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Justin Rutherford
''Coronation Street'' is a British soap opera first broadcast on ITV on 9 December 1960. Following is a list of characters introduced in 2022, by order of first appearance. All characters were introduced by the programme's series producer, Iain MacLeod. Frank Bardsley ( Simon O'Brien) joined in May as a love interest for Sean Tully (Antony Cotton). Jodie Prenger was cast as Glenda Shuttlworth, the sister of George (Tony Maudsley) and began appearing in August, followed by Dee Dee Bailey (Channique Sterling-Brown) who debuted in September. Cait Fitton made her debut in November as Lauren Bolton, as part of a racial violence storyline, and Ciarán Griffiths and Andrew Still made their first appearances as characters Damon Hay and Justin Rutherford in December. Several other characters appeared throughout the year. Teddy Thompkins Teddy Thompkins, played by Grant Burgin, first appears when he bumps into his old school friend Jenny Connor (Sally Ann Matthews) in the hospital ... [...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] |
Lauren Bolton
''Coronation Street'' is a British soap opera first broadcast on ITV on 9 December 1960. Following is a list of characters introduced in 2022, by order of first appearance. All characters were introduced by the programme's series producer, Iain MacLeod. Frank Bardsley ( Simon O'Brien) joined in May as a love interest for Sean Tully (Antony Cotton). Jodie Prenger was cast as Glenda Shuttlworth, the sister of George (Tony Maudsley) and began appearing in August, followed by Dee Dee Bailey (Channique Sterling-Brown) who debuted in September. Cait Fitton made her debut in November as Lauren Bolton, as part of a racial violence storyline, and Ciarán Griffiths and Andrew Still made their first appearances as characters Damon Hay and Justin Rutherford in December. Several other characters appeared throughout the year. Teddy Thompkins Teddy Thompkins, played by Grant Burgin, first appears when he bumps into his old school friend Jenny Connor (Sally Ann Matthews) in the hosp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alison King
Alison Rosamund King (born 3 March 1973) is an English actress and model. She is known for her roles as Lynda Block in the Sky One drama series '' Dream Team'' (1998–2003, 2005–2007), and Carla Connor in the long-running ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' (2006–present). She won Best Actress at the 2012 British Soap Awards. Early life Alison King was born at the Leicester Royal Infirmary. She is the youngest of three daughters and a son born to nurses Alex and June King. She grew up in Markfield, Leicestershire where she attended South Charnwood High School, where she first took an interest in acting. She continued to act while attending Groby Community College, where a teacher would offer drama and dance classes to students in their free time. At the age of 18, King moved to Newquay, Cornwall, where she worked at Fat Willys Surf Shack. She surfed in her spare time, and spent four years as a dental nurse. When she was 22, she enrolled at the North Cheshire Theatre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carla Connor
Carla Connor (also Gordon and Barlow) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'', played by Alison King. She made her first appearance on screen during the episode airing on 1 December 2006 and introduced as the wife of Paul Connor ( Sean Gallagher). This was King's second role in the soap as she previously played Mrs. Fanshaw for one episode in 2004. King appeared in her 1,000th episode as Carla on 22 May 2015. Carla has been referred to as "the new Elsie Tanner". King was off-screen from February 2009 until October 2009 due to her maternity leave. King later took a 6-month break in May 2012 and was offscreen from 16 July to 10 December. King quit the role in 2015 and her final scenes aired on 26 May 2016. The following year, producer Kate Oates reintroduced Carla and she returned on-screen on 22 December 2017. Carla has had relationships with Liam Connor ( Rob James-Collier), Trevor Dean (Steve Jackson), Frank Foster (Andrew Lancel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radio Times
''Radio Times'' is a British weekly listings magazine devoted to television and radio programme schedules, with other features such as interviews, film reviews and lifestyle items. Founded in September 1923 by John Reith, then general manager of the British Broadcasting Company, it was the world's first broadcast listings magazine. In September 2023 it became the first broadcast listings magazine to reach and then pass its centenary. It was published entirely in-house by BBC Magazines from 8 January 1937 until 16 August 2011, when the division was merged into Immediate Media Company. On 12 January 2017, Immediate Media was bought by the German media group Hubert Burda. The magazine is published on Tuesdays and carries listings for the week from Saturday to Friday. Originally, listings ran from Sunday to Saturday: the changeover meant 8 October 1960 was listed twice, in successive issues. Since Christmas 1969, a 14-day double-duration issue has been published each December ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Todd Boyce
Todd Boyce (born July 1, 1961) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Stephen Reid in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' (1996–1997, 2007, 2022–2023). Career Boyce joined the Australian soap opera ''The Restless Years'' in January 1980. He went on to star in the mini-series '' Fields of Fire''. Boyce debuted in ''Coronation Street'' as Audrey Roberts' illegitimate son Stephen Reid in 1996. He has appeared in 47 episodes of the series ranging between 1996 and 2007. He returned to the series in June 2022 and left again in October 2023. Boyce stars in the E4 comedy drama '' Beaver Falls'' as Bobby Jefferson, Head of Camp. In January 2012 he made a guest appearance in the British drama '' Sherlock''. In August 2012, he made a guest appearance in ''Hollyoaks'' as Herb, and in 2013 he made a guest appearance in ''Mr Selfridge''. In 2016, he appeared in the Netflix series ''The Crown''. His film credits include roles in ''I Can't Get Started'' (1985), ''The P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Reid (Coronation Street)
The following is a list of characters who were introduced to the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' in 1996, in order of first appearance. Stephen Reid Stephen Reid (also Potter) is the son of Audrey Roberts (Sue Nicholls). Audrey's father insists that she give Stephen up for adoption after she givea birth to him at 16 years old. Malcolm Reid (Shane Rimmer), a neighbour and former boyfriend of Audrey, adopts Stephen and later emigrates to Canada with him. Stephen arrives in Weatherfield to get to know his biological mother and to carry out some business for his firm, KBec, with local tycoon Mike Baldwin ( Johnny Briggs). During his stay, Mike's wife and Audrey's best friend, Alma Baldwin (Amanda Barrie), becomes besotted with him and makes her feelings clear, but Stephen is not interested and returns to Canada once his work is completed. Stephen's nephew, Nick Tilsley (Adam Rickitt), later went to stay with his uncle in Canada for several months after causing trouble ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sally Ann Matthews
Sally Ann Matthews (born 19 September 1970) is an English actress. She is known for playing the roles of Jenny Bradley in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street and'' ''Emmerdale as'' Sandra Briggs Career Matthews was born in Oldham, Lancashire. She played Jenny Bradley, the daughter of the villainous Alan Bradley ( Mark Eden) in ''Coronation Street'' from 1986 to 1991, making a brief return in 1993. She returned to ''Coronation Street'' as Jenny in February 2015. In 2005 Matthews joined the cast of ''Emmerdale'' as farmer's wife Sandra Briggs, but left less than a year later. In an interview with ''Inside Soap'', the show's executive producer, Kathleen Beedles, admitted casting Matthews, well-known to soap fans from ''Coronation Street'', in what would essentially become a minor role was a mistake. She also confirmed she would like Matthews to return to the show in some capacity in the future. Personal life In a one-off documentary ''Coronation Street's DNA Secret ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenny Bradley
Jenny Bradley (also Connor) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'', 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 in storylines including her troubled relationship with her father and Rita's partner, Alan Bradley ( Mark Eden), his death when he is killed in a tram accident after chasing Rita in Blackpool and a brief underage romance with married man Robert Weston ( Philip Bretherton), their separation in 1991 led to Jenny leaving Weatherfield on 1 March 1991. Jenny returned for a short stint on 17 September 1993 when she visited Rita for money, but Rita's rejection of her resulted in Jenny leaving again on 8 October 1993. She returned for four months from 18 February 2015 after meeting Kevin Webster ( Michael Le Vell) through online dating, and they began a relationship. She is seen to develop an obsession with his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leo Thompkins
''Coronation Street'' is a British soap opera first broadcast on 9 December 1960. The following is a list of characters introduced in 2021, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by series producer Iain MacLeod. The first character to be introduced is Lucas Kempton ( Glen Wallace) in January, as a love interest of Carla Connor (Alison King). Teenager Jacob Hay (Jack James Ryan) arrives in February, followed by Ronnie Bailey (Vinta Morgan), the brother of Ed (Trevor Michael Georges), later that month. In March, drug lord Harvey Gaskell (Will Mellor) made his first appearance. Stefan Brent (Paul Opacic) was introduced in April as the father of Corey Brent (Maximus Evans). Curtis Delamere (Sam Retford) then made his first appearance in May as a love interest for Emma Brooker (Alexandra Mardell). Mia (Madeline Edmondson) begins appearing in September as an inmate that befriends Kelly Neelan (Millie Gibson) in prison, as well as Leo Thompkins (Joe Frost), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Former Coronation Street Characters
''Coronation Street'' is a British television soap opera. It was first broadcast on ITV on 9 December 1960. The following is a list of all the former characters and the actors who portrayed them in chronological order. __NOTOC__ 1960s Last appeared in 1960 Last appeared in 1961 Last appeared in 1962 Last appeared in 1963 Last appeared in 1964 Last appeared in 1965 Last appeared in 1966 Last appeared in 1967 Last appeared in 1968 Last appeared in 1969 1970s Last appeared in 1970 Last appeared in 1971 Last appeared in 1972 Last appeared in 1973 Last appeared in 1974 Last appeared in 1975 Last appeared in 1976 Last appeared in 1977 Last appeared in 1978 Last appeared in 1979 1980s Last appeared in 1980 Last appeared in 1981 Last appeared in 1982 Last appeared in 1983 Last appeared in 1984 Last appeared in 1985 Last appeared in 1986 Last appeared in 1987 Last appe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justin Rutherford
''Coronation Street'' is a British soap opera first broadcast on ITV on 9 December 1960. Following is a list of characters introduced in 2022, by order of first appearance. All characters were introduced by the programme's series producer, Iain MacLeod. Frank Bardsley ( Simon O'Brien) joined in May as a love interest for Sean Tully (Antony Cotton). Jodie Prenger was cast as Glenda Shuttlworth, the sister of George (Tony Maudsley) and began appearing in August, followed by Dee Dee Bailey (Channique Sterling-Brown) who debuted in September. Cait Fitton made her debut in November as Lauren Bolton, as part of a racial violence storyline, and Ciarán Griffiths and Andrew Still made their first appearances as characters Damon Hay and Justin Rutherford in December. Several other characters appeared throughout the year. Teddy Thompkins Teddy Thompkins, played by Grant Burgin, first appears when he bumps into his old school friend Jenny Connor (Sally Ann Matthews) in the hospital ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
