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Owen Armstrong
Owen Armstrong is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'', played by Ian Puleston-Davies. He made his first on-screen appearance on 9 June 2010 and left the show on 15 April 2015. During his time on the show, Owen became the new landlord of Weatherfield whilst attempting to recoup father-daughter relationships with both Izzy (Cherylee Houston) and her younger sister Katy (Georgia May Foote). He then developed a feud with Izzy's boyfriend Gary Windass (Mike North); formed a relationship with Gary's mother Anna (Debbie Rush); and went into business partnership with his nefarious client Pat Phelan (Connor McIntyre), who ended up conning Owen out of his £80,000 investment as revenge for Owen stealing Phelan's bike to force him in repaying him £4,000 – the result of which left both the Armstrong and Windass families virtually on the brink of financial bankruptcy. In November 2014, it was announced that Puleston-Davies had quit the serial and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coronation Street
''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford. Originally broadcast twice weekly, the series began airing six times a week in 2017. The programme was conceived by scriptwriter Tony Warren. Warren's initial proposal was rejected by the station's founder Sidney Bernstein, but he was persuaded by producer Harry Elton to produce the programme for 13 pilot episodes, and the show has since become a significant part of English culture. ''Coronation Street'' is made by ITV Granada at MediaCityUK and shown in all ITV regions, as well as internationally. In 2010, upon its 50th anniversary, the series was recognised by Guinness World Records, as the world's longest-running television soap opera. Initially influenced by the conventions of kitchen sink realism, ''Coronation Street'' is noted for its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia May Foote
Georgia May Foote (born 11 February 1991) is an English actress and model. She is best known for playing Alison Simmons in the BBC school drama series ''Grange Hill'' from 2005 to 2008 and Katy Armstrong in the ITV (TV network), ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' from 2010 to 2015. In 2015 she was runner-up on the BBC celebrity talent show ''Strictly Come Dancing (series 13), Strictly Come Dancing''. She came 98th in FHM's 100 Sexiest Women (UK), FHM's Sexiest Women of 2015. Early life Foote attended Elton High School in Bury and then Bury College. She has an older sister named Katie. Career Foote has been appearing on British television since 2004. She has played two different murder victims: Angela Fairley in the psychological thriller ''Conviction (2004 TV series), Conviction'', and as Charley Witham in ''Life on Mars (UK TV series), Life on Mars''. Other roles are Rosie in ''Sorted (TV series), Sorted'', Katy Barnes in ''Doctors (2000 TV series), Doctors'', Jennifer Thur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rovers Return Inn
The Rovers Return Inn is a fictional pub in the long-running British soap opera ''Coronation Street''. The Rovers Return occupies a corner of the fictional Coronation Street and Rosamund Street set location in the show. The pub was built by the fictional brewery Newton and Ridley. In the programme, the Rovers Return Inn has been a free house since 1995, although the brewery continues to supply it. The name comes from the Ye Olde Rovers Return in Withy Grove, Manchester, a 14th-century building that became a licensed public house but ceased to be so in 1924 and was demolished in 1958. The fictional pub has had three in-universe layouts. The original layout generally consisted of the style of a public bar. The fictional pub was later destroyed after a fire, caused by character Jack Duckworth. Later, the original layout was replaced by a single bar, until once again, being destroyed by a fire. History of the pub The Rovers Return Inn opened in 1902 on the newly built Coronati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beverley Callard
Beverley Jane McEwan (''née'' Moxon; previously Atkinson, Sowden and Callard; born 28 March 1957) is an English actress, known for her role as Liz McDonald in the long-running ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' and Flo Henshaw in ''Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps''. Career At the age of seven, Callard made her acting debut as Darius the page boy. After leaving school in 1973, she took a job as a shorthand typist. She later turned to acting and appeared on stage as Jackie Coryton in Noël Coward's ''Hay Fever'', Liz and Rita in '' Billy Liar'' and The Wicked Queen in ''Snow White''. Callard made her television debut (as Beverley Sowden) in the Yorkshire Television soap ''Emmerdale Farm'' as Angie Richards in 1983. Other roles followed, including parts in ''Hinge & Bracket: Dear Ladies'', ''Hells Bells'', ''Will You Love Me Tomorrow'' and ''The Practice''. She has released books and exercise videos called ''Real Results'', ''Rapid Results'', ''Ultimate Results'' an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liz McDonald
Elizabeth 'Liz' McDonald (also Greenwood and Tomlin) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street''. She is portrayed by Beverley Callard. She made her first appearance on 27 October 1989. Callard opted to leave the series, and Liz departed on 13 November 1998. Callard reprised the role for a short stint with Liz appearing between 6 October 2000 and 12 January 2001. Callard reprised the role for two separate stints between 19 November and 30 November 2003 and between 13 February and 22 March 2004. She returned on a permanent basis on 22 June 2004. Callard departed once again with Liz's final appearance airing on 14 April 2011. Callard reprised the role once again on a permanent basis and Liz returned on 14 October 2013. Callard announced her departure in November 2019, with her final scene broadcast in June 2020. Liz' storylines have seen her embark on a series of failed romances, including marriages to Jim McDonald (Charles Lawson), which becam ... [...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] |
Peter Armitage (actor)
Peter James Armitage (23 October 1939 – 30 November 2018) was an English television and stage actor best known for his role as Bill Webster on long-running soap opera ''Coronation Street''. He was a regular on British screens from the 1970s onwards. Early life Armitage was born out of wedlock in Skipton, West Riding of Yorkshire, where he was brought up primarily by his aunt until the age of 10, when his mother married. He did not meet his father, who was German, until he was 28, and the two did not form a long-term relationship. Armitage attended Glusburn secondary modern school, then was apprenticed to a firm building diesel engines for five years. He subsequently spent a further four years in the Merchant Navy before settling in London, where he worked as a banksman on the construction of the Victoria line. He then trained as an actor at the East 15 Acting School in Loughton, Essex. Career Armitage had three spells as the character Bill Webster on ''Coronation Street'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Webster
Bill Webster is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, '' Coronation Street'', played by Peter Armitage. The character first appeared onscreen during the episode airing on 6 February 1984 and remained in the show until 1985 when Armitage decided to leave. The character was reintroduced in 1995 but he was again written out two years later. Armitage returned once again in 2006 and appeared frequently until late-April 2010 when the character suddenly appeared only a recurring basis. It was reported in 2011 that Bill was going to be axed completely, however, he continued to make appearances on a recurring basis. His last appearance was broadcast on 29 December 2011, where Bill was in attendance at youngest granddaughter Sophie's wedding to her fiancée Sian Powers. Armitage died on 30 November 2018, therefore ruling out a future return for the character. Bill is the father of Kevin Webster ( Michael Le Vell), his sister Debbie (Sue Devaney) and another son, Carl, fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Connor McIntyre
Connor McIntyre (born 30 November 1960) is an English actor, best known for playing Pat Phelan in the ITV soap opera, ''Coronation Street'' from 2013 to 2014 and again from 2016 to 2018, but has also had large roles in TV shows such as ''Always and Everyone'', '' The Jury'', '' Buried'', ''Murder City'', '' Outlaws'', '' Drop Dead Gorgeous'' and '' The Case''. Career McIntyre began acting when he joined the Barbican Theatre in Plymouth. He has appeared in numerous television shows, including ''The Bill'', ''Casualty'', '' Heartbeat'', '' Law & Order: UK'' and ''Doctors''. His film roles include ''The Be All and End All'' and ''Charlie Noads R.I.P'' while his stage work includes appearances in ''The Comedy of Errors'', ''One for the Road'' and ''Harry's Christmas''. Filmography Television Film Guest appearances *''Lorraine'' (2014, 2016, 2017, 2018) *'' This Morning'' (2016, 2017, 2020) *'' Good Morning Britain'' (2017) *''Saturday Mash-Up! ''Saturday Mash-Up!'' is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pat Phelan (Coronation Street)
Patrick James "Pat" Phelan is a fictional character from the British soap opera ''Coronation Street'', portrayed by Connor McIntyre. He made his first appearance during the episode broadcast on 2 October 2013. The character was introduced as an acquaintance of builder Owen Armstrong ( Ian Puleston-Davies), who he soon goes into business with as part of a revenge plot. Phelan blackmails both Owen and Gary Windass (Mikey North) into working for him for free, after Gary attacks him for making sexual advances towards his mother and Owen's girlfriend, Anna Windass (Debbie Rush). The character's first stint culminates in Phelan coercing Anna to have sex with him in exchange for relinquishing his torment of Gary and Owen. He departed on 14 April 2014. The character was reintroduced on 19 January 2016. Producers established a romantic relationship between Phelan and Eileen Grimshaw (Sue Cleaver), whom he later marries. He also commits a series of crimes, which include creating a frau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Debbie Rush
Debbie Rush (born 29 March 1966) is an English actress, known for portraying the role of Anna Windass in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' from 2008 to 2018. Career Early career After training at the Manchester School of Acting when she was in her thirties, she has also starred in '' Shameless, Brookside'' and ''Hollyoaks in the City.'' Rush also filmed the role of Pam in the horror film '' Salvage'' alongside Neve McIntosh. ''Coronation Street'' In 2008, Rush was cast in soap opera ''Coronation Street'' as Anna Windass. She won the part over a number of highly rated actors. Of this Rush said: "I went for the casting a few months ago and then was called back for the screen test. When I got the part I couldn’t believe it, I was thrilled to bits. I watched Corrie all the time growing up and all the family are tuning in now that I’m going to be in it. It’s surreal, because the cast and characters are already part of your life just from watching it." In March 2015, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
