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Episode 500 ( 27th September 1965 ) Plot . Hilda determines to find out why the police want to see Annie and leaves the Rovers unattended to look for her . As Elsie panics about the police being in the Street , Len makes her see that no one will care what she ' s been up to - she ' s just a tart . He can ' t believe he ever wanted to marry her . Emily has difficulty getting an assistant . The police , Det Sergeant Sowman and Det Constable Lucas , tell Annie they ' re trying to trace the woman from the " Fox and Hounds " who told the barmaid that the Walkers recommended the pub to her . Emily agrees to taking Sandra on at Gamma Garments if Lionel approves . Elsie breaks down and smashes a window . Annie tries to protect Elsie but eventually gives her name to the police . Elsie admits her troubles to Dennis . The police return Elsie ' s gloves , telling her that she ' ll have to appear at the inquest . Elsie doesn ' t want to see his wife and worries about her reputation . Hilda watches the scene through the broken window and spreads the word . Minnie decides to have a birthday party . Sandra says ' yes ' to the job , without asking Lionel . Dennis rows with Annie for telling the police about Elsie . Notable dialogue . Annie Walker ( about Elsie Tanner ) : " She seems to go from one misfortune to another " .
David Cargill David Cargill appeared in " Coronation Street " in December 1970 as U . S . Army Sergant Mario Ucello . He also appeared in " Armchair Theatre " , " The Avengers " , " The Midnight Men " , " The Wednesday Play " , " The Forsyte Saga " , " Man in a Suitcase " , " Out of the Unknown " , " UFO " , " The Persuaders ! " and " Carrie ' s War " . Film roles include " Information Received " , " Information Received " and " Baxter ! " On radio , he was heard in the 1963 Third Programme production of " Red Eye of Love " .
Episode 50 ( 5th June 1961 ) Plot . Dennis impatiently waits for a piece of post to arrive but won ' t tell Elsie what it is . Ivan takes his pram back and cancels the hire purchase . Billy thinks he can do a better job of running a garage than Phil Marsden and has ambitions to have his own . Jack tells him not to run before he can walk . The Brewery writes to the Walkers , stalling on their holiday dates until a relief can be found . Annie wants to go to Torquay while Jack fancies fishing in Scotland . She gets her way , much to Billy ' s amusement . Ena visits Dr . Graham and demands a prescription for her bronchitis . He gives in but insults her about her " slipped tongue " . Albert also visits him , concerned about his supposed blood pressure but is talked out of worrying about it . Concepta tells Annie that she ' s concerned about Harry ' s religious beliefs and that her father doesn ' t approve of the marriage at all . Sheila reluctantly goes to the pictures with new boyfriend Cyril . Tom goes into the fruit machine game business and tries to get Doreen to persuade Sylvia Snape to have one at Snape ' s Cafe . Elsie returns from the cinema with Arthur Dewhurst . He ' s caught the Rovers burglar after he did a warehouse job and confessed to other offences . Martha sees that Concepta looks worried . She and Ena don ' t think the marriage will be successful . The next morning , Dennis is delighted that his parcel has arrived . It ' s an electric guitar addressed to his new stage persona - " Ricky Dennis " . Notable dialogue . Elsie Tanner ( about Ena Sharples ) : " That woman ' s tongue . If it was a bit longer she could shave with it . "
Doctor 2 ( Episode 7447 ) The Doctor was on duty at Weatherfield General where she examined David Platt after he had run down Graeme Proctor on Victoria Street . David claimed that he had no memory of the accident and the Doctor suspected concussion after she found a bump on his head but he refused to spend the night in hospital . Graeme recovered after an operation . David was charged with attempted murder but was released when it was confirmed that he suffered from a rare form of epilepsy and had suffered a blackout at the time that he was driving .
Episode 5600 ( 10th October 2003 ) Plot . Sarah is uncomfortable with Todd ' s physical advances towards her . She wants reassurance that he still fancies her . Emily presses Tracy to tell Ken and Deirdre about the baby . Todd assures Gail that all is fine between Sarah and himself . Dev is scornful when Steve sends Tracy out on a trial run in one of the cabs . Roy and Hayley ponder Ken ' s future relationship with Tracy ' s baby when Ken expresses sadness about his lack of contact with Peter ' s son , Simon . Lucy argues that Peter owes her and Shelley for all the suffering he ' s put them through . She persuades Shelley to reopen Peter ' s bookies with her and to pocket the profits between them . They ' ll pay Sally to run the place for them . Karen is furious with Steve for hiring Tracy , but later revels in the fact that an extremely flustered Tracy makes a complete hash of her trial run . Ciaran takes an hour off from the Rovers , and later surreptitiously presents Ken with a birthday card from Peter . Lucy , Shelley and Sally celebrate a successful first day of running the bookies . Hayley and Roy are troubled to learn that Tracy is driving a mini - cab . Tracy refuses to stop unless they pay her the equivalent of her wages . Sarah refuses to listen when Nick tells her to finish with Todd . Nick warns Todd that he knows the truth about him , and he ' ll be watching his every move from now on . Cast . Guest cast . " None "
Patrick Tussel Patrick Tussel was a cab driver for local taxi firm Street Cars and friend of Eileen Grimshaw from when they were in a group in which Eileen was singer . Patrick frequently served as a comic foil for Les Battersby and boss Steve McDonald . Patrick made his final appearance in January 2005 , while on crutches after an off - screen incident where his own car ran him over due to the handbrake being left off .
Phyllis Lomax Phyllis Lomax was a young woman who Fred Gee met at a banquet laid on by Newton & Ridley in January 1982 . Fred was invited at the last minute when a place became free and proceeded to get paralytic . As well as dancing drunkenly with Sarah Ridley and ordering both a space invaders machine for the Rovers and a new car from fellow diners , he met Phyllis and boasted about his " restaurant " and , in his position as " landlord " , offered her a job there . A day or so later , Phyllis turned up to accept the position , much to the amusement of Betty Turpin and Bet Lynch . Fred told her she must have misheard . Phyllis had to leave as she was helping out at a 21st birthday party but Bet , to Fred ' s discomfort , told her to call back again any time she felt like it .
Episode 5998 ( 6th April 2005 ) Plot . Danny ' s annoyed he ' s got pigeon dirt on his suit . He tells Jack he owes him a tenner for dry - cleaning . Liz , Tracy , Emily , Eileen , Sunita , Frankie and Rita all go out on Deirdre ' s hen night wearing specially printed T - shirts with pictures of Deirdre on them . Chesney dresses as a matador and practises his bull - fighting on Hayley in preparation for his move to Spain . Adam and Danny drag Ken out for a stag night drink . Ken ' s unhappy when Ray insists on joining them followed by Dev and Mike . Roy and Hayley try to convince Chesney he ' ll have a great time in Spain but Chesney ' s unhappy at the thought of leaving his mates . Ken agrees to stay at Mike ' s flat on the wedding eve just to prove he no longer bears a grudge . Martin pours his heart out to Janice . He cries blaming himself for the murder as it would never have happened if he hadn ' t gone out with Katy . Ken and Roy discuss the possibility that Fred inadvertently fell into St . Weatha ' s well from which the waters are said to have natural healing powers . Deirdre tells the girls how lucky she is to be marrying Ken . Ken meanwhile says the same thing to the boys . Cast . Guest cast . " None "
Episode 5589 ( 24th September 2003 ) Plot . Katy is beside herself when Tommy and Angela ban her from going to school and keep her locked up at home with Tommy " babysitting " . Jack appears in court over the drugs offence - growing cannabis . He gets off with a £200 fine which Tyrone says he ' ll pay , and a slap on the wrist . Both Deirdre and Nick independently decide to apply for the Trainee Manager ' s job at Underworld . Harry tells Mike he wants to remain a cleaner . Mike is relieved . Bev is slightly concerned with Lucy and Shelley ' s thirst for revenge which is becoming unhealthy . Eileen and Dev are appalled with Steve , thinking that he ' s cheated on Karen again . Karen tells Steve that they only have to keep up the charade for another week when the divorce comes through . Katy receives a text from Martin telling her how much he loves her . Tommy stamps on her phone breaking it . Lucy delivers a wreath spelling the word " bigamist " to the front door of the bookies and Les tries to sell the parts to each of the residents whose names begin with those letters . Tommy is gutted when he finds out that Kevin already knew about Katy and Martin and that Tyrone was never Katy ' s boyfriend but just a cover - up . Deirdre goes to see how Shelley is . Deirdre is hurt when Shelley tells her that all the Barlow children are home - wreckers . While Angela ' s back is turned Katy nicks her keys and lets herself out of the house . She finds Martin and to the amazement of everyone around they embrace . Tommy comes storming over and forcibly drags the pair apart and then carries Katy back into the house . He announces to the watching crowd that Martin is a " kiddie - fiddler " . Cast . Guest cast . " None " Notable dialogue . Harry Flagg : " I don ' t want to climb the greasy pole , Mr . Baldwin , I only want to clean it . "
Ann Mitton Ann Mitton played tragic schoolgirl Susan Schofield on " Coronation Street " in November 1962 . Her only other known role was in " Television Club " , a BBC schools programme alongside Anne Reid who was absent from " Coronation Street " at the time due to the Equity actors ' strike .
Barkers Barkers was a stationery wholesaler . Based in a Weatherfield office block , Barkers was managed by enigmatic tycoon DP , with Ray Griffiths in charge of Personnel . In August 1988 , Mavis Riley decided to leave The Kabin after 15 years and secured an interview for the position of Head of Distribution . Arriving there , she was stunned to be interviewed by her former fiancé Derek Wilton , who had worked there in a high - level position in the sales department , with his own office and secretary , since selling his Cornwall stationery outlet to Barkers earlier that year . Mavis ' s joy at her stroke of luck turned to humiliation when Derek passed her over , and revealed that he had only given her an interview as a means of affecting a reconciliation . Derek then proposed and , much to her friends ' surprise , Mavis accepted . The following April , Derek was accepted into an executive pension scheme , pending the results of a medical . Ray Griffiths summoned Derek to his office to discuss the results , revealing that Derek had high blood pressure and hypertension . Citing management concerns over his ability to cope with stress , Ray told Derek he was being moved two floors down to despatch effective immediately - a move Derek opposed . The following day , Derek tried to take the matter up with DP and waited outside DP ' s office all day for him to become available , but DP spent the entire day in his office dealing with matters of greater importance . To force the issue , Derek sent a memo through to DP ' s office threatening to resign if he didn ' t remain in his current position in sales . This failed to elicit an immediate response from DP , but after missing DP leaving the building , Derek was seen by Ray Griffiths , who told him that accepting his resignation was the last thing DP did before leaving . For Derek , leaving Barkers was a blow from which he would never recover , and he spent the rest of his days repping .
Mr Weaver Mr Weaver was the Council Building Inspector who met Len Fairclough in the burnt - out shell of 14 Coronation Street and told him that his inspection had shown that the fire had exposed structural faults in the maisonettes which meant that they would have to be demolished .
Episode 2079 ( 4th March 1981 ) Plot . Annie forces herself to be nice to Carole and Diane . Bert enjoys working again , even if it is labouring . Bet likes working at The Rifleman but misses the Rovers . Gordon Lewis is furious that Annie has taken Fred back . He tells her that she ' s made a mistake but she tears him off a strip . Mike buys the flat and furniture for £25 , 000 . Annie realises she made a mistake not trusting the staff by bringing Gordon in . He tells her that she ' s too old to run the pub . Annie tells him that she ' s made a report on him for Richard Cresswell at Newton & Ridley ' s . Betty gets a job at The Rifleman as well as Bet . Annie offers Bet and Betty more money to return but they are upset that she didn ' t trust them to run the pub . Annie apologises . The girls agree to return on the guarantee that in future Betty will be in charge in her absence . Emily finds Arnold waiting for her at home .
Episode 3010 ( 27th December 1989 ) Plot . Alma refuses to listen to Audrey ' s warnings and looks forward to being with Mike again . Deirdre accuses Ken of using Wendy Crozier as a way of getting back at her over Mike . She tells him that she feels nothing but contempt for him . Mike entertains Alma . He tells her about the Spanish deal and that he ' s nearly broke . She feels sorry for him and assures him that she ' s not put off him knowing he ' s got nothing . Alec is upset when an old act dies who was Alec ' s own age . Ken asks Deirdre to give him time to finish with Wendy but she refuses . Alf is furious when the McDonald twins kick a football through the shop window . Cast . Guest cast . " None " Notable dialogue . Derek Wilton : " I feel like getting seriously drunk . " Mavis Wilton : " Oh Derek , you know what that does to your forehead . " Derek Wilton : " Good . See if I care . " Mavis Wilton : " There ' d be more sense in a mineral water . " Derek Wilton : " Mineral water ? Shall I be really daring and sip it through a straw ? " Percy Sugden : " I don ' t know about you , but I think Christmas is a time for families . " Ken Barlow : " So they say , Percy . " Percy Sugden : " I was a bit concerned when your Tracy spent a good part of Christmas Day round at Mrs Bishop ' s house . " Ken Barlow : " You saying she wasn ' t welcome ? " Percy Sudgen : " Now come on Kenneth , you know me better than that . What I am saying is she has a good time when she comes round . So we ' ve got to be careful - all of us - that she doesn ' t get to like it more than she does her own home . " Ken Barlow : Percy . . . If I ever thought Tracy was coming near preferring you to me I ' d seriously consider getting her certified . "
Denis Holmes Denis Holmes ( 7th June 1921 - 27th May 2013 ) appeared on " Coronation Street " in June , July and October 1961 as Esther Hayes ' s confidant and work superior Brian Foley . His acting career stretches from the 1950s to the 2000s and includes " The Bill " , " Dr . Finlay ' s Casebook " , " Poldark " and " The Four Just Men " , in which he made six appearances in different roles . Denis , his wife Barbara and their two daughters moved Stateside in 1989 where he continued to work in numerous Broadway productions and in many renowned theatre companies in America . Denis sadly passed away just a few days before his 92nd birthday .
Joan Scott Joan Scott ( 1905 - 1997 ) was a British actress who played two roles in " Coronation Street " ; Winifred Willis , Marion ' s mother in 1983 and Percy Sugden ' s love interest Olive Clarke in 1993 . She also appeared in the " Turn out the Lights " episode " A Big Hand For A Little Lady " as a Salvation Army Leader in January 1967 .
Dog Walker The Dog Walker was out on Ainsdale Beach in July 2009 where she encountered Tony Gordon , Maria Connor and dog Ozzy . With her baby already overdue , and unsuccessfully trying different ways to bring on labour , Maria wanted to go out for a long walk and make a day of it . Tony was chasing after Ozzy at the water ' s edge when the woman commented that Maria and her " husband " had their hands full with such a lively dog . A short while later , Maria began to have strong contractions and realising that she wouldn ' t be able to make it to the car , Tony called for an ambulance but the baby was born in a rundown shack on the sand dunes prior to the ambulance arriving . The woman told Tony that she had been worried when she ' d heard the sirens , praised him for doing a wonderful job on delivering the baby and offered to look after Ozzy whilst he accompanied Maria to Weatherfield General . Explaining that she had a big garden and her dog Max would enjoy the company , she gave Tony her telephone number and told him to congratulate his " wife " for her .
Episode 7758 ( 15th December 2011 ) Plot . Peter phones Carla and admits that he couldn ' t bring himself to tell Leanne the truth . Carla angrily slams the phones down . Owen does his best to scupper David and Kylie ' s meeting with the social worker by telling her the couple are completely clueless . Steve begs Lloyd not to sell his share of Street Cars to Becky but it ' s too late , the deal has been done . David and Kylie assure the social worker that Owen was just poking his nose in and trying to stir up trouble . David ' s quietly furious . Owen discovers that his pond has been filled over . He suspects David and Kylie . Realising that legally there ' s nothing he can do , Steve is forced to come to an agreement with Becky ; she can work the switch and he ' ll go out on the road . Peter lies to Leanne and tells her that he ' s off to an alcoholics ' meeting . Peter calls at Carla ' s flat . Initially she ' s frosty , but when Peter assures her that he loves her but just can ' t bring himself to destroy Leanne ' s and Simon ' s lives , Carla softens . She admits that she can ' t live without him and suggests they have an affair . Emily and Rita argue over who ' s going to cook the Christmas dinner . Tracy tries to chuck Becky out of the cab office but Becky stands her ground . Owen tries to convince Anna that David and Kylie are to blame for the pond . Steve and Becky say an emotional goodbye to Lloyd . Peter lies to Leanne saying his meeting went well . Leanne tells him that she ' s proud of him for being so honest and open .
Tony Parsons Tony Parsons was a young boy who received harmonium lessons from Ena Sharples in 1970 . Although Tony had broken into the Victoria Street Mission on 5th August 1970 , Ena wanted to nurture his talent and as she was an experienced player she took Tony under her wing and got him a scholarship at a music college . Ena first had to convince Mrs Parsons , who forbade Tony from playing music as his dad Phil , who ran off with another woman , when Tony was a baby , played saxophone for a band . Tony had been told that Phil was dead and was brought up by his mother in a flat above a shop in Victoria Street . Ena managed to convince Mrs Parsons not to live in the past and to encourage Tony ' s talent . In February 1971 , Tony gave his first public performance at the college and Ena and Mrs Parsons were both in attendance .
Episode 8584 ( 25th February 2015 ) Plot . Liz and Michelle plan a day out shopping . Steve is feeling down over his treatment from Lloyd . Tony gets an offer of some electrical gear from a contact in Rochdale . Sophie gives Kevin a difficult time over going out with Jenny but he ' s not interested . Sally pushes Tim into attending his adult literacy class . Jason mopes in front of the television whilst Eileen fusses round him . Todd ’ s quietly jealous . It is Rita ' s birthday but she ' s spending it with Mavis . Norris plans to ring her and warn her about Jenny . Tracy insists on going with Tony to pick up the goods . Sally admits to Sophie that she doesn ' t like Kevin going out with Jenny but advises her that if they oppose the match , they ' ll only push them further together . With Eva gone , the Rovers needs a new barmaid and Eileen offers her services . Steve has doubts but Liz and Michelle agree to a try - out . Tony sets out with Tracy , promising to be back in time for the concert . Sophie apologises to Kevin . Steve isn ' t pleased with Eileen ' s barmaid skills but she thinks she ' s doing a good job . Tracy isn ' t pleased when Tony ' s contact is Chrissy , an attractive woman , and she deliberately plays hardball with her . Lloyd and Steve apologise to each other . Eileen assumes that the barmaid job is permanently hers . Kevin and Jenny meet in the Rovers , knowing that Rita is safely in Cartmel . Jenny regrets her past treatment of Rita . The lady herself returns early , not wanting to overstay her welcome with Mavis and insists on going for a birthday drink with Emily , Norris and Mary who all remain silent on the news of Jenny ' s return . Sally forces Tim to go to the class but refuses to go with him when he asks her . Tracy insists on taking some extra goods for the money they ' re paying and is livid when she sees Tony giving Chrissy cash to make up the difference . She storms off . Luke starts the tiling for Maria . Rita enters the Rovers and is stunned to see Jenny at the bar . Tony drives after Tracy and forces her back into the van . Before they can drive off a police car flashes its siren behind them . . . Notable dialogue . Todd Grimshaw ( on seeing his mother behind the Rovers ' bar ) : " It looks like they ' ve lost and hired . " < br > Eileen Grimshaw : " You ' re barred . . . always wanted to say that . "
Ramsbottom Ramsbottom is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury , located 12 miles from Manchester . It lies in the southern Pennines and its population is just over 17 , 000 people and the location grew rapidly in the 19th century as a manufacturing and mill town as a part of the industrial revolution . Among its several public houses is the Grant Arms which in the 1990s was part - owned by actor Philip Middlemiss ( Des Barnes ) . In 1972 , the legal wife of Harry Bates was living in the town while Harry himself was with his common - law wife Rita Littlewood ( then going under the name Rita Bates ) in Weatherfield .
Charlie ( Episode 22 ) Charlie was a bus conductor and a friend of inspector Harry Hewitt who asked why his bus wasn ' t moving from a stop one day in February 1961 . Charlie told him that the driver , Fred Fearns , had just " gone over t ' road " . Harry was suspicious that him and Fred but pulling a fast one but left them to it . On the bus were Martha Longhurst and Minnie Caldwell who had deliberately not paid the full amount for their journey , conveniently " forgetting " the fare increase introduced a fortnight ago . Harry inspected their tickets and when Minnie blurted out where they were going , asked Charlie what they had claimed they wanted when they ' d paid their lower fare . Martha lied about their previous conversation and a row looked like breaking out between Charlie and Martha . Harry stepped in and reminded the two ladies to get off at St . George ' s , or pay the excess fare . Before the bus set off , he quietly told Charlie to watch the pair . At the end of the day , Charlie was a customer in Jackson ' s Chip Shop when a large queue built up . He chatted to driver Jeff for a while , praising Harry ' s fairness , but eventually lost patience and loudly demanded to know were the chips were , saying that if they were left much longer they ' d turn to seed .