Who played the character of Sarah Louise Platt on Coronation Street?
Sarah Platt
The character of Sarah was created as the daughter of Brian and Gail Tilsley. The character was born on screen. Sarah was played by Lynsay King from 1987 to 1999. Lynsay's twin sister Leah, who died of cot death in 1987, alternated in the role of Sarah with Lynsay for a brief period until her death. Tina O'Brien was recast in the role in 1999. O'Brien was given the part when she was 16, playing the character who was still only 12 at the time. She left the role in 2007, but has said that she would consider returning to the role in the future. O'Brien confirmed her return to the serial in October 2014, with her returning to filming in February 2015, and appearing on-screen from March 2015 onwards. Speaking about her character Sarah's future on the show with "The Sun" "TV Magazine" in October 2015, O'Brien said: "I think there is so much more room for Sarah to develop, so I'm here for the foreseeable, as long as they want me."
List of Coronation Street characters (2005)
Hiren "Scooter" Makuna, first appeared in early 2005 as the boyfriend of Sarah Platt (Tina O'Brien). He was of Indian descent.
Sarah Platt
Bethany (now played by Lucy Fallon) returns to Weatherfield in March 2015, without Sarah's permission. A furious Sarah soon follows to take her back to Milan but Bethany refuses to leave and eventually, after losing her job, Sarah announces that they are moving back to Weatherfield. Sarah begins a relationship with Callum Logan (Sean Ward), a drug dealer who is in the middle of a custody battle with David over his son and David's stepson Max Turner (Harry McDermott). Sarah later breaks up with Callum when she learns of his true colours following a gun being found in Max's bedroom. She tells the police about the gun but he isn't charged; Callum swears revenge on the Platt family. Callum later tells David and his wife and Max's mother Kylie Platt (Paula Lane) that in exchange for £20,000 he will be out of their lives forever. Callum turns up at the Platt house where he takes Sarah hostage and when she tries to escape he attacks and attempts to rape her but is stopped when Kylie arrives and hits him over the head, killing him. Sarah is left in shock and is forced to help cover up his murder.
Amanda Barrie
In June 2014, Barrie returned to the set of "Coronation Street" for a 30-minute documentary entitled, "Gail & Me: 40 Years on Coronation Street", and was reunited with former co-star and friend, Helen Worth, who has played Gail Platt in the soap since 1974.
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Reverend Colin Green, portrayed by regular cast member Patrick Bridgeman, was a Catholic pastor. He was supposed to wed Sarah Platt (Tina O'Brien) and Todd Grimshaw (Bruno Langley), but the wedding was soon called off when Todd admitted to Sarah that he is gay and had an affair with Weatherfield General nurse Karl Foster (Chris Finch). When Sarah confided in Colin for comfort, he told her to forgive him, but the only thing Sarah wanted was for Todd to go to hell.
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Max Turner , played by Harry McDermott, is the son of Kylie Platt (Paula Lane) and the half-brother of Lily Platt (Brooke Malonie) and Harry Platt (Freddie and Isaac Rhodes). He first appears in August 2010 when Kylie visits him at his foster parents' home and on his birthday in September 2010, she disappears with him, leaving Kylie's half-sister, Becky McDonald (Katherine Kelly), to call the police. Kylie is awarded custody of Max but sells him to Becky and her husband, Steve McDonald (Simon Gregson), for £20,000 and emigrates to Cyprus. In mid 2014, it was announced that Max would highlight the issues of ADHD, with Kylie taking an overdose of his medication.
Sarah Platt
Sarah befriends Candice Stowe (Nikki Sanderson). After her 13th birthday in February 2000, Sarah discovers she is five months pregnant. Her daughter Bethany Platt is born in June 2000. Bethany's father, Neil Fearns (Paul Holowaty), has no interest in Bethany but when Neil dies in a car crash in September 2003, Sarah takes Bethany to his funeral and makes friends with Neil's mother, Brenda Fearns (Julia Deakin), this nearly leads to Bethany's death, when Brenda tries to commit suicide with Bethany, fearing that Bethany is being raised in a house of sin; Emily Bishop (Eileen Derbyshire), however, finds them and stops Brenda before harm is done.
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Judith Roberts, portrayed by Jane Hogarth, was Sarah-Louise Platt's (Tina O'Brien) midwife during her pregnancy with Bethany (Amy and Emily Walton). She was present at her antenatal class when Jenny Lyons (Natalie Lawless) asked her if her mother can be at the birth of her son, Josh (Adam Chapman). Judith said it was a fine idea and gave Sarah's mother Gail (Helen Worth) advice on how to be a grandmother.
Jonathan Dixon (British actor)
Dixon was born in Pudsey. He was a friend of Jack P. Shepherd who plays his on-screen friend David Platt before getting his role in "Coronation Street". It was reported on 15 May 2009 that Dixon and co-star Wanda Opalinska would be written out of the soap and would be departing later in the year with it being said that this was due to "natural storyline progression." He last appeared in the episode broadcast on 16 October 2009.
List of Coronation Street characters (2016)
"Coronation Street" is a British soap opera first broadcast on 9 December 1960. The following is a list of characters introduced in 2016, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by series producer Stuart Blackburn, or his successor Kate Oates. Marta Zarek (Edyta Budnik) arrived in February, igniting a child slavery storyline, as did Alya Nazir's (Sair Khan) best friend, Rana Habeeb (Bhavna Limbachia). In March, Freddie Smith (Derek Griffiths) was introduced as a new friend for Kylie Platt (Paula Lane). He was followed by the birth of Callum Logan (Sean Ward) and Sarah Platt's (Tina O'Brien) baby son, Harry, as well as Michelle Connor's (Kym Marsh) childhood lover, Will Chatterton (Leon Ockenden). Pablo Duarte (Shai Matheson) made his first appearance in April, as the homosexual husband of Maria Connor (Samia Longchambon). July saw the introduction of murderous teenager Clayton Hibbs (Callum Harrison), followed by an acquaintance of Pat Phelan (Connor McIntyre), Vinny Ashford (Ian Kelsey), and Sonia Rahman (Sudha Bhuchar), a family friend of the Nazirs, in August. Seb Franklin (Harry Visinoni), the boyfriend of Faye Windass (Ellie Leach), first appeared in October. December saw many new arrivals, including troubled Shona Ramsey (Julia Goulding) who would become involved in a storyline with David Platt (Jack P. Shepherd), Nathan Curtis (Christopher Harper) and his assistant Mel Maguire (Sonia Ibrahim), which began the child grooming and sexual exploitation storyline involving Bethany Platt (Lucy Fallon), and Mary Taylor's (Patti Clare) long-lost son Jude Appleton (Paddy Wallace).
Sarah Potts (Shortland Street)
Dr. Sarah Marjorie Potts is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera "Shortland Street", who was portrayed by Amanda Billing from her first appearance in September 2004 until the character's on-screen death in August 2014.
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Lauren Wilson is Violet Wilson's (Jenny Platt) younger sister played by Lucy Evans.
She had previously been working in Ayia Napa in a bar called 'Man-unition', it is clear from the outset that straight-laced Violet does not get along with her wild younger sibling. Lauren becomes barmaid at the Rovers, and moves in as a lodger with Eileen Grimshaw (Sue Cleaver). Lauren has a relationship with Darryl Morton (Jonathan Dixon), but it is clear to everyone but Darryl that she is using him for money and free nights out on the town. Eventually Darryl stands up to her when she suggests he steal from his father when he was out of money. Lauren immediately dumps him.
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Emma Brooker, portrayed by Alexandra Mardell, made her first appearance on 20 April 2018. The character and Mardell's casting details were announced on 21 March 2018. Emma is 19 years old and begins an apprenticeship at Audrey Roberts' (Sue Nicholls) salon. Duncan Lindsay of the "Metro" reported that Emma would be incompetent at her job, which makes her clash with David Platt (Jack P. Shepherd), who had recently been raped by Josh Tucker (Ryan Clayton). David Brown of the "Radio Times" described the character as "bubbly". In June 2018, Mardell was offered a new six-month contract with the show after proving popular with viewers. The actress expressed her delight at her contract extension, commenting, "I'm so pleased." Following her contract extension, Mardell relocated from her home in London to Manchester, where the show is filmed.
Jenny Platt
Jennifer "Jenny" Platt (born 24 September 1979) is an English actress best known for her role as Violet Wilson in the long-running television soap "Coronation Street" and her role as Jeanne in "Versailles".
Clare Calbraith
Calbraith has appeared in many other television series including "DCI Banks", "Silent Witness", "Casualty", "Holby City", "The Bill", "55 Degrees North" and Dr Tricia Summerbee in "Heartbeat". She joined "Coronation Street" in 2005 for a short time to play Robyn, girlfriend of Martin Platt. In 2007, she guest-starred in the "Doctor Who" audio dramas "Urban Myths" and "Son of the Dragon". In 2008 she guest-starred in the "Sapphire and Steel" audio drama "Second Sight" and "Doctors". In 2011, she played Laura Gabriel in the BBC TV series, "The Shadow Line". From 2011 to 2013 she played Shep in the ITV series "Vera".
Rita Sullivan
Knox won the 1989 TV Times Award for "Best Actress". At The British Soap Awards 2004, she was presented with a "Lifetime Achievement Award" for her portrayal of Rita. The 2006 ceremony saw Knox and Malcolm Hebden, who plays Norris, win the award for "Best On-Screen Partnership." Knox was nominated for "Best Serial Drama Performance" at the National Television Awards 2018, losing out to her "Coronation Street" co-star, Lucy Fallon, who portrays Bethany Platt. She is a fan favourite amongst the viewers (in 2010 she was voted the 5th best character of all time).
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Dr. Patel was first seen when Josephine Lloyd-Welcome played Sunita Alahan's (Shobna Gulati) doctor in 2004, but was not credited as Dr. Patel. She works at Rosamund Street Medical Centre. In 2008, she re-appeared when her receptionist, Gail Platt (Helen Worth) asked her to visit neighbour Jerry Morton (Michael Starke), who had recently suffered a heart attack. She appeared again the following spring, when Gail's boyfriend Joe McIntyre (Reece Dinsdale) suffered a back injury. He visited her several times over the next few months, as he had become addicted to the painkillers she had prescribed to him. Dr. Patel was last seen tending to Sunita's daughter Asha Alahan (Tanisha Gorey) in January 2010.
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Gail's son David Platt (Jack P. Shepherd) does not like Phil; in fact, he despises him knowing that Phil is only wanting to know about Richard Hillman and that he doesn't care about Gail's children. He even begins a campaign to stop the relationship between Phil and his mother. One such example is when Phil's hand is badly injured when David intentionally slams it with a car bootlid. Another is where Phil pins David up against a wall and threatens him. David has become unhappy ever since his father Martin (Sean Wilson) has left and he does not like another man in the house telling him what to do, as that is his father's job.
Coronation Street
"Coronation Street" and its characters often rely heavily on archetypes, with the characterisation of some of its current and recent cast based loosely on past characters. Phyllis Pearce (Jill Summers), Blanche Hunt (Maggie Jones) and Sylvia Goodwin (Stephanie Cole) embodied the role of the acid-tongued busybody originally held by Ena, Sally Webster (Sally Dynevor) has grown snobbish, like Annie, and a number of the programme's female characters, such as Carla Connor (Alison King), mirror the vulnerability of Elsie and Bet. Other recurring archetypes include the war veteran such as Albert Tatlock (Jack Howarth), Percy Sugden (Bill Waddington) and Gary Windass (Mikey North), the bumbling retail manager like Leonard Swindley (Arthur Lowe), Reg Holdsworth (Ken Morley), Norris Cole (Malcolm Hebden), quick-tempered, tough tradesmen like Len Fairclough (Peter Adamson), Jim McDonald (Charles Lawson), Tommy Harris (Thomas Craig) and Owen Armstrong (Ian Puleston-Davies), and the perennial losers such as Stan and Hilda, Jack and Vera, Les Battersby (Bruce Jones), Beth Tinker (Lisa George) and Kirk Sutherland (Andrew Whyment).
List of Coronation Street characters (2018)
"Coronation Street" is a British soap opera first broadcast on 9 December 1960. The following is a list of characters introduced in 2018, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by series producer Kate Oates or her successor, Iain MacLeod. The first character to be introduced is Josh Tucker (Ryan Clayton), the rapist of David Platt (Jack P. Shepherd), in January. Gail Rodwell's (Helen Worth) clairvoyant Rosemary Piper (Sophie Thompson), Liz McDonald's (Beverley Callard) new love interest Mike Thornberry (Louis Emerick) and Geoff Metcalfe (Ian Bartholomew), Tim Metcalfe's (Joe Duttine) father, joined the show in March. April saw Emma Brooker (Alexandra Mardell), a new love interest for David, and Kayla Clifton (Mollie Winnard), a character introduced to continue Bethany Platt's (Lucy Fallon) sexual exploitation storyline, make their first appearances, while the year's first birth, Susie Barlow, daughter of Aidan Connor (Shayne Ward) and Eva Price (Catherine Tyldesley), also took place this month. Mr Fitzgerald (Adam Weafer) appeared in July. Sally Metcalfe's (Sally Dynevor) lawyer Paula Martin (Stirling Gallacher) joined the cast in August, while Liz and Jim McDonald's (Charles Lawson) fraudulent "daughter" Hannah Gilmore (Hannah Ellis Ryan), Tyrone Dobbs' (Alan Halsall) long-lost grandmother Evelyn Plummer (Maureen Lipman) and Vicky Jefferies (Kerri Quinn) were introduced in September. Elsa Tilsley (Kelly Harrison), Nick Tilsley's (Ben Price) secret wife, joined the cast in November.
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Carmel Finnan, played by Catherine Cusack, was a student nurse classmate of Martin Platt's (Sean Wilson), whom she became obsessed with and tried to ruin his marriage with his then wife Gail (Helen Worth). Considering the fact that she had looked after the Platt Family’s children, Carmel became known as the “Nanny from Hell” by viewers and the "Coronation Street" cast. The character's condition was later identified as erotomania.
Sarah Platt
With the announcement of Sarah's return soon came the announcement of her daughter Bethany's return with Katie Redford being cast in the role. Speaking of the announcement Redford said: "Until I'm actually on set, I genuinely don't think it will sink in that I'm joining the cast of "Coronation Street". I know it sounds clichéd but it really feels like a dream come true. Bethany Platt is going to be such a fun and witty character to play and I hope everyone enjoys her return as much as I'm going to!" It was later revealed that Redford would be replaced in the role of Bethany with Lucy Fallon taking over the role. Speaking of her casting, Fallon commented: "Walking onto the set was surreal and nerve wracking, but everyone has been really welcoming and I am thrilled to have been given this great opportunity." Bethany made her return on screen on 20 March 2015, while Sarah made her return on 30 March 2015.
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Lauren, played by Shannon Flynn, made her first on-screen appearance on 4 March 2016. Lauren and Shelley bully Bethany Platt (Lucy Fallon) at school, along with some others. Lauren makes remarks about Bethany and her mother Sarah Platt (Tina O'Brien) as well as pulling her hair. Lauren and Shelley, send cruel messages to Bethany online. Lauren, Shelley and the others follow Bethany home, but Luke Britton (Dean Fagan) intervenes and forces them to leave. When Sarah learns of Bethany's bullying, she visits Lauren at her home and confronts both Lauren and her mother (Lisa Moore). Lauren and her friends steal Bethany's phone and on another occasion, they insult Bethany's brother, Harry. Lauren apologises to Bethany, but she realises it was a trick when Lauren and her gang taunt Bethany about Sarah's mental health, but leave when Anna Windass (Debbie Rush) arrives.
Kylie Platt
"Coronation Street" aired a special live episode to celebrate the sixtieth anniversary of ITV. In the episode Callum and Kylie's sister-in-law Sarah Platt (Tina O'Brien) argue inside the Platt's home. Callum attacks Sarah, overpowers her and threatens her life. Kylie walks in on the struggle and hits Callum over the head with a wrench. Her actions left Callum bloody and dead on her kitchen floor. The live episode concluded with David returning home to the fatal scene. He decides to help Kylie and Sarah to conceal Callum's murder. He wraps the body up and puts him down a manhole in their garage. The following episode features the trio plotting to dispose of Callum's body in a public space. An ongoing conversion of the garage in a bedroom extension poses a problem and they need to move quickly, but a series of events ruin their plans. Kylie and David are physically sick when they first try to remove the body from the manhole. They are later interrupted by a visit from the police who investigate Callum's abandoned car. Gail then hires Jason Grimshaw (Ryan Thomas) to cover up the manhole with concrete, unaware Callum is concealed inside.
Tara Platt
She has performed in a number of shows written and directed by John de Lancie. She played Juliet in "Romeo and Juliet" (with both the Pasadena Civic and the Toyota Youth Shakespeare Series with the Los Angeles Philharmonic); Titania in "A Midsummer Night's Dream"; Katherine in "The Taming of the Shrew"; and appeared in "First Nights: Clara and Robert Schumann" at the Walt Disney Concert Hall as Clara Schumann, in a role written for her by de Lancie.
Patricia Cutts
Patricia "Pat" Cutts (20 July 1926 – 6 September 1974) was an English film and television actress. She was the first person to portray the character of Blanche Hunt in ITV soap opera "Coronation Street", appearing in two episodes. After her death, Maggie Jones took over the role.
Sarah Platt
On 23 October 2014, it was announced that O'Brien had reprised her role and that Sarah would be returning to the show in Spring 2015. Speaking about her return, O'Brien said "I am delighted to be returning. Sarah has a lot of history and unfinished business on the street and I'm looking forward to finding out what she's been up to and why she's returned home." O'Brien returned to filming on 2 February 2015. Helen Worth who plays Sarah's mum Gail Platt spoke of O'Brien's return on ITV breakfast show "Good Morning Britain" saying: "I am absolutely delighted. I found out yesterday for sure and I can't wait to welcome her back."
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Sonia Marshall was played by Tina Gambe. Sonia worked at Mike Baldwin's (Johnny Briggs) factory for two years from 16 June 2003 to 18 April 2005. She had a brief romance with resident Martin Platt (Sean Wilson) their relationship ended and she decided to become a Red Coat at a holiday camp and left the street for good.
Sarah Platt
In May 2001, it was revealed that "Coronation Street" would feature a storyline in which the issue of paedophiles "grooming" kids over the internet will be played out by Sarah. In the storyline, Sarah turns to the internet in her bedroom as a way of meeting people. While visiting chatrooms, she is befriended by a 16-year-old boy who shares her interests and sends her a photo of himself. It turns out however that it is a man posing as a 16-year-old, and when he persuades Sarah to meet him face-to-face, she finds herself in a very dangerous situation. A spokeswoman for Granada confirmed the writers would be talking to the Home Office regarding the story. "We have been in touch with the Home Office," But it is very difficult at the moment with the election on and the government in purdah. We hope to work with it afterwards though." As for the reason behind the plot, the spokeswoman said they hoped to highlight the issue of internet crime, given recent publicity by the "Tonight with Trevor MacDonald" show and TV presenter Carol Vorderman. The show should also prove a far more effective measure in tackling concern over internet chatrooms than either the melodramatic outpourings of celebrities or the authoritarian and legislative approach of the government. "Sarah is hugely popular and a great role model for teenagers," the spokeswoman said. "No matter how many politicians talk about the problem, they will never beat a peer in getting the message across. Plus, we know that many parents and kids watch the show side by side. Hopefully, we will spark some debate and then we would have done a good public service." It's hard to argue with that logic. However, while the show should do more to make kids aware of the potential dangers of chatrooms, we remain concerned that it could also be used to kick up a storm that will see unnecessary and draconian legislation pushed through on a wave of public worry.
Bethany Platt
With the announcement of Sarah's return soon came the announcement of her daughter Bethany's return with actress Katie Redford being cast in the role. Speaking of the announcement Redford said: "Until I'm actually on set, I genuinely don't think it will sink in that I'm joining the cast of Coronation Street. I know it sounds clichéd but it really feels like a dream come true. Bethany Platt is going to be such a fun and witty character to play and I hope everyone enjoys her return as much as I'm going to!" It was later revealed that Redford would be replaced in the role of Bethany with Lucy Fallon taking over the role. Speaking of her casting, Fallon commented: "Walking onto the set was surreal and nerve wracking, but everyone has been really welcoming and I am thrilled to have been given this great opportunity." Bethany made her return on screen on 20 March 2015, and Sarah made her return on 30 March 2015.
Coronation Street
On 8 December 2000, the show celebrated its fortieth year by broadcasting a live, hour-long . The Prince of Wales appeared as himself in an ITV News bulletin report. Earlier in the year, 13-year-old Sarah-Louise Platt (Tina O'Brien) had become pregnant and given birth to a baby girl, Bethany, on 4 June. The episode where Gail was told of her daughter's pregnancy was watched by 15 million viewers. In September 2000, Mike Baldwin married Linda Sykes but shortly afterwards, his drunken son Mark confessed he and Linda had been having an affair behind his dad's back. The episode attracted an audience of 16.8 million and in the 2000 British Soap Awards won Best Storyline.
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Stella Price (also Munro), played by Michelle Collins, made her debut screen appearance on 16 June 2011. The character and casting was announced on 15 April 2011. Stella was introduced as the new landlady of The Rovers Return Inn public house alongside her partner Karl Munro (John Michie) and daughter Eva Price (Catherine Tyldesley). Of her casting, Collins said "I am honoured to be joining the cast of Coronation Street. The show has been part of my life since I was a child so to become a part of it is extremely exciting." Stella is described as a "confident sort of woman" who is strong, feisty and funny. Upon Collins debut in "Coronation Street", viewers criticised her northern accent. However, "Coronation Street" producer, Phil Collinson defended Collins commenting "I think the landlady of the Rovers Return would have to be a Northern character, really, I don't think we could have had a Southerner running the pub." Cast, including Kym Marsh (who plays Michelle Connor) and Anthony Cotton (who plays Sean Tully), also defended Collins.
Tina O'Brien
In October 2014, O'Brien announced that she will be reprising her role of Sarah Platt in "Coronation Street" in early 2015. The character returned on an episode broadcast on 30 March 2015.
List of Coronation Street characters (2000)
Dr. Wilson was called in by Gail Platt (Helen Worth) as her thirteen-year-old daughter Sarah-Louise (Tina O'Brien) began getting sick after she refused to eat, and was concerned she might be developing an eating disorder. However, when the doctor examined the young girl, she told the shocked mother and daughter she was pregnant. Dr. Wilson told Gail that Sarah was too far along to have an abortion and that social services will have to be called in.
List of Coronation Street characters (2014)
During a live episode Sarah Platt (Tina O'Brien) invites Callum over, hoping to get a confession of his crimes but this backfires when he finds her recording the conversation and takes her hostage. After Callum threatens her, she tries to make a run for it but Callum pins her down and attempts to rape her but is stopped by Kylie who hits him over the head with a wrench, instantly killing him. Kylie's husband and Sarah's brother, David Platt (Jack P. Shepherd) comes home and wanting to protect Kylie and Sarah, buries Callum beneath what will be Gail's new "granny annex"; which was still being renovated. In December 2015, Sarah finds out she is four months pregnant with Callum's baby, just over a month after his death. Sarah contemplated having an abortion, but following a discussion with Kylie at the clinic, Sarah decides to keep the baby. Harry Platt, was born in March 2016 after Sarah went into labour five weeks early.
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Brian John Tilsley was played by Christopher Quinten. The son of Ivy Tilsley and Bert Tilsley, he married Gail Potter in 1979 and they had two children: Nick, born in 1980, and Sarah Louise in 1987. At the time Gail got pregnant with Sarah, she was having an affair with Brian's cousin, Ian Latimer, and was unsure who Sarah's father was. A blood test later revealed that Brian was her father but Gail refused to tell Brian until her mother Audrey let the truth slip during an argument with Brian's mother, Ivy. Brian adjusted to Gail's infidelity but did not reconcile with Gail for some time; he briefly absconded with Nick when a break-up looked likely. Ivy always believed that Ian was Sarah's father.
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In December 2015, when Sarah discovered she was pregnant with her deceased ex-boyfriend Callum Logan's (Sean Ward) baby, she tells Todd, whom she finally repaired things with since her return in March after eleven years of ignorance, that she wants an abortion. However, Todd reminds Sarah of how she felt after Billy died and that this baby could possibly replace him. Sarah later changes her mind after Kylie Platt (Paula Lane), stopped her from making the decision as she also reminded Sarah that her own son with Callum, Max Turner (Harry McDermott), does not remind her of him and she loves him no matter what. Sarah later gave birth to Harry in March by caesarean section, like Billy.
David Platt (Coronation Street)
In August 2017, Shepherd was longlisted for "Best Actor" and "Funniest Male" at the "Inside Soap Awards". He did not progress to the viewer-voted shortlist. On 2 June 2018, Shepherd was awarded his first "Best Actor" accolade at The British Soap Awards 2018, following his performances during the rape storyline. In July 2018, Shepherd was longlisted for "Best Actor" and "Best Partnership", alongside Julia Goulding who plays Shona Ramsey, at the "Inside Soap" Awards. For his portrayal of David, Shepherd was nominated for Best Soap Actor (Male) at the 2018 "Digital Spy" Reader Awards; he came in third place with 9.5% of the total vote. David's male rape storyline was also nominated in the "Best Soap Storyline" category, while David and Shona's partnership was nominated in the "Best Soap Couple" category. Both nominations came in sixth place with 9.5% and 5.8% of their total votes respectively. In 2019, Shepherd received a National Television Awards nomination in the Serial Drama Performance category for his portrayal of David.
Storylines of Coronation Street
In July 2016, it was reported that an explosion would rip through the street later in the year. In August 2016, "Coronation Street" actress Samia Ghadie, who plays Maria Connor in the soap said that another "well–loved" character would be killed off in the explosion months after Kylie Platt's (Paula Lane) heartbreaking death and that she had already had a read through of the scripts. The street explosion took place on 21 October 2016 after a week of events after a car crash caused by David Platt (Jack P. Shepherd) happened as he was trying to get revenge on Kylie's killer. Gary Windass (Mikey North) was trapped under the car but managed to get out before it exploded however his mother Anna Windass (Debbie Rush) was set on fire and badly injured.
Jenny Platt
Broadcast on 24 April 2011 (Easter Sunday), Jenny Platt made a brief appearance as Violet in a special edition "Coronation Street" feature episode which featured Sean Tully (played by Anthony Cotton) travelling to London to visit his baby son, Dylan. Other cast to return in the feature episode were Charlie Condou (playing Marcus Dent), Bruno Langley (playing Todd Grimshaw) and Rupert Hill (playing Jamie Baldwin).
Sarah Roberts
Child actors Alexa and Zoe Fisher portrayed the role in 1991, followed by Courtney Chase from February 8, 1993, to 1994. Sarah has been most notably played by Hayden Panettiere from February 1, 1994, to September 11, 1997, and Shanelle Workman from February 4, 2003, to January 28, 2004. Justis Bolding portrayed the role from June 14, 2007, to January 7, 2009.
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Jo is a character whom David Platt (Jack P. Shepherd) gets chatting to when she moves into the flat above the bookies. She then offers David a part-time job with flexible hours and good money, which he accepts. David tells his mother Gail (Helen Worth) that he is walking Jo's dog for her. Meanwhile, David tells Craig Harris (Richard Fleeshman) that dog walking is only part of his job for Jo. He shows Craig the cannabis farm which Jo has installed in her flat and pays him to look after.
Paul Holowaty
In 2000 he appeared in Coronation street as Sarah Platt's boyfriend Neil Ferns - he got her pregnant with Bethany aged 13 but he was killed in a road accident in 2003.
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Violet Wilson, portrayed by Jenny Platt making her first onscreen appearance on 8 October 2004 and remained until 29 February 2008. Platt returned for one episode on 24 April 2011. Violet arrives on the Street on in October 2004, as a barmaid in the Rovers Return Inn. A former pupil of Ken Barlow (William Roache) when he was a teacher at Weatherfield Comprehensive, she addresses him as "Sir" during her time on the Street. Violet befriends neighbour Katy Harris (Lucy-Jo Hudson) and is good friends with Sean Tully (Antony Cotton), whom she knew before moving to Coronation Street. Violet begins a relationship with Jason Grimshaw (Ryan Thomas), whose mother Eileen (Sue Cleaver) finds Violet a pleasant young woman. After some unease by Violet, who states that she had left home at a young age to live with an older, dominant man, she moves into 11 Coronation Street with Jason. They break up after Violet is seduced by Charlie Stubbs, but reunite. The relationship breaks up when Jason has an affair with Sarah Platt (Tina O'Brien). Jason proposes to Violet but she turns him down.
Sarah Harding
It was announced in May 2015 that Harding had agreed to make a guest appearance on the soap opera "Coronation Street" as Joni, the wife of returning character Robert Preston (now played by Tristan Gemmill). The character made a few appearances in July and August 2015 as her marriage to Robert disintegrated when he began an affair with ex-wife Tracy Barlow. However, Harding's appearance was panned by both critics and fans, with her acting described as "wooden" and the producers at "Corrie" decided to not invite her back.
Elisabeth Sladen
Elisabeth Clara Heath-Sladen (1 February 1946 – 19 April 2011) was an English actress best known for her role as Sarah Jane Smith in the British television series "Doctor Who". She was a regular cast member from 1973 to 1976, alongside both Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker, and reprised the role many times in subsequent decades, both on "Doctor Who" and its spin-offs, "K-9 and Company" and "The Sarah Jane Adventures".
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When the surrogate mother carrying a baby for Toyah and Peter Barlow (Chris Gascoyne) miscarries, Eva agrees to hand her unborn daughter to Toyah, under the pretence that the baby is the surrogate's. Eva gives birth in a cottage in Lymm with the help of Toyah and the baby is named Susie after Peter's late twin sister Susan Barlow (Joanna Foster). Toyah finds pictures Eva had taken with Susie, but Eva insists Toyah is her mother and Toyah later returns to Weatherfield with Susie.
Paul Foreman, portrayed by Peter Ash, initially appeared for a few episodes in May 2018, before returning on 1 January 2019. Paul was initially introduced as the cellmate of David Platt (Jack P. Shepherd) whilst he is in prison for attacking Gary Windass (Mikey North). On his return it was revealed he is the twin sibling of Gemma Winter (Dolly-Rose Campbell).
David Platt (Coronation Street)
He is unhappy with Gail's relationship with Phil Nail (Clive Russell) and begins a hate campaign against Phil. David does not trust Phil, as a result of Richard's behaviour. Phil reaches breaking point with David and throws him up against a wall, threatening to beat him up. David tells Gail, but Phil lies to her, and Gail believes him and slaps David, unaware that he is telling the truth. Gail receives a card addressed from Richard. She suspects Phil of sending the cards. Realising David is behind the scam, Phil throws David across the table in front of Gail. An angry Gail ends their relationship. The Platt family still receive cards from Richard, and Gail realises David is the culprit. Gail blames herself for David's behaviour. In December 2006, David discovers Sarah's grandmother Ivy Tilsley's (Lynne Perrie) diary and reads it, and is shocked that Gail had wanted to abort him, but he understands this after Gail told him that Ivy had been having a rough time since the death of her son and Gail's husband, Brian Tilsley (Christopher Quinten). He develops romantic feelings for Maria Sutherland (Samia Smith), but is annoyed she is enjoying an affair with Charlie Stubbs (Bill Ward). Charlie threatens David into silence. David tries to blackmail Charlie, who tries drowning David in a bath to rid of him, but Maria walks in and saves him. In January 2007, Tracy Barlow (Kate Ford) murders Charlie, staging it to look like self-defence. David offers to testify for Tracy that he saw Charlie attack her, on the condition that she sleeps with him. Tracy agrees, but the prosecution proves David's testimony to be lies.
Gary Windass
Gary Windass is a fictional character from the British soap opera "Coronation Street", portrayed by Mikey North. The character first appeared on-screen during the episode broadcast on 14 November 2008. His storylines have included his feuds with David Platt (Jack P Shephard), Ryan Connor (Sol Heras) and Pat Phelan (Connor McIntyre), a battle with PTSD after joining the army, as well as his relationships with Izzy Armstrong (Cherylee Houston), Alya Nazir (Sair Khan) and Sarah Platt (Tina O'Brien).
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Neil Fearns is revealed as the father of Sarah-Louise Platt's (Tina O'Brien) daughter, Bethany (Amy and Emily Walton). He is an "absent father" and has nothing to do with Bethany, although his family do send a card for her first birthday.
List of Coronation Street characters (2010)
In January 2015, Max meets his father Callum Logan (Sean Ward) and instantly bonds with him, but in August 2015, he witnesses Callum and his thugs attack Jason Grimshaw (Ryan Thomas), causing him to fear Callum and refuses to be near him. In September 2015, Max stands up to Callum when he argues with David and tells his father that he wishes he was dead. Hearing this, Callum tries to grab Max who runs onto the road and into the path of Nick's van. Max badly cuts his leg in the accident. In December 2015, David's half-sister Sarah Platt (Tina O'Brien) discovers she is pregnant after being struck by a van and finds out she is expecting a boy. In March 2016, Sarah later gives birth to her son, Harry Platt. In June 2016, Max is told by Kylie and David about Callum's death and he decides not to go to his funeral, but he and Kylie remember him in their own way.
Lucy Fallon
Fallon's first television role came in 2015 when she was cast as Bethany Platt, the daughter of Sarah Platt (Tina O'Brien), in the ITV soap opera "Coronation Street". A returning character, Bethany had been played by child actors Mia Cookson (2000) and twins Amy and Emily Walton (2000–2007), before Fallon took over. The actress was nineteen when she was cast to play the fourteen-year-old Bethany. She was offered the role after it emerged that the actress who was originally chosen for the part lied about her age.
Nikki Sanderson
In June 2007, it was reported that Sanderson would make a brief return to Coronation Street in autumn 2007, when her character, Candice Stowe, turns up during the build up to Sarah Platt's (Tina O'Brien) wedding. However these reports were later dismissed by Sanderson during an appearance on ITV's "Loose Women" due to "scheduling problems".
List of Coronation Street characters (1976)
Terry arrives on the street to take a job at the local builders yard. His sister Renee arrives to visit and notices that the Corner Shop is for sale. As the two catch up on their mother's love life, she approaches Betty Turpin (Betty Driver) to purchase the shop. Renee manages to buy the shop and Terry becomes in need of a home. She lets Terry move into the shop flat and realising that he needs independence, Renee evicts tenants Gail Platt (Helen Worth) and Tricia Hopkins (Kathy Jones) onto the street. Terry soon becomes attracted to Gail and the pair begin a relationship. But when Gail reveals that she does not love him, he decides to leave and join the army. Renee then blames Gail for her brother's departure.
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Josh Tucker, played by Ryan Clayton, made his first appearance on 26 January 2018. Details about the character were announced in early December 2017, with Carl Greenwood of "The Sun" reporting that he would be involved in a male rape storyline with established character David Platt (Jack P. Shepherd). Clayton's casting was announced on 16 January 2018. In July 2018, Clayton was longlisted for the "Best Bad Boy" award at the Inside Soap Awards. He did not progress to the viewer-voted shortlist. Clayton filmed his final scenes later in the year and Josh departs in episode 9575, first broadcast on 1 October 2018.
Coronation Street
In 2010, several actors from the show appeared on "The Jeremy Kyle Show" as their soap characters: David Platt (Jack P. Shepherd), Nick Tilsley (Ben Price) and Tina McIntyre (Michelle Keegan). In the fictional, semi-improvised scenario, David accused Nick (his brother) and Tina (his ex-girlfriend) of sleeping together.
Todd Grimshaw
Todd begins a relationship with Candice Stowe (Nikki Sanderson), before romancing Sarah-Louise Platt (Tina O'Brien). She later ends their relationship because she wants to date Ade Critchley (Dean Ashton). Langley and O'Brien were in a relationship and she told Frances Traynor from the "Daily Record" that acting out their break-up was not strange. Todd then resumes his previous relationship with Candice. But Todd soon returns to Sarah. She decides to sleep with Todd on her sixteenth birthday. The storyline was controversial and nine viewers contacted the Independent Television Commission. The organisation investigated the scenes and cleared "Coronation Street" of breaching guidelines. They praised them for building a relationship between the two characters and viewed it as a mature decision. Prior to this, Langley's friends would tease him because Todd was a virgin. O'Brien told Steve Hendry from the "Sunday Mail" that Sarah is "a bit dependent on Todd". In June 2003, Alex Tate from "The People" reported that Sarah-Louise would dump Todd. Sarah fears that she and Bethany are preventing Todd from succeeding at Oxford University. But Sarah and Todd move into a flat together. Sarah's daughter Bethany Platt (Amy and Emily Walton) electrocutes herself and Todd finds her unconscious. The accident prompts Gail Platt (Helen Worth) to involve the social services.
List of Coronation Street characters (2000)
Maria Jane Connor (also Sutherland) is played by Samia Ghadie. The character first appeared on-screen on 19 May 2000. During her time on "Coronation Street", Maria has been the centre of storylines such as giving birth to a stillborn baby, sleeping with her best friend's boyfriend and being widowed after eight months of marriage. She also had many failed romances. Maria was off-screen between November 2009 and June 2010 due to Ghadie's pregnancy. She departed again in October 2015 after giving birth to her son the previous month. She returned in April 2016.
List of Coronation Street characters (2016)
Freddie Smith, played by Derek Griffiths, made his first on-screen appearance on 11 March 2016. Griffiths auditioned for the role, and the character and his casting was announced on 16 December 2015. Freddie was introduced as "an unlikely new friend" for established character Kylie Platt (Paula Lane). Freddie's wife, who was a client of Kylie's, died shortly before his on-screen debut. His friendship with Kylie will lead him to be accepted into a "surrogate community" on the Street as the other residents get to know him. In March 2017, Griffiths left the show after a year, making his final on-screen appearance on 21 April 2017.
Kylie Platt
In late 2010 Jack P. Shepherd, who plays fellow character David Platt, revealed his desire for more scenes with Lane as he thought that they worked well together. In January 2011 it was announced that Kylie would marry David in a "shock storyline". Revealing the news whilst interviewed on talk show "Loose Women", Lane said that the pair would meet off-screen in Tenerife. Though she had not read the scripts, Lane thought they would be "a really good combination". "Coronation Street" publicity said it would make "exciting viewing" for fans. They further stated: "Kylie and David are trouble as individuals so the thought of the two of them getting together is a nightmare prospect for both their families [...] there is no end to the trouble they will cause for everyone." Lane also revealed that the storyline was implemented because there was no other plausible way for Kylie to return. They did not carry on with the scenario with Becky and Steve, because the viewers needed "something new". Lane was happy with the direction of the storyline because it paved the way for more "explosive" material. Kylie was also tipped to be the one in control of the relationship. She also acknowledged that certain aspects of their relationship would mirror Becky and Steve's relationship, in the sense that when Kylie is with David, a "loved up" nicer side to Kylie surfaces.
List of Coronation Street characters (1974)
Blanche Hunt (née Linfield) was originally played by Patricia Cutts; however, the actress committed suicide after appearing in just two episodes in 1974. Maggie Jones took over the role, playing Blanche in over 830 episodes from 1974 to her death in 2009. The character subsequently died off screen in 2010. Blanche was the mother of Deirdre Barlow, grandmother of Tracy Barlow and great-grandmother of Amy. Her storylines have revolved around her family life, various romances and her "acerbic tongue". The character's "gallows humour" has been well received by critics, and saw Jones win The British Soap Award for "Best Comedy Performance" in 2005 and 2008. Blanche has been described as "a true "Coronation Street" icon".
Tina O'Brien
Tina Michelle O'Brien (born 7 August 1983) is an English actress. She is best known for her role as Sarah Platt in the ITV soap "Coronation Street" from 1999 to 2007 and 2015 onwards, and her role as Bex Fisher in the BBC school drama "Waterloo Road" from 2010 to 2011.
David Platt (Coronation Street)
David is the son of Martin (Sean Wilson) and Gail Platt (Helen Worth). David was born on Christmas Day 1990. Martin's friend Carmel Finnan (Catherine Cusack) tried to kidnap David when he was a toddler. She also posed as his mother to other characters. Carmel then tries to frame Gail for pushing her down the stairs and is revealed to be mentally ill. In 2000, a nine-year-old David becomes jealous of the attention being paid to his newborn niece Bethany Platt (Amy and Emily Walton). He decides to gain attention by getting arrested for shoplifting. In 2001, Gail and Martin divorce after Martin has an affair with Rebecca Hopkins (Jill Halfpenny). David is unhappy and begins misbehaving in the hope that they will get back together. David becomes the target of a school bully and, despite Gail's advice to ignore the bully, he becomes violent and gets into fights. His behaviour worsens when Gail marries Richard Hillman (Brian Capron) in July 2002, but he comes to accept Richard. In March 2003, Richard is revealed to be a serial killer, and tries to kill himself, Gail, David, Bethany, and her mother - David's sister - Sarah Platt (Tina O'Brien) by driving them into the local canal. Gail, Sarah, David and Bethany are all rescued, while Richard drowns. In the years following, David develops a penchant for lying and scheming at home and at school.
List of Coronation Street characters (2008)
Ted Page played by Michael Byrne, is the long-lost father of Gail Platt (Helen Worth), and made his first appearance on 28 April 2008. A week after his arrival, Ted reveals that he is gay, and has recently lost his partner of twenty years.
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In January 1996, Stephen arrived in Weatherfield to get to know his biological mother and 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) became besotted by him and made her feelings clear but Stephen was not interested and returned to Canada once his work was completed. Stephen's nephew, Nick Tilsley (Adam Rickitt), later went to stay with his uncle in Canada for several months when he started to become troublesome towards his mother, Stephen's half-sister Gail Platt (Helen Worth) and stepfather Martin Platt (Sean Wilson). In 1999, following the break-up of his marriage to Leanne Battersby (Jane Danson), Nick again turned to Stephen, who offered him a job in Canada. Over the years Audrey has maintained regular contact with Stephen and has even visited him a number of times. Gail's third husband Richard Hillman (Brian Capron) also took her to Canada for an impromptu visit at Christmas 2001.
Jenny Platt
Platt was born in Ipswich, Suffolk. She trained at East 15 Acting School, and has appeared in many theatre roles. Her first appearance in "Coronation Street" was on 8 October 2004. Prior to the role of Violet, she had small roles in TV series' including "The Bill", "Where the Heart Is" and "Foyle's War".
List of Coronation Street characters (2004)
Billy Platt is the son of Sarah Platt (Tina O'Brien) and Todd Grimshaw (Bruno Langley). Sarah, already a teenage mother, was 16 at the time she conceived Billy, after Todd had suggested the two try for a baby of their own. Sarah was reluctant, and when she discovered her pregnancy she was considering getting an abortion. However, Todd brought Sarah around to the idea of having the baby. On Christmas Day 2003, Sarah's brother Nick (Adam Rickitt), revealed to their mother Gail Platt (Helen Worth) that his sister was pregnant. By this time Sarah had made a firm decision to keep the baby. For the next few months this caused friction between Gail and Sarah. In April 2004, Sarah suffered her first placental abruption, and felt Billy was dead. Once at the hospital, it was discovered Billy was fine, however his heartbeat was slow. This was caused by some uncertainty within Sarah and Todd's relationship. However, when Todd reveals to Sarah that he is gay, she suffers a second placental abruption on 1 June 2004, three months away from her due date. The abruption was so serious Billy had to be born by caesarean section. His first 24 hours alive were critical, and Todd was never granted access to see him. Sarah did not want Todd to see Billy, and she did not want her son, either. On 2 June, Sarah finally agreed to go and see her son, who was in an incubator. However, Billy's health deteriorated and whilst Sarah was bonding with Billy for the first time, he died. Todd never saw his son alive, apart from a photograph that Gail gave him after his death. Sarah continuously blamed herself for his death until his funeral on 7 June 2004. Despite doubts from the rest of the street's members, Todd finally showed up with his family to say goodbye to his son. Sarah and Todd regularly visited his grave until they left Weatherfield.
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When his sister Katy Harris (Lucy-Jo Hudson) starts dating David's father Martin Platt (Sean Wilson), her father's friend, who is 20 years older than she is, it causes Tommy and Angela to split up. Upset at this, Craig tampers with the brakes on Martin's car, hoping to split Martin and Katy up and bring back peace to his family. Unfortunately, Katy gets in the car with Martin. Craig tells his father and they race to the rescue. Martin decides not to press charges once he finds out the truth. Soon, David and Craig fight after having an argument over the incident. Tommy and Angela get back together when they realise how much their problems are affecting Craig.
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When Tyrone pulls out of the charity boxing match, David volunteers to fight his sister Sarah Platt's (Tina O'Brien) boyfriend Gary Windass (Mikey North) in his place despite his epilepsy ruling him out. Josh is refereeing the fight and taunts David during the break. David snaps and brutally beats up Gary in front of the shocked crowd. Josh does not bother to stop the fight. Gary is rushed to hospital where he recovers. Gary thinks David is suffering post traumatic stress disorder as a result of witnessing his wife Kylie's murder two years previously.
Bethany Platt
Bethany is introduced in 2000 when the show tackled the controversial subject of teenage pregnancy, using the character of 13-year-old Sarah-Louise Platt, recently recast to 16-year-old Tina O'Brien. The storyline was praised by health minister Yvette Cooper, saying "we need to make sure that young people themselves are aware of just how easy it is to get pregnant and just how hard it is to be a parent, if we are to get teenage pregnancy rates down" and praised Granada TV "on having the courage to include a storyline in Coronation Street about teenage pregnancy."
Sarah McLeod
Sarah McLeod (born 18 July 1971) is a New Zealand film and television actress. Her most notable role was in the Peter Jackson films "" and "" as Rosie Cotton, a female hobbit who marries Samwise Gamgee. Her daughter Maisy played Rosie and Sam's baby. McLeod also co-starred in the New Zealand soap opera "Shortland Street" as Cindy Watson from 2008 to 2009.
Samantha Seager
Samantha Seager (born 20 May 1974) is a British actress born in Atherton, Greater Manchester, England who played the role of Jodie Morton in the soap opera "Coronation Street".
List of Coronation Street characters (2015)
Linda Hancock (also Armstrong), played by Jacqueline Leonard, made her first screen appearance on 9 February 2015. Leonard's casting was announced on 18 November 2014, while the character has previously been mentioned by her on-screen family members. Of joining the cast, Leonard said "I am incredibly honoured and excited to be joining the amazing cast of "Coronation Street". I love the Northern wit and humour along with the drama and tension that the wonderful scripts of Coronation Street encapsulate. So excited to start!"
Sian Powers
Sian Powers is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, "Coronation Street", portrayed by Sacha Parkinson. Sian was introduced as a love interest for Sophie Webster (Brooke Vincent). Sian joined the cast of "Coronation Street" alongside Ben Richardson (Lucien Laviscount) in January 2009 as Sophie's schoolmates. They soon form a new group of teenagers along with Ryan Connor (Ben Thompson). Sian and girlfriend Sophie are "Coronation Street's" first lesbian couple. It was announced on 29 May 2011 that Parkinson had quit her role, and she made her last on screen appearance on 30 December 2011.
David Platt (Coronation Street)
David Platt (also Tilsley) is a fictional character from the British soap opera, "Coronation Street". He was born on-screen during the episode broadcast on 25 December 1990. He was played by Thomas Ormson from his first appearance until 15 March 2000 when Ormson left. Jack P. Shepherd took over the role and made his first on screen appearance on 26 April 2000.
List of Coronation Street characters (1994)
Sister Radford, portrayed by Nimmy March, was a nurse at Weatherfield General. She was training Martin Platt (Sean Wilson), and was present when his seven year old adoptive daughter Sarah-Lou (Lynsey King) was recovering from appendicitis in the children's ward.
Sarah Jane Smith
"Doctor Who" producer Barry Letts offered the part of Sarah Jane to actress April Walker, who accepted the role and was duly contracted by the BBC. During rehearsals for "The Time Warrior", it became clear to Jon Pertwee and Letts that the two leads had little rapport and were physically mis-matched (it has been claimed that Pertwee demanded the part be recast, because he said he would not play opposite an actress who was taller than he ). Letts therefore released Walker from her contract (though she was still paid in full for season 11). Letts began a second batch of auditions and saw Elisabeth Sladen after a recommendation from fellow BBC producer Bill Slater, who had twice cast the actress recently in separate episodes of "Z-Cars". Sladen performed her audition alongside actor Stephen Thorne and after impressing Letts, he arranged for her to meet Pertwee before any decisions were made. Pertwee stood behind Sladen and gave a 'thumbs-up' to Letts who then offered her the role.
Sarah Platt
In March 2008, it was reported that O'Brien was "seriously" considering a return to the soap just three months after leaving as she "struggled" to find acting work since an appearance in a Christmas pantomime. Ryan Thomas, who was O'Brien's boyfriend at the time, stated that he would "love" her to make a return to the soap so that they could work together again. It was reported again in July 2009 that she was to return to the role of Sarah for an "explosive" Christmas storyline in December 2009, but O'Brien denied these rumors saying that she wasn't going to make a comeback "anytime soon".
List of Coronation Street characters (2001)
Gary Adams, portrayed by Samuel Kane, was a man who was part of a storyline for 14 year old Sarah Platt (Tina O'Brien). He was posing as a 19 year old boy, talking to Sarah through an internet chatroom. 
When Sarah starts to talk to strangers on the internet as a way of meeting new people, she talks to a boy called Gary who claims to be 19 years old. Gary and Sarah quickly befriend each other after they share common interests and she becomes smitten by him. After Gary requests Sarah to call him, she agrees to meet him for the first time. However when Sarah goes to his house, she is greeted by an older man in his early 30s who claims to be Gary's father which surprises her. The man later confesses to Sarah that he is actually Gary. He justifies to an angry and a disappointed Sarah as being a lonely man who has no close family and friends. Although she rejects him, Sarah empathises with Gary and opens up to him about being a teenage mother to her baby daughter Bethany which causes many problems at home including the separation of her mother Gail (Helen Worth) and adoptive father Martin Platt (Sean Wilson) due to Martin's recent infidelity. Gail and Martin learn about Sarah's arrangement and visits Gary. They both eventually leave after Gary lies to them that he has never seen Sarah whilst Sarah herself hides from them. Gary and Sarah continue their day and he tells her that she is the only girl he has only ever met from chatrooms as he is convinced that they have a special connection. Sarah begins to worry about Gary's behaviour and his intentions and calls her friend Candice Stowe (Nikki Sanderson) to collect her. However Gary locks her in his bedroom when Candice's boyfriend Todd Grimshaw (Bruno Langley) arrive; Candice and Todd then try to rescue her. A frightened Sarah realises she is in danger with Gary and tries to escape but he refuses to let her leave. Gary confronts Todd who enters into the house after Candice manages to break a back door window, but Todd injures himself on Gary's fireplace. Gail arrives with her neighbour Dennis Stringer (Charles Dale) after calling the police and they save Sarah. Dennis then punches Gary repeatedly and insults him. Gary is then taken into custody by the police but he charges Dennis of assault. The police tells Gail that Gary has been charged of false imprisonment but was promptly released on bail, which disgusts and angers Gail. The following month, the police advises Gail that they wouldn't be pressing any charges against Gary.
Sarah Platt
Sarah dates Scooter Makuna (Sushil Chudasama) before embarking on a more serious relationship with Todd's brother, Jason Grimshaw (Ryan Thomas), destroying his relationship with Violet Wilson (Jenny Platt). Sarah and Jason get engaged, but once again, their families oppose the marriage. Jason gets cold feet on their wedding day and jilts her at the altar; it takes Sarah time to forgive him but they eventually reconcile and the wedding is re-organized.
Coronation Street
Tina O'Brien revealed in the British press on 4 April 2007 that she would be leaving "Coronation Street". Sarah-Louise, who was involved in some of the decade's most controversial stories, left in December 2007 with her daughter, Bethany Platt (who had been in an ecstasy storyline earlier that year, in which she discovered her uncle David's stash of the drug he was looking after for a friend in one of her dolls, and ended up in hospital after she ate them). In 2008, Michelle learning that Ryan (Ben Thompson) was not her biological son, having been accidentally swapped at birth with Alex Neeson (Dario Coates). Carla Connor (Alison King) turned to Liam for comfort and developed feelings for him. In spite of knowing about her feelings, Liam married Maria Sutherland (Samia Longchambon). Maria and Liam's baby son was stillborn in April, and during an estrangement from Maria upon the death of their baby, Liam had a one-night stand with Carla, a story which helped pave the way for his departure. Gail Platt's (Helen Worth) son David (Jack P. Shepherd) pushed her down the stairs. Enraged that Gail refused to press charges, David vandalised the Street and was sent to a young offenders' facility for several months. In May 2008, Gail finally met Ted Page (Michael Byrne), the father she had never known and in 2009, Gail's boyfriend Joe McIntyre (Reece Dinsdale) became addicted to painkillers, which came to a head when he broke into the medical centre. In August 2008, Jed Stone (Kenneth Cope) returned after 42 years. Liam Connor and his ex-sister-in-law Carla gave into their feelings for each other and began an affair. Carla's fiancée Tony Gordon (Gray O'Brien) discovered the affair and had Liam killed in a hit-and-run in October. Carla struggled to come to terms with Liam's death, but decided she still loved Tony and married him on 3 December, in an episode attracting 10.3 million viewers. In April 2009 it was revealed that Eileen Grimshaw's (Sue Cleaver) father, Colin (Edward de Souza) - he son of Elsie Tanner's (Pat Phoenix) cousin Arnley - had slept with Eileen's old classmate, Paula Carp (Sharon Duce) while she was still at school, and that Paula's daughter Julie (Katy Cavanagh) was in fact also Colin's daughter. In May, Norris Cole (Malcolm Hebden) received a blast from the past with the reappearance of his estranged brother Ramsay Clegg (Andrew Sachs) who wanted a reconciliation. Peter Barlow's battle against alcoholism, Ken Barlow's affair with actress Martha Fraser (Stephanie Beacham) after his dog Eccles fell in the canal, Maria giving birth to Liam's son and her subsequent relationship with Liam's killer Tony, Steve McDonald's (Simon Gregson) marriage to Becky Granger (Katherine Kelly) and Kevin Webster's (Michael Le Vell) affair with Molly Dobbs (Vicky Binns). On Christmas Day 2009, Sally Webster (Sally Dynevor) told husband Kevin that she had breast cancer, just as he was about to leave her for lover Molly.
Sarah Platt
In February 2015, producer Stuart Blackburn revealed that Sarah would embark on a relationship with Callum Logan, portrayed by Sean Ward, who is the ex-boyfriend of David's wife, Kylie Platt, portrayed by Paula Lane, and an enemy of David's. "David's got massive problems, because over the weeks Callum's taken a real liking to Max and Max is actually his biological son," Blackburn told ITV. "And he's got almost as many rights to Max as David does. On the seemingly good news front is the return of Bethany and Sarah, but very quickly Callum takes a real liking to Sarah. It's a liking that is returned, so huge problems for David!" Speaking to "Digital Spy" at the TRIC Awards, Ward said of the storyline: "It's quite exciting. That's the Coronation Street I remember with Sarah-Lou in it. For her to be back in it now and me to be dating her is a bit crazy for me, but very enjoyable. Tina is so professional. She said she was nervous for the first scene, and then it's like she's never been away. And I think that's because of the family that we are on Coronation Street, that I've been accepted into. It is just so easy to slip back into it." Asked whether Callum's interest in Sarah-Lou is really genuine, he replied: "Half and half. I mean there's the element that it's David's sister and that's going to help Callum's way on the street, but she's very feisty and he needs someone to match him, and I think Sarah-Lou is the girl to do that." Speaking of the storyline in an interview O'Brien said: "I think it will be interesting to see a more daring side to Sarah. Because she had a baby quite young, she had to be more responsible back then. It's really nice to be working with Sean Ward. I'm sure people think it's funny that the second she walks in, she hooks up with the guy who will cause most problems with the family. "To begin with she isn't interested in Callum at all. It's only because David really gives her a hard time that it almost pushes her towards Callum. She even says, 'Don't tell me what to do or else I will do the opposite' because David is like 'You stay away'. She was going to stay away but David's attitude changes her mind!" Speaking of what Kylie's reaction to the Sarah and Callum relationship O'Brien said: "I don't know how Kylie is going to feel about the whole Callum situation. I think Sarah might be burning her bridges there. When Kylie comes back, they are an item. Can you imagine? 'Hi, happy maternity, I am with your ex!'" O'Brien revealed that Sarah would continue to see Callum following their relationship being exposed, She said: "I think that's what she is hoping for! In her head she thinks they could play happy families - she's ten steps ahead! She's really torn. I don't think Sarah actually harbours bad feelings towards her brother anymore so it's difficult. She does say to Callum at one point that he's won and her brother has lost, so she does show Callum support. But I think she's trying to be neutral for David too." Sarah and Callum later break up and Sarah is furious to discover that Bethany has been delivering drugs on Callum's behalf. Sarah also later joins sides with David and Kylie following Callum threatening her and beating up her ex-boyfriend Jason Grimshaw (Ryan Thomas).
Kirsty-Leigh Porter
It was announced in July 2009, that she had been cast in the long-running ITV soap opera "Coronation Street" as the girlfriend of long established character David Platt (Jack P. Shepherd). 
After her role in "Coronation Street", Porter was cast in another ITV soap, "Emmerdale", as the best friend of Holly Barton (Sophie Powles). Her role in "Emmerdale" as Roz, included pushing Holly into taking illegal drugs, and stealing to fuel her addiction. At the end of the storyline, it was announced that Porter would be leaving the soap.
On 26 June 2013, it was announced that Porter would be joining the cast of "Hollyoaks" and over a month later it was announced she would play Leela Lomax, one of established character, Ste Hay (Kieron Richardson)'s two half-sisters.
List of Coronation Street characters (2000)
Bethany Britney Platt, played by Lucy Fallon, made her first appearance on 4 June 2000. Amy and Emily Walton shared the role of Bethany Platt from the character's birth in 2000 until 2007 when Tina O'Brien chose to quit. Mia Cookson also played the role of Bethany alongside the Walton twins in 2000. On 23 October 2014, it was announced that Bethany, now 14 years old, would return to the show. Katie Redford was initially cast in the role, but was sacked just days later before filming began after it was revealed that she was 25 years old, not 19 as she and her management had claimed. On 29 January Blackpool-born Lucy Fallon was confirmed as her replacement. She returned on 20 March 2015. Bethany's storylines have included her taking ecstasy tablets when her uncle, David Platt (Jack P. Shepherd) hid them in a toy, her infatuation with Callum Logan as well as being caught up with her family's feud with Callum.
Sarah Platt
Sarah's relationship with David is strained, when Bethany takes an ecstasy pill that David had hidden in one of her dolls, and nearly dies and Sarah forbids David from attending her wedding while Gail kicks him out. The pair continue to bicker continuously at each other up until Sarah's wedding day in October 2007, when he attempts to "kill himself." The police interrupt the ceremony to inform the Platt family of the attempted suicide; Sarah marries Jason regardless knowing it's just a sick stunt to ruin her wedding. Shortly after, Gail's brother Stephen Reid (Todd Boyce) visits and offers David a job in Milan. Jealous, Sarah sabotages this by planting drugs on him so Stephen withdraws the offer and offers it to Sarah instead. She accepts and she, Jason and Bethany leave for the airport to fly to Milan. However, at Manchester Piccadilly, Sarah tells Jason that she planted the drugs on David. Disgusted, he walks away, leaving Sarah to fly to Milan alone with Bethany in December 2007.
Storylines of Coronation Street
In December 2016, it was announced that Bethany Platt's (Lucy Fallon) crush on her mother Sarah's (Tina O'Brien) boyfriend Gary Windass (Mikey North) will reach some "devastating consequences.". After having a diet pill overdose and being rescued by Nathan Curtis (Christopher Harper), it was announced a month later that Bethany will be involved in a "dark" and "nail biting sex ring storyline" as articles say that Nathan will "pimp her out to older friends." This storyline was created to highlight the issue of child sexual exploitation, and was also inspired by the Rochdale sex ring, which occurred in 2012.
Sarah Platt
Sarah starts a relationship with Gary Windass (Mikey North) after he helps Bethany who is experiencing school bullying. Sarah ends it when she discovers Bethany has a crush on him. Bethany later overdoses on exercise pills but recovers and encourages Sarah to get back together with Gary. Sarah discovers that Bethany is in a relationship with Nathan Curtis (Christopher Harper) who is much older than her. Sarah doesn't approve of the relationship and takes a strong disliking to Nathan but accepts that it is Bethany's decision, taking her to the doctors for contraception. She later finds out Bethany is being groomed and Nathan is subsequently arrested with Bethany moving back in with Sarah. Sarah throws out Gary having been told he had a one-night stand with Nicola Rubinstein (Nicola Thorp) and got her pregnant. Sarah decides to get back with Gary after forgiving him for getting Nicola pregnant.
DJ Paulette
Paulette is the sister of former British Soap opera, Coronation Street actress Lisa Lewis, who played Shirley Armitage from 1983 to 1989.
Bethany Platt
Bethany Platt is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, "Coronation Street". She was born on-screen during the episode broadcast on 4 June 2000. She was played by Mia in 2000 and by twins Amy and Emily Walton from 2000 until 30 December 2007 when the character departed. The character was reintroduced with Lucy Fallon taking over the role and Bethany made her return on 20 March 2015.
Sarah Platt
Sarah is the daughter of Gail (Helen Worth) and Brian Tilsley (Christopher Quinten); sister to Nick Tilsley (Warren Jackson, Adam Rickitt, Ben Price); half-sister to David Platt (Thomas Ormson, Jack P. Shepherd); granddaughter to Audrey Roberts (Sue Nicholls), Ted Page (David Byrne) and Bert (Peter Dudley) and Ivy Tilsley (Lynne Perrie); and mother to Bethany (Mia Cookson, Amy & Emily Walton, Lucy Fallon), Billy and Harry.
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Ann McIntyre (previously called Anna) is the estranged mother of Tina McIntyre (Michelle Keegan). Originally named "Anna" and played by actress Susan Mitchell, she appears in a single episode in May 2008. Anna appears after receiving a telephone call from Gail Platt (Helen Worth), telling her that Tina is okay after moving into the Platts' house earlier on in the week. Fuming at the innocent call, Anna storms round to the house, demanding to see Tina, and does not hold back in letting her know her feelings on the matter. An argument ensues as Anna calls Gail's son and Tina's boyfriend David Platt (Jack P. Shepherd) a criminal, to which Tina responds by revealing that she was pregnant with his child but had an abortion. As the argument escalates, Gail intervenes and throws Anna out.
Coronation Street
From 1999 to 2001, issue-led storylines were introduced such as Toyah Battersby's (Georgia Taylor) rape, Roy and Hayley Cropper (David Neilson and Julie Hesmondhalgh) abducting their foster child, Sarah Platt's Internet chat room abduction and Alma Halliwell's (Amanda Barrie) death from cervical cancer. Such storylines were unpopular with viewers and ratings dropped and in October 2001, Macnaught was abruptly moved to another Granada department and Carolyn Reynolds took over. "Corrie" continued to struggle in the ratings, with "EastEnders" introducing some of its strongest stories. In 2002, Kieran Roberts was appointed as producer and aimed to re-introduce "gentle storylines and humour", after deciding that "the Street" should not try to compete with other soaps. In 2002, Gail Platt (Helen Worth) married Richard Hillman (Brian Capron), a financial advisor who would go on to leave Duggie Ferguson (John Bowe) to die; murder both his ex-wife Patricia (Annabelle Apsion) and local neighbour Maxine Peacock (Claire Casey); and attempt to kill both his mother-in-law Audrey Roberts (Sue Nicholls) and her longtime friend, Emily Bishop (Eileen Derbyshire). After confessing his crimes to Gail in a two-episode handler, Hillman left the street for two weeks before returning with a suicidal impact on himself and his stepfamily; he kidnapped Gail, her children Sarah and David (Jack P. Shepherd), and granddaughter Bethany, before driving them into a canal - though the Platt family survived whilst Richard drowned. The storyline received wide press attention, and viewing figures peaked at 19.4 million, with Hillman dubbed a "serial killer" by the media. Todd Grimshaw (Bruno Langley) became "Corrie's" first regular homosexual character. In 2003 another gay male character was introduced, Sean Tully (Antony Cotton). The character of Karen McDonald (Suranne Jones) was developed, with her fiery marriage to Steve and warring with Tracy Barlow (Kate Ford). In 2004, "Coronation Street" retconned the Baldwin family when Mike's nephew Danny Baldwin (Bradley Walsh) and his wife Frankie (Debra Stephenson) moved to the area from Essex, with their two sons Jamie (Rupert Hill) and Warren (Danny Young). Until this time, Mike Baldwin had been portrayed as an only child, with his father (also called Frankie and portrayed by Sam Kydd) appearing in the programme between 1980 and 1982 confirming the fact. The bigamy of Peter Barlow (Chris Gascoyne) and his addiction to alcohol, later in the decade, Maya Sharma's (Sasha Behar) revenge on former lover Dev Alahan (Jimmi Harkishin), Charlie Stubbs's (Bill Ward) psychological abuse of Shelley Unwin (Sally Lindsay), and the deaths of Mike Baldwin (Johnny Briggs), Vera Duckworth (Liz Dawn) and Fred Elliott (John Savident). In 2007, Tracy Barlow (Kate Ford) murdered Charlie Stubbs and claiming it was self-defence; the audience during this storyline peaked at 13.3 million. At the 2007 British Soap Awards, it won Best Storyline, and Ford was voted Best Actress for her portrayal. Other storylines included Leanne Battersby (Jane Danson) becoming a prostitute and the show's first bisexual love triangle (between Michelle Connor (Kym Marsh), Sonny Dhillon (Pal Aron), and Sean Tully (Antony Cotton)). The Connor family were central to many storylines during 2007 — the accidental death of a Polish worker at Underworld due to overworking, Michelle's discovery that her brothers Paul (Sean Gallagher) and Liam (Rob James-Collier) were the cause of her husband's death, Paul's use of an escort service, his kidnapping of Leanne and his subsequent death.
Jack P. Shepherd
He is well-known for his role as David Platt on "Coronation Street" alongside co-stars Helen Worth and Tina O'Brien. It has been revealed that Shepherd is being paid £200,000 a year for his role on Coronation Street, a much larger sum than longer-serving co-stars Simon Gregson and Sue Nicholls.
Sarah Rafferty
Sarah Gray Rafferty (born December 6, 1972) is an American television and film actress. She is known mainly for her role as Donna Roberta Paulsen on the USA Network legal drama "Suits".
Kylie Platt
Kylie remained off-screen for episodic blocks in her first six months. Producers devised a storyline to give her permanent residence on "Coronation Street", when she was revealed as the fiancée of David Platt (Jack P. Shepherd). The development was to offer viewers "something new" and both actors have praised their pairing as a positive move. The storyline played the resurgence of Kylie's love of money. Kylie has also engaged in feuds with Gail and Tina McIntyre, played by Helen Worth and Michelle Keegan respectively. Gail's attempt to sabotage her son's wedding to Kylie proved unsuccessful. It was a change in direction for the character, with the lure of money insufficient for her to leave "someone she loves". Lane took maternity leave in late 2014 and Kylie was off-screen from December 2014 until June 2015. In February 2016, Lane announced her decision to leave "Coronation Street". She filmed her final scenes as Kylie in June 2016 after producers decided to kill off the character. Kylie was murdered by Clayton Hibbs (Callum Harrison) while trying to protect her friend Gemma Winter (Dolly-Rose Campbell) in the episode broadcast on 15 July 2016. Lane last appeared as Kylie on 20 July 2016.
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D.C. Weller was played by Caroline Paterson. She is the police detective heading the investigating team after David Platt (Jack P. Shepherd) pushes his mother, Gail (Helen Worth) down the stairs of their home in March 2008. She reappears on 17 December 2008, to question Tony Gordon (Gray O'Brien) over the death of Liam Connor (Rob James-Collier), and again on 26 January 2009, when Liam's widow Maria (Samia Ghadie) runs Tony down with her car. She most recently appeared to talk to Colin Grimshaw (Edward de Souza) about having sex with Paula Carp (Sharon Duce) while she was under age, however, he dies of a heart attack before she can question him.
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Simon Green, played by Lee Battle, appearing as the best friend of David Platt (Jack P. Shepherd) in 2000 and 2001.
Kylie Platt
Kylie Platt (also Turner) was a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, "Coronation Street", played by Paula Lane. She was introduced as Becky McDonald's (Katherine Kelly) half-sister, making her on-screen debut on 26 August 2010. Lane landed the role, with executive producer Phil Collinson describing her as a brilliant casting. He also revealed that Kylie would have "major storylines" during her first six months in the serial. Lane created her approach to her portrayal from her own past experiences whilst growing up. Lane impressed the producers and had her contract extended until July 2012.
Sarah Sokolovic
Sarah Sokolovic is an American film, television, and theatre actress, who starred in "Homeland" as Laura Sutton and currently has a recurring role on "Big Little Lies". She has performed in several plays including "The Shaggs: Philosophy of the World", "Detroit", and "A Streetcar Named Desire".
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In March 2016, Judith reappeared as Sarah's midwife when Sarah was pregnant with her son, Harry Platt. She checked in at the hospital with her sister in law Kylie (Paula Lane), afraid that something was wrong as she hadn't felt him move all day, but a scan showed that the baby was fine. Judith would later go on to deliver Harry by cesarean section.
Sacha Parkinson
Sacha Louise Parkinson is an English actress. She is best known for playing the role of Sian Powers in the ITV soap opera "Coronation Street" from 2009 to 2011.