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Tickler Murphy Tickler Murphy was an Irishman who lodged with Minnie Caldwell at 5 Coronation Street for a short time from September to October 1964 . Early in 1964 , Tickler was working in a factory but had hopes that he would go on to make a fortune . He was surprised when a missing wage packet was returned to him by Florrie Lindley , when it had accidentally been placed inside a box of goods sent to Florrie ' s shop in Weatherfield . Tickler wrote to Florrie to thank her and in September appeared at her door in Coronation Street to meet her . He persuaded Minnie Caldwell to take him in at No . 5 , where he shared a room with Charlie Moffitt . Charlie was a comic at the local Viaduct Sporting Club and while Tickler also had an interest in showbusiness , he tended more to the managerial side and had an interest in wrestling . Later that month , he arranged a match at the club between Stan Ogden and Ian Campbell . Florrie became especially fond of Tickler and harboured a desire for them to marry . Tickler ' s interest lay in the shop itself , and not Florrie , and when he realised that Florrie was hoping for a commitment , he fled the area , leaving Florrie heartbroken .
Rob Parry Rob Parry appeared in two roles in " Coronation Street " : as PC Laurie Maydew in September 2002 who investigated Richard Hillman ' s attempts to kill Audrey Roberts and as the Photographer at the called - off wedding in September 2005 between Charlie Stubbs and Shelley Unwin . He has also appeared in " Ted and Alice " , " Emmerdale " , " The Royal " and the film " Jealous God " .
Episode 4483 ( 2nd October 1998 ) Plot . Spider asks Anne to help him find Curly . She is intrigued when he tells her that Curly was fond of her . He tells her that if Curly goes to prison then their love will never come to anything . Vera tells Jack that he ' s going to Tenerife whether he likes it or not , and bundles him off to the airport . Sally isn ' t sure how Greg will react to the news that the girls are living with them . She tells Gail about their business venture . Anne gets drunk and vows to free Curly from prison . Gail worries about Sally investing all her money in Greg and tells Rita about her concerns . Alma decides to try to track down Sheila Dixon , the shelf - stacker who says Anne set Samantha up on the shoplifting charge . Natalie is surprised when Des asks her to live with him . Roy is furious when Mike calls Hayley a freak . Mike is amazed when Roy asks him to step outside and throws a pint of beer over him . Mike tells him that it wasn ' t a clever move . Cast . Guest cast . " None "
Episode 5139 ( 24th October 2001 ) Plot . Candice goes on a shopping spree with the cash she ' s earned from her secret job . She hides the stuff at Sarah ' s house so that her mum doesn ' t suspect . Maxine and Ashley throw a party to celebrate the baby . Maxine and Matt manage to put on a brave face in front of everyone . Matt suggests to Charlie that may be they should move but Charlie doesn ' t want to . Fiz persuades Bobbi to let her share her flat . Fiz shows off to Maria by telling her that she ' s got her own flat . Maria has a word with Bobbi and to Fiz ' s annoyance Bobbi agrees to let Maria move in instead of Fiz . Vera is busy planning Jack ' s sixty - fifth birthday party . She persuades Maria to agree to come . Eve finds out that Mike lied about Linda ' s passport and is even more convinced that he ' s murdered her . Eve tells Jimmy what ' s happened . Jimmy goes to the factory and threatens Mike . Eve and Fred fall out over Mike . Fred still doesn ' t believe that Mike killed Linda . Geena suggests to Dev that they have a Hindu wedding to please his parents . Ken calls on Jack and Vera to show them a story in the newspaper . It says that Terry is being held on remand at Brentworth Prison , Bradford for attempted murder .
Weatherfield Athletic Weatherfield Athletic was a local football team playing in the Cheshire League . In 1965 , the club chairman Sid Lambert signed David Barlow as the club ' s inside forward despite some other directors ' preference for Ian McCormick currently of Partick Thistle . David was given a two - year contract as player coach on £35 a week and ran the social club as social and sports officer . In August that year , David received trouble from Johnny and Tony , two workmen at the club who were unhappy at being passed over for work in favour of Len Fairclough . At a dance organised by David , Johnny pinched Irma Ogden ' s bottom , causing David to threaten to bar him . A tackle from Larry Palmer during a benefit match in December resulted in David sustaining a knee injury forcing him into retirement . Sid also dismissed him from his job at the social club .
Episode 5039 ( 18th May 2001 ) Plot . Molly is still avoiding paying Kevin for the work on the car . Maxine and Ashley decide to go for fertility tests . Shelley tells Duggie about Peter stealing the whisky . Duggie decides to catch him out . Geena tells Dev she would like to meet his mother . Dev says he feels that she is backing him into a corner . Geena is upset and storms out . Vik takes Bobbi out for another slap - up meal but he has to borrow the money from Dev . Afterwards Bobbi still refuses to sleep with him so Vik sleeps in the car . There ' s a very good article about Curly in the " Gazette " much to Audrey ' s chagrin . Shelley decides to try and organise a drag night in the Rovers . Cast . Guest cast . " None "
Duncan Morgan Duncan Morgan and his wife Julia were prospective purchasers of Steve McDonald ' s half - share of the Rovers when he put it up for sale in May 2015 . He was conned into doing so by Tony Stewart who , unknown to everyone , wanted the entire establishment for himself and his secret girlfriend Tracy Barlow . Tony had a friend of his , going by the name of Mr Fox , lined up to make an offer and thus was on tenterhooks during the visit by the Morgans that their offer would be accepted instead . He needn ' t have been concerned as the couple made themselves objectionable to Steve , Liz McDonald and Michelle Connor from the start , criticising the continuance of the handpumps on the bar . Steve pointed out that they were liked by the customers but , to Steve and Michelle ' s astonishment , Julia said that when they had dispensed with them from their old establishment it had made life a lot easier - only one or two OAP ' s complained and left , " and who needs them ? " Michelle was unable to keep quiet any longer when Julia voiced her plan to get rid of Sean Tully and Sarah Platt from behind the bar and none of them were happy when the Morgans said they would be moving their own furniture in and asked to be clear as to who would live where . Needless to say , the deal didn ' t go ahead .
Vicar ( Episode 5339 ) The unnamed Vicar officiated at the christening of Joshua Peacock in September 2002 at which Curly and Emma Watts were godparents and when , at Maxine ' s insistence , the old family tradition of giving the baby the middle name of a composer was dropped , the bad news being given to Frederick " Handel " Elliott by Ashley " Sibelius " Peacock .
Episode 3351 ( 28th February 1992 ) Plot . Alec tells Bet that he will only take Liz back if they sack Betty . He tells Liz that he can ' t re - employ her as the brewery have instructed him to have young bar staff . She is furious . Tracy is thrilled when Mark Jackson asks to listen to some of her tapes . Andy is taken on at Bettabuy , sweeping up . Jim shouts at Alec , accusing him of humiliating Liz . Alec snaps and calls Jim a stupid Irishman . Jim insults Raquel causing Des to have a go at him . Alec throws Jim out of the Rovers .
Episode 8289 ( 30th December 2013 ) Plot . Deirdre is annoyed at Rob walking around in his underwear having spent the night with Tracy . Hayley can ' t face telling people she only has weeks to live and asks Roy to tell her friends instead . Sophie asks Eleanor Jacobs if she can do more hours at the soup kitchen and is asked to help contribute to the charity ' s magazine . Nick starts his first training session with Kal . A heartbroken Roy breaks the tragic news to Anna , Fiz and Tyrone . Having given Tina a lift to and from town , she gives Rob a friendly peck on the cheek when he returns her forgotten handbag to her . Peter spots them and tackles Rob , claiming he is looking out for Tracy . The lady in question interrupts them just as the argument becomes violent and pulls them apart . She follows Peter to the Rovers and demands to know what is going on but he keeps his counsel . Maddie scoffs at Sophie when she tells her she will be writing for their new magazine . Hayley asks Roy to tell Carla and he does so . Devastated , she demands to go back to the cafe to see her friend , despite Roy ' s request that Hayley be left to rest and in his confusion he leaves his bag behind in the flat . Tina hears from Liz about Peter and Rob ' s set - to . Tracy decides that she wants Rob to move into No . 1 but a shocked Deirdre isn ' t pleased . Tina storms round to Peter ' s flat demanding to know what he ' s playing at but their argument quickly turns to passion . Hayley ’ s shocked when Carla barges into her bedroom but she decides to let her stay . Roy is worried about his bag and Carla gives him the keys to the flat to fetch it . Sally still suspects Maddie of stealing her bag but Sophie defends her . Hayley confesses to Carla that she ' s scared of dying . Gail worries Nick will struggle now Leanne ’ s moved out but Stella defends her daughter ’ s decision . Returning for his bag , Roy almost walks in on Peter and Tina but she manages to hide in the bedroom in time . Nick decides to reduce his hours at the bistro to help his recovery . Carla just misses Tina leaving the flat . Returning home , she breaks down on Peter ' s shoulder about Hayley . Tracy and Rob try to butter up Deirdre with a cooked meal of stuffed marrow and she starts to take advantage of them , asking for a new plasma - screen television . Tina cries alone in her flat unable to cope with her feelings . Deciding to take control of her final days , Hayley rings the undertakers for an appointment , unsettling Roy . She tells him that she will soon be putting into action her plan to take her own life . Notable dialogue . Tracy Barlow ( to Liz McDonald ) : " If looks could kill you ' d be choking on your split ends . "
Episode 6220 ( 3rd February 2006 ) Plot . Tyrone ' s walking on air at the prospect of Maria being pregnant . He can ' t keep it a secret and tells Nathan and Kevin . Rita lies to Norris saying she ' s not well so she can keep an eye on Stacy . It ' s Sarah ' s birthday . She ' s shocked and upset when she gets a birthday card from Richard Hillman . She suspects David of playing a sick joke but he denies it . Dev ' s gutted at losing Sunita and the twins . Steve tries to comfort him . When Maria casually mentions she ' s not pregnant Tyrone ' s devastated and even more upset to see that Maria ' s visibly relieved . Tyrone ' s depressed as he tells Nathan and Kevin the pregnancy was a false alarm . Nathan makes him feels even worse pointing out that the only way to hang on to a gorgeous girl like Maria is to get her pregnant as soon as possible . Gail questions David over the Richard card but David ' s adamant he knows nothing about it . Gail believes him and wonders if Eileen ' s behind it . Stacy apologises to Fred for the way she treated him . Fred forgives her . Sarah refuses to let the card ruin her birthday and gets all dolled up . Tyrone faces his fears and tells Maria they ' ve got to stop kidding themselves that it ' ll last as she ' s too good for him . Maria tries to argue but tearful Tyrone insists they should finish with each other as it will be less painful in the long run .
Baz ( Episode 8782 ) Baz was a friend of Tyrone Dobbs who supplied with him a giant inflatable Santa to decorate the exterior of 9 Coronation Street for Christmas 2015 . The reason for the extravagance was that Hope Stape had developed a rare form of childhood cancer and , unable to grant her her wish of a trip to Lapland , Tyrone and Fiz Stape decided to bring Lapland to Coronation Street . When Baz delivered the large boxed item , Fiz thanked him warmly for the gift , taking Baz aback . He told Tyrone that he was in hock to his landlord and needed paying £150 for the inflatable , though he agreed to keep it quiet from Fiz . Nevertheless , he sincerely told Tyrone that he wished Hope all the best .
Episode 3954 ( 29th December 1995 ) Plot . Mavis urges Derek not to upset Norris as he ' s his boss . She makes him see that he stands little chance of getting another job . Steve tells Vicky he takes risks because she makes him feel like a parasite . He wants to make money that ' s his money . He tells her it ' ll be her fault if he ends up in prison . Derek wakes Norris up and dresses him in his suit . He tells Norris they are no longer friends . Alf lends Betty a video of their time at Buckingham Palace . Derek takes Norris to the wrong church on purpose and makes Norris beg before escorting him to the correct one . Rita apologises to Bill for causing trouble over the tax money . They agree to forget about the whole mess and start afresh . Derek gets Norris to the church just in time to marry furious Angela who has been driving round and round the church . Fred sits in judgement as Chief Square Dealer as Eric and Alf bring forth apprentice Curly to be sworn in as a Square Dealer . Audrey is annoyed when Billy gives her the Palace video . She had no idea it existed . Des tells Raquel she was stupid to marry Curly . She tells him Curly is a better man than he ' ll ever be .
Priest ( Episodes 8102 / 3 ) The Priest conducted the traditional Hindu funeral service for Sunita Alahan in April 2013 . He led the pallbearers into the crematorium and then recited the prayers , telling the small congregation that although the body was slain , the eternal and imperishable soul was not . He invited widower Dev Alahan to say a few words and then led the mourners out after the service when it was over .
Graeme Kirk Graeme Kirk appeared in three roles on " Coronation Street " : He also appeared in " Seaview " , " Children ' s Ward " and " Jupiter Moon " . On radio he is one of several actors to voice the part of Kenton Archer in " The Archers " . Now known as Graeme Bond , since 1994 he has been Company Director and Centre Manager at the Gregson Arts and Community Centre in Lancaster .
Nurse Whittaker Nurse Whittaker was one of the medical staff that looked after Elsie Howard when she was hospitalised in 1973 . Elsie had caught a train to London to visit her son Dennis who was in Pentonville Prison . After returning to retrieve her handbag which she had left on a park bench , Elsie was knocked down by a taxi . She suffered a frontal fracture of the skull and severe concussion . Nurse Whittaker had been on duty when Elsie had been brought in and had been identified by someone she only knew as " Dennis " . She unwittingly passed this information on to Alan Howard when he followed his wife down to London . He suspected that his wife had been seeing her old boss Dennis Maxwell , who he mistakenly thought she was having an affair with . When Elsie came round after four days , the nurse was with her and told her that Alan had come down the previous night while the man himself was in a bar getting drunk , thinking that his marriage was over .
Episode 1095 ( 14th July 1971 ) Plot . Elsie is annoyed as Alan didn ’ t get in until after midnight from work . Hilda continues to prod Annie ’ s suspicions about Ken drawing the cartoon . Emily tries to calm matters down . Hilda sees that Ernie is on one of the cartoons and she and Annie reach the conclusion that he can ’ t be the culprit . Ernie admits to Emily that he drew the cartoons and tells her he ' s landed a contract to do more for the " Gazette " . They argue and she tells him many people view them as attacks . Annie calls on Ken who convinces her he ’ s not the culprit . Dave Robbins tells Ken he ’ s looked up their old friends and they are all “ respectable ” and under the thumb of domineering wives , so unable to join the band . Ken puts Dave at ease over Val . They call up the last one on their list - Tim Wade . Len tells Elsie not to criticise Alan . She agrees she ’ s not being fair . Emily forces Ernie to tell the residents that he did the cartoon but with no spite or malice and Annie is being vain . Annie calls them offensive but no one backs her up . He gives her the original and she rips it up in front of everyone . Emily loses her temper with Hilda ’ s crowing . Drummer Tim Wade joins Ken and Dave . They play for Minnie . Ernie can ’ t understand by Emily isn ’ t proud of him . Albert complains about the noise of the band , saying Val wouldn ’ t have put up with him . Ken tells him he only put up with him for Val ’ s sake but he doesn ’ t care anymore . A friend from the cruise asks Annie for the original of the cartoon and Annie decides she ' s flattered after all . Emily tells her she ’ s finished with Ernie .
Episode 513 ( 10th November 1965 ) Plot . Emily worked until 2 . 00am getting the Gamma Garments fashion show ready . Valerie is the official dresser for the models and Emily takes her through her paces while Len and Jerry fix the stage up and Lionel provides the refreshments . Sandra and Elsie worry about Dennis ' s latest business deal but he insists that it ' s only a few novelties for Christmas . The residents gather at the Mission Hall to watch the event . Irma , Sandra and Lucille model the garments and get mixed up changing in the vestry , causing long delays on stage and turning the event into a fiasco as Emily has to describe an outfit worn by Irma over and over again . Alan drops woodwork when he discovers girls . Emily regrets putting on the show . Most of the audience doesn ' t return after the interval . Elsie is horrified to discover Dennis has bought 108 Christmas trees - one large one is stored at No . 11 and the others are on their way .
Jean Alexander Jean Alexander ( 11th October 1926 - 14th October 2016 ) was born in Liverpool and was a British television actress best known for her portrayal of the nosey but lovable housewife Hilda Ogden on " Coronation Street " from July 1964 to December 1987 . Hilda was one of the most popular characters in the history of the " Street " , though Jean herself first appeared on the programme in October 1962 , playing Joan Akers ' landlady Mrs . Webb . Prior to her casting as Hilda , Jean appeared in episodes of " ITV Television Playhouse " , " Deadline Midnight " and " Z Cars " , following an earlier career as a library assistant and then wardrobe mistress and stage mistress in repertory theatres in Macclesfield , Oldham , Stockport and York followed by seven years with Southport rep . Her Christmas Day 1987 departure from the " Street " attracted 26 million viewers , a record for the show that stands to this day . When her departure was announced , fans of the programme bombarded Granada Television with mail opposing her decision to quit , in fact the actress admits that there are still a large pile of letters unopened that she received during her final months in the show . Jean delighted her fans in 1998 though , by taking part in a spin - off , " The Women of Coronation Street " which was produced for VHS release only . She appeared as Hilda at her Derbyshire residence alongside another stalwart Betty Williams ( Betty Driver ) . Jean also recorded link - material for Granada Plus ' s series of repeats , dressed again in costume as Hilda saying the words , " Now , there ' s a woman who was never scared of speaking her mind ! " , while clips of Weatherfield ' s strong women were previewed . Back in 1988 , Jean was nominated for a for her portrayal of Hilda . Although she didn ' t win , she was the first soap actress to receive a BAFTA nomination , and indeed the last for twenty - one years , when " EastEnders " actress June Brown was nominated for a special monologue episode at the 2009 awards . Like Jean Alexander before her , June Brown did not win . Post - " Coronation Street " , Jean also appeared in " Boon " , " Where the Heart Is " and " Heartbeat " , but her longest - running role after Hilda is junk shop owner Auntie Wainwright in long - running BBC sitcom " Last of the Summer Wine " , in which she guested in 1988 and 1989 , before being made a permanent cast member in 1991 . She appeared in the programme until its axing in 2010 . She announced her retirement in 2012 , two years after her last television appearance . Jean published an autobiography in 1989 . In it , she describes her childhood , her attempts to get in the acting world and , of course , her friends on the " Street " and the reasons why she left . Jean , had never married and was voted by readers of television listings magazine " TV Times " as the " Greatest Soap Opera Star of All Time " in 2005 . In 2014 she was hospitalised for a short period with the " Daily Mirror " at one point mistakenly reporting that she had died . Jean passed away in hospital aged 90 , on 14th October 2016 . Jean ' s career
Episode 4592 ( 11th April 1999 ) Plot . Mike gets a note from Julia Stone with her phone number on when he checks out of the Charters Hotel . Gail feels sorry for Leanne when Nick tells her that she ' s had a miscarriage . Leanne feels awful lying to Janice and Toyah by saying she ' s miscarried . Sally is stunned when Kevin returns . He explains he needed time to think and has come back as he now feels he can be calm over the situation . Sally warns him she ' s not giving up the house and tells him the girls haven ' t missed him . He tells her that he ' s not going to please her by walking out of their lives . Hayley uses her work sewing machine to make her wedding dress . Les is upset to hear that Leanne ' s lost the baby . Mike tries to phone Julia but can ' t get through to her . Leanne is annoyed by the way Nick lies so easily and doesn ' t seem at all upset whilst she ' s in turmoil . Julia phones Mike and invites him to spend the weekend with her . He assures her that nothing will stop them this time .
Mary Docherty Mary Docherty was a woman who called at 1 Coronation Street in April 1998 , having arrived in the street by taxi . After introducing herself on the doorstep to Ken Barlow , she explained that she had formerly been involved with the fraudulent and bigamous Jon Lindsay - although he was calling himself James Anderson at that time . Having read about Deirdre Rachid ' s trial , custodial sentence and the subsequent campaign for her release in the Sunday newspaper , Mary felt compelled to visit Ken and share her details . She produced a photograph of the couple ' s wedding day in June 1994 - with Lindsay wearing his synonymous pilot ' s uniform , before explaining about the credit card fraud he had tried to implicate her in and the subsequent debt of £17 , 000 . The evidence had all been submitted to Luton CID who had been dealing with the case , however Lindsay had evaded arrest to this point as he ' d vanished from the area . Mary stated that she ' d stay in Weatherfield for as long as it took to see " the scumbag get his comeuppance " and Ken quickly set about making telephone calls . He later introduced Mary to Mike Baldwin , who in turn had arranged an impromptu meeting with Deirdre ' s solicitor Frances Stillman . Weighing up all the potentially incriminating evidence now against Lindsay , the solicitor was confident of securing Deirdre ' s release pretty swiftly .
John Batty John Batty appeared in " Coronation Street " in August 1976 as Cliff Humphries , a friend of Eddie Yeats who posed as Annie Walker ' s inebriated driving instructor . He also appeared in " Crown Court " , " Send in the Girls " , " Strangers " , " ITV Playhouse " , " Strike : The Birth of Solidarity " and " Taggart " .