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Episode 1988 ( 21st April 1980 ) Plot . Renee is furious when Dan Johnson spends another night with Bet . The Coronation Street Secretarial Bureau opens . Deirdre deals with typing whilst Emily book - keeps . Bet is besotted with Dan . Emily takes a call from a Mr Bateman who wants to use the Bureau ' s services . She thinks she recognises his voice . When he calls round it is Fangio who has set up his own haulage service and gives Deirdre typing to do - she is attracted to him but Emily is not pleased . Alf and Renee tell Bet that if she doesn ' t stop letting Dan stay the night she ' ll have to leave the flat . She is furious but refuses to give Dan up . She packs and leaves the flat . Hilda sees " money " in Stan ' s teacup and after hearing from Ivy and Vera that the jackpot at the bingo has reached £1 , 000 , she tells him that they ' re going there tomorrow night . Betty takes Bet in for the night . Bet tells her that she feels sure Dan will take care of her .
Fiona Allen Fiona Allen was born 3rd January , 1965 in Bury . Although she has many acting credits to her name , she is possibly best known as a comedienne having appeared in " Smack the Pony " , " Goodness , Gracious Me " and " The All Star Comedy Show " . She was also a guest panellist on " They Think It ' s All Over " . On the dramatic side she has appeared in " Dalziel and Pascoe " , " Agatha Christie ' s Poirot " , " The Bill " and " Skins " . On " Coronation Street " she appeared as villainous ex - prostitute Julia Stone between March and May 1999 , teaming up with Greg Kelly to blackmail Mike Baldwin . She is married to the son of television talk host ( and ex - Granada journalist ) Michael Parkinson and has a daughter named Honey Carrill .
Episode 72 ( 21st August 1961 ) Plot . Elsie stops the convulsions and is reconciled with Linda . Harry and Concepta sort out their honeymoon . Emily ' s father has a serious talk with her - he wants to know why she isn ' t married . When he tells her that he ' s going to find her a husband she tells him she ' s going out with Swindley . Ken is torn between Val , Surrey and the memory of Marian Lund . Mr Nugent calls on Swindley for a private talk .
Episode 8805 ( 30th December 2015 ) Plot . As Fiz prepares Hope for her hospital appointment , Tyrone secretly opens a letter from a loan company demanding payment . Ken grudgingly allows Tracy to move back into No . 1 . Nick calls on Carla as she ' s not been answering his calls . Johnny phones Rob and informs him that he ’ s told Carla the truth so his blackmail plot has failed . Rob ’ s thwarted , even more so when a warder spots his illicit mobile phone . Kevin and Sophie decide to have a week in the sun before the garage extension work begins . Nick ' s amazed when Carla tells him the story about Johnny ' s parentage and Rob ' s blackmail . Amy nags Tracy out of her depression and offers to help her out at the shop - for money . Billy senses Emily ’ s yearning to volunteer in Peru and encourages her to go for it . Richie O ' Driscoll gives Underworld the contract . Despite Johnny trying to put him off , Aidan runs off to tell Carla . Ted Teddington threatens Tyrone for his money by Friday for helping out with Lapland . Nick prevents Aidan talking to a vengeful Carla . A desperate Tyrone raids the garage ' s petty cash but is caught by Kevin . Tyrone admits he ' s in a mess . To Audrey ' s annoyance , Nessa pushes Ken into hosting a New Year ' s Eve party . Tyrone tells Kevin he owes £10 , 000 to various debtors . Kevin cancels his holiday plans to give him the bonus on the condition that he tells Fiz the truth . Johnny ’ s filled with dread at the prospect of Carla revealing all to Aidan and Kate about his past . Amy persuades Tracy to try again with Robert . Emily announces she ’ s off to Peru , to Rita and Norris ' s amazement . Nessa ' s plans grow and the party is planned to be on a Hawaiian theme . Audrey asks Ken to decide if he ' s really being true to himself about Nessa . Roy and Nick implore Carla not to distress Aidan and Kate with the truth in her bid to punish Johnny but she ' s not persuaded . Fiz breaks down , fearful over the scan results and Tyrone can ' t bring himself to keep to his promise to Kevin .
Episode 3055 ( 11th April 1990 ) Plot . Percy is out of his chair and on crutches . Audrey is jealous that Alf offered to help Rita buy furniture for the flat after having refused to buy them a new bed . Ken goes grocery shopping at Bettabuy , where Vera mouths off about him . Derek also offers to help Rita out so she says she ' s already arranged it with Alf . Ken reluctantly goes into an employment agency . Alf tells Sally he ' s buying a new bed as a surprise for Audrey . Ken tells the recruitment agent he ' s only interested in newspaper jobs . Sally tells Audrey about the surprise when Audrey suspects he ' s with Rita . Audrey goes along to the bed shop as she fears that without her there Alf will buy the cheapest bed . Jack takes the bike inside when it rains , thinking it will rust . The agency doesn ' t have anything for Ken but the recruitment agent , Christine Woods , is an old pupil of his from Bessie Street School and suggests he goes back to teaching . Audrey catches Alf and Rita on a showbed together and buys an expensive bed to get back at Alf . Jack ruins Vera ' s mac by covering the bike with it . Wendy thinks Ken should teach again . He tells her that she doesn ' t know him very well . Notable dialogue . Wendy Crozier : " What ' s so very wrong about being a teacher ? " Ken Barlow : " Well I ' ll tell you what ' s wrong with it . One , it ' s underpaid . Two , it ' s undervalued . Three , they ' re overworked . Four , most men of my age are leaving in droves , and five , if you think that I left my house , my family , my wife , my kid and my business to go back to something that I left fifteen years ago you don ' t know me very well . "
Grant Russell Grant Russell appeared on " Coronation Street " in two roles : firstly as the Chief Fireman who " rescued " Vera Duckworth when she was trapped upstairs at the Rovers in January 1998 ; he returned to the programme in October 1999 as Paul Wheeler , former boss and lover of Linda Sykes . He graduated from Dundee College in 2010 with an HND / HNC / NQ in Acting In Performing , and has been credited for roles in " Bergerac , The Bill , Peak Practice , Highlander , Criminal Justice " and " Midsomer Murders " . On stage his has appeared in productions of " Jingle Drugs , Utopia 886742 , Texas Held ' Em , Love ' s Labour ' s Lost , Threepenny Opera , La Ronde , Love of a Nightingale , Divine Words , Elephant Man , Still Life " and " Lapse " .
Linus Roache Linus William Roache ( born 1st February , 1964 ) is a British film and television actor who appeared in " Coronation Street " between 1973 and 1975 as Peter Barlow , the on - screen son of his real - life father William Roache . He returned to the programme again in September 2010 as Lawrence Cunningham . His other credits include the movie " Batman Begins " , playing EADA Michael Cutter in the long - running U . S television series " Law & Order " from 2008 to 2010 , and a spin - off show " Law & Order : Special Victims Unit " from 2011 to 2012 . Roache also appeared in the 2001 documentary " Ken and Me " along with his father and family . His mother Anna Cropper and partner Rosalind Bennett have both appeared on " Coronation Street " .
Sammy Oliver Sammy Oliver ( born 30th July 1996 ) appeared in " Coronation Street " in July 2015 as Lucy Jones , the daughter of Liz McDonald ' s boyfriend Dan Jones . She has also appeared in " The Mill , Common , Doctors , Casualty " and " Moving On " but is best known for the regular role of pupil Tiffany Westbrook in " Waterloo Road " . Her sole film role credit to date is a part in the 2015 production " Away " .
Ian Mercer Ian Mercer ( born 1962 in Oldham ) appeared on " Coronation Street " in two roles : between April and June 1987 as Pete Jackson , an old army mate of Terry Duckworth ; and he returned to the programme between October 1995 and October 2000 as Gary Mallett . On leaving school he trained as an electrical engineer but decided upon an acting career when he was employed as an assistant stage manager at the Oldham Coliseum in 1979 . Other TV credits include roles in " Brookside , How We Used to Live , The Monacled Mutineer , Screenplay , Cracker , Common As Muck , A Touch of Frost , The Street , Holby City , Waking the Dead , Shameless " and " Doctors " . On stage he acted in the play entitled " The York Realist " at the Strand Theatre in London . He graduated from Northumbria University with a degree in English and Art History in 2007 .
Mr Fearns Mr Fearns was the father of Neil Fearns and the paternal grandfather of Bethany Platt . When learning that Neil had slept with Sarah Platt and that she was pregnant , he turned up at Roy ' s Rolls where Sarah ' s mother Gail worked to get answers . She confirmed Neil was the father , and Mr Fearns offered support for the child but Gail turned him down , saying that her family would cope and to allow Neil to have his childhood . Mr Fearns left his telephone number with Gail in case she changed her mind and left . When Neil died in September 2003 , Sarah attended the funeral and was told by Norma Radcliffe that Mr Fearns had left wife Brenda a couple of years before , running off to Ireland with a " younger model " , although no one knew of his whereabouts since then . In January 2004 , Brenda told Emily Bishop that her husband had married his " trollop " in church .
Episode 5634 ( 26th November 2003 ) Plot . Liz tells Steve that Jim is safe , but blames Karen for telling the police where he is . Sally tells Kevin to tell Tommy to sort things out with Angela . Steve accuses Laurie Dyson of shopping Jim into the police . Liz tells Steve that Jim is hiding at the marina so he can take him some food . Philip gives Cecil Newton the pictures taken by the Private Detective of Jim and Bet kissing . Fred has arranged a day out in Eric Roscoe ' s motor boat for Ashley and Claire . Bev tells Deirdre that she picked up a man called Jon last night . His description is the same as Jon Lindsay and he also claims to be a pilot . Fred persuades Cecil to go and ask Bet about the photos . Sunita admits to Ciaran that she does want the big wedding but the problem isn ' t money it ' s her family . Cecil finds out the man is Jim when Liz comes clean about everything . Bet and Cecil miss their time for their wedding and have to reschedule for tomorrow . Steve tells Karen that Jim is planning to escape to Ireland .
Salesman ( Episode 2899 ) The door - to - door Salesman tried to interest several Coronation Street residents in Mills Bros ' stone cladding in January 1989 . When he knocked on the door of 7 Coronation Street , he caused Alan Bradley to panic , as Alan was expecting a property surveyor , Mr Stoppard , at that moment and was in the middle of getting daughter Jenny out of the house , as neither she nor Rita Fairclough knew that he was illegally applying for a mortgage on the house using the name of the late Len Fairclough . As the salesman started his pitch , a relieved but impertinent Alan told him to " push off " and slammed the door in his face . The salesman next called at 9 Coronation Street , catching Vera Duckworth just as she was leaving for work . Vera proved a more receptive customer , and ultimately agreed to have the work done on No . 9 , excited at the thought of the house having prestige among its neighbours .
Dominic Arnold Dominic Arnold ( born 10th February 1964 in Tokyo ) appeared on " Coronation Street " in August 2000 as Brett Grundy , a pro from Weatherfield Golf Club who started giving lessons to Maxine Peacock . Graduating from the Drama Centre in London , his list of credits include roles in " The Honey Siege , A Very Peculiar Practice , Boon , Theatre Night , Jupiter Moon , Heartbeat , The Bill " and " Doctors " , while on the stage he has appeared in productions of " La Celestina , Friends and Lovers , Marat Sade , The Glass Menagerie , The Importance of Being Earnest , The Promise , Two Gentlemen of Verona , Sticky Wickets , Prince on a White Bike , Romeo and Juliet , A Midsummer Night ' s Dream " and " The Star Spangled Girl " .
Anne Kristen Anne Kristen ( 7th March , 1937 - 7th August , 1996 ) was a Scottish actress who played teacher Olive Rowe on " Coronation Street " in 1971 . Her other credits include " Hadleigh " , " A Family at War " , " Grange Hill " , " Minder " , " Casualty , " " Rab C . Nesbitt " and " Hamish Macbeth " .
Jack Watson Jack Watson ( born Hubert Watson on 15th May , 1915 , died 4th July , 1999 ) was a British actor best known to " Coronation Street " viewers as sailor Bill Gregory , who appeared in the programme in 1961 , 1962 , 1970 , 1983 and finally 1984 when he emigrated to Portugal with his longtime on - off sweetheart Elsie Tanner . Early in his career , Jack performed onstage with his father , music hall comedian Nosmo King before progressing to radio in such programmes as " Hancock ' s Half Hour " . Jack ' s television credits also include " Z Cars " , " Upstairs , Downstairs " , " The Onedin Line , " " Minder and Dempsey & Makepeace " . External links . Guardian Online Obituary
Jack Fisher Jack Fisher played the Vicar who officiated at the funeral of Dennis Stringer in " Coronation Street " in January 2002 . A resident of Lancashire , Jack also directed a performance of the musical " Stepping Out " for the St Catherine ' s Hospice Charity Players in the same year as he appeared in the " Street " .
John Flanagan John Flanagan ( born 30th April 1947 in Ripley , Derbyshire ) appeared on " Coronation Street " in January and June 1990 as Tim Arden , the father of Alec Gilroy ' s granddaughter Victoria . With an extensive acting CV dating back to the late 1960s , his other credits include roles in " ITV Sunday Night Theatre , Callan , Z Cars , Parkin ' s Patch , The Sweeney , Thriller , Softly Softly : Task Force , The Enigma Files , Crown Court , The Practice , Emmerdale , Love Hurts , Peak Practice , Silent Witness , Casualty , Heartbeat , The Bill , Whitechapel , Lewis " and " Endeavour " , while on the other side of the camera he has also penned episodes of " Doctor Who , Boon , Robin of Sherwood , Coasting , Sleepers , The Good Guys , Pie in the Sky , Ballykissangel , Murder in Suburbia " and " The Royal " .
Episode 4495 ( 23rd October 1998 ) Plot . Alec is startled to find Des and Les coming round on the floor of the Rovers as he tidies up in the morning . Natalie , unaware of a tear in her wedding dress ( mended by Hayley ) or the marquee ( supplied by Charlie West ) collapsing on Martin ' s fence ( and later decorated in style by Hayley ) , gets married to Des at Weatherfield Register Office . The married couple return to a reception where Dobber tries to steal a present and Les reminds everyone that they never knew which door either Des or Natalie would walk out of in the morning . Liz goes home to change and ends up letting Michael Wall in - the inevitable happens . She returns to Jim who announces to all that he ' d be the happiest man alive if Liz would marry him again .
Episode 3799 ( 2nd January 1995 ) Plot . Raquel gives out invitations to her engagement party . She gives Des one but he tells Curly that he can ' t make it . Bet puts Liz down when she makes suggestions on having a better stocked bar like The Queens . Denise goes into labour at Jim ' s Cafe . Alma gets her to hospital . Cliff asks Jack to cover for him if anyone phones for him ; he doesn ' t want his wife ' s family to know where he is . Derek has a medical at work and is disgusted when it ' s a cheap basic one . He decides to get as fit as possible and look after his own health . Mavis isn ' t impressed . Alma tells Ken that Denise is in labour but didn ' t want him to know . When she can ' t cope with the pain , Denise rings Ken and begs him to help her .
Episode 6155 ( 7th November 2005 ) Plot . Steve ' s worried about Ronnie and Claire ' s safety and bans them from driving . Fiz tells Kirk she ' s sick of Molly chasing him . Kirk ' s offended Fiz doesn ' t trust him . Martin tells David how much he loves him and he can come and stay at the weekends . Begrudgingly David agrees . When Charlie Fellows calls , an old client of Ronnie ' s from when she worked for Jimmy at Connect Cabs , she insists she must go and get him . Sarah tells Jason she ' s finished with Scooter . Jason ' s uncomfortable . Nick Clayton ' s girlfriend Julie calls in the taxi office and warns Eileen that Jimmy is out to hurt Ronnie - he plans to lure her to an isolated farm . Eileen desperately tries to stop Ronnie from going to Charlie Fellows ' farm but it ' s too late . Leanne again tries to talk to Jamie but he ignores her and walks out . When Kirk tells Molly how Fiz doesn ' t trust him and thinks there ' s something going on between them , Molly feigns innocence , pretending to sympathise with Kirk . Ronnie finds Jimmy and Nick at the farm . She ' s scared to death . Jimmy uses his shotgun to shoot the tyres on her cab . Steve arrives at the farm , having been sent by Eileen . Jimmy shoots his tyres too . Steve looks up to find Jimmy pointing the shotgun at him .
Gwen Taylor Gwen Taylor ( born 19th February 1939 in Derby ) appeared on " Coronation Street " between September 2011 and March 2012 as Anne Foster , mother of businessman Frank Foster . She is best known for her numerous comedy roles on television , most notably in " Barbara " , " Duty Free " , " Conjugal Rites " and " A Bit of a Do " . Prior to her " Street " role , she completed four years as Peggy Armstrong in " Heartbeat " . Her film credits include " Life of Brian " .
Episode 3722 ( 8th July 1994 ) Plot . Deirdre returns from Morocco . Vera is amazed to see how much Tommy has grown . She stays at Shirley Henderson ' s and Doreen lets her take Tommy out . Denise feels out of control of her body and is annoyed when everyone says how wonderful Deirdre looks with her tan . Vera tells Doreen that she ' s doing a great job , bringing Tommy up . Ken is thrown by Deirdre ' s good humour . Liz guesses correctly that she had a holiday romance . Vera panics when she discovers Lester Fontayne is also staying at Shirley ' s . Reg feels fed up trapped in the shop , having to serve boring customers . Ken feels Denise is feeling jealous and insecure of Deirdre so he tells her that they should live together . She is too tired to talk . Vera visits the bingo hall where Lester is caller . She is thrilled when Lester remembers her . He is keen to note she ' s alone in Blackpool and tells her that fate has brought them together .
Episode 2470 ( 3rd December 1984 ) Plot . Hilda returns to work as she ' s sick of moping about . Sarah Ridley summons Billy to the brewery . She asks him about his after - hours serving . He tries to charm her but she isn ' t interested . She tackles him about his low spirit sales as she knows he ' s been buying spirits cut price instead of from the brewery . She regrets giving him the licence . He suggests that she buys him out and she agrees . They toast the end of the Walker empire . Vera tells Hilda that she ' d like to buy Stan ' s old round but Jack refuses to take it on . Vera refuses to cook for him unless he agrees . Debbie gets Kevin out of the house so Bill and Elaine can get together . Bet and Betty worry about who will take over the Rovers . Notable dialogue . Billy Walker : " There are Walkers and Walkers . I ' m not your genial innkeeper . Like me mum and me dad were . Well , not this sort of inn anyway . Now something on the with five stars after its name and that would be a very different matter . "
Episode 71 ( 16th August 1961 ) Plot . Annie gives up her elocution lessons . Walter Fletcher has to back out of the shop venture . Florrie tells Albert she could pay her bills if her customers settled their accounts . He suggests getting in a debt collector . Val agrees to go to a concert with Ken . The Walkers view The Royal Oak . Supervisor Norman Chadwick leaves the GPO and Frank is given his job . He wants Ida to give up work . Ken is put on the short list for the Surrey job . Frank and Ida plan a holiday . Paul has convulsions causing Linda to fetch Elsie . Ken takes Val to a Tchaikovsky concert .
Episode 5557 ( 8th August 2003 ) Plot . Hayley is frustrated that she didn ' t get the chance to confront Tracy . She can ' t accept Roy ' s story that he can ' t remember a thing and thinks he ' s holding something back from her . Steve receives a letter notifying him that their Decree Nisi will be granted soon - he asks Karen to get onto her solicitor to sort it . Hayley returns to work and makes it clear that she won ' t accept any snide comments from the girls . She ' s touched when Fiz and Angela give her their support . Peter looks after Simon for a few hours whilst Lucy goes out . Harry visits Preston King in hospital and returns his wallet , impressing his wife Penny . Karen tells an incredulous Steve that she wants the divorce to go ahead , so that they can remarry . She wants the wedding she missed out on the first time round - they ' d be marrying for love instead of for a bet . Steve thinks she ' s mad , and refuses . Katy and Martin enjoy the thrill of their secret at the barbecue until Tommy sets him up with Sonia Marshall . Katy ' s consumed with jealousy and after an argument with Martin , slopes off to bed . Peter and Shelley look around the Watts ' house , but Peter ' s not keen at the thought of Les as a neighbour . Martin agrees to walk Sonia home , as she ' s had too much to drink . Katy looks on jealously , her worst fears confirmed . Hayley is feeling better after her positive day , but Roy is in despair . Hayley had trusted him completely and now the trust has gone from their relationship . He stuns Hayley when he tells her that it ' s for the best if he moves out .
Alan Flowers When Roy and Hayley Cropper celebrated their fourth wedding anniversary in April 2003 , he was disappointed when his present from her was driving lessons , as he was dreading ever getting behind the wheel of a car . After assiduously reading the Highway Code , practicing his turning technique with a dinner plate in the café and being taken out by Hayley in Kevin Webster ' s vehicle , Roy arranged his first proper lesson but quickly cancelled on a flimsy pretext . A few weeks later , he was perturbed when instructor Alan Flowers turned up in the café for a rearranged lesson as he had completely forgotten the appointment . The somewhat flamboyant Mr Flowers calmed Roy ' s nerves as he got into the car on Rosamund Street , especially after he put his foot down a little too quickly on the pedal and screeched away . After turning into Coronation Street , Roy totally lost his nerve and swiftly exited the car , leaving it abandoned in the middle of the road . Jason Grimshaw with Tony Stewart as a passenger , was approaching from the other direction and distracted by a comely passing blonde and spilled cassette tapes on the floor of the car , failed to realise that there was an obstruction in their way until almost too late when Jason quickly swerved to avoid Flowers ' vehicle and instead crashed into the wall of the Medical Centre , leaving him with a fractured arm and Tony with a broken leg . Alan told Roy that as his own vehicle was undamaged , he wouldn ' t lose any sleep over the incident .