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Eva Price
Eva Price is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'', played by Catherine Tyldesley, her character and casting was announced in May 2011 and she made her first appearance on screen on 17 June 2011. Eva was introduced as Stella Price's (Michelle Collins) daughter. On 24 August 2014, Tyldesley announced that she was expecting her first child. Eva left the show on 23 February 2015. Tyldesley returned to filming on 13 July 2015, and Eva's return scenes aired on 16 September 2015. It was announced on 1 December 2017 that Tyldesley had decided to leave the show to pursue other acting roles after seven years. Tyldesley filmed her final scenes on 20 June 2018 which were broadcast on 3 August 2018. In 2025 it was announced that Eva will return later on in the year after 7 years away. Eva moves into The Rovers Return Inn with her mother Stella, and her mother's boyfriend, Karl Munro (John Michie). Tyldesley later said in May 2012 that Eva's glamorous l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coronation Street
''Coronation Street'' (colloquially referred to as ''Corrie'') is a British television soap opera created by ITV Granada, Granada Television and shown on ITV (TV network), ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres on a cobbled, terraced street in the fictional town of Weatherfield in Greater Manchester. The location was itself based on Salford, the hometown of the show's first screenwriter and creator, Tony Warren. Originally broadcast twice weekly, ''Coronation Street'' increased its runtime in later years, currently airing three 60-minute episodes per week. Warren developed the concept for the series, which was initially rejected by Granada's founder Sidney Bernstein, Baron Bernstein, Sidney Bernstein. Producer Harry Elton convinced Bernstein to commission 13 pilot episodes. The show has since become a significant part of British culture and underpinned the success of its producing Granada franchise. Currently produced by ITV Studios, the successor to Granada, the seri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michelle Collins
Michelle Danielle Collins (born 28 May 1962) is a British actress. She is known for her role as Cindy Beale in the BBC soap opera A soap opera (also called a daytime drama or soap) is a genre of a long-running radio or television Serial (radio and television), serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term ''soap opera'' originat ... ''EastEnders'' (1988–1990, 1992–1998, 2023–present), as well as appearing as Stella Price in ITV (TV network), ITV's ''Coronation Street'' (2011–2014). Her other notable television roles include the BBC dramas ''Real Women'' (1998–1999), ''Sunburn (TV series), Sunburn'' (1999–2000) and ''Two Thousand Acres of Sky'' (2001–2003). Early life and education Collins was born on 28 May 1962 at Hackney Hospital, Homerton High Street in Metropolitan Borough of Hackney, Hackney, East London, to a Welsh mother, Mary, and a father of English and Flemish heritage. Her Flemish grandfather was Belgian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Tilsley
Nick Tilsley (also Platt, also known as Nicky) 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 Platt ( Tina O'Brien) and older half-brother of David Platt ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katherine Kelly (actress)
Katherine Kelly is an English actress. She rose to prominence with her portrayal of Becky McDonald on the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' (2006–2012), for which she received multiple awards, including the British Soap Award for Best Actress (2009) and the NTA for Best Serial Drama Performance (2012). Kelly's subsequent television roles include Lady Mae in '' Mr Selfridge'' (2013–2014, 2016), DI Jodie Shackleton in '' Happy Valley'' (2016), Miss Andrea Quill in ''Class'' (2016), Jane Lowry in '' Strike Back'' (2017–2018), DCI Natalie Hobbs in '' Criminal: UK'' (2019–2020), Elizabeth Sutherland in '' Gentleman Jack'' (2019–2022), DI Karen Renton in '' Liar'' (2020), Sally Wright in '' Innocent'' (2021), and Angela van Den Bogerd in '' Mr Bates vs The Post Office'' (2024). Early life and education Katherine Kelly was born in Barnsley, South Yorkshire. She grew up in both South Yorkshire and the United States. She has strong links with The Lamproom Theatre in Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Becky McDonald
Becky McDonald (also Granger) is a fictional character from the British soap opera ''Coronation Street'', played by Katherine Kelly. Becky was created by producer Tony Wood, and made her debut in the episode airing on 5 February 2006. Kelly was initially contracted to appear for three months, but became a series regular after impressing the serial's producers. In April 2011, Kelly announced her decision to leave the soap. Producer Phil Collinson created dramatic storylines in the build-up to her exit. Becky's storylines focused on her friendship with Roy (David Neilson) and Hayley Cropper (Julie Hesmondhalgh), which helped change public opinion of the character, and her relationship with Jason Grimshaw ( Ryan Thomas) and her marriage with Steve McDonald (Simon Gregson), with the latter producing two wedding storylines which were highly publicised by ITV. Other notable storylines have included her drunken rampages, two miscarriages and her desire to adopt a child. Becky was p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Danson
Jane Danson (born Jane Elizabeth Dawson, 8 November 1978) is an English actress. She is known for her portrayal of Leanne Battersby in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'', between 1997 and 2000, and from 2004 onwards. Her other television credits include ''Children's Ward'' (1995–1997), '' The Grand'' (1997) and ''The Bill'' (2002–2003). For her role on ''Coronation Street'', Danson won the 2011 British Soap Award for Best Dramatic Performance. Career At the age of 12, Danson made her television debut under the name Jane Dawson in the 1991 Alan Bleasdale series '' GBH'' playing the part of Eileen Critchley. From 1995 to 1997, Danson played the role of Paula in the ITV children's television drama ''Children's Ward''. In 1996, she also appeared in '' Out of Tune'', a British children's sitcom which was shown on CBBC. She also made an appearance in the first episode of the BBC's '' Hetty Wainthropp Investigates'' which was aired in January 1996. In 1997, Danson landed p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Gregson
Simon Alan Gregory (born 2 October 1974), better known by his stage name, Simon Gregson, is a British actor from Manchester, England. He is best known for his portrayal of Steve McDonald (Coronation Street character), Steve McDonald in the long-running ITV (TV network), ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' since 1989. He has received 17 awards for comedy and performance, plus a Legends of Industry Award. Early life Whilst a pupil at The Kingsway School, Stockport, in 1989, Simon Gregory entered a search for the part of one of two new cast members to join the ITV (TV network), ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' as the 'McDonald Twins'. Fellow Kingsway pupil Nicholas Cochrane was selected out of the class to become Andy McDonald (Coronation Street), Andy McDonald, and a search was on for another class member who had the same height, build and hair colouring as him. As Gregory was the only member of the class to fit these criteria, he was selected and the two were sent for further ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve McDonald (Coronation Street)
Steve McDonald is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'', played by Simon Gregson. The character first appeared on-screen during the episode airing on 6 December 1989. He arrived as part of the McDonald family introduced by producer Mervyn Watson along with his twin brother Andy (Nicholas Cochrane) and parents Liz ( Beverley Callard) and Jim McDonald (Charles Lawson). For the first year on the Street, the character was credited by the actor's real surname Gregory, before changing to Gregson from early 1991 onwards. Steve is ''Coronation Street'' most married character, having been married seven times to five women Vicky Arden ( Chloe Newsome), Karen Phillips (twice) ( Suranne Jones), Becky Granger ( Katherine Kelly), Michelle Connor (Kym Marsh), and Tracy Barlow (twice) (Kate Ford). In September 2015, Gregson announced a break for personal reasons and Steve was off-screen from November 2015 to 22 April 2016. Steve's storylines includ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sunday People
The ''Sunday People'' is a British tabloid Sunday newspaper. It was founded as ''The People'' on 16 October 1881. At one point owned by Odhams Press, The ''People'' was acquired along with Odhams by the Mirror Group in 1961, along with the '' Daily Herald'', which eventually became ''The Sun''. It switched from broadsheet to tabloid on September 22, 1974. The ''Sunday People'' is now published by Reach plc, and shares a website with the Mirror papers. In July 2011, when it benefited from the closure of the '' News of the World'', it had an average Sunday circulation of 806,544. By December 2016 the circulation had shrunk to 239,364 and by August 2020 to 125,216. Notable events In March 1951 the ''Sunday People'' (then known as ''The People'') published an article claiming that the British military had allowed Iban mercenaries to collect scalps from human corpses in the ongoing Malayan Emergency war. British colonial officials saw this article as a potential propaganda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inside Soap
''Inside Soap'' is a weekly soap opera and television listings magazine published in the United Kingdom. The magazine is currently released every Tuesday. It covers storylines featured in British and Australian soap operas that are broadcast in the United Kingdom, including ''Coronation Street'', '' Doctors'', ''EastEnders'', ''Emmerdale'', ''Hollyoaks'', ''Home and Away'' and ''Neighbours ''Neighbours'' is an Australian television soap opera that has aired since 18 March 1985. It was created by television executive Reg Watson. The Seven Network commissioned the show following the success of Watson's earlier soap '' Sons and ...'' as well as drama '' Casualty''. Since 1996, the magazine have hosted the ''Inside Soap'' Awards ceremony each year. History Profile and early years ''Inside Soap'' was launched in Australia in 1992, published by the Sydney-based Attic Futura. Attic Futura was sold to Pacific Magazines in 1993 by which time the magazine had been successfully l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Michie
John Michie (born 25 October 1956) is a Scottish television and film actor, known for his roles as DI Robbie Ross in the STV detective drama series ''Taggart'', as Karl Munro in ''Coronation Street'' from 2011 to 2013 and his role as CEO Guy Self in '' Casualty'' and ''Holby City''. Early life Michie was born in Burma and boarded at Windlesham House School while his family were based in Kenya. The family later settled in Edinburgh, where was sent to study at Glenalmond College from the age of twelve. At the age of nineteen, he worked his passage to Australia on a cargo ship, where he spent a year as a jackaroo herding cattle before returning to Scotland. He took a job as a stagehand at the Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh, where his interest in acting started. He returned to Kenya when he was 22, beginning his acting career in ''A Private Matter'' at the Donovan Maule Theatre, Nairobi in 1980. Career Television He was also in Taggart series 5 1989. Michie appeared in '' Moo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rovers Return Inn
The Rovers Return Inn, also known simply as the Rovers, is a fictional public house 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, set in the fictional Lancashire town of Weatherfield. The pub was constructed by the fictional brewery Newton and Ridley. The name comes from the Ye Olde Rovers Return in Withy Grove, Manchester, a 14th-century building that operated as 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 The Rover's Return Inn opened in 1902 on the newly built Coronation Street (1902 bei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
