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Episode 6458 ( 31st December 2006 ) Plot . Les worries about how he ' s going to pay back all the money to those people who were duped into paying for Cilla ' s holiday . Vera ' s fed up of the new helpful Jack . She wants her old , lazy Jack back . Frankie tells Jamie she ' s changed her mind and doesn ' t want to move to Spain with him . She tells devastated Jamie their relationship is over and she ' s going to stay with a girlfriend in Essex . Liz hosts a fancy dress party at the Rovers . The theme is " Stars of the Silver Screen " . Sean is a cowboy from " " , Liz is , Violet is , Michelle is an American cheerleader . Michelle ' s annoyed Liz is making her work on New Year ' s Eve and she ' s missing Sonny ' s party . Steve secretly sets up the back room with candles and champagne on ice hoping to toast the New Year with Michelle at midnight . Tracy winds Charlie up by flirting with a bloke in the Rovers . As the clock strikes midnight , Steve ' s crestfallen to find Michelle and Sonny kissing each other in the bar . Liz thinks the champagne and candles are for her and Vernon ' s happy to take the glory . Danny phones Jamie from London saying he ' s pleased Jamie and Frankie have split up and that he ' s sold his 60 % of the factory and the flat in the Quays . Jamie ' s furious , thinking his father is back with Frankie but in a riverside apartment at an unknown location , a pleased Danny and a new girlfriend watch the New Year fireworks together .
Darren Connolly Darren Connolly appeared in " Coronation Street " in May 2013 as Lee , a crooked contact of Rob Donovan ’ s . Darren graduated from the Manchester School of Acting in 2010 and on television has appeared in " Hollyoaks " and two parts in " Shameless " .
John Challis John Challis ( born 16th August , 1942 ) is a British comic actor best known for his role as shifty used car salesman Aubrey " Boycie " Boyce in classic BBC sitcom " Only Fools and Horses " and its spin - off " The Green Green Grass " . John has played two different roles on " Coronation Street " , rowdy football supporter George Naylor in November and December 1967 . He returned to the programme as Det Con , later Det Sgt Norman Phillips appearing in October 1974 , January to February 1975 and February 1977 . His other credits include " Doctor Who " , " The New Avengers " , " Citizen Smith " and " My Family " .
Mary Duffy Mary Duffy appeared in " Coronation Street " in May 2015 as a Liverpool Waitress . As well as appearing in the short films " I ' m Going to Live Forever " and " Break " , the year before she played Ringo Starr ' s mother in the mini - series " Cilla " . Her stage roles include " When I Was a Girl I Used to Scream & Shout " , " The Gamblers " , " Journey to the New World " and " A Cut Above the Rest " .
Episode 5257 ( 28th April 2002 ) Plot . Archie arrives early at the Barlows ' house making Deirdre think that he has stayed the night . Shelley tells Betty that she thinks Fred could have murdered Eve . Kevin tells Molly he feels guilty about Sally ' s money problems . Molly tells him he is not to blame . Kevin teases Molly about his surprise birthday gift to her . Deirdre , Shelley and Gail discuss how murder could run in Fred ' s family . Dev won ' t take Geena on a business trip , so she storms out . Deirdre tells Dev that she will go on the trip with him , but Dev is against this also , because of what happened at Christmas . Mike insists that Eve tells the police that Linda is alive . Dev refuses Sally credit - Kevin sees this and follows her out , she is clearly embarrassed . Audrey advises Maxine on how to behave in future towards Ashley . Blanche is pleased when she hears from Deirdre how she thinks Archie stayed the night . Sally tells Kevin she doesn ' t need pity , then she accepts a loan of £400 . Kevin hugs her but Sally looks uncomfortable . Ashley falters when Maxine says she loves him whatever the outcome . Mike tells Fred he has seen Eve and knows about Linda wanting a divorce . Molly tells Gail she thinks Kevin has booked a city break for her birthday . Gail says that means he must think a lot about her . Cast . Guest cast . " None "
Episode 2961 ( 14th August 1989 ) Plot . Mike asks Emily not to tell the workforce about the offer on the factory . The Barlows return from holiday . Mike decides to sell the factory if his accountant advises it . Deirdre makes Ken promise not to print any more council exposes . Alma plans another date with Terry and asks Audrey to make up the foursome again . Emily is upset when the workers accuse her of keeping them in the dark over Mike ' s plans . She tells Deirdre about the factory sale . Curly fails to get the job . Don tackles Mike about his mysterious plans . Ivy is upset when they start to argue . Deirdre tells Ken about Mike selling up . He is thrilled to think that he will soon be gone .
Episode 8212 ( 13th September 2013 ) Plot . When he realises he is too late to stop the wedding , Dev offers the newlyweds his congratulations . Nevertheless , the Prices find his sudden appearance and behaviour odd . Jason , Kirk , Beth and Craig arrive at the police station but are made to wait for the detective who worked the Rovers fire case . Karl wants to get to the airport as soon as possible . Dev drives Karl and Stella back to the Street in his convertible as a wedding present . Gloria suspects Dev fancies Stella . Stella is blindfolded and led into the bistro . She is thrilled at the surprise reception . Faye ' s friend Grace Piper arrives at No . 6 for tea . She is very sure of herself . Beth feels she ' s failed to protect Craig . Karl finds a moment to confront Dev but Leanne drags him away to make a speech . Karl thanks Stella for showing that he isn ' t all bad . After the speech , Karl slips out of the bistro . Dev follows him to the Rovers and takes the keys when he drops them . Leading him into the Rovers , Dev locks the door behind them . Karl feigns ignorance of what Dev wants . Dev tells him he now knows Jason was right . Karl realises the game is up when Dev mentions Craig . Dev demands an explanation from Karl of what really happened on the night of the fire . Karl explains about Sunita following him and says she attacked him . Dev accuses him of leaving her and letting her take the blame . Karl half - heartedly claims he wishes he ' d died instead and tells Dev if he lets him go he ' ll never see him again . Dev demands that he return to the party and confess to Stella as he wants to make him feel what loss feels like . Karl changes tack and tells Dev Sunita isn ' t worth his tears as she betrayed him . Dev starts laying into Karl and grabs his neck but pulls back . When Dev ' s back is turned , Karl grabs a bottle and hits him over the head , knocking him out . Tez waits impatiently for Karl to return so he can give his best man speech . Stella goes to find Karl . Karl gathers his and Stella ' s luggage and is horrified when Stella knocks on the door .
Joyce Shaw Joyce Shaw ( née Crosby , previously Gilroy ) was Alec Gilroy ' s first wife and mother of Sandra . Joyce met Alec when she assisted her father Harry " Bing " Crosby backstage at the Weatherfield Majestic , where Alec was in charge of the talent . Alec wooed Joyce with his tales of the big time which awaited him , and in 1955 they got married . Their happiness continued in 1958 when their daughter Sandra was born . In 1971 , not long after the Majestic was turned into a bingo hall and Alec made redundant , Joyce left Alec , taking Sandra with her , and moved into Chestnut Drive , Bamford with footballer Stan Shaw . Alec took his losses on the chin and moved on with his life , absenting himself from his ex - wife and daughter ' s lives until 1990 , when he tried to re - establish contact with Sandra to make up for the years he ' d stayed away . By this time , Joyce was married to Stan and they lived in Whitby . Failing to find any clues to his daughter ' s current whereabouts at their last known address in Bamford , Alec phoned Joyce for the first time in nearly twenty years . Joyce wasn ' t happy to hear from him , fearing he wanted to cause trouble , and led him a merry dance before giving him the address of Sandra and her family in Handforth . On the morning of 15th July 1991 , Joyce dropped dead from a heart attack . The news gave Alec a health scare as Joyce was three years younger than him and , the last time he saw her , she didn ' t smoke and was fit .
Committee Chairman ( Episode 2948 ) The Committee Chairman headed up a meeting of the Planning Committee at Weatherfield Town Hall in June 1989 . The chairman had just begun reviewing the minutes from the last meeting when councillor Steve Rafferty interrupted him to move that those present vote to ask Deirdre Barlow to leave the meeting , as council secrets had recently been leaked by Ken Barlow in the " Weatherfield Recorder " . Despite strenuously denying being her husband ' s mole , Deirdre left the meeting of her own volition . One of the matters discussed by the committee after Deirdre left was where to place a homeless shelter , with the Community Centre in Coronation Street rumoured to be the favoured choice . To exonerate Deirdre , in the next edition of the " Recorder " Ken printed the news that Westover Road was chosen instead , though the identity of his real mole , committee secretary Wendy Crozier , remained a secret for the time being .
John Lata John Lata appeared as Eric in the 2008 spin - off DVD " " . He was born in Vosloorus in South Africa and then moved to Johannesburg , where he developed an interest in the theatre . At the age of 18 he acted in the play " Crime Doesn ' t Pay " and then played the lead in the famous apartheid film " Sarafina " which starred Whoopie Goldberg . He is best known for his role in the South African soap " Generations " and various roles on the sketch comedy television series " Dube on 2 " and " Dube on 2 - Reloaded " .
Episode 6252 ( 20th March 2006 ) Plot . Sean sees Mike confused on the factory steps . He takes him home and phones Danny . Charlie and Tracy arrive back from their holiday . Tracy ' s missed Amy and promises Ken and Deirdre she ' s going to persuade Charlie to let her live with them . Mike ' s in the factory . The girls are shocked to see their once - powerful boss so fragile and ill . Joanne ' s upset as her grandmother had Alzheimer ' s . Mike accuses Danny of trying to steal the factory off him but Danny assures him he ' s still the boss . While Sarah ' s in the ladies ' , Jason chats to Violet . Sarah ' s eaten up with jealousy accusing Jason of still fancying Violet . Jason promises Sarah he loves her . Tyrone gives Maria a cheque for her share of their wedding fund . Sally tells Claire she ' s sorry to hear about Matt turning up and offers to vouch for her and Ashley in court should they ever need her to do so . Claire ' s worried people are gossiping about Joshua ' s parenthood . Audrey asks Maria if she ' s interested in buying the salon . Maria assures her she is and shows her the cheque from Tyrone to prove she ' s serious . Ashley suggests to Claire they might be best to move away and start a new life . Tracy plants a pregnancy tester kit in the bathroom letting Charlie find it . She lies saying she ' s pregnant . Charlie ' s stunned . Cast . Guest cast . " None "
Doreen Sloane Doreen Sloane appeared in three roles in " Coronation Street " : Born in Birkenhead on 24th February 1934 , she trained at theatre school in Liverpool and her subsequent career was spent in repertory theatre . Minor television parts in series such as " Shabby Tiger " and " Last of the Summer Wine " followed before she became nationally known for playing Annabelle Collins in " Brookside " from its first episode on Channel 4 ' s opening night in November 1982 . She played the part up until her death from cancer on 8th April 1990 .
Episode 3050 ( 30th March 1990 ) Plot . Sally accuses Kevin of doing all sorts with Steph . Percy thinks the shock of moving killed Harriet and intimates that Mavis and Derek are responsible . Mavis is angry that she had to cope cope with Harriet ' s death alone while Derek enjoyed himself at the Barnes ' . Derek assures her that he too feels the loss and comforts her with the thought that Harriet lived a long and happy life . Mavis is furious to discover he has already buried Harriet and makes him exhume her so she can be buried in a pet cemetery . Mark tells Kevin he heard Des and Steph talking about a bet involving him . Kevin realises what Steph was up to . Sally ignores Steph at the shop . Derek keeps Harriet in the fridge , where Mavis finds her . Ken admits to Deirdre that he ' s left the " Gazette " . She is genuinely upset for him . Steph tells Sally about the bet and tries to reassure her by listing her failed attempts to entice Kevin . The residents find it hilarious that the Wiltons are having a proper burial for Harriet . Rita and Bet hide their laughter for their friends ' sake . Sally demands to know why Kevin didn ' t do anything to put Steph off . He can ' t answer . To keep his side of the bet , Des walks into the Rovers minus his trousers . Alec throws him out . Sally refuses to let Kevin sleep with her . Cast . Guest cast . " None " Notable dialogue . Derek Wilton : " I feel the loss as well as you , you know . " < br > Mavis Wilton : " Do you ? " < br > Derek Wilton : " Well of course I do . I loved Harriet too . . . her chirpy little ways , the friendly peck of a finger when you stuck it through the bars of a morning , cheerful whistle as you went to work . . . but we must be realistic , Mavis . Harriet was a very old budgie . She ' d had a very good life as budgies go . She was well fed and watered , we even gave her presents at Christmas time . She was a lucky little budgie . . . lucky to be born into such a good home . But now she ' s completed her life we must be grateful that we could share it with her , not mourn her death . . . just give thanks that she ' s been among us . "
Reverend Douglas The Reverend Douglas at the Grawley Lane Chapel officiated at the wedding of Tyrone Dobbs and Kirsty Soames in January 2013 . He first met the couple and their baby daughter Ruby the previous month at the pre - service talk when he tried to get to know the couple . Tyrone spoke of his own disturbed upbringing and how Jack and Vera Duckworth took him in and showed him how couples looked out for one another . As he broke down in tears , the vicar sympathetically told them of a rugby player who was in tears the day before and noted that the tougher the outside , then the softer the underbelly . Just over a month later he watched as the proceedings descended into farce as Kirsty confronted Tyrone with his love for Fiz Stape and stalked out of the chapel .
Matthew Wait Matthew Wait ( born 1966 ) is a British actor who in " Coronation Street " played the role of Chris , a member of the mountain rescue team who were called to assist with the rescue of Liam Connor during a visit to the Lake District in January 2008 . He was also one of the five actors cast in the stage play " Corrie ! " which premiered in August 2010 . Other TV and film credits include minor roles in " Clarissa , Sam Saturday , The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles , Peak Practice , Pie in the Sky , Where the Heart Is , Wing and a Prayer , Submerged , The Inspector Lynley Mysteries , Casualty , Holby City , The Bill , Silent Witness , Heartbeat " and " Doctors " .
Amy Stratton Amy Stratton appeared on " Coronation Street " in two roles : firstly as the Estate Agent who in April 2001 showed Danny Hargreaves and Sally Webster around a new house on The Willows development ; and she returned to the programme in September 2000 as Davina Dawes , a one - night stand of Dev Alahan . She trained at Bretton Hall and has been credited for roles in " Heartbeat , Brookside , The Courtroom , Casualty 1909 , Doctors " and " Emmerdale " , along with stage productions of " A Midsummer Night ' s Dream " and " Shadows " .
Episode 4849 ( 2nd July 2000 ) Plot . Emily ' s house is broken into by two thugs who ransack the place , stealing £312 from a sponsored walk fund . Mike is horrified to read Mark ' s letter that he ' s left the country . He doesn ' t understand why he ' d run out on him . Linda is stunned when Mike suffers a heart attack in front of her . He is rushed to hospital and is told to look at the attack as an early warning . The thugs break into No . 1 and steal Ken ' s laptop with the disc containing the final draft of his book . Mark and Craig Brennan fly to Amsterdam . Toyah takes a job working at Weatherfield Radio over the summer . Spider and Toyah help Emily clear up the mess in No . 3 . She feels violated . The Duckworths , Norris , Tyrone , Maria and the Malletts set off to Blackpool . There ' s no room for all of them at the Hortons ' house so Norris is forced to sleep in a caravan . Linda manages to phone Mark in Amsterdam and tells him about Mike ' s attack . She tells him that he has to return . Notable dialogue . Norris Cole ( to Maria Sutherland ) : " . . . And you ' d do well to follow my advice and wear a large hat , I mean clearly Mrs Duckworth was a sun worshipper at your age and look at her now . . . wrinkles ! "
Christopher McMaster Christopher McMaster ( 1925 - 1995 ) was the most prolific director of " Coronation Street " in the programme ' s first few years with 99 episodes to his credit from February 1962 to March 1966 , after which he went on to produce and direct episodes of " Freewheelers " ( guest starring Ivan Beavis ) , and write " The Flower of Gloster " , Granada ' s first full - colour television series . He was the first child and only son of the actor manager Anew McMaster and his wife Marjorie Wilmore , who had just founded the touring company which they ran until the late 1950s . The company went to Australia in 1949 and Chris followed but left the profession for a while to work elsewhere – both on a cattle farm and on the Barrier Reef . Moving to Perth , he worked on radio with drama and other programmes and came back to UK in 1954 . Now interested in television he joined the BBC following a usual career path of floor manager through to the director ' s training course . He joined Granada in 1961 working on " Skyport " , " Knight Errant " and " The Verdict is Yours " ( which he claimed was a favourite production of his ) . Among his writing credits was the 1965 science - fiction serial " Object Z " and its 1966 sequel " Object Z Returns " . He joined Southern Television in 1967 . His career straddled three television disciplines and he was nominated for the Best Director award in the 1978 Bafta awards for his work on " Midnight is a Place " . Episodes directed by Christopher McMaster . 1962 ( 31 episodes ) 1963 ( 22 episodes ) 1964 ( 18 episodes ) 1965 ( 26 episodes ) 1966 ( 2 episodes )
Episode 4915 ( 22nd October 2000 ) Plot . Tyrone is nervous about Maria meeting his mum . Debs tries hard to get close to Duggie but he keeps her at arm ' s length and refuses to discuss his business problems with her . Tyrone is upset when Jackie Dobbs phones to say she can ' t attend his party as she ' s been arrested for stealing his engagement present . Martin tells Kevin about his affair with Rebecca . He is sad that it ' s too late to get her back in his life . The Duckworths throw an engagement party for Tyrone and Maria . Les worries about Janice finding his £3 , 500 but refuses to open a bank account . Curly tells Emma that Raquel never loved but used him . He assures her that he feels more for her than he ever did for Raquel . Tyrone tells Maria and her parents that he loves his mother even though she ' s always in prison and is a slapper . The Sutherlands tell him that she should be proud to have him as a son . The Duckworths tell him that he ' ll always be part of their family . Debs slaps Duggie when he calls her a stupid cow for putting someone off on his mobile . She tells him that she ' s had enough of his treatment and orders him out of her house .
Episode 4748 ( 7th January 2000 ) Plot . Les forces Leanne to pose for press pictures as he wants everyone to know she ' s a hero . The Underworld girls are stunned to hear Linda is marrying Mike . She delights in showing off the huge diamond in her ring . Alma is embarrassed to stumble upon the engagement celebrations . Martin realises he can ' t just be Rebecca ' s friend and makes love to her again . Annoyed at Les ' s boasting about Leanne , Toyah drops hints . Les thinks she means Steve is involved and pulls him outside the Rovers to question him . Steve suggests he talks to Jez .
Episode 7579 ( 15th April 2011 ) Plot . The factory workers are overjoyed as Frank plies them with champagne . Chesney and Kevin discuss the misfortunes of love and money . Chris challenges Lloyd to a darts game in the Rovers . Chesney is irate when he returns home to find Katy has blown their money on a takeaway . Carla does her best to stop Maria from blowing the new deal . A frustrated Chesney tries to get served in the pub and vents to Kirk . Carla applies pressure on Maria to come round to the new management . Audrey runs into Marc and Claudia on a date . Lloyd declares that his offer on No . 13 went through a few days ago . Maria misconstrues a peck on the cheek between Frank and Carla . A furious Tracy confronts Becky and Steve about their plans with Amy . Audrey asks Marc to come clean to Claudia about his cross - dressing . Katy tells Chesney that she ' s pregnant . Maria confronts Carla about the new partnership . Kevin is served with an injunction to freeze his assets . Steve is lamenting the outcome of his plans to escape Weatherfield . Maria and Carla have a heated argument . Maria quits her job at Underworld . Notable dialogue . Betty Williams : " Listen . . . I knew you when you wore short trousers ! " Chesney Brown : " You knew Ken Barlow when he wore short trousers . . . but you still serve him ! "
Episode 762 ( 3rd April 1968 ) Plot . Jerry wants to give Stan a chance to prove himself as a plumber but Len thinks it ' s a bad idea . Maggie tells Irma she ' s interested in herbalism . Len tells Stan he can ' t be their plumber ; they ' re going to get someone else . Stan walks out of the Yard . Les works at the shop with the Barlows . All the OAP flats are allocated but Len puts pressure on Mr Ironfield at the council to house Ena . She has been allocated a flat two miles away . Elsie admits she wants Jenny out of No . 11 .