Tim Marsden Tim Marsden was a newly - appointed salesman for the shampoo manufacturer Brotherton ' s . Calling on business at Audrey ' s , he tried his smarmy manner on with Mrs Roberts to mild success but it was Candice Stowe who really fell for his charms , even though she was on the rebound from her failed relationship with Jason Grimshaw . Prompted by Maria Sutherland , she rang the number on Tim ' s business card and arranged a date with him , only for him to back out at the last minute . Audrey warned Candice to be careful , well aware of Tim ' s type and of the opinion that he was " slimy " , but the smitten young girl was putty in his hands when he appeared in the salon , giving the excuse that his mother had fallen ill and making arrangements for a date that night . However , at Tim ' s insistence , the date turned into a few hours in Candice ' s bed with no meal or night out involved . Flatmate Fiz Brown warned Candice that she was cheapening herself but the wise words fell on deaf ears . She was similarly oblivious that Tim wasn ' t love ' s young dream when he suddenly announced that he was going on a skiing holiday with a mate called Andy for a few weeks and was firm in saying that he ' d told her already , calling her an airhead . Audrey muttered that she was sure he was married … Upon his return , his expected appearance was delayed with the excuse that he was fogbound at Gatwick . When he made his way to Weatherfield , he wanted to take up precisely where he had left off - in her bed , but Candice wanted more and he left , stating that he was suffering from jetlag . Candice still didn ' t see what was in front of her eyes , even when Maria pointed out that generally speaking people don ' t suffer jetlag when they ' ve flown in from Switzerland . Candice persuaded Nick Tilsley to throw a twenty - first birthday party for girlfriend Maria and invited Tim , which Audrey took the opportunity to make it clear that if he wasn ' t interested in Candice , then he was to let her down gently and he responded by assuring her that he wasn ' t married or in any other sort of relationship . Nevertheless , after once more having his way with the young hairdresser , he again made garbled excuses and quickly left . After not putting in an appearance for several weeks , and making the excuse that he was tied up with work , Audrey made enquiries with her contacts in the business and discovered that Tim was seeing a girl in almost every salon he visited , although she chose not to tell Candice as she didn ' t think she ' d be believed . When Tim next turned up for his " conjugal rights " , Maria rifled through his pockets and found a wedding ring but when presented with this evidence , the smooth salesman span an unconvincing yarn that it was his brother ' s that he was taking to get extended as it was now too small for his finger . Candice fell for the tale , hook , line and sinker . She was brought back down to earth though a few days later when Tim ' s wife , Jemma followed him to the salon , looking for the " slut " who was chasing her husband . It was when Maria pointed out the missing wedding ring that Mrs Marsden realised it was her husband who was the chaser and she dragged him bodily out of the shop . Hard - faced as ever , he called in again thereafter and told Candice that his marriage was over and that she was the only one he ever cared for . Candice responded by emptying the contents of a bottle of conditioner over him while Maria supplemented the mixture with the contents of a dustpan full of cut hair . List of appearances . 2004