List of past recurring and minor Coronation Street characters

Coronation Street is an award-winning UK soap opera created by Tony Warren, produced by Granada Television and aired by ITV. It first broadcast on Friday 9 December 1960, and is consistently one of the highest-rated programmes on British television. The programme features an ensemble cast of characters, comprised for the most part of residents of the fictional Coronation Street, located in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Salford, Greater Manchester. Recurring and minor characters in the show are often children of the Street's residents, or friends, relatives, lovers or antagonists introduced to the show for a single specific storyline.

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Finlay Bryant

Finlay Bryant, portrayed by Ramone Quinn is the son of Teresa Bryant, ex-wife of Jerry Morton. In April 2007, Jerry discovered that Teresa had gone on holiday, leaving their daughter Kayleigh and her half-brother Finlay on their own. Jerry took the children back home with him, so Finlay remained with the rest of the Mortons at No 6 Coronation Street. In June 2008, Teresa briefly conned Lloyd Mullaney into thinking Finlay was his son so that she could get money out of him. On 26 April 2008 it was announced that the character would depart later in the year with the rest of the Morton family.

Doreen became a sparring partner for the character Norris Cole, but scriptwriters have since developed their relationship into a romance.
Doreen arrived in February 2007 as an old showbiz friend of Rita Sullivan. She was initially disliked by Rita's business partner Norris Cole whom she insulted upon first meeting him. Shortly afterwards Rita let Doreen stay with her as Doreen told her that her flat was being repaired. On 18th May 2007 however, Rita discovered that Doreen was faking her flat being repaired and removed of asbestos. Rita then told Doreen to pack her bags and leave. On 28th May 2007 Rita confessed to Norris that she was missing Doreen's company but refused to make the first move. Norris secretly arranged to meet Doreen and persuaded her to make up with Rita. The two made up over a drink in the Rovers Return. More recently she has been helping out in The Kabin whilst Rita was on holiday. After Norris had proposed and received a decline from Rita, he then went on to propose to Doreen, only to discover that both George Trench and had already done so too, after some persuation from Rita, Norris later declined his own proposal to Doreen, she then went on and declined both George and Ivor's proposals too, stating that she had changed her mind about getting married again.

Doreen never officially left, but after deciding to stay single she disappeared and has not been seen since.

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Kenzie Judd

Kenzie Judd was played by Jack Cooper. Kenzie is the main member of the gang of hoodies that terrorized the street. He also raided the Kabin and left Norris Cole shaken, he also robbed robbed Roy's rolls. They also caused Jerry Morton to suffer a Heart Attack. This persuaded Jerry's daughter, Kayeleigh not to be with him, and he lost his part in his schoolplay, which went to schoolmate Chesney, who also has an eye for Kayleigh. Kenzie later appeared on the street with the other hoodies in August to beat Chesney, but the fight was broken up by their ex schoolteacher John Stape.

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Luigi

Luigi was played by Chris Hannon. He was first seen in 2007 at the all new Valandros restaurant, as an assistant chef. He appeared between 2007 until 2008 when employee Paul Clayton set the restaurant alight.

Yana Lumb

Yana Lumb was portrayed by Jayne Bickerton. She was Cilla Battersby-Brown's best friend and in a way was usually involved in Cilla's scams and plots. Yana worked with Cilla in Wong's chip shop on Rosamund Street until its closure in 2007.

Yana ended up going on Cilla's honeymoon with her instead of Cilla's husband Les Battersby-Brown, who was in trouble with Cilla for trashing all the wedding presents at the reception.

Yana took pity on Les in late November 2006, when he revealed his suspicions of Cilla having an affair. Yana was shocked that Cilla wouldn't confide in her and felt sorry for a miserable Les, they became more and more attracted to each other and eventually couldn't resist each other. Yana engaged in an affair with Les and slept with him in the living room, only to be seen by Cilla's son, Chesney Battersby-Brown. Cilla soon found out about the affair, and pretended she had cancer. She forced Yana and Les to sit in a bathtub of mushy peas on Christmas Eve to raise money for Cilla's holiday fund to Florida. Before she left, she revealed the truth.

Returning in December, Cilla slapped Yana and forgave her.

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Clarissa Mason

Clarissa Mason, played by Alexandra Boyd first appeared in May 2008 as Harry Mason's separated wife. He refused to help her, as she had just told him that she had lost her drivers license due to speeding, so she left. She returned on 23 May, when Harry hired Lloyd Mullaney to drive her around for a while. She returned to the street on 2 July, to cause some more trouble for Harry. She later began to expect more from Lloyd, and even insisted on him buying her a drink in the Rovers Return on 11 July 2008. On 23 July 2008, Clarissa agreed on a divorce settlement. Clarissa reacted when Harry struck up a close friendship with Liz McDonald, but Harry tried to reassure Clarissa that nothing was going on between him and Liz. On 28 July 2008, Clarissa caught Harry and Liz at his house, kissing and expressing feelings for each other. She decided that she wanted Harry back, and he ended his relationship with Liz. On 30 July 2008, Clarissa offered a reluctant Harry chance to move back in with her, and told him to cancel their divorce. Later that day, she ended up in a brawl with Liz, after Liz threw Clarissa out of the Rovers Return, after Clarissa offended Liz about looking old, and then threw her drink over her. She was only allowed back into the Rovers after she apologised.

Clarissa and Harry reappeared on the street in September 2008 just as Harry and Liz resumed their fling, soon developing into an affair. When Clarissa discovered the truth from Liz, they both teamed up to exact their revenge on the philandering bookie. Liz invited Harry into the back room of the Rovers with the promise of sex, as she stripped Harry to his underwear Clarissa entered the room with her camera phone and took the incriminating photos of Harry. She later agreed to take Harry back as long as he promises never to set foot in Weatherfield again, and left Dan in charge of the bookies.

Alexandra Boyd revealed that she was "shocked" to discover her axing from the show after reading this in the newspaper.

Kayleigh Morton

Kayleigh Morton, played by Jessica Barden, arrived on Coronation Street on 18 March 2007 with her dad Jerry, granddad Wilf and siblings Jodie, Mel and Darryl. Shortly after arriving, she announced that she wanted to return to live with her mother Teresa Bryant, and Jerry reluctantly agreed. Teresa later went away on holiday and left Kayleigh alone to look after her six year old half-brother Finlay whilst she was away. As a result, Kayleigh and Finlay both came to live with Jerry. Kayleigh was furious when she discovered Jodie had stolen Chesney's dog Schmeical as part of a feud with Chesney's mum Cilla Battersby-Brown. She returned the dog to Chesney. The two went on to share a kiss in August 2008. Kayleigh was devastated to learn that her mother had been poisoning her father and ordered her to leave along with her siblings Darryl and Mel the following month. In April 2008, Kayleigh and the rest of the Mortons were axed from the show by producer Kim Crowther, departing in Autumn 2008.

In September 2008, Kayleigh was last seen waving out of a taxi window as she departed Weatherfield for a new life in Spain with her father and Finlay.

Wilf Morton

Wilfred "Wilf" Morton was played by Rodney Litchfield. Wilfred arrived on Coronation Street with his granddaughter, Jodie. He called Dev Alahan "chief", which Dev took to be a racist comment. However, Jodie explained that Wilf was not good with names and that this was simply his method of addressing people informally. Wilf is an ex-jailbird with an extensive criminal record, mostly off the back of his tendency to take part in a quick scam - a trait that many members of his family have inherited. On discovering granddaughter Mel's plans to join the police, he claimed it was like "being stabbed". However, despite his former misdemeanours, Wilf does hold his family dear; realising that his past record may affect Mel (or "Melanie", as he insists on calling her) and her application to join the Police Force, Wilf "faked" his death on Father's Day, 2007, submitting a false obituary to the Weatherfield Gazette. This action led to Blanche Hunt and Deirdre Barlow believing he was, indeed, dead - with the former arranging her own wake (despite still being very much alive) as a result. Wilf's intentions towards Blanche are not yet known; while the two often bicker, Blanche was genuinely shocked when she believed Wilf to be dead, and Wilf has made several flirtatious comments towards Mrs. Hunt. Although he appeared to live with his son and grandchildren, Wilf has not appeared and has not been mentioned in several months, despite Jerry recently suffering a heart attack.

Jodie Morton

Jodie Morton was played by Samantha Seager. Jodie was the new owner of Diggory Compton's old bakery, along with her father Jerry. Jodie and her grandfather, Wilf, arrived on Coronation Street, in January 2007, to ask Charlie Stubbs why the re-fit on the bakery was taking so long. She found out he had been murdered, and asked Jason Grimshaw to continue with the re-fit. She also called Dev Alahan "cheesey" when he attempted to flirt with her. Jodie enjoyed recurring brawls with rival chippie worker, Cilla Battersby-Brown. Cilla said that Jodie had the body of her father, Jerry Morton, and the face of 'Jabba The Hut'. Cilla also called an exterminator and lied that "Jerry's Kebabs" was infested with rats. Jodie then retaliated by calling Cilla a liar and a 'fat face cow'. As part of the ongoing feud, Jodie took dog Schmeichel and kept him in the family's garden shed later letting him go. Jodie had a brief romance with Lloyd Mullaney. On July 14, 2007, it was announced that she was to leave Coronation Street. She left the Street on 11 November 2007, after feeling that father Jerry had taken her for granted too many times and went to stay with a friend in London.

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Nick Neeson

Nick Neeson was played by Robert Horwell. Nick was first seen on the street stalking Ryan in December 2007. Ryan constantly saw Nick's car and was worried when he shouted out his name. Michelle and Liam went to confront Nick and got a shock in return when Nick said he believed to be Ryan's dad. It was then revealed that Ryan is the biological son of Nick, but Alex is his legal son. Ryan went away for a week with Nick on a Canoeing holiday and meets up with Ryan on occasions. Nick was last seen in April 2008 when Michelle was about to go to Ireland with Alex and Ryan to see her parents.

Wendy Neeson

Wendy Neeson was played by Jane Slavin. She is the biological mother of Ryan Connor, but Alex is her legal son. Wendy told Alex's biological mother Michelle that she and her husband Nick had separated over the row about Alex not being their biological son. She acted up when Alex went to stay with Michelle, and went to claim back her son several times, and finally on 7 March 2008 managed to take Alex back home. Wendy, unlike Nick, had no interest in Ryan.

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Ivor Priestley

Ivor Priestley was played by Paul Copley. Ivor first appeared at the funeral of his ex wife Angela. He made friends with Norris Cole who was also previously married to Angela. Ivor and George both soon worked together to try and discover who Norris's love interest was, after recieving a declined propsal from business partner Rita, Norris went on to propose to Rita's friend Doreen Fenwick, only to dicover that he and George had already done so too, after Norris declined his offer of marriage on 2 December, Doreen declined both Ivor and George's proposals, stating that she had changed her mind about getting married.

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Abi Sharpe

Police Constable Abi Sharpe, played by actress Rachael Elizabeth, is a police officer friend of Mel Morton, first seen in 2007. She has had an on off flirtatious relationship with bookie Dan Mason. Abi flirted with Mel's twin brother, Darryl on their 19th birthday, to console him after Lauren Wilson had dumped him, in order to make Lauren jealous. Abi reappeared on 7 July 2008, helping Mel sort out her father, Jerry, after he had a heart attack and was drinking alcohol. Mel also asked her to do a police check on her mother's ex boyfriend, Gary Denmark whom she claimed beat her. At the end of August, Mel was prompted to stay at Abi's with Teresa persisting to live at No.6. On 3 September 2008 Mel and Abi were celebrating completing their police training when they overheard some youth girls fighting. Abi called the police force while Mel attempted to break up the fight, when Abi saw Mel getting hurt she joined in to save her friend. The fight ended with Abi left with a bleeding eye after sustaining an injury with a glass bottle. Mel called an ambulance and told Jerry about the situation, in shock, Abi was safely transported to hospital. Abi later told Mel in hospital that she needed eye surgery as she had a detatched retina. After the operation, Abi was confined to desk duty at the police station because of the damage done to her eye, this was much to her disappointment as she longed to be on the beat. This caused Mel to feel very guilty.

Archie Shuttleworth

Archie Shuttleworth, played by actor Roy Hudd, was an occasional character on the street. He is the local undertaker who dated Blanche Hunt for a while, and helped close friend Audrey Roberts when she was in turmoil over son-in-law Richard Hillman. Archie makes reappearances for funerals on the street.

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George Trench

George Trench was played by Keith Barron. George first appeared at the funeral of his ex wife Angela. He made friends with Norris Cole who was also previously married to Angela. George and Ivor both soon worked together to try and discover who Norris's love interest was, after recieving a declined propsal from business partner Rita, Norris went on to propose to Rita's friend Doreen Fenwick, only to dicover that he and Ivor had already done so too, after Norris declined his offer of marriage on 2 December, Doreen declined both George and Ivor's proposals, stating that she had changed her mind about getting married.

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D.C. Weller

D.C. Weller was played by Caroline Paterson. She was the police detective after David Platt had pushed his mother, Gail down the stairs of their home.

Lauren Wilson

Lauren Wilson was played by Lucy Evans. She entered the show as Violet Wilson's younger sister, she had previously been working in Aya Napia in a bar called 'Man-unition', it was clear from the outset that straight-laced Violet did not get along with her wild younger sibling. Lauren became barmaid at the Rovers, and moved in as lodger with Eileen Grimshaw. Lauren had a relationship with Darryl Morton, but it was clear to everyone but Darryl that she was using him for money and free nights out on the town. Eventually Darryl stood up to her when she suggested he steal from his dad when he was out of money. Lauren immediately dumped him.

When Lauren was brought into the show the producers initially had high hopes for the character. However plans were scuppered when Lauren proved to be a extremely unlikeable character both in the viewers and the critic's eyes. As a result she was dropped from the show less than six months after her first appearance.

In the days leading up to her departure, she began to suggest to Sean Tully that they take a break together, although it was apparent that she was just trying to wrangle a free holiday out of him (especially as she had just lost her job at the Rovers and had no intention of paying the rent she owed to Eileen). Sean returned from the holiday alone, explaining that Lauren, as expected, had abandoned him immedietly upon leaving the plane once they'd arrived in Spain. She has now bagged herself a rich boyfriend and has no intention of returning.

Dylan Wilson

Dylan James Wilson was played by Charlie Corry. Dylan Wilson is the son of Violet Wilson and Sean Tully and first appeared on 22 February 2008, having been delivered by his biological father and his partner Marcus Dent in the Rovers, because it was too late to go to the hospital. He was due to be born four weeks later, Violet and her boyfriend Jamie Baldwin intended to have him in London when they planned to escape the street because of Sean's involvement. After being born in the Rovers, Sean bonded with his son, and commented that when he was born, he looked straight a him and was stuck for words at the fact he was the first person his son saw. Jamie also bonded with Dylan, although found it hard due to the fact that Sean was his biological dad and was present at the birth. Dylan was named by his mother, his middle name is "James" after Jamie, Violet is keeping his last name as "Wilson" whether or not Jamie and her get married. Sean also brought up changing his last name to "Wilson-Tully" and Sean being registered as his father on the birth certificate - Violet and Jamie looked at each other with mild depression. Dylan left the street on 29 February with his mother, Violet, and his legal father, Jamie. Violet and Jamie decided to put Jamie on the birth certificate instead of Sean so Jamie can be Jamie can adopt Dylan and be his legal father, and so there start in London would be easier for both of them.

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