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Log Thwaite
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' in 1998, by order of first appearance. Maggie Veitch Maggie Veitch (also known as Warder Veitch), portrayed by Susan Tordoff, was a prison guard who bullied Deirdre Rachid ( Anne Kirkbride). Her despicable acts were putting Deirdre in an asylum and not informing her of a phone call from her good friend Mike Baldwin ( Johnny Briggs). Eventually, Deirdre's prison mate Jackie Dobbs ( Margi Clarke) stood up for Deirdre by punching Veitch in the stomach on her behalf. After that, Veitch wasn't cruel to Deirdre. Hayley Cropper Hayley Anne Cropper (also Patterson) made her first appearance on 26 January 1998, played by Julie Hesmondhalgh. She is the first transsexual character in a British soap opera and was the first permanent transsexual character in the world of soaps. She is probably best known for her marriage to Roy Cropper ( David Neilson). On 11 January 2013, Hesm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ITV (TV Network)
ITV is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network. It was launched in 1955 as Independent Television to provide competition to BBC Television (established in 1936). ITV is the oldest commercial network in the UK. Since the passing of the Broadcasting Act 1990, it has been legally known as Channel 3 to distinguish it from the other analogue channels at the time, BBC1, BBC2 and Channel 4. ITV was for four decades a network of separate companies which provided regional television services and also shared programmes between each other to be shown on the entire network. Each franchise was originally owned by a different company. After several mergers, the fifteen regional franchises are now held by two companies: ITV plc, which runs the ITV1 channel, and STV Group, which runs the STV channel. The ITV network is a separate entity from ITV plc, the company that resulted from the merger of Granada plc and Carlton Communications in 2004. ITV plc holds the Channel 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Coronation Street Characters (2019)
''Coronation Street'' is a British soap opera first broadcast on 9 December 1960. The following is a list of characters introduced in 2019, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by series producer Iain MacLeod. The first character to be introduced is Natalie Watkins (Cassie Bradley), an acquaintance of Nick Tilsley (Ben Price), in January, followed by the birth of Bertie Osbourne, the son of Daniel Osbourne (Rob Mallard) and Sinead Tinker (Katie McGlynn) and Andrea Abruzzi (Luca Malacrino) a hairdresser who applies for a job at Trim Up North. Jan Lozinski (Piotr Baumann), a builder working for Gary Windass (Mikey North), first appears in March, followed by Alina Pop ( Ruxandra Porojnicu), a love interest for Seb Franklin (Harry Visinoni), in April. The Bailey family - consisting of brothers James Bailey (Nathan Graham) and Michael Bailey (Ryan Russell), their father Ed Bailey (Trevor Michael Georges) and mother Aggie Bailey (Lorna Laidlaw) - are introdu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emily Bishop
Emily Bishop (also Nugent and Swain; originally credited as Miss Nugent) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street''. Portrayed by Eileen Derbyshire, the character is the longest-standing female character in the serial, having first appeared on-screen during an episode which aired on 21 December 1960, played by an uncredited walk on actress. From January onwards, she was played by Eileen Derbyshire. Derbyshire announced in November 2015 that she would be taking a retirement from the show and Emily departed on New Year's Day 2016 after 55 years on screen. It was announced on 9 August 2019 that Derbyshire had agreed to briefly reprise the role. She made a brief cameo on 9 October 2019 for Ken Barlow's (William Roache) 80th birthday celebration. Storylines Emily first moved to Weatherfield in the late-1940s from Harrogate to work for Leonard Swindley ( Arthur Lowe) at the Glad Tidings Mission Hall. A very quiet and Christian woman, she hardly knew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spider Nugent
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' in 1997, by order of first appearance. Janice Battersby Brad Armstrong Bradley "Brad" Armstrong is the son of Terry Duckworth (Nigel Pivaro) and Tricia Armstrong (Tracy Brabin). He is born on 14 February 1997 and named after Brad Pitt. Three months after his birth, his mother leaves with him. Natalie Barnes Chris Collins Chris Collins is a mechanic played by Matthew Marsden. Chris, a former soldier, makes his first appearance in March 1997 when he arrives at Webster's Autos looking for work, and when Chris demonstrates his abilities, Kevin Webster (Michael Le Vell) gives him a job. During his time on the Street and unbeknownst to his boss Kevin, Chris has a passionate affair with Kevin's wife Sally (Sally Dynevor). Sally takes revenge for Kevin's affair with Natalie Horrocks (Denise Welch) by seducing Chris. He ends his relationship with Sally after she and Kevin get b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoë Henry
Zoë Henry (born 3 September 1973) is an English actress, known for her roles in four soap operas on British television; ''Emmerdale'', ''Doctors'', ''Coronation Street'', and ''EastEnders''. She has also made appearances in various other television series including ''Grafters'' and ''Conviction''. Career Henry won the ''Manchester Evening News'' 'Best Actress in a leading role' title in the Manchester Metropolitan University School of Theatre's production of ''Pygmalion'' for Eliza Doolittle in 2002. Henry's early career began with a small role in the first episode of ''Cold Feet'', as well as playing the character Emma in ''Grafters''. She also starred in ''Dalziel and Pascoe'', before securing a role in as the new vet, Rhona Goskirk in ITV soap ''Emmerdale''. She also starred in the film ''Seeing Red'' alongside Sarah Lancashire. Henry played the character for a month in 2001, before returning for eight months in 2002. After her departure from ''Emmerdale'', Henry she was ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandra Mardell
Alexandra Mardell (born 27 July 1993) is an English actress, known for portraying the role of Emma Brooker in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street''. For her portrayal of the role, she won the British Soap Award for Best Newcomer, and was nominated for Newcomer at the National Television Awards. Early and personal life Mardell was born in Leeds on 27 July 1993. She was born to parents Janet and Michael; her father Michael died in 2016 from cardiomyopathy. Mardell studied acting at the Guildford School of Acting (GSA), graduating in 2018. In 2015, while attending GSA, Mardell met fellow actor Joe Parker, with whom she began a relationship in 2017. In April 2021, she announced her engagement to Parker. Career In 2017, Mardell made her professional acting debut in an episode of the ITV crime drama series '' Vera''. Later that year, she starred in the short film ''Chocolate Pieces''. In 2018, she was cast in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' as series regular Emma Brooker. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashley Peacock
Ashley Sibelius Peacock is a Character (arts), fictional character from the Television in the United Kingdom, British ITV (TV network), ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street''. Portrayed by Steven Arnold, the character first appeared on screen during the episode airing on 1 February 1995. Ashley was a victim of the tram crash and died as part of the show's Coronation Street Live (2010 episode), 50th-anniversary episode in December 2010. Storylines Backstory Ashley is the son of Fred Elliott (John Savident) and Kathleen Gutteridge (Elizabeth Rider). He was conceived when his father had a relationship with Kathleen who was an employee at his family's shop. Fred proposed to Kathleen, wanting to provide stability for his son but Kathleen rejected his proposal as she did not want to be tied down at a young age. When Ashley was born, Kathleen agreed to let Fred's sister Beryl Peacock (Anny Tobin) and her husband Sam, raise Ashley as their own son. Ashley grew up believing Fred was his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
