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Episode 1944 ( 19th November 1979 ) Plot . Elsie promises to return for Gail ' s wedding . Mavis is excited about spending the evening with Jack Walsh . Rita gets Deirdre and Ken to join the meal as Len doesn ' t fancy being stuck with Mavis and Jack . Gail buys her wedding dress . She is upset that Suzie has bought a daring dress and fears that she ' ll be the centre of attention . Ron tells Gail he won ' t be able to give her away as he ' ll be going to Torquay with Elsie . Ivy books the Co - op hall for the reception . Elsie is determined Suzie won ' t steal the limelight from Gail and tells her to change her bridesmaids outfit . Suzie agrees and Gail is thrilled . Elsie is quite sad to leave No . 11 but looks forward to the future . She and Ron leave for Torquay . Rita embarrasses Len at the meal by trying to bring Mavis and Jack together . She tries to show them some marital harmony . Gail asks Mike if he ' ll give her away . He is touched .
Episode 7158 ( 10th September 2009 ) Plot . Steve and Becky are certain that Becky will go to prison later today . They worry about the effect of her disappearance on Amy . Liz suggests Becky explain to Amy . Peter discovers that Simon ' s rabbit Leanne has died . Becky tells Amy that she might not be around when she gets back from school . Amy tells her not to be sad . They embrace . Liz and Steve are moved . Amber invites Minnie and Darryl to a friend ' s party . Darryl agrees but is not keen . Minnie tells him to share his concerns with Amber . Blanche tells Peter that he must explain the truth about the rabbit to Simon . Pam offers to help Jesse advertise for a new assistant on the internet . Becky goes to the café for a final meal . Kelly gloats that she deserves to be framed as she played the same trick on her . Becky tells her that she ' ll always have Steve . Liz and Lloyd wish Becky luck and bid her farewell as she and Steve set off for the police station . Darryl suggests to Amber that he could get a job in London and they can share a flat . She dismisses the idea but promises to visit at weekends and assures him they ' ll survive . Darryl ' s downcast . Peter breaks the news of the rabbit ' s death to Simon . He ' s upset and asks if it ' s in heaven with his mum . Peter comforts him . Becky and Steve return to the Rovers in a state of confusion . Becky ' s been released and the charges dropped but she ' s suspicious of Hooch ' s motives . Jason models bright orange dungarees for Bill . It ' s Pam ' s idea to make the business recognisable . Leon arrives and admires Jason ' s outfit . Peter confides in Blanche that Simon ' s using the rabbit ' s death to grieve for his mum .
Mrs Linkwater Mrs Linkwater ran the Broadoak Park Garden Centre where Derek and Mavis Wilton went to purchase topsoil for their new back garden at 4 Coronation Street . When the soil was not delivered promptly , Derek angrily complained to Mrs Linkwater , and was told to see her husband about it as he dealt with deliveries . As it was Mr . Linkwater ' s day off , the Wiltons had to leave the garden centre disappointed . When they arrived back home , the Wiltons discovered the soil had been deposited in their front garden in their absence , spilling out onto the Street .
Episode 2401 ( 4th April 1984 ) Plot . Terry and Kevin didn ' t enjoy their blind dates as the girls brought along a friend . Knowing he needs a reference , Bill tries to make the peace with Alf . He asks for a reference but Alf refuses . Alf tells Rita that she ' s stupid to lend a stranger money . She tells him that it ' s her business and nothing to do with him . She accuses him of being petty by not giving Bill a reference . Terry realises Curly is as boring as the odd girl he dated and persuades him to date her himself to get her off his back . Curly jumps at the chance . Kath Goodwin flirts with Fred and he employs her for the full week . Alf gives Bill a reference - Bill thanks him . Notable dialogue . Bet Lynch : " There ' s only two sorts of women in Fred ' s book ; dead and propositionable . "
William Lucas William Lucas ( born 14th April , 1925 - 8th July , 2016 ) played two different parts on " Coronation Street " , Dennis Maxwell in 1971 , and Judge Parrish in 1996 . His other credits include " Danger Man " , " The Adventures of Black Beauty " , " Doctor Who " and " Eldorado " .
Candy Brown Candy Brown was a pleasant young lady who worked for Stella Randell at the Carousel Club as barmaid and deputy when her boss was absent . Among her responsibilities was interviewing new bar staff , or rather assessing if they would look suitable in one of the skimpy uniforms that they wore . Stan Ogden , working there for Len Fairclough and Ray Langton thoroughly enjoyed watching the " audition " of the morose and gum - chewing Janet Stockwell when he should have been carrying out last minute alterations prior to the club ' s opening night . Stella gave Len and Ray three complimentary tickets to the opening night and they gave the third to recently - widowed Ken Barlow to enable him to join them and forget his troubles . Candy was pleased at the thought of a school teacher coming to the club and fancied her chances but Len soon put her right as to Ken ' s personal circumstances . In the event , Ken became paralytic on the night and had to be almost carried home by Candy . Edith Tatlock , waiting up at 3 Coronation Street , was not pleased to see her son - in - law walking in supported by Candy and then falling drunk to the floor .
Laura Howard Laura Howard was the first wife of Alan Howard . Their son Mark was born in 1952 . The marriage was over by 1969 when Alan came to Weatherfield to oversee the salon he had just purchased . Alan briefly met Laura in August 1971 when he was staying at a hotel in Leeds . She admitted that there were times when she missed him but he was honest and said he didn ' t feel the same way . The reason he gave for seeing her was to enquire after Mark who he was estranged from . By January 1972 Laura had opened up her own salon in Harrogate and helped Alan financially in order for him to buy the Canal Garage . In August of the same year , Laura came to Coronation Street to tell Alan and Elsie Tanner that she was getting re - married and wanted to drop Alan ' s loan - although Elsie refused .
Senior Fire Officer ( Episode 6559 / 60 ) The Senior Fire Officer along with several firefighters attended the scene at 4 Coronation Street in May 2009 where Claire Peacock , in a state of unconsciousness , was dragged out of the blazing property by neighbours Jamie Baldwin and Kirk Sutherland . In an attempt to rescue her young son Freddie , also believed to have been inside the house , the officer told his colleague to lead Jerry Morton outside as the fire and smoke continued to engulf the house . Upon his return to the Street the following morning , Claire ' s husband Ashley was prevented from entering the house by the fire officer . Although he was sympathetic when Ashley claimed that his young son was still inside the property , he advised Ashley that the Peacocks would be informed of the findings of the investigation , when completed .
Karl Timms Karl Timms called at Underworld by appointment in March 2003 and was a buyer who Mike Baldwin wanted to impress . Unfortunately , newly - promoted supervisor Karen McDonald wanted to do the same thing . Her upwardly - mobile position having gone to her head , she had business cards printed and , when Timms arrived at a point in the day when Mike and deputy Joe Carter were dealing with some business in the packing department , she took him into the main office , offered him refreshments and gave him her business card . Mike returned and brusquely ordered her out . Sulking , she left the main office and straight into an argument with Janice Battersby who didn ' t like Karen ' s airs and graces and their words quickly descended into a catfight that Joe had to separate . As a fuming Mike took Timms out to lunch , the unimpressed buyer gave Karen her business card back , coldly telling her that " supervisor " was spelt with an " o " , not an " e " , and to give him a call sometime if she wanted spelling lessons .
Shaun Prendergast Shaun Prendergast ( born 1958 in North Shields , Northumberland ) appeared on " Coronation Street " in April 2011 as Alex , the teacher of a pottery class at Granston Technical College which Ken and Deirdre Barlow attended . Educated at Collingwood School and Norham High and Tynemouth Sixth Form College , he trained at Bretton Hall College ( BA Hons ) . Predergast ' s first play " Potter ' s Wheel " , written when a student , won five awards at the 1980 National Student Drama Festival including Best New Play and was subsequently presented at the Old Vic as part of an NSDF showcase season . He was playwright in residence for Northumberland Theatre Company before joining the BBC Radio Drama Company , and subsequently became a founder member of Kenneth Branagh ' s newly formed Renaissance Theatre Company . He is known for his roles in " Henry V " , " Frankenstein " , " Emmerdale " , and " In the Bleak Midwinter " .
Episode 2824 ( 20th April 1988 ) Plot . Mike is indignant that he was stopped and contacts his solicitor . Vera thinks it ' s wonderful that Mike was breathalysed and spreads the news around . She hopes he ' ll go to prison . Curly tells Mike that the police were laying in wait for him ; he was set up . Dave Craig tells Rita that Alan hasn ' t been working for him for a couple of weeks . Rita is puzzled as Alan is rushed off his feet with work . Mike accuses Gloria of reporting him to the Police . She tells him that isn ' t worthy of her . Rita doesn ' t know what Alan ' s doing . She doesn ' t like the way Dave thinks she ' s Mrs Bradley . Dave calls on Alan at the Rovers and accuses him of poaching his customers . Alan tries to shut him up and throws him out of the pub , threatening him with violence . Rita walks out of the pub . Audrey phones Alf and tells him she ' s returning tomorrow .
Episode 6912 ( 26th September 2008 ) Plot . Rosie and Kevin are still at loggerheads . Sally takes Kevin ' s side . Harry announces to Dan that he needs a fresh start and is leaving Weatherfield . Harry hands over control of the Bookies . A visibly upset Dan tells his dad that there will always be room in his flat for him . Tony invites Rosie out to lunch to make up for their cancelled evening . Rosie enjoys showing off to Janice , Sean and Fiz . Kevin takes delivery of a battered old recovery vehicle which he hopes is going to improve business . Tyrone ' s not convinced . Michelle arrives back from her tour of Belgium . Steve and Ryan are delighted to have her back . Tony takes Rosie to a posh hotel . Over lunch he flatters her telling her that she ' s an asset to the company . Rosie laps up the attention . Leanne checks the fake bank account online to see if the lottery money has gone in yet but it hasn ' t . She and Janice start to panic . Liam and Carla have a business meeting at No . 7 . Liam ' s jittery in case Maria walks in . Carla enjoys toying with him . To Tony ' s horror he discovers that Rosie ' s checked into the hotel and is waiting for him in the bedroom .
Episode 5416 ( 10th January 2003 ) Plot . Ken and Deirdre are doing their best to rebuild their relationship . Sarah agrees to help Todd plan something for his eighteenth birthday . Norris leaves for his course in Liverpool . Sarah visits Aidan in his squat again and tells him the outcome of Ken ' s court case . Peter offers £20 , 000 for No . 11 but Steve turns it down but he doesn ' t know that it ' s Peter who ' s made the offer . Ashley and Maxine desperately want Fred and Doreen to call off their engagement but Fred and Doreen each think the other will be upset . Deirdre calls to see Dev , saying that she needs some time off . Dev is angry with her thinking that she confessed to Ken about their affair . Sunita overhears them and has to confess that she was the one who told Tracy . Peter ups his offer on No . 11 to £20 , 500 . Richard thinks that Emily is on her own at home . He approaches via the back yard intent on murdering her but is shocked when Toyah opens the door . He makes his excuses and leaves . Dev is furious with Sunita and blames her for being jealous . Sunita is very upset . Tracy tries to apologise for what happened about Dev and move back in to No . 1 but Deirdre throws Tracy out again , telling her not only because Tracy ruined her own marriage but she also then tried to wreck her relationship with Ken . Karen tells Dev that she and Steve do want him to take over half of Street Cars . She assures Dev that she will get Steve to agree to it . Cast . Guest cast . " None " Notable dialogue . Emily Bishop : " Norris , if this passport conference leaves you with one piece of advice about dealing with applicants , I hope it ' s that it ' s very , very irritating to be spoken to like a child . "
Dennis ( Episodes 2855 / 6 ) Dennis was the driver of the coach hired by Don Brennan for the Coronation Street outing to Blackpool in August 1988 . Alf Roberts met Dennis waiting by the coach when he drove to Blackpool to track down Audrey and Malcolm Reid . When the trip back was held up by four absentee passengers , Dennis assumed they were young people , but in fact it was pensioners Phyllis Pearce and Arnold Swift who ended up missing the coach due to their tardiness . Percy Sugden blamed Dennis for the couple being left behind , accusing the driver of setting off like a bat out of hell .
Episode 990 ( 20th July 1970 ) Plot . Ray tries to talk to Len about his worries but he ' s too busy . Frank tells Ray he ' ll see him at 10 . 00pm for the job . Emily feels there ' s something wrong with Ray . Val is delighted for Elsie . Hilda is upset that no one will gossip about Elsie with her . Maggie agrees to let Bet and Irma move into the shop flat . Alan proposes again to Elsie and this time she accepts . Judd is nervous that Emily will report them to the police . Elsie asks Len to be the best man but he refuses . Ray gets annoyed at Emily following him round . She realises that Frank and Judd are blackmailing him . She ' s determined to help him , even though he tells her it ' s too late . Len refuses to accept a drink from Alan . He tells him that Elsie has always refused to accept his proposals . Maggie sets the flat rent at £4 a week . Elsie kids Hilda on that she and Alan are going to live in sin . Ena tells Elsie she ' s pleased for her but this is her last chance at a happy marriage . Ray finally admits to Emily and Ken what is wrong with him and they rally round Ray . Ken scares Frank and Judd off by telling them that he knows what they ' re up to and that , as a respectable teacher , the police will believe him when he informs them of their activities . Alan gets a special licence and tells Elsie that they ' re marrying on Wednesday at 1 . 30pm . Notable dialogue . Hilda Ogden : " We always talk about Elsie Tanner - it ' s either her or detergent . " Ena Sharples : " We can all find excuses for our mistakes if we want to . But the truth usually is , with a little more give and take , a little more understanding and a little less pride , we wouldn ' t make many mistakes . "
Maxine Peacock - List of appearances Tracy Shaw played Maxine Peacock in 663 episodes of " Coronation Street " from 1995 to 2003 as well as the 1997 spin - off video " Viva Las Vegas ! " and the charity sketch " " in 2012 . Note : The character was also seen uncredited in camcorder footage in Episode 5420 ( 15th January 2003 ) , Episode 5528 ( 18th June 2003 ) and Episode 5658 ( 31st December 2003 ) . The character was credited as :
Episode 7868 ( 17th May 2012 ) Plot . Things are tense between Nick and Eva at the bistro . They argue again and Nick walks out leaving Eva to cope with the busy bistro on her own . Marcus and Sean do their best to talk Eileen out of her decision to send Paul away . Eileen ' s still wracked with guilt she continues to pack the rest of Paul ' s things . Tina is relieved to return home with Tommy after being released from hospital but his worries return when he receives a text message from Rick Neelan . Nick and David bond over the women in their lives as they head in to town together but when they decide to go to a lap - dancing bar , Nick gets the shock of his life to see Kylie dancing there . With Audrey appointed a judge for the Weatherfield in Bloom contest , Norris and Mary begin their charm offensive . When handsome stranger Tim Nedwell comes into the salon , Maria finds him too good to resist and agrees to go on a date with him . Paul comes back to collect his things from No . 11 , Marcus tries to talk sense in to him but just like Eileen , Paul is sure that the relationship is over . After making sure that a very drunk David has gone to bed , Nick heads back to the club that Kylie was dancing in , intent on persuading her to come home . Eileen seeing that Paul has collected his things , can ' t bear to be in the house and heads over to the Rovers with Sean and Marcus . A slightly tipsy Audrey continues to take advantage of Norris and Mary ' s desire to win the flower competition . Sean is put - out when on his only night off , Marcus offers to babysit for Maria . Stella talks with Eva about Nick ' s reluctance to let her move in with him . Kylie ' s annoyed when Nick turns up and manages to get her fired . She refuses to return to David but Nick refuses to let her wander the streets drunk and books her a hotel room . Eva calls while he ' s trying to put a drunken Kylie to bed , he assures Eva that he ' s fine , just tired and going to bed . Unbeknownst to Nick , Eva is standing outside Victoria Court .
Episode 3459 ( 4th November 1992 ) Plot . Raquel is furious that her love - life is over as Wayne Farrell is confined to his digs . Ken is horrified to discover that Derek has thrown away his displays . Derek is blamed and realises that Harry Potts set him up . Jim accuses Andy of running home to mummy . Liz asks him to be patient with him . Gail is thrilled when Carmel agrees to move into No . 8 , sharing Sarah Louise ' s room . Martin thinks that it ' ll be chaotic . Andy tells Paula he can ' t stand being apart from her . She doesn ' t like his heaviness and asks him to return to Sheffield , not wanting to be blamed by the McDonalds . He is annoyed that she has made plans and can ' t be with him . Mark is awkward when Ken comes for a meal . Ken feels uncomfortable with him . Angie asks Steve to print Ben Williams ' T - shirts behind Mike ' s back . Steve agrees but doesn ' t want to put his job on the line . Ken is pleased when Maggie kisses him .
Taxi Driver ( Episode 2375 ) The unnamed Taxi Driver collected Elsie Tanner from 11 Coronation Street when she left Weatherfield to start a new life with Bill Gregory in Portugal in January 1984 . He took her bags from the hallway and put them in his cab , then waited while she posted her keys in at No . 1 . When he asked her how long she would be away , she famously replied " Ah , now there ' s a question . " In the event , Elsie would never be seen treading the cobbles of the street ever again .
Episode 5347 ( 25th September 2002 ) Plot . Fiz is delighted when Toyah and the factory girls make a fuss of her for her eighteenth birthday . Fiz confides in Toyah that Kirk is her boyfriend . Toyah has a word with Kirk and he buys her a surprise present . Fiz is ecstatic . Geena agrees to Joe ' s plan . She later tells Sunita about their plan to deceive Dev . Roy makes Fiz a birthday cake . Fiz ' s mother doesn ' t even send a card . Richard , Audrey and Gail go to the garage where Audrey has seen Richard ' s car . Richard is hugely relieved to find out they sold it that morning . He pretends to Audrey that it was a different car . Audrey again thinks she ' s going mad . Mike does his talk at the school about running a business . Aidan tries to heckle him but Mike isn ' t put off . Vik picks up Mickey Edwards again . He tells the other drivers that there were no tips this time . Sunita is angry to think that Geena and Joe are being dishonest with Dev and lying to him . Geena tells her that Dev is no angel and that he had a brief affair with Deirdre . Sunita is aghast .
Bill Nagy Bill Nagy ( 21st January 1900 - 19th January 1973 ) first appeared on " Coronation Street " as Joe Baumgarten in June 1961 and then had a recurring role between April 1967 and December 1970 as American GI Gregg Flint . His other credits include " Danger Man " , " The Avengers " and the 1964 James Bond film " Goldfinger " . Born in Hungary , he was brought up in Toronto . He married former actress Janet McFarlane and his first job was as a professional exhibition ballroom dancer . He went to drama school in New York .
Alastair Galbraith Alastair Galbraith is a Scottish actor who played two parts in " Coronation Street " : in March 2007 he appeared as a Forensic Expert at Tracy Barlow ’ s trial for the murder of Charlie Stubbs and in December 2012 and January 2013 he played Doctor Biffen when Fiz Stape was rushed into hospital with carbon monoxide poisoning , returning to the role in December 2014 after Gary Windass was assaulted by Roy Cropper with a cricket bat . Alastair trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama and has built up a long list of television credits to his name since 1992 including " Silent Witness " , " The Bill " , " Rescue Me " , " A Touch of Frost " , " Holby " , " Bleak House " and " Losing It " .
Brian Howe Brian Howe was from the television licencing office and drove round the streets of Weatherfield in his detector van , sending some of the residents into a panic . One who remained above it all was Annie Walker but in the end she was the only person he called on as she watched a local news programme . Annie graciously showed him her licence but as Mr Howe pointed out , it had expired on the last day of November 1975 and was therefore three months out of date .
Episode 3642 ( 5th January 1994 ) Plot . Don writes Denise a letter . She rips it up . Alf struggles with the shop and gout . He tells Ivy of rumours he ’ s heard of redundancy at Bettabuy . Des offers Jack his help in demanding access to Tommy . Ivy leads a delegation into Curly ’ s office demanding to know the truth of the redundancy rumours but he convinces them that they are unsubstantiated . Bet is sad when Vicky goes to Southampton to get away from Steve . Don ventures out of the house when Ivy convinces him no one knows he was the caller . Curly is stunned when Reg tells him the redundancy rumours are true . Don knocks on the salon door and tries to apologise to Denise but she threatens him with the police if he doesn ’ t leave . She breaks down , fearing he was going to harm her . Richard Willmore discovers Jim at The Queens , changing a barrel . Angry , he tells Liz they need to talk . Notable dialogue . Don Brennan : “ I am still welcome then , eh ? ” Bet Gilroy : “ It ’ s not called the Rovers Return for nowt . Everybody ’ s welcome ‘ ere , Don - as long as they behave . ”
Martin Herdman Martin Herdman ( born 24th July 1956 ) appeared on " Coronation Street " in April 1997 as lorry driver Ron Harris , a frequent customer at Jim ' s Cafe with an eye for Audrey Roberts . A professional heavyweight boxer and international rugby league player , he then pursued an acting career with on - screen credits including roles in " The Prince and the Pauper , The Governor , The Knock , London ' s Burning , EastEnders , Silent Witness , Bramwell , Soldier Soldier , Family Affairs , Doctors , Hotel Babylon , The Bill , Waking the Dead , Holby City " and the films " First Knights , Savage Hearts , The Great Dome Robbery , Unconditional Love , Revolver , Alex Rider : Stormbreaker " and " Wasted " . On stage he has appeared in productions of " Dear Brutus , The Ladykillers , A Midsummer Night ' s Dream , Antony and Cleopatra " and " A Mad World , My Masters " .
George Innes George Innes ( born 8th March , 1938 ) played Stuart Draper on " Coronation Street " in 1974 . His other credits include " The Avengers " , " Upstairs , Downstairs " , " I , Claudius " , " The Sweeney " , " Danger UXB " , " Minder " and " Magnum P . I . "