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Episode 2116 ( 13th July 1981 ) Plot . The Faircloughs return from holiday . Annie returns from Derby and is furious to find the Gees still in residence at the Rovers . Eunice tells Annie that she can ' t throw Fred out - she owes him so much . Mavis enjoys drawing with Maurice Dodds . She thinks he ' s romantic . Annie feels as if she ' s got squatters . The factory girls plan a send off for Lynn Watts who is marrying and emigrating to Australia . Maurice tells Mavis that she needs to be more confident and express herself in her paintings . He wants to try drawing a nude but needs a model . He tells Mavis that he ' ll draw her in the nude if she ' d let him .
Between the Covers Plot . All departments of Dobson and Hawkes are reporting increased sales figures with the exception of Leonard Swindley ’ s book section where his choice of new books are as dusty as the unsold volumes sat on the shelves . His Wednesday afternoon reading circle is made up of a group of old ladies who pretend to be shocked at the slightest hint of anything lewd in their books but also hanker for something racier . Walter Hunt , threatening to replace the section entirely with an ironmongery section , instead stocks it with lurid paperbacks including a large selection of " bodice - rippers " which Swindley ’ s old ladies lap up , much preferring the delights of " Love on a Camel " and " The Naked Breakfast " to that of " Knapsack through the Chilterns " by Hilda Hopwood . Someone else takes an interest – the local C . I . D . who arrest Swindley for stocking obscene material . At court his barrister , Sir Claude Wagstaffe , advises him to plead guilty , as no one could possibly believe his defence that he thought " The Scented Flowerbed " was about gardening . Swindley is saved though when he sees that one of his old ladies , Miss Bracewell , is chairman of the bench . Swindley is welcomed back with delight by his colleagues at Dobson and Hawkes who were making plans to visit him in prison . Hunt is less delighted though to hear that Swindley , who borrowed his car to go to court , backed the vehicle into the Chief Constable ’ s limousine and the attending policeman noticed that the tax disc was out of date … Commercial releases . This episode was included in Network DVD collection " Pardon the Expression - The Complete Second Series " , released on 24th August , 2009 .
John Summers John Summers was the husband of Brenda Summers , who sought refuge at 3 Coronation Street after an incident of domestic violence in July 1978 . John was a Gas Board worker and had two children , Wayne and Samantha , with Brenda . However their marriage was troubled as John had a temper and sometimes beat his wife , attributing his violence to depression and blaming it on Brenda for getting him worked up . Brenda stayed with her husband as she believed he was genuinely sorry when it was over and praised him for never hitting the kids . When Brenda phoned John to tell him she was staying with Emily Bishop , John went to 3 Coronation Street to fetch her , barging past Emily into the house and ignoring her claim that Brenda wasn ' t there , proceeding to search the entire house before satisfying himself that Emily was being truthful . Later , he dumped Wayne and Samantha on Emily ' s doorstep , not being prepared to put up with the kids if Brenda didn ' t return to him . A few days later , John paid a final visit to the house to plead his case . He acted the good father and husband , hugging his children and promising Brenda that he wouldn ' t hit her again , all while belitting Emily as a public menace . To Emily ' s horror , Brenda took her kids and went back to John .
William Ilkley William Ilkley ( born 20th April 1958 in Leeds ) appeared on " Coronation Street " in two roles : firstly as Jack Halliwell , a client of MVB Motors in January 1994 ; and he returned to the programme in August 1997 and April 2000 as Nick Horrocks , ex - husband of Natalie and father of Tony Horrocks . Trained at Rose Bruford College , his credits include roles in " Harry ' s Game , Sorrell and Son , Doctor Who , Howards ' Way , Last of the Summer Wine , Dempsey and Makepeace , All Creatures Great and Small , Soldier Soldier , Ruth Rendell Mysteries , Band of Gold , Judge John Deed , EastEnders , The Bill , Family Affairs , Midsomer Murders , Casualty , Doctors , Emmerdale , Holby City , The Royal " and " DCI Banks " . On stage he has appeared in productions of " A View from the Bridge , Coriolanus , The Passion Plays , Treasure Island , Hamlet , Romeo and Juliet , Breaking the Silence , The Rivals , Bouncers , Up ' n ' Under , Widowers ' Houses , Twelfth Night , Lucky Sods , Gym and Tonic , Unleashed , The Debt Collectors " and " Weekend Breaks " .
Episode 4862 ( 24th July 2000 ) Plot . Spider is nervous as he goes for promotion . Toyah hopes he doesn ' t get the job . Rita decides to look into her genealogy . Ken is alarmed when the " Gazette " is full of letters agreeing to his column . He knows Audrey won ' t be pleased . At the interview with Mr Bellis , Spider is aware that somewhere along the way he has lost his principles . Les brings a motorbike home dredged from the canal . Thrilled Dennis agrees to renovate it , with Les hoping that he ' ll be able to join the Hells Angels when it ' s up and running . Dennis is stunned when he discovers the bike is a rare Vincent - HRD Series C Black Shadow . Tyrone is thrilled when Monica gives birth to five puppies on Norris ' bed . Norris is horrified at the intrusion and feels his grandmother ' s bedspread has been defiled . He refuses to stay at the Park Road B & B and dumps himself on Rita . Spider gets through to the next stage , telling Toyah that he ' s determined to make something of himself . Maxine decides Curly and Emma are ideal friend - material . Toyah tells Spider that she doesn ' t want to be taken care of and he ' s no longer the man she fell in love with .
Episode 3879 ( 7th July 1995 ) Plot . Alma is excited as The Wheatsheaf starts her new menu but she realises that she ' s needed at the cafe so can ' t go and check up on it . Audrey goes instead , with Alf . Steve doesn ' t trust Alec but Vicky tells him that she can handle Alec and make him pay for a big do . Andy finishes his first year at University and is annoyed when all his parents want to talk about is Steve . Ken tells Denise that he ' d like to buy No . 1 but she isn ' t keen as he ' s already lived with another women there . He gets angry and tells her that all he ' s doing is offering her a home . Audrey passes Alf off as a client come to sample the food . Gareth Jenkins is impressed with everything and recommends Alma to Jeff Bryant . Vicky and Steve set the date - 18th August . Alec is delighted when she agrees to go to Southampton with him to " talk weddings " . Tricia refuses to let Denise look round No . 1 . Alec offers Steve a job as entertainment ' s officer on a cruise , promising him that he ' d soon catch a millionairess . Steve tells him that he doesn ' t trust him and would never work for him . Denise tells Ken that she is interested in living at No . 1 but has to see inside it first . Vicky goes to Southampton after making sure that whatever happens Bet will remain her friend . Fiona publicly gives Steve ' s unpaid bills to Vicky , telling her they ' re her responsibility now .
Usher ( Episode 4566 ) The Usher was present at the court hearing in February 1999 to decide between Kevin and Sally Webster as to who should have custody of their children Sophie and Rosie . Sally was victorious in her claim , leaving Kevin to hand over the children and disappear from the Street for several weeks .
Episode 2549 ( 4th September 1985 ) Plot . Bet and Frank Mills spend the night together and are content with each other . He tells her that he ' s gone off Chester . Kevin celebrates his twentieth birthday . Sam asks Phyllis out . She discovers he ' s playing Percy in the bowls championship . Sam discovers that Phyllis fancies Percy . Harry and Connie move the furniture out of No . 11 . Connie accuses Terry of driving them out . He is surprised at the hatred she shows him . He realises that he can ' t fight hate , and decides to make a fresh start in Weatherfield . Sam tracks Percy down and tells him to keep away from Phyllis .
Episode 4334 ( 14th January 1998 ) Plot . Zoe is annoyed when Ashley gets at her about abandoning Shannon . She doesn ' t understand the fuss as she knew he ' d look after her . Deirdre goes to see the bank manager , Mrs Briscoe , and is stunned to discover that she ' s been a joint account holder with Ian Jenkins . Deirdre offers to give back the £4 , 000 she ' s drawn out but the manager calls in the police when it ' s obvious they ' re dealing with fraud . Zoe packs and leaves with Shannon , going to a hostel . DS Wyatt takes Deirdre in for questioning . At the police station she tries to explain about Jon but the police don ' t believe she could be so gullible . She swears she was only going to withdraw the £5 , 000 . Ken tells Alec he ' s going to retire from escorting as he was almost assaulted at the book launch and doesn ' t think it ' s worth it . Les gets a job as security man on the Red Rec , guarding the woods against protesters . Fred is delighted to hear Zoe has left but Ashley misses her . Deirdre urges the police to find Jon but he ' s disappeared . The police tell her it looks as if she ' s been left to carry the can .
Episode 3987 ( 15th March 1996 ) Plot . Fiona has a new sign erected - " Hair by Fiona Middleton " . She organises Lee , Maxine and Tony to help with her grand opening . Josie hears that Mike needs an office manager so goes after the job . Andy tries to get Steve to see that Liz is as much to blame as Jim but Steve isn ' t interested . Deirdre is pleased when Mike makes it clear that if she applies for the post of office manager he will give it to her . Jamie punctures Josie ' s bike tyre and then repairs it for £2 . Bill is employed by Mike to repair his new factory . Mike isn ' t interested in the applicants for the manager ' s job as he wants to give it to Deirdre . He changes his mind when he sees on Josie ' s CV that she used to work for Marshall ' s . He gives her the job . Fred sends Ashley to Rita with a parcel of rump steak . Rita doesn ' t want it as she doesn ' t want to be obligated to Fred . Fiona throws an opening party and is pleased when her parents approve of the Salon . Jamie does his puncture trick on Ashley ' s bike and is paid again . Mike has to explain to Deirdre that she isn ' t right for the job and he has found someone else for it . She is annoyed as she needs the work . Liz advises Des on who is married at Fiona ' s party , telling him it ' s obvious that he doesn ' t like women who are available . Maxine throws herself at Lee and is pleased when he shows an interest in her . Don is pleased to hear Josie has got a new job but annoyed that it ' s working for Mike . He warns her that Mike is a tyrant to work for . Clive Middleton rows with Lee for lending Fiona money when he had refused to lend him £2 , 000 to buy a new car . Lee admits he felt Clive would not have paid him back . Sean tells Liz that he does care for her and wants to help . She tells him that she ' s not interested and gets upset when Andy tells her it ' s obvious she can ' t help herself ; she ' s flirting with anything in trousers . He tells her that she should take a good look at herself .
Rebecca Callard Rebecca Callard ( born 1976 in Dewsbury , Yorkshire ) appeared on " Coronation Street " as Ruth Walsh in August and September 2011 . Callard was previously offered the role of Casey Carswell in 2006 , but she declined because she needed to look after her newborn baby and the role went to Zoë Henry . Her other credits include " Screen Two , All Creatures Great and Small , Children ' s Ward , The Borrowers , Peak Practice , Birds of a Feather , September Song , Hetty Wainthropp Investigates , Band of Gold , The Grand , Casualty , Sunburn , Doc Martin " and " Blackout " . Rebecca is the daughter of actress Beverley Callard who has appeared in the long - term regular role of Liz McDonald from 1989 onwards .
Episode 1898 ( 28th March 1979 ) Plot . Ivy shocks the girls by siding with Steve against Vera . Alf comes out of his coma . Vera discovers Steve is doing a time - and - motion study on the girls . The girls accuse him of spying on them . When he refuses to rip the study up Ivy calls a stop to the work . Steve is shocked that Mike told Ivy to keep an eye on him . Ivy phones Mike . Mike can ' t believe that the girls have stopped working on an important order . He orders Steve to get them working again . Steve accuses him of undermining his authority . Mike decides to leave the hospital . The nurses refuse to help him so he struggles with his crutches . Alf can ' t remember the crash at all . Mike tells Ivy there ' ll be no more clock - watching . She gets the girls back to work . Mike tells Steve he has a lot to learn . Alf tells Renee he will return to the GPO . Ivy realises Gail has wedding bells in mind and doesn ' t like the idea .
Medium ( Episode 3123 / 5 ) The Medium conducted spiritualist sessions at Weatherfield Spiritualist Church . Using his " gift " of relaying messages from the spirit world to members of his congregation , the medium briefly counted Ivy Brennan among his herd in 1990 . Ivy was compelled to attend a service at the church when Vera Duckworth , dragged there by her work friend Brenda Thornton for a laugh , told her that the medium had made contact with a spirit called " Brian " . Having lost her son Brian Tilsley the year before , Ivy went along with Vera to hear the medium ' s words herself . " Brian " wasn ' t mentioned , but Ivy immediately bought into the medium ' s spiel about the dead trying to make contact , and was impressed when he gave a woman a message from her late father Jim , and knew all about her despite not knowing her personally . Ivy became convinced that the medium was genuine and kept attending the services until he spoke to her . Her moment came nearly a week after her first visit , when she was in attendance with her workmate Laura Collins . His words were not what Ivy expected ; there was no mention of a Brian , but a Martin and Elizabeth , with the impression of a young man in a uniform , a busy hospital and a car crash . Ivy interpreted the message as being a warning from Brian that Martin Platt was going to have a road accident , and dashed out of the service to check that Martin was okay . After upsetting her family and Don with her " warning " , Ivy discovered that Bet Gilroy ( Elizabeth ) once had a son , Martin Downes , who had been killed in a car crash while serving in the army , and decided that the message was for her . As she had given Martin up for adoption and never known him , Bet refused to pursue the matter further . Shortly afterwards , Ivy decided to give up the spiritualism and return to the Catholic church .
Episode 4059 ( 30th August 1996 ) Plot . Joyce tells Vera that Alec didn ' t try anything on but she wishes he had . Tricia feels that she ' s got nothing to look forward to in life . She wants to get word to Terry . Stephen arrives unannounced at the factory , and is pleased to find the quality of the work has improved . He tells Mike that he ' s been let down by a supplier and Mike delights in saying he ' ll take the order on . Norris tries to ignore Derek when he goes on about joining the Square Dealers . Stephen tells the Platts that he ' d like to take them to Canada . Nick is thrilled but Gail tells Stephen they can ' t go . Stephen is puzzled by the reaction . Becky is upset when she hears that Liz is Des ' s old flame . Martin tells Stephen about Nick running away and how they don ' t want Nick to get what he wants all the time . Stephen tells him they need a break . Joyce cooks Alec a meal as a thank - you . Becky tells Claire that Des broke the McDonalds up . Des tells Becky that he has had lots of women but they are all in the past . Nick tells Gail she ' s weird for stopping them going to Canada just to get at him .
Graham Walker Graham Walker ( 17th May 1945 - 2nd June 2013 ) appeared on " Coronation Street " in May 2011 as Blackpool hotel proprietor Mike Leeman , in whose establishment Steve McDonald and Tracy and Amy Barlow stayed for the night . He started his career in show business as a double act with Robin Colvill , performing comic songs and impressions , and in 1962 formed The Grumbleweeds , which later became a five - piece . His other credits include roles in " Red Riding : In the Year of Our Lord 1974 " , " Max & Paddy ' s Road to Nowhere " , and " Heartbeat " .
Episode 7365 ( 17th June 2010 ) Plot . Charlotte arrives on the Street looking for John . Rosie recognises her old teacher . Nick congratulates the girls on their work and tells them that Paul Stokes is thinking of placing another order . Janice and Hayley do a high five . Ken makes Peter see how lucky he is to have Leanne and warns him not to chuck away his relationship . Tina confesses to Rita that she ' s not in love with Jason . Rita ' s sympathetic . Charlotte drags John to the Rovers and warns him that Colin Fishwick has posted on his " Facebook " page that he ' s not enjoying life in Canada and is missing home . Cheryl admits to Leanne that she ' s back with her bloke but it doesn ' t stop her fancying Lloyd . Rosie enjoys telling Fiz that John ' s in the Rovers with Charlotte . Peter apologises to Leanne for his jealous behaviour . Tina tells Jason she doesn ' t love him any more and it ' s over . Jason ' s heart - broken . Fiz is horrified to discover Charlotte knows all about John ' s false identity and their future is in her hands .
Charlie Moffitt Charlie Moffitt was the resident comic of the Viaduct Sporting Club who lodged with Minnie Caldwell at No . 5 from 1964 to 1965 . Biography . Charlie Moffitt arrived in Coronation Street to start work as a resident comedian at the Viaduct Sporting Club in the basement of Elliston ' s Raincoat Factory . Manager Laurie Frazer instructed talent scout Dennis Tanner to find lodgings for Charlie but Charlie persuaded pensioner Minnie Caldwell to let him her back room at No . 5 . With Charlie came his greyhound Little Titch and his pigeons . Charlie wasn ' t the greatest success at the Club . He was coaxed into organising a talent contest to drum up trade and in December 1964 he was sacked . In early 1965 Charlie decided to retire from comedy and became an insurance salesman , although his new career had a bumpy start as he lost a cigarette pack containing £25 of customers ' money . Charlie fled the area , fearing he would be blamed for the loss of the money , when in fact it had been found by Hilda Ogden , who innocently returned it as Charlie returned to face his bosses . In collaboration with Stan Ogden , Charlie attempted to brew his own beer , which subsequently exploded . Minnie Caldwell , having been told they were bottles of tonic , shared one with Emily Nugent and got drunk . She later claimed this was the only time she had ever been drunk . Charlie left Weatherfield in December 1965 to go back into showbusiness , although he sent a telegram to Elsie Tanner at her wedding in 1967 . While living in Coronation Street , Charlie was a fixture in the Rovers Return Inn and made many friends , including Stan Ogden , Dennis Tanner and Len Fairclough . In the 1964 pantomime at the Glad Tidings Mission Hall , staged by Leonard Swindley , Charlie played one of the ugly sisters alongside Irma Ogden . Charlie was volunteered by Minnie to help out backstage at Emily Nugent ' s Gamma Garments ( Rosamund Street branch ) mannequin show . Charlie was delighted at the opportunity to be backstage with the models ( Irma Ogden , Lucille Hewitt and Sandra Petty ) as they changed . Charlie ' s regular attire was a pinstripe suit , with a bow tie and a fedora . Quotes . " It ' s a proper little ghost town , is this . Hey , Jack ! Does no joker live ' ere ? " ( First line , to Frank Barlow )
Episode 3593 ( 13th September 1993 ) Plot . Deirdre is frustrated by Tracy ' s lack of consideration and tells her that she needs her to help more financially . Mark starts at Oakhill Grammar School , nervous of all the posh pupils . Mike is proud of him . Maureen stays away from work . Reg phones her but Maud refuses to let him speak to her , she calls him a rat . Maureen is upset as she thinks Reg hasn ' t rung and hopes that she didn ' t jump to the wrong conclusion . Maud assures her that she ' s done the right thing . Reg is aghast when Debi Scott decides to put the shop up for auction . He offers her £50 , 000 but she ignores him . Amy tells Andy that her life is too complicated for her to rush into marriage . Bet is taken aback when Tanya Pooley tells her that she ' s the best barmaid in the area and she wants to work at the Rovers . Alf is annoyed when the buyer pulls out of 5 Grasmere Drive . Maud is shocked when Maureen rips her wedding dress up . Bet puts Tanya on a week ' s trial . Liz is relieved to see the back of her . Deirdre seeks help for income support and unemployment benefits . She is surprised when Tracy offers financial help . Reg is stunned when Maureen calls off the wedding , saying that she can ' t marry a man she doesn ' t trust . She gives him the ring back .
Cyril Partridge Cyril Partridge was a friend of Alec Gilroy ' s from the old days . In 1989 , when Rita Fairclough was missing from Weatherfield , she turned up at the Cyril - managed The Strand Hotel in Blackpool . Cyril didn ' t know anything was amiss and rang the Rovers only to confirm that " Rita Littlewood " was an act on Alec ' s books , as she ' d been pestering him to give her a slot in the hotel ' s piano bar . Relieved that her friend was alive , Bet Gilroy told Alec to make sure Cyril booked Rita so that they could intercept her there . Alec was inclined not to do so , thinking about his reputation should Rita bomb , but grudgingly gave Cyril the necessary assurances and left for Blackpool with his wife . In fact , Rita went down very well , and Cyril was full of compliments when Alec and Bet turned up . Alec kept up the pretext of being in Blackpool as he had a few acts to check in on , as Rita was a missing person and Bet didn ' t want to call the police due to her mental state . However , when Alec returned to Weatherfield and rang the police , Bet presumably told Cyril the truth as he was on hand when Det . Sgt . Crichton and Det . Insp . Jordan arrived at the hotel to speak to Rita , who had since gone missing again . Seeing how tired Bet was , Cyril suggested that she sleep in Rita ' s room as it would save Alec worrying about the bill . A few hours later , Alan Bradley arrived at the hotel , also searching for Rita . Annoyed at finding Bet there instead , Alan threatened her and stormed past a hapless Cyril on his way out . Alan was hit and killed by a tram on the promenade just minutes later .