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.
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(also informally referred to as Corrie) is a long-running British
soap opera
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, noted for its depiction of a down-to-earth working-class community. In September 2010, it became the longest-running television soap opera in the world and is listed in the
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.
This page lists characters who made their debut appearance in 1986, including
Jenny Bradley
Jenny Connor (also Bradley) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'', played by Sally Ann Matthews. She made her first appearance on-screen on 6 January 1986. Originally fostered by Rita Fairclough (Barbar ...
(now Connor), played by
Sally Ann Matthews
Sally Ann Matthews (born 19 September 1970) is an English actress. She is best known for playing the role of Jenny Bradley in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street''.
Career
Matthews was born in Oldham, Lancashire. She played Jenny Bradley ...
, who returned to the show from 2015 onwards, 22 years after her last appearance, Jenny's father,
Alan Bradley, played by
Mark Eden, who was a part of one of the shows most memorable storyline's featuring the
Rita Fairclough
Rita Tanner (also Littlewood, Bates, Fairclough and Sullivan) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street''. Portrayed by veteran actress Barbara Knox, the character first appeared onscreen as "Rita Littlewood" ...
character, and
Sally Seddon (later Webster, now Metcalfe), played by
Sally Dynevor, who has been a regular cast member for over 33 years.
Jenny Bradley
Jenny Bradley, played by
Sally Ann Matthews
Sally Ann Matthews (born 19 September 1970) is an English actress. She is best known for playing the role of Jenny Bradley in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street''.
Career
Matthews was born in Oldham, Lancashire. She played Jenny Bradley ...
. She made her first appearance on screen on 6 January 1986. Originally fostered by
Rita Fairclough
Rita Tanner (also Littlewood, Bates, Fairclough and Sullivan) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street''. Portrayed by veteran actress Barbara Knox, the character first appeared onscreen as "Rita Littlewood" ...
(
Barbara Knox), she has been featured in storylines including her troubled relationship with her father and Rita's partner,
Alan
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(
Mark Eden), his death when he is killed in a tram accident after chasing Rita in
Blackpool
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, and a brief underage romance with married man Robert Weston (
Philip Bretherton
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). Their separation in 1991 leads to Jenny leaving on 1 March 1991. She returns for a short stint on 17 September 1993 when she visits Rita for money, but Rita's rejection of her results in Jenny's second departure on 8 October 1993. Jenny returned for four months from 18 February 2015 after meeting
Kevin Webster
Kevin Webster is a Character (arts), fictional character from the Television in the United Kingdom, British ITV (TV network), ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street''. Portrayed by Michael Le Vell, the character first appeared on-screen during the ...
(
Michael Le Vell
Michael Robert Turner (born 15 December 1964), known professionally as Michael Le Vell, is an English actor. He is best known for his role as mechanic Kevin Webster in the long-running ITV (TV channel), ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'', a ro ...
) through
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, and they begin a relationship. She is seen to develop an obsession with his son
Jack (Jaxon and Maddox Beswick), which culminates in Jenny abducting him before being found in
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, where she is arrested by police. Her last episode aired on 15 June 2015. On 11 August 2015, the official ''Coronation Street''
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page announced that Matthews would be reprising her role as Jenny on 27 January 2016.
Alan Bradley
Alan Bradley played by
Mark Eden, first appeared in the episode that aired on 15 January 1986. Jenny's father, he would go on to be one of the most famous villains in the history of the street. The character's last appearance on the 8 December 1989, saw him get killed by a Blackpool tram while chasing
Rita Fairclough
Rita Tanner (also Littlewood, Bates, Fairclough and Sullivan) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street''. Portrayed by veteran actress Barbara Knox, the character first appeared onscreen as "Rita Littlewood" ...
.
Sally Webster
Sally Metcalfe (also Seddon and Webster), played by actress
Sally Dynevor, previously known as Sally Whittaker. The character first appeared on screen during the episode airing on 27 January 1986, when
Kevin Webster
Kevin Webster is a Character (arts), fictional character from the Television in the United Kingdom, British ITV (TV network), ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street''. Portrayed by Michael Le Vell, the character first appeared on-screen during the ...
drove past her in his van. He accidentally splashed her while she was waiting for a bus. She is protective of her two daughters
Rosie Webster (Emma Collinge,
Helen Flanagan
Helen Flanagan (born 7 August 1990) is an English actress. She is best known for playing the role of Rosie Webster in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' from 2000 to 2012; she reprised the role in 2017, before going on maternity leave on ...
) and
Sophie Webster (Ashleigh Middleton, Emma Woodward,
Brooke Vincent). Her notable storylines have seen her have an on and off relationship and marriage with Kevin Webster (
Michael Le Vell
Michael Robert Turner (born 15 December 1964), known professionally as Michael Le Vell, is an English actor. He is best known for his role as mechanic Kevin Webster in the long-running ITV (TV channel), ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'', a ro ...
), becoming the victim of domestic abuse by
Greg Kelly (
Stephen Billington), being diagnosed with
breast cancer
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as well as her attempts to become the pillar of the community and annoy
Janice Battersby (
Vicky Entwistle) in the process. Over the years, she has tried to impress her bosses
Bet Lynch
Bet Lynch (also Gilroy) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street''. Portrayed by Julie Goodyear, the character first appeared on screen during the episode airing on Monday 25 May 1966. Appearing over 25 years, ...
(
Julie Goodyear),
Alf Roberts (
Bryan Mosley),
Mike Baldwin (
Johnny Briggs),
Paul Connor (
Sean Gallagher) and
Carla Connor (
Alison King) and gain promotions. Recently, Sally has embarked on a relationship with
Tim Metcalfe (
Joe Duttine
Joe Duttine, sometimes credited as Jo Duttine (born 30 June 1970), is an English film, theatre and television actor. He currently plays Tim Metcalfe in ''Coronation Street''. He is also known for his role in '' Shameless'' as Cameron Donnelly ...
) and later went on to marry him.
Jessica Barlow
Jessica Barlow (née Midgeley) first appeared as the best friend of
Susan Barlow
Susan Barlow (also Baldwin) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera '' Coronation Street''. She made her debut screen appearance on 5 April 1965. Susan has been portrayed by four actresses since her introduction. Katie Heannau ...
, later acting as a bridesmaid at her wedding to
Mike Baldwin. However, she soon became the girlfriend of Susan's twin brother;
Peter and they both left to live in Portsmouth.
Off-screen she married Peter in 1990 but upon his return to the Street in 2000, he revealed they had divorced due to her infidelity.
Ian Latimer
Ian Latimer is the nephew of
Bert Tilsley and cousin of
Brian Tilsley
1978 saw several characters making their debuts on the British Soap Opera ''Coronation Street'', including Ed Jackson, Ida Clough and Brian Tilsley, among others.
Ed Jackson
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who lives in Australia. Whilst visiting Brian in Weatherfield, he flirts with Brian's wife
Gail Tilsley
Gail Rodwell (also Potter, Tilsley, Platt, Hillman and McIntyre) is a Character (arts), fictional character from the Television in the United Kingdom, British ITV (TV network), ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'', played by Helen Worth. The ch ...
, who feels uncomfortable at first but later warms towards Ian. Ian later embarks on an affair with Gail, which confesses to Brian shortly after she falls pregnant and believes that Ian may be the father. Ian leaves after a heated argument with Brian but returns before Gail's daughter
Sarah
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is born. Ian leaves again and returns to Australia soon afterwards after a paternity test reveals that he is not Sarah's father and Brian is and Gail asks him to keep quiet about the result.
In 1989, Gail called him that Brian was stabbed to death, but couldn't attend the funeral due to flight problems.
Elsie Seddon
Elsie Seddon (née Hopwood) is the mother of
Sally Metcalfe
Sally Metcalfe (also Seddon and Webster) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'', portrayed by Sally Dynevor. The character first appeared on-screen during the episode airing on 27 January 1986, when Kevi ...
. Elsie first appears demanding money from Sally to fund her father's drinking and gambling habits. Following the death of her husband Eddie in 1989, Elsie comes to stay with Sally and her husband
Kevin after Sally injures her ankle in a road accident. They eventually get fed up with her when she begins hinting at babies and she leaves after Sally has recovered. Elsie then moves to Scarborough and opens a boarding house. In March 1997, Elsie suffers a stroke and Sally goes to Scarborough to nurse her back to health. In July, Elsie is seen again when Kevin goes to Scarborough in an attempt to patch up his and Sally's marriage after he has an affair with
Natalie Horrocks
Natalie Horrocks (also Brownlow and Barnes) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'', played by Denise Welch. She made her first appearance during the episode broadcast on 26 February 1997. She departed th ...
. During this time, Elsie's granddaughter
Rosie, goes missing but is eventually found safe and well. Elsie is last seen when Kevin's father,
Bill Webster, visits Sally at her home in an unsuccessful attempt to convince her to forgive Kevin. Elsie dies offscreen in May 1998 after suffering another stroke. She leaves Sally an inheritance of £50,000 in her will.
Eddie Seddon
Eddie Seddon was the abusive father of
Sally Metcalfe
Sally Metcalfe (also Seddon and Webster) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'', portrayed by Sally Dynevor. The character first appeared on-screen during the episode airing on 27 January 1986, when Kevi ...
, then Seddon. He makes his only appearance on 1 October 1986, when he opposes Sally's engagement to
Kevin Webster
Kevin Webster is a Character (arts), fictional character from the Television in the United Kingdom, British ITV (TV network), ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street''. Portrayed by Michael Le Vell, the character first appeared on-screen during the ...
and tells Sally that he will not be attending their wedding, which would take place the following week. Almost three years later, Eddie dies in a lorry crash and leaves £1,000 from his life insurance to Sally and her sister
Gina.
Neville Hawthorne
Neville Hawthorne is the son of
Angela Hawthorne
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' in 1994, by order of first appearance.
Tricia Armstrong
Tricia Armstrong, played by Tracy Brabin for a period of three years between 1994 and ...
. He first appeared in October 1986 when his then-stepfather,
Derek Wilton
Derek Bernard Wilton is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'', portrayed by Peter Baldwin. He appeared in the show intermittently between 1976 and 1987, before becoming a regular from 1988 until the charac ...
was seeing
Mavis Riley
Mavis Wilton (also Riley) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'', played by Thelma Barlow. A long-running series regular, Mavis appeared in the show for 26 years from 1971 to 1997. Introduced for a ...
. Neville made his most recent appearance at Angela's funeral in 2007.
References
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1986
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*, Coronation Street
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.
Origi ...