List of Coronation Street characters (1987)
Coronation Street is a British soap opera, initially produced by Granada Television. Created by writer Tony Warren, Coronation Street first broadcast on ITV on 9 December 1960. The following is a list of characters introduced in the show's twenty-eighth year, by order of first appearance.
Sarah-Louise Platt
Cecil Newton
| Cecil Newton | |||||
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| Portrayed by | (1987–1990) George Baker (2003) | ||||
| Duration | 1987, 1988, 1990, 2003 | ||||
| First appearance | 3 June 1987 Episode 2708 | ||||
| Last appearance | 28 November 2003 Episode 5635 | ||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||
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| Date of death | 28 November 2003 | ||||
| Occupation | Brewery Boss | ||||
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Cecil Newton was the Brewery boss of Newton & Ridley. He first appeared in 1987 when Alec Gilroy wanted the tenancy of the Rovers Return Inn, as Bet Lynch had used the money she borrowed from Alec to buy the tenancy of the pub, but fled out to Spain as she couldn't pay it back. Cecil agreed and also sent Alec out to Spain to search for Bet when they found out she was working in a bar there. Bet married Alec and they successfully applied for the tenancy.
Cecil arrived in the pub a year later in 1988 when he suggested to Alec that the rent for staying in the Rovers should be increased, as the establishment was making a lot of money - unsurprisingly, Alec disagreed.
When the Gilory's were at risk of losing the pub in 1990 due to it being repossessed in preparation for a merge with the neighbouring 1 Coronation Street and conversion into an American theme pub, the local residents campaigned and argued with the brewery. Cecil came out of retirement to put a halt on the plans and told Bet and Alec that the pub was still theirs, belittling project manager Nigel Ridley for his foolish young ideas in the process, and declaring that the Rovers would always remain a working man's pub.
Bet met him again in November 2003 at the Newton & Ridley function in Blackpool. Cecil fell in love with her, and asked her to marry him. However, Cecil's son Philip Newton didn't approve of her and tried to split them up, and even told Bet that Cecil was going senile. During the ceremony, Cecil collapsed with a heart attack and later died in hospital.
Don Brennan
| Don Brennan | |||||||||||
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| Portrayed by | Geoffrey Hinsliff | ||||||||||
| First appearance | 7 September 1987 Episode 2758 | ||||||||||
| Last appearance | 8 October 1997 Episode 4278 | ||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 30 November 1937 | ||||||||||
| Date of death | 8 October 1997 | ||||||||||
| Occupation | Taxi Driver | ||||||||||
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Donald Michael "Don" Brennan is a fictional character in the British television soap opera, Coronation Street played by the actor Geoffrey Hinsliff. Don first appeared as a love interest for Ivy Tilsley and they eventually get engaged and married on 13 June 1988. Don had two daughters and a son from his previous marriage to "Pat", but his family never appeared again after the wedding episode. On Christmas Eve 1990, Rosie Webster was born to parents Kevin and Sally in the back of his taxi.
Ivy's erratic behaviour over preserving the memory of her dead son Brian and first husband Bert led Don to look elsewhere for romance. He developed a fascination with local hairdresser Denise Osbourne to whom he harassed with anonymous phone calls. He and Ivy separated for a while, but they reconciled after he had an accident in his taxi and had he his leg amputated. However, their marriage later ended, and there was an estrangement followed by Ivy's death in August 1995.
Don developed a gambling problem, and ended up owing a lot of money, much of it to Mike Baldwin, whom he hated. After Ivy's death, he had a relationship with Josie Clarke, who briefly worked for Mike. They planned to make money by buying his garage from him, only to discover that he had scammed them, and it was worth far less than they had paid for it. Josie left Don when he became obsessed with getting revenge on Mike. He kidnapped Mike's wife, Alma, and drove his taxi into the canal with her inside, but they were both rescued and survived. Don was arrested and charged with attempted murder but managed to escape custody and turned up in the Rovers Return Inn and attacked Mike and almost strangled him with his tie before Jack Duckworth threw him out.
In October 1997, Don tried one last time to kill Mike, this time in Mike's flat. Don tied him up and held him prisoner but Mike managed to free himself and phone the police. Don was re-arrested the following morning and charged again with attempted murder. Don escaped from custody once more and failed to show up in court. The police issued a warrant for his arrest and began a manhunt for him. Don reappeared in the street in Alma Baldwin's MG Midget Roadster, which he had stolen, and saw Mike crossing the street by The Kabin. He drove straight at Mike and tried to run him over, but Mike dived out of the way just in time, and Don lost control of the car and crashed into the viaduct. Mike escaped unharmed and Don was killed when the car exploded in a fireball on impact, burning him to death. The resulting stain was evident for many years on the viaduct, where it had been hit by the car.
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