Voice to Die For " in 2013 . Episodes directed by Mervyn Cumming . 1990s . 1990 ( 3 episodes ) 1991 ( 6 episodes ) 1993 ( 16 episodes ) 1994 ( 17 episodes ) 1995 ( 9 episodes ) 1996 ( 36 episodes ) 1997 ( 10 episodes ) 2000s . 2001 ( 4 episodes )
Episode 6048 ( 13th June 2005 ) Plot . Tracy ' s in a good mood having stayed the night with Steve again , however Steve ' s already regretting it . Rosie lectures Kevin and Sally on the benefits of being a vegetarian . Sally starts her job at Underworld . The girls take the mickey out of her and trick her into drinking tea with perfume in it . Roy gets a call to say his grandfather ' s died . Violet , Fred and Betty continue to worry about Shelley . Charlie asks Betty to have a chat with her . Charlie confides in Jason that he thinks Shelley ' s going a bit weird . Bev leaves in a taxi . Charlie ' s delighted , thinking she ' s going home . Shelley pours her heart out to Betty telling her how much she loves Charlie . Betty suggests she should come back to work . Delighted Charlie tells Shelley that Bev ' s gone back to Bradford . Steve confides in Liz that he wants to finish with Tracy but needs to be careful as he still wants to have access to Amy . Sally tries to force Rosie to eat a pork chop but she refuses . Upbeat Tracy persuades Blanche to kick the Baldwins out of No . 7 and rent the house out to her , Steve and Amy . Cast . Guest cast . " None "
Episode 2591 ( 29th January 1986 ) Plot . Kevin is annoyed when Hilda keeps on about how unsuitable Sally is compared to Michelle Robinson . Jack puts his window round up for sale . The social worker , Mrs Anderton , tackles the Barlows about Susan ' s departure . They maintain it has nothing to do with the adoption . She understands and agrees to the adoption going through . Kevin takes Sally to tea at No . 13 so Hilda can get to know her . When Sally makes an insulting comment about Eddie Yeats , they are soon shouting at each other . Jenny tells Rita that she doesn ' t want to leave No . 7 . Rita tells her she can stay for as long as she wants to . Deirdre fears all the factory girls know about her affair with Mike since Ken hit him .
Ian Mackintosh Ian Mackintosh was the chair of the panel who convened to advise Steve and Becky McDonald if their application to be adoption parents had been successful . Their application was unsuccessful as the panel had issues with it being too soon after Becky ’ s miscarriage , concerns over the stability of their relationship and a negative reference from Becky ’ s half - sister Kylie Turner . Becky however blamed panel member Jade Greyson who had given her a cigarette outside the offices where the hearing took place and , for good measure , threatened the members to watch their backs in the future .
Episode 4895 ( 20th September 2000 ) Plot . Hayley is upset when Roy refuses to consider adoption . Jim is charged with manslaughter and kept in police custody . Janice is amazed when Les blames Janice for the whole ring incident as she wanted an anniversary present . Steve is horrified when Natalie tells him that Jim has given himself up to the police . Vera determines not to lose Tyrone and is thrilled when he agrees to move wherever they go . Audrey tells Gail that she ' s deluding herself if she thinks she and Martin can carry on as normal . Janice tells Dennis it was Les who told her that he ' d stolen the ring . She tells him how awful her life is married to Les but she still loves him . She is pleased when he agrees to move back in . Dennis forces Les to buy champagne to make amends . Jim is locked in a police cell .