naist-nlp/zeshel huggingface dataset:
Episode 980 ( 18th May 1970 ) Plot . Irma admits to having cold feet about going out with Dave . Bernard asks her not to go but she won ' t listen . Hilda is ashamed that Irma is going out with " one of Elsie ' s cast offs " and doesn ' t understand why Stan doesn ' t care . Dave calls for Stan but they leave before Hilda can say what she thinks . Minnie tells Bernard to forget Irma as unrequited love usually stays that way . Annie delights in hearing that Irma and Dave have gone out together . Rovers customer Keith Lucas is surly with Emily when she tries to make conversation with him . Annie suspects Irma and Dave are going out over a business arrangement over the money he gave them . Hilda rows with her when she suspects her of gossiping about the Ogdens and walks out of the pub . Stan tells Len he wants to warn Dave off but can ' t because of the deeds to the house . Irma enjoys the dog - racing and Dave wins . Jack invites Hilda back with the offer of a drink on the house to make the peace . Dave and Irma go to a private night club where they bump into Bet Lynch and Bob Chadwick , a former associate of Dave ' s . Irma remembers Bet from their time at the PVC Factory and they catch up . Hilda returns for her drink . Lucas shows an interest in Betty when he hears her surname . Bet hears from Bob that Irma has bagged herself a rich man . Annie stirs up things again with Hilda and another row ensues . Stan drags her out and Jack tells Annie off for provoking her . After hours , Lucas follows Betty to the Corner Shop and tells her that Cyril put him in prison three years ago and he wants his own back . Notable dialogue . Len Fairclough : " I work on principle that if I don ' t talk about my neighbours they ' ll not talk about me . "
Greg Patmore Greg Patmore ( born 1963 ) is an actor and classically trained composer from Chester . On " Coronation Street " he appeared in two roles : in July 2010 as Ricky , a biker who tried to flirt with Liz McDonald ; and he returned to the programme between May and June 2012 as Jonny Smith , a thug hired by loan shark Rick Neelan . Other credits include minor roles in " Hanrahan Investigates , Olivia , Don ' t Worry About Me , Late Night Barber Shop , East , Charlie Noades R . I . P , The Cake Fairy " and " Hatfields & McCoys " .
Alice Barry Alice Barry ( born 1946 in Burnley ) has appeared in three roles in " Coronation Street " : in May 2002 she played fortune - teller customer Elsie Birch , returning in April 2007 as Teresa Bryant ' s neighbour Mrs Reddish . He third role was in October 2013 as tarot card reader Mary - Ann Galloway . She had previously appeared as an extra in the programme . She has appeared in a long - list of northern - based series including " Phoenix Nights " , " Clocking Off " , " The Royal " and in the regular role of Lillian Tyler in " Shameless " .
Episode 1605 ( 2nd June 1976 ) Plot . Stan tries to get out of his chains and Len refuses to saw him out . Hilda enjoys having Stan chained up . Roger meets Wendy at a restaurant where he tells her that he needs and wants her . He tells her she doesn ' t belong living in a slum with Ken . He gives her his front door key and asks her to return . Ena wins a glass goblet in the raffle . Renee finds Wally Fisher trapped in the ladies ' toilet at the Rovers , drunk . He gives Len the keys to free Stan . Betty tells the girls to vacate the flat in a fortnight . Len advises Elsie to get Ken out of No . 11 . Wendy tells Ken she ' s returning to Roger ; she doesn ' t feel right with him . She leaves .
Billy Platt Billy Platt was the son of Sarah Platt and Todd Grimshaw , who was born three months prematurely on 31st May , 2004 by caesarean section at Weatherfield General . Sarah had recently split up with Todd after discovering he was gay , but all the stress caused her to suffer a placental abruption which made her to go into labour prematurely . Billy was transferred immediately to an incubator , but died on 2nd June 2004 . Todd never saw his child alive as Sarah refused to give him access although Sarah ' s mother Gail Platt gave him a picture of his son . Billy ' s funeral was held on 7th June , which the Platts and Grimshaws attended , even after Sarah had banned Todd from attending Billy ' s funeral . Most of the other Street residents agreed that he was to blame for Billy ' s death , and thought it was best that Todd kept a low profile . Sarah ' s stepfather Martin bought the headstone to put on the baby ' s grave . Billy ' s death was still felt after many years . In 2013 , Gail and Nick Tilsley were still bitter towards Todd , blaming him for Billy ' s death even almost ten years later . However Sarah held no bad feelings towards Todd , and they caught up like old friends upon her return to Weatherfield in March 2015 .
Episode 6490 ( 12th February 2007 ) Plot . Rita ' s hung - over after a night out with Doreen . Norris is unimpressed . Blanche catches Steve on his way out of No . 1 having spent the night with Tracy . Holly ' s kept everyone awake all night . Jason ' s knackered but Eileen refuses to look after the baby . Fiz starts planning an educational half - term for Chesney . She ' s disappointed when she catches him eating chips that Cilla ' s given him . Deirdre ' s cross with Tracy for sleeping with Steve thinking it might not help her reputation in front of the jury . Jason ' s at his wits end as he tries to get on with his work with Holly continually crying in the background . Jodie threatens to give the job to another builder if Jason doesn ' t sort out some child care . Steve regrets his night with Tracy and makes it clear to her it was a one - off . When Michelle finds out about Steve ' s night of passion with Tracy it ' s obvious she ' s jealous . Steve ' s delighted at her reaction . Paul ' s impressed when Carla lands herself several more orders . Jason wakes up and to his horror finds the back door open and Holly missing from her pram .
Doctor ( Episode 7201 ) The unnamed Doctor was amongst the medical team at Weatherfield General who was involved in Tony Gordon ' s medical care following the heart attack he suffered at the end of October 2009 . After just one week and having made a good recovery thus far , the doctor informed Tony that he was ready to be discharged but stated that he would need to return in a week ' s time for a review . Although concerned that it was a bit too soon to leave hospital , Tony was delighted in the knowledge that he would be able to see fiancée Maria Connor and baby Liam , and confirmed that Maria would be around to look after him whilst he was still convalescing . The doctor - pleased with his progress - advised him to take it easy and recommended that he didn ' t attend any fireworks parties that evening .
Ernest Hare Ernest Dudley Hare ( born 5th December 1900 , died 1981 ) appeared in " Coronation Street " in July 1969 as Sir Hubert Ridley , the bullying Chairman of brewery Newton & Ridley . His other parts include roles in " No Hiding Place " , " A for Andromeda " , " Boyd Q . C . " , " R3 " , " Armchair Theatre " , the 1971 adaptation of " Persuasion " , " Village Hall " , " The Duchess of Duke Street " and " Cribb " .
Episode 1799 ( 12th April 1978 ) Plot . Mavis celebrates her fortieth birthday . Alf and Renee steal themselves to tell Bet she has to vacate the flat but she tells them she ' s moving out to a new flat anyway . Len realises he won ' t be able to get credit for the materials for the hotel job . Bet tells Hilda she didn ' t squirt Stan with scent . Len puts The Kabin down as security to get a bank loan . Bet tells the Roberts ' the new flat is a dump so she ' s not moving . Bet admits to Hilda that she did spray Stan but Hilda refuses to believe her . Derek sends Mavis flowers and arranges to meet her .
Episode 8101 ( 10th April 2013 ) Plot . Putting on a brave face , Eileen apologises for her wobble and promises Paul her full support . Fiz returns to work at the factory . The girls are pleased to have her back . Julie apologises again to Fiz , desperately sorry for siding with Kirsty over her . Fiz assures her that it ' s in the past and they ' re friends again . Julie ' s relieved . Stella offers to look after Aadi and Asha so that Dev can make Sunita ' s funeral preparations . Dev ' s grateful to her . The Station Manager calls at No . 11 . Paul convinces him that he ' s fit to return to work on Friday and Eileen feels that she has no choice but to agree . Telling Karl that she ' s got to go and see Owen about the building work at the Rovers , Stella leaves Karl to mind Asha , Aadi and Simon for the afternoon . Simon tells Asha and Aadi that he understands about death as his real mum is in heaven . Simon suggests that their mum won ' t go to heaven as she burnt down the pub . Karl ' s furious with Simon and Asha runs out into the yard in tears . Asha locks herself in the outside loo . Karl talks to her through a crack in the door and assures her that the fire was nothing to do with her mummy . As the children discuss heaven , Karl loses his temper with Simon just as Stella arrives home with Leanne . Leanne ' s furious with Karl . Faye gives Tim some chocolates she bought with her dinner money . Anna ' s cross with her . Carla engineers a meeting between Rob and Peter in the bistro in the hope that they can get along . Tim senses that the gift has caused trouble and returns the chocolates to Anna . Stella ' s impressed when she finds out from Dev that Karl comforted Asha and said some lovely things . Paul ' s and Eileen make up and agree to compromise . Stella insists that Karl accompanies her to Sunita ' s funeral . Karl tries to argue but Stella refuses to take no for an answer . Notable dialogue . Gloria Price : " No matter how I felt about her , my heart goes out to little Asda and Aldi . " Karl Munro : " Asha and Aadi . " Gloria Price : " Oh right . . . I thought it was odd , them having the Corner Shop and naming the kids after the competition ! "
Gretchen Franklin Gretchen Franklin was born in London on 7th July 1911 into a theatrical family as her father and grandfather were both song and dance men in the music halls . She herself entered the business as a dancer , working in various reviews before turning gradually to drama . Her main roles in this next incarnation of her career were on the stage and , among other parts , she was in the cast of Agatha Christie ' s " Verdict " in its first West End run in 1958 . Her roles in television were mainly in comedy although she did appear in drama series such as " Z Cars " and " Dixon of Dock Green " although she missed a big chance of household - name stardom when she had to turn down the role of Else in the new BBC comedy " Til Death Us Do Part " after having appeared in the pilot ( she suggested that her good friend Dandy Nichols replace her ) . In the same year that she made the pilot of " Til Death … " she appeared in a first season episode of the " Coronation Street " spin - off " Pardon the Expression " as a cantankerous Grandma . After parts in various series such as " Castle Haven " and " Crossroads " , Gretchen was granted a late chance of stardom in 1985 when she was one of the original cast in the BBC ' s new soap " EastEnders " . Playing Ethel Skinner ( a Minnie Caldwell - type character ) she became a household name but was very bitter when she was told that she character was being moved into an old people ' s home and resigned on the spot . She did return on occasions to the series before finally being " killed off " in 2000 . The actress herself died on 11th July , 2005 , aged niney - four . External link . Wikipedia entry on Gretchen Franklin .
Episode 3378 ( 1st May 1992 ) Plot . Rita gets Mavis to talk to her . She assures Mavis that she had good reason to cancel the sale but refuses to tell her what . She tells Mavis that she ' s willing to make her manageress of The Kabin as she doesn ' t intend to work in it after she marries . Andy is annoyed as Paula tries to get out of seeing him as she wants to study . Vicky puts Alec off when he wants to see her off . Instead Steve arrives at the station to kiss her goodbye . Derek rows with Rita , bitter that he gave up the Hewitt ' s job . Simon Beatty calls at No . 6 looking for Steph . Des makes him see that he ' s being an idiot . Mavis tells Derek she can ' t stand his bitterness ; she intends to look forward and the manager ' s job is a good offer . She accepts Rita ' s offer . Raquel tells Des it ' s obvious he wants Steph back . She tells him that he has to decide who he wants .
Sid Bell Sid Bell was an old friend of Len Fairclough and Harry Hewitt . Known by his nickname of " Ding - dong " , the two men decide to make an impromptu visit to him when Harry was over from Ireland for the wedding of Elsie and Steve Tanner in September 1967 . On the way there Len ' s van broke down and Harry propped it up with an unsafe jack to get underneath it . The jack gave way and the van crushed Harry ' s chest . He died later in hospital .
Episode 7336 ( 10th May 2010 ) Plot . It ' s the day of Blanche ' s funeral . Deirdre fights to hold herself together with Ken ' s help . Peter worries how Simon will cope with facing more grief at such a young age . Leanne reassures him . Amy is also struggling to come to terms with her great - grandmother ' s death and , desperately trying to cheer her up , Steve agrees she can change her name to " McDonald " . Becky and Liz are perturbed . The mourners gather in the Street as the funeral procession departs . Anna and Eddie prepare for a visit from the social worker . Outside St . Edmond ' s Church , everyone is staggered when a prison van draws up and Tracy emerges . Deirdre is overjoyed . Sian informs a thrilled Sophie that she will not be returning to Southport until her exams . Tracy ' s put out when Amy sits with Steve and Becky in church . Deirdre summons all her strength to take to the pulpit , delivering an affectionate eulogy recalling Blanche ' s best and worst points . Hilary the social worker arrives at the Windasses ' house and it ' s clear she ' s going to be tough to impress . After the service , Tracy and Amy are reunited but Becky and Steve are alarmed when Tracy confronts them about changing Amy ' s surname to McDonald .
Episode 6944 ( 10th November 2008 ) Plot . Ken ' s been up early looking after Simon . He ' s annoyed with Peter . Sally and Kevin fuss round Rosie who ' s secretly enjoying the attention . John keeps phoning Fiz from the police station where he ' s being held . Fiz makes it clear that she doesn ' t want to speak to him . Dan offers to sell the Bookmaker ' s Shop to Peter but Peter says he ' s not interested . David arrives back from London having passed his driving test . Tina ' s pleased to have him back . Peter nips to The Kabin for cigarettes , leaving Simon on his own . Kirk and Chesney leave for South Africa . Julie and Fiz see them off . Sally , Wiki , Kelly , Julie and Sean are furious when they discover that their wages haven ' t gone in . Ken ' s appalled when he finds Simon home alone . He and Peter have a full - scale row . Graeme arrives at the Platts house having been released from the Young Offenders Institute . David tells him that he can stay . Janice tells the factory girls that she ' s doing community service in the café at the hospital . Blanche opens the door to a social worker . Peter ' s shamefaced admitting he called them whilst Ken ' s disappointed in his son . Cast . Guest cast . " None "
Episode 7373 ( 8th July 2010 ) Plot . Natasha suggests to Nick that they should get a flat together but Nick ' s evasive . Cheryl tells Lloyd that she ' s going to look for another job to support her and Russ . Mary and Hayley set off in the motor home to look at wedding venues . Leanne ' s pleased to have Carla back and fills her in on the gossip , telling her how Nick ' s got the factory up and running again in temporary premises . Sean tells the girls about seeing the paperwork for Nick ' s Knicks . Nick tells the factory girls he ' s pleased with their work and he ' s going to give them all a bonus at the end of the week . Ciaran tells Michelle what a great chef he is and persuades her to let him come round and cook for her that evening . Trevor gives Janice a present from South Africa - a wooden elephant inscribed with the name " Janis " . Michelle suggests that Sean emails Violet pretending to be Liz in order to find out how Dylan is doing . Audrey confides in Gail about how much Lewis means to her and she never thought she ' d find love again at her time of life . Gail ' s happy for her . Mary takes Hayley to a posh hotel . The manager shows them round and Mary railroads Hayley into booking her wedding there . Chris turns up looking for Cheryl . She agrees to talk to him and they drive off leaving Lloyd looking after Russ . Carla heads into the makeshift factory . She ' s impressed but Nick makes it clear it ' s his business now and she ' s not welcome . Carla ' s furious .
Campbell Singer Campbell Singer ( 16th March , 1909 - 16th February , 1976 ) appeared on " Coronation Street " in January and April 1961 with a return in April 1963 as Edwin Mason , brother of May Hardman . His other credits include " Doctor Who " , " The Forsyte Saga " , " On the Buses " , " Dad ' s Army " , " Rising Damp " and " Some Mothers Do ' Ave ' Em " .
DJ ( Episode 6612 ) The unnamed DJ worked at the Hotel Ta Cenc in Gozo , Malta where Steve McDonald and Eileen Grimshaw went on an impromptu holiday in August 2007 . Overseeing the proceedings at a karaoke event , the DJ introduced Eileen to take to the stage where she sang a rendition of ' s " . "
Norman Phillips Norman Phillips was the nephew of talent agent Lenny Phillips . From 1963 to 1964 , Norman worked at Lenny ' s Manchester office , with a responsibility for finding acts and assisting Lenny ' s business partner Laurie Frazer at the Viaduct Sporting Club . Norman was given the position of talent scout at the Manchester Office when his predecessor Dennis Tanner lost the agency eleven bookings by closing the office over Christmas . A short , scruffy - haired man , Norman was unsentimental in his handling of the club , being willing to sack comic Charlie Moffitt if business didn ' t pick up in 1964 . He and Charlie organised a talent contest which successfully drummed up business and brought to Norman ' s attention young Lucille Hewitt ' s talents as a singer . He offered her a contract with the club but she turned it down . In October of that year , Norman kept a close eye on the arrangements for a wrestling match between Stan Ogden and Ian Campbell that was to take place in the club , and again warned Charlie that the takings from the event would determine the future of his job .
Episode 3676 ( 25th March 1994 ) Plot . Guilt - ridden Des creeps out of Tanya ' s flat in the morning . Reg accuses Maureen of being obsessed with Maud . She refuses to choose between them . Derek tries to sell to Emily only to find that Norris has beaten him to it and tried everyone on the Street . They agree to be more selective in future . Ivy and Audrey compete to see who can spoil Sarah the most . Martin is upset when Mandy Baker dies in hospital of an asthma attack . Mavis lets Norris and Derek flick through the newspaper book to find the wealthier residents . She is horrified when Rita catches them and throws them out . Des tells Tanya that he can ' t get her out of his mind but he can ' t destroy Raquel . He tells Tanya they can ' t do it again . Tanya tells him that she ' s Alex ' s lover and if he found out he ' d lose his job . Raquel returns and is pleased to see Des . Maureen packs and returns to Maud ' s house , telling Reg that she can ' t bear to think of her alone . Cast . Guest cast . " None "
Episode 8311 ( 29th January 2014 ) Plot . As Roy turns his attentions towards Hayley ' s funeral , Fiz helps him go through Hayley ' s list of instructions . The bustling atmosphere at No . 8 tries Nick ' s patience . Sophie continues to tease Tim , suggesting he tell his story to the " Gazette " . Sally thinks it ' s a great idea . Kal tells Dev there ' s a unit going in Victoria Street . The celebrant Suzie Forrester goes over Hayley ' s funeral plans with Roy . When Suzie talks about the sort of person Hayley was , and how she always put herself last , Roy ' s disagreement is obvious . Eventually he erupts , bemoaning the fact that everything has been how Hayley wanted . Too skint to do anything , Beth asks Carla for her job back . Carla asks her to start immediately . Sophie tells Maddie that she believes she was the intruder in No . 4 but she ' d rather help her than report her . Maddie demands the £50 she ' s owed , saying it ' s for her mother . Kal tries to interest the residents in the gym . Roy tells a shocked Fiz and Carla that Hayley doesn ' t get to choose how he feels now as she ' s gone , and he won ' t be at the funeral as he ' s not in the mood to celebrate her taking her own life .
Eddie Windass - List of appearances Steve Huison appeared as Eddie Windass in 187 episodes of " Coronation Street " from November 2008 to April 2011 as well as the spin - off DVD " " . Note : < br > ( u ) denotes an uncredited appearance .
Best Buys Best Buys was the short - lived name given to the Corner Shop by Brendan Scott when he took over the establishment in July 1993 from Alf Roberts . After just a couple of weeks , Brendan decided that he wanted traditional retailing and changed the name to Scott ' s Provisions and decked out the shop in a Victorian fashion . Deirdre Barlow had to serve behind the counter in a pinny and mop cap , while Nicky Platt delivered orders on a rickety old bike . The enterprise did not go to plan , mainly due to Brendan ' s aggressive attitudes towards both customers and staff and in August , after working all hours , he suddenly collapsed and died of a heart attack on the floor of the shop in front of new employee Emily Bishop . Alf , missing working in the shop , bought it back from Brendan ' s widow , Debi , much to his wife Audrey ' s horror .
Neil Fearns Neil Fearns was a student at Weatherfield Comprehensive and former classmate of Sarah Louise Platt . In late 1999 the pair slept together at the age of twelve and the following year Sarah was shocked to discover that she was pregnant shortly after turning thirteen . Martin and Gail Platt wanted to see the father and Sarah took them to the school to point him out . The pair were shocked to discover that Neil was just a young lad himself , as Gail had expected the father to be an much older boy taking advantage of Sarah Louise . When Sarah was subjected to teasing and bullying at school over her pregnancy , Neil approached her to ask if she was alright , but she told him to get lost . Neil ' s father Mr Fearns later visited Gail at her workplace Roy ' s Rolls offering to help with child support , however she turned down his offer , saying that Neil may as well enjoy his childhood . Sarah later gave birth to a baby girl Bethany in June 2000 , however Neil wouldn ' t see his daughter . On her first birthday , Neil ' s family sent the Platt family a cheque . In September 2003 , Neil was involved in a car crash and died . Martin and Gail broke the news to Sarah who was shocked at Neil ' s death but not overly emotional . At Martin ' s insistence , Sarah took Bethany to Neil ' s funeral where she met his mother , Brenda . Following Neil ' s death , Brenda became mentally unstable . She became attached to Bethany and kidnapped her after she began visiting her regularly . After Brenda was found with Bethany in the bell tower at St . Saviour ' s Church and threatening to jump , Emily Bishop managed to persuade Brenda down . The child was safely returned to her mother , and Brenda was left sobbing in the back of an ambulance .