Characters / Coronation Street

This is the list of characters and their tropes for Coronation Street. Be warned though, the cast is voluminous. Only current characters have full character sheets since doing one for the hundreds that have existed in the show's history would probably be a lifelong project. Characters not currently appearing on the show and certain very notable dead characters have their own section with brief descriptions at the bottom of the page.

This page is current as of January 2017 in Coronation Street. If you are not caught up, beware spoilers!

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The Rovers Return Inn

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Property Owner: Johnny Connor and Jenny Connor

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Johnny Connor

Duration: 2015 —

Birthday: 30 July 1953 (aged 65)

Family: Jenny Connor (wife); Aidan Connor (son); Carla Connor (daughter); Kate Connor (daughter); Michelle Connor (second cousin once removed), Liam Connor (second cousin twice removed)

Owner of Underworld. Portrayed by Richard Hawley.

• Broken Bird: He was destroyed by Aidan's suicide. Becoming wrathful, manipulative and unreasonable with Jenny and going on the warpath for custody of Susie as she is Aidan's daughter. Despite Eva wanting to raise Susie herself and trying to comprise with Johnny by remorsefully telling him that she wants to make amends for what happened to Aidan as well as telling him that Aidan did know about his newfound parenthood.
• Cool Old Guy: Despite being in his early sixties, he can still hold his own in fights and was able to knock Phelan and Matthew to ground with a single punch.
• I Want My Beloved to Be Happy: When he found out about his Multiple Sclerosis. He chose to break up with Jenny so he wouldn't be a burden to her. They eventually patched things up and got married. After this when he thought he was going to prison he tried to make Jenny hate him to make it easier for her. Later he gave Jenny his blessing to date Ronnie Bailey as he thought Ronnie would make her happy even though she cheated on him with Ronnie.
• Jerkass Has a Point: He docks the wages of the Underworld Staff after discovering that they were avoiding work by watching a movie on working hours. Johnny wasn't wrong in punishing the workers and needed to display authority for their lack of respect towards him. Granted docking the wages was a bit extreme but a punishment was still needed.
• Papa Wolf: He punches Phelan for grappling Aidan. He also holds Tracey captive in the factory to prevent her from ruining Carla's wedding.

Jenny Connor

Duration: 1986— 1991, 1993, 2015 —

Birthday: 13 March 1971 (aged 46)

Family: Johnny Connor (husband); Aidan Connor (stepson); Carla Connor (stepdaughter); Kate Connor (stepdaughter)

Née Bradley. Rita's former foster daughter and Kevin's romantic interest. Portrayed by Sally Ann Matthews.

• Bratty Teenage Daughter: Jenny was definitely this during the 80's, though she mostly grew out of it.
• The Bus Came Back: A regular character in the eighties and nineties, she was absent from Corrie for over twenty years before returning in 2015, as Kevin Webster's romantic interest. Left again briefly but returned in 2016.
• Parental Abandonment: Her father, Alan Bradley, abandoned Jenny and her mother as a child and only reconnected with her after social services' contacted him following Jenny's mother's death in a car accident in 1986.
• Sympathy for the Devil: For Alan Bradley, despite knowing that he tried to kill Rita. Justified in that he's her father.

Leanne Tilsley

Duration: 1997 — 2000, 2004 —

Birthday: 2 July 1981 (aged 35)

Family: Nick Tilsley (husband); Les Battersby (father); Stella Price (mother); Gloria Price (grandmother); Eva Price (half sister); Simon Barlow (adoptive son)

Née Leanne Battersby. Works at Nick's Bistro. Portrayed by Jane Danson.

• Amicable Exes: Sometimes With Peter as both still look out for each other. Other times she hates him.
• Good Bad Girl: Originally. Although she has settled down, she's still is a tough cookie.
• High-Class Call Girl: Was one for a few months, although the rest of the street will probably never let her forget it.
• Jerkass: Initially had a habit of riling up her ex-husband Peter whenever they were in the same room. Has since grown out of this to become one of the nicest characters on the show.
• Karma Houdini
• Mama Bear: To Simon Barlow.
• Tomboy and Girly Girl: She's generally a lot less conventionally feminine than her long-time love rival, Carla. Carla wears more jewelry and is a more refined upper-class woman, while Leanne is a more feisty and scrappy Battersby girl at heart.
• Took a Level in Kindness: After her greif over Oliver has had time to settle in she is alot nicer to Sam.
• Tsundere

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Property Owner: Ken Barlow

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Ken Barlow

Duration: 1960 —

Birthday: 9 October 1939 (aged 78)

Family: Peter Barlow (son); Tracy Barlow (adoptive daughter); Simon Barlow (grandson); Amy Barlow (granddaughter); Deirdre Barlow (deceased wife)

The oldest continuously present character on the show. Portrayed by Bill Roache.

• Arch-Enemy: Mike Baldwin, for literally decades, until his death a few years ago.
• Aw, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other: He and his father Frank often butted heads but he turned down a teaching job to look after Frank after his mother's death.
• Cultural Rebel: Ken was the first in his family to attend University and has always aspired to somewhat more intellectual than his neighbours and family.
• My God, What Have I Done?: Ken had this reaction when he was provoked into hitting one of his students in class.
• Not So Above It All: Ken likes to see himself as a morally upstanding man with a great moral compass but while he's not terrible by any means he also is more flawed than he likes to admit. He has a history of letting down his children, is a serial womanizer and often refuses to try to see things from the perspectives of others. This is often thrown in his face if he gets into arguements with members of his family.
• Parents as People: Ken may not have always made the best choices but he honestly does love his children and try to do right by them.
• Politically Motivated Teacher: An ardent socialist, he enjoyed sharing his views with a captive audience or just anyone really.
• Put on a Bus: He was out of the show whilst his trial was in progress. The explanation given was that he was visiting Canada. Having been found not guilt, The Bus Came Back.
• Unto Us a Son and Daughter Are Born: His son and daughter, Peter and Susan.
• Why Couldn't You Be Different?: He has had moments of this with all of his adult children. While somewhat justified (like when Tracy killed her boyfriend), his treating Peter (who is basically a well meaning chronic screw-up) and Lawrence (who had just met a few weeks ago) like this is an example of his frustration with his working class existence. Comes up again after his stroke in 2016, which sees all his children (plus a grandchild) gather around to look after him and be criticized by him.

Simon Barlow

Duration: 2003, 2008 —

Birthday: 6 July 2003 (aged 15)

Family: Peter Barlow (father); Leanne Tilsley (adoptive mother); Ken Barlow (grandfather)

Birth name Simon Richards. Student. Portrayed by Alex Bain.

• Enfant Terrible: He physically and verbally abused his adoptive mother Leanne at the age of 12.
• I Am Not My Father: After his father is found guilty of Tina's murder, Simon says he wants to be known by his first surname (Richards) in order to not let anyone know they're related.
• Innocent Prodigy
• Jerkass: To Sunita's kids when he made some rude comments about their mother. He's also lied to try and get Carla in trouble with Peter.
• Unwitting Pawn: Allowed himself to be manipulated by his "friend" Jacob into becoming a drug dealer even though Kelly Neelan warned him of Jacob's true nature. He eventually realised Jacob was a bad apple but by that point he was Trapped in Villainy.

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Property Owner: Audrey Roberts

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Maria Connor

Duration: 2000 —

Birthday: 5 May 1983 (aged 34)

Family: Liam Connor, Jr (son); Kirk Sutherland (brother)

Née Maria Sutherland. Hairdresser at Audrey's Salon. Portrayed by Samia Smith.

• The Ditz: Sweet but dim, that's our Maria.
• Extreme Doormat: Perhaps the reason why her relationship with Nick lasted as long as it did.
• Really Gets Around: It would be quicker to name the men in Weatherfield Maria hasn't dated at some point. Her exes include Nick Tilsley, Tyrone Dobbs, John Arnley, Charlie Stubbs, Jason Grimshaw, Aidan Scott, Vikram Desai, Liam Connor...

Liam Connor, Jr.

Duration: 2009, 2010 —

Birthday: 3 July 2009 (aged 8)

Family: Maria Connor (mother); Liam Connor (father); Kirk Sutherland (uncle); Michelle Connor (aunt); Ryan Connor (first cousin)

Portrayed by Charlie Wernshall.

• Dead Guy Junior: As said above, he was named for his dead father.
• Morality Pet: Tony Gordon had a soft spot for him and Gary does now.
• Some One To Remember Him By: Maria found out she was pregnant the same day his father, also Liam Connor, died.

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Property Owner: Norris Cole

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Norris Cole

Duration: 1994 — 1997, 1999 —

Birthday: 5 March 1940 (aged 77)

Emily's lodger. Runs The Kabin with Rita Tanner. Portrayed by Malcolm Hebden.

• The Chew Toy: Often brings it on himself.
• Gossipy Hens: Rare male version. When someone is discussing something private in the Kabin or near him (or even not near him), he can always be seen trying to (non) subtly listen in.
• Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Despite being a gossipy hen and trying to stick his nose into others' business generally, he does have his kind moments. For example, he comforted Rita when she was upset about the Rovers fire.
• Know-Nothing Know-It-All
• Nosy Neighbor: To an extreme level. Will eavesdrop into others' conversations whenever he can.
• Plucky Comic Relief
• The Short Guy with Glasses
• Small Name, Big Ego: Trust us when we say that Norris has an opinion on everything!

Sean Tully

Duration: 2003, 2004 —

Birthday: 13 September 1976 (aged 41)

Machinist at Underworld and barman. Portrayed by Antony Cotton.

• Bitch in Sheep's Clothing
• Camp Gay: In contrast to his ex-boyfriend Marcus Dent.
• Hot for Preacher: His relationship with Billy, the local Anglican vicar.
• Like a Son to Me: Elieen thinks of him this way which is why she tolerates so much of his behavior.

Brian Packham

Duration: 2010, 2011 — 2013, 2015, 2016 —

Birthday: 20 August 1963 (aged 54)

Where currently: Wales.

Formerly a Primary school principal. Accepted a museum job in Wales and left Julie Carp. Returned briefly in 2015 and took Julie Carp away with him on a round the world cruise. Has left Julie again and now works in Weatherfield Council. Portrayed by Peter Gunn.

• Taking the Heat: In the recent story with Cathy Brian has taken the blame after she insulted Steve and Tracy online which has got him nothing but Harassment.

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Property Owner: Sally Metcalfe

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Sally Metcalfe

Duration: 1986 —

Birthday: 14 July 1967 (aged 50)

Family: Tim Metcalfe (husband);Rosie Webster (daughter); Sophie Webster (daughter); Kevin Webster (ex husband)

Née Sally Seddon. Uppity seamstress at Underworld. Portrayed by Sally Dyvenor.

• Jerkass: Treated Carla Connor like dirt after she was raped by Frank Foster and worked for him instead. Although she did apologise for it after, and is working with Underworld again.
• Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Sally may come off as unlikable at times but underneath her snobby behavior She is a deeply kind person. She loves her daughters,was the the only factory worker to acknowledge their fault in the factory roof collapse, not blaming it all on Carla, let Abi come to live with her and tried to expose Geoff when she knew it would strain her marriage with Tim.
• Jerkass Has a Point: She had no right to call social services on Seb's family, especially when they were making the effort to keep the family together with Anna's help. But, it's hard to argue with her when she said that the twins are safer because of it.
• Last Disrespects: She gatecrashed John Stapes funeral and loudly insulted him in front of his family and friends. In her defence John did kidnap Rosie prior to his death so she had a legitimate reason to spite him.
• Love Hungry: To Tim Metcalfe.
• Rich Bitch: Often seen as this by the other factory girls. To be fair though, she is very snobbish and big-headed.
• Small Name, Big Ego: She likes to consider herself middle-class, despite working in a factory.
  • There was a hilarious scene in April 2014 when Maddie called Sally and Kevin middle-class — Sally was delighted with that description but Kevin got rather offended.
  • She said it again in February 2015:
  Sally: I can't go to prison, Gail. I just can't. They always pick on the middle-class ones - I'd have to do all sorts to get a hold of decent toilet paper.

Tim Metcalf

Duration: 2013 —

Birthday: 28 January 1972 (aged 45)

Family: Sally Metcalfe (partner); Faye Windass (daughter)

Window cleaner. Portrayed by Joe Duttine.

• Conflicting Loyalty: He tried to remain neutral in the coflict between Sally and Geoff.
• Excellent Judge of Character: Was one of the first people to see Pat Phelan for the evil man he was.
• Horrible Judge of Character: Only when it concerns his father.
• Nice Guy: He's lazy but still a fundamentally decent person.
• Parental Neglect: When Faye lived with him, he left her on her own, let her go hungry and didn't pay for her to go on school trips. Anna hoped these factors will make Faye come back to live with her — they did, eventually.
• Papa Wolf: He threatened Seb after learning he and Faye had sex.
• Undying Loyalty: One of the few people who stood by Anna when Phelan framed her for attempted murder.
• You're Not My Father: Now he has learned about his father's abuse of Yasmeen he wants nothing to do with him.

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Property Owner: Unknown

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Chesney Brown

Duration: 2003 —

Birthday: 26 July 1994 (aged 23)

Family: Joseph Brown (son); Cilla Battersby-Brown (mother); Fiz Stape (sister)

Shop manager/cook in Prima Doner. Portrayed by Sam Aston.

• Deliberately Cute Child
• Fiery Redhead: Especially when Katy dumped him.
• Friend to All Living Things: Particularly to his dog Schmeichel.
• I Warned You: To Fiz, about John.
• Teen Pregnancy: He and his former partner, Katy.

Beth Sutherland

Duration: 2011 —

Birthday: 21 November 1974 (aged 42)

Family: Kirk Sutherland (husband); Craig Tinker (son); Sinead Tinker (niece)

Full name Bethan Sutherland. Machinist. Portrayed by Lisa George.

• Abhorrent Admirer: Formerly to Steve McDonald.
• Character Development: Like with her son, when she first appeared she was considerably more coarse and outspoken. While she is still rather outspoken, she has changed quite a bit since then.
• Expy: Probably of Cilla Battersby-Brown, who left the show a few years before her arrival.
  • Hilarity ensued when these two met each other in late 2014 and did not seem to get on.
• Gossipy Hens: Almost as bad as Norris Cole.
• Good Parents: She loves Craig unconditionally and always supports him.
• Unluckily Lucky: Despite being used as comic relief and is shown to be sometimes unlucky. Beth's marriage to Kirk is the strongest so far and her son Craig is kindhearted, a talented artist and a police officer.

Kirk Sutherland

Duration: 2000 —

Birthday: 28 January 1982 (aged 35)

Family: Beth Sutherland (wife); Maria Connor (sister); Liam Connor, Jr (nephew)

Van driver for Underworld. Portrayed by Andrew Whyment.

• Dumb Is Good: He is a very kind soul whatever else you can say about him.
• Friend to All Living Things: Has said more than once he understands dogs better than people.
• Too Dumb to Live: He's lucky the residents of the street are kind (particularly his ex Fiz and sister Maria) or he would have starved years ago.

Craig Tinker

Duration: 2011 —

Birthday: 2 September 1998 (aged 19)

Family: Beth Sutherland (mother); Sinead Tinker (first cousin)

Student. Portrayed by Colson Smith.

• Being Good Sucks: Craig's altruism and kindness has often backfired on him or lead to problems. He was assaulted by Owen when he begrudgingly supported Faye during her secret pregnancy, Owen mistook Craig as the father of the baby. He displayed great courage and loyalty to Bethany during her ordeal with Nathan's sex ring but she initially rejected his crush on her and secretly became a stripper while they were together. The final part is understandable considering her traumatic ordeal but it is not justified since she could have sought therapy or voiced her trauma.
• Character Development: When he first appeared, Craig was a scary and rough looking boy who had a creepy stare and a menacing attitude to Steve. Over the years, he has turned into a lovely guy and was Faye's closest friend and supported her through her secret pregnancy. Was enrolled in the special constable program with Greater Manchester Police but was rejected once they (as well as himself) discovered that his biological father was still in prison and had a long criminal record.
• Creepy Child: When he first appeared, he stared menacingly at Steve for the entire duration of Steve and Beth's date in the Bistro.
• Creepy Good: Before becoming a police officer, Craig was often mistaken as a troublemaker and young offender. For example, Beth believed that Craig was a vandal spray painting graffiti but he was actually creating a memorial painting for Maddie Heath, the recently deceased girlfriend of Sophie Webster.
• Disappeared Dad: His biological father is a jailbird and was in prison for the majority of Craig's life.
• Ensemble Dark Horse: Craig has become quite nice and charming in recent years and is a fan favourite.
• Everyone Can See It: Craig has a crush on his friend Bethany Platt and a lot of people figured it out such as his mother and Arch-Enemies Nathan Curtis and Neil Clifton. Bethany seems to reciprocate his crush during her storyline.
• Hidden Depths: In his first appearance he was labelled a Creepy Child with an unsettling gaze but he had skills in pottery which impressed Deirdre. He was also suspected of being a vandal or committing crimes but it was revealed that he is a talented street artist. His street art was initially mistaken for a work of Banksy and it would have been worth a fortune if a professional had approved it but it was regarded as a close copy after analysing it.
• Formerly Fat: He was obese while growing up and lost 10 stone while serving as a police officer.
• Gentle Giant: He towers over most of the other characters and is roughly among the tallest of the young adult characters. He is one of the nicest characters in the series.
• Keeping Secrets Sucks: Craig thought that a lit cigarette he had smoked had set the Rovers on fire (it was actually Karl Munro). Karl found out and tried to coerce and finally threaten to kill his mother in order to keep him quiet. He was also reluctantly keeping faye's pregnancy a secret.
• Like Father, Unlike Son: His biological father is a self-serving jailbird and drug addict but Craig is the opposite and quickly abandons him when he discovers his true personality.
• No Good Deed Goes Unpunished: Faye told him to keep her pregnancy a secret and he is nearly assaulted by Owen, who believed that he was the father. He pinned him to a post to force a confession and punched Kirk in the face during the struggle. He is also close to Bethany Platt and shows signs of having a crush on her but Nathan labels him a stalker to Bethany and she ignores his attempts to support her during the time she was bullied by Lauren.
• Not Distracted by the Sexy: He isn't bothered or distracted when his work leads him to a strip club. The only time he was distracted by the strippers was when he discovered that Bethany was one of them. He found the place disgusting and was appalled at how people can go to such places.
• Secret-Keeper: For Karl Munro, whom he saw leaving and locking the door of the Rovers the night of the fire. He eventually confesses and Karl is jailed. He also reluctantly kept Faye's pregnancy a secret for her. After learning that Faye attacked Adam Barlow he allowed her to decide if she would confess or not.

Joseph Brown

Duration: 2011 — 2015, 2017 —

Birthday: 28 January 1982 (aged 35)

Family: Chesney Brown (father); Izzy Armstrong (aunt); Jake Windass (first cousin)

Chesney's son. Portrayed by William Flanagan.

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Property Owner: Yasmeen Nazir

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Yasmeen Nazir

Duration: 2014 —

Birthday: Unknown

Family: Geoff Metcalfe (husband); Kal Nazir (son); Alya Nazir (granddaughter); Zeedan Nazir (grandson)

Introduced as Sharif Nazir's librarian wife. Portrayed by Shelley King.

• Apron Matron: Begins her time on the show quite driven and feisty.
• But Not Too Foreign: Was introduced as a member of the first Muslim family on the street, but this aspect of her character's been completely ignored over time, and she never wore a hijab to begin with.
• The Dog Bites Back: Eventually snaps, out of fear when Geoff corners her in the kitchen during one of his tirades, stabbing him with a broken bottle.
• Domestic Abuse: Geoff gradually subjects her to a heavy dose of the emotional variety.
• Extreme Doormat: Becomes this while married to Geoff, not leaving him after he locks her up for hours, repeatedly subjects her to horrific verbal abuse, forces her to clean obsessively and hires prostitutes (giving her an STI in the process) among other things.
• Parental Substitute: For Rana, when Yasmeen found out about the affair between Rana and Kate. She was initially furious but soon accepted Rana's evident guilt and forced marriage with Zeedan. When Rana's parents caught her in the act with Kate and prominently disowned her, Yasmeen defended her and stood against her parents.
• Plucky Girl: She has no problem violently protesting to try and save the library and has been arrested before for her protests. Completely deconstructed during her marriage to Geoff.
• "The Reason You Suck" Speech: Packs this brilliantly with Tranquil Fury and Not Afraid of You Anymore when Geoff tries to murder her on a roof, listing down all his petty insecurities and how sorry she feels for him, and dares him to push her off.
• Sanity Slippage: Is gaslit into wilfully ignoring all the signs, tries desperately to try and get Geoff to, from her perspective love her again during the downward cycles, then ultimately snaps and stabs him when it becomes too much.
• Save the Villain: She tried but failed to save Geoff from falling to his death, even after he tried to murder her.
• Stepford Smiler: Even before Geoff, she could have this tendency.
• Tranquil Fury:
  • When she finds out about an affair between Sharif and Sonia. She calmly yet furiously tells off Sharif, Sonia and Alya before kicking them out.
  • When she finally stands up to Geoff, most of her retaliations towards him reek of this, especially their final one. See "The Reason You Suck" Speech.
• What Does She See in Him?: A large chunk of the audience's reaction to her continued marriage to Geoff the worse his abuse gets. In-story she was slowly and thoroughly gaslit into believing that it was all her fault.

Geoff Metcalfe

Duration: 2018 — 2020

Birthday: Unknown

Family: Tim Metcalfe (son); Yasmeen Nazir (wife)

Portrayed by Ian Bartholomew.

• Bad People Abuse Animals: Kills and tries to feed Yasmeen's pet chicken Charlotte to her because he felt she was paying her too much attention.
• Bald of Evil: Of the pattern baldness type.
• Berserk Button: He has too many to count, but is usually good at masking them in public. The ones high octane enough to blow his cover however usually involved his pride being targeted. This ended up weaponised against him in court, since while he could easily deny all his abuse, he couldn't stand the implication made he was unworthy of Yasmeen and flew into a vicious public breakdown, unable to control his rage until it was too late.
• British Teeth: His very yellow chompers add to his villainous aura.
• Crazy Jealous Guy: Goes so far as to have a hidden Spy Cam in Yasmeen's house so that even if he's out, he can watch her whenever he likes.
• Crouching Nice Guy Hidden Jerkass: Knows how to appear the perfect loving husband, in public.
• Dogged Nice Guy: Deconstructed, he abused Yasmeen and his ex-wife because he believed he was the hero of his own story who treated women with the utmost respect. However, it's revealed that he's an immature manchild with a "Why not me?" mentality with his relationships. He believes women should bow down to him because he believes himself to be a nice guy who deserves the girl for just being nice to them and blames them for not living up to his unrealistic expectations.
• Domestic Abuser: Abuses Yasmeen without ever actually hitting her, and did so also to a previous wife.
• Even Evil Has Loved Ones: He has some genuine love for his son and tries to keep Tim from finding out what he's really like. Naturally, he's quite broken when the truth is out and Tim disowns him.
• Evil All Along: He started out seeming harmless enough, but deep into his abuse of Yasmeen it was revealed he'd done it to a previous partner. This came back to haunt him when she gave evidence against him in Yasmeen's trial, unveiling his true nature to everyone.
• Hate Sink: He's gradually come to have no characterization besides being an evil, cartoonish domestic abuser audiences wish a traumatic end upon. And boy, does he get one.
• Inferiority Superiority Complex: As Yasmeen later exemplifies in detail, Geoff is a terrifying bully and abuser, but ultimately just an unhappy, pathetic little man who lashes out and projects over his life failures and can't stand being outshone or made to feel inferior in the slightest.
• Karmic Death: After he loses balance trying to lunge at Zasmeen and Alya from on their roof, he begs his would-be-murder-victims to rescue him. As he panics more, he begins snapping abuse for taking too long, where upon he instantly loses grip, dying the persistent Entitled Bastard he was. For an extra insult he falls to death just beside Zasmeen's chickens.
• Manipulative Bastard: Is just as good at making Yasmeen look like the unstable one, if not the outright abuser, to their family and friends, never mind what he does to Yasmeen herself.
• Mask of Sanity: So strong even his own son has no idea.
• Münchausen Syndrome: He doesn't actually have it, but pretending he's ill is just one way he exerts control over Yasmeen, exploiting a 'dust allergy' to make her clean obsessively.
• Politically Incorrect Villain: He's blatantly misogynistic towards his wives and sees them more as property than a partner. His excuse for his actions stems from his need to validated for his milquetoast levels of kindness, which causes him to become furious whenever he feels overshadowed by other men or when he feels "cheated" when women do not live up to his expectations.
• Psychological Projection: Loves to tell Yasmeen how abused he feels being married to her. This ends up his own undoing in court since, when his crimes against his two wives were finally laid out in front of him, his indigence that such unworthy women could consider anyone but him the true victim could no longer bottle up, causing a furious hateful outburst that exposes him to everyone at last.
• Villainous Breakdown:
  • After Zasmeen's defendant gives evidence against him and interrogates him in court, Geoff finally snaps into a furious venomous tirade about how she was already broken and useless she was long before she met him, realising only after finishing he's unveiled his true colours to everyone.
  • After he loses his court case and is exposed as a monster, he completely snaps and makes an attempt on Zasmeen's life. However she refuses to cower anymore and retaliates calmly with a "The Reason You Suck" Speech. He can only scream in denial before making a lunge at her, causing him to slip off the roof while begging pathetically for Zasmeen to save him.
• Villains Want Mercy: Only seconds after vowing to brutally murder both Zasmeen and Alya, he slips off the roof trying to lunge at Zasmeen. He immediately begs Zasmeen to help him up, and when she struggles to reach him, resorts to curtly yelling at her to hurry up, slipping off almost instantly after he begins insulting her.
• Waiting for a Break: Entwined in the abuse storyline saw him failing to make a career out of being a magician.

Zeedan Nazir

Duration: 2014 —

Birthday: Unknown

Family: Rana Habeeb (wife); Kal Nazir (father); Alya Nazir (sister); Sharif Nazir (grandfather); Yasmeen Nazir (grandmother)

Kal's son. Portrayed by Qasim Akhtar.

Rana Nazir

Duration: 2016 —

Birthday: Unknown

Family: Zeedan Nazir (husband)

Née Habeeb. Nurse and Zeedan's wife. Portrayed by Bhavna Limbachia.

Alya Nazir

Duration: 2014 —

Birthday: Unknown

Family: Kal Nazir (father); Sharif Nazir (grandfather); Yasmeen Nazir (grandmother); Zeedan Nazir (brother)

Kal's university student daughter. Portrayed by Sair Khan. Due to her blackmailing Sharif and not telling Yasmeen about his affair, she is not currently living with them.

• Daddy's Girl
• Dating What Daddy Hates: Not hates so much, but it's clear that Kal and the entire Nazir family doesn't approve of her having a relationship with Gary Windass.
• Did They or Didn't They?: With Gary; it's how she first comes into Coronation Street. They didn't, he slept on the sofa.
• Does Not Like Men: Downplayed, after Hashim Elamin suffers a heart attack and is pronounced dead by Ryan Connor, Allya justified herself by saying that toxic men like Geoff Metcalf and Hashim deserve death for how they treat women, like her grandmother Yasmeen.
• Expy: Somewhat. Brought in to be one of Tina.
• Little Miss Snarker

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Property Owner: Dev Alahan

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Devendra 'Dev' Alahan

Duration: 1999 —

Birthday: 2 March 1964 (aged 53)

Family: Asha Alahan (daughter); Aadi Alahan (son); Sunita Alahan (former wife); Erica Holroyd (partner)

Corner Shop owner. Father of Asha and Aadi. Widower of Sunita. Portrayed by Jimmi Harkishin.

• Kavorka Man: Before his marriage to Sunita anyway. Arguably after, too.
• Large Ham: Due to his often lack of an indoor voice and unusual speech patterns.
• Small Name, Big Ego

Asha and Aadi Alahan

Duration: 2006, 2009 —

Birthday: 13 January 2006 (aged 11)

Family: Dev Alahan (father); Sunita Alahan (mother)

Twin daughter/son of Dev and Sunita. Portrayed by Tanisha Gorey and Zennon Ditchett.

• Extreme Doormat: Asha was this in her relationship with Corey Brent, ignoring his flaws and allowing him to use her for sex. She finally had enough when Corey killed Seb though
• Unto Us a Son and Daughter Are Born: In 2006.

Mary Taylor

Duration: 2008 — 2009, 2010 —

Birthday: 1974 (aged 42/43)

Family: Jude Appleton (son); George Appleton (grandson)

Batty admirer of Norris. Lives in a motor home on the street. Portrayed by Patti Clare.

• Abhorrent Admirer: Norris certainly views her as this; he has never accepted her advances or her attempts to get close to him.
• Big Eater: Much to Norris's annoyance, she has an absent-minded habit of endlessly eating the sweets in the Kabin while working.
• Cerebus Retcon: Mary was raped in her early teens by a minister and her mother didn't believe her. She ended up having his child and she refused to raise him, so they resorted to leaving the baby at the doorstep of St.Jude's.
• Chekhov's Skill: Her piano playing — came in handy when Rita Tanner needed someone to accompany her singing in the Rovers at Christmas 2010 ("A Winter's Tale" by David Essex).
• Cloud Cuckoolander: Of the highest order.
• Hilariously Abusive Childhood: Seems to have had one with her mother Maureen, whose many bizarre behaviours (not going out at night due to her fear of owls etc) seem to have made Mary cut ties with her and talk about her as if she were dead.
• Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Although she can be arrogant and rude at times, she does have a kind moment. For example, when she won a flight to America as a prize in a competition, she instead gave the tickets to Roy and Hayley so that they could go and see Sylvia.
• Large Ham
• Noodle Incident: The many, many stories she tells about her upbringing and in particular her mother Maureen's behaviour and oddities.
• Regional Speciality: Is well trained in a variety of different cuisines of different cultures (French, Greek, Moroccan, Russian, Spanish etc) and has put on themed nights in Roy's Rolls and The Bistro, before she got fired
• Single-Target Sexuality: Towards Norris.
  • And then Roy Cropper, for a while.
  • Now it's Dev Alahan.
  • Briefly a paranormal expert named Brendan, even though he was married.
• Small Name, Big Ego: Like Norris, she appears to have a much higher opinion of her talents and skills than other people.
• Younger Than They Look: Perhaps due to her dress sense or hairstyle; she is only meant to be 39 years old.

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Property Owner: David Platt

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Gail Rodwell

Duration: 1974 —

Birthday: 16 April 1958 (aged 59)

Family: Michael Rodwell (ex-husband); Nick Tilsley (son); David Platt (son); Sarah Platt (daughter); Bethany Platt (granddaughter); Audrey Roberts (mother)

Née Gail Potter. Frequently married daughter of Audrey Roberts. Portrayed by Helen Worth.

• Arch-Enemy: Eileen Grimshaw, who took great pleasure in gloating when Lewis Archer stole all her money.
  • It seems to have dissipated somewhat in 2016 after Michael (who both she and Eileen dated at different stages) died. Gail even asked Eileen to accompany her in the main car on the way to the funeral and they hugged after.
• Cartwright Curse: As she herself points out before Michael's funeral, most (four out of five; Martin Platt is still alive off-screen) of her husbands have died.
• Extreme Doormat: Her last husband was a drug addict who stole from her repeatedly and drowned while trying to fake his own death, but she loved him anyway.
  • Her life savings were stolen from her by conman Lewis Archer.
• Hypocrite: She repeatedly spoke against Audrey for dating Lewis Archer but she soon started dating him when they broke up and planned to leave the country with him. Turns out the whole thing was a scam because Lewis genuinely reformed but Gail's actions brought back the worst in him. He only dated her so he can rob her and ruin her life, in turn for ruining his happiness with Audrey.
• Miscarriage of Justice: Was suspected of killing her husband Joe, who was trying to fake his death and drowned. Fortunately, she was found not guilty.
• My Beloved Smother: Her boys never do anything wrong despite being two of the show's main antagonists for the past few years.
• Parental Obliviousness
• Post-Robbery Trauma: After Michael Rodwell (unsuccessfully) tried to burgle her home.

David Platt

Duration: 1990 —

Birthday: 25 December 1990 (aged 26)

Family: Lily Platt (daughter); Max Turner (adoptive son); Gail Rodwell (mother); Audrey Roberts (grandmother); Nick Tilsley (half brother); Sarah Platt (half sister); Bethany Platt (niece); Kylie Platt (deceased wife)

Hairdresser. Portrayed by Jack P. Shepherd.

• Attention Whore: His main reason for doing anything.
• Arch-Enemy; Ever since Gary windass was inroduced into the show in 2008 David has feuded with him on and off ever since.They have beeen several occasions where they seemed to have make peace(one of which was feigned by David and one of which was genuine after Gary defended him in court) the two are always back at each other's throats eventually.
• Character Development: David eventually grew out of his cruel behaviour as a teenager.
• Crusading Widower: He had planned to firebomb Clayton Hibbs' police van as revenge for Kylie's murder but was stopped by his family and crashed his car on the street before he had a chance to get to the court.
• Distressed Dude: Of all the characters on the street, David seems to get himself in the most dangerous situations. He's been kidnapped, bound and gagged on a number of occasions and he takes a lot of physical punishment fairly regularly.
• Even Evil Has Loved Ones: Even at his worst he was still shown to care about his little neice,Bethany being absoloutely guilt-ridden after she took an ectasy tablet he had been keeping for his friend and almost died as a result.By the time she had grown up David had become a much kinder man and was still very protective of her.
• Jerkass: Spent many years as this, now wavers between it and Jerk with a Heart of Gold.
• Momma's Boy: Despite once shoving her down the stairs, he was the first person to run to her when she was falsely imprisoned for Joe McIntyre's murder.
• Mr. Fanservice: Not the most obvious hunk, but there is something quite attractive about him. He has been given quite a few Shirtless Scenes over the years and the camera does focus on his bulge from time to time.
• Pet the Dog:
  • When Graeme came out of prison needing a home David happily provided one.
  • When Garry ran away from the army David found him and agreed to keep his secret in spite of their rivalry. He went back on this later but only because he felt guilty after seeing Anna so upset.
  • Was among the residents who stood up for Brian Packham in the conclusion to his work place bullying storyline.
  • David sympathized with Paul once he was let out of prison and helped him find work.
• Smug Snake
• The Sociopath: He was played as one for several years but this behaviour has disappeared over time as he's apparently 'mellowed out'.
  • This trait returned again when he found out about Kylie cheating with Nick. While he still loved her, he was furious with Nick and had no problem smashing up his flat.
  • In 2016, he had planned to firebomb Clayton Hibbs' police van as revenge for Kylie's murder but was stopped by his family. Still caused plenty of havoc in the process, including severe burns on Anna Windass' legs after his car rolled and leaked petrol.
• The Unfavorite: Compared to high achiever Nick and teenage mother Sarah Louise, he never got much attention and he never fails to remind his mother of that.
• Tattoo as Character Type: He has a small tattoo of a tribal heart on his upper right arm. Within the heart is the name "Tina" which is a reference to his on-off girlfriend Tina McIntyre who was murdered in 2014. He got the tattoo when he was younger as a declaration of love for Tina but she hated it immediately. From then on the tattoo isn't talked about or mentioned, and since Tina's death the tattoo takes a new meaning as a memorial tattoo.
• Took a Level in Kindness: After he settles down with Kylie, he becomes a very devoted husband and a fantastic father
• Trauma Congaline: It all started when he was a kid: He was nearly murdered by his step-dad, nearly drowned in a bath, locked in a cellar, attempted suicide, his friend and ex-girlfriend was murdered, witnessed his wife get stabbed and stayed with her until she died, he was raped by one of his friends, his second wife was nearly murdered by her own son, and she developed severe memory loss after waking up from a coma that was caused by being shot.
• Troll: At one stage, it was possibly the only way to really describe his character. He simply liked getting a rise out of people or stirring up trouble for other people.

Max Turner

Duration: 2010 —

Birthday: 5 September 2006 (aged 11)

Family: Kylie Platt (mother); Lily Platt (half sister); Callum Logan (biological father); David Platt (adoptive father); Gail Rodwell (step-grandmother); Audrey Roberts (step-great-grandmother); Nick Tilsley (step-uncle); Sarah Platt (step-aunt); Bethany Platt (step-cousin)

Kylie's son from a previous relationship. Portrayed by Harry McDermott.

• Attention Deficit OOHSHINY: In 2014, he started acting bizzarely — breaking things, shooting Norris with a water pistol, being restless and full of energy. He was later diagnosed with ADHD.
• Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: His hair is blond and he is (mostly) a sweet-natured child.

Lily Platt

Duration: 2013 —

Birthday: 26 August 2013 (aged 4)

Family: Kylie Platt (mother); David Platt (father); Max Turner (half brother); Nick Tilsley (uncle); Becky Granger (aunt); Gail Rodwell (grandmother); Audrey Roberts (great-grandmother)

Portrayed by Brooke Malonie.

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Property Owner: Tyrone Dobbs

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Tyrone Dobbs

Duration: 1998 —

Birthday: 17 December 1982 (aged 34)

Family: Fiz Stape (partner); Ruby Dobbs (daughter)

Car mechanic. Portrayed by Alan Halsall.

• Dogged Nice Guy: Even when Kirsty was beating him, he refused to fight back.
• Dumb Is Good
• Mr Fix It: He is a car mechanic.

Fiona 'Fiz' Stape

Duration: 2001 — 2014, 2015 —

Birthday: 25 September 1984 (aged 33)

Family: Tyrone Dobbs (partner); Hope Stape (daughter); Chesney Brown (sister); Joseph Brown (nephew); Cilla Battersby-Brown (mother)

Née Fiona Brown. Machinist at Underworld. Portrayed by Jennie McAlpine.

• Fiery Redhead: At times.
• Genki Girl
• Miscarriage of Justice: Was found guilty of murder, along with her husband John Stape, even though it was only him. Fortunately, he confessed before he died and she was released.
• Plucky Girl
• Prison Episode: Several, when she was in prison before her trial for murder.

Hope Stape

Duration: 2010 —

Birthday: 6 December 2010 (aged 6)

Family: Fiz Stape (mother); John Stape (father); Chesney Brown (uncle); Joseph Brown (first cousin)

Portrayed by Faith & Nicole Holt.

• Creepy Child: Started engaging in some seriously disturbing behaviours around 2017, ranging from arson to physical violence. She's been getting a little better of late.
• Delicate and Sickly: Suffered from neuroblastoma (a childhood cancer) when she was very young, although thankfully her chemotherapy treatment was a success.
• Disappeared Dad: Her father John Stape died of his injuries sustained while on the run for murder.

Ruby Dobbs

Duration: 2012 —

Birthday: 9 September 2012 (aged 5)

Family: Tyrone Dobbs (father); Kirsty Soames (mother)

Portrayed by Macy Alabi.

• Cheerful Child: Generally seems a lot peppier, sweeter and more well-adjusted than her half-sister.
• Missing Mom: Her mother lost custody of her and went to prison after abusing her father. Although she's since been released from prison, it's been revealed that she moved abroad, and there's no indication she's had any contact with Ruby since.

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Property Owner: Rita Tanner

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Rita Tanner

Duration: 1964, 1972 —

Birthday: 25 February 1932 (aged 85)

Family: Dennis Tanner (husband)

Née Rita Littlewood. Owner of the Kabin. Portrayed by Barbara Knox.

• Cool Old Lady: She frequently acts as a mentor to many a troubled young woman, such as Tina McIntyre.
• Fiery Redhead: Though not a natural redhead, much to her embarrassment.
• Like a Daughter to Me: She sees both Jenny and Sharon as her own and always forgives them despite their track record of using her.
• Straight Man: To Norris's blustering Small Name, Big Ego.

Gemini 'Gemma' Winter

Duration: 2014 —

Birthday: Unknown.

Kylie's old friend from her younger days. Works in Prima Doner. Portrayed by Dolly-Rose Campbell.

• Heel–Face Turn: In the past, she acted as one of Callum's helpers and in fact helped torture David Platt at one point. Since she left her old neighbourhood, she's become kinder and even won a Weatherfield Good Samaritan award in 2016.
• Lower-Class Lout: Before she came to the street permanently.
• Punch-Clock Villain: When she was with Callum she was only a problem when under his orders, outside of that she knew when to be civil.

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Property Owner: Eileen Grimshaw

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Eileen Phelan

Duration: 2000 —

Birthday: 7 October 1961 (aged 56)

Family: Pat Phelan (wife), Todd Grimshaw (son); Jason Grimshaw (son); Julie Carp (half sister);

Switch operator for Streetcars. Portrayed by Sue Cleaver.

• Butt-Monkey: Even by soap standards, Eileen has a hard life.
• Deadpan Snarker
• Mama Bear: God help you if you hurt one of her boys.

Todd Grimshaw

Duration: 2001 — 2004, 2007, 2011, 2013 — 2017

Birthday: 13 January 1985 (aged 32)

Family: Eileen Grimshaw (mother); Jason Grimshaw (brother); Billy Mayhew (partner)

Returned (in late 2013) after nine years of living in London. Left suddenly in late 2018 after Bruno Langley was found guilty of two counts of sexual assault.

• Disproportionate Retribution: Since his return, he concocts well thought out revenge schemes against those he feels have wronged him.
• Dropped A Bridg On Him: Following Bruno Langley's real life sacking, Todd suddenly left the show and went on the run off-screen after attacking a police officer.
• Gayngst: When he was going out with Sarah Platt, she was pregnant with their baby and he realised he was gay. It didn't help matters that he kissed her brother and was having an affair with nurse Karl Foster during it.
• Manipulative Bastard: Very much this and sabotaged Paul's reputation so he could Steal Billy from him.
• Pet the Dog: He assured Sean he wasn't a bad father when he was worried he hadn't done enough for Dylan.
• Took a Level in Jerkass: Like with Ryan Connor, he has devolved from a likable, studious character to a selfish and derelict jerk.

Billy Mayhew

Duration: 2014 —

Family: Todd Grimshaw (partner)

Portrayed by Daniel Brocklebank.

• Cain and Abel: Whereas Billy is a genuine Nice Guy who wants what's best for everyone around him his brother Lee is a Jerkass crimianl who went as far as to kidnap Billy's friend Sarah in order to blckmail him for money.

• Good Cannot Comprehend Evil: He sees the best in people even when they don't deserve it.

• Heel–Face Turn: Before being intorduced into the show Billy used to be part of a gang of criminals and even told One of them to leave Susan Barlow for dead after they accidentially ran her over.
• My God, What Have I Done?: He was guilt-ridden when Josh Tucker was put in hospital after He warned one of Josh's unsuspecting victims that Josh planned to rape them.
• Nice Guy: Genuinely belives there's good in everyone and goes out of his way to help others such as giving Shona a place to stay and getting her a job at the cafe.
• Odd Friendship: Developed one with David platt after learning about his rape and trying to give him some emotional support.

Sebastian "Seb" Franklin

Duration: 2016 — present

Birthday: 2001 (aged 17)

Family: Abi Franklin (mother); Charlie Franklin (half-brother); Lexi Franklin (half sister); Faye Windass (ex girlfriend)

The ex-boyfriend of Faye Windass and frequent delinquent until his troubled home life was revealed. Currently living with Eileen Grimshaw.

• Abusive Parents: Abi didn't care one bit about him. She frequently neglected him and his siblings due to her drug addiction and left Seb to look after his siblings. Abi also neglected to tell him that he is HIV positive. His home life was so bad that he planned to run away with Faye until he was unknowingly reminded of his siblings.
• Big Brother Instinct; Thanks to Abi's neglect he was the one who had to look out for his brother and sister.
• Dating What Daddy Hates: Faye's family initially took a liking to him but grew to despise him due to his criminal record but Faye kept dating him. The family eventually warmed up to him again when Anna discovered his home life.
• Freudian Excuse: His behaviour was a result of Abi's neglect and the stress of being a carer for Charlie and Lexi. Abi's abusive ex-boyfriend didn't help either.
• Green-Eyed Monster: Seb assaulted Jackson in a fit of jealousy when he returned with Miley and when Anna told him that Faye was getting back together with him.
• Screw This, I'm Out of Here!: He tries to run away with Faye and does a runner when he figures out that Pat Phelan killed Luke.

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Property Owner: Julie Carp

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Property Owner: Kevin Webster

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Kevin Webster

Duration: 1983 —

Birthday: 3 September 1965 (aged 52)

Family: Sally Metcalfe (ex-wife); Rosie Webster (daughter); Sophie Webster (daughter); Jack Webster (son)

Car mechanic. Portrayed by Michael Le Vell.

• Good Parents: Stands up for his chidren always, and was very supportive of Jack during his sepsis storyline.
• Hair-Trigger Temper
• Jerkass: To some since the affair, to others he's simply Strangled by the Red String.
• Miles Gloriosus: Considering that he only ever starts fights with harmless characters.
• Mr Fix It: He's a car mechanic, with Tyrone and Tommy.
• Papa Wolf: Mostly towards Rosie (even though the things he defended her from were usually her fault!)
• Put on a Bus: Due to Michael Le Vell's sexual offence allegations. He is said to be in Germany visiting his sick father Bill.
  • The Bus Came Back: Le Vell has been found not guilty on all counts, and apparently in talks to return to the show with a "major storyline".
• Took Alevel In Jerkass: During his affair with his Tyrone's wife Molly which produced a son, Jack. Most considered the plot rushed and out of character and a textbook case of Romantic Plot Tumor.

Jack Webster

Duration: 2010 —

Birthday: 6 September 2010 (aged 7)

Family: Kevin Webster (father); Molly Dobbs (mother); Rosie Webster (half sister); Sophie Webster (half sister)

Né Jack Dobbs. Portrayed by Kyran Bowes.

Sophie Webster

Duration: 1994 —

Birthday: 4 November 1994 (aged 23)

Family: Sally Metcalfe (mother); Kevin Webster (father); Rosie Webster (sister); Jack Webster (half brother)

Religious daughter of Kevin and Sally. Works in Dev's Corner Shop. Portrayed by Brooke Vincent.

• Attention Whore: As a result of the attention her sister got over her.
• Brief Accent Imitation: Has imitated Dev's accent occasionally.
• Clingy Jealous Girl: Sulked every time her former girlfriend Sian so much as talked to anyone else.
• Deadpan Snarker
• Only Sane Man
• Lipstick Lesbian
• Nietzsche Wannabe
• Spoiled Brat: Unlike Rosie, she never gets away with it.
• The Unfavorite
• Token Good Teammate: Of the Webster family. She's definitely the nicest and most stable.

Anna Windass

Duration: 2008 —

Birthday: 1967 (aged 49/50)

Family: Gary Windass (son); Faye Windass (adoptive daughter); Jake Windass (grandson); Miley Windass (adoptive granddaughter)

Portrayed by Debbie Rush.

• Apron Matron: To Gary and Faye.
• Jerkass: Has devolved over time from nice down-to-earth woman to angry fishwife.
• Mama Didn't Raise No Criminal: After Gary got thrown out of the Army.
• Ms. Fanservice: Like Eva Price, sometimes wears revealing dresses that show off cleavage.

Faye Windass

Duration: 2011 —

Birthday: 13 March 2002 (aged 15)

Family: Anna Windass (adoptive mother); Tim Metcalfe (father); Miley Windass (daughter); Gary Windass (adoptive brother); Jake Windass (adoptive nephew)

Née Faye Butler. Student. Portrayed by Ellie Leach.

• Bratty Teenage Daughter: Although not a teenager yet, definitely qualifies as one.
• Evil Orphan
• Jerkass: To her mother, Anna Windass — she even claims that Anna has hit her in order to get to live with her father.
• Parental Neglect: When she came to live with her father, he left her on her own, let her go hungry and didn't pay for her to go on school trips. Anna hoped these factors would make Faye come back — she did, eventually.

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Property Owner: Dev Alahan

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Daniel Osbourne

Duration: 1995 — 1997, 2007, 2016 —

'Birthday: 4 January 1995 (aged 22)

Family: Sinead Tinker (partner), Ken Barlow (father); Peter Barlow (half brother)

The youngest son of Ken Barlow. Portrayed by Rob Mallard.

• Cartwright Curse: Daniel's mum left him at fifteen for unspecified reasons, he was going to be a father but Ken convinced Sinead to abort the baby. When Sinead is pregnant a second time, she develops cervical cancer and has to choose between her life and the baby.
• Freudian Excuse: Denise abandoning him and Ken not bothering to keep in touch mkes it understandable why he was so messed up upon his 2016 return. Ken later causing Sinead to terminate his baby was a terrible thing for him to deal with and his anger was very justified though he handled the situation wrongly.
• Momma's Boy: Despite the fact that she left him at fifteen to live on his own.
• Parental Abandonment: His mother Denise left him to live on his own in their former flat when he was fifteen.
• Prone to Tears: He is easily upset, especially if one says cruel about his mother.

Adam Barlow

Duration: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 — 2007

Birthday: 3 May 1988 (aged 29)

Family: Mike Baldwin (father); Ken Barlow (grandfather); Peter Barlow (half brother)

He lived with Granddad Ken for a while after leaving school. Portrayed by Sam Robertson.

• Amoral Attorney: Adam doesn't shy away from things like blackmail or fraud if they can give him an advantage.
• Big Brother Instinct: While he's actually his nephew he has become rather protective of Daniel.
• Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas: He was crushed by Susan's death and tried to hook Billy on drugs when he discovered his role in it.
• Jerkass: He's incredibly smug,Self-Centered and unapologetically rude to those he dislikes.
• Jerk Ass Has A Point: Immoral as he was about it he is right that Billy got off pretty easy for causing Susan's death.
• My God, What Have I Done?: Has this reaction after Aidan's death as he's worried he caused it.
• Never My Fault: Once his one-night-stand with Carla was found out Adam blamed her, acting as if she'd forced him into bed.

Sinead Tinker

Duration: 2013 —

Birthday: Unknown

Family: Daniel Osbourne (partner); Beth Sutherland (aunt); Craig Tinker (first cousin)

Portrayed by Katie McGlynn.

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Property Owner: Carla Connor

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Property Owner: Yasmeen Nazir

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Property Owner: Steve McDonald

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Steve McDonald

Duration: 1989 —

Birthday: 26 June 1974 (aged 43)

Family: Liz McDonald (mother); Amy Barlow (daughter)

Cab driver and owner of Streetcars and the Rovers. Portrayed by Simon Gregson.

• Butt-Monkey: Nothing ever seems to go right for him.
• Extreme Doormat / Henpecked Husband: With every women he dates or is married to.
• Sad Clown: Steve showed signs of depression a few years ago but played it off with his usual humour.

Liz McDonald

Duration: 1989 — 1998, 2000 — 2001, 2003 — 2011, 2013 —

Birthday: 3 November 1957 (aged 60)

Family: Steve McDonald (son); Amy Barlow (granddaughter); Jim McDonald (ex husband)

Née Elizabeth Greenwood. Returned late 2013 after two years of living in Spain — bought the Rovers with Steve. Portrayed by Beverley Callard.

• Apron Matron
• Mama Bear: She is the most motherly towards Amy and becomes the aggressive when she is in danger. This was shown when Carla's apartment was on fire and Liz shoved Tracey away so that Liz can convince Amy to climb down the ladder.
• Obnoxious In-Laws: She has never really liked any of her son Steve's wives, clashing particularly with Karen and Becky.
  • Averted with Michelle, who she gets along well with.

Tracy Barlow

Duration: 1977 — 1983, 1985 — 1997, 1999, 2002 — 2007, 2010 —

Birthday: 24 January 1977 (aged 40)

Family: Ken Barlow (adoptive father); Ray Langton (biological father); Amy Barlow (daughter); Blanche Hunt (grandmother); Peter Barlow (stepbrother); Deirdre Barlow (mother)

Née Tracy Langton. Deirdre's daughter. Portrayed by Kate Ford.

• Consummate Liar: Although not so much any more, since everybody knows what she's like.
• Easily Forgiven: Apart from the odd moments of people giving her the cold shoulder or being disowned by Ken, she is easily forgiven for all the horrible acts she has committed (and never learns from them) and seems to get on with life as normal. Even some characters seem to act like she is not a bad person overall, despite all she has done.
• False Friend: Became friendly with Gail in prison but was happy to lie about her killing Joe to secure her own release.
• Faux Affably Evil: Since her return, she has almost never done anything nice for anyone if she wasn't planning to get something out of it or screw them over in the end.
• Flanderization: Upon her return in 2002, she was more of a simple Jerkass with moments of sympathy, but for a time after her return in 2010, she had degraded into almost a cartoonish Card-Carrying Villain. She's returned to simple Jerkass behaviour currently, with moments of actually being likeable.
• The Ghost / The Unseen: After becoming a teenager, she spent several years living in her room, before she finally reappeared.
• Jerkass: One of, if not, the biggest one currently on the show.
• Little Brother Is Watching: An inversion, since it's her older stepbrother Peter whose opinion matters far more her to than almost anyone else. Her mother can tell her to leave Steve alone daily for weeks on end but it's not until Peter tells her to give it up that she actually relents.
• Manipulative Bitch: Made her own mother lie under oath about her murder of Charlie Stubbs.
• Morality Pet: A bit of an odd example with her older stepbrother Peter, who is far from helpless and actually something of an Anti-Hero himself. Since her return, he is literally the only person she is ever truly nice or kind to (even with her daughter Amy it's usually all about Tracy), most noticeably after she found out his then-wife Leanne had cheated on him.
• Never My Fault: She never accepts any responsibility for her actions.After she tricked Roy into thinking he had bed her her parents grew tire of this attitude and threw her out, though they allowed her back eventually.
• Off on a Technicality: She did serve three years in prison for the murder of Charlie Stubbs. She was released on Christmas Eve 2010 because the expert who handled her forensic evidence was found to be corrupt and his evidence was null and void.
• Odd Friendship: She is sincerely fond of Mary.
• Pet the Dog:
  • In a surprising display of selflessness, she endangers herself to save the life of her Arch-Enemy Carla Connor.
  • When Underworld's temporarily closed, and Beth finds herself out of a job, Tracy hires her to help her with the financial situation.
  • She comforts Abi after she's rejected by Seb on his 18th birthday.
  • Tracy had a rare momeent of bonding with Leanne,telling her she was an amazing mother and trying to console her over Oliver's sickness.
• Ungrateful Bastard: No matter how many times her parents give her another chance or try to help her, Tracy continues to let them down and use them as pawns in her schemes.
  • She insulted Ashley Peacock to his widow Claire despite Claire being one of her biggest supporters when she was on trial for killing Charlie.
  • She faked being pregnant with Ryan Connor's child and showed no remorse despite Ryan being a loyal and good boyfriend to her.
• Villain Protagonist: She is constantly scheming, seeking revenge for imagined slights and even downright murdered a man.This has been toned down in recent years as her good side is shown more but she is still a very selfish person more than willing to take advantage of other's suffering as shown by her effort to buy David and Shona's house when they are terribly low than money.

Amy Barlow

Duration: 2004 —

Birthday: 9 February 2004 (aged 13)

Family: Tracy Barlow (mother); Steve McDonald (father); Deirdre Barlow (grandmother); Liz McDonald (grandmother); Blanche Hunt (great-grandmother); Deirdre Barlow (grandmother)

Tracy and Steve McDonald's daughter. Portrayed by Elle Mulvaney.

• Embarrassing First Name: It was changed pretty soon, but her name when she was under Roy and Hayley's custody was Patience Cropper.
• Took A Level In Jerk Ass: Until she reached the age of about 10, Amy was a sweet, quiet, young girl, but overnight seemed to turn into a future Tracy. However...
• Took a Level in Kindness: In 2019, she was an extremely dedicated friend to Asha, making sure her family know about her troubles.
• The Voiceless: Before she was recast with her current actress in 2010, she rarely, if ever, spoke on-screen.
• Who's Your Daddy?: Initially thought to be the daughter of Roy Cropper. Tracy kept the true paternity to herself until she felt it was appropriate — the middle of Steve McDonald's wedding to Karen.

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Property Owner: Roy Cropper

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Roy Cropper

Duration: 1995 —

Birthday: 21 September 1954 (aged 62)

Family: Hayley Cropper (widowed wife); Sylvia Goodwin (mother)

Full name Royston Cropper. Owner of Roy's Rolls. Portrayed by David Neilson.

• Benevolent Boss: It's a miracle he's still in business with how often he lets his workers take days off. Roy always treats his employees with the utmost respect.
• Bunny-Ears Lawyer: He might be a bit odd but he makes a bloody good full English breakfast.
• Cloud Cuckoo Lander: Regarded as one in-universe, though he doesn't fully deserve the reputation.
• Comforting the Widow: Cathy to him and him to Cathy. They both lost their spouses.
• Disappeared Dad: His father, St John Cropper, left him when he was very young and didn't try to contact him again until 2011. Unfortunately, the letter arrived too late (in 2013), and St John had died three months before.
• Friend to All Living Things: He was the first see the friendly neighbourhood Serial Killer for what he was, when said serial killer destroyed a nest of bats.
• Screw The Rules Im Doingwhats Right: Usually has a rather black and white view of the world but once abducted a child to keep them safe from their abusive stepfather.

Cathy Matthews

Duration: 2015 —

Birthday: Unknown.

Family: Roy Cropper (fiancé); Alex Warner (nephew)

Full name Royston Cropper. Works in Roy's Rolls. Portrayed by Melanie Hill.

• Comforting the Widow: Roy to her and her to Roy. They both lost their spouses.

Alex Warner

Duration: 2015 —

Birthday: c 1987 (aged about 29)

Family: Nessa Warner (mother); Cathy Matthews (aunt)

Works in Roy's Rolls. Portrayed by Liam Bairstow.

18 A Victoria Street (Above Prima Doner)

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Property Owner: Dev Alahan

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19 A Victoria Street (Adjacent to the Builder's Yard)

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Property Owner: Jason Grimshaw

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Kate Connor

Duration: 2015 —

Birthday: 16 November 1989 (aged 27)

Family: Johnny Connor (father), Aidan Connor (brother); Carla Connor (sister); Michelle Connor (third cousin), Liam Connor (third cousin once removed)

Packer at Underworld. Portrayed by Faye Brookes.

• Lipstick Lesbian

8 Victoria Court

Sarah Louise Platt

Duration: 1987 — 2007, 2015 —

Birthday: 2 February 1987 (aged 30)

Family: Gail Rodwell (mother); Bethany Platt (daughter); Harry Platt (son); Nick Tilsley (brother); David Platt (half brother); Audrey Roberts (grandmother); Lily Platt (niece); Jason Grimshaw (ex-husband)

Portrayed by Tina O'Brien.

• All Girls Want Bad Boys: Her relationship with Aiden Critchley.
  • Her interest in Callum Logan.
• Mama Bear: For Bethany and Harry.
• Misplaced Retribution: Her attack on Ryan Connor.
• Sanity Slippage: She had a guilt-induced mental breakdown after the murder of Callum Logan. She started to believe that he was still alive and out for revenge. She eventually got better after being committed to a psychiatric hospital.
• Sibling Rivalry: With her brother, David.
• Revenge Against Men: She's very protective of Bethany and was increasingly aggressive towards men since didn't trust their interest in Bethany. She eventually calmed down.
• Teen Pregnancy: She became pregnant and gave birth to her daughter, Bethany, aged just thirteen.
  • She became pregnant for a second time at seventeen by Todd Grimshaw. The stress of her finding out Todd had been having an affair with a male nurse was too great and she gave birth prematurely. The baby boy (Billy) didn't survive beyond a day old.

Gary Windass

Duration: 2008 —

Birthday: 1986 (aged 30/31)

Family: Jake Windass (son); Anna Windass (mother); Faye Windass (adoptive sister); Miley Windass (adoptive niece)

Builder. Portrayed by Mikey North.

• Arch-Enemy:
  • On and off with David Platt
  • Pat Phelan after Phelan coerced Anna into sleeping with him and financially ruined Gary's family.
  • Adam Barlow and He share mutual hatred and Adam is determined to expose Gary for his crimes.
• Anti-Hero: Even at his most moral he isn't above Breaking the law or using unsavory methods to get what he wants.
• Big Brother Instinct: He is very affectionate to Faye and took the blame for Adam's assault to protect her.
• Bullying a Dragon: Repeatedly provoked David,a decision that led to him having to serve two months in prison.
• Chronic Villainy: Has resolved to change only to fall back into his old ways many times.
• Delinquents: In his early appearances.
• Domestic Abuse. Grabbed Sarah and gave her bruises after she rejected him for Adam.
• Even Evil Has Loved Ones: He tends to go through the Heel–Face Revolving Door alot but is consistently shown to care for his family,particualry his mother Anna and adopted Sister Faye.
  • He is also a genuinely loving boyfriend to Maria.
• Fiery Redhead
• [[Hypocrite]]: His murderous behaviour in the past would mean he had no right to rebuke Max, right? Well, he obviously thinks differently... unfortunately for him, the audience doesn't!
• Jerkass: How many times has he been cruel to Seb, David and others? Too many times.
• Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Despite Gary's selfishness and violent temper he usually does mean well. He has always been a good brother to Faye and is currently going out of his way to support Johnny in prison.
• Slowly Slipping Into Evil: Originally he was coerced by Rick into working as a loan shark and went out of his way to protect others from Rick.This led to him killing Rick out of a desire to protect Sarah.He took on Rick's positon and became just as much of a bullying thug as him.
• Shell-Shocked Veteran: Though only away for a few months, he came back considerably disturbed after an enemy attack left a friend of his dead.

Bethany Platt

Duration: 2000 — 2007, 2015 —

Birthday: 4 June 2000 (aged 17)

Family: Sarah-Louise Platt (mother); Gail Rodwell (grandmother); Nick Tilsley (uncle); David Platt (uncle); Audrey Roberts (great-grandmother); Lily Platt (first cousin)

Portrayed by Lucy Fallon.

• All Love Is Unrequited: Bethany is always worse off whenever she develops feelings for someone. She had a crush on Callum, who manipulated her feelings for him and turned her into a pawn. She had a crush on Gary Windass who was only wanted to help her and became her mother's boyfriend. Nathan turned her into a sex slave for ephebophiles which left her with severe PTSD.
• Bratty Teenage Daughter: Since her return, often refusing to go to school, drinking alcohol and generally being a nuisance.
• Disappeared Dad: Her father, Neil Fearns, never got to know his daughter and didn't have a relationship with her before he died in 2003.
• Fille Fatale: Nathan Curtis attempted to turn her into this as part of her child grooming storyline.
• Freudian Excuse: Invoked by Sarah and subsequently defied. After Bethany is arrested for assaulting a man at the strip club. Sarah immediately assumes that Bethany is the victim and when Bethany tearfully says that he reminded her of Nathan. Sarah aggressively mentions the history between Bethany and Nathan. The police officer explains that while she has his sympathies, it doesn't justify or excuse her actions.
• Hates Being Touched: Her ordeal with Nathan left her with severe PTSD and she repulses at human contact. She recoiled when Craig kissed her, had a panic attack while getting intimate with Ryan Connor and attacked someone when she was working at a strip club.
• Motivational Kiss: She gives one to Craig after he feels guilty for becoming too emotional at her trial when defending her.
• Oblivious to Love: She didn't recognise Craig Tinker's obvious crush on her but she eventually recognised them and reciprocated them.
• Older Than They Look: When she was 14 she was able to convince Michele, Andy, Steph and Michael that she was 18. They only discovered her actual age after Gail found her in the pub. Invoked as her actress was actually in her late teens when she started playing her.
• Promiscuity After Rape: Downplayed, she secretly became a part-time lap dancer to regain her sexual freedom but it backfired since she did not seek treatment for PTSD, causing a violent panic attack.
• She Is All Grown Up: Not having been seen in eight years, her reappearance in 2015 was quite a staggering contrast to the little girl that had left the show before.
• So Beautiful, It's a Curse: She's very attractive but it wasn't played to appease the audience. She's been bullied mercilessly by Lauren and her pack of mates for presumably being prettier than her. Even worse, Bethany was unknowingly indoctrinated into an ephebophile sex ring where she was systematically raped by older men. She also became a part-time lap-dancer in an attempt to regain her sexual freedom but she ended up having a PTSD attack after some men on a stag night started getting frisky with her and pressuring her into giving the uncomfortable groom a lapdance.
• Trauma Button: Bethany was traumatised after her ordeal with Nathan. When Craig confessed his feelings for her Bethany immediately panicked and thought Craig only acted on lust when he was supporting her. She's confirmed to have developed Aphenphosmphobia which is a fear of intimacy which causes her to have panic attacks when she's intimate with someone or when being pressured into being intimate with someone, as shown with the stag partiers when they forced her to dance with the groom-to-be. On another note, she recoiled when she was kissed by Craig.

9 Victoria Court

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Property Owner: Unknown

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Michelle McDonald

Duration: 2006 —

Birthday: 21 April 1976 (aged 41)

Family: Steve McDonald (husband), Ryan Connor (adoptive son — her real biological son hasn't been seen in years), Carla Connor (sister-in-law and third cousin); Liam Connor, Jr (nephew)

Formerly worked at Underworld with Carla. Now the barmaid in the Rovers. Portrayed by Kym Marsh.

• Clingy Jealous Girl: Hated Steve's female classmate Andrea with a passion and gets very angry even if she merely appears in the Rovers to say hello.
• Jerkass: Her aforementioned irrational behaviour to Andrea.
  • Her constant nagging, moaning, shouting and arm-crossing at Steve.
• Took a Level in Kindness: Ever since finding out about Steve's depression, she treated him much better than she used to.

9 A Rosamund Street (Above Preston's Petals)

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Property Owner: Peter Barlow

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Peter Barlow

Duration: 1965 — 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1986, 2000 — 2003, 2007, 2008 — 2014, 2015, 2016 —

Birthday: 5 April 1965 (aged 51)

Family: Simon Barlow (son); Ken Barlow (father)

Ken's frequently philandering son. Portrayed by Chris Gascoyne.

• The Alcoholic: Noteworthy on a show where most consume twice the British average amounts for alcohol and practically live in the pub. Peter is the only actual dry drunk, though by some measures most of the cast qualify as functional alcoholics.
• Arch-Enemy: Rob Donovan, his sister Tracy's former fiancé, and Nick Tilsley for a good stretch of time which peaked when he threw one of Sally's lawn gnomes at Nick's head.
• I Am Not My Father: Comparisons to dad Ken are something of a Berserk Button for him.
• Big Brother Instinct: Towards Tracy, his "baby" sister.
• Children Raise You
• Kavorka Man: Downplayed. He's not tall or massively handsome conventionally but his easy-going charm is undeniable.
• Jerk with a Heart of Gold: He was always a good person deep down who never usually meant to hurt anybody, he just had poor impulse control.
• Jerkass Has a Point: After Deirdes funeral he made a long reason why you suck speech to Tracey and ending it by saying that he hopes that Amy realises how horrible Tracey had been to others and that she would leave Tracey out of disgust. Peter is one of the few people that Tracey would listen to in terms of advice. Later in the series Amy does leave Tracey to live with Steve and Michelle once she realises that Tracey had been a horrible mother by being self centred and hateful of others.
• Miscarriage of Justice: He was tried, found guilty of and imprisoned for murdering Tina McIntyre. He was only released once the real killer, Rob Donovan, was caught. He was also a chief suspect in Toyah Battersby's 2001 rape though averted as he was proven innocent.
• Never My Fault: Sometimes when he's been caught in a bad situation, and often with a Freudian Excuse.
• Parental Abandonment: The main reason his relationship is strained is because his father shipped him and his twin sister of to their Scottish grandparents at the age of six following the death of their mother. To be fair though it was how it was done in those days.
• Took a Level in Kindness: As of 2020 he had reunited with Carla and seemed to have put his womanizing and occasionally crooked tendencies behind him. He also had a genuine concern for Yasmeen's (nonexistent) drinking problem even though they have almost no affiliation.

5 Grassmere Drive

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Property Owner: Audrey Roberts

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Audrey Roberts

Duration: 1979 — 1982, 1984, 1985 —

Birthday: 23 July 1940 (aged 76)

Family: Gail Rodwell (daughter); Nick Tilsley (grandson); David Platt (grandson); Sarah Platt (granddaughter); Bethany Platt (great-granddaughter); Lily Platt (great-granddaughter)

Née Audrey Potter. Owner of Audrey's Salon. Portrayed by Sue Nicholls.

• Cool Old Lady
• Rags to Riches
• Settled for Gay: Her former partner, Gail's father, Ted Page, is gay.
• Verbal Tic: Has a tendency to say "Hmm, hmm!?" when angry with someone.
• You Have to Believe Me!: Audrey was the first to realise Richard Hillman was a murderer, but pretty much everyone thought she was just losing her marbles.

28 Grayling Street

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Property Owner: Unknown

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Izzy Armstrong

Duration: 2010 —

Birthday: 24 January 1986 (aged 31)

Family: Jake Windass (son); Owen Armstrong (father); Katy Armstrong (sister); Joseph Brown (nephew)

Full name Isabelle Armstrong. Portrayed by Cherylee Houston.

• Disabled Snarker

Jake Windass

Duration: 2013 —

Birthday: 27 May 2013 (aged 3)

Family: Gary Windass (father); Izzy Armstrong (mother); Owen Armstrong (grandfather); Anna Windass (grandmother); Katy Armstrong (aunt); Faye Windass (adoptive aunt); Joseph Brown (first cousin)

Briefly known as Joe McIntyre. Portrayed by Seth & Theo Wild

Biological son of Izzy Armstrong and Gary Windass. Carried by Tina McIntyre. She initially refused to hand him over to his biological parents but did so after seeing how upset they were.

• Dead Guy Junior: Tina was going to change his name to Joe, in honour of her deceased father before she gave him back to Gary and Izzy.

Outside Coronation Street

Returning and future characters (spoilers!)

This is for characters who have been in the show before, left and are returning; or new characters announced.

Former Characters (A-Z)

This is for characters who have either died or have left the street by moving elsewhere.

Sunita Alahan

Duration: 2001 — 2006, 2009 — 2013

Born/Died: 1978 — 3 April 2013 (aged 34/35)

Family: Dev Alahan (former husband); Aasha Alahan (daughter); Aadi Alahan (son)

Née Sunita Parekh. Barmaid. Wife of Dev Alahan. Mother of Asha and Aadi. Was murdered in hospital by Karl Munro in April 2013 after inhaling smoke in the Rovers fire of March 2013. Portrayed by Shobna Gulati.

• Naïve Everygirl
• Screw This, I'm Outta Here: Gulati ended up leaving The Street in response to the loads of hatemail and racism she received from fans for her character's affair with Karl Munro.
• Took a Level in Jerkass

Katy Armstrong

Duration: 2010 — 2015

Birthday: 10 September 1994 (aged 22)

Family: Owen Armstrong (father); Joseph Brown (son); Izzy Armstrong (sister)

Where currently: Faro, Portugal

Works at Prima Doner. Portrayed by Georgia May Foote. Went to live with her mother in Portugal.

• Ms. Fanservice
• Teen Pregnancy: She and her former boyfriend, Chesney.

Owen Armstrong

Duration: 2010 — 2015

Birthday: 20 September 1958 (aged 58)

Family: Izzy Armstrong (daughter); Katy Armstrong (daughter); Jake Windass (grandson); Chesney Brown (grandson)

Where currently: Aberdeen, Scotland.

Builder. Portrayed by Ian Puleston-Davies. When his relationship with Anna failed, he left to visit Katie and when he returned, take a job in Aberdeen.

• Hair-Trigger Temper: Flies into a rage at the slightest provocation, whether it's at Tim or Karl or Stella.
• Jerkass: For him, violence seems to be the only answer.
  • He physically threatened Eileen when she stole some money off him.
  • He physically threatened Faye's real dad and tried to warn him off.
  • He started destroying what he had already built in the Rovers when Stella couldn't pay.
  • He threw Tina out of his flat when she refused to give his daughter her son; arguably justified but still it meant making his grandson homeless and having to live with Rita.
  • He threatened Craig when he thought that Craig was the father of Faye's baby and ended up punching Kirk by accident.
• Not So Stoic: When his grandson Jake was in an incubator, he was seen crying for the first time.
  • When he broke up with Anna.
• Papa Wolf: To both his daughters and to Faye Windass.

Mike Baldwin

Duration: 1976 — 2006

Born/Died: 16 February 1942 — 7 April 2006 (aged 64)

Family: Adam Barlow (son); Danny Baldwin (son); Warren Baldwin (grandson); Jamie Baldwin (grandson)

Portrayed by Johnny Briggs. Owned the factory over the road (amongst other things), for most of its existence starting as Baldwin's Casuals and then after it became Underworld. Mike was a tenacious self-made man who got where he was by hard work and a lot of charm, not that he ever let anyone forget it. Mike always liked Deirdre and that turned into an affair in 1983 unfortunately Deirdre decided to stay married to Ken. Ken would never forgive Mike for the affair although Mike and Deirdre would remain friends until his death. A few years later Mike would marry Ken's daughter Susan (at least partly to annoy Ken) but his sexism (she wanted to work he wanted a housewife) would cost him the relationship. Susan left him after telling him she aborted his baby. A few years later he would meet Alma Sedgewick, arguably the love of his life who he then dumped for a young blond tart. This would be a pattern for them and they would break up and get back together several times for much the same reason. In 2001, Peter Barlow revealed that Susan had lied and had actually had a son with Mike named Adam. Mike's rivalry with Ken flared up again when Susan died and the two men fought for custody of Adam. As he was getting older, Mike decided to bring in a partner: his nephew Danny Baldwin. It was revealed that Danny was actually Mike's son. However, they never got much time together as Mike developed Alzheimer's disease. Mike died outside the factory in the arms of Ken Barlow, of a heart attack, on 7 April 2006.

• Age-Gap Romance: His last wife, Linda, was 33 years his junior. He eventually realised she was a Gold Digger.
• Arch-Enemy: To Ken Barlow. Their feud lasted decades.
• Bad Boss:
  • Abused his power to get away with bullying Hayley at work.
  • Sold the factory and put his workers out of work without even warning them he was selling.
  • Fired Tricia as soon as he learned she was pregnant to avoid paying maternity leave.
  • When Kevin was working for him Mike forced him to fiddle the company's bills by threatening him with the sack despite Kevin being visibly uncomfortable with it.
• The Casanova: Four marriages and countless girlfriends.
• Jerkass: While not entirely unfriendly Mike enjoyed mocking people. Ken was his favourite target Who Mike often provoked for no reason, He was inceredibly harsh on his mechanists and his treatment of women was rather sleazy as he was constantly sleeping around and neglecting their emotional needs.
• Manipulative Bastard: He was incredibly manipulative when he wanted to be, and he was usually successful.
• Pet the Dog:
  • After Ashley was framed by Don Brennan Mike made it his mission to prove Ashley's innocence which he did achieve.
  • He was very supportive of Deirdre when she was framed, allowing her to live with him and going as far as to pay for her legal bills.
  • He supported Emily financially after Ernie's death.
• Politically Incorrect Villain: He spent alot of the time mocking the croppers because of Hayley's transgenderism and felt women should stay in the kitchen.
• Self-Made Man: He started out working out of his attic and built up his business to a successful textile factory, allowing him to live quite a bit better than most of the street's inhabitants.
• Smug Smiler: Mike had the greatest shit-eating grin.

Deirdre Barlow

Duration: 1972, 1973 — 2014

Born: 8 July 1955

Died: 8 July 2015 (aged 60)

Family: Ken Barlow (husband); Tracy Barlow (daughter); Amy Barlow (granddaughter)

Née Deirdre Hunt. One of the longest running characters. Portrayed by Anne Kirkbride. She died of a suspected aneurysm while staying with her friend Bev.

• Bus Crash: Anne Kirkbride sadly passed away in January 2015, aged only sixty. As with her onscreen mother, Blanche, Deirdre also died.
• Catchphrase: "Oh, Tracy". (whenever Tracy did something bad — which was frequently)
• Extreme Doormat: For Tracy.
• Miscarriage of Justice: Once masterfully framed for credit card fraud. This led to a 'Free the Weatherfield One' campaign for a time.
• My Master, Right or Wrong: Always put Tracy on a pedestal, not matter how horrible her crimes.
• No Sympathy: Unless your name happened to be Tracy Barlow.
  • Peter Barlow also elicited sympathy from her even when set the house on fire, unless he was "putting it about" then he was "just like his dad".
• Really Gets Around: Ken Barlow, Mike Baldwin, Dev Alahan, Samir Rashid, Billy Walker, Jon Lyndsay, Phil Jennings...

Susan Barlow

Duration: 1965 — 1971, 1973, 1979 — 1980, 1981, 1985 — 1987, 2001

Born/Died: 5 April 1965 — 11 February 2001 (aged 35)

Family: Ken Barlow (father); Peter Barlow (brother); Simon Barlow (nephew)

Portrayed by Katie Heanneau, Wendy Jane Walker, Suzy Patterson and Joanna Foster. Ken's oldest daughter and Peter's twin sister. She famously married Mike Baldwin and had his son. Died in a car crash trying to run away from a custody fight with Mike. Mostly mentioned when Ken wants to manipulate Peter.

Valerie Barlow

Duration: 1961, 1962 — 1971

Born/Died: 26 November 1942 — 27 January 1971 (aged 28)

Family: Ken Barlow (former wife); Peter Barlow (son); Susan Barlow (daughter); Simon Barlow (grandson); Adam Barlow (grandson)

Née Valerie Tatlock. Portrayed by Anne Reid. Ken's long-suffering first wife and mother of Susan and Peter. She kept house and home together while Ken was busy being involved in politics and getting involved with other women. Was the street's first hairdresser and ran her own shop out of number 9. Died when faulty wiring on her hair dryer electrocuted her and started a fire in her home.

Cilla Battersby-Brown

Duration: 2003 — 2007, 2014

Birthday: 17 December 1965 (aged 51)

Family: Fiz Stape (daughter); Chesney Brown (son); Hope Stape (granddaughter); Joseph Brown (grandson); Leanne Tilsley (stepdaughter)

Where currently: Wolverhampton, England.

Fiz and Chesney's mother and Les Battersby's wife. Portrayed by Wendi Peters. Left for Las Vegas in 2007. Returned briefly in 2014.

• Embarrassing Middle Name: Her middle names are Petunia Aurelia.
• Expy: Beth seems to be an expy of her.
• Put on a Bus: She left the show for Las Vegas in 2007.
  • The Bus Came Back: She returned briefly to the street in fc 2014.

Les Battersby

Duration: 1997 — 2007

Birthday: 28 August 1955

Family: Janice Battersby (ex-wife); Cilla Battersby-Brown (wife); Leanne Tilsley (daughter);Toyah Battersby (stepdaughter) Chesney Brown (stepson)

Where currently: Unknown

Portrayed by Bruce Jones. Obnoxious and loutish local resident. Les was Put on a Bus after actor Bruce Jones was suspended from the show.

• Driven to Suicide: Les tried to gas himself in his car after Janice left him for Dennis, but he survived.
• Guys are Slobs: A textbook example.
• Hair-Trigger Temper: He once headbutted Curly Watts during an argument.
• Jerkass: He was particularly unpleasant to Hayley Cropper and relished telling newcomers to Weatherfield that Hayley was a "bloke".
• Lazy Bum: He rarely had a job.
• Pet the Dog: He protected Des Barnes when he was attacked by Richie Fitzgerald.
• Put on a Bus: Les disappeared abruptly and was said to be a roadie for a ZZ Top tribute band.
• This Is My Chair: Had a beloved (and filthy) armchair. Toyah entered it into a local art competition and it won first prize.

Andrea Beckett

Duration: 2013 — 2015

Birthday: Unknown

Where currently: Jersey.

Family: Neil Beckett (husband); Lloyd Mullaney (partner)

Steve McDonald's friend from college. Portrayed by Hayley Tamaddon.

• The Lad-ette: Which is why she gets on so well with Steve and Lloyd — and why Michelle was so worried about/jealous of her.

Neil Beckett

Duration: 2014

Birthday: Unknown

Family: Andrea Beckett (wife)

Where currently: Philippines.

Andrea's cuckolded husband who can't get over her. Portrayed by William Travis.

Emily Bishop

Duration: 1961, 1962 — 1966, 1967 —

Birthday: 18 October 1929 (aged 87)

Where currently: Peru.

Née Emily Nugent. Long-running grandmotherly character. Portrayed by Eileen Derbyshire. Currently taking a hiatus, with explanation onscreen that she's visiting Peru to help needy people there with her nephew Spider.

• Crisis of Faith: Had one when her husband Ernest was shot dead during a robbery in 1978. And again in 2006 when Ernest's killer came and tried to make amends.
• Granny Classic: Acts as this to most of the street despite never having had children herself.
• Long Runner: Her time on the show spanned 55 years and over 3000 episodes.

Luke Britton

Duration: 2014 —

Birthday: Unknown

Family: Steph Britton (sister)

Worked in Webster's Auto Centre. Portrayed by Dean Fagan. Murdered by Pat Phelan.

• Mr Fix It: He is a car mechanic like Tyrone and Kevin.

Steph Britton

Duration: 2013 — 2017

Birthday: 22 February 1995 (aged 22)

Family: Luke Britton (brother)

Worked in Nick's Bistro. Portrayed by Tisha Merry. Left to join Katy Armstrong in Portugal.

• Little Miss Snarker

Joseph Brown

Duration: 2011 —

Birthday: 24 December 2011 (aged 5)

Family: Katy Armstrong (mother); Chesney Brown (father); Fiz Stape (aunt)

Where currently: Faro, Portugal.

Portrayed by an uncredited actor. Went to Portugal with his mother.

• Away in a Manger: He was born on Christmas Eve 2011, during a Nativity play.

Julie Carp

Duration: 2008 — 2015

Birthday: 1977 (aged 37/38)

Family: Eileen Grimshaw (half sister)

Where currently: Round the world cruise ship.

Machinist. Portrayed by Katy Cavanagh. Left with Brian on a round the world trip.

• Cloud Cuckoo Lander: At times.
• Genki Girl: She's cheery almost to a fault.
  • Notable exception was at Kirk and Beth's reception, when Beth's sister (and Sinéad's mother) Arlene tried to flirt with Dev, resulting in Julie tearing into Arlene quite loudly and publicly.
• Odd Friendship: With her serious cynical older sister Eileen.

Andrew "Andy" Carver

Duration: 2014 — 2017

Birthday: 8 June 1985

An imposter who turned up to Michael Rodwell pretending to be Gavin Rodwell. He's a flatmate of the real Gavin, who is abroad. Portrayed by Oliver Farnworth. Was bludgeoned to death by Pat Phelan. [[Spoiler:Well, at least we thought...]]

• Impersonation Gambit: Andy pretended to be Gavin Rodwell to Michael and the Platts. Initially done as a prank to Gavin, whom he was angry at for stealing Andy's girlfriend.
• Not Quite Dead: was presumably killed at the beginning of 2017 by Pat Phelan, only to reappear on screen a few months later where it was revealed Phelan was keeping him chained up in a basement somewhere. not that this lasts long.
  • Killed Offfor Real: Just two months after being revealed as alive, he is permanently killed off after being shot dead by Pat Phelan.

Neil Clifton

Duration March 2017 — July 2018

Portrayed by Ben Cartwright, Neil Clifton was a police officer and a member of Nathan Curtis' sex abuse ring. He was his right-hand man and personal connection within the police force. He raped Bethany Platt and sentenced to prison alongside the other members of the sex ring.

• The Bad Guys Are Cops: Neil was a police officer and serial rapist on Nathan's payroll.
• Beard of Evil: Neil has a greasy looking beard and is a sex offender.
• The Dragon: Neil was Nathan's right-hand man in the ring. He would inform him of police activities and relay his messages to any girls in the sex ring. In return for his services, Neil would send him a girl of his choosing to sleep with.
• The Dreaded: Neil was feared by Bethany and the other girls.
• Even Evil Has Loved Ones: He's genuinely heartbroken when his daughter disowned him for lying to her about his crimes.
• Evil Mentor: He was Craig's original mentor within the police force.
• Hate Sink: Neil's one of the darkest, most irredeemable and most hated villains in Coronation Street.
• Knight of Cerebus: Like Nathan, his actions are deplorable and are far from sugar-coated.
• Pariah Prisoner: He's been assaulted several times while in jail and was even hospitalised.
• Post-Rape Taunt: He gloated to Craig about how Bethany enjoyed every moment of their night.
• Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil: He raped Bethany Platt and several other women.
• Screw the Rules, I Make Them!: He rapes underage teens and is an informant on Nathan's behalf.
• Serial Rapist: Nathan has been repaying Neil by letting him choose women to sleep with.
• Villain Ball: While on trial, the best idea that comes to his mind is to try to shame the court by saying his risks his life for the ungrateful public. Stating that they owe him for ruining his life. Despite the amount of evidence against him.
• Would Hit a Girl: He threatened to hurt Bethany's mum and Craig's family if either Bethany or Craig ever spoke about his activities.
• Would Hurt a Child: He threatened to harm Bethany's brother if she spoke about his activities.

Aidan Connor

Duration: 2015 — 2018

Birthday: Unknown.

Family: Johnny Connor (father), Aidan Connor (brother); Carla Connor (sister); Michelle Connor (third cousin), Liam Connor (third cousin once removed); Eva Price (partner)

Manager at Underworld. Portrayed by Shayne Ward. Committed suicide in May 2018.

• Mr. Fanservice

Carla Connor

Duration: 2006 — 2016

Birthday: 3 January 1975 (aged 42)

Family: Rob Donovan (brother), Johnny Connor (father), Aidan Connor (half brother), Kate Connor (half sister), Michelle Connor (third cousin)

Where currently: Devon, England.

Née Carla Donovan. Owner of Underworld. Portrayed by Alison King. Left after Nick Tilsley didn't marry her.

• Benevolent Boss: One of her best qualities. She let Sally have as much time of as she needed when she had cancer and was notably one of the few people to stand by Fiz during her and Tyrone's conflict with Kirsty. For these reasons she is pretty much beloved by her staff.
• Defrosting Ice Queen: Has gone through various levels of frostiness over the past few years.
• Expy: Well, technically, she's not an expy, but Bree from Desperate Housewives is an expy of Carla!
• Karma Houdini: In 2007, Carla was indirectly responsible for the death of Polish factory worker Kasia Barowicz. Carla had illegally allowed Kasia to work through the night and Kasia ended up slipping and falling to her death in the factory. Carla had Wiki, the other Polish worker present, pretend that the accident had happened after 8 am, their clocking-in time. To date, no one has ever found out the truth and Wiki herself returned to Poland in 2009.
• Kissing Cousins: As she finds out in 2015, Johnny Connor is her biological father. This means that her first husband was her third cousin, as was her romantic interest (and Paul's brother) Liam Connor.
• Rich Bitch: Particularly in her initial appearances but thankfully she had hidden depths.
• Second Love: To Peter Barlow.
• Spiritual Successor: As a ruthless, charming businesswoman who came from nothing Carla bears a certain resemblance to Mike Baldwin, the factory's previous owner.
• Tomboy and Girly Girl: She's generally a lot more conventionally feminine than her long-time love rival, Leanne. Carla wears more jewelry and is a more refined upper-class woman, while Leanne is a more feisty and scrappy Battersby girl at heart.

Ryan Connor

Duration: 2006 — 2010, 2012 — 2013

Birthday: 14 January 1992 (aged 25)

Family: Michelle Connor (adoptive mother); Liam Connor, Jr (first cousin)

Where currently: Ibiza, Spain.

Works at Prima Doner. Portrayed by Sol Heras. Is working as a DJ in Ibiza.

• Took a Level in Jerkass: Got thrown out of college and came back to the street as a drug addict willing to rob his own mother's factory just to get a hit. Thankfully, he got better.

Hayley Cropper

Duration: 1998 — 2014

Born/Died: 7 May 1966 — 20 January 2014 (aged 47)

Family: Roy Cropper (husband); Christian Gatley (son); Maisie and Sam Gatley (grandchildren)

Birth name Harold Patterson. Machinist and Supervisor at Underworld. Portrayed by Julie Hesmondhalgh. She was suffering from terminal pancreatic cancer. Towards the end of her life, she committed suicide by taking a lethal overdose of her medication with Roy by her side.

• Died in Your Arms Tonight: She dies with Roy by her side on their bed. Anna and Carla come in to discover her in Roy's arms.
• Mercy Kill: Hayley gives herself a lethal dose of medication in order to end her suffering from the final stages of cancer. She insists that Roy not help her or touch the glass she is drinking or her medicine in case anyone thinks he helped her.
• Only Sane Employee: Her title of supervisor at the factory often amounts to this managing the Greek Chorus of Deadpan Snarker's and Cloud Cuckoo Lander's is quite a challenge.
• Only Sane Woman: Frequently, when husband Roy gets carried away with his eccentricities, or at Underworld where she is the supervisor.
• Plucky Girl: In a street full of them Hayley is a stand-out although still a bit too practical to be a Pollyanna.
• The Topic of Cancer: Hayley discovers that she has stage two pancreatic cancer in July 2013, and that she only has a 20% chance of living longer than five years.
  • She would have succumbed to this illness in a matter of weeks had she not taken control of it and ended her life the way she wanted to.
• Younger Than They Look: It was unclear how old Hayley was meant to be on-screen, but the real life actress is only 43 years old — while her character probably looked closer to 50, due to her clothes and her hairstyle.
  • She was born in 1966, making her 47 or 48 when she died.

Nathan Curtis

Duration December 2016 — October 2017

Portrayed by Christopher Harper, Nathan Curtis was the ex-fiancee of Bethany Platt and manager of a tanning salon but in reality, he was a sociopath in charge of an abusive sex ring which focused on teenagers or young adults. He was finally arrested and sent to prison with his partners.

• The Cameo: He momentarily appeared as a flashback for Bethany before she frantically assaulted a customer who looked like him.
• The Dreaded: One of the girls in his sex ring chose to commit suicide rather than face him in court.
• Hate Sink: Nathan's one of the darkest, most irredeemable and most hated villains in Coronation Street.
• Knight of Cerebus: He is regarded as one of the darkest villains of Coronation Street.
• Manipulative Bastard: He convinced Bethany to abandon her friends and family.
• Mind Rape: He made Bethany believe that they were in a genuine relationship and nearly sent her to another country but she broke free from the illusion and reported him after going to a nearby family.
• Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil: He used Bethany as a sex slave and forced her to have sex with older men for money.
• Screw the Rules, I Have Connections!: One of the members of his ring is a police officer who sent messages on his behalf and intimidated any potential threats.
• Smug Snake: He is arrogant about his work. He also managed to rile Gary into punching him.
• The Syndicate: He's in charge of the ephebophile sex ring and has connections to Belgium.
• Would Hit a Girl: He burned Bethany's arm with a cigarette because she attacked another girl. He also sent thugs to attack Shona.

Marcus Dent

Duration: 2007 — 2008, 2011 — 2014

Birthday: 1977 (aged 37/38)

Where currently: London, England.

Midwife at Weatherfield's hospital. Portrayed by Charlie Condou. Left for London.

• But Not Too Gay: His relationship with Sean Tully.
• If It's You, It's Okay: Type 1; Always considering himself to be gay, Maria is the only woman he has ever been attracted to.
• Straight Gay: Certainly in contrast to his former boyfriend, Sean.
• Stupid Sexy Flanders: Before he got together with Maria.

Rob Donovan

Duration: 2013 — 2014, 2015

Birthday: Unknown

Family: Carla Connor (sister)

Where currently: Prison.

Portrayed by Marc Baylis. In prison for the murder of Tina McIntyre.

• Arch-Enemy: Peter Barlow, his (half) sister Tracy's boyfriend and his brother-in-law.
• Jerkass: Of the highest order. Him and Tracy were a match made in hell. He takes this to a whole new level when he brutally murders Tina.

Jack Duckworth

Duration: 1979, 1981, 1982 — 2010

Born/Died: 7 November 1936 — 7 November 2010 (aged 74)

Family: Vera Duckworth (wife); Terry Duckworth (son); Tommy Duckworth (grandson)

Full name John Harold Duckworth. Practically stepfather of Tyrone Dobbs. Portrayed by Bill Tarmey. Died of a heart attack in November 2010.

• Friend to All Living Things: Particularly to pigeons, which he kept out in his back yard.
• Henpecked Husband: Vera was always giving out to him over minor things (such as his pigeons). She even did this after she died (in the scene where she came to accompany Jack when he died):
  Vera: Look at the state of that collar! Is it too much effort to go and look in the mirror?
• I Have No Son!: Jack virtually disowned their despicable son Terry, only tolerating him for Vera's sake.

Tommy Duckworth

Duration: 1992 — 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2011 — 2013

Birthday: 9 September 1992 (aged 24)

Family: Jack Duckworth (grandfather); Vera Duckworth (grandmother); Terry Duckworth (father); Tina McIntyre (former partner)

Where currently: Canary Islands, Spain.

Car mechanic. Portrayed by Chris Fountain. Stormed off to the airport and left because Tina let her ex-boyfriend and step-brother David Platt stay over while his family are angry at him.

• The Charmer
• Ladykiller in Love
• Put on a Bus: Chris Fountain has been fired from the show, following the revelation that he had posted videos of himself rapping explicit and offensive lyrics under disguise as 'The Phantom' on YouTube.
  • He finally left off-screen in October 2013, for the completely ridiculous and obviously little-thought-about reason mentioned above.
• Undying Loyalty: Tommy was one of the very few to support Tyrone in his conflict with Kirsty.

Veronica 'Vera' Duckworth

Duration: 1974, 1976 — 2008, 2010

Born/Died: 3 September 1937 — 18 January 2008 (aged 70)

Family: Jack Duckworth (husband); Terry Duckworth (son); Tommy Duckworth (grandson)

Née Veronica Burton. Wife of Jack. Mother of Terry. Grandmother of Tommy. Practically stepmother of Tyrone Dobbs. Portrayed by Elizabeth Dawn. Died of a heart attack in January 2008; appeared in ghostly form when Jack died two years later.

• Apron Matron
• Jacob Marley Apparel: Averted; when she appeared in 2010, she was wearing different clothes from when she died two years previously.

Fred Elliott

Duration: 1994-2010

Born/Died: 27 October 1938 — 9 October 2006 (aged 67)

Family: Ashley Peacock (son)

Portrayed by John Savident. Brash, loud and opinionated local butcher particularly known for his repetitive speech. Father of Ashley Peacock. From 2000-2006 he was also landlord of the Rovers Return. Died of a stroke on the day he was due to marry Bev Unwin.

• Cartwright Curse: He was perennially unlucky in love.
• I Am Your Father: Revealed to his nephew Ashley that he was really his father.
• Verbal Tic: He often repeated himself, I say he often repeated himself.

Sylvia Goodwin

Duration: 2011 — 2013

Birthday: circa 1935 (aged about 79/80)

Family: Roy Cropper (son)

Where currently: Tenerife, Spain.

Worked in Roy's cafe. Portrayed by Stephanie Cole. Quit of her own accord in 2013 for health reasons. Left the Street after Hayley was diagnosed with cancer (without on-screen explanation until after) and is currently living elsewhere with her sister Jean.

• Apron Matron: Was tough and no-nonsense to everyone, including the customers.
• Deadpan Snarker
• Jerk with a Heart of Gold
• Screw Politeness, I'm a Senior!: To everyone, including customers.
• Stiff Upper Lip: Roy remarks that he has never ever seen her cry.
• Trans Equals Gay: Her initial reaction on finding out that Hayley was transgender was to assume Roy was gay.

Becky Granger

Duration: 2006 — 2012

Birthday: 1980 (aged 34/35)

Family: Danny Stratton (partner); Kylie Platt (sister); Lily Platt (niece); Max Turner (nephew); David Platt (brother in law); Steve McDonald (ex-husband)

Where currently: Barbados.

Worked in the Rovers Return. Portrayed by Katherine Kelly. Quit of her own accord in 2012 to work on Mr Selfridge. Left in January 2012 with a new love interest, moving to Barbados.

• Jerkass: When she first turned up, eventually became a Jerk with a Heart of Gold.
• Lady Drunk
• Mama Bear: Though neither of the children she had with Steve were actually hers (Max being her sister's son, and Amy being Steve's daughter with Tracy Barlow).
• Ms. Fanservice: Particularly in her reaction to being angry at Steve, which was to dress in revealing clothing, then go out, get drunk and get attention from men at other bars.
• Hair-Trigger Temper: Her general reaction to any sort of bad news was to get drunk and smash up whatever was nearest.

Cheryl Gray

Duration: 2010 — 2011

Birthday: 17 January 1981 (aged 36)

Family: Russ Gray (son); Chris Gray (ex-wife); Lloyd Mullaney (former partner)

Where currently: Unknown.

Portrayed by Holly Quin-Ankrah. Fired by producer, along with her family. Left with her son Russ after finding out Chris had lied about his cancer.

• Domestic Abuse: From her ex-husband Chris.
• Single Mom Stripper: Initially, but then worked at Nick's Bistro.
• Small Name, Big Ego: Likes to think a lot of herself and her son Russ.

Jason Grimshaw

Duration: 2000 — 2016

Birthday: 27 June 1983 (aged 33)

Family: Eileen Grimshaw (mother); Todd Grimshaw (brother)

Where currently: Thailand.

Builder. Portrayed by Ryan Thomas.

• Dumb Muscle: Most of the time, although Jason often shows flashes of insight that suggest he's more lazy than truly unintelligent.
• Hair-Trigger Temper: When he hit Marcus for stealing his girlfriend Maria in the Rovers.
• Mr. Fanservice: Often seen shirtless or walking around in boxers.
• The Unfavorite: To his smarter, more sensitive brother Todd.

Maddie Heath

Duration: 2013 — 2015

Born: 3 February 1997

Died: 1 June 2015 (aged 18)

Family: Sophie Webster (partner)

Car cleaner at Kevin's garage. Formerly homeless girl at the shelter where Sophie Webster volunteered. Portrayed by Amy Kelly. Died after being flung from an explosion in the builder's yard.

• Big Sister Instinct: She was incredibly protective of her younger brother Ben and was very upset when she fout out his foster parents were planning to move to Devon.
• Deadpan Snarker
• Jerk with a Heart of Gold: She stole Sally Webster's handbag on Christmas Day 2013, even though Sophie was nice to her and tried to help her.
  • She only did this out of desperation to help her mother.
• Lipstick Lesbian: As Sophie was shocked to discover.
• Satisfied Street Rat
• Street Urchin: Implied to have been one.

Richard Hillman

Duration: 2001 — 2003

Born/Died: 20 December 1951 — 14 March 2003 (aged 51)

Family: Gail Rodwell (former wife)

Ex-husband of Gail. Financial adviser turned serial killer — murdered his ex-wife (at the time) and Maxine Peacock, Ashley's wife. Died when he drove a car with Gail, David and Sarah into a canal. Famously called 'Norman Bates with a briefcase' by Gail. Portrayed by Brian Capron.

• All for Nothing: Soon after killing Maxine he learned that he had just inherited some money after a client passed away, meaning there was no need to harm her or Emily.
• Berserk Button: His ex-wife.
• Chekhov's Gun: Patricia's bracelet, which falls off after Richard kills her, becomes important later.
• Even Evil Has Loved Ones: In spite of everything, he did seem to genuinely care about Gail and the kids.
• Frame-Up: He tried to frame Sarah's waster boyfriend Aidan for killing Maxine.
• Kick the Dog: Killing Maxine.
• Make It Look Like an Accident: He set fire to Audrey's house by leaving the gas on.
• Murder-Suicide: Attempted this when he drove his car into the canal with Gail, Sarah, David and Bethany all inside, but only he died.
• Pre-Mortem One-Liner: "You should have stayed at the party, Maxine."
• What You Are in the Dark: During an argument at the old house they were renovating, Duggie accidentally fell through some weak banisters and was left badly injured. Richard went to call an ambulance, but instead decided to leave Duggie to die.

Jackson Hodge

Duration: 2015

Where currently: Canada.

Family: Josie Hodge (mother); Greig Hodge (father); Miley Windass (daughter)

Faye's schoolmate and the father of her baby daughter, Miley. Portrayed by Rhys Cadman.

Erica Holroyd

Duration: 2014 — 2017

Birthday: 24 June 1965 (aged 51)

Family: Dev Alahan (partner)

Works in Dev's corner shop. Portrayed by Claire King. Left for Spain.

• Mrs. Robinson: Her relationship with Nick Tilsley, who is fifteen years younger.

Blanche Hunt

Duration: 1974 — 1978, 1981, 1996, 1997, 1998 — 2009

Born/Died: 22 January 1936 — 3 May 2010 (aged 74)

Family: Deirdre Barlow (daughter); Tracy Barlow (granddaughter); Amy Barlow (great-granddaughter)

Née Blanche Linfield. Portrayed by Maggie Jones. Died of a heart attack off-screen in Portugal in May 2010.

• Aw, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other: She and daughter Deirdre shared a few of these moments.
• Brutal Honesty: Was famous for it; bordered on Jerkass at times though. For example, about Liz McDonald she said:
  Blanche: Skirt no bigger than a belt, too much eyeliner, and roots as dark as her soul.
• Corporal Punishment: Blanche was a confirmed supporter. She was delighted when Ken whacked one of his obnoxious students.
  Blanche: I've always believed in the three Bs: belt, birch and borstal!
• Crapsack World: Her view of the world.
• Deadpan Snarker: Of the highest order.
• Put on a Bus: What happened to her character between the death of the actress and the on-screen death. She was said to be living in Portugal with her friend May.
• Screw Politeness, I'm a Senior!: To the extreme.

Jenna Kamara

Duration: 2012 — 2014

Birthday: 24 April 1984 (aged 32)

Family: Lloyd Mullaney (biological father); Mandy Kamara (mother)

Where currently: Burnley, England.

Former Physiotherapist, before she got fired for kissing Sophie Webster. Portrayed by Krissi Bohn.

• Lipstick Lesbian: There were no obvious indications that she was a lesbian before her storyline with Sophie.

Mandy Kamara

Duration: 2012 — 2013

Birthday: Unknown

Family: Jenna Kamara (daughter); Lloyd Mullaney (former partner)

Where currently: Wythenshawe, England.

Cook in the Rovers Return. Portrayed by Pamela Nomvete. She left in August 2013 after splitting up (again) with Lloyd Mullaney and moved to Wythenshawe.

• Apron Matron

Paul Kershaw

Duration: 2010, 2011 — 2013

Birthday: 19 August (age unknown)

Family: Eileen Grimshaw (former partner); Lesley Kershaw (former wife)

Where currently: Unknown.

Fireman. Portrayed by Tony Hirst. Fired by new producer in 2013. He left in August 2013, after splitting up with Eileen.

• Early-Bird Cameo: In the Tram Crash live episode, he was one of the firefighters trying to rescue Molly.
• Mistaken for Racist: By Lloyd Mullaney and Lloyd's daughter Jenna. A big argument ensued between him and Lloyd over it, and was one of the reasons he and Eileen eventually split up.

Lauren

Duration: 2016

Birthday: Unknown

A teenager who attends Bethany's school and bullies her at any chance she gets alongside her friends. Upon the discovery that Lauren had been bullying Bethany, the Platts fight tooth and nail to protect Bethany but Lauren persists takes any chance she can get to bully Bethany regardless of the situation. She was eventually expelled for her bullying after Bethany, multiple students and Lauren's own friends had reported her.

• Alpha Bitch: She's the leader of a gang of bullies who take pleasure in bullying Bethany as well as other unnamed students however they eventually betrayed her and caused her to be expelled.
• And There Was Much Rejoicing: According the headmaster Bethany was regarded as a hero for getting Lauren expelled.
• Barbaric Bully: She bullies Bethany in every opportunity and it's implied by Lauren's mother that Bethany isn't the first or only victim. This is confirmed by the headmaster when he revealed that she bullied a lot of other students.
• The Dreaded: She was actually feared by a lot of students and her friends were unsettled by her. Eventually other students and Lauren's friends eventually reported her for her actions.
• Even Evil Has Standards: She was betrayed by her friends when Lauren was reported to the headmaster for her bullying. During the time of her suspension her friends joined the multiple students who reported her.
• Hate Sink: She's easily one of the most hated characters in 2016 due to her bullying Bethany and causing her to receive deep mental scars as a result.
• Like Father, Like Son: Her Mother stands by Lauren despite the evidence and like Lauren she insults the family as well as Bethany and Harry whenever Lauren is reported. Her father is worse than her as he threatens to get revenge on Bethany for getting his daughter expelled despite the overwhelming amount of evidence and he had assaulted David days later.
• Never My Fault: She still protests her innocence of bullying Bethany and manages to get both herself and Bethany suspended when she convinces her mother that Lauren had been bullied by Bethany.
• Speak Ill of the Dead: She insults Kylie which presses Davids Berserk Button.
• Too Dumb to Live: She still bullies Bethany in front of the Platts but her stupidity is best shown when she trash talks Bethany in front of David who was cutting her hair and making it more than clear that he knows what Lauren's been doing to Bethany.

Callum Logan

Duration: 2014 — 2015

Birthday: Unknown.

Family: Max Turner (son)

Died: 21 September 2015

Max's drug dealer biological father. Portrayed by Sean Ward. Was fatally hit over the head by Kylie as he was attacking Sarah. Was buried in a manhole under Gail's bedroom for eight months.

• Evil Wears Black: Not exactly evil but he always appeared dressed in black clothes.
• Teeny Weenie: Gail rather humorously implied he had one in a rant against him in February 2015.

James 'Jim' McDonald

Duration: 1989 — 2000, 2003 — 2005, 2007, 2009 — 2011, 2014

Birthday: 14 November 1955 (aged 61)

Family: Steve McDonald (son); Amy Barlow (granddaughter); Liz McDonald (ex wife)

Steve's father and Liz's ex-husband. Portrayed by Charles Lawson. Was sent to prison in 2011 for armed robbery of a bank. Returned in the summer 2014 as 'The Landlord', dealing booze to Peter Barlow while Peter is inside.

• Even Evil Has Standards: While he has a lengthy criminal record and is a known Jerkass. He hates Tracey Barlow and sees her as a bad apple for Steve.
• Papa Wolf: When Jim found out Steve had been beaten up by drug dealer Jez Quigley, he paid Jez a visit and did the same to him. Jez subsequently died of his injuries, which landed Jim in prison on a manslaughter charge.
• Verbal Tic: Jim tends to repeat things, so he does.
  • He almost always uses people's full names, not the short/nickname version; for example, he calls his family members Elizabeth, Steven and Andrew.

Tina McIntyre

Duration: 2008 — 2014

Born: 18 February 1991

Died: 2 June 2014 (aged 23)

A barmaid in the Rovers Return. Surrogate mother of baby Jake Windass for Izzy Armstrong and Gary Windass. Portrayed by Michelle Keegan. Was murdered by being battered over the head with a pipe by Rob Donovan and died from her injuries.

• Arch-Enemy: Tracy Barlow, who teases and mocks Tina whenever she can about her surrogacy, her boyfriend leaving and anything she can think up of, generally.
• Clingy Jealous Girl: Towards Peter Barlow — she wouldn't accept that they cannot have a relationship (he is married) and she kept pursuing him or trying to make him jealous.
• Daddy's Girl: Was very upset when her father died and tried to blame Gail even after the trial found her not guilty. They made up though.
• Little Miss Snarker
• The Mistress: Peter's, although she didn't want to be. Odd, since Tina was cheated on by Graeme only a couple of years ago and was left devastated.
• Ms. Fanservice: Has won the 'Sexiest Female' award at the Soap Awards for a number of years running. She was often seen wearing revealing clothes or next to nothing.
• No One Could Survive That!: What many viewers thought when she managed to survive and get up from being shoved off the builder's yard balcony. She manages to survive being beaten with a pipe too, leaving Rob shocked that she's still not dead.
• Pipe Pain: After Rob finds out (after the immediate above trope) that she is still alive after falling, he brutally batters her around the head with a pipe after she threatens him.
• Took a Level in Jerkass: The first reason mentioned immediately above.
• Too Dumb to Live: After being shoved from the builder's yard balcony by Rob she survives but immediately continues to goad and threaten him despite the fact he just tried to murder her and that she can barely even stand.
  • "Know when to shut up" indeed, Rob.

Lloyd Mullaney

Duration: 2005 — 2006, 2007 — 2015

Birthday: 1964 (aged 50/51)

Where currently: Jersey.

Family: Jenna Kamara (daughter); Andrea Beckett (partner)

Cab driver at Streetcars. Portrayed by Craig Charles.

• Expy: Many consider him an Expy of Charles' other best known character, Dave Lister
• Token Minority: One of the street's first black regulars, the powers that be seemed to struggle with what to do with him other than have him date the show's only other black character. Although in recent years, he has been involved in many more storylines of his own.
• Vitriolic Best Buds: With Steve McDonald, who he co-owns the local cab firm with.

Karl Munro

Duration: 2011 — 2013

Birthday: 27 April 1963 (aged 53)

Family: Stella Price (wife)

Where currently: Prison; Manchester, England.

Stella's villainous husband. Burned down the Rovers Return in March 2013, killing Sunita Alahan and injuring himself and Stella in the process. Portrayed by John Michie. Was arrested and got a life sentence (minimum 25 years) for murder and arson.

• The Gambling Addict: He develops a gambling addiction in 2011, which leads him to having an affair with Sunita.
• Jerkass: Has always had hints of this, but has become a full on Jerk Ass and villain by 2013.
• Love Makes You Crazy / Love Makes You Evil: He didn't start out as a villain, but when Sunita dumps him, he is willing to do anything to get Stella back like setting fire to Jason's van, burning down the Rovers, and killing Sunita when she begins to recover from the smoke inhilation.
• Manly Tears: He is driven to tears when he 'kidnaps' Stella in a taxi and she tells him that it is over and to leave her alone.

Khalid 'Kal' Nazir

Duration: 2013 — 2015

Born: 1972/1973

Died: 28 May 2015 (aged 42/43)

Family: Jamilia Nazir (deceased wife); Alya Nazir (daughter); Zeedan Nazir (son); Sharif Nazir (father); Yasmeen Nazir (mother); Leanne Battersby (partner)

Gym instructor. Portrayed by Jimi Mistry. Died in the fire at Carla's flat.

• Dropped a Bridge on Him: And how.
• Mr. Fanservice: At least, he was to Sinead and Beth Sutherland, who ogled him when he first came to the Rovers.
• Papa Wolf: To his only daughter, Alya.
• Romantic False Lead: He ultimately served as this to Leanne.

Sharif Nazir

Duration: 2014 — 2016

Birthday: Unknown

Family: Yasmeen Nazir (wife); Kal Nazir (son); Alya Nazir (granddaughter); Zeedan Nazir (grandson)

Where currently: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England.

Kal's father, who runs the gym. Portrayed by Marc Anwar. He was fired from the show in September 2016 for making racist tweets. Onscreen, has left after being caught cheating and is living with other relatives in Newcastle.

• Put on a Bus: He abruptly left the show in November 2016, leaving only a letter to explain where he went. For the real-life reason as to why this happened, see above.

Ashley Peacock

Duration: 1995 — 2010

Birthday: 24 January 1977

Died: 6 December 2010 (aged 33)

Family: Fred Elliott (father - deceased); Claire (wife); Maxine (former wife - deceased); Joshua (adopted son); Freddie (son)

Portrayed by Steven Arnold. Squeaky-voiced apprentice butcher to his "uncle" Fred Elliott (later revealed to be his father). Killed in the tram crash of 2010.

• Helium Speech: Only he didn't need helium to sound like that.
• Heroic Sacrifice: During the tram crash, he helped several others escape to safety before the viaduct collapsed, killing him.
• Miscarriage of Justice: Almost. After Maxine was killed by Richard Hillman, Ashley was originally the prime suspect, but was soon cleared and released.
• Ugly Guy, Hot Wife: Commented on more than once when he was married to Head-Turning Beauty Maxine.

Kylie Platt

Duration: 2010 — 2016

Birthday: 24 August 1987

Died: 15 July 2016 (aged 28)

Family: David Platt (husband); Max Turner (son); Lily Platt (daughter); Becky Granger (sister); Gail Rodwell (mother in law); Nick Tilsley (brother in law)

Née Kylie Turner. Portrayed by Paula Lane. Was fatally stabbed by Clayton Hibbs outside the kebab shop whilst trying to help Gemma when Clayton was trying to rob the till.

• Attention Whore: The main reason she and husband David are a match made in hell.
• Jerkass: She sold her young son to her sister and Steve McDonald and went off on holiday.
• Lost Lenore: Her death haunts David and he refuses to move on from her. Her death is what caused him to attempt a suicide bombing in order to kill Clayton.
• Manic Pixie Dream Girl: A dark version.
• Parental Incest: Part of her backstory.
• The Chessmaster: As much so as The Seventh Doctor was.

• Who's Your Daddy?: Since she slept with both David and Nick around the same time.

Eva Price

Duration: 2011 — 2018

Birthday: 10 February 1988 (aged 30)

Family: Susie Price (daughter); Stella Prince (mother); Gloria Prince (grandmother); Leanne Tilsley (half sister); Aidan Connor (partner)

A high-maintenance Underworld secretary. Portrayed by Catherine Tyldesley. Living in France with her grandmother Gloria and mother Stella.

• Bratty Teenage Daughter: Frequently acts like this, even though she is in her late twenties.
• Clingy Jealous Girl: To Nick Tilsley. Refused to accept that it was over and even tried to wreck her sister's wedding so that she could be with him.
• Ms. Fanservice: Frequently wore dresses that accentuate her cleavage.

Gloria Price

Duration: 2012 — 2014

Birthday: 1942 (aged 72/73)

Family: Stella Prince (daughter); Eva Price (granddaughter); Leanne Tilsley (granddaughter)

Where currently: France.

Stella's interfering mother. Portrayed by Sue Johnston. Left to take a tour of the world with Dennis Tanner. Subsequently settled down in France, later joined by granddaughter Eva.

• Gold Digger: Planned to marry the rich Eric Babbage for his money before he dropped dead in the Rovers, although she claimed to love him.
• Unexpected Inheritance: Eric's first will left everything to his estranged wife, so she did not expect to get anything. However, a more recent will, found later on, left her £80,000 but she used all of this money to help Stella finish rebuilding the Rovers.

Stella Price

Duration: 2011 — 2014

Birthday: 11 August 1963 (aged 53)

Family: Eva Price (daughter); Leanne Tilsley (daughter); Gloria Price (mother)

Where currently: New York City, USA.

Formerly The Rovers landlady and barmaid. Became the owner after Liz McDonald left, since her son Steve and daughter-in-law Becky couldn't be the licensees because of their criminal records. Portrayed by Michelle Collins. Left to go and live in New York City with a friend.

• Mrs. Robinson: Briefly went out with Jason Grimshaw, who is twenty years younger than her.

Graeme Proctor

Duration: 2008 — 2011

Birthday: 1990 (aged 24/25)

Family: Xin Proctor (wife); Tina McIntyre (former partner)

Where currently: London, England.

Butcher and window cleaner. Introduced as friend of David Platt for Juvenile. Portrayed by Craig Gazey. Left with Xin after marrying her.

• Cloud Cuckoolander: He had a unique way with people and way of seeing the world.
• Raised by Wolves: The reason for his uniqueness.
• Pyromaniac: Graeme loved a good fire.

Xin Proctor

Duration: 2011

Birthday: 23 September 1987 (aged 29)

Family: Graeme Proctor (husband)

Where currently: London, England.

Née Xin Chiang. Friend of Tina that married Graeme in order to remain in the UK. Portrayed by Elizabeth Tan. Left with Graeme after marrying him.

• Citizenship Marriage: To Graeme.

Gavin Rodwell

Duration: 2015

Born: 20 April 1985

Died: 13 March 2015 (aged 29)

Michael's actual son. He was a flatmate of the fake Gavin, Andy. Portrayed by Mark Holgate. Died in a car accident (he had a heart attack at the wheel) after blackmailing Gail and Andy out of £5,000.

Michael Rodwell

Duration: 2014 -2016-

Birthday: 13 September 1955

Died: 18 November 2016 (aged 61)

Family: Gail Rodwell (wife); Gavin Rodwell (son)

Formerly a petty thief that tried to rob Number 8 and whom Gail met in a restorative justice programme in prison before he was released. Portrayed by Les Dennis. Died of a heart attack after sneaking in trying to uncover Pat Phelan's scheme.

• Early-Bird Cameo: When he tried to rob Gail's house earlier on in the year. In his first appearance, he didn't even have a name, he was just credited as 'Intruder'. We later find out his name after Gail decides to meet him in prison.
• Justified Criminal: He explains to Gail that he was once a successful businessman who lost his money in the recession and this is how he turned to robbery.

Kirsty Soames

Duration: 2011 — 2013

Birthday: 24 May 1983 (aged 33)

Family: Ruby Dobbs (daughter); Tyrone Dobbs (former partner)

Where currently: Outside UK.

Policewoman then worker in Underworld. Mother of Ruby Dobbs. Ex-girlfriend of Tyrone Dobbs. Is in prison for perjury/domestic abuse of Tyrone. Portrayed by Natalie Gumede. Left due to storyline. Was in prison in Manchester for lying in court but was released in April 2014.

• Berserk Button: Tyrone even mentioning his ex's.
• Clingy Jealous Girl: She started out as this and only got worse with time.
• Double Standard: Abuse, Female on Male: Subverted and deconstructed. Kirsty emotionally and physically abused Tyrone and it was played for drama. When Tommy and Tina told people that Kirsty was abusing him, nobody believed them, and Tyrone was too scared to admit it.
• My God, What Have I Done?: Lashing out at her daughter made her realise she couldn't control her temper and prompted her confession of abusing Tyrone as she feared harming her daughter.
• Manipulative Bitch: Despite being relatively new, Kirsty managed to manipulate quite a lot of people to get her own way, leading to massive bouts of Karma Houdini. She was able to turn the whole street against Tina and Tommy after they found out about her abusive nature and tried to expose her; she managed to seriously injure Fiz and make her look like a crazy jealous ex with her accusations; and managed to turn the local opinion of Tyrone from a Good Is Dumb Nice Guy into a Domestic Abuser; then turn Tyrone's desperate attempts to protect his daughter into evidence of guilt.
• Yandere

John Stape

Duration: 2007 — 2011

Born/Died: 22 November 1979 — 28 October 2011 (aged 31)

Family: Hope Stape (daughter); Fiz Stape (former wife)

School teacher. Portrayed by Graeme Hawley. Died in October 2011 after crashing a car on the way to court to try and get Fiz off the hook.

• Black Comedy: His accidental descent into worse and worse crimes is played for dark laughs.
• Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain
• Jumping Off the Slippery Slope: Started out with an affair with a student; later went to kidnapping, identity theft, fraud and finally, murder. All completely unintentional and bumbling.
• Not-So-Harmless Villain: Bumbling as he may be, he still committed murder with a hammer.
• Well-Intentioned Extremist

Tony Stewart

Duration: 2003, 2014 — 2015

Birthday: 14 March (age unknown)

Family: Jason Grimshaw (son); Eileen Grimshaw (ex-partner)

Died: April 2016

Jason's father who last appeared ten years ago. Portrayed by Terence Maynard. Died of a heart attack offscreen

• The Atoner: He comes back to Weatherfield in order to try and make up his absence to his son, Jason.
• Opportunistic Bastard: This sums up Tony nicely.

Jed Stone

Duration: 1961, 1962-1963, 1966, 2008-2009

Née ''Jed Stone'. A recurring character during the 1960s era of the show, who would devise quick rich schemes through (mostly non legal) ways. He lodged with Coronation Street resident Minnie Caldwell who had a fondness for him and referred to him as "Sunny Jim". He made a surprise reappearance 42 years later in 2008 in which he was evicted by crooked businessman Tony Gordon, and later got into a feud with him which nearly led to him being strangled to death. Jed was then sent to Wigan by Tony to be kept out of the way. Portrayed by Kenneth Cope.

• The Bus Came Back: Returned to Coronation Street after a 42 year absence.
• Not Quite Dead: Tony assumed he killed Jed after strangling him, only to discover he was far from dead.
• What Happenedtothe Mouse?: Was mentioned that he suffered a heart attack and ended up in hospital after being threatened by Tony Gordon's henchman Jimmy Dockerson. The character was never mentioned again after this.

Dennis Tanner

Duration: 1960 — 1962, 1963 — 1968, 2011 — 2014

Birthday: 1 April 1942 (aged 74)

Family: Rita Tanner (wife)

Where currently: Unknown.

Left with Gloria Price on a tour of the world but came back shortly after leaving. Left for good for a second time later that year. Portrayed by Philip Lowrie. Portrayed by Larry Dann and Bryan Hulme in the two Pilots.

• The Bus Came Back: He was on Coronation Street in the Sixties and came back after a 43 year absence.
• Jerkass: His completely unnecessary and cruel gloating at Rita, his wife, as he drove off on an adventure with Gloria Price.
• Put on a Bus: He left the street for the second time in a year in August 2014 after he realised his marriage with Rita was truly over.

Nick Tilsley

Duration: 1981 — 1996, 1997 — 1999, 2002, 2003 — 2004, 2009 —

Birthday: 3 December 1980 (aged 36)

Family: Leanne Tilsley (wife); Gail Rodwell (mother); Audrey Roberts (grandmother); David Platt (brother); Sarah Platt (sister); Bethany Platt (niece); Lily Platt (niece)

Owner of Nick's Bistro. Portrayed by Ben Price.

• Ailment-Induced Cruelty: After getting into a car accident that caused brain damage, Nick would occasionally fly off the handle and go into rages, including one Christmas where he slapped his then-wife, Leanne, in the face because her loud singing was aggravating a migraine he had and his requests for her to stop went ignored by her.
• Celebrity Paradox: Nick's original actor, Adam Rickitt had a brief singing career after leaving the show. Nick's sister Sarah-Louise had a poster of Rickitt on her bedroom wall.
• Mr. Fanservice: When he was being portrayed by Adam Rickitt.
• Smug Snake
• Took a Level in Jerkass: Has changed from a likeable enough character to a horrible Jerkass who claims (wrongly) that his brother David tried to kill him and tries to force him to leave the street.
• Who's Your Daddy?: He was a possible father of Kylie's daughter Lily. It turns out she was David's.

Josh Tucker

Duration January 2018 — October 2018

Portrayed by Ryan Clayton, Joshua "Josh" Tucker was a mechanic at Webster's Autocentre, who raped David Platt and Dec Lonsdale. He was abandoned by David in a random street.

• Abusive Parents: He's estranged from his family and is terrified of being outed as gay and being put on a register. Suggesting Josh's parents were or are homophobic.
• Date Rape: He drugs and rapes his victims while out with them.
• Dirty Coward: he refuses to admit his crimes, even when he's apologising to David.
• The Dreaded: David and Dec were afraid of him and refused to admit their ordeals.
• Laser-Guided Karma: He isn't sent to jail or killed. He's rendered blind in a failed sexual assault attempt and is left a grovelling mess when David defeats him.
• Manipulative Bastard: He posed as Dec and David's friend so he can drug and then rape them. He also got into a relationship with Alya when he started getting attention.
• Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil: He's a serial rapist who targets men.
• Smug Snake: He doesn't deny his wrongdoings and is proud of them. Until he was blinded after a failed attack.
• The Thing That Would Not Leave: Billy didn't want Josh anywhere near him but felt compelled to help him since he caused his blindness.
• Villains Want Mercy: He's verbally on his hands and knees when David seemingly takes him to the police.
• Villain with Good Publicity: He built a great reputation with the street while simultaneously ruining David's by provoking him.

Beverly 'Bev' Unwin

Duration: 2003 — 2006, 2015

Birthday: c 1955 (aged 60)

Family: Shelley Unwin (daughter)

Where currently: Peak District, England.

Née Beverly Baker. Deirdre was staying with her. Portrayed by Susie Blake. Returned for Deirdre's departure storyline.

Rosie Webster

Duration: 1990 — 2012

Birthday: 24 December 1990 (aged 26)

Family: Sally Metcalfe (mother); Kevin Webster (father); Sophie Webster (sister); Jack Webster (half brother); Jason Grimshaw (former partner)

Where currently: London, England.

Portrayed by Helen Flanagan. Left to do a reality tv show in London.

• Berserk Button: Please don't confuse Helen with her Coronation Street character.

Betty Williams

Duration: 1969 — 2011

Born/Died: 4 February 1920 — 16 April 2012 (aged 92)

Family: Gordon Clegg (son)

Née Elizabeth Preston. Iconic character that worked in the Rovers Return. Portrayed by Betty Driver. Actress died. Died on-screen also, while living away with her son.

• Apron Matron
• Deadpan Snarker: Her dry commentary was a Rovers staple for over forty years.
• Supreme Chef: The reason she remained a steadfast employee for as long as she did, her Hotpot is one of the reasons the place is so popular.

Miley Windass

Duration: 2015

Birthday: 3 April 2015 (aged 1)

Where currently: Canada.

Family: Faye Windass (mother); Jackson Hodge (father); Anna Windass (adoptive grandmother); Tim Metcalfe (grandfather); Gary Windass (adoptive uncle); Jake Windass (adoptive first cousin)

Faye's baby daughter. Portrayed by Erin, Eilah and Elsie (triplets).

Pat Phelan

Duration: 2013 — 2014, 2016 —

Birthday: Unknown

Died: 2018

Family: Eileen Phelan (wife), Valerie Phelan (ex wife), Nicola Rubinstein (daughter)

A (rich) bankrupt businessman who first appeared refusing to pay Owen Armstrong for work done and Owen robbed one of his motorcycles until he paid what he owed. Subsequently in business with Owen. Portrayed by Connor McIntyre.

• All Men Are Perverts: He tries to come onto Anna Windass when she turns up at his house to apologise for shouting at him. All while still married to Valerie.
• Blackmail:
  • Gary Windass assaulted him and left him for dead in panic (in reaction to Phelan calling his mother Anna a tart). Phelan used the threat of telling the police (backed up by CCTV evidence) to keep all the money the Armstrong/Windass family are owed.
  • Andy Carver assaulted him and left him for dead (noticing a pattern here?). Phelan blackmailed him into stealing a tow truck meant for Kevin Webster, followed up by burning down the garage. When Andy tried to turn him in, Phelan hit him over the head with a laptop and killed him.
• Blood Knight: He loves a good punch up.
• Book Ends: His downfall was instigated by Gary hitting him with a 2x4 and he died after being stabbed by Anna Windass. The plotline with Phelan was escalated by Gary assaulting him with a 2x4, causing Anna to sleep with him so Gary can avoid going to prison.
• Even Evil Has Loved Ones: Does seem to show genuine affection and care for his long-lost daughter Nicola, which even makes him consider changing his ways and step away from being a criminal. He also claims to love Eileen.
• From Nobody to Nightmare: Phelan was introduced as a mere con artist who didn't pay Owen for the work he had done. The character got increasingly sinister, such as blackmailing Anna to have sex with him. That is bad enough, but upon his reintroduction in 2016, he started working to con most of the street, left Michael to succumb to his heart attack whilst taunting him, and in 2017 took an even darker turn by locking Michael's surrogate son Andy in a basement for nearly a year and tormenting him. In the end, he forces Andy to murder Phelan's old partner in crime Vinny Ashford on the promise of releasing Andy once and for all, only to shoot Andy dead in cold blood. Yep, he has come a long way from just being a jerkass conman.
• Jerkass: From refusing to pay Owen for work done back in 2013, to trying to have an affair with Owen's partner Anna, to withholding their profits and investment from the Armstrongs/Windasses, there doesn't seem to be any kinder side to him.
  • He did seem slightly regretful when he thought he was leaving Eileen for good with the scam money.
• Karma Houdini: Has become this with the number of times he has managed to get away with his schemes, which has involved raping two women, murdering three men, conning half the street and other petty crimes. Phelan always comes out on top and those that are against him and know what he is truly like are never believed.
• Knight of Cerebus: From raping innocent women, scamming the Cobbles and even killing four men In cold blood. Pat Phelan is definitely the darkest and most sinister Coronation Street villain. Overshadowing the likes of Richard Hillman and Tony Gordon in terms of Malice.
• Lucky Bastard: He says so himself. Phelan has survived and escaped everything that's been thrown at him.
  "Napoleon used to say that he liked his generals to be lucky. Napoleon would have loved me, I'd have been a flamin' field marshal."
• Made of Iron: Like you wouldn’t believe. Smashed over the head with a 2x4 by Gary – not a scratch. Smashed over the head with a wrench by Andy – a brief stay in a hospital, and not a scratch. Smashed over the head with a laptop by Andy – not a scratch. Strangled and head smashed into a concrete floor by Andy – not a scratch. Smashed over the head by Luke Britton – not a scratch. Nearly drowned in liquid concrete – not a scratch. For a show that’s been largely realistic when it comes to injuries, Phelan’s apparent nigh-invulnerability to head trauma stands out like a sore thumb. He also survived the fall from a cliff and into the sea, showing the character has a ridiculous amount of plot armour.
• Never My Fault: Seems incapable of realising things are his own doing and instead chooses to blame others for his awful actions.
• Unholy Matrimony: His ex-wife Valerie is a Rich Bitch who's no better than her husband. She doesn't sympathise with Anna at all when the latter tries to tell Valerie about Phelan's pass at her.

Len Windass

• Deal with the Devil: Is the devil in such a deal with Joe McIntyre when he offers him work to keep Tina from testifying against Gary.
• Even Evil Has Loved Ones: Despite being The Corrupter to him, Len really does love his nephew Gary and offers him a free alibi when he's manipulated by David into robbing Audrey's house.
• Jerkass: Was a longtime criminal and tried to solve his problems through intimidation.

Alec Gilroy

• Bad Boss: Frequently takes out his anger over the problems in his life on Jack by insulting him.
• Becoming the Mask: Initially marrying Bet was a way for them to run the rovers together but both came to truly love one another.
• Doting Grandparent: One of his better qualities is his genuine love for his granddaughter Vicky who's something of a Morality Pet for him.
• Enemy Mine: He and Bet briefly put aside their differences to try to protect Vicky from ending up with Steve McDonald, who they believed was no good for her.
• Jerkass: Alec loves to have a laugh at the expense of someone else.
• Pet the Dog:
  • He felt bad for Natalie Horrocks after she was treated badly by Kevin. Alec employed her at the rovers and refused to get rid of her despite the reaction of the neighbours. This was probably one of the very few times in Alec's entire life that he put anything over money.
  • After being made redundant from sunliners Deirdre was offered his job. Given Alec's usual attitude you'd expect him to bite Deirde's head off and call her an ungrateful traitor. He actually tells her she should take the job and if anyone has to benefit from his misfortune he'd like it to be her.

Terry Duckworth

• Blackmail: He refused to give his son Paul a kidney transplant unless Jack paid him.He did a runner after being given the money.
• Crazy Jealous Guy: Arranged a beating on Des Barnes on the mere suspicion Des was sleeping with his wife.
• Easily Forgiven: He could always exploit his mother's love for him to get her to overlook his many horrible acts. Averted with his father who could always see his true colours.
• Even Evil Has Standards: Despite all he's done and never having the best relationship with Jack Terry doesn't want to see his father dead. In the christmas 2001 episode Terry risked his freedom to bring his father to the hospital even though he was on the run after being framed for attempted murder.
• I Have No Son!:
  • Jack disowned him after his sold Tommy to Lisa's parents.
  • Vera did the same after he sold her a faulty car and caused the death of Judy Mallet.
• Never My Fault: Often tried to claim that his parents did a poor job raising him and blame them for all of his shortcomings.
• Not Me This Time: He was framed for a crime he didn't commit after sleeping with a policeman's wife.
• Pet the Dog:
  • In 1985 upon hearing Hilda's house has been burgaled Terry shows real concern and goes to see her to give his sympathy. His effort to comfort her worked and she realised things could have been much worse.
  • In 1999 He saved Alison Wakefeild from some muggers and did his best to comfort her after chasing them off. This definitely wasn't just to make himself look good as it was too instinctual.
• Parental Abandonment: Doesn't care to keeep in contact with any of his three children.
• Stealing from the Till: One of his schemes was steal Jack and Vera's earnings from the rovers.
• Took a Level in Jerkass: Originally he was more of a Lovable Rogue ot Jerk with a Heart of Gold but became a straight up Jerkass over time.
• Token Evil Team Mate: By far the nastiest Duckworth.
• We Used to Be Friends: He fell out with Kevin and Sally when he tried to cause trouble between them by getting Kevin to kiss another girl on a lads night out.

Charlie Stubbs

• Domestic Abuse: Manipulated Shelly and isolated her from her friends.
• Elder Abuse: He gleefully evicted Keith Appleyard from his home after Keith refused to pay him a roofing bill.
• Manipulative Bastard: Arranged for Maria to be burgaled so he could comfort her and she would rely on him for emotional support.
• Pet the Dog:
  • He saved the lives of Dev and Sunita Alahan from Dev's insane ex girlfriend Maya Sharma.
  • He stood up for Roy and protected from Jerkass bully Vince when noone else would.

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