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Episode 4137 ( 3rd February 1997 ) Plot . After Deirdre ' s hurried departure , Ken and Sue are embarrassed by what has happened . Sue is upset that Deirdre had a key to the house and is angry when Ken thanks her for going to bed with him . Gail is annoyed that the Baldwins haven ' t taken Roy ' s offer seriously . Maureen is fed up that Bill is more interested in the new flat than making love to her . Mike is amazed when Martin tells him Roy really has got £35 , 000 from an inheritance . Ken begs Deirdre to forgive him , saying he made a mistake sleeping with Sue . She tells him he used Sue and it ' s disgusting . Mike tells Alma she must sell to Roy as he has the cash but Alma feels that would be taking advantage of him . Deirdre takes time off from work and goes to see Tracy in London . Sue tells Ken she ' s annoyed because he hasn ' t been honest with her over Deirdre . She asks him to make his mind up between them . Alma tells Roy she won ' t sell the cafe to him and accuses Gail of taking advantage of Roy to hang onto her own job . Gail is furious when Alma tells her she won ' t let her exploit Roy .
Coronation Street characters " Coronation Street " has featured over six thousand characters over the years . A more comprehensive list can be found ( though it is still work in progress ) . This page is designed as an rough guide to the main characters who have been seen in the programme , both current and past .
Episode 3308 ( 22nd November 1991 ) Plot . Don tells Julie that he ' s back with Ivy . She isn ' t surprised but is upset . Jack tries to get more money out of Alec , saying that another pub wants him over Christmas . Alec ' s response is to go for his throat . Julie accuses Don of taking advantage of her . She tells him that she could have spent the rest of her life with him . He ' s sorry . Alec leaves for Southampton to join the cruise ship . Bet refuses to say goodbye to him . Don tells Ivy that he ' ll never forget Julie ; she ' s the first woman he ' s hurt . Mike tells Alma that one day they will be back together .
Craig Brakewell Craig Brakewell and his friend Nobby were enjoying a quiet drink in The Flying Horse one evening in January 2010 , when the pair were approached by a drunken Steve McDonald . Initially pestering them about a football headline in the local newspaper and boasting that he was the owner of the Rovers , Steve soon left their table when it was established that Craig was a former employee of Newton & Ridley and it was common knowledge that a drayman had been " seeing " Steve ' s mum . The pair also declined an offer of going to a club in town with him .
Halley Halley was one of several " hopefuls " who turned up at 11 Coronation Street in September 2009 to audition for the role of " Hia - Lowa " , after children ' s entertainer Jesse Chadwick had posted an advertisement online for General Custard ' s sidekick . With Eileen Grimshaw and lodger Sean Tully present in the back room , the bubbly auditionee was eager to perform , told an unimpressed Eileen to move her table and whilst vocally exercising , began to whoop like a Red Indian which in turn upset John the parrot . Quickly changing tact , she burst out into a rendition of " " There ' s No Business Like Show Business " " but Jesse - who at this point saw absolutely no potential - gently explained that it wasn ' t a singing role and refused to see her " " Hakuna Matata " " . As Julie Carp offered to show Halley the door , Eileen and Sean could barely contain their amusement as she complained that it had taken three bus journeys to get there and she had a cousin in an iron lung .
Episode 6802 ( 23rd April 2008 ) Plot . Kirk arrives back on the Street . Fiz fusses over Chesney and tries to hide her dismay at Kirk ' s ' meaningful ' glances . Chesney is elated to see him back . Leanne receives a letter to say her insurance pay out is coming through and she has been granted nearly everything she has claimed for . Dan warns her to pay Paul speedily . Bill and Gail notice that Audrey is distracted . Harry discusses his divorce over the phone as Dan and Leanne decide to move in together . Harry is pleased Dan will be moving out of the flat . Paul is unenthused about his new job . Jack offers money to buy a new restaurant . Molly realises that Paul has feelings for Leanne . Carla and Tony seem to be getting along well as he packs for a trip to Beijing . Rita grills Audrey about Ted and arouses Maria ' s curiosity . Tony and Carla invite Liam and Maria over for dinner on Friday . Kirk tells a relieved Fiz he ' s in love with someone called Julie who he met on holiday . Leanne tells Paul about the pay out . He is still upset that she used him and tells her to give him her share of the money as well or else he will go to the police . Cast . Guest cast . " None "
Episode 602 ( 19th September 1966 ) Plot . Len wins the toss and is declared Councillor Fairclough . The residents celebrate in the Rovers . Len admits to Ena that he ' s scared . Annie cries herself to sleep . The residents all feel ill after the celebrations . Ena blames the potted meat sandwiches at the party and accuses the Barlows of selling contaminated food and causing food poisoning . She demands Len informs the Public Health .
Episode 3248 ( 5th July 1991 ) Plot . Percy tries to put Emily off selling No . 3 . Alf rests in hospital . Audrey realises that she ' s going to have to look after him and run the shop as Ivy is leaving . Alma is bitter knowing that it is Mike ' s wedding day . She feels he will be unhappy with Jackie and it serves him right . Mr Simpson , an estate agent , views No . 3 . Ivy finishes at the shop . Mike and Jackie are married at the Register Office . Jackie gives a surprised Mike his wedding present - the knowledge that they ' re going to sell the factory and spend their time relaxing . He is horrified to hear that Ralph Dobson is going through the accounts . Dobson notices Alcazar Holdings in the accounts . He calls on Alma to establish that she runs the cafe .
Businessman ( Episode 8066 ) The unnamed Businessman and his colleagues were dining at Nick ' s Bistro in February 2013 . Approximately fifteen minutes after Kylie Platt served them , the businessman snapped his fingers and ordered her back over to their table to complain that his food was cold , and brusquely demanded that she took his plate away and fetched him another meal . Kylie refused to pander to his impolite requests , and agreed with him when he told her that she was a " rude , incompetent waitress " . Telling him that she was always forgetting things and dropping orders , she scraped the contents of his plate into his lap . As the angry customer became more vocal , business owner Nick Tilsley and wife Leanne came over to the table to see what the problem was . Leanne initially defended Kylie as she didn ' t believe that she would have done such a deliberate act and offered the businessman a round of drinks on the house . Kylie refused to apologise to the customer and walked out , telling Nick that he could " stuff his job " .
Fire Officer ( Episode 6494 ) Following the fire that broke out in Roy ' s Rolls , Hayley Cropper pointed the finger of suspicion at employee , friend and lodger Becky Granger for deliberately setting the fire as the Croppers had turned their backs on her after she and Slug had taken their car without consent . Becky was arrested and quickly released , much to Hayley ' s disbelief , but the police had yet to establish that arson was the cause of the fire . However , upon completion of the investigation , the Fire Officer informed Hayley that the fire arose due to an electrical fault with their deep fat fryer .
Episode 2678 ( 1st December 1986 ) Plot . Mike tells Susan that he ' ll set her up in her own business if she can prove to him that childrenswear is profitable . Alec tries to push Bet into having more acts . She tells him that she will only have one act a week . Susan makes a report on manufacturing children ' s clothes . Richard Armstrong tracks Gloria down and tells her that he ' s her half - brother . She is stunned . She is bitter when he talks about their mother , she feels she abandoned her and will always hate her . He tells her that their mother is very ill and wants to see her to make things up to her . Jack tells Bet that the Graffiti Club is losing money . Gloria refuses to see her mother - it would be too painful . Richard tells her that he doesn ' t intend to return to Canada without her .
Ronnie Mutch Ronnie Mutch directed two episodes of " Coronation Street " in August 1971 . Aside from an episode of " When the Boat Comes In " from 1984 , most of his work in television was in education films for school programmes made by Yorkshire Television in the late 1960s and a documentary about alcoholism in 1989 . Episodes directed by Ronnie Mutch . 1971 ( 2 episodes )
Mandy Whitworth Mandy Whitworth went out with a young Kevin Webster in the summer of 1984 . Mandy and Gill Collins planned a double blind date with Kevin and Terry Duckworth but they had a lousy time as they bought along Elaine Pollard who proved to be one person too many . Terry set Elaine up with Curly Watts to get rid of her and planned a foursome , but had to ask invite Elaine and Curly so that they could use Curly ' s lodgings at 3 Coronation Street as a party venue . Emily Bishop approved of what she thought would be a quiet evening in and put on a buffet for them but once she left the house it turned into a wild party . A few days later , the six of them decided to spend the day on Curly ' s friend ' s barge . They were hoping to cruise along at speed but when they found out the boat couldn ' t go faster than 5mph everyone went to a pub instead , with Curly and Elaine staying behind to make sure the boat didn ' t get stolen . They ended up staying out all night as the motor conked out , although Mandy thought they might have drifted out to sea . On another occasion , Curly held court in the Snug to an attentive audience of Mandy , Elaine and Gill as he told them about his UFO sighting which he ' d been interviewed about on the radio . Mandy was also in the Street during the Pub Olympics , on the day that Kevin and his family moved into No . 11 , but she didn ' t take part in any events .
Episode 8122 ( 10th May 2013 ) Plot . Nursing hangovers , Stella and Karl discuss Owen ' s threat to sue . Stella reckons she owes him an apology . Faye clears up the takeaway from the night before and gets herself ready for school . Tim realises that he ' s forgotten to wash her PE kit . Faye ' s quietly upset . Concerned that David ' s doing too much , Audrey insists he takes the day off . Stella finds Owen and Anna in the café and tries to apologise for their behaviour the night before explaining how Gloria paid for all the drinks and got a bit carried away , but Owen refuses to listen and tells her that she ' ll be hearing from his solicitor . Hayley retrieves the letter from St . John from the bin and encourages Roy to read it but he refuses as the memories of his father abandoning him are still too painful . Izzy ' s perturbed when she discovers £200 missing from their bank account . She confronts Gary who lies , telling her that he paid for some building materials . Disgusted at Gary ' s lies , Anna urges him to tell Izzy the truth . Izzy quizzes Owen about the £200 he owes Gary for building materials and it ' s clear that Owen has no idea what she ' s talking about . Izzy ' s quietly furious . Stella calls in the Builder ' s Yard and tells Owen that she ' s put the Rovers up for sale and he should have his money by the end of the month . Faye calls in the café . Anna can see that she ' s sad and Faye admits that she got into trouble at school over her dirty PE kit . Anna invites her to No . 6 for her tea . As David and Max feed the ducks in the park , David suddenly starts to convulse and has a major epileptic fit . Izzy confronts Gary over the £200 . Gary is forced to admit he spent it on Tina ' s dad ' s wedding ring . Tina ' s shocked and assures Izzy she had no idea that he ' d spent so much . Izzy demands to know what ' s going on between them . Tina assures her their relationship is entirely innocent but Gary ' s clearly uncomfortable . David lies unconscious in the park and Max wonders what to do . Cast . Guest cast . " None "
Woman ( Episode 8107 ) The unnamed Woman was a prospective candidate for the position of nanny to Asha and Aadi Alahan following the death of their mother Sunita . Mary Taylor was determined to bag the post herself and when she saw the woman reading the advert affixed to the Corner Shop door , told her that Dev Alahan had a reputation for being " hands - on " with his female employees . When Dev came out of the shop and asked if he could help the woman , she gave him a look of contempt and answered in the negative , pausing only for a moment to advise puzzled shop assistant Sophie Webster to " run for the hills " .
Australia Australia is a Commonwealth of Nations country and continent of about 21 million people , is occasionally mentioned in the script of " Coronation Street " . A handy place to send characters so that viewers don ' t expect to see them again , or to dredge up " long - lost " relatives without having to explain why they have not been mentioned before . It has also produced the occasional actor or other production worker . The show was first shown in Australia in 1963 by the Sydney channel TCN9 who bought the first 26 episodes in May of that year , a further 126 in December 1965 and by 1966 it was more popular there than in the UK . Constant scheduling changes in the mid - 1970s led to the show being dropped in 1976 but transmissions began again in 1979 with Episode 1588 ( 5th April 1976 ) - the first to be shown in colour - on channel 9 . The show left free to view television in Australia by 1983 but is still shown on the UK . TV service since 1995 . Nine Network ran a few episodes in 1994 , 1995 and in 2000 to mark the 40th anniversary . In 2003 , after Lucy Richards discovered Peter Barlow was a bigamist , also married to Shelley Unwin , she jetted off to Australia with their baby son , Simon . Simon moved back to Weatherfield shortly after Lucy died of breast cancer in 2008 . Ramsay Clegg was sent here when given up by his unmarried mother Eunice and had spent his entire life here . He had returned to the UK twice , in 1959 however had returned sometime after due to the death of his mother and being given the cold shoulder by his half - brother Norris Cole . Nearly 50 - years later Ramsay had returned to the UK again throughout the course of 2009 in order to try and make amends with Norris after he was diagnosed with a brain tumour . When all had failed he had returned on a flight to Australia , however had died on the way back .
Episode 8974 ( 22nd August 2016 ) Plot . Eva implores Nick to go after Leanne and stop her from leaving but he ’ s more than dismissive as he tries to digest the news of Leanne ’ s pregnancy by another man . Having purchased another lot of coach tickets , Leanne discovers the first lot in Simon ’ s rucksack and realises with heavy heart that he doesn ’ t want to leave . Sharif tells Sonia that she can ' t stay with them but Yasmeen insists she can stay as long as she likes . Sharif is not impressed . David tells Nick that he ' s decided to adopt Max . The news makes him question his own attitude towards Leanne . Sharif is on edge as Sonia talks to his family . Bethany is pleased with herself when she summons up the courage to throw away her diet pills . As Dr Gaddas advises Michelle on her pregnancy , Steve takes a keen interest and suggests they attend ante - natal classes together . Bethany receives a text and is horrified to realise that Craig ’ s posted the photo of her sprawled on the grass online . She rails at him for drawing attention to the fact she ’ s fat . He ’ s mortified . Simon begs Leanne to ring Nick but she refuses so behind her back he calls him himself . As the guests leave , Yasmeen thanks the family for organising such a wonderful party . Grabbing a moment alone with Sharif , Sonia assures him their seven - year affair still remains a secret and he has nothing to worry about . David hears about Leanne and tells Nick to grab his moment of happiness . Craig assures Bethany she ’ s beautiful but she refuses to listen . Simon keeps the phone line open as Leanne confesses to him that she loves Nick . He overhears the conversation . Steve tells Michelle how lucky he is . Bethany retrieves her pills from the bin and takes two of them . As the coach readies to leave , Nick scrambles on board and begging Leanne not to go , tells her that he knows about the baby . Leanne ’ s stunned . Telling Sharif how lucky she is , Yasmeen kisses him fondly . Sonia watches and Alya notices her obvious jealousy . Nick tells Leanne that she ' s the love of his life and that she can ' t leave him . He forces her to admit that she feels the same way . Simon is delighted as she decides to remain behind .
Episode 2553 ( 18th September 1985 ) Plot . The Brewery accountant goes over the Rovers ' books and stocktakes . Jack is pleased that the Brewery approve of him working at the Rovers . Terry does some removals for a friend and finds himself in the middle of a domestic dispute and has to hang on to the furniture . Percy tells Phyllis that all the tickets are gone for the bowls outing . She is chuffed that he seems sorry they can ' t go . Terry can ' t take on any more jobs as the furniture is in the van . Rita lets him store it at the Yard temporarily . George Newton tells Betty that the accounts are fine . He is annoyed at Bet departing suddenly and makes Betty temporary manager . Notable dialogue . Hilda Ogden : " Bet Lynch ' s place is stood behind a bar wearing a pair of daft earrings and very little else . Oh , she ' ll never be another Annie Walker if she lives to be ' undred . "
Episode 8029 ( 31st December 2012 ) Plot . David spoils Kylie with a full English breakfast and tells her that from now on he ' s going to be a better husband . Kylie masks her guilt and hugs him . Leanne wishes Nick a happy birthday but he ' s cold towards her . Fiz feels terrible and tells Emily that she thinks she ' s going down with flu . Peter and Leanne work together in the bookies . The atmosphere is strained . Tyrone calls Fiz and makes furtive arrangements to meet her for lunch . Kylie returns to work at the bistro . She and Nick agree never to mention their night of passion . When Fiz fails to turn up for lunch , Tyrone ' s worried . During their phone call , Fiz collapses inside No . 5 . Kirsty tells Tyrone that she ' s arranged for Emily to babysit so they can spend New Year ' s Eve in the Rovers . Tyrone feigns enthusiasm whilst secretly he worries about Fiz . Carla finds out from the factory girls how Rob intended to buy the business from her . Tyrone lies to Kirsty telling her that he ' s forgotten his wallet and he ' ll catch her up in the pub . Kirsty ' s none the wiser and Tyrone rushes round to No . 5 to find out what happened to Fiz . Carla meets up with her business broker and discovers that Rob doctored the books in order to undervalue the business . Carla ' s fuming . Tyrone spots unconscious Fiz through the window and kicks in the back door . In front of a packed bistro , Gail surprises Nick with a birthday cake . Everyone sings " Happy Birthday " and Nick paints on a smile . Leanne enters and tentatively hands him the birthday present she bought for him weeks ago . Realising that she ' s unwelcome , Leanne leaves . Nick watches her go , torn . Tyrone desperately tries to wake but Fiz but to no avail . In a panic he phones for an ambulance .
Episode 5447 ( 24th February 2003 ) Plot . Fred and Ashley have a heart - to - heart . Fred explains how he was disappointed to learn that Joshua isn ' t a blood relation but he also knows that he can still love Joshua . Ashley forgives him and they make up . Richard is delighted to find that he ' s sold another flat at the full asking price . He tells Gail that he wishes the bail hostel had been scrapped weeks ago but doesn ' t explain why . Tracy and Lucy are chatting in the florist ' s shop . Peter comes in and Tracy introduces him to Lucy not realising that they already know each other ! Tracy assumes he ' s come to buy flowers for Shelley . Audrey tries to tell Gail about the Diazepam found in Ade ' s bloodstream proving that he ' s innocent of Maxine ' s murder and Emily ' s attempted murder . Gail refuses to believe it . Ashley tells Fred that he ' s going to move back into No . 4 with Joshua . Fred asks if he can move in with them and help . Ashley agrees . Richard and Gail celebrate in the Rovers the fact that they ' re moving to a new house . Karen compliments Gail on her new bracelet , but later Gail is visibly concerned when she overhears Steve telling Karen that the bracelet she ' s wearing wasn ' t bought for her by Richard but belonged to a potential client and was found on The Ridings building site . Gail starts to question Richard ' s innocence herself . Gail leaves the party and goes home where she looks through the medicine cupboard for the Diazepam tablets . Richard walks in on her . She asks Richard outright if he murdered Maxine and he confesses that he did . Cast . Guest cast . " None " Notable dialogue . Gail Hillman : " I ' m wondering about things that have happened . All the trouble with me mam . " Richard Hillman : " Oh , she ' s been putting the poison in , has she ? That ' s it isn ' t it ? Gail Hillman : " No , not just that . I saw the way you looked at Ashley tonight . . . like you were seeing terrible things . I have to know Richard . I can ' t stand what I ' m starting to think . Please , tell me the truth . " Richard Hillman : " I always tell you the truth , Gail . " Gail Hillman : " Please , please tell me the truth now Richard . You . . . you didn ' t kill Maxine , did you ? Did you ? " Richard Hillman : " I won ' t lie to you , Gail . Perhaps this is all for the best . Yes - it was me . "
Episode 2435 ( 1st August 1984 ) Plot . Percy spreads it around that he saw off a hoard of burglars from the Rovers . Ken tells Sally that he knows she gave her story to the " Gazette " . He rows with her for giving the information to another paper . Derek sends Mavis flowers with a note begging her to have dinner with him . Mavis decides to see him out of curiosity . Ken tells Sally that if she goes against him again he ' ll fire her . Derek takes Mavis to a Spanish restaurant and tells her that he ' s moved up in the world . Deirdre is annoyed that Ken hasn ' t sacked Sally ; she told Ken about Alf blocking the plaza in confidence . When Percy goes on about the gang who raided the Rovers , Jack confesses it was him scaring Percy . Derek gives Mavis the canteen of cutlery , telling her that he should have let her keep it years ago . He tells her that he has a lot to make up to her for .
Simon Armstrong Simon Armstrong appeared on " Coronation Street " as Mr Peakman , the consultant who diagnosed and treated Hayley Cropper ' s pancreatic cancer during 2013 . With a CV dating back to the mid - 1990s , his other TV credits include roles in " The Sherman Plays , Casualty , Midsomer Murders , Holby City , Doctors , Game of Thrones , Da Vinci ' s Demons " and " Call the Midwife " , the feature films " Pierrepoint : The Last Hangman , The Edge of Love , Made in Dagenham , Killer Elite " and " In the Dark Half " , and stage productions including " Table Manners , Kes , Robin Hood , Tartuffe , The Crucible , Educating Rita , Waiting for Godot , Of Mice and Men , Macbeth , Hamlet , Accrington Pals , Cannibals " and " Copenhagen " .
Chris Cook Chris Cook ( born 10th March 1980 ) appeared intermittently on " Coronation Street " from September 1992 to August 1996 as Mark Redman and was the fourth actor to play the role . His parents , Christopher and Christine , were a joiner and a garden centre worker and their son , the eldest of their two children , developed an interest in acting in school plays and later joined the Oldham Theatre Workshop . His first television role was in a television advert for Dairylea cheese . Later roles included " The Last Train " and " Steel River Blues " .