CORONATION STREET Almanac
Vol: A - B

	A massive Who's Who of Coronation Street, THE World's favourite soap. Ever wondered who played a certain character? Use the alphabetical navigation and all will be revealed.

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Akers, Joan Appleby,Nee Hardman, Christine Arden, Sandra Arden, Victoria Armitage, Shirley Armstrong, Jamie Armstrong, Tricia Joan Ackers: (Actor: Anna Cropper)1962 Disturbed women who kidnapped baby ·· top ·· Christine Appleby: (Actor: Christine Hargreaves)1960-1963 Original occupant of No. 13. Christine was a Cinderella figure, struggling against life in the then grimy street. Following her mother's death, she suffered a nervous breakdown and climbed onto the factory roof. Married Colin Appleby in 1962 who died in a car crash three months later. ·· top ·· Sandra Arden: (Actor: Kathy Jamieson) 1990-91 Alec Gilroy's estranged daughter, Vicky's mother. She was embarrassed by the common Gilroys but became reconciled before her death in a car crash. ·· top ·· Victoria Arden: (Actor: Helen Warburton) 1990- After her parents death she moved in to the Rovers, looked after first by Grandad Alec and Later Bet. Privately educated, she has led a sheltered life compared to her streetwise boyfriend Steve McDonald. She inherited £240,000 in 1994 and went into partnership with Steve. ·· top ·· Shirley Armitage: (Actor: Lisa Lewis) 1983-1989 Factory machinist who moved in with Curly Watts above the corner shop flat. She fought his family's racial hatred but left when she realised she could never bridge the intellectual gap between them. ·· top ·· Jamie Armstrong: (Actor: Joseph Gilgun) 1994- Tricia's son, keen on skateboarding, motorbikes and pigeons. Attends Bessie Street Junior School. Caught shoplifting at Bettabuy. ·· top ·· Tricia Armstrong: (Actor: Tracy Brabin) 1994- Separated from violent husband Carl. She moved into the street in 1995, renting No.1. Cleaner at the Rovers. She went out with Curly Watts and Sean Skinner. ·· top ··

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Baldwin, Alma Baldwin, Frankie Baldwin, Mike Baldwin, Nee Barlow, Susan Barlow, David Barlow, Frank Barlow, Ida Barlow, Nee Ogden, Irma Barlow, Nee Reid, Janet Barlow, Ken Barlow, Peter Barlow, Tracy Barlow, Nee Tatlock, Valerie Barnes, Colin Barnes, Des Barnes, Steph Barton, Dave Barton, Peggy Bates, Terry Beatty, Simon Berlin, Sir Julius Birchall, Suzie Bishop, Nee Nugent, Prev. Swain, Emily Bishop, Ernest Blinkhorn, Gordon Bonarti, Mario Booth, Jerry Booth, Nee Dickenson, Myra Bostock, Rodney Bracewell, Charlie Bradley, Alan Bradley, Frank Bradley, Jenny Bradshaw, Terry Brennan, Don Brennan Prev. Tilsey, Ivy Bright, Vicki Broughton, Joe Burgess, Alice Burrows, Danny Butler, Bernard Butler, Sandra ALMA BALDWIN: (Actor: prev. Sedgewick) 1981- After the break-up of her marriage to Jim Sedgewick, Alma took the café as settlement. Mike wooed her for two years before finally winning her off Ken Barlow and marrying her. ·· top ·· Frankie Baldwin: (Actor: Sam Kydd) 1980-82 Mike's cockney father, always involved in a dodgy deal or tax fiddle. He once annoyed Mike by showing off his twenty-two-year-old girlfriend Sylvie Hicks. ·· top ·· Mike Baldwin: (Actor: Johnny Briggs) 1976- London market stall holder, he opened a denim factory and started an affair with Bet Lynch. He has employed many of the residents and has had numerous girlfriends including Deirdre Barlow, Suzie Birchall and Maggie Dunlop who was the mother of his son, Mark. He married first Susan Barlow, then Jackie Ingram, before settling down with Alma Sedgewick in 1992. He owns the garage on the Street. ·· top ·· Susan Baldwin, Nee Barlow: (Actors: Wendy Jane Walker, Katie Heanneau, SusiPatterson) 1965-87 Ken Barlow's daughter, twin of Peter. Following her Mother Valerie's death in 1971 she was brought up in Glasgow by her Grandmother. She returned to the Street in 1985, a postgraduate working in market research, and immediately fell for Mike Baldwin. Despite Ken's attempts to stop her she married Mike in 1986. Always wanting a career instead of motherhood, she aborted their baby and the marriage ended. ·· top ·· David Barlow: (Actor: Alan Rothwell) 1960-68 Ken's footballing brother who left the Street for celebrity life in London. He returned north to marry Irma Ogden and buy the Corner Shop when a leg injury forced him to leave professional football. He emigrated to Austrailia in 1968 to relaunch his career and was killed in a car crash two years later. ·· top ·· Frank Barlow: (Actor: Frank Pemberton) 1960-71 Ken's postman father. Following his wife Ida's death, he enraged Ken by becoming engaged to Christine Appleby, who had been at school with Ken. After Christine broke with him, Frank opened a D-I-Y shop. Following a £5,000 win on the Premium Bonds in 1964 he sold up and moved to Cheshire. He returned to the Street in 1971 for Valerie's funeral, and died at home in 1975. ·· top ·· Ida Barlow: (Actor: Noel Dyson) 1960-61 Frank's wife Ida was a home bird, always anxious about sons Kenneth and David and her elderly mother Nancy. Ida never entered the Rovers and spent all day cleaning - either at work or at home. She was knocked down and killed by a bus in 1961. ·· top ·· Irma Barlow, Nee Ogden: (Actor: Sandra Gough) 1964-71 Chirpy Irma was the Street's mimic. As soon as she could she escaped her parents, Stan and Hilda, and married David Barlow. She persuaded him to buy the Corner Shop and her natural jokey nature boosted trade. After she suffered a miscarriage, the couple emigrated to Austrailia to start afresh. Their son Darren was born in 1968 but both he and David were killed in a car crash. Irma returned to the Street and ran the shop with Maggie Clegg. She left to stay in Wales and eventually settled in Canada. ·· top ·· Janet Barlow, Nee Reid: (Actor: Judith Barker) 1969-77 Town Hall typist who had affairs with Len Fairclough and Alan Howard before becoming the second Mrs Kenneth Barlow. Ken married her to provide his children with a stable home but she refused to look after them and the marriage ended. Three years later, in 1977, she sought a reconciliation. Rejected, she took an overdose. ·· top ·· Ken Barlow: (Actor: William Roache) 1960- Born and bred in Coronation Street, Ken has outlived all of his family and is still living on the Street. His three marriages - to Valarie, Janet and Deirdre - all ended in tragedy and he has never been lucky in love. Affairs with Rita Littlewood, Alma Sedgewick, Maggie Redman and Wendy Nightingale all ended with Ken being rejected. A University Graduate, Ken has been a personnel officer, a lecturer, a taxi driver, a social worker, a business executive, a newspaper editor and is now a schoolteacher. He has four children: Peter and Susan (mother Valerie), Daniel (mother Denise Osbourne) and Tracy, whom he adopted in 1986. He bought No. 1 from Mike Baldwin in 1995. ·· top ·· Peter Barlow: (Actors: John Heanneau, Mark Duncan, Linus Roach, Christopher Dormerr, Joseph McKenna, David Lonsdale) 1965-86 Ken and Valerie's son. He was brought up in Glasgow with sister Susan but often holidayed in Weatherfield with his father. He now serves in the Navy and has a wife, Jessica. Tracy Barlow: (Actors: Dawn Acton, Christabel Finch, Holly Chamarette) 1977- Daughter of Ray and Deirdre Langton of No.5. Ray deserted the family and she was brought up by Ken Barlow who married Deirdre. In 1986, she was legally adopted by Ken. She suffered during the Barlows' divorce. Left home in 1993 to live with boyfriend Craig Lee, but he left her for somebody else. Suffered Kidney damage after taking Ecstasy at a nightclub. ·· top ·· Valerie Barlow, Nee Tatlock: (Actor: Anne Reid) 1961-71 Albert Tatlock's niece who married Ken Barlow and opened a hair salon at No. 9 Coronation Street. The salon was closed after the birth of the twins, Peter and Susan. Valerie always struggled against Ken's Lack of faith in her abilities and his intellectual prejudice. After she was held by an escaped convict, Ken refused to believe she had not been raped. Whilst preparing to emigrate with him and the children to Jamaica she was electrocuted by a faulty plug and died in the fire which started afterwards. ·· top ·· Colin Barnes: (Actor: Ian Embleton) 1993 Des's younger brother who upset the McDonald household by his affair with Liz, his boss at the Queens. He returned to Hartlepool when Liz was reconciled with her husband. ·· top ·· Des Barnes: (Actor: Philip Middlemiss) 1990- Des the bookie who stormed into the Street on his wedding day with new bride Steph. Their passionate arguments at No.6 caused the Street's older residents to gossip. The marriage broke up after Steph had an affair, and Des was consoled by a string of contrasting relationships. He was devastated after the death of lover Lisa Duckworth, but his on-off affair with Raquel Wolstenhulme has entertained the Street. ·· top ·· Steph Barnes: (Actor: Amelia Bullmore) 1990-92 Fiery Steph established herself by shaving off Kevin Webster's tash for a bet. After marrying Des, she refused to settle down and have children and enjoyed spending her days working as a perfume-seller in a department store. She left Des after falling for Simon Beatty but left him too when he became too possessive. ·· top ·· Dave Barton: (Actor: David Beckitt) 1990 Maintenance man Dave who rescued Tracy Barlow from a chip pan fire at No.1. Later he fell for Deirdre and they started an affair after he decorated her house. He broke with Deirdre when she refused to commit herself to him. ·· top ·· Peggy Barton: (Actor: Lois Daine) 1974 Union shop steward who had an affair with boss Ken Barlow. He was forced to stop seeing her by his employers at the Mark Brittain warehouse. ·· top ·· Terry Bates: (Actor: Steve Barratt) 1972-77 Treated by Rita Fairclough as the son she never had, Terry was the son of her common-law husband Harry Bates. After Harry and Rita split, Terry often turned to her for help and support, but Len Fairclough never liked him. ·· top ·· Simon Beatty: (Actor: Peter Gowen) 1991 Architect for whom Steph Barnes left Des. They eventually split up because of his possessiveness. ·· top ·· Sir Julius Berlin: (Actor: Leonard Sachs) 1974 Owner of the Mark Brittain warehouse on Coronation Street, he employed Ken Barlow. ·· top ·· Suzie Birchall: (Actor: Cheryl Murray) 1977-83 Gail Potter's one-time best friend and fellow lodger at No. 11. Suzie escaped her abusing father to seek a new life with Gail at Elsie Tanner's. She went out with men only if they could show her a good time, like Mike Baldwin. She eventually married for love but her husband, Terry Goodwin, started to hit her after three months. She left him and tried to persuade Brian Tilsley, to prove to Gail that her marriage was not safe either. When her plan failed, Elsie threw her out. ·· top ·· Emily Bishop, Nee Nugent, Prev. Swain: (Actor: Eileen Derbyshire) 1961- Timid Emily Nugent was secretary to the Weatherfield Mission Circuit. She jilted Leonard Swindley at the altar in 1964. She had been a shop assistant at Gamma Garments and eventually became manageress. She then worked at Ernest Bishop's camera shop, Dawson's bakery and Mike Baldwin's factory. She married Ernest in 1972, but six years later he was killed. In 1980 she married Arnold Swain who turned out to be a suicidal bigamist. The marriage annulled, she took in lodgers Curly Watts and Kevin Webster before becoming stuck with Percy Sugden. In 1993, the Rev. Bernard Morten proposed marriage but dumped her when he found out she had suffered a mental breakdown. Emily lives at No. 3. and is now retired. ·· top ·· Ernest Bishop: (Stephen Hancock) 1967-78 Laypreacher Ernest first appeared at Elsie Tanner's wedding, taking photographs under his one time professional name, Gordon Bishop. Ernest married Emily Nugent after taking her on in his photography shop. When the shop closed through Ernie's bankruptcy he took a job as wages clerk at Mike Baldwin's factory and he was gunned down during a wages snatch. ·· top ·· Gordon Blinkhorn: (Mark Chatterton) 1992-93 Raquel Wolstenhulme's cricket-playing boyfriend. ·· top ·· Mario Bonarti: (Frank Coda) 1961 Italian-born Mario opened a cafe on Rosamund Street and fell for Christine Hardman, but he was too possessive and she finished with him. ·· top ·· Jerry Booth: (Graham Haberfield) 1962-75 Bicycle-mad Jerry started work as Len Fairclough's apprentice plumber in 1962, and three years later became his partner. He married domineering Myra Dickenson in 1963 but the marriage ended a year later in debt following the birth of their still-borne daughter. Down-trodden Jerry became the butt of jokes at the Rovers when he moved in as housekeeper at No. 9, taking care of Len and Ray Langton. Jerry died suddenly of a heart attack in 1975. ·· top ·· Myra Booth, Nee Dickenson: (Actor: Susan Jameson) 1963-68 Typist Myra, spoilt by an indulgent father, fell for Jerry Booth and pushed him into marrying her. She spent too much on HP and they soon fell into dept. Her father paid off the debts but the marriage broke up. ·· top ·· Rodney Bostock: (Colin Prokter) 1995 Trombone-playing relief manager who fell for Bet Gilroy's charms. ·· top ·· Charlie Bracewell: (Actor: Peter Bayliss) 1989 Ventriloquist taken on by Alec as resident barman. Bet got rid of him when he goosed Betty Turpin. ·· top ·· Alan Bradley: (Actor: Mark Eden) 1986-89 Alan entered the Street following the death of his estranged wife Pat in 1986. He was reintroduced to his daughter Jenny and took an immediate liking to her foster mother Rita Fairclough. He moved in with Rita after she had twice refused to marry him. Tired of her coldness he left for another women, but returned to Rita as he had no money of his own. Posing as her dead husband he remortgaged her house and started his own security business. When she found out he tried to kill her, haunted her night and day and was finally killed himself, knocked down by a tram when he was chasing her after a prom. ·· top ·· Frank Bradley: (Actor: Tommy Boyle) 1971-75 Petty villain who had an on-off affair with Bet Lynch. He hit Lucille Hewitt over the head when mugging her in the Street. ·· top ·· Jenny Bradley: (Actor: Sally Ann Matthews) 1986-93 Following the death of her mother Pat, Jenny moved into No. 7 as Rita Fairclough's foster daughter. Reconciled with her father, Alan, the three settled down as a happy family. Jenny's security was wrecked when Alan tried to kill Rita. She studied biology at the Poly but was thrown out of the course for bad attendance. She left the area in 1991 to live with Robert Weston, a married dentist. When he returned to his wife, she arrived back on Rita's doorstep and attempted to fleece her. Rita paid her off and threw her out. ·· top ·· Terry Bradshaw: (Actor: Bob Mason) 1976 Renee Robert's younger brother. He worked for Fairclough and Langton, but joined the army after a brief affair with Gail Potter. ·· top ·· Don Brennan: (Actor: Geoff Hinsliff) 1987- Taxi-driver Don married Ivy Tilsley in 1988 and soon discovered he had to take on the ghosts of her first husband and son. Her obsession with the dead drove him into an affair with barmaid Julie Dewhurst. When Julie rejected him, he attempted suicide, driving his cab off a road. He survived but lost a leg. Stuck with Ivy he fell for Denise Osbourne and subjected her to a hate campaign when she rejected his advances. When Ivy entered a retreat he started a relationship with Josie Clarke. ·· top ·· Ivy Brennan Prev. Tilsey: (Actor: Lynne Perrie) 1971-94 Catholic Ivy spent most of her working life behind a factory conveyor-belt or sewing-machine. She joined the Mark Brittain warehouse in 1971 and became shop steward and then supervisor at Mike Baldwin's denim factory. In 1979, she moved into No. 5 with husband Bert and son Brian. Despite her attempts to stop him, Brian married non-Catholic Gail Potter. Bert and Brian both died and she became obsessed with their memories and the spiritual welfare of Brian's son Nicky. In 1988, she married Don Brennan but their marriage was rocked by his infidelity. After a lifetime of heartbreak and pain, Ivy entered a retreat in 1994 to commit her life to prayer and meditation. ·· top ·· Vicki Bright: (Actor: Clare Sutcliffe) 1972 Audrey Fleming's cousin who oversaw the sale of No. 3 to the Bishops. Ray Langton proposed to her even though she was carrying another man's child. She turned him down. ·· top ·· Joe Broughton: (Actor: John Wheatley) 1993-94 Tax inspector who attempted to break up the Webster's marriage by declaring his love for Sally, who was child-minding his son Jonathan. ·· top ·· Alice Burgess: (Actor: Avis Bunnage) 1961 Harry Hewitt's widowed sister who kept house for him and daughter Lucille at No. 7. ·· top ·· Danny Burrows: (Actor: Ian Liston) 1974 Mechanic who left his wife to share a bedsit with Lucille Hewitt. She finished with him when his wife told her how mean he really was. ·· top ·· Amy Burton: (Actor: Fanny Carby) 1987-88 Vera Duckworth's mother who moved into No.9 and made Jack's life a misery. She charred at the Rovers until Jack caught her stealing the pale ales. Vera threw her out. She died in 1991. ·· top ·· Bernard Butler: (Actor: Gorden Kaye) 1969-70 Elsie Tanner's accident prone nephew. He and his sister Sandra lodged with Elsie at No. 11 and worked together at Alan Howard's hair salon. He returned home to Saddleworth after Irma Barlow rejected his clumsy advances. ·· top ·· Sandra Butler: (Actor: Patrica Fuller) 1969-70 Hairdressing niece of Elsie Tanner. She fell for Ray Langton and the banns were read at St Mary's. However she ditched him after discovering he had wrecked the Flemings' marriage. ·· top ··

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