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Gina Seddon
''Coronation Street'' is a British soap opera, initially produced by Granada Television. Created by writer Tony Warren, ''Coronation Street'' first broadcast on ITV on 9 December 1960. The following is a list of characters introduced in the show's twenty-ninth year, by order of first appearance. Harry Ashton Harry Ashton was an OAP who enquired about a vacancy for a paperboy at The Kabin in January 1988. Rita and Mavis tried to politely refuse but he had an answers for all of their concerns - he got up early every day to walk his loyal dog Jimmy, and he was obsessed with keeping fit. To prove he could manage the early hours, he volunteered for a trial run. Alan Bradley gave Harry the toughest round to test him, and he returned with the same enthusiasm despite a gang of kids pinching his flashlight (he'd got it back when Jimmy frightened them away). Rita and Mavis were impressed and he was taken on. While Harry insisted on being treated no differently from the other pa ... [...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] |
Julie Foy
Julie Foy (born 5 May 1971) is an English actress and producer, best known for ''The Silent Child'' which received critical acclaim and won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. Julie Foy attended Canon Slade School in Bolton. Julie started to attend workshops at the Octagon Theatre in Bolton before training at the College of the Performing Arts in Salford. Whilst still at school she made her television debut in Jossy's ''Giants'' before going on to appear in Press Gang and on stage in Our Day Out. She appeared in the Granada Television series How To Be Cool and made appearances in Dramarama and Forever Young. In 1988 she played Sally Seddon's sister Gina Seddon in ''Coronation Street'' for a year before taking the role of a nurse in the 1989 movie ''Strapless''. Foy then appeared in BBC's ''Casualty'' and onstage at The Birmingham Repertory Company as Ruby in ''When We Are Married''. She later played Jo in A Taste of Honey at the York Theatre Royal. Other televis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Webster
Kevin Webster is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street''. Portrayed by Michael Le Vell, the character first appeared on-screen during the episode airing on 19 October 1983. Le Vell was suspended from the soap in February 2013 due to allegations of sexual offences, with scenes he had already filmed cut from broadcast. Le Vell was found not guilty of all charges in September 2013, and briefly returned in early 2014, before taking another 3-month break from the show and returning once again. Kevin is protective of his two daughters Rosie Webster (Emma Collinge, Helen Flanagan) and Sophie Webster (Ashleigh Middleton, Emma Woodward, Brooke Vincent) along with their mother Sally Webster (Sally Dynevor). His notable storylines have originally centered on his on-and-off romantic chemistry with Sally that involved two separate marriages, the first of which ended after he had a tryst with local neighbour Natalie Horrocks ( Denise Welch); and then his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sally Dynevor
Sally Jane Dynevor (née Whittaker; born 30 May 1963) is an English actress, she is best known for her role as Sally Metcalfe in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'', which she has played since 1986. In 2022, Dynevor competed in the fourteenth series of ''Dancing on Ice''. Early life Dynevor was born on 30 May 1963 in Middleton, Lancashire, to Robert and Jennifer Whittaker. Career Dynevor trained at Oldham Repertory Theatre and then the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. In 1985 she appeared in an episode of the television series ''Juliet Bravo'', playing Wendy Cunningham, a troubled schoolgirl who becomes a heroin addict. She has made a career out of playing Sally Webster (née Seddon), a bad girl turned tame, on the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street''. She made her début on the serial in January 1986 and has been with the programme ever since. Dynevor was nominated for Best TV soap Personality at the 2011 Television and Radio Industries Club Awards (TRIC Awards). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Digital Spy
Digital Spy (DS) is a British-based entertainment, television and film website and brand and is the largest digital property at Hearst UK. Since its initial launch in 1999, Digital Spy has focused on entertainment news related to television programmes, films, music and show business to a global audience. As well as breaking news, in-depth features, reviews and editorial explainers, the site also features the DS Internet forum, Forum. History (1999) In early January 1999, Iain Chapman launched the website, providing news, rumours and information on Sky's new digital satellite platform Sky (UK and Ireland), SkyDigital. At the same time, Chris Butcher launched the ONfaq website, offering similar news and information on the UK's new digital terrestrial platform ITV Digital, ONdigital. Both sites proved to be popular, attracting many visitors eager for more news about these rapidly developing TV platforms. Chapman and Butcher discussed the idea of a merger of the two sites, to cre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolette Seddon
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' in 2005, by order of first appearance. Scooter Makuna Hiren "Scooter" Makuna first appeared in early 2005 as the boyfriend of Sarah Platt ( Tina O'Brien). He was of Indian descent. His character was mostly remembered for not being very bright, having a fondness for fish and getting great pleasure in retrieving junk from skips. Scooter and Sarah broke up in the autumn of 2005 after an argument. He left the Street soon afterwards. Lena Thistlewood Lena Thistlewood is a friend of Blanche Hunt ( Maggie Jones), who first appears in 2005 and regularly visits the Barlow household and she takes a fancy to Ken Barlow ( William Roache), Lena attends Ken and Deirdre's second wedding in 2005. Lena dies off-screen on New Year's Day 2006 and she leaves her dog, Eccles, to Blanche. Diggory Compton Diggory Compton was played by Eric Potts. When he arrives in Weatherfield with hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Coronation Street Characters (1989)
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' in 1989, by order of first appearance. Dawn Prescott Dawn Prescott, portrayed by Louise Harrison, was a shop assistant at ''Weatherfield Security Systems'' when Alan Bradley first opened the shop. She worked alongside him and Martin Platt and her duties were to manage the shop whilst Alan and Martin were on call-outs. Dawn found herself in a messy situation when she realised that Alan got the money to set up the shop from a mortgage he had taken out of No. 7 Coronation Street in the name of Rita's dead ex-husband Len Fairclough and had the letters addressed to the shop so she wouldn't find out. Alan subsequently attempted to rape Dawn, but she luckily elbowed him and ran off. He denied any allegations made against him and made it clear it was his word against hers. Alan was subsequently charged for defrauding Rita with the mortgage money. After leaving the security business ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leah Buckley
''Coronation Street'' is a British soap opera first broadcast on 9 December 1960. The following is a list of characters introduced in 2017, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by series producer Kate Oates. The first notable character that appeared was the stillborn son of Michelle Connor (Kym Marsh) and Steve McDonald (Simon Gregson), Ruairi, in January. Chloe Tipton ( Jo-Anne Knowles) first appeared in February as a love interest for Peter Barlow (Chris Gascoyne) and left the series in May. She was followed by Trina Robson (Kerry Bennett), a drug dealer, who appeared in four episodes. The final character to join in February was Oliver Battersby, Steve and Leanne Battersby's (Jane Danson) baby son. Neil Clifton ( Ben Cartwright) arrived in March as an acquaintance of Nathan Curtis ( Christopher Harper) who became involved in Bethany Platt's (Lucy Fallon) grooming and sexual exploitation storyline. Sally Metcalfe's (Sally Dynevor) online stalker, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophie Webster
Sophie Webster is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street''. She was born on-screen during the episode broadcast on 4 November 1994. She was played by Ashleigh Middleton from 1994 until 1997 and by Emma Woodward from 8 June 1997 until 25 April 2004. Brooke Vincent took over the role on 12 May 2004. Sophie is the second daughter born to Kevin (Michael Le Vell) and Sally Webster ( Sally Dynevor) and younger sister to Rosie Webster (Helen Flanagan) and elder sister to half siblings Jack Webster and deceased Jake Webster. Sophie's storylines have included her constant rivalry with Rosie, her converting to Christianity and her lesbian relationships with both Sian Powers ( Sacha Parkinson) and Maddie Heath ( Amy James-Kelly). In 2015, it was announced that Vincent would take a four-month break from the show at the end of her contract, departing in October 2016. Vincent returned as Sophie on-screen on 6 February 2017, along with sister Rosie, afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosie Webster
Rosie Webster is a fictional character from the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street''. The character has been played by two actresses: Emma Collinge from 1990 to 1999, and Helen Flanagan from 2000 to 2012, and from 2017 to 2018. Rosie is the eldest daughter of Kevin ( Michael Le Vell) and Sally Webster ( Sally Dynevor), older sister to Sophie Webster ( Ashleigh Middleton, Emma Woodward, Brooke Vincent), and older half-sister to Jack Webster and deceased Jake Webster. Throughout her storylines, Rosie has been involved in various conflicts, including a rivalry with younger sister Sophie and being kidnapped by John Stape (Graeme Hawley). Additionally, Rosie has had aspirations of becoming a model, which has been a significant storyline for her character. Development Casting Rosie was initially played by child actress Emma Collinge. In January 2000, the press announced that Collinge would be departing the serial "to devote more time to gymnastics."< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sally Webster
Sally Webster (also Seddon and Metcalfe) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'', portrayed by Sally Dynevor. The character first appeared on-screen during the episode airing on 27 January 1986, when Kevin Webster (Michael Le Vell) drove past her in his van and accidentally splashed her while she was waiting for a bus. Her notable storylines have seen her have an on-and-off relationship and marriage with Kevin, becoming the victim of domestic violence by Greg Kelly (Stephen Billington) and her attempts to become the pillar of the community and annoy Janice Battersby (Vicky Entwistle) in the process. During her time on the soap, she has also tried to impress her bosses Bet Lynch (Julie Goodyear), Alf Roberts (Bryan Mosley), Mike Baldwin ( Johnny Briggs), Paul Connor ( Sean Gallagher) and Carla Connor ( Alison King) and gain promotions. In 2009, Sally was diagnosed with Breast cancer; whilst portraying the storyline, Dynevor herself foun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elsie Seddon
Coronation Street (also informally referred to as Corrie) is a long-running British soap opera, noted for its depiction of a down-to-earth working-class community. In September 2010, it became the longest-running television soap opera in the world and is listed in the Guinness World Records. This page lists characters who made their debut appearance in 1986, including Jenny Bradley (now Connor), played by Sally Ann Matthews, who returned to the show from 2015 onwards, 22 years after her last appearance, Jenny's father, Alan Bradley, played by Mark Eden, who was a part of one of the shows most memorable storyline's featuring the Rita Fairclough character, and Sally Seddon (later Webster, now Metcalfe), played by Sally Dynevor, who has been a regular cast member for over 33 years. Jenny Bradley Jenny Bradley, played by Sally Ann Matthews. She made her first appearance on screen on 6 January 1986. Originally fostered by Rita Fairclough (Barbara Knox), she has been featured ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
