List of Coronation Street characters (1992)

The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street in 1992, by order of first appearance.

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Contents


Lisa Duckworth

Lisa Duckworth
Coronation Street character
Portrayed by Caroline Milmoe
Introduced by Carolyn Reynolds
Duration 1992–93
First appearance 5 February 1992
Episode 3341
Last appearance 12 February 1993
Episode 3502
Classification Former; regular
Profile
Date of birth 16 November 1970
Date of death 12 February 1993

Lisa Duckworth (née Horton) was played by Caroline Milmoe. Lisa is introduced as the pregnant girlfriend of Terry Duckworth, who returns to Weatherfield after a four year absence in 1992. Upon her arrival, Terry is arrested and returned to prison to face charges of GBH and he and Lisa later get married after he is granted day release. But Terry only intends to use the wedding as a plot to escape, and he flees the church after the ceremony leaving Lisa shocked and still holding her bouquet.

In September, Lisa gives birth to a son, whom she names Tommy. Lisa struggles as a single mother, and with her feelings for Terry. After coming to the conclusion that Terry was never going to be a suitable father to Tommy, Lisa sets her sights on bookie Des Barnes. Lisa and Des fall in love and intended to move away together, but in February 1993, Lisa was knocked down by a car outside the Corner shop whilst attempting to retrieve change after dropping her purse. She suffered serious injuries and died in hospital soon after.

Ted Sullivan

Ted Sullivan
Coronation Street character
Portrayed by William Russell
Introduced by Carolyn Reynolds
Duration 1992
First appearance 17 February 1992
Episode 3347
Last appearance 9 September 1992
Episode 3435
Classification Former; regular
Book appearances Coronation Street:The Complete Saga
Profile
Date of death 9 September 1992

Ted Sullivan was played by William Russell. Ted was first seen as a representative for a supplier of the Kabin, and first appears when Rita Fairclough and Mavis Wilton learn of his plans to retire. Mavis recommends her husband Derek for his job, and Derek does his best to sell himself to Ted - only to be rejected when Ted tells him his nephew is already lined up to replace him. Meanwhile, Rita catches Ted's attention and he returns again to see her.

Ted courts Rita, and they begin dating. In March, Ted reveals his plan to move to Florida and live there, and to her astonishment, Ted asks Rita to join him as his wife. Initially she turns him down, but later changes her mind and they head out to Florida in search of a new home. When they return however, Ted reveals that the reason he is retiring is because he is terminally ill with a brain tumour. Rita feels cheated, and cancels their plans to emigrate, but agrees to marry Ted in order for them live out his last days as a couple.

Rita and Ted marry weeks later, and by July, Ted is getting weaker as his condition deteriorates. He dies on a park bench on 9 September 1992 watching Percy Sugden play bowls, but his friends do not initially realise he is dead; they believe he is just sleeping. Rita finds him, and is left heartbroken.

Due to his terminal illness, Ted was widely known as "Terminal Ted" by the program's viewers.

Geoff Horton

Geoff Horton
Coronation Street character
Portrayed by Dicken Ashworth
Introduced by Carolyn Reynolds (1992)
Jane MacNaught (2000)
Duration 1992–97, 2000
First appearance 18 May 1992
Episode 3385
Last appearance 30 August 2000
Episode 4883
Classification Former; regular
Profile
Home Blackpool

Geoff Horton was the father of Lisa Duckworth and was played by Dicken Ashworth between 1992 and 2000.

Doreen Horton

Doreen Horton
Coronation Street character
Portrayed by Annie Raitt
Introduced by Carolyn Reynolds (1992)
Sue Pritchard (1994, 1995)
Jane MacNaught (2000)
Duration 1992–93, 1994, 1995, 2000
First appearance 18 May 1992
Episode 3385
Last appearance 30 August 2000
Episode 4883
Classification Former; regular
Profile
Home Blackpool

Doreen Horton was the mother of Lisa Duckworth, played by Annie Raitt and appeared intermittently between 1992 and 2000.

Richard Willmore

Richard Willmore
Coronation Street character
Portrayed by Oliver Beamish
Introduced by Carolyn Reynolds (1992, 1993)
Sue Pritchard (1994)
Phil Collinson (2011)
Duration 1992, 1993, 1994, 2011
First appearance 2 September 1992
Episode 3432
Classification Present; recurring

Richard Willmore is a director from brewery Newton and Ridley, played by Oliver Beamish. He appears for several stints until 1994, but returns in 2011 when Liz and Jim enlist his help in purchasing the Rovers Return from their son Steve and installing Liz as manager due to differences with their daughter-in-law Becky.

Tommy Duckworth

Main article: Tommy Duckworth

Doug Murray

Doug Murray
Coronation Street character
Portrayed by Brian Hibbard
Introduced by Carolyn Reynolds
Duration 1992–93
First appearance 23 October 1992
Episode 3454
Last appearance 18 June 1993
Episode 3556
Classification Former; regular

Doug Murray was a mechanic. He was played by actor Brian Hibbard. After returning to Britain from the Middle East after his classic car restoration business failed and he had got into debt, Doug sought employment at MVB motors. The Inland Revenue tracked Doug down and he was forced to declare bankruptcy. Doug initially lived at his sister's house but moved out after constant arguments with her husband and moved addresses. Doug dated Deirdre Barlow for a while but this ended when her daughter Tracy attempted to seduce him as she had a crush on him and wanted to hurt her mother. Eventually Doug decided to leave Weatherfield after realising that his options were limited. He stole a Jaguar car belonging to his boss Mike Baldwin and drove away. He fled to Germany where he later sold the Jaguar.

Denise Osbourne

Denise Osbourne
Coronation Street character
Portrayed by Denise Black
Introduced by Carolyn Reynolds (1992)
Steve November (2007)
Duration 1992–97, 2007
First appearance 4 December 1992
Episode 3472
Last appearance 10 June 2007
Episode 6573
Classification Former; regular
Book appearances Coronation Street: The Complete Saga
Profile
Date of birth 1 December 1955
Occupation Hairdresser

Denise Osbourne (previously Mitchell) was introduced as a new local hairdresser and was played by Denise Black.

Denise's first marriage to wealthy solicitor Frank Osbourne ended in divorce when she left him for Neil Mitchell. They later married, but, by late 1992, they had separated, and Denise came to Coronation Street to try and build a new life for herself. She opened a hairdressing and beauty salon at Nº2, living in the flat above, and turned to Neil, who worked as a builder, to fit out the premises.

From her first appearance, many local men were attracted to Denise and by Christmas 1992 supermarket manager Reg Holdsworth, barman Jack Duckworth who was married, and mechanic Doug Murray, all asked Denise for favours. All three men fought to be the first to take her out. Denise, however, invited all of them to her flat at the same time and told them she wasn't interested in any of them.

Denise's ex-husband Neil was happy to stay friends with her until he discovered he had a love rival in Hanif Ruparell, although by this time, he was dating Angie Freeman. Denise and Hanif's affair was initially just for pleasure but eventually Denise fell in love with her friend. When she eventually told Hanif how she felt after arranging a romantic dinner, she was deeply hurt when he rejected her. Denise threw red wine into his face and stormed out of the restaurant.

In the meantime, Don Brennan fell for Denise's charms after she comforted him about his leg amputation. Denise showed him her deformed hand, and said she had mananged to live with her condition. Don agreed to lend Denise money which she needed for her hair-styling business. Denise soon realised that Don wanted more than just friendship. She was then plagued with nuisance telephone calls and anonymous pranks that lasted for several weeks, causing her much anguish. She suspected Neil and Hanif, and was outraged when she found out that Don was the culprit — helped by Hanif, who had a friend who worked at the telephone exchange.

Early in 1994, Denise started dating Ken Barlow, and to the surprise of both, she fell pregnant. Denise decided to keep the baby but suffered a miscarriage. However, the doctors told Denise she was carrying twins and the survivor was healthy. Ken offered to marry Denise, but with five unsuccessful marriages between them, she wanted to retain her independence, and told him that their relationship was over. She found life more difficult than she expected during her pregnancy, and had to get help at the salon from her friend Jon Welch. She had hoped that Jon would buy the shop from her, but he was unable to raise the money.

Even when she went into labour, she refused to let Ken know. But as her contractions became more painful, Denise change her mind and got a message to him and Ken arrived in time for their son Daniel's birth, and was very supportive in the weeks that followed. However, Denise continued to reject Ken, refusing to even put his name on Daniel's birth certificate but was willing to let him babysit. Over the next few months, Denise and Jon became closer until in April 1995, he made a pass at her, she turned him down, and he walked out on her and the salon. Meanwhile, Ken was going through troubles of his own, as his stepdaughter, Tracy, was in hospital after a drugs overdose but he still wanted access to Daniel. After Ken threatened legal action to obtain this, Denise lost her temper and, in May, went to her sister's home in Macclesfield. After Ken tracked her down, she returned to Weatherfield and seemed more willing to let Ken into her life. In July 1995, Ken bought Nº1 and he, Denise, and Daniel moved in — but, she kept the flat above Nº2, and even refused to lease it to a desperate Bill Webster in December.

Her reasons for keeping Nº2 became apparent. Brian Dunkley, Denise's brother-in-law who worked as an accountant, arrived to do the bookkeeping, but unbeknownst to Ken, Denise and Brian had had an affair two years previously and both were keen to resume it. It didn't take long for Denise's sister Alison to realise Brian was being unfaithful. Not knowing who the other woman was, she turned to Denise for comfort. In January 1996, a guilt-ridden Denise tried to stop the affair, and asked Ken if he was still prepared to marry her and he agreed. However, Brian was not prepared to give up easily. Ken found out about the affair and threw Denise out. Denise decided to move south with Brian but left Daniel with his father, feeling she would never be able to offer him a stable life. But Denise later changed her mind and in November 1996, she and Brian returned for Daniel, claiming Ken had no legal right to keep him. She agreed to allow him to visit Daniel at weekends. But, after a few months, Ken found the long distance travelling and the emotional strain of visits to his son too much to bear, and he ceased contact with both Denise and Daniel.

Nothing was heard from Denise for ten years until 2007, when she sent Ken a card, having read about his stepdaughter Tracy's imprisonment for murder. With his wife, Deirdre, blaming him for Tracy's problems, Ken moved into a bed and breakfast in Manchester. As he went for a stroll Ken found Denise running her new hair-styling business in the heart of the city. Preparing for the worst, Ken went into the salon to speak to Denise. They went up to her flat over the shop for a cup of tea. Sufficiently revived, and after telling Denise he would have to reduce his contributions to Daniel’s trust fund — paying for Tracy’s defence barrister had seriously reduced his financial stability — Ken was unable bring himself ask Denise if he could re-establish contact with their son. She promised Ken she would ask Daniel if he wanted to meet him. Ken was relieved the next day to discover that Daniel had agreed.

Later, Denise invited Ken to move in with her and Daniel but after Daniel began to resent Ken's presence in his home, Denise took Ken back to Weatherfield to make amends with Deirdre, but this resulted in Deirdre slapping Denise in front of a packed Rovers. Following the confrontation between Deirdre and Denise at the pub, Deirdre visited Ken and apologised for her behaviour and begged him to return home, but was unsuccessful. Ken and Denise grew closer during his continued separation from Deirdre. Convinced that Ken wanted to resume their relationship after eleven years, and eager for help bringing up Daniel, Denise made a clumsy pass at him. Leaning in for a kiss, Ken rejected her. Denise was humiliated and Ken returned to his Deirdre.

Newspaper The Chorley Citizen said Denise was best remembered as "Ken's bit on the side".[1]

Fiona Middleton

Fiona Middleton
Coronation Street character
Portrayed by Angela Griffin
Introduced by Carolyn Reynolds
Duration 1992–98
First appearance 14 December 1992
Episode 3476
Last appearance 25 September 1998
Episode 4479
Classification Former; regular
Spin-off appearances Viva Las Vegas! (1997)
Profile
Date of birth 2 December 1975
Occupation Hairdresser

Fiona Joy Middleton was played by Angela Griffin and appeared for a period of six years between 1992 and 1998.

She was a hairdresser and later manager at Denise Osbourne's salon. She also had a brief singing career. Fiona was the first major Black character on the soap since Lisa Lewis's character Shirley Armitage left in 1989. Fiona's best friend was Maxine Heavey. Fiona dated Steve McDonald, and had a fling with Steve's father Jim, which was revealed on Fiona's wedding day to Alan McKenna and he jilted her at the altar as a result of this. She also briefly dated Tony Horrocks. Steve got back together with Fiona to help her raise her and Alan's son Morgan but he cheated on her with Maxine. Fiona threw Steve out and ended their relationship. Fiona then moved away from Weatherfield with Morgan in September 1998, but made peace with Maxine just before her departure.

References

  1. ^ Taylor, Caroline. "Interview: Denise Black". Chorley Citizen. (Newsquest). http://www.chorleycitizen.co.uk/news/1994668.interview_denise_black/. Retrieved 1 May 2011.