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Laurie Frazer Laurie Frazer was the manager of the Viaduct Sporting Club in Coronation Street in 1964 and briefly the boyfriend of Elsie Tanner , whom he hired as a croupier at the club . Laurie ' s areas of expertise were business and showbusiness ; he was the partner of talent agent Lenny Phillips and the pair often divided responsibilities between their offices in London and Manchester . His wife , Rosemary Frazer , was tolerant of his many extramarital affairs but Laurie didn ' t always tell his girlfriends that he was married . In 1963 , Laurie arrived in Manchester to run the office there . He worked closely with talent scout Dennis Tanner and became interested in Dennis ' s act Walter Potts , a singer whose career took off when he recorded a song with group The Brainwashers . Laurie was annoyed to learn that Walter ' s contract with Dennis only existed on gentleman ' s agreement , and that Walter had gone back on his word and signed with London manager Billy Reno . By this time , Laurie had become friendly with Dennis ' s mother Elsie but Dennis was still worried that Laurie would sack him . Laurie eventually did fire him - but for closing the office over Christmas , losing the agency eleven bookings . In January 1964 , Laurie began to think about possible investments in Weatherfield and became interested in opening a nightclub in the basement of Elliston ' s Raincoat Factory in Coronation Street . His plans were opposed on moral grounds by lay preacher Leonard Swindley but the Laurie bought a share of the factory and was granted a licence without opposition . Laurie gave Elsie the job of croupier at the club and saw that Dennis was given a job also . The club opened in March after a slight delay resulting from the collapse of the casino room ceiling . Rosemary visited from London to see the new club , surprising Elsie who knew nothing about her existence . Elsie was appalled to learn that she was just Laurie ' s bit on the side - even though Rosemary was fine about it - and resigned from the club . Laurie tried to apologise but Elsie refused to let him in her house , and threw all the presents he had bought her at him in the Street . Laurie decided to return to London with Rosemary , leaving Gus Lowman in charge of the club .
Jamie Baldwin James Andrew " Jamie " Baldwin is the son Danny and Carol Baldwin . He dated both Violet Wilson and Leanne Battersby , but got back with Violet after she fell pregnant with Sean Tully ' s baby . Jamie and Violet left Weatherfield for a new life in London in 2008 , taking baby Dylan with them . However in 2011 the pair split up . Quotes . " There ' s no need for that . " ( First line , to Liz McDonald ) " What am I still even doing here ? " ( Final line , to Violet Wilson )
Margaret Cropper Margaret Cropper was the second wife of St . John Cropper , Roy Cropper ’ s father . St . John had walked out on his first wife Sylvia when he was ten years old . He felt guilty about the desertion of his son for the rest of his life and finally wrote to him in 2011 to make contact . Unfortunately the letter went astray and only reached Roy through his mother in May 2013 . He reluctantly traced his father ’ s last known whereabouts which turned out to be a house in Blackburn . He and Hayley travelled there and met a stunned Margaret who told them that St . John had died three months before , thinking that his son wanted nothing more to do with him . Margaret told Roy that he had three half - siblings : Isabelle , who lives in Cornwall , Jonathan and Stephen , one of whom lives in New Zealand . She quietly defended her late husband , telling Roy of the guilt that had lived with him , but equally sympathetic to Roy ’ s situation . She gave Roy a suitcase with a carefully wrapped train set within it , telling him that his father wanted him to have it . Roy wanted to get out of the house as fast as he could but Margaret told him that he could come back any time he wanted as he had family there and that his father was buried in the Redbrook Road Cemetery where he could visit him . Roy reluctantly did so several days later .
Episode 2150 ( 9th November 1981 ) Plot . Brian hopes Ronnie Burgess will not be found as the case will be dropped . Annie accuses Audrey of leading Alf on . Audrey tells her to mind her own business . Alf buys a black MG sports car . Audrey is delighted with it . The Tilsleys go to court and wait to see if Burgess turns up . Deirdre refuses to be taken for granted by Alf and Audrey anymore . Brian is alarmed when Burgess arrives for the court case .
Michael Browning Michael Browning ( 13th May 1930 - 21st October 2002 ) appeared in " Coronation Street " between June 1983 and November 1985 in the recurring role of Newton & Ridley director George Newton . He remains best known for a regular role in the Scottish soap " High Road " between 1987 and 1989 but in his long career he also appeared in " Deadline Midnight " , " The Avengers " , " Minder " , " Emmerdale " and " The Bill " .
James Staddon London - based James Staddon appeared on " Coronation Street " in February 2006 as a Man that Deirdre Barlow had a drunken snog with on a girl ' s night out . A former Choral Scholar at Rochester Cathedral , he has worked extensively on - screen and in theatre in the West End and America , most notably for the Royal Shakespeare Company . His on - screen credits include roles in " The Tripods , Casualty , My Family , Doctors , Midsomer Murders , Emmerdale , The Cut " and " Upstairs Downstairs " , while on stage he has appeared in productions of " Sweeney Todd , Jesus Christ Superstar , Dracula , Amadeus , Oklahoma , The Merchant of Venice , Macbeth , Cabaret , A Midsummer Night ' s Dream , Miss Saigon , Les Miserables , The Beggar ' s Opera , The Tempest , As You Like It , The Crucible , Mrs Harris " and " Birdsong " .
Ralph ( 2007 ) When Jerry Morton opened up his takeaway business in Victoria Street , Weatherfield , he ' d negotiated a dodgy deal on the neon sign he ' d ordered for the shop facade . Ralph , who worked for " " Leon ' s Neons " " , erected the sign and called Jerry outside to take a look . Jerry was horrified that it was fluorescent pink and not red as he ' d ordered , and told Ralph that the pink and pale blue sign made his business look like an ice - cream parlour . Ralph quickly got on the phone to his boss and told him that Jerry wasn ' t happy - and was even talking about suing for loss of earnings . After finishing the call , Ralph explained to Jerry ' s eldest daughter , Jodie , that his boss wouldn ' t be at all happy , adding that they wouldn ' t be able to do anything with a " Pink Jerry " !
Magistrate ( Simon Chandler ) The unnamed Magistrate presided over the hearing of David Platt at Weatherfield Magistrates Court , following his rampage on Coronation Street earlier in the month . The charges included criminal damage , causing actual bodily harm to Ken Barlow and an assault against an on - duty police officer . The magistrate thought it quite unorthadox for the defendant to refuse legal representation and to plead guilty to all charges . The magistrate tolerated several outbursts in the courtroom by David ' s mother Gail , who was trying to defend her son ' s actions . The magistrate concluded that David had not shown any remorse and that neither a fine or community sentence could be justified . David was sentenced to a four - month detention and training order . List of appearances . 2008
Michael Collins Michael Collins ( born May 1921 in Isleworth , Middlesex , died 24th December 1979 in Canada ) appeared in " Coronation Street " in December 1964 as Bernie Sparks , friend of the Ogden family and Irma ' s Godfather . He also appeared in " Quatermass II " , " Sixpenny Corner " ( ITV ' s first soap opera ) , " The Adventures of Robin Hood " , " Skyport " , " The Avengers " , " No Hiding Place " , " Armchair Theatre " , " Emergency - Ward 10 " , " Z Cars " , " Taxi ! " , " The Plane Makers " , " The Saint " , " Dr . Finlay ' s Casebook " , " The Newcomers " , " Bless This House " , " Follyfoot " and " The Onedin Line " . On film he appeared in " The Pleasure Lovers " and " Caught in the Net " but is best known for dubbing Gert Frobe as Goldfinger in the film of the same name .
Episode 1520 ( 11th August 1975 ) Plot . Ena reorganises Annie ' s life . Ray considers building a house . Ken fills in a questionnaire for a computer dating agency to humour a taxi customer . Ena hates being idle and being hampered by old age . She packs and leaves the Rovers . Rita fills out a dating questionnaire and tries to interest Mavis . Ena dumps herself on Tricia and Gail . She " helps " Tricia keep her rollers in place by giving her one of her hairnet s to wear . Ken tells the men about his computer pairing . He tells them he might arrange to meet ' Mavis Armitage ' . Rita overhears and guesses that Mavis is Miss Armitage . Cast . Guest cast . " None "
Michael Blackham Michael Blackham played Brian Thomas on " Coronation Street " in 1966 and 1967 . He wanted to be an actor from the age of six . He was turned down by RADA at the first attempt but got in at the second time of trying . Following repertory theatre in Perth and Stratford upon Avon he worked in the West End play " Chips with Everything " . On television his early roles were in " Redcap " , " The Villains " and " Six Shades of Black " while post - " Street " roles were in " Hadleigh " and " Heartbeat " .
Clitheroe Clitheroe is a town and civil parish in the Ribble Valley in Lancashire . Historically it was the administrative centre for an ancient grouping of manors and royal forests and was the site for a castle after the Norman Conquest . The town today has a population of some 15 , 000 people and its main employers are cement and chemical manufacturers . The main connection between the town and that of Weatherfield was that Annie Walker , landlady of the Rovers Return Inn from 1937 to 1984 came from Clitheroe and she was part of the distinguished Beaumont family who settled after the Conquest . Annie was brought up to be a lady of note however her grandfather died in 1927 leaving a large number of debts and his granddaughter in " reduced circumstances " . She moved to Weatherfield in 1930 when her mother gained an inheritance from an aunt and it was there that she met Jack Walker . After settling in the pub after their marriage , the regulars heard many references to Annie ' s gentile life in Clitheroe but seeing her behind the bar of a scruffy back street boozer , they paid them scarce attention . In October 1967 Emily Nugent began a relationship with Frank Starkie who had a seventy - acre dairy farm in the area . Emily visited the farm but realised she couldn ' t take her friendship with Frank any further when she discovered that she was frightened of cows . In January 2007 Roy and Hayley Cropper bought a 1971 Morris Minor Traveller from Mike Watkins who lived in the town . He drove it down to Weatherfield for Kevin Webster to inspect on their behalf and he recommended that they go ahead with the purchase . In November 2012 Kirk Sutherland set off to make a delivery to the town for Underworld oblivious to the fact that Rob Donovan was locked in the back of the van . It was only when he was half - way there that he realised he had a passenger in the back . Rob was let out and insisted on taking over the driver ' s seat to turn round the vehicle and return home .
Episode 6064 ( 4th July 2005 ) Plot . Fred tells Shelley that he ' s running out of patience and wants her to see a doctor . Martin has tea with Gail and the kids . Scooter tells them that he ' s worried about Mrs Maloney ' s fish . Martin gets upset , realising he misses family life . Jamie goes back to No . 7 and pours his heart out to Frankie . She ' s annoyed when Jamie decides to carry on seeing Leanne . Fred and Ashley tell Claire about the proposed boxing fight . Claire ' s appalled and bans Ashley from taking part . Charlie tells Shelley if she can ' t make the effort and come downstairs he ' s having a night out on the town . She remains in her bedroom miserable and forlorn . Steve manages to glean from Ken that Tracy is staying with Peter in Portsmouth . Joanne and Jessie continue to bicker over Dwayne , driving Sean up the wall . Jamie and Leanne agree to carry on as before , with Jamie living at No . 7 . Leanne guiltily tells him that he ' d be better off without her . Charlie lets Ciaran go early and helps Violet to clear up . He tells her that he ' s thinking of leaving Shelley and suggests she should come with him . Violet thinks he ' s joking . Unbeknownst to both of them , Shelley is listening from the stairs . Cast . Guest cast . " None "
Episode 4379 ( 3rd April 1998 ) Plot . Ken receives a letter to say that Deirdre is officially sacked from Sunliners . Roy is depressed now Hayley has gone and ponders the meaning of love . Alma is stunned to hear through the grapevine that Mike paid £10 , 000 for Deirdre ' s defence . Les goes for Greg when he tries to talk to Toyah , thinking he ' s after her body . Greg stops him by telling him that he ' s his son . Les denies all knowledge of him and chucks him out . Alma tells Mike their marriage is a sham and slaps his face . She creates a scene at the factory , accusing him of doing anything for Deirdre but nothing for her . She accuses him of carrying on an affair with Deirdre for years , stunning Liz by suggesting she ' s another of his women . Zoe is annoyed when she hears Judy has been asking questions about Shannon ' s health and warns her off . Gary tells Judy that Zoe is right ; Shannon is nothing to do with them anymore . The gossips get to work on the news of Mike and Deirdre ' s affair . Alma swears she ' ll never forgive Mike for betraying her . Cast . Guest cast . " None "
Tom Wisdom Tom Wisdom ( born 18th February 1973 in Swindon , Wiltshire ) appeared on " Coronation Street " as hairdresser Tom Ferguson between March 1999 and January 2000 . Educated at Tauntons College , Southampton and London ' s Academy Drama School , his other credits include roles in " Black Hearts in Battersea , Wycliffe , Mile High , 300 " and " Dominion " .
Episode 9116 ( 6th March 2017 ) Plot . Amy wants to go and see a friend and Adam agrees to take her to get rid of her . Daniel tells Ken he ' s sleeping badly and his father assumes that flat - sharing is the cause . Daniel tells him that Adam ' s not paid the half of the rent that Ken supplied . Sally celebrates when she gets a code of conduct signed by the building foreman and the news that Zack has been sacked . Meanwhile , Rachel and the photographer are entertaining Rosie in the bistro and trick her into coming out with quotes denigrating her mother ' s protest . Amy ' s chosen destination is St . Edmond ' s Church and Deirdre ' s grave , as she was the only one who cared for her . They arrive just before the funeral cortege of one of Ronan ' s teenage victims . Tim realises where Peter has been for the last couple of hours and warns him that Chloe seems like a bunny boiler . Sinead apologises to Chesney for being short - tempered with him . Ken tries to get Adam on his phone , insisting on Daniel remaining for a family conference about the flat rent , among other things . Adam ' s conscience is pricked by the sight of the girl ' s funeral and an upset Amy tending Deirdre ' s grave . He gently offers to drive her back home . Sally is shocked to see the " Gazette " ' s online interview with Rosie together with a photograph from her " pop my cherry " days . Daniel explodes at Peter when he rubbishes Ken ' s plans to keep Adam on the straight and narrow and storms out , almost in tears . Amy thanks Adam for helping her when he drops her off . He rings Ronan to cancel their arrangement . Peter goes after Daniel and tells him he feels responsible for not looking after Adam better after Susan died . His words affect Daniel . Sophie takes Rosie to task for her quotes in the interview . Adam returns to a tirade of anger from Ken whose words sting him and that drives him away as quickly again . Cathy is drunk after her night out with Gemma . Erica tells Sally that Rosie was a victim of the " Gazette " and shouldn ' t be blamed . Adam changes his mind and meets Ronan and Trina by the canal , making the deal . Ronan realises there is something going on between Trina , his girlfriend , and Adam and threatens her . Daniel tells Sinead they should take on the responsibility and have the baby after all . Cathy is sick over Brian ' s feet . Adam doesn ' t realise that Ronan has followed him home to see where he lives .
Episode 3059 ( 20th April 1990 ) Plot . Kevin feels scared but happy about the pregnancy . He and Sally agree to keep it a secret for now . Jim starts to work on the bike , as Jack looks on with envy . Vera takes half of his bike money as he used her clock to buy it . Percy takes to his bedroom following his sacking . The Websters tell Mark about the pregnancy , while Audrey guesses and gets the truth out of Sally . Mark tell Jack that Ken ' s car was in the garage a few days ago . Phyllis convinces Percy to fight for his job and they campaign for his reinstatement at the Town Hall , against Deirdre ' s advice . Curly is worried when Jack tells him about the car . He corners Ken at Bettabuy but Ken tells him the car is sold as seen . Audrey thinks Gail knows about the baby and lets slip . Everyone throws a party for the Websters in the Rovers . Percy and Phyllis give up after being ignored by the council and soaked by yobs . Gail tells Sally that she is pregnant as well but swears her to secrecy . Cast . Guest cast . " None "
Geoff Hinsliff Geoff Hinsliff has played three roles in " Coronation Street " but it is for the role of Don Brennan that he will be best remembered . Appearing in the programme from 1987 to 1997 he has continued to act since leaving the show . Credits include roles in " Adam Adamant Lives ! " , " Z Cars " , " Doctor Who " , " Holby City " and " Brass " in which he was a regular cast member , playing the role of working class George Fairchild . He also played Cyril Edmunds in five episodes of " Accident " . His first two roles in " Coronation Street " were Vincent in 1963 and Eric Bailey in 1977 . He was born in 1937 and is married with two daughters .
Nurse Shaw ( Episode 5366 ) When Sarah Platt was badly injured in a joyriding accident in a car driven by Aidan Critchley and stolen from Ken Barlow , she was operated on to relieve the pressure caused by a burst blood vessel between the skull and the brain . When former stepfather and nurse Martin Platt came on duty the next morning , colleague Nurse Shaw filled him in on the previous night ' s intake and he was horrified to hear Sarah ' s name among the patients . He rushed to her room where he remonstrated with Gail for not informing him but she told him that Audrey Roberts was supposed to have called him but she probably forgot with the worry over her granddaughter .
Adam Sunderland Adam Sunderland is a British actor who trained at the Manchester Polytechnic School of Theatre . He has appeared in many theatre productions , notably in the north of England and in his earliest TV casting , played the part of the grandson ( alongside actor Johnny Maxfield ) in a series of " Heinz " Tomato Soup advertisements during the late 1970s and early 1980s . In " Coronation Street " he played PC Thomas in September 2003 and an unnamed Vicar intermittently between 2010 and 2012 . Other TV credits include " First Post " ( a Granada Television production , directed by Eric Prytherch ) , " Juliet Bravo , Behind the Bike Sheds , The Ward , Brookside , Heartbeat " and " The Royal Today " .
Episode 3388 ( 25th May 1992 ) Plot . Percy is bewildered when Emily arranges her photographs in a significant order . Curly is worried what to say in his speech about Terry . Percy shares his concern about Emily with Deirdre . She rushes round to see Emily but finds her behaving normally . Kevin doesn ' t like it when Sally starts talking about having another baby . He feels that they can ' t afford one . Andy is surprised when Ken tutors him on his day off . Vera gets emotional at the thought of the wedding . Cast . Guest cast . " None "
Ray Griffiths Ray Griffiths was head of personnel at Barkers stationery firm and third - in - command after management tycoon DP and his number two . According to sales manager Derek Wilton , Ray as known around the office as " good old Ray " . In 1989 , Ray had a few run - ins with Derek over his persistent attempts to ingratiate himself with senior management ; In March that year , after DP dropped out of a dinner party at The Kabin flat which had been arranged by Derek and Mavis for his benefit , Ray agreed to attend , along with his wife , but he cancelled almost immediately , claiming his wife had a prior engagement . The following month , Ray summoned Derek to his office to break the news to him that his pension medical had revealed a high blood pressure and hypertension , and that he was being moved to despatch as management feared he couldn ' t cope with the stress of his current position . Furious at the demotion , Derek hung around outside DP ' s office the following day to take the matter up with him , briefly encountering Ray as Ray entered DP ' s office on a far more important matter . 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 , however this failed to elicit a response from DP . After missing DP at the office , Derek waited for him in the building car park , where he was met by Ray , who took him aside and distracted him while DP got in his car and left . Ray then took Derek to his office , where , with a thinly - veiled amusement , he told Derek that DP had accepted his resignation , and that in fact it was the last thing he did before he left . He then gleefully asked Derek what his plans for the future were .
Natasha Williams Actress Natasha Williams ( born as " Roselyn Agatha Williams " on 18th July 1971 in Trelawny , Jamaica ) appeared on " Coronation Street " as an unnamed Receptionist who worked at the gentleman ' s hair salon where Reg Holdsworth visited in March 1995 to have a toupee fitted . Perhaps best - remembered for portraying WPC Delia French on " The Bill " between 1989 and 1992 , her other TV and film credits include roles in " Fighting Back , Ruth Rendell Mysteries , London ' s Burning , Screen Two , The Murder of Stephen Lawrence , Esther , Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat , Time Gentlemen Please , Nighty Night , The Last Detective , Grease Monkeys , Rose and Maloney , Holby City , Doctors , Doctor Who , Silent Witness , City Rats , EastEnders , The Jury II " and " Silk " .
Episode 675 ( 5th June 1967 ) Plot . Dennis tells Elsie that Jerry gave him the case but she thinks he ' s covering up for Len . Minnie agrees to a car trip out with the Barlows . Elsie tells Steve it was Len who jumped him . Walter Greenhalgh gets drunk in the Rovers . Jerry and Stan try to stop Steve and Gregg Flint finding Len . Walter tells Dot and Elsie that he hit Dot ' s boyfriend on Saturday . Elsie realises he got the wrong Yank . Gregg and Steve corner Len in the Yard .
Episode 1539 ( 15th October 1975 ) Plot . Tricia and Gail attend their first modelling class at the Jet Girl Agency , and sell their things to raise the fee . Stan receives a letter from Eddie Yeats . Annie suspects everyone of stealing the sovereigns . Bobby is still missing . Bet finds the sovereigns behind a loose brick in the cellar and gives them to Annie . Annie is asked to give a speech for Lady Victuallers and asks Ken to write it . Tricia and Gail discover that the Agency is bogus and has gone bust , losing them their money .