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Salesman ( Episode 3055 ) The Salesman worked at Johnson ’ s Bed Warehouse and served Rita Fairclough when she shopped for a new bed there prior to her move into 10a Coronation Street . Alf Roberts accompanied her , against the “ warnings ” of his jealous wife Audrey . To get round this problem , Alf span Corner Shop assistant Sally Webster a story that he was going to get a new bed as a surprise for Audrey and not to say anything but Sally had no choice but to blab when Audrey guessed where he was . She went to the warehouse , just as Alf and Rita were “ trying ” out one of the beds in a wholly innocent manner . Audrey played along with Alf ’ s ruse that the bed was for her and told the salesman to invoice them for the cost of " their " new bed - £650 . 00 . Alf was somewhat dismayed …
Episode 1078 ( 17th May 1971 ) Plot . Elsie has started work at the Mark Brittain Warehouse . Ena has her interview today for the caretaker ' s job at the Community Centre . Ken has a hangover and suffers from Edith ’ s remonstrations . Ena relies on Ernie and Alf to stand by her over the caretaker ' s job . Ernie tells her he has to be impartial while Ena tells Alf that if he is the same , she will tell the Town Hall that Alf told her about the warehouse before he should have done . Bet is furious when Edith says she ' s too tarty to be near the twins . Alf and Ernie realise Ena is the best person for the job . Ken has to come home from the college with his hangover . Edith tells Ken she ’ s told Bet to stay away and Susan saw him drunk . She tells him she ’ s going to the Children ’ s Department at the Town Hall to ask for custody of the twins . Ken tells the shocked regulars what Edith is planning . Ena has her interview at the Town Hall . Len calls on Edith and claims the fault is his but Edith won ’ t listen . Len tells Ken he ' s going to have to fight for the twins . By a vote , Ena doesn ' t get the job . Alf and Ernie toss a coin to decide who the loser is who has to tell her the news . Alf loses . Notable dialogue . Minnie Caldwell : ( about Ena Sharples ) " She bullies me . She ' s always bullied me . . . in the name of Christianity . " Ernest Bishop ( about Ena Sharples ) : " She " is " the best woman for the job . " < br > Alf Roberts : " Oh , there ’ s no question at all about that . She ’ s got the authority . . . " < br > Ernest Bishop : " Of course - and the understanding . . . " < br > Alf Roberts : " Aye , she ’ s got that an ’ all . And she ’ s a clean living woman . . . " < br > Ernest Bishop : " And you know , deep down she ’ s really a very … " gentle " person . . " < br > Alf Roberts : " I couldn ’ t agree with you more … . . Heaven knows what she ’ ll do to us if we don ’ t give her that job though .
Episode 1388 ( 6th May 1974 ) Plot . Hilda gets a telegram calling her on board her cruise ship cleaning job on 8th May . She is excited despite warnings from the residents about seasickness and snakes . Ken puts the residents ' complaints to the warehouse ' s director , Lionel Portious and company boss , Sir Julius Berlin . He doesn ' t accept their excuse that work is being done on the loading bay at the other side of the warehouse , and insists that something is done about the lorries as the residents haven ' t been able to park in their own street . Portious looks into Ken ' s suggestion of redeploying the company ' s labour force from their branch in a non - residential estate in the Midlands , which is also having alterations made . Sir Julius is interested in him . Hilda asks Gertie to spy on Stan in her absence . The residents laud Ken for getting something done about the lorries but Janet isn ' t as impressed . Eric Turner isn ' t keen on his son and Gertie ' s nephew Gary Turner being a chef . Gary plans to take a course in catering management when he finishes his A - levels but Eric wants him to be a footballer and tries to push him into a contract with Rovers , to give his wife and himself financial security . He gives Gary the contract to sign . Stan thinks about getting a woman in to cook for him . Hilda lets him know someone will be watching him but doesn ' t say who . Notable dialogue . Hilda Ogden : “ Hey , what are you two trying to incinerate ? ”
Episode 6664 ( 15th October 2007 ) Plot . Rosie ' s straightened her hair in an attempt to look like Carla . Sophie and Sally take the mickey . Eileen tells Jason that Todd ' s on his way up from London for the stag night . Jason ' s gobsmacked , wondering who ' s invited him and how he ' s going to tell Sarah . Paul arrives at the restaurant with a black eye . Leanne ' s not impressed by his dodgy past and tells him to get his act together . Paul points out that Leanne ' s not exactly squeaky clean either . The factory girls are shocked at Cilla for abandoning Chesney . Wiki tells them about her son in Poland and how she sends money home . Jason finds Sarah in tears . She can ' t get hold of Candice who ' s supposed to be her matron of honour . Jason bottles out of telling her about Todd . Todd arrives home . Eileen ' s delighted to see him . Jason tells him the invitation was a mistake and he reckons David ' s behind it . Sally sings John ' s praises to Wiki . Kelly and Fiz suspect that Sally fancies John . Kirk ' s upset when Fiz tells him that she wants Chesney to come and live with her in the Salon flat . Sarah arrives at No . 11 in a state - having just got a call from the hotel to say they ' ve been double - booked . She ' s shocked to find Todd there . Cast . Guest cast . " None "
Episode 5191 ( 7th January 2002 ) Plot . Dev and Geena decide to tell everyone that they ' re getting married in Tobago very soon . Les is threatening to go to Dennis ' s funeral . Toyah makes him promise to stay away . Janice is in a daze but Rita has organised the food for the funeral and helped with all the arrangements . Eileen decides to attend the funeral and Jason and Todd go with her . Tyrone persuades Fiz to give Vera the money she made from selling Terry ' s story to help with the legal fees . Curly and Emma realise that it ' s Norris ' s singing that soothes Ben and they get him to record some songs onto cassette . Fred persuades Betty to take her job back at the Rovers . Les decides that he ' s going to turn up at Dennis ' s funeral after all . Julie Reardon turns up on Vera ' s doorstep . She is now willing to talk . Dennis ' s funeral takes place at St . Mary ' s Church . A couple of his biker friends turn up . Les attends the funeral uninvited . Janice says a few words about Dennis and then Les stands up and says that he wants to speak too . Everyone expects the worst but Les says what a great friend Dennis was and how he saved his life . Julie Reardon admits to Vera that she was with Terry the night of the attempted murder . She is undecided whether or not she ' ll admit this to the Police . Sunita is busy trying to organise a hen night for Geena . Deirdre asks Dev if he ' s rushing the wedding because of their one - night stand . Dev tells her that she ' s the only one who thinks that it was of any importance .
Episode 6348 ( 31st July 2006 ) Plot . Adam phones his solicitor and tells Ken , Deirdre and Blanche that this new will postdates the one that gives everything to Danny . Charlie persuades Tracy to cancel their trip to see Peter , only later to change his mind . Sarah agrees to marry Jason and they rush off to confirm the date . Maria agrees to move into Charlie ' s flat that evening . She ropes in David and Kirk to help . Adam stops Danny in the Street and announces to the crowd he has a copy of a second will . Danny tries to cover and lies to Adam saying he ' s never seen the will before , and it ' s probably a fake . Adam tells Frankie and Jamie about the second will , vowing to fight Danny for everything . Danny rings Leanne ' s mobile leaving a drunken message for her . Sally confronts Cilla in the Rovers over the horror DVD , but Les and Cilla refuse to take parenting advice from her . Jason and Sarah tell shocked Eileen and Gail that the wedding is back on and in two weeks . Both mums get annoyed and refuse to attend . As Jamie , Adam , Violet and Joanne celebrate the new will in the Rovers , Danny leaves Leanne one last message telling her that her scheme won ' t work .
Episode 1413 ( 31st July 1974 ) Plot . The committee want the Ogdens as caretakers of the Community Centre . Len and Ken are shocked when Billy introduces Gaynor Burton , Maureen Hicks and Jean Wilkins into their after - hours drinking session . Gaynor and Ken get physical in the back room and the party finishes at 3 . 00am . The Ogdens are offered the caretakership but Hilda tells them they ' ll have to think about it . At the warehouse Ken is told to discipline Gaynor for being late that morning - when he was the cause of her being late . Rita overhears the warehouse girls discussing the party .
Episode 5972 ( 28th February 2005 ) Plot . Sally denies she ' s having an affair with Martin but Kevin ' s suspicious . Sophie overhears them rowing . Ken , Deirdre , Emily , Tracy and Lena enjoy a few drinks at home for their hen and stag nights . Blanche is determined she ' ll be at the wedding despite her flu . Joanne and Jessie the twins start at Underworld . Danny and girls are bemused when they explain how they ' re often mistaken for each other as the thin Joanne and the large Jessie couldn ' t look less like each other . Kevin grabs Martin by the throat in the Rovers and accuses him of having an affair with Sally . Kevin ' s thrown out . Martin proceeds to get drunk . Katy has an abortion but she ' s emotionally distraught . Claire tells Ashley how upset she is about failing to get the tram driver ' s job . Vera forces Maria to go to bingo with her and Tyrone . Despite herself , Maria enjoys it and wins £50 . Ken gives Deirdre a locket containing a picture of Tracy and Amy . Deirdre ' s touched . Ken asks Deirdre if she ' ll try and quit smoking as a present to him . Sally pours her heart out to Ian . Kevin arrives . Sally swears she ' s not having an affair with Martin but Kevin doesn ' t believe her .
Episode 5944 ( 21st January 2005 ) Plot . Katy desperately wants to make up with Martin but he ' s still seething . Kirk professes his innocence to Fiz . He ' s embarrassed when Sean and the factory girls start belly - dancing in front of him . Ian gives Sally a big bonus cheque for helping to sell a couple of cars . Dev finds one of Charlie ' s invoices and is puzzled at the amount . Candice is going out with Warren and his footballer mates . Trying to appear laid back , Tyrone suggests Maria should go too . Dev hands Charlie his invoice back . Shelley looks uncomfortable and Dev clocks her reaction . Charlie tries to cover up . Ian and Sally are kissing in the office when they hear Kevin calling them . They jump apart . Kevin ' s none the wiser and is just returning a customer ' s car . Ian lends them a sports car for the weekend . Sally shows Kevin the bonus cheque . They drive away very happy together . Violet sees Martin looking unhappy and tries to talk to him about the baby . Maria ' s very taken with a footballer friend of Warren ' s called Stuart . Kirk gives Fiz a watch to say sorry . Fiz is delighted but then Kirk ruins everything by saying housewives are bound to fancy him sometimes . Fiz storms off . Dev tells Sunita he ' s sure Charlie ' s ripping off the insurance company and he ' s not going to use him on the other shops . Sunita ' s concerned . Martin has a go at Katy for talking to Violet . Katy snaps and asserts she ' s having the baby whether Martin likes it or not .
Melanie Tindel Melanie Tindel was a school friend of Maxine Heavey , who asked Maxine to do her hair for her wedding . The wedding was cancelled and Maxine quickly stepped in when the church booking became vacant . Melanie agreed to be Maxine ' s bridesmaid and had a fling with Tom Ferguson in the bridal suite . They continued an affair for a month until Tom broke it off . List of appearances . 1999 | style = " width : 25 % ; font - size : 100 % ; vertical - align : top ; text - align : left ; padding - left : 1em ; " | | style = " width : 25 % ; font - size : 100 % ; vertical - align : top ; text - align : left ; padding - left : 1em ; " | | style = " width : 25 % ; font - size : 100 % ; vertical - align : top ; text - align : left ; padding - left : 1em ; " |
Landlord ( Episode 7516 ) The unnamed Landlord was the landlord of The Flying Horse pub , where Ciaran McCarthy applied for a job as chef in January 2011 . He attempted to break up an argument between Ciaran and Nick Tilsley , who had offered reformed alcoholic Peter Barlow a drink . Ciaran told the landlord he no longer wanted the job and the three were told to leave .
John Malcolm John Malcolm ( 26th March 1936 - 14th June 2008 ) was a Scottish actor who in " Coronation Street " played Mark Brittain Warehouse storeman George Harrop in April 1972 , with a return to the programme as Frank Pritchard , a prospective Rovers ' cellarman interviewed by Annie Walker in June 1981 . The founder of the Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh , his other television credits include " Crossroads " , " Jason King " , " Minder " and " Inspector Morse " . External links . Independent Online Obituary
Mrs Withers Mrs Withers and her husband were prospective buyers for 13 Coronation Street and had a viewing of the house on the night that David Platt accidentally ran down Graeme Proctor in October 2010 . Arriving early for their 6 . 30pm appointment , Claire Peacock wasn ' t ready for them and Joshua and Freddie were playing up in front of their guests . Even putting this to one side , they made it clear that they weren ' t impressed with the property , saying that they would have to decorate all through and didn ' t like the kitchen although Mrs Withers did admit that she liked the cobbles out in the Street . When Ashley rang Clare to say that Graeme had been hurt , she unceremoniously ended the viewing and hurried the couple out .
Julie Sinclair Julie Sinclair played two roles on " Coronation Street " : in September 1971 she played photographic model Karen Spencer returning to the programme in March 1976 as Newton & Ridley secretary Julie Bayliss . Her other roles include " The Lovers " , " How ’ s Your Father " and " The Liver Birds " .
Episode 6820 ( 19th May 2008 ) Plot . Claire feels she ' s being ripped off by Sally and that No . 4 has been under - valued by £5 , 000 . She decides to do something about it . Molly and Tyrone raise the subject of removing the stone cladding to Jack . They ' re relieved to find out he never liked it - it was Vera ' s choice . Claire tells Sally that she ' s realised they can ' t afford to buy No . 13 and have it done up as they ' d like it . Sally ' s annoyed that Claire ' s backing out of the deal . Michelle arrives back from Ireland . She tells Steve that Alex got on well with his grandparents . But Michelle ' s not impressed to find Leanne working in the Rovers . Becky tells Roy she ' s dumped Jason . Harry ' s wife Clarissa turns up demanding that Harry sort her out with some transport as she ' s lost her licence . Harry ' s unsympathetic . Deirdre and Eileen clock Harry and Clarissa looking quite cosy . They report back to Liz who is hard - pushed to conceal her jealousy . Kevin and Sally offer to drop the price of No . 13 by £2 , 000 and sort out a discount on any building work they want doing through Bill . Claire and Ashley accept the offer . Harry chats up Liz in the Corner Shop and invites her round for dinner . Liz gives in to temptation and agrees to the date .
Lenny ( Episode 8182 ) Lenny was an ex - prisoner who had served time with Rob Donovan in Strangeways Jail for the murder of an ice - cream man . When Rob went into partnership with Tracy Barlow at Barlow ' s Buys in August 2013 he obtained some stock from him , though he made sure that it was legitimate . Rob was out of the shop when Lenny paid a call and introduced himself to Tracy who was puzzled as he had been described to her as " Fat Lenny " whereas the man in front of her could hardly be described as such . Lenny told her that he had cut out the carbs ! When Rob returned to the shop , he was furious to discover that Tracy had purchased a job lot of stolen mobile phone tablets and computers from the man . He was due a visit from his probation officer Amma Newbury and was concerned that his freedom was at risk .
Vinny Ashford Vincent " Vinny " Ashford was an old mate of Pat Phelan from the building trade and a fellow conman who turned up in Weatherfield in August 2016 to tell Phelan about his flat development plan and find out whether he was interested in investing . Later that day the pair met at Rovers to discuss the financial aspects of the project . Phelan assured Vinny that he would be able to get his hands on money but it would take some time - in reality , Phelan ' s plan was to get Eileen Grimshaw to agree to invest £65 , 000 of her son Jason ' s money in the scheme . Vinny then revealed the truth : the flats weren ' t actually going to be built and his plan was just an attempt to con people out of the money they would be putting up front for deposits . Following this admittance , Phelan agreed to help Vinny put his scheme into practice . Later in the month , Vinny called round at 11 Coronation Street unannounced - on the same day that Eileen was due back from visiting Jason in Thailand . After Phelan tried to stall once more , Vinny eventually realised that the investment capital wasn ' t actually his own money in the first place and warned Phelan that the clock was ticking since there were plenty of others lined up to invest . However , it turned out that Jason had looked over the details and decided to invest his £65 , 000 in the development , and while at the Rovers , Phelan phoned Vinny to confirm that it was now " all systems go " and told him that he ' d get the money as soon as it had cleared through the bank . List of appearances . 2016
Kate Bowes Renna Kate Bowes Renna appeared on " Coronation Street " intermittently between December 2010 and March 2011 as Doctor Chadderton , a neonatal doctor based at Weatherfield General . Trained at Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art , her other TV and film credits include roles in " Love Actually , The Bill , Doc Martin , Downton Abbey , Midsomer Murders , Silent Witness " and " Mr Selfridge " , whilst on stage she has perfomed in productions of " Antigone , The Common Chorus , Knock - on Effect " and " Miss Julie " . She was also part of the Write Now ! Festival , a project at the Donmar Warehouse in London , encouraging children to write for theatre .
Episode 4427 ( 26th June 1998 ) Plot . Alec ropes in an old actress friend , Barbara Day , to help show Vera that her employment methods are wrong . When she arrives , Alec and Jack pretend to take against her whilst Vera thinks she ' s perfect . Barbara pretends to be attracted to Jack , to Vera ' s annoyance . Alec tells Vera that he ' s noticed the more mature woman finds Jack attractive , unlike young girls . Gary starts to make alterations to No . 11 but Jim fights to keep everything the way it is , not wanting to think of his state as long - term . When Vera announces she wants a young barmaid , Alec pays Barbara her fee . Maxine agrees to rent the shop flat for £65 a week . Spider tries to raise election funds but hardly makes any money . Emily offers her savings to him but he refuses . Alec and Fred hope that by backing Audrey they can do their businesses some good . They try to get her to think of policies but she can ' t be bothered . Steve urges Jim to accept his help and accuses him of driving people away . Jack and Alec are aghast when Vera employs a young blond hunk called Sandy Hunter as barman .
Ambulanceman ( Episode 2326 ) The Ambulanceman took an unconscious Bert Tilsley to Weatherfield General in July 1983 , following an accident at Tilsley ' s Garage . Bert had tried to blow up a tyre with a gas pressurised pump , but the whole of the garage exploded .
Episode 2466 ( 19th November 1984 ) Plot . Tony Cunliffe pesters Rita for a date . She doesn ' t want to get involved . Percy ' s niece , Elaine Prior , tells him that she ' s going to visit him . Rita asks questions about Bet and Tony . Alf and Betty tell her that most of its in Bet ' s mind . When Tony asks her out again she agrees . She ' s nervous as it ' s her first date since Len died . Hilda is upset that Trevor Ogden is too busy to visit Stan . Percy is delighted to have Elaine staying with him whilst she ' s on leave . Tony assures Rita that Bet is only a good mate ; she ' s only a barmaid . After losing £100 at the casino , Billy goes dog racing with Bernie Fisher and the girls where he loses more money . Rita and Tony enjoy their evening together .
Episode 322 ( 13th January 1964 ) Plot . Dennis starts work in the loading bay at Amalgamated Steel . After the concert , Walter has a load of screaming fans outside No . 11 . Lucille is furious when Jennifer Knott is photographed in the paper as President of Walter ' s fan club . Walter ' s fans kiss Elsie ' s front door . Elsie is amazed when Walter ' s record sells 100 , 000 with him getting two and a half pennies for each one . Walter doesn ' t think he can cope with success . Len gets annoyed when the Barlows keep chasing him to get the flat ready for Dave . Laurie tells Elsie he ' s planning to open a nightclub in Elliston ' s basement and asks her to be a croupier .
Episode 4803 ( 12th April 2000 ) Plot . Maxine starts questioning why she eats meat after Toyah tells her how much animals suffer . Natalie is embarrassed when the police question her about her sex life . She realises they want to believe she and Colin killed Tony together and breaks down , saying she could never kill her child . Vik asks Dev to lend him £8 , 000 for his taxi firm until he can sell the house . When Vinny keeps pestering her about sleeping with Colin , Natalie tells him it ' s nothing to do with him . Leanne lets slip to the customers about Natalie sleeping with Colin and is horrified when the word spreads . Sgt Taylor tells Curly that , unofficially , she thinks Cavanagh is stalking him . She explains he ' s done it before but she has no proof and needs his help to trap him . Vera lays into Natalie for sleeping with Colin , accusing her of having no feelings for Des or his memory . Les is trapped on an island in the lake when Tyrone steals his rowing boat . Dev agrees to lend Vik the money on the condition he pays interest . Vik is forced to agree . Natalie accuses Vinny of telling everyone she slept with Colin . Scared of crocodiles , Les is stranded on the island . Rebecca grows tired of only stealing hours with Martin and stuns him by saying she ' s going to take a six month contract in Dubai . He begs her not to go but she ' s adamant .
Episode 7282 ( 26th February 2010 ) Plot . Dev and Sunita prepare to bid farewell to Grishma and Upma . Tyrone catches Jackie ushering her conquest from the previous night out of No . 9 . David warns Gail not to say anything else to the police . He takes Joe ' s mobile and throws it into the canal . Becky ' s bored of feeling groggy and sitting around doing nothing . Dev mopes , knowing that he has no reason to stay at Sunita ' s now that her aunts are leaving . Leanne consults Ken about George ' s offer to take Simon on holiday . Ken is dubious but agrees , provided Peter is informed . Tina worries that the police believe that Joe committed suicide . Gail assures her that he would not have done so . Jackie humiliates Tyrone in the Rovers by accusing Dev of sleeping with Molly . Dev packs up his belongings and says goodbye to the twins . Sunita watches him go , sadly . Ciaran tells Liz of his quest for work . Liz offers him some shifts behind the bar . Ciaran accepts . The police tell Gail that a text was sent from Joe ' s phone in Weatherfield after his death . David ' s stunned when Gail lies that she sent it . Sunita ' s pleased when Dev returns and kisses her passionately .