List of Coronation Street characters introduced in 2022
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Coronation Street is a British soap opera first broadcast on ITV on 9 December 1960.[1] The following is a list of characters introduced in 2022, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by the programme's series producer, Iain MacLeod.[2] Frank Bardsley (Simon O'Brien) joined in May as a love interest for Sean Tully (Antony Cotton). Jodie Prenger was cast as Glenda Shuttlworth, the sister of George (Tony Maudsley) and began appearing in August. She was then followed by Dee Dee Bailey (Channique Sterling-Brown) who debuted in September. Cait Fitton made her debut in November as Lauren Bolton as part of a racial violence storyline, and Ciarán Griffiths and Andrew Still made their first appearances as respective characters Damon Hay and Justin Rutherford in December. Moreover, several other characters appeared throughout the year.
Ted Spear
[edit]Ted Spear | |||||
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Coronation Street character | |||||
Portrayed by | Duggie Brown | ||||
Appears in | Episode 10,526/7 3 January 2022 | ||||
Classification | Former; guest | ||||
Introduced by | Iain MacLeod | ||||
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Edward "Ted" James Spear, played by comedian Duggie Brown,[3] is an elderly man that Faye Windass (Ellie Leach) accidentally hits with her car whilst she is learning to drive. Faye and Emma Brooker (Alexandra Mardell), who she was driving with, check up on Ted and insist he goes to the hospital, but he claims he is fine. The pair later visit him to find he had died. Fans recognised Brown from many other roles, including two previous ones in Coronation Street in 1997 and 2004.[4] Brown is also the real life brother of actress, Lynne Perrie who had previously played series regular, Ivy Tilsley in the soap.[4]
Emma later meets Ted's grandson, Jon Spear (Jordan Ford Silver) at his funeral and the two end up dating. Jon tells Emma how close he was to his grandad, and how he hopes that whoever did this to him, does not get away with it, leaving Emma unnerved. However, Faye eventually tells Jon what happened and Jon is happy to hear that someone was there for his grandfather when he died. He and Emma later fall in love and leave for Australia to run a bar on Bancoora Beach together.
Teddy Thompkins
[edit]Teddy Thompkins | |||||
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Coronation Street character | |||||
Portrayed by | Grant Burgin | ||||
Duration | 2022–2023 | ||||
First appearance | Episode 10,546 26 January 2022 | ||||
Last appearance | Episode 10,891 2 March 2023 | ||||
Classification | Former; recurring | ||||
Introduced by | Iain MacLeod | ||||
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Teddy Thompkins, played by Grant Burgin,[5] first appeared when he bumped into his old school friend Jenny Connor (Sally Ann Matthews) at the hospital whilst she is in the waiting room. It is then found out that he is the father of Leo Thompkins (Joe Frost), who Jenny is in a relationship with. Fans recognised Burgin from his many other soap roles, including a site foreman in Coronation Street in 2017.[5] Teddy's arrival was initially a guest appearance on 26 January 2022;[5] however, a few months later, he returns to confront Jenny in the pub after finding out that she kissed Stephen Reid (Todd Boyce), and tells Leo that she is bad news. Leo tells his dad to back off, but after Leo is murdered by Stephen, it is assumed that Leo took his dad's advice, and went to Canada alone.
Teddy then discovers that text messages being sent to him from Leo were not being sent from Canada, but actually from Weatherfield. As he is on his way to tell Jenny, he becomes suspicious of Stephen asking so many questions, and realises that he is responsible for his son's disappearance; however, he is then suddenly hit by a van, and end up in hospital, not being able to remember anything. He then moves in with Jenny, leaving Stephen uncomfortable that his secret might be exposed. Burgin departed the series on 23 January 2023, when Teddy eventually remembers what happened and realises that Stephen murdered Leo. He confronts Stephen, which leads to him hitting him over the head with a hole puncher, and killing him.[6] Stephen then puts his body in a roof box, and dumps it in a canal.[6] Burgin made a final appearance on 2 March 2023 as a hallucination alongside Leo after Stephen drinks tea he laced with LSD to spike Carla Barlow (Alison King). Teddy's body was found by police officer, Craig Tinker (Colson Smith) in August 2023, after the roof box was surfaced.[7] This experience was described to be a "grisly body discovery" for Craig.[7]
Jon Spear
[edit]Jon Spear | |||||
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Portrayed by | Jordan Ford Silver | ||||
First appearance | Episode 10,548/9 28 January 2022 | ||||
Last appearance | Episode 10,608/9 8 April 2022 | ||||
Classification | Former; recurring | ||||
Introduced by | Iain MacLeod | ||||
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Jon Spear, played by Jordan Ford Silver,[8] made his first appearance on 28 January 2022. He is introduced as the grandson of Ted Spear (Duggie Brown), and is first seen talking with Emma Brooker (Alexandra Mardell) at Ted's funeral. Unbeknownst to Jon, Emma and Faye Windass (Ellie Leach) are partly responsible for Ted's death as Faye, who was a learner driver was driving her father's taxi, under Emma's supervision. Emma, however, was tipsy after a New Year's Eve party. Jon tells Emma how close he was to his grandad, and how he hopes that whoever did this to him does not get away with it, leaving Emma unnerved. Faye eventually tells Jon what happened and Jon was happy to hear that someone was there for his granddad when he died. He and Emma later fall in love and leave for Australia to run a bar on Bancoora Beach together.
Dean Turnbull
[edit]Dean Turnbull | |||||
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Coronation Street character | |||||
Portrayed by | Anthony Crank | ||||
Duration | 2022–2024 | ||||
First appearance | Episode 10,576/7 4 March 2022 | ||||
Last appearance | Episode 11,274/5 24 May 2024 | ||||
Classification | Former; recurring | ||||
Introduced by | Iain MacLeod (2022, 2023, 2024) | ||||
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Dean Turnbull, played by Anthony Crank,[9] is Abi Webster's (Sally Carman) drug dealer, who first appears on the show on 4 March. He stole a car from Websters Motors; however, Abi manages to get into the passenger seat while going into labour. Dean pulls over and once Abi leaves the car, he seizes this opportunity to speed off. He returned to the show on 21 August 2023,[10] as part of Cassie Plummer (Claire Sweeney)'s storyline, where she is struggling to get her life back on track after years of addiction. He meets up with her to claim the money she owes him, and ends up assaulting her; however, Abi warns him off, and he departs again on 6 September. It was reported on 13 November 2023 that Crank had been seen filming scenes,[11] and Dean returned again on 9 January 2024 to supply Abi with morphine, which she buys for Paul Foreman (Peter Ash), who is suffering from motor neurone disease and wanted to take his own life by overdosing before his condition worsened.
On 13 May 2024, it was announced that Dean would return once again when he approaches Abi at the garage, asking her for help.[12] She then discovers that sex videos have appeared across different sites and they're allegedly of her; however, this is later proven not to be the case.[13] "Assuming Dean is responsible, Abi confronts him with a wrench in hand. Dean insists he has no idea what she’s talking about, but a furious Abi of course doesn’t believe him. As Dean is taken in for questioning, Abi learns that four more videos have been uploaded. But as she studies the footage, Abi realises it’s not actually her – they are all deepfakes. [14] The deepfakes turned out to be the responsibility of Stefan Brent (Paul Opacic).
Alfie Franklin
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Portrayed by | Uncredited (2022) Carter and Oakley Razak Townsend (2022-present) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Duration | 2022–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
First appearance | Episode 10,580/1 7 March 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Classification | Present; recurring | ||||||||||||||||||||
Introduced by | Iain MacLeod | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Alfie Franklin is the son of Abi Webster (Sally Carman) and Imran Habeeb (Charlie De Melo) who was born after their one-night stand months prior. When Abi's husband Kevin Webster (Michael Le Vell) found out about Abi's pregnancy, she lied and said that her late son Seb Franklin (Harry Visinoni)'s father Tez Wyatt (Stephen Lord) is the father, which he discovers is a lie when he sees Alfie's birth certificate.
Alfie is born prematurely and is then abandoned by Abi in the hospital when she panics about what would happen next. Then, Imran hired paralegal Ben Chancellor (Jon-Paul Bell) to follow Abi around and take photos that look as though she is doing drugs again.[15] As a result of this, and her recent drug abuse, Imran is awarded custody of Alfie with Abi allowed supervised visits only.
In June, Imran dies in a car crash meaning that Abi is awarded custody of Alfie; however, he resides with Wendy Crozier (Roberta Kerr), who is assessing Abi's ability to look after Alfie after her history of drug abuse and her abandonment of Alfie at birth. He now lives with Abi and Kevin, with Kevin's son Jack Webster (Kyran Bowles) at 13 Coronation Street.
Ben Chancellor
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Portrayed by | Jon-Paul Bell | ||||
First appearance | Episode 10,616/7 18 April 2022 | ||||
Last appearance | Episode 10,652 30 May 2022 | ||||
Classification | Former; guest | ||||
Introduced by | Iain MacLeod | ||||
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Ben Chancellor, played by Jon-Paul Bell,[16] is a paralegal who appeared between 18 April and 30 May 2022. He is hired by Imran Habeeb (Charlie De Melo) to spy on Abi Webster (Sally Carman) in an attempt to find evidence of drug abuse so that Imran will be awarded custody of his son Alfie. He lies in court when he sees Abi giving money to a friend, and claims that it was drugs in her hand. As a result of this, the court rules that Alfie would be safer living with Imran, with Abi allowed supervised visits only.
Chancellor's character has been described to be a "dodgy paralegal."[17] Leeds Live reported that Chancellor was part of a "dramatic storyline"[18] that was also part of De Melo's exit storyline as Imran by saying "Jon-Paul’s stint in Coronation Street is part of the end of character Imran Habeeb’s time in the soap."[19]
Aaron Sandford
[edit]Aaron Sandford | |||||
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Portrayed by | James Craven | ||||
Duration | 2022–2023 | ||||
First appearance | Episode 10,620/1 23 April 2022 | ||||
Last appearance | Episode 10,981/2 16 June 2023 | ||||
Classification | Former; regular | ||||
Introduced by | Iain MacLeod | ||||
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Aaron Sandford, played by James Craven[20] is the ex-boyfriend of Summer Spellman (Harriet Bibby), who raped Amy Barlow (Elle Mulvaney). He first appears as a member of a diabetics support group who bonds with Summer during her first visit. They start to see each other outside of the support group, although when Summer confides in Aaron about her bulimia, he informs her that he would prefer to only see her at the support group from then on, leaving her disheartened. They eventually begin a relationship.
When he contacts his ex-girlfriend, Mia Penrose (May Daley) and the pair stay up late into the night talking, which is overheard by his flatmate, Amy. Summer discovers that the pair were talking and is unhappy to learn that Aaron had discussed their personal problems with Mia. Aaron and Summer argue, during which he gets drunk and flirts with Amy. Amy is initially receptive to the sexual advances, but falls unconscious and whilst unable to further consent, Aaron rapes her.[21] Aaron repeatedly denied what he did, and when Amy realised what happened, she took to social media, revealing what Aaron did to her. However, Aaron's father decided to sue her for libel. Eventually, the libel changes are dropped and Aaron departs from Weatherfield with his dad.[22]
Speaking to Radio Times about Aaron's exit, Craven commented: "Yeah, I think I was always hoping that he would admit it or have some sort of admittance. I liked that there wasn’t anything particularly overly dramatic about it, and I think unfortunately that is quite realistic because there are so many of these cases in real life where people don't face justice and people aren't prosecuted for it. So I think whilst that's obviously quite a hard thing to come to terms with for Amy, it is sadly quite realistic. I never wanted him to get away with it but I think it's one of those things that he's now got to live with it, knowing what he's done."[23] He also explained how he felt about leaving the soap: "It’s obviously very sad, it's been a lot of fun and I’ve really, really loved my time there. I met so many great people and I've made so many good friends for life. But I'm excited, I'm really, really excited to get on and go on and do other things."[23]
Henry Thorne
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Portrayed by | Dominic Mafham | ||||
First appearance | Episode 10,626/7 29 April 2022 | ||||
Last appearance | Episode 10,677/8 29 June 2022 | ||||
Classification | Former; guest | ||||
Introduced by | Iain MacLeod | ||||
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Henry Thorne, played by Dominic Mafham[24] is doctor who is the boss of Aggie Bailey (Lorna Laidlaw), who first appeared on 29 April 2022. She overhears him on a phone call where he admits to rushing Peter Barlow's (Chris Gascoyne) operation a year prior in order to win a bet. When she hears him saying that he will complete the next one even quicker, she reports him. He discovers it was Aggie who reported him, and vows revenge. When Aggie tells Peter, he is left furious. He confronts Thorne at a posh hotel, and after being provoked by Thorne, punches him, and is then charged with assault.[25]
Chris Gascoyne admitted that this situation could have caused Peter to spiral again: "The place he's in at the moment is not a very good one. When he starts not to listen to people, he starts to isolate himself and when he's not listening to Carla or his family and he's on his own mission, that he absolutely starts to believe is the right thing to do, that's when it gets interesting."[25]
Frank Bardsley
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Coronation Street character | |
Portrayed by | Simon O'Brien |
First appearance | Episode 10,650 27 May 2022 |
Last appearance | Episode 10,696 20 July 2022 |
Classification | Former; guest |
Introduced by | Iain MacLeod |
Frank Bardsley, played by Simon O'Brien, made his first appearance on 27 May 2022. O'Brien began filming for Coronation Street in March 2022, with his casting being announced two months later. It was confirmed that O'Brien had been contracted as a guest star and would be appearing for a "couple of months".[26] O'Brien, having appeared on the Channel 4 soap Brookside as Damon Grant in the 1980s, said that returning to a soap opera was difficult and a "learning curve" for him since the industry had changed so much.[27] It was confirmed by Digital Spy's Daniel Kilkelly that Frank would be a love interest for established character Sean Tully (Antony Cotton). The pair meet whilst Sean is working at the Rovers Return Inn and Frank begins flirting with him. Sean is initially reluctant to go on a date with Frank but eventually overcomes his insecurities and begins a relationship with Frank. It later emerges that Frank bullied Sean's housemate, George Shuttleworth (Tony Maudsley) whilst they were at school together. Frank claims to be remorseful for his actions but George is unconvinced. Despite warnings from George, Sean continues to date Frank until he catches him bullying his son, Dylan Wilson (Liam McCheyne) and immediately breaks up with him.
Coronation Street producers told Kilkelly that Frank has hidden depths. The backstory involves a childhood connection to George, "who knows details about his past and is wary of him".[26] Kilkelly wondered if Frank would still be the same person George knew or if he had changed.[26] This connection was later revealed as Frank having bullied George in school.[27] Jenny Connor (Sally Ann Matthews) urges Sean to pursue his relationship with Frank, but Digital Spy's Susannah Alexander hinted that their relationship will not be "plain sailing".[28]
O'Brien told Inside Soap that throughout his career, he has always wanted to "have a pint in the Rovers" since he felt it is an iconic landmark for the acting industry.[27] Sarah Ellis of the magazine asked him if he was enjoying playing Frank, to which he said that he could not think of a better character to play. He explained that he loves playing light and comedic scenes, which he felt were the "basis of Corrie", but appreciated that below that, Frank is a flawed character, which he enjoyed from an acting perspective.[27] He was also asked if he was worried about a negative reception from viewers. O'Brien admitted that he feared backlash from fans of both George and Sean and joked that he "may have to lay low for a while".[27]
Blake Myers
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Coronation Street character | |
Portrayed by | Adam Little |
Duration | 2022–2023 |
First appearance | Episode 10,657 6 June 2022 |
Last appearance | Episode 10,864 30 January 2023 |
Classification | Former; recurring |
Introduced by | Iain MacLeod |
Blake Myers, portrayed by Adam Little,[29] was a boy who was initially bullied Max Turner (Paddy Bever).[29] However, he returned in January 2023 as part of the far-right storyline, after watching the extremist videos that Max had posted whilst he was being groomed by Griff Reynolds) and his gang.[29] There was a meeting about the refugee drop-in centre, that Maria Connor (Samia Longchambon) wanted to set up, in Speed Daal, which Blake went to in order to stab her, which he livestreamed.[29] Max saw the stream and went to try and warn everyone, but was stopped by Maria's husband, Gary Windass (Mikey North).[29] As Blake charged for Maria, Alya Nazir (Sair Khan) stood in his way and as a result, got stabbed in the stomach.[29] Luckily, Alya was able to be taken to hospital and made a full recovery.[29]
Blake departed the soap when he faced justice for the stabbing on 30 January 2023.[29] Little confirmed the character's exit on 3 February 2023: "It's been a blast working with such a friendly cast and crew who have made me so welcome. Thank you to all the viewers who have supported and sent me lovely messages it's really appreciated!"[29]
Bridget Woodrow
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Portrayed by | Beth Vyse | ||||||||
Duration | 2022–2023 | ||||||||
First appearance | Episode 10,699/700 25 July 2022 | ||||||||
Last appearance | Episode 11,027/8 9 March 2023 | ||||||||
Classification | Former; recurring | ||||||||
Introduced by | Iain MacLeod | ||||||||
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Bridget Woodrow, played by Beth Vyse,[30] is the estranged daughter of Stu Carpenter (Bill Fellows), whom he has not seen since she was a teenager, as he spent 27 years in prison for murder that he adamantly denies committing. Stu goes to visit her after not seeing her for years when friend Yasmeen Nazir (Shelley King) finds her address behind his back. When he tried to reach out to her, she shunned him which led to her mother Lucy Woodrow (Lynda Rooke) turning up a few weeks later to warn him off.
After a while, she begins to build a relationship with Stu and introduces him to her daughter, Eliza Woodrow (Savannah Kunyo). When Eliza asks Stu about life in prison, he tells her how hard it was, which causes Bridget to break down in tears and confess to killing Charlie, the lady Stu was accused of murdering, by hitting her over the head with a sculpture as she could see they were having an affair. When Lucy discovered what Bridget had done, she made her cover up and allowed Stu to take the blame as they found his DNA all over her. Yasmeen's granddaughter Alya Nazir (Sair Khan) got Dee Dee Bailey (Channique Sterling-Brown) to try and reopen the investigation into Stu's case, which backfires as it leads to Bridget and Lucy being arrested on 14 October, and subsequently sentenced to 15 years and 20 years in prison respectively.[31] Fellows, who plays Stu, commented on the storyline: "There are load of twists and turns. Obviously people are guessing what's gonna go on, but there is so many permutations. No one wins and there are loads of people who get affected by this, and none of it has a happy ending in the end. It's quite tricky."[32]
On 9 August 2023, Bridget makes an unannounced return to Coronation Street when Stu telephones her in prison to tell her that Eliza's father, Dom Everett (Darren Morfitt) had made contact and wanted to be a part of her life, which she is against because she does not think he would be a great father due to him not being interested in Eliza since she was born.
Lucy Woodrow
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Portrayed by | Lynda Rooke | ||||||||
First appearance | Episode 10,709 5 August 2022 | ||||||||
Last appearance | Episode 10,769/70 14 October 2022 | ||||||||
Classification | Former; recurring | ||||||||
Introduced by | Iain MacLeod | ||||||||
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Lucy Woodrow, played by Lynda Rooke,[33] is the mother of Bridget Woodrow (Beth Vyse) and ex-wife of Stu Carpenter (Bill Fellows). She tells Yasmeen Nazir (Shelley King) that he murdered someone who he was having an affair with. Yasmeen believes Lucy, and she kicks Stu out of her house. However, her grandchildren Alya Nazir (Sair Khan) and Zeedan Nazir (Qasim Akhtar) set out to prove his innocence. Stu later turns up at Yasmeen's house and is arrested for harassment. After Stu begins to build a relationship with Bridget and her daughter Eliza Woodrow (Savannah Kunyo), Bridget confesses to the murder which the case was recently reopened by Alya alongside Dee Dee Bailey (Channique Sterling-Brown), causing her and Lucy to be arrested on 14 October and sentenced to 15 years and 20 years in prison respectively.[34]
Fellows, who plays Stu, commented on the storyline: "There are load of twists and turns. Obviously people are guessing what's gonna go on, but there is so many permutations. No one wins and there are loads of people who get affected by this, and none of it has a happy ending in the end. It's quite tricky."[32]
Glenda Shuttleworth
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Portrayed by | Jodie Prenger | ||||||||||
Duration | 2022–present | ||||||||||
First appearance | Episode 10,709 5 August 2022 | ||||||||||
Classification | Present; regular | ||||||||||
Introduced by | Iain MacLeod | ||||||||||
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Glenda Shuttleworth, played by Jodie Prenger, made her first appearance on 5 August 2022. Prenger's casting was announced on 20 June 2022 and her character was confirmed to be the sister of established character George Shuttleworth (Tony Maudsley).[35] Glenda is a former cruise ship singer who becomes a barmaid in the Rovers Return Inn.[36] Glenda is first seen outside the funeral directors before a funeral is about to take place. George is unwell and cannot deliver the service himself, so Glenda arrives in perfect timing. She is also helped by Sean Tully (Antony Cotton). After the service is over, George meets Glenda in the pub and is pleased to see her. He introduces her to Todd (Gareth Pierce) and Eileen Grimshaw (Sue Cleaver); Glenda compliments Eileen on the smell of her perfume and buys her a drink.
Laurence Reeves
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Portrayed by | Robert Shaw Cameron | ||||
Duration | 2022–2023 | ||||
First appearance | Episode 10,709/10 5 August 2022 | ||||
Last appearance | Episode 10,874/5 10 February 2023 | ||||
Classification | Former; recurring | ||||
Introduced by | Iain MacLeod | ||||
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Laurence Reeves, played by Robert Shaw Cameron,[37] was introduced as a love-interest for Sean Tully (Antony Cotton).[37] They met after Laurence attended a funeral for a man named Mr Pugh.[37] After the breakdown of his short-lived relationship with Frank Bardsley (Simon O'Brien), Sean and Laurence got together with the help of his son, Dylan Wilson (Liam Cheyenne) and friends, George (Tony Maudsley) and Glenda Shuttleworth (Jodie Prenger).[38] However, the relationship began to crumble after a couple of months when Sean started to believe that Laurence was hiding something, due to his lack of social media accounts, which led to the speculation between the characters that he was a murderer.[38] Tully, who had signed a new contact in November 2021, revealed that Sean had a "big 2022" ahead of him: "There are stories that we tried to do, but in the end we couldn't because of the pandemic. So now they will happen over the next year. I have a very big, dramatic storyline that I am hoping we can now pick up and do properly."[38]
Laurence left the soap on 10 February 2023, after his relationship with Sean broke down. Cameron revealed that he had previously played another role before Laurence: "I grew up in Leeds and Corrie is just part of life. About 10 years ago I played a copper in Coronation Street, and when I first arrived one of the first people I ran into was Sue Nicholls (Audrey Roberts). She immediately offered to make a cup of tea, then when I was leaving she asked how it all went. I love Sue, and I love Audrey!"[39] Cameron also revealed that he has had many roles in British TV shows, including BBC soaps, such as Holby City and a spin-off of EastEnders, Ricky and Bianca: "Now that I have nieces and nephews, I need to dig out the two episodes of The Basil Brush Show I was in. I played a TV director in the spoof of EastEnders, I think it was called Cockney Sparrows. Holby City was great, and I've had cameos in a lot of dramas, but Basil Brush was probably the most fun. It was great! That was my first ever TV job and I ended up putting my fist through a glass pane door. The adrenaline of the moment got the better of me and we ended up having to call an early lunch. My scenes were with Patsy (Palmer, who played Bianca), and we hung out a lot in the trailer. She's a TV legend!"[39]
Griff Reynolds
[edit]Griff Reynolds | |||||
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Coronation Street character | |||||
Portrayed by | Michael Condron | ||||
Duration | 2022–2024 | ||||
First appearance | Episode 10,717/8 15 August 2022 | ||||
Last appearance | Episode 11,279 30 May 2024 | ||||
Classification | Former; regular | ||||
Introduced by | Iain MacLeod (2022, 2024) | ||||
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Griff Reynolds, played by Michael Condron, was a far-right extremist, who appears to be a friend of Spider Nugent (Martin Hancock), who is actually an undercover cop, but this is unbeknownst to Griff. He convinces Toyah Habeeb (Georgia Taylor) to come to their demo, and Peter Barlow (Chris Gascoyne) comes along to peaceful protests; however, Griff's behaviour does begin to cross the lines on a few occasions such as assaulting police officer Craig Tinker (Colson Smith) by throwing a bottle. Peter then attends a concert with Griff, of which the band sing racist lyrics, which reveals Griff to be a racist.
It is later revealed that he is part of a far-right gang, who begin to groom Max Turner (Paddy Bever) into becoming a part of his gang which leads him to turn against his family, friends and neighbours whilst also believing everything Griff is saying. Max ends up making racist videos and sharing them on social media, but things get worse when Griff and his mates plant a bomb in a van near the Weatherfield Winter Market. When Max finds this out, he warns everyone. Max is eventually charged with his crimes, as is Griff and he ends up in an STC, whereas Griff is imprisoned. Griff returns, however, to speak to Spider about who is behind the racist gang and whether he would reveal them or not.[40] Months later, after being released from the STC, Max was prepared to get Griff taken down for his crimes.[41]
On 13 May 2024, it was announced that Griff would be returning to Coronation Street.[42] He is set to return to Weatherfield Prison where Roy Cropper (David Neilson) is after being accused of the murder of Lauren Bolton (Cait Fitton). Metro described that Roy is "completely oblivious to the man making his way back into the Weatherfield prison"[43] and asked "now Griff is back, does this put Roy in even more trouble?"[44] Griff returned on 24 May and after Reece Bolton (Scott Anson) had told him about Roy being accused of Lauren's murder, he decided to try and kill him in prison, making it look like a suicide. Luckily, he was stopped after Roy was released after Nathan Curtis (Christopher Harper) had been arrested for Lauren's murder.
Eliza Woodrow
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Coronation Street character | |||||||||||||
Portrayed by | Savannah Kunyo | ||||||||||||
Duration | 2022–2024 | ||||||||||||
First appearance | Episode 10,725/6 24 August 2022 | ||||||||||||
Last appearance | Episode 11,242/3 17 April 2024 | ||||||||||||
Classification | Former; recurring | ||||||||||||
Introduced by | Iain MacLeod | ||||||||||||
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Eliza Woodrow, played by Savannah Kunyo, is the daughter of Bridget Woodrow (Beth Vyse), and granddaughter of Stu Carpenter (Bill Fellows) and Lucy Woodrow (Lynda Rooke). She made her first appearance on 24 August 2022, when her mother reconnects with her grandfather after he served a 27-year prison sentence for the murder of his lover Charlie Walter. Her storylines have included being placed in Stu's care after his murder conviction is clear and her mother, who was actually responsible, is arrested for the crime alongside her mother who helped her cover it up, her rivalry with Hope Dobbs (Isabella Flanagan), who becomes jealous of her friendship with Sam Blakeman (Jude Riordan), and building a relationship with her estranged father, Dom Everett (Darren Morfitt), who ends up fighting her grandfather for her custody.
Eliza was born 19 May 2011, whilst Stu was in prison, which was actually committed by Bridget. However, when Stu was released and wanted to be a part of Eliza's life as well as Bridget's, he told his granddaughter what life in prison was like, which made Bridget break down in tears and confess to what she had done and land her mother in it for her part. As Alya Nazir (Sair Khan) and Dee Dee Bailey (Channique Sterling-Brown) were trying to help Stu get his name cleared, Bridget and Lucy ended up being arrested, later being given a 15-year sentence and a 20-year sentence respectively. Before Stu was cleared of his conviction, Eliza went into care but later returned to Stu, who lives at 6 Coronation Street with Yasmeen Metcalfe (Shelley King) and Alya when his name was cleared. Fellows, who plays Stu commented on the storyline: "There are load of twists and turns. Obviously people are guessing what's gonna go on, but there is so many permutations. No one wins and there are loads of people who get affected by this, and none of it has a happy ending in the end. It's quite tricky."[32]
In August 2023, Eliza's father, Dom came back into Eliza's life, which caused a custody battle between him and Stu after he called Bridget in prison, who said he wasn't a suitable father. Initially, Eliza ended up moving in with Dom, but in December 2023, Dom moved to Germany to be with his wife and son, Ben. He returned in March 2024 and asked Eliza if she wanted to join him in Germany with her half-brother. Eliza accepted Dom's offer and they departed in 15 March 2024. Fellows commented on the storyline: "Eliza gets upset over wanting to live with Dom and she basically disappears, so Stu wakes up the next morning and she's gone. Stu thinks Dom has come and taken her but it's not true, she's actually freely gone to Dom, it leads to a big confrontation between them and Dom is basically like, if you're not gonna give me that money I'll make sure you suffer."[32]
Fern Lindon
[edit]Fern Lindon | |||||
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Coronation Street character | |||||
Portrayed by | Gabrielle Glaister | ||||
First appearance | Episode 10,727/8 26 August 2022 | ||||
Last appearance | Episode 10,797/8 16 November 2022 | ||||
Classification | Former; recurring | ||||
Introduced by | Iain MacLeod | ||||
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Fern Lindon, played by Gabrielle Glaister,[45] is a woman who appeared between 26 August and 16 November 2022, who looked almost identical to Bernie Winter (Jane Hazlegrove). Glaister's casting was announced on 14 August 2022.[46] Glaister had previously played regular character Debs Brownlow, the sister of Natalie Barnes (Denise Welch), between February and November 2000;[46] however, it was announced that she would be playing a different character this time.[46] This character was described to be a "doppelganger" for Bernie.[46]
Hazlegrove, who plays Bernie had suggested the idea of a doppelganger to writer Jonathan Harvey.[46] Hazlegrove said: "I mentioned this idea to Jonathan a while ago. Gabby and I are constantly mistaken for each other with people saying they have seen one of us in something when it was the other one. We have often laughed about it together but then I started thinking it might be fun to have her in the show as Bernie’s secret twin or a doppelganger. I was so chuffed when they told me that they had devised this storyline and that Gabby was on board."[46] The idea for the doppelganger storyline began at the 2022 Soap Awards, when Hazlegrove was mistaken for Glaister.[46] Hazlegrove continued: “The actor was mortified when I pointed out who I was but of course I don’t mind being mistaken for Gabby, it is a huge compliment and secretly I was thinking ‘that’s brilliant, this storyline is going to work so well’."[46] Glaister also commented on her casting: "A very good friend of mine texted me last week to say he caught a bit of Corrie and thought I was very good. I pointed out that I wasn’t on screen yet! When they approached me with the storyline It seemed like fate! What they’ve written is so clever and I’m having a ball working with Jane."[46]
Fern accuses Bernie of stealing her blazer while Bernie was out shopping for Joseph Brown's (William Flanagan) school uniform. Since the pair look similar to each other, Fern offers Bernie money to take her place in a speed awareness course. Bernie later applies for a cleaner job with a cleaning agency, but Fern advises her against it because she believes the company is dodgy, takes advantage of her similar appearance, and attends the job interview posing as Bernie, who the job is offered to, and then does a cleaning job at a jeweler. The next day, she makes sure that Bernie meets up with her alone so she has no alibis, and then when the jeweler manager goes on a lunch break, she ransacked the place. She later then framed Bernie, who was doubted by everyone, including her daughter Gemma Winter (Dolly-Rose Campbell) and her partner Chesney Brown (Sam Aston), all except her own partner Dev Alahan (Jimmi Harkishin). Eventually she manages to prove her innocence when they set up a trap to stop Fern, who turns up in the trap with the jewelry, who was arrested by Craig Tinker (Colson Smith).
Upon Fern's departure, Glaister admitted that she was "struggling".[47] She told TV Times: "I have no idea [what I’m going to do next]. I’m struggling with empty nest syndrome as my son’s gone off to university, so somebody needs to give me a job. I love doing telly and I love soaps. I’ve done Family Affairs and Emmerdale, as well as Corrie and Brookside. But, I haven’t done EastEnders yet – I’d definitely consider it. It sounds dull, but I just love working."[47] Glaister admitted when she was originally approached to play Fern, she wasn't so keen as she had already played Debs Brownlow two decades earlier.[47] She added: "But hey, I’m an actor, and actors play different roles. It was a bit of a gamble. I think it has really worked, and we’ve had a lovely time filming it."[47]
Gabrielle Reid
[edit]Gabrielle Reid | |||||
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Coronation Street character | |||||
Portrayed by | Helene Maksoud | ||||
Duration | 2022-2023 | ||||
First appearance | Episode 10,735/6 5 September 2022 | ||||
Last appearance | Episode 11,043/4 28 August 2023 | ||||
Classification | Former; recurring | ||||
Introduced by | Iain MacLeod | ||||
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Gabrielle Reid, played by Helene Maksoud,[48] is the estranged wife of Stephen Reid (Todd Boyce), who first appears on 5 September 2022, nearly 24 years after she was first mentioned in February 1999 when Stephen's nephew Nick Tilsley (Adam Rickitt) and his then wife Leanne Battersby (Jane Danson) returned to Weatherfield after he briefly visited him in Canada when he was instructed to invite his mother Audrey Roberts (Sue Nicholls), sister Gail Platt (Helen Worth), and brother-in-law Martin Platt (Sean Wilson) to their wedding a month after he'd met Gabrielle. By 2007, she and Stephen had relocated to Milan; however, when Stephen returned to Weatherfield, Gabrielle did not accompany him, but he shortly returned to Milan, and they were joined by his niece Sarah Platt (Tina O'Brien) and her daughter Bethany Platt (Amy and Emily Walton).
On 24 June 2022, Stephen returned to Weatherfield after a nearly 15-year absence.[49] By this time, he and Gabrielle had separated; however, it was later revealed when Gabrielle first appeared that Stephen had embezzled €200,000 from her company to pay off his debts, which was the reason for Stephen's return to try and get the money from Audrey to pay Gabrielle back. Stephen then goes on to con people out of money and becomes a serial killer, claiming the lives of Leo Thompkins (Joe Frost) and his father Teddy Thompkins (Grant Burgin), as well as Rufus Donahue (Steve Meo).
Gabrielle Reid was Maksoud's second role on Coronation Street as she played May Radfield in 2019, who was the wife of Duncan Radfield (Nicholas Gleaves), who was also a conman.[50]
Dee Dee Bailey
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Portrayed by | Channique Sterling-Brown | ||||||||||||||||
Duration | 2022–present | ||||||||||||||||
First appearance | Episode 10,755 28 September 2022 | ||||||||||||||||
Classification | Present; regular | ||||||||||||||||
Introduced by | Iain MacLeod | ||||||||||||||||
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Diana "Dee Dee" Bailey, played by Channique Sterling-Brown, made her first appearance on 28 September 2022. Sterling-Brown's casting details were announced on 4 September, while the character has been mentioned by her on-screen family since their introduction in 2019.[51] The show's producer Iain MacLeod admitted to being a fan of the character before she "physically existed" just by hearing her description from the Bailey family.[51] Dee Dee is a lawyer and MacLeod stated that viewers could expect "a certain amount of chaos. She has got an incredibly big heart. She is incredibly competent at her job, but you'd never guess that to meet her."[51]
MacLeod said Dee Dee would be involved in a major storyline, but she would not be hiding a "dark secret" like most newly introduced characters.[51] He explained "She's so exuberant and just seems so bulletproof and impervious to the travails of modern life that she dusts herself down and gets on with it. I didn't want to discover that she's got some terrible burden."[51] He thought that it was a "refreshing" decision and allowed the character to be "incredibly joyous." He believed the audience would take to her.[51]
At the 2023 British Soap Awards, for her portrayal of Dee Dee, Sterling-Brown won the Best Newcomer accolade.[52]
Eric Sandford
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Coronation Street character | |||||
Portrayed by | Craig Cheetham | ||||
Duration | 2022–2023 | ||||
First appearance | Episode 10,763/4 5 October 2022 | ||||
Last appearance | Episode 10,981/2 16 June 2023 | ||||
Classification | Former; recurring | ||||
Introduced by | Iain MacLeod | ||||
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Eric Sandford, played by Craig Cheetham,[53] is the alcoholic father of Aaron Sandford (James Craven), who first appears between 5 and 28 October. In August, Aaron was forced to reveal the abuse his father had subjected him to when he was drinking to stop his girlfriend, Summer Spellman (Harriet Bibby) from reporting a mugging to the police. When Eric first appeared, Aaron had stolen cannabis from his wallet, and he went to the garage, where Aaron worked to threaten him in front of Kevin Webster (Michael Le Vell), Tyrone Dobbs (Alan Halsall) and Fiz Stape (Jennie McAlpine). Kevin sends Eric packing. Summer subsequently finds out that she is pregnant with Aaron's baby, and they agree with a plan with a couple Billy Mayhew (Daniel Brocklebank) knew from church Mike (Tom Lorcan) and Esther Hargrave (Vanessa Hehir) that they would sell them their baby to pay for Eric to go through rehabilitation.
In May 2023, Eric returns to Weatherfield to inform Aaron about his grandmother's passing. When he returns, he finds out that Aaron is being accused of raping Amy Barlow (Elle Mulvaney), but he denies the allegations. As the investigation had been dropped, Eric was determined to prove his son's innocence, despite everyone shunning him, and he and Aaron began tormenting Amy and even tried to sue her for libel.[54] However, the case was dropped by Aaron and he departs with Eric on 16 June 2023.
Daryan Zahawi
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Coronation Street character | |||||
Portrayed by | Twama Omer | ||||
Duration | 2022–2023 | ||||
First appearance | Episode 10,765 10 October 2022 | ||||
Last appearance | Episode 10,888 27 February 2023 | ||||
Classification | Former; recurring | ||||
Introduced by | Iain MacLeod | ||||
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Daryan Zahawi, played by Twama Omer,[55] is a refugee, who began to work at Speed Daal and initially befriended Max Turner (Paddy Bever), but they subsequently fell out after they were both enrolled at Weatherfield High school, but Max didn't get in after he had previously attended before being moved to a pupil referral unit. As a result, he felt that Daryan had stolen his place.[55] Max was subsequently groomed by Griff Reynolds (Michael Condron) and joined his far-right extremist gang, who attacked Daryan outside Speed Daal on 14 November 2022.[55] These scenes received 112 Ofcom complaints.[55]
In February 2023, Daryan receives news from a man named Mo that his brother is now located in Nottingham.[56] Gary Windass (Mikey North) and Maria Connor (Samia Longchambon) provide him with money to travel to Nottingham.[56] As a result, Daryan departed the soap on 27 February 2023.[57]
Ollie Deacon
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Coronation Street character | |
Portrayed by | Carl Blakeley |
Duration | 2022–2023 |
First appearance | Episode 10,781/2 28 October 2022 |
Last appearance | Episode 10,844/5 4 January 2023 |
Classification | Former; recurring |
Introduced by | Iain MacLeod |
Ollie Deacon, played by Carl Blakeley, was a member of Griff Reynolds (Michael Condron)'s far-right extremist gang, who groomed Max Turner (Paddy Bever) and Lauren Bolton (Cait Fitton). He first appeared on 28 October alongside Reece Bolton (Scott Anson) when Ollie, along with Griff, Reece and Dave Fairchild attended a concert accompanied by Peter Barlow (Chris Gascoyne) and Spider Nugent (Martin Hancock); however, the band's lyrics were racist, which Peter took issue with, causing a fight between him and Dave and the latter making violent threats.
On 2 November, Griff introduces Max to the gang, and he meets Lauren for the first time. Over the coming weeks, the gang began to groom him. Ollie was the youngest member of the gang, aside from Max and Lauren and was seemingly the most impressionable. Ollie was responsible for filming a violent attack on Daryan Zahawi outside of Speed Daal where he worked, and posting it on the internet. Ollie departed alongside most of Griff's gang on 4 January 2023.
Over a month after his last appearance, it was confirmed that Blakeley had departed the series on 20 February 2023.[58] Blakeley commented on his casting on Coronation Street by saying, “Joining the Cobbles in August was a dream come true and I’ve had the most amazing experience on the show... You guys made every day fun, and I couldn’t have asked for a better team to work with.”[59]
Reece Bolton
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Portrayed by | Scott Anson | ||||||||
Duration | 2022–2024 | ||||||||
First appearance | Episode 10,781/2 28 October 2022 | ||||||||
Last appearance | Episode 11,216 18 March 2024 | ||||||||
Classification | Former; recurring | ||||||||
Introduced by | Iain MacLeod | ||||||||
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Reece Bolton, played by Scott Anson, [60] is the father of Lauren Bolton (Cait Fitton), and a part of Griff Reynolds (Michael Condron)'s far-right extremist gang, who were grooming Max Turner (Paddy Bever) and his own daughter into making racist videos. Throughout November, the gang constantly protested against Maria Connor's (Samia Longchambon) idea to open a refugee centre. In January 2023, the gang attempted to bomb the community's winter market, but Max now realising what he'd been manipulated into, warned everyone and the gang got sent down. Lauren then departed Weatherfield to live in Devon with her mother.
In June 2023, it was announced that Lauren was returning to the programme[61] and she returned later that month. Alongside Lauren's return, it was also announced on 5 July that Reece would also return.[62] He returns on 14 July when he asks Lauren to go and visit him in prison. Max goes with her and he asks them both to make a false statement to try and get him released from prison, but they both decline his request. In 2024 it was confirmed that Recce would return in the disappearance of his daughter, Lauren Bolton (Cait Fitton) storyline. Max goes to visit him in prison to see if he knew where she would of went or who might of took her but he did not know, then Max tells him that Roy Cropper (David Neilson) was accused of her disappearance and then Reece sends two people to Roy’s cafe and held him hostage.[63]
Lauren Bolton
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Portrayed by | Cait Fitton | ||||||||||
Duration | 2022–present | ||||||||||
First appearance | Episode 10,786 2 November 2022 | ||||||||||
Classification | Present; regular | ||||||||||
Introduced by | Iain MacLeod | ||||||||||
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Lauren Bolton, played by Cait Fitton, made her first appearance on 2 November 2022.[64] Lauren is the daughter of Reece Bolton (Scott Anson), a member of a racist gang controlled by Griff Reynolds (Michael Condron). She hangs out with Max Turner (Paddy Bever) due to his involvement with the gang, eventually becoming boyfriend and girlfriend. However, once her father and the gang have been arrested, she and Max break up as she leaves Weatherfield for Devon to live with her mother.[65]
In June 2023, Digital Spy announced that Lauren would be returning to the series, with Fitton reprising her role that same month.[66] Lauren returns to Max after a fallout with her mother, but learns that Max is dating Sabrina Adetiba (Luana Santos). In February 2024, Lauren goes missing.[67] After Sean Tully (Antony Cotton) finds blood in her flat, police officers Lisa Swain (Vicky Myers) and Craig Tinker (Colson Smith) start an investigation.[68] Roy Cropper (David Neilson) is later arrested and charged with her murder.[69] In May 2024, it was revealed that Lauren had been attacked by lawyer Joel Deering (Callum Lill), after Roy Cropper (David Neilson) had been accused.
Damon Hay
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Portrayed by | Ciarán Griffiths | ||||||
Duration | 2022–2024 | ||||||
First appearance | Episode 10,940/1 16 December 2022 | ||||||
Last appearance | Episode 11,226/7 29 March 2024 | ||||||
Classification | Former; regular | ||||||
Introduced by | Iain MacLeod | ||||||
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Damon Hay, played by Ciarán Griffiths, made his first appearance on 16 December 2022.[70] Damon is the estranged father of Jacob Hay (Jack James Ryan) and half-brother of Harvey Gaskell (Will Mellor).[71] Harvey gives a significant amount of money to a desperate Nick Tilsley (Ben Price) to help the bistro, but Nick was unaware it was owed Damon. Now Damon believes he is a rightful owner, he begins to use the bistro for a drug trade and Damon blackmails Nick into giving his son Jacob a job at the bistro[72] to make him the handler of the drugs; however, Jacob has to get rid of it due to a sniffer dog in the bistro, Damon, angry with Jacob forces him to leave the cobbles for good.[73] He then starts an affair with Nick's sister Sarah Barlow (Tina O'Brien).[74] However, once Sarah's husband Adam Barlow (Sam Robertson) finds out, Adam, seeking revenge warns one of Damon's enemies Niall, by telling him that damon is going to grass him up to the police, knowing full well that Niall will go after Damon, Adam warns Damon that people are after him. Damon, scared for his life leaves Weatherfield.[75] Sarah later discovers that she is pregnant and there was a question that he maybe the father.[76] When Sarah received the DNA test results, it turned out to be Damon's baby, but her uncle Stephen Reid (Coronation Street) (Todd Boyce) stepped in and falsified results to say that Adam was the father. This, however, did not convince Adam after he phoned the clinic and at the gender reveal party, Adam revealed in front of everybody that the baby was indeed Damon's.
On 30 October 2023, it was announced that Griffiths would reprise his role as Damon.[77] Griffiths' return was announced the same day as three other characters, Linda Hancock (Jacqueline Leonard), Tommy Orpington (Matt Milburn) and his half-brother Harvey Gaskell (Will Mellor)[78] and Damon returned in January 2024. Since then, he has had Adam kidnapped and held at gunpoint after he found out Sarah miscarried his baby and believes that Adam is at fault for it, but he backs down and later embarks on a relationship with Sarah, much to the dismay of her family and Adam who was wanting to work things out with Sarah. Adam then visits Damon's half-brother Harvey in prison to see if he can get rid of Damon. He agreed providing he helped him get released from jail, where he was sentenced to after murdering Natasha Blakeman (Rachel Leskovac).
Justin Rutherford
[edit]Justin Rutherford | |||||
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Coronation Street character | |||||
Portrayed by | Andrew Still | ||||
Duration | 2022–2023 | ||||
First appearance | Episode 10,827 21 December 2022 | ||||
Last appearance | Episode 11,087 17 October 2023 | ||||
Classification | Former; recurring | ||||
Introduced by | Iain MacLeod | ||||
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Justin Rutherford, played by Andrew Still, made his first appearance on 21 December 2022.[79] After an initial cameo, Still began appearing more as Justin when Justin was involved in a storyline highlighting stalking.[80] Justin exited in 2023 when he went to prison, but Still reprised the role that same year, with the cameo return airing on 17 October,[81] appearing as a hallucination.
Justin is a young Scottish man that Daisy Midgeley (Charlotte Jordan) meets briefly at Weatherfield General when going for a mammogram and ultrasound. He later develops a romantic obsession with her and wants her to be with him instead of her fiancé Daniel Osbourne (Rob Mallard). He stalks her and sends messages to her on social media and flowers. He also starts working as a delivery driver in order to see Daisy more and sends her texts, much to her annoyance. Having had enough of Justin harassing her, Daisy lures him to Victoria Gardens and berates him for his attitude towards her, which causes Justin to attack her. Local police officer Craig Tinker (Colson Smith) witnesses this and arrests Justin for assault. Justin is charged for assault but is later released on bail.
On the day of Daisy's wedding, Justin confronts her in The Rovers Return and throws a glass of acid at her, only for her friend Ryan Connor (Ryan Prescott) to jump between them and is hit in the face and upper body by the acid. Justin flees the pub, but later is seen by Daisy at the car park of Weatherfield General and confronts him for what he did. Justin tries to justify his actions, before Daisy alerts the police, who arrest him for GBH and breaching his bail. At his plea hearing, Justin pleaded not guilty for what had happened to Ryan. At his trial, Justin tried to convince the jury that it was Ryan who had tried to throw the acid at him, only to spill it on himself. However, he was found guilty and would be sentenced at a later date. As Justin left court, he told Daisy that he still loved her and that they would be together again. Justin was later sentenced to ten years in prison for the acid attack.
After being accidentally soaked with water by Gav Adetiba (Noah Olaoye), Ryan has a hallucination and sees Justin instead of Gav. Angry to see the man responsible for his injuries, Ryan lashes out and has to be restrained by Daisy and Max Turner (Paddy Bever) before coming to his senses and apologies to Gav.
Justin's acid attack won "Scene of the Year" and "Best Single Episode" at the 2023 British Soap Awards, whilst Justin's of stalking Daisy was shortlisted for "Best Storyline" that same year.[82] Still was longlisted for "Best Villain" at the 2023 Inside Soap Awards, whilst the acid attack and stalking storyline were shortlisted for "Best Storyline" and the acid attack won "Best Showstopper".[83][84][85] Araminta Parker from OK! noted that Coronation Street fans were happy about Justin being convicted of his crimes and that they were "full of praise for Andrew Still's thrilling portrayal of the villain", adding that the actor "soared to fame" quickly due to the "harrowing storyline".[86]
Other characters
[edit]Character | Episode date(s) | Actor | Circumstances |
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Rahul Paswan | 21 January | Micky Satiar[87] | A social worker who helps Chesney Brown (Sam Aston) and Gemma Winter (Dolly-Rose Campbell) get support for their child Joseph Brown (William Flanagan). |
Faith | 21 January | Liz Simmons[87] | Two friends of Leo Thompkins (Joe Frost) who visit him and his girlfriend, Jenny Bradley (Sally Ann Matthews). |
Myles | James Lewis[87] | ||
Maisie Wheatley | 11–25 April | Lucia Aliu[88] | The daughter of Nicky Wheatley (Kimberly Hart-Simpson) |
Camilla Perrin | 4–6 July | Louise Marwood[89] | The ex-wife of Phill Whittaker (Jamie Kenna) who turns up to Weatherfield days before his wedding with Fiz Stape (Jennie McAlpine) and tells Phill that she still loves him. When emails that Phill sent to her telling her that he still loved her, his mother Mimi Halliday (Margot Leicester) is immediately suspected of sending them, as it is clear that she does not like Fiz, although it was actually Fiz's daughter Hope Stape (Isabella Flanagan) that sent them. |
Esther Hargrave | 12 October 2022–20 January 2023 | Vanessa Hehir[90] | The adoptive parents of Summer Spellman (Harriet Bibby) and Aaron Sandford's (James Craven) baby. |
Mike Hargrave | Tom Lorcan[90] |
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