Des Barnes
Des Barnes is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'', played by Philip Middlemiss. Storylines Des was deeply in love with Steph ( Amelia Bullmore), but she did not seem to care as deeply for him, and eventually left him for another man. Des had been building a boat in the back garden for years, and the date of the launch coincided with Steph leaving him. He burned the boat on a canal. When Terry Duckworth ( Nigel Pivaro) was in prison, Des offered his back garden to his ex wife Lisa ( Caroline Milmoe) for their son Tommy to play in. His relationship with Lisa gradually strengthened, until Terry's mother Vera ( Elizabeth Dawn) told Terry that Des and Lisa were spending time together. Terry subsequently arranged for some criminal associates outside prison to beat Des. Lisa found out that Terry was behind the beating and declared her marriage to Terry over, and moved back to Blackpool with her parents. Des visited Lisa several times, then a ...
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Coronation Street
''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by ITV Granada, Granada Television and shown on ITV (TV network), ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford, Greater Manchester, 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, Baron Bernstein, 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 Culture of England, English culture. ''Coronation Street''