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'', played by Steve Jackson. He first appears during the episode airing on 28 January 2010 as a lodger for
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). He lodged with Janice at 14a Victoria Street from February to October 2010. He dated
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), who gave him a managerial job at her lingerie factory ''Underworld'' but he quit and left the area when the arrangement didn't work out. He returned in March 2011, and later left with Janice to go traveling.


Storylines


2010–2011

In January 2010, whilst working, Trevor refuses to empty
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 ...
's (
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 ...
) wheelie bin as the lid is not down. Janice is annoyed but is smitten with Trevor when he responds to her advertisement for a lodger, needing somewhere to live after splitting up with his ex-girlfriend. Trevor enjoys living with Janice but does not realize that she is attracted to him. When he takes in two stray cats, Janice puts up with them despite being allergic. In February, Trevor is looking for Janice and finds her boss,
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), cleaning so he thinks she is the cleaner. When he later sees her at The Rovers, they exchange numbers and agree to a date until Trevor sees ''Underworlds real cleaner,
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), and Carla getting out of her expensive car. Rather than being angry at Carla's deception, Trevor is bemused, and he and Carla go on to have an enjoyable first date. From then on, their romance blossoms. In May 2010, Trevor tries to organize a World Cup trip for Steve McDonald (
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), Peter Barlow (
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), on the condition that they keep it from their wives and girlfriends. On 14 May, Janice finds a suitcase full of cash under Trevor's bed and asks him what it is, worried he earned it illegally, so Trevor reveals that it is his savings for the World Cup and Janice agrees to keep quiet, providing she can come too. Trevor also tries to negotiate a business deal for Carla in the ''Rovers Return'' when a businessman thinks he is Carla's business partner. Trevor hears that Carla's ex-husband
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) has escaped from prison and seeks to use this as a reason to stay with Carla. After the siege at the factory, Trevor helps Carla recover and asks her to go to the World Cup with him. She accepts and they spend two weeks in South Africa. They return in July 2010 and Carla offers Trevor a trainee manager's position at ''Underworld.'' He accepts but this annoys her business partner and shareholder
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) who considers Trevor incompetent. Trevor is unhappy and after making a number of costly mistakes, his relationship with Carla is strained. The final straw comes when Nick insults him and Trevor punches him in front of everyone at the factory and has a blazing row with Carla, who admits that their relationship is no longer working. He tells Carla that she has never got over the death of her former lover and brother-in-law
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) and that he cannot live in the shadow of a dead man. Later that night in the Rovers' smoking shelter, Trevor recounts the events of his day to
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) who convinces him to get in touch with his ex-girlfriend, Michaela, and look to the future. With Lloyd's advice in mind, Trevor comes to realize that there is nothing left for him in Weatherfield. He decides to go to Swansea and attempt a reconciliation with Michaela. As he moves his belongings out of Carla's apartment, he warns her to be vigilant about her drinking. Trevor then comforts her about their broken relationship and wishes her well and leaves. In March 2011, Janice informs
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) that she thought she saw Trevor and tells Carla but Carla insists that she was seeing things. A few days later, Janice bumps into Trevor in ''Roy's Rolls'', he tells her he has been in the area for the past month. He later spots Janice in the rain and he asks her to go for a drink with him. She agrees and they go to The Rovers. The next day, he asks Janice to leave with him and she agrees after saying goodbye to stepdaughter Leanne (
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) sees them about to leave and tells everyone in the pub, so Trevor deliberately drives through a puddle, soaking them, with Janice shouting "Losers" as they drive off into the distance together.


Creation and development


Background

The character of Trevor is introduced in early 2010 as a bin-man and lodger for Janice Battersby. Trevor forms a mis-matched relationship with Carla Connor and also plans a trip to the World Cup.


Departure and return

On 6 May 2010 it was reported that the character of Trevor would be axed and the actor's contract terminated. This came as part of a wider drive by new producer
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to revive the show and improve the quality of the performers involved. The character left on 4 October 2010. Trevor returned briefly in March 2011 to enable the departure of
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 ...
.


Reception

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'' have branded Trevor as one of the departed characters in 2010 that will not be remembered in the future.


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dean, Trevor Coronation Street characters Television characters introduced in 2010 Male characters in television Fictional factory workers Fictional managers