Frank "Frankie" Baldwin
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- For Danny Baldwin's ex-wife on Coronation Street, see Frankie Baldwin.
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| Frank Baldwin | ||||||||||||
| First appearance | 1981 | |||||||||||
| Last appearance | 1982 | |||||||||||
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| Date of death | 4 July 1982 | |||||||||||
| Status | Deceased | |||||||||||
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Frank "Frankie" Baldwin was a fictional character on the British ITV soap opera Coronation Street. He was the father of factory owner Mike Baldwin, and was played by actor Sam Kydd.
Baldwin was a former docker and Cockney wideboy, more so than his son. He was present on the Street between December 1980 and January 1982.
He conned barman Fred Gee out of money over a wedding video scam, and conning Gee a second time also managed to con Alf Roberts out of money. The police turned up accusing Gee of distributing blue movies.
In 1981, after repaying his debts to Fred and Alf, he turned up at son Mike's flat with wads of cash and a blond women on his arm, claiming she was his secretary.
Late that year, the blonde returned to Weatherfield to visit family and Mike asked her to accompany him on a business dinner. Some days later Frankie turned up and got the wrong idea about his son and the girl, so he stormed back to London. He was never seen again on the Street as he had died off screen in July 1982.
Frank was briefly mentioned by Mike during the later stages of his Alzheimer's disease.
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