patrick tussel is played by actor and football coach trevor dwyer-lynch. patrick is a cab driver for local taxi firm "streetcars", and friend of eileen grimshaw (sue cleaver) from when they were in a group in which eileen was singer. patrick frequently serves as a comic foil for les battersby (bruce jones) and boss steve mcdonald (simon gregson). patrick makes his final appearance in january 2005, while on crutches after an off-screen incident where his own car ran him over due to the handbrake being left off.