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Episode 8955 ( 27th July 2016 ) Plot . Michelle puts pressure on Steve by insisting that a baby of their own would be the best thing ever , but he remains unconvinced . The police liaison officer calls at No . 8 with Kylie ’ s belongings and David ’ s deeply moved to see his blood - stained jacket among them . A horrified Gail offers to throw it away for him but he ' s reluctant . Todd receives a text from Billy and his face lights up . Eileen ’ s immediately suspicious wondering if he ’ s got a new man in his life . Beth arrives late for work and Kirk assures her he clocked her in when no one was looking . Jenny overhears . Johnny tells Jenny he ’ d like them to start again and he ' d like to go public by dining at the bistro with her . She ’ s thrilled . David agrees to throw the jacket away . Eva arrives home from France and offers her sympathies to David . Michelle confides in a worried Liz about her desire to have a baby . David hands over a list of requirements for the funeral service to Billy . A listening Gail worries that he ' s bottling things up . Dev can see that Steve is worried about something and forces him to confide in him about Michelle ' s wants . Sarah rings to say that she ' s going to be making home visits from Friday , prior to her permanent discharge . Dev reckons that if Steve loves Michelle as much as he says he does , he should be prepared to make a commitment to her . Todd and Billy agree that they need to work out how to break the news of their relationship to Sean . Johnny announces that Alya will be moving her desk back into the office . Jenny gives Johnny the heads up about Beth and Kirk ’ s ruse . Eva is shocked when Leanne tells her she ’ s pregnant . Todd and Billy secretly arrange a day out to Formby on Friday but Eileen breaks the news that Sean is returning the same day . Johnny confronts Beth and Kirk and tells them if they pull the same stunt again they ’ ll be fired . Jenny suggests to Johnny they should keep their relationship under wraps for the time being as she can be his eyes and ears on the factory floor . He ’ s amused . Steve arrives home and announces to a thrilled Michelle that after a long hard think , he reckons a baby would be the best thing for them . Behind Michelle ' s back , Liz tells him that his decision has disaster written all over it . Cast . Guest cast . " None "
Gill Wilkinson Gill Wilkinson has been a director on " Coronation Street " since February 2016 and has currently directed 19 episodes , including one double episode . Gill previously directed episodes for " Eastenders " , " Hollyoaks " and " The Bill " . Episodes directed by Gill Wilkinson . 2010s . 2016 ( 12 episodes ) 2017 ( 7 episodes )
Edwin Ferguson Edwin Blakely Ferguson , an unemployed toolfitter , was arrested by the Weatherfield police in August 1972 for being a Peeping Tom i . e . voyeurism . Three of the residents of Coronation Street had been his victims , Lucille Hewitt , Emily Bishop and Elsie Howard . The outraged male residents set up their own vigilante group and caught the man they thought was the culprit - Stan Ogden . He protested his innocence but the menfolk were in no mood to listen and the Ogdens were ostracised . They had to eat their words though when PC Jimmie Conway announced the arrest of Ferguson who they had caught in Bessie Street . One man reluctant to state that Stan was innocent was Billy Walker who stuck his heels in and said he would wait for proof . It came in the form of the story of Ferguson ’ s arrest being printed in the " Weatherfield Gazette " . He made a shame - faced apology to Stan and Hilda but they were hurt by the reaction of their neighbours and only cautiously returned to the fold .
Episode 5486 ( 20th April 2003 ) Plot . Tommy feels better and discharges himself from hospital against Martin ' s advice . Sally is still cross with Kevin for keeping the Nelsons ' secret from her and not trusting her . Tommy arrives home and makes it clear to Kevin and Sally that he ' s not impressed with Sally for having a go at Angela . Fiz lets slip to Roy that Hayley knew the Nelsons ' secret . Roy is disappointed that Hayley didn ' t confide in him but admires Hayley for her loyalty to Angela . Audrey talks to Archie about reopening the salon and finding a replacement for Maxine . Shelley and Peter go for lunch at Dev and Tracy ' s flat . Nobody really wants to be there and Peter worries that Tracy might spill the beans about Lucy . Gail is furious when she finds out from Eileen that Todd has been living with Sarah the whole time she ' s been away . She shouts at Martin for not keeping an eye on them . Eileen is shocked and hurt when Tony Stewart bangs on the door and tells her that he ' s got Jason a job . Eileen realises that Jason has been meeting his dad behind her back . Tracy tells Shelley that she reckons Dev will propose to her within a month . Shelley is shocked that Tracy just sees it as a game . Gail lambastes Sarah and Todd for lying to her . It reminds her of all the lies Richard fed her and she ' s very upset . She bans Sarah from seeing Todd again until after her exams in June . Sarah and Todd are gutted .
Episode 6081 ( 29th July 2005 ) Plot . Fred considers buying Dev ' s share in Street Cars . He borrows the accounts to look them over . Tracy tries to convince Roy and Hayley that Steve abducted Amy . Scooter appears in court . Gail is a character witness . The magistrate finds him guilty , fines him £100 and gives him community service . Deirdre ' s amazed when Blanche says that she ' s been out at a whist drive . Danny ' s mum Viv arrives . She ' s very friendly towards Mike . Frankie tells Penny that Viv needs watching when it comes to men . Scooter tells Sarah how he enjoyed being in court and speaking his mind . He tries " speaking his mind " to Gail , telling her to lighten up . Eileen lectures Steve on how to deal with Tracy insisting that he mustn ' t let her wind him up . The police call on Steve and tell him that they ' re dropping the charges against him . Danny , Viv and Frankie reminisce about Danny ' s dad Harry . Delighted Steve tells Tracy the police have dropped the charges and she should worry that they might prosecute her for wasting police time . Steve promises Tracy that he ' s going to fight dirtier than she could ever imagine . Tracy ' s seriously worried .
Episode 5219 ( 24th February 2002 ) Plot . Bobbi thinks it is over with Vik . Karen tells her to make him sweat . Sarah and Candice discuss Todd and Jason . Candice goes round to No . 11 to apologise to Todd . He plays it cool and Candice ends up storming out . Eileen tells Todd he ' s better off without her . Janice catches Les buying cleaning materials for the house . He lets her know he ' s got a lady coming round . Dev uncovers the truth about Vik ' s other woman . He gives Vik advice about going out with married women . Fiz tells Tyrone that he ' s not to speak to Maria but then finds out it was Tyrone who hit Jason . Les and Sandra Milligan have a drink at the Rovers where she meets Janice . Emily lets it be known that Rita has a " significant " birthday tomorrow much to Norris ' excitement but Rita refuses to admit how old she will be . Emily suggests a birthday lunch with her , Betty and Blanche . Karen and Maria promise Bobbi that she ' ll get Vik back if she does it their way . Karen tells Vik that Bobbi is at her flat . Vik calls round and tells her that he ' s met someone else . Dev thinks Vik is mad to finish with Bobbi but offers his support . Sarah checks to see if Todd is alright . Archie thinks Blanche is a right laugh . Janice sees Les take Sandra into his house .
Niven Boyd Niven Boyd ( 22nd November 1954 - 28th January 2001 ) appeared on " Coronation Street " in December 1997 , January and June 1998 as Paul Fisher , owner of the amusement arcade where Judy Mallett was employed . His other credits included roles in " Strangers , Mitch , Dempsey and Makepeace , The Singing Detective , Casualty , Birds of a Feather , El C . I . D . , Emmerdale , Heartbeat , Where the Heart Is " and " The Bill " , along with films " Out of Africa , Sid and Nancy , Cry Freedom , The Fruit Machine , Malevolence , Chicago Joe and the Showgirl , Secret Friends , Let Him Have It , Afraid of the Dark " and " Jack & Sarah " . On stage he appeared in productions of " Blood ' n ' Kisses , Hamlet , The Shoemaker ' s Holiday , Jungle Music , A Map of the World " and " Funny Peculiar " . He died of a heart attack on 28th January 2001 , aged 46 .
Episode 1708 ( 30th May 1977 ) Plot . Alf ' s contact lets him down over the Street ' s Silver Jubilee float . Ernie is adamant that Emily is going to be Queen Elizabeth I . Emily wants to back down but Ernie refuses to let her . He tells Annie that she can ' t be Queen Bess . Annie is furious . Betty refuses to portray Britannia on the float . Emily fears that she ' s going to make a fool of herself . Annie gets the Brewery to provide a lorry for the float , on the condition that she plays Queen Bess .
Jackie Downey Jackie Downey is an actress , singer and drama / voice tutor who appeared in " Coronation Street " in May 2007 as Fiona , landlady of The Red Lion pub and friend of Liz McDonald . However her first connection with the programme was from 1985 to 1988 when she played the regular part of Glenys Pike , girlfriend of Cyril McGregor in all four seasons of the " Street " spin - off " The Brothers McGregor " . She has appeared in many other television series including " The Professionals " , " Bread " , " Birds of a Feather " and " The Bill " while on the big screen she was in the 1990 film " The Krays " . External link . Actress ' s personal web page
Maurice Good Maurice Good ( born 8th June 1932 in Dublin , died 10th May 2013 in Canada ) appeared as a Paddy , a barman at The Red Lion in May 1965 . He also appeared in " BBC Sunday - Night Play " , " Z Cars " , " No Hiding Place " , " Doctor Who " , " Emergency - Ward 10 " , " Armchair Theatre " , " The Avengers " , " Public Eye " and " Pretenders " . Film roles include " The Siege of Sidney Street " , " Murder Most Foul " and " Quatermass and the Pit " . His radio work credits were for work in series such as " Saturday Night Theatre " and his self - written stage play " John Synge Comes Next " which was broadcast on Radio 3 in 1970 . On stage he appeared in " The Glass Menagerie " and worked for the Oxford Playhouse company and the Old Vic in London . From his stage work , he was able to pen " Every Inch a Lear " , a journal of a production of " King Lear " at Canada ' s Stratford Festival . He emigrated to that country in 1975 where he taught acting as well as continuing to appear on stage and for Canadian television .
Episode 3955 ( 1st January 1996 ) Plot . As Curly leaves for work there is a lot of banging from next door as Gary tries DIY on the radiator to plug the leak so they can have heating . Audrey is distraught to learn Alf has a video of him and Betty at the Palace . Alison and Denise depart for the sales . Mike asks Bill to convert a large flat into two smaller flats . Percy complains to Gary about the banging and offers to lend them an electric fire . Denise decides against buying a black dress on learning from Alison that Brian has a thing about black . Mike can ' t resist having a dig at Steve about his predicament . Audrey tells Alf that all is forgiven if he destroys the video . Percy and Alf investigate the noise from No . 9 ; there is a scream from inside . Gary has electrocuted himself on Percy ' s fire .
Doreen Fenwick Doreen Fenwick ( previously Thompson ) was an old showbiz friend of Rita Sullivan . In February 2007 , Doreen entered The Kabin in search of Rita . Whilst waiting for Rita to arrive , she flirted with all the male customers , which annoyed Rita ' s business partner Norris Cole , whom Doreen was initially disliked by , having insulted him upon meeting him . Doreen persuaded Rita several times to meet up with her , and they went to see things such as shows together . Despite the previous conflicts between Norris and Doreen , she soon became a sparring partner for Norris , but their relationship soon developed into a romance . Shortly afterwards Rita let Doreen stay with her as Doreen told her that her flat was being repaired . However , Rita discovered that Doreen was faking her flat being repaired and removed of asbestos . Rita then told Doreen to pack her bags and leave . Rita later confessed to Norris that she was missing Doreen ' s company but refused to make the first move or let her move back . Norris secretly arranged to meet Doreen and persuaded her to make up with Rita . They made up over a drink in the Rovers Return Inn . When Rita was on holiday , Doreen helped out in The Kabin . After Rita declined Norris ' offer of marriage , he proposed to Doreen , unaware that both George Trench and Ivor Priestley , two other husbands of Norris ' deceased ex - wife , Angela Hawthorne , had already proposed to her . Doreen told them that she would consider all their offers . Norris , however , later told her that he was withdrawing his proposal , and Doreen told George and Ivor that she had changed her mind and didn ' t want to get married again . Doreen was next heard of when she was due to meet Rita on the evening of 6th December 2010 , but Doreen cancelled due to illness . This led to a near death experience for Rita after she returned home when a derailed tram crashed into The Kabin , burying her in rubble , although she survived the incident . Rita and Doreen continue to keep in touch . In August 2013 , Rita Tanner was having a telephone conversation with Doreen about clothes to wear on a cruise , however she failed to mention her recent mugging . Quotes . " I shouldn ' t think so , love " ( First line in reply to Norris Cole when he asked if he could help her ) .
Florist ( Episode 6674 ) The Florist who worked for " Rosa Blooms " dropped off the bouquets and button - holes at 8 Coronation Street for the wedding of Sarah Platt and Jason Grimshaw . As the flowers had been delivered considerably earlier than expected , the florist suggested to a concerned Gail that the flowers would retain their freshness if she stored them in the fridge .
Gus Ferris Gus Ferris was a talent agent responsible for bookings at the Old Band Club . In July 1988 , he was let down at the last minute by Ingrid and Her Talking Doberman , and so he turned to his friend and colleague Alec Gilroy for the loan of one of his acts for that evening ' s performance . An old eccentric type , Gus baffled Rovers barmaid Gloria Todd with strange compliments and threw his money around by buying doubles for himself and Alec . Although they made a show of being friends , Alec was pleased to see a rival in lumber and told him his acts were all booked up . Gus left disappointed , however Alec phoned him later to tell him he had an act for him after all , one Jack Duckworth . As Alec hoped , Jack ' s spot was a disaster ; after singing two songs , he was booed off the stage and the owner Margery Smith threatened to set her Alsatian on him . The next day , an irate Gus arrived at the Rovers demanding an explanation from Alec for sending him a " dead - ' ead " with a voice like a bag of crisps . Alec admitted that Jack was a pub man more used to a cellar style of ambiance ! Despite his anger , Gus didn ' t accuse Alec of foul play and left peacefully . Shortly thereafter , Alec got the call he was waiting for - from Margery Smith , asking to see him about using him for the club ' s acts in future .
Episode 2192 ( 5th April 1982 ) Plot . Len takes Audrey on at The Kabin as Rita is visiting Sam Littlewood in Blackpool . Derek is promoted and sends Mavis his love via one of his salesmen , Tommy Gregg . Len is sad that Sharon has been re - placed . The Police tell Alec to move his van or be fined £25 . He can ' t move it as he still hasn ' t any wheels . Eddie offers to sort out some wheels for Alec . He buys some for £36 . Bert babysits so Jackie Moffatt and Gail can go to a disco . Mavis knits a jumper for Princess Diana ' s baby . Brian phones home and Bert tells him that Gail is out . Eddie offers Alec the wheels for £50 .
Episode 7598 ( 9th May 2011 ) Plot . Anna is concerned when Katy leaves a lot of food on her plate . Audrey is infuriated when Marc refuses to come clean to Claudia . Tyrone plucks up the courage to speak to a girl at the bistro . Becky storms around to No . 8 to get Max back but Gail convinces to wait until the morning . Tina is growing increasingly frustrated by Xin ' s blatant affections for Graeme . Tracy and Steve ' s concerns grow for Amy in the hospital . Chesney is worried by Fiz ' s decision to leave Hope with John . Tyrone ' s attempts to get back on the saddle fail miserably . Tommy and Jason do their best to console him . The doctor tells Steve and Tracy that Amy must have some kind of allergy . Kylie is an awkward position when David enthuses about visitation rights over Max . Tina is furious when Graeme rebuffs her advances . Tracy is delighted when Steve holds off on returning home . Tommy bets Jason £50 that he can turn Sian . Claudia is horrified when Marc introduces her to " Marcia " in front of Audrey . Becky ' s anger gives way to regret when Steve reveals his dash to the hospital for Amy .
Episode 6567 ( 1st June 2007 ) Plot . Leanne is tense when she sees Carla and Paul . Carla asks Leanne where she ' s been knowing full well she ' s been with a client . Claire insists they need to get away and suggests the Isle of Man where they once had a holiday . Ashley gives Kirk a job at the butchers - grateful to him for rescuing Claire from the fire and needing someone to look after the shop while they ' re away . Vernon goes to buy a suit for the Licensees ' Lunch . He disappears all day and arrives back stinking of beer . Carla sets up Leanne , telling her they ' re meeting a financial advisor when in fact it ' s Frank Taylor , the client of Leanne ' s who gave Carla his card . Eileen and Roy decide to decorate No . 4 for Claire and Ashley as a surprise . Leanne ' s horrified to see one of her clients . She tries to steer Liam away . Luckily for Leanne , Frank realises Carla ' s game to expose Leanne as a prostitute in front of her boyfriend and he leaves , wanting nothing to do with it . Liam ' s none the wiser . Violet goes on a date with Tam . She quizzes him about marriage and then suggests they go to bed . However she ' s suddenly appalled by her own behaviour and grabs her bag and leaves . Tam ' s completely bemused . Violet phones Jamie who collects her . He can see she ' s upset . Carla forces Leanne to admit she ' s a prostitute . Leanne begs Carla not to tell Liam as she loves him .
Episode 8134 ( 26th May 2013 ) Plot . The hoardings come away from the outside of the Rovers which has been restored to its old appearance as the staff rush to prepare for its 2 . 00pm reopening . Rita is still concerned that Tina is tired out . Eileen and Paul try to persuade Dev to join them at the pub ' s re - opening . Inside that establishment , Gloria is in conflict with Sean as he wants to stick to hotpots but she wants the dining to include more upmarket food but Rita brings a note of harmony when she presents Stella with a reframed picture of Betty Williams . Carla ' s suspicions of Tracy and Rob haven ' t abated . The brewery hasn ' t delivered any lagers so Karl begs a supply off a caustic Leanne . Izzy begs Tina to tell her what ' s wrong but is angrily told to back off . After a countdown , the pub re - opens and Stella is touched that Leanne is there together with several cases of lager . The regulars descend on the pub which , as Norris points out hasn ' t undergone many changes . Dev cries off attending , clearly unable to set foot inside the pub for the time being . The first fight in the reopened pub almost kicks off when Chesney has a go at Ryan but Fiz drags him home . Tracy ’ s nervous as she worries that Carla suspects them of being involved in the theft . Trying to calm her nerves Rob insists the sooner they get rid of the silk the better . When Izzy makes it clear she disapproves of Ryan , Katy can ’ t hide her annoyance and makes a pointed remark about Gary . Mary persuades Dev to go to the pub where Stella makes a poignant speech about present and absent friends . Confused Izzy goes to tackle Gary and Tina about what Katy meant and overhears Tina talking about their " dirty little secret " . She demands to know what she means . Tina caves and tells Izzy that Gary made a pass at her . As Izzy reels at the shock , Tina collapses in sudden pain . . .
Tim Nicholson Tim Nicholson was the solicitor who attempted to clear up Richard Hillman ' s financial dealings after his death . Gail Hillman was hoping for some good news as neighbours such as the Duckworths and Emily Bishop had lost money but Tim , when he visited 8 Coronation Street only had bad news . Police investigations had shown a trail of fraud and malpractice all along the line . Although Gail was a joint director of Kellett Holdings , Richard ' s main company , there was no proof that she was a party to these mis - dealings and therefore wouldn ' t be held liable however Richard had set up joint accounts and taken out loans which included her name and she now had £40 , 000 worth of debts . In addition , he didn ' t actually own the flat development at The Ridings and , even if he did , the bank would have first call on them . In addition , Emily might lose her house ( in the event , this didn ' t prove to be the case ) and the Duckworths lost all sight of their £20 , 000 investment .
Harold Goodwin Harold Goodwin was born 22nd October , 1917 in Wombwell , Yorkshire , and died 3rd June , 2004 in Middlesex . He was an English actor who played three roles in " Coronation Street " : He became interested in the stage after seeing " Love On The Dole " starring a young Wendy Hiller . While working at a biscuit factory , he took part in amateur dramatics and gained a place at RADA and went on to work at Liverpool repertory theatre for three years , followed by a West End season in Laurence Olivier ' s Old Vic company at the New Theatre in 1949 . He remains best - know for his many film and television appearances throughout his long career , also appearing in the latter medium from 1946 onwards after the resumption of the service following the Second World War , playing parts in " Hancock ' s Half Hour " , " The Adventures of Robin Hood " , " Quatermass and the Pit " , " No Hiding Place " , " The Avengers " , " Dixon of Dock Green " , a regular role in " United ! " , a BBC 1960s soap , " Man in a Suitcase " , " The Dustbinmen " , " Nearest and Dearest " , " Z Cars " , " The Onedin Line " , " Oh No , It ' s Selwyn Froggitt " , " Play for Today " , " Angels " , " The Gentle Touch " and " All Creatures Great and Small " . Among many film roles were parts in " The Happiest Days of Your Life " , " The Man in the White Suit " , " The Cruel Sea " , " A Kid for Two Farthings " , " The Dam Busters " , " The Ladykillers " , " The Prince and the Showgirl " , " The Bridge on the River Kwai " , " The Mummy " , " Sink the Bismark ! " , " The Bulldog Breed " and " Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed " .
Simeon Andrews Simeon Andrews is a former actor who appeared in " Coronation Street " in August 1995 as Father Donnelly , the priest from a religious retreat who broke the news of the death of Ivy Brennan . Andrews trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and is a former member of the Royal Shakespeare Company . On television he also appeared in series such as " The Bill " , " Inspector Morse " and " Brass " . A political activist on the left - wing , he is now the secretary of the Labour Representation Committee , a group campaigning for a return to more socialist values in the Labour movement and a parliamentary consultant to a number of trade unions and the press officer and organiser of the Socialist Campaign Group of Labour MPs .