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Episode 11,145
Episode 11,145 of the British soap opera ''Coronation Street'' was originally broadcast on 25 December 2023 on ITV1. This was the first time since 1997 that the ''Coronation Street'' Christmas Day episode had been 30 minutes long rather than an hour. Many fans and critics were unhappy with this change. One of the episode's plots revolved around the exit storyline of long-running character Peter Barlow (Chris Gascoyne). Spoilers reported that Peter would receive a mystery gift from his wife, Carla Connor (Alison King), which would leave him shocked. Another storyline centred on the continuation of Paul Foreman (Peter Ash)'s motor neurone disease storyline. Producer Iain MacLeod wanted to showcase the progression of the character's disease. Other plots focused on various ''Coronation Street'' residents and families celebrating Christmas Day. The episode also featured the return of Matt Milburn as Tommy Orpington, which sparked the beginning of his romance storyline with Tracy Barl ... [...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] |
Gemma Winter
''Coronation Street'' is a British soap opera first broadcast on 9 December 1960. The following is a list of characters that appeared in 2014, by order of first appearance. All characters were introduced by series producer Stuart Blackburn. Sharif Nazir (Marc Anwar), the father of established character Kal Nazir (Jimi Mistry), made his first appearance in February. Steph Britton's (Tisha Merry) brother, Luke Britton (Dean Fagan), and a new love interest for Gail McIntyre (Helen Worth), Michael Rodwell (Les Dennis), began appearing from March. Kal's daughter, Alya Nazir (Sair Khan), arrived in June, while Kal's mother and Sharif's wife, Yasmeen Nazir ( Shelley King), turned up in July. In August, recurring character Dr. Susan Gaddas ( Christine Mackie) made her first appearance, as well as Steve McDonald's (Simon Gregson) enemy, Dean Upton (Justin Moorhouse). Kal's son, Zeedan Nazir ( Qasim Akhtar), joined in September, completing the Nazir family. Kylie Platt's (Paula L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gareth Pierce
Gareth Pierce (born 19 February 1981) is a Welsh actor and musician who has appeared in various television series. In 2020, he began portraying Gavin Moss in BBC Radio 4's ''The Archers'' and became the second actor to play Todd Grimshaw in the ITV soap ''Coronation Street''. In 2006, Pierce was named in the Top 50 most eligible bachelors list by ''Company Magazine''. Career In 2008, Pierce and Matthew Wall founded the band Hafaliadau = Equations. Owain Taylor-Shaw joined in April 2008, followed by Mark Flanagan. Their debut album was released in November 2008. Pierce is known for his roles as Osian James in the S4C TV-series '' Caerdydd'' (five series, 2006–2010) and Lenny Mack in Sky 1's '' Stella'' (two series, 2013–2014). He appeared in such S4C series as ''Y Gwyll'', '' Cara Fi'', '' Alys'', '' Pen Talar'', '' Cowbois ac Injans'' and soap ''Pobol y Cwm''. He appeared in the second series of ''Y Pris'' in 2009 as skinhead Nicky. Further English-speaking appearances i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Todd Grimshaw
Todd Grimshaw is a fictional character from the British ITV (TV network), ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'', formerly played by Bruno Langley from 2001 to 2017, and now played by Gareth Pierce. The character's debut was broadcast on 14 January 2001. He was introduced as part of the Grimshaw family, formed around the established character Eileen Grimshaw (Sue Cleaver). Todd was the programme's first gay character, which generated much coverage in the British media. The coming out storyline was credited with helping ''Coronation Street'' portray a more accurate depiction of society in the 21st century. The character's storylines have mainly focused on his relationships with Sarah-Louise Platt (Tina O'Brien), Karl Foster (Chris Finch), Marcus Dent (Charlie Condou) and Billy Mayhew (Daniel Brocklebank). Langley decided to leave the show in 2004 but returned for brief appearances in 2007 and 2011. The actor agreed to reprise the role on a permanent basis in 2013. Todd remained ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Aston
Samuel David Aston (born 7 June 1993) is an English actor, who has portrayed the role of Chesney Brown on the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' since 2003. Career Aston made his television debut at the age of five, as an extra in ''Eddie Mountain''. He also appeared in '' Where the Heart Is'' and ''The Bill''. In 2003, he was cast in the role of Chesney Brown on the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' after four auditions. In 2004, Aston was awarded Best Newcomer at the National Television Awards. The following year, Aston won Best Dramatic Performance from a Young Actor or Actress at the British Soap Awards. In October 2005, Aston presented the Queen with a bouquet at a party to celebrate fifty years of ITV. He appeared as Horrid Henry in the '' Children's Party at the Palace'', an event to celebrate the 80th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II in June 2006. Aston has also appeared on '' All Star Family Fortunes'' with his family. In 2025, Aston won the seventeenth ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chesney Brown
Chesney Brown (also Battersby-Brown and Winter-Brown) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'', played by Sam Aston. He made his first on-screen appearance on 10 November 2003. The character is named after the singer, Chesney Hawkes. Chesney is the younger brother of Fiz Brown (Jennie McAlpine) and son of Cilla Battersby-Brown ( Wendi Peters). He is also a father of five and the husband to Gemma Winter ( Dolly-Rose Campbell). Chesney's storylines have included: his friendship with pet dog Schmeichel and coming to terms with the loss of his beloved pet, as well as his relationship with Katy Armstrong ( Georgia May Foote) who later went on to give birth to his son Joseph Brown (Lucca-Owen Warwick) aged just seventeen. Chesney later began a relationship with Sinead Tinker ( Katie McGlynn) in 2013 and was stabbed with a glass bottle during an incident at Nick's Bistro in 2017. Within days of the incident, he made a full recovery. Creat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bertie Osbourne
''Coronation Street'' is a British soap opera first broadcast on 9 December 1960. The following is a list of characters introduced in 2019, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by series producer Iain MacLeod. The first character to be introduced is Natalie Watkins ( Cassie Bradley), an acquaintance of Nick Tilsley (Ben Price), in January, followed by the birth of Bertie Osbourne, the son of Daniel Osbourne ( Rob Mallard) and Sinead Tinker ( Katie McGlynn) and Andrea Abruzzi (Luca Malacrino) a hairdresser who applies for a job at Trim Up North. Jan Lozinski (Piotr Baumann), a builder working for Gary Windass ( Mikey North), first appears in March, followed by Alina Pop ( Ruxandra Porojnicu), a love interest for Seb Franklin (Harry Visinoni), in April. The Bailey family – consisting of brothers James Bailey (Nathan Graham) and Michael Bailey (Ryan Russell), their father Ed Bailey (Trevor Michael Georges) and mother Aggie Bailey (Lorna Laidlaw) – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Robertson
Samuel Robertson (born 11 October 1985) is a Scottish actor and model from Dundee, Scotland. He is best known for portraying Adam Barlow in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'', and Flynn in the E4 comedy-drama series '' Beaver Falls''. Background Robertson was born in Dundee. He studied Drama and English at the University of Manchester, but dropped out at 18 to focus on his role as Adam Barlow in ''Coronation Street''. He is a fan of Dundee FC. Career In 2004, he joined the cast of ''Coronation Street'' as Adam Barlow and left in 2007. In 2005 and 2006, he took part in the second and third series of Sky One's '' The Match''. In 2009, Robertson joined the BBC Scotland soap opera ''River City'' as new character Innes Maitland.Digital Spy retrieved 12-jan-13. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Barlow
Adam Barlow is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'', played by Sam Robertson. He made his first appearance on-screen on 14 January 2001. Adam was played by Iain De Caestecker from the character's first appearance in 2001 until 21 July 2003 with Robertson taking over the role from 31 December 2004 until 20 April 2007. Robertson reprised the role in 2016 and made his return on screen on 16 November 2016. Adam is the son of Mike Baldwin ( Johnny Briggs) and Susan Barlow ( Joanna Foster), and the grandson of Ken Barlow ( William Roache). Creation Adam's existence is that of a retcon. Although off-screen, Susan did not fake an abortion so she could leave Mike Baldwin ( Johnny Briggs), she "aborted" her child as she was not prepared for motherhood. Also 2001 seems to hint that Ken never had contact with Susan after 1987 so was not aware of Adam, however this is untrue as he still visited Susan off-screen in that time. Susan was said to be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Mallard
Robert Stephen Mallard (born 19 May 1992) is an English actor from Manchester, England, best known for playing Daniel Osbourne in the long-running ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' (2016–present). Career On 14 September 2016, it was announced that Mallard had been cast in ''Coronation Street'' as Ken Barlow's (William Roache) youngest son Daniel Osbourne, being the third actor to play the role after Lewis Harney and Dominic Holmes, respectively. Mallard said, "It feels great to be starting work on ''Coronation Street'' and I'm looking forward to getting to know everyone. I grew up watching ''Coronation Street'', so the chance to be in it, especially playing a part like Daniel, is very exciting." Producer Kate Oates said, "Daniel is a different Barlow altogether, more sensitive and bookish, he is clearly a chip off the old block, but there is more to Ken's youngest son than meets the eye. Rob is a talented young actor who is perfect for the role". In June 2017, Mallard won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Osbourne (Coronation Street)
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' in 1995, by order of first appearance. Daniel Osbourne Daniel Osbourne is the son of established character Ken Barlow ( William Roache) and Denise Osbourne ( Denise Black). Daniel was originally portrayed by Lewis Harney from his birth in 1995 until he left with his mother in 1997. Upon his return in 2007, the character was portrayed by Dominic Holmes. The character was recast in 2016, with Rob Mallard taking over the role. Daniel was first introduced after being born on 4 January 1995 to Ken Barlow and Denise Osbourne. Daniel appears again in May 2007 when he agreed to meet his father. At the time, Daniel's interests included heavy metal and football. He and Ken initially got on well, but Daniel begins to resent Ken's presence after he begins staying with him and Denise, to the extent of Daniel telling a friend that Ken is his grandfather. Ken eventually returns to his w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Bailey (Coronation Street)
''Coronation Street'' is a British soap opera first broadcast on 9 December 1960. The following is a list of characters introduced in 2019, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by series producer Iain MacLeod. The first character to be introduced is Natalie Watkins ( Cassie Bradley), an acquaintance of Nick Tilsley (Ben Price), in January, followed by the birth of Bertie Osbourne, the son of Daniel Osbourne (Rob Mallard) and Sinead Tinker (Katie McGlynn) and Andrea Abruzzi (Luca Malacrino) a hairdresser who applies for a job at Trim Up North. Jan Lozinski (Piotr Baumann), a builder working for Gary Windass (Mikey North), first appears in March, followed by Alina Pop ( Ruxandra Porojnicu), a love interest for Seb Franklin (Harry Visinoni), in April. The Bailey family – consisting of brothers James Bailey (Nathan Graham) and Michael Bailey (Ryan Russell), their father Ed Bailey (Trevor Michael Georges) and mother Aggie Bailey (Lorna Laidlaw) – are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
