vinnie powers is the father of sian powers (sacha parkinson). he is first seen driving around weatherfield looking for sian's boyfriend ryan connor (ben thompson), when vinnie finds him, he accuses ryan of raping his daughter. vinnie appears again in january 2010. during his return, he sends sian packing to southport to stay with her mother after discovering that she has been sexually active with ryan. vinnie returns to the street in on 27 september 2010, when sian informs him that she is in a lesbian relationship with sophie, and ends up in row with sophie's mother sally (sally dynevor), who defends their relationship.