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Janice Battersby
Janice Battersby (also Lee) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street''. Portrayed by Vicky Entwistle, the character first appeared on-screen during the episode airing on 6 January 1997. On 2 August 2010, it was announced that Entwistle had quit her role as Janice after 14 years on the show and would depart in 2011. She made her final appearance on 25 March 2011 after she leaves Weatherfield with her new boyfriend Trevor Dean (Steve Jackson) to go to London. Storylines Janice first appears in January 1997 as a new machinist at Mike Baldwin's ( Johnny Briggs) garment factory "Underworld". In July 1997 she returns along with husband Les ( Bruce Jones), daughter Toyah (Georgia Taylor) and stepdaughter Leanne (Jane Danson). She is consistently rude to her various managers at the factory. She breaks up with Les after having an affair with Dennis Stringer (Charles Dale) late in 2001, who is seeing Eileen Grimshaw (Sue Cleaver) at the time. Les ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vicky Entwistle
Victoria Entwistle (born 15 September 1968) is an English actress. She is known for portraying the role of Janice Battersby in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street''. Early life Entwistle grew up in Accrington; her father owned a newsagent's in Clayton-le-Moors.Vicky Entwistle biography Corrie.net (6 January 1997). Retrieved on 26 August 2011. She attended Rhyddings High School in , and at the age of sixteen, she commuted to to study drama, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Briggs (actor)
John Ernest Briggs (5 September 1935 – 28 February 2021) was an English actor. He was known for his role as Mike Baldwin in the soap opera '' Coronation Street'', in which he appeared from 1976 to 2006. Early life Briggs was born in Battersea, south-west London, on 5 September 1935. His father was a master carpenter. He was evacuated from London during the Blitz campaign of World War II. He was awarded a scholarship to train at the Italia Conti Academy stage school when he was 12 years old. There, he learned alongside Millicent Martin, Nanette Newman and Anthony Newley. Career One of Briggs' first acting roles was in '' Quartet'' (1948), alongside George Cole. Briggs also worked as a stagehand at the Windmill Theatre, before completing two years of national service with the Royal Tank Regiment in Germany. Upon his return to acting in 1955, Briggs worked in theatre and made his television debut in ''The Younger Generation'' with John Thaw. He featured in the police dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Rickitt
Adam Peter Rickitt (born 29 May 1978) is an English actor, singer and model. He portrayed the role of Nick Tilsley in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' from 1997 to 1999, and again from 2002 to 2004. He later joined the pop group 5th Story, set up for ''The Big Reunion'', before joining the Channel 4 soap ''Hollyoaks'' from 2017 to 2020. Early life Rickitt was born in Crewe, the youngest of four brothers. His father is co-owner of an estate agency. Rickitt was educated at Sedbergh School, a boarding school in Cumbria. Rickitt has spoken publicly about suffering from bulimia in his teenage years and about how male sufferers have largely been neglected. Career Modelling Prior to his acting career, Rickitt was briefly a child model. He subsequently modelled for magazines including ''Attitude'' and ''Cosmopolitan''. Acting Rickitt rose to fame on the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'', where he took over the role of Nick Tilsley in 1997. The part had been played by Warre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Tilsley
Nick Tilsley (also Platt) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street''. He was born off screen during an episode broadcast on 31 December 1980, but made his first appearance on 5 January 1981. He was played by Warren Jackson from 1981 until 6 September 1996. Adam Rickitt took over the role on 15 October 1997 until 21 April 1999 but returned for three separate stints between 2002 and 2004 and made his final appearance as Nick on 11 July 2004. Ben Price took over the role on 21 December 2009. Price announced his intentions to leave the serial on 26 January 2017, before making his on-screen departure on 2 June 2017. However, on 23 April 2018, it was announced that Price would reprise his role as Nick, and he returned on 12 October 2018. Nick is the first-born child of Brian (Christopher Quinten) and Gail Tilsley (Helen Worth). He is the older brother of Sarah (Tina O'Brien) and older half-brother of David Platt ( Jack P. Shepherd) as well as the un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iain Rogerson
Iain Rogerson (October 1960 – 13 October 2017) was a British actor best known for his portrayal of Harry Flagg in '' Coronation Street''. Alongside appearances in ''Emmerdale'', '' Doctors'', ''Casualty'', '' Heartbeat'', ''Peak Practice'', ''The Hello Girls'', '' As Time Goes By'', ''The Bill'', '' People Like Us'', ''Drop the Dead Donkey'' and ''Bloomin Marvellous'', plus numerous film appearances including '' Mike Bassett: England Manager'', ''To Kill A King'', '' Bedazzled'' and '' Up 'n' Under'', he did extensive theatre work including work with John Godber and Hull Truck Theatre. Rogerson died on 13 October 2017 in Wrexham Maelor Hospital The Wrexham Maelor Hospital ( cy, Ysbyty Maelor Wrecsam) is a district general hospital for the north east region of Wales. It is managed by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. History The hospital has its origins in the Wrexham Union Workho ... from "complications" relating to diabetes. Later a possible self administered i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Flagg
''Coronation Street'' is a British television soap opera. It was first broadcast on ITV on 9 December 1960. The following is a list of all the former characters and the actors who portrayed them in chronological order. __NOTOC__ 1960s Last appeared in 1960 Last appeared in 1961 Last appeared in 1962 Last appeared in 1963 Last appeared in 1964 Last appeared in 1965 Last appeared in 1966 Last appeared in 1967 Last appeared in 1968 Last appeared in 1969 1970s Last appeared in 1970 Last appeared in 1971 Last appeared in 1972 Last appeared in 1973 Last appeared in 1974 Last appeared in 1975 Last appeared in 1976 Last appeared in 1977 Last appeared in 1978 Last appeared in 1979 1980s Last appeared in 1980 Last appeared in 1981 Last appeared in 1982 Last appeared in 1983 Last appeared in 1984 Last appeared in 1985 Last appeared in 1986 Last appeared in 1987 Last appeared in 1988 Last appeared in 1989 1990s Last appeared in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wendi Peters
Wendi Louise Peters (born 29 February 1968) is an English actress. Peters began her acting career in theatre, with appearances in various productions including ''The Scarlet Pimpernel'' (1991), ''Guys and Dolls'' (1991), ''Into the Woods'' (1992), '' Bedroom Farce'' (1996) and ''Noises Off'' (1997). Then from 2003 to 2007, she portrayed Cilla Battersby-Brown in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street''. After leaving ''Coronation Street'' to pursue other opportunities, she competed in and reached the final of ''Celebrity MasterChef'', before returning to the stage to appear in various touring productions and West End theatre roles. She reprised her role of Cilla in 2014 for a brief stint and then appeared in the CBBC series ''Hetty Feather'' from 2015 to 2017. From February 2023, Peters will begin appearing as Nina Bulsara in the BBC daytime soap opera ''Doctors''. Life and career 1987–2010: Career beginnings and ''Coronation Street'' As a child, Peters attended dance school a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cilla Battersby-Brown
Cilla Petunia Aurelia Brown (formerly Battersby-Brown) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera '' Coronation Street'', played by Wendi Peters. She made her first appearance on 20 October 2003. After three years in the role, Peters announced her departure from the show in January 2007. Cilla made her on-screen exit on 12 October 2007. Peters later reprised the role for the feature-length episode '' Coronation Street: Out of Africa'', in November 2008. This was produced on the condition that it would be only be available on DVD and would never be broadcast on TV. On 26 June 2014, it was announced that Peters would reprise the role of Cilla for a short stint. She returned for three weeks from 22 October to 14 November 2014. Cilla was introduced as a love interest for established character Les Battersby ( Bruce Jones), after his marriage to Janice (Vicky Entwistle) ended after nearly ten years. Cilla was also the mother of Chesney (Sam Aston), Fiz (Jennie McAlpine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sue Cleaver
Susan Owen ( Cleaver; born 2 September 1963) is an English actress. She is best known for portraying the role of Eileen Grimshaw on the ITV soap opera, ''Coronation Street'', which she has played since 2000. Early and personal life Cleaver was born on 2 September 1963 in Barnet, Hertfordshire. Cleaver is adopted, however later reconnected with her birth mother when she was in her twenties, and discovered her two half-sisters, actresses Emma and Kate Harbour. Cleaver was married to James Quinn between 1993 and 2003 and they have a son together, Elliot, born in 1998. She later married Brian Owen, lighting technician, after meeting him on the set of ''Coronation Street''. In March 2010, Cleaver was arrested for drink-driving and as a result was banned from driving for seventeen months and ordered to pay a £1,000 fine. Career She studied at the Manchester Metropolitan School of Theatre and her first television appearance was a small part in an episode of ''A Touch of Frost''. Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eileen Grimshaw
Eileen Grimshaw (also Phelan) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street''. Portrayed by Sue Cleaver, the character first appeared on-screen during the episode airing on 3 May 2000. Her storylines have often included her relationships with Dennis Stringer ( Charles Dale), Ed Jackson ( Chris Walker), Pat Stanaway ( Sean Hughes), Jerry Morton (Michael Starke), Jesse Chadwick ( John Thomson), Paul Kershaw ( Tony Hirst), Adrian Mortimer (Mark Moraghan) and Michael Rodwell ( Les Dennis), as well as her marriage to serial criminal mastermind Pat Phelan ( Connor McIntyre). The character also appeared in the mini-episode crossover between ''Coronation Street'' and rival soap ''EastEnders'' entitled ''East Street'' screened on 19 November 2010 in aid of children's charity Children In Need. In 2011, it was revealed that she and half-sister Julie Carp (Katy Cavanagh) were related to ''Coronation Street'' icon, Elsie Tanner (Pat Phoenix), as Elsie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Dale
Charles Dale (born 4 February 1963) is a Welsh actor known for playing Big Mac in ''Casualty'', Dennis Stringer in ''Coronation Street'', Gary "Chef" Alcock in '' The Lakes'' and Clive Eustace in '' The Eustace Bros.'' He was born in Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales. Television From November 2007 until June 2016, Dale portrayed Big Mac, a hospital porter, an Emergency Care Assistant and a Healthcare Assistant in the BBC One series ''Casualty''. He played Steve Lewis in the BBC Wales series '' Belonging'' (1999-2009). He has also made appearances in ''Lovejoy'', ''Soldier Soldier'', '' Bramwell'', ''A Touch of Frost'', '' Touching Evil III'', ''The Bill'', ''At Home with the Braithwaites'', '' Burnside'', '' Steel River Blues'', ''New Tricks'', '' Where the Heart Is'', ''Holby City'', ''Spaced'', '' Rocket Man'', ''The Pembrokeshire Murders'' and ''Unforgotten''. Theatre In 2017, he played Hugo in the new musical ''Everybody's Talking About Jamie'' at the Crucible Theatre The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Stringer
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the ITV soap opera '' Coronation Street'' in 2000, by order of first appearance. Amy Goskirk Amy Goskirk is an ex-girlfriend of Dev Alahan's (Jimmi Harkishin) who follows him to Weatherfield from Birmingham. Dev is not pleased to see her and is hostile, even physically evicting her from his shop. Spotted crying by her car by Norris Cole (Malcolm Hebden), he takes her for a drink in The Rovers where she overhears landlady Natalie Barnes (Denise Welch) talking about the need to employ another barmaid and Natalie offers her a job after learning of her experience. Amy works hard to get the sympathy of the residents, much to the disdain of Dev. Everyone takes Amy's side when she says that she and Dev were engaged to be married but his devoutly religious family were against their relationship. In addition, she claims that he cheated on her and now she is pregnant. Dev calls her bluff and agrees to marry her on condition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
