List of Coronation Street characters (2024)
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Coronation Street is a British soap opera first broadcast on ITV on 9 December 1960.[1] The following is a list of characters introduced in 2024, by order of first appearance. In February Emily Wilkinson (Ellena Vincent) joined the cast as the wife of Joel Deering (Callum Lill),[2] followed by John Perry played by played by former Peaky Blinders actor Ian Peck, who was an associate of Harvey Gaskell (Will Mellor). Rowan Cunliffe (Emrhys Cooper) made his debut in March and will be followed by Absolutely Fabulous star Helen Lederer is also set to make a guest appearance as Elspeth on March 27. At some point in 2024, the parents of Joel Deering are set to be introduced.[3]
Emily Wilkinson
| Emily Wilkinson | |||||||||
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| Coronation Street character | |||||||||
| Portrayed by | Ellena Vincent | ||||||||
| Duration | 2024–present | ||||||||
| First appearance | Episode 11,181/12 9 February 2024 | ||||||||
| Classification | Present; recurring | ||||||||
| Introduced by | Iain MacLeod | ||||||||
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Emily Wilkinson (also Deering), played by Ellena Vincent, is the mystery woman who knows Joel Deering (Callum Lill). She interrupts him whilst he is to the middle of a meeting with a client and she didn't seem happy with him. After she bumps into him, he escorts her out of the Bistro and Toyah Battersby (Georgia Taylor) watches on them.[4] In 2024 Ellena Vincent was spotted in EastEnders and lots of fans were baffled to see her in Coronation Street and Eastenders at the same time.[5]
Emily is the ex-wife of Joel and is a part of a big storyline about Joel's past and his parents will soon be arriving to. When Joel revealed to his girlfriend Dee Dee Bailey (Channique Sterling Brown) that Emily was his soon to be ex-wife, and that he also has a daughter named Maisie, Dee Dee broke up with him after she found out. Days later, she talks to Dee Dee to let her know that she was over with Joel and they are getting divorced.[6]
John Perry
| John Perry | |
|---|---|
| Coronation Street character | |
| Portrayed by | Ian Peck |
| First appearance | Episode 11,181/12 9 February 2024 |
| Last appearance | Episode 11,207/26 4 March 2024 |
| Classification | Former; guest |
| Introduced by | Iain MacLeod |
John Perry, played by former Peaky Blinders actor Ian Peck,[7] is an acquaintance of Harvey Gaskell (Will Mellor), who is serving time in prison for Natasha Blakeman's (Rachel Leskovac) murder. In January 2024, Adam Barlow (Sam Robertson) approached Harvey in prison to ask him to get rid of his half-brother Damon Hay (Ciaran Griffiths), who had an affair with his wife Sarah Platt (Tina O'Brien) and then embarked on a relationship with her when he returned to Weatherfield. Harvey agreed on the condition that Adam, being a lawyer, would help him get released from prison. After doing some research, Adam discovers that he can only do so if he finds someone who's willing to confess to Natasha's murder.
Harvey then finds a man called John Perry and arranges for Adam to meet him at Weatherfield General Hospital. He does so, but finds out that John is a cancer patient and doesn't have long to live as it's terminal and has finished treatment. When Adam realises this and that he has a family including grandchildren, his conscience begins to make him feel like backing out of the plan as he believes that John should spend the rest of his time left with his grandchildren, but John says he would see the jail time as a punishment for the crimes he committed when he was younger. However, when Adam finds out that Sarah wants to move out of the flat and into a new home with Damon and his stepson Harry Platt (Freddie and Isaac Rhodes), whom he sees as his own son, he decides to go along with the plan.
Rowan Cunliffe
| Rowan Cunliffe | |
|---|---|
| Coronation Street character | |
| Portrayed by | Emrhys Cooper |
| Duration | 2024–present |
| First appearance | Episode 11,215 15 February 2024 |
| Classification | Present; regular |
| Introduced by | Iain MacLeod |
Rowan Cunliffe, played by Emrhys Cooper, made his debut on Friday 15 March.[8] His casting was announced by Digital Spy on Tuesday 5 March.[9] He is set to meet Leanne Battersby (Jane Danson) and Simon Barlow (Alex Bain) at the Chariot Square Hotel where they attend an event together.[10] After Simon confessing to drink driving with Sam Blakeman (Jude Riordan) in the back of the car, Leanne decides to help Simon by taking him to a seminar at the hotel being held by a mysterious group called 'The Institute'.[11] Debbie Webster (Sue Devaney) advises Nick goes along with them as there's a wedding fayre on local to the hotel.[12] On Rowan's character, Digital Spy reported that "Rowan approaches Leanne and offers her some unsolicited advice. Leanne is initially taken aback by Rowan's approach, but she drops her guard when he encourages her to share her deepest thoughts and feelings. When Rowan leaves and flashes Leanne a smile, she can't help but blush. Does this Weatherfield newcomer have a hidden agenda?"[13]
Elspeth
| Elspeth | |
|---|---|
| Coronation Street character | |
| Portrayed by | Helen Lederer |
| Appears in | Episode 11,224/5 27 March 2024 |
| Classification | Former; guest |
| Introduced by | Ian MacLeod |
Elspeth, played by Absolutely Fabulous star Helen Lederer, made her first appearance on 27 March.[14] She caught the eye of Ken Barlow (Bill Roache) during a singles' cocktail night at the Chariot Square Hotel.[15] She sends drinks over to him and his son-in-law Steve McDonald (Simon Gregson).[16] Lederer had already teased a potential role on Coronation Street before her casting was officially announced on March 17.[17] She first spoke out about her casting to Digital Spy saying "It came out of the blue but for me Coronation Street, of all the soaps, is the most substantial and ironic with such humour, it's really a class act. So when you get the call for Coronation Street you drop everything. And to be offered a part playing a role opposite William Roache is even more exciting. I had met him once before when I sat next to him at an event and I thought what a lovely man he was and so personable. So for me to be offered this brief role was a joy."[18] Although Elspeth is only set to appear in one episode for now, Helen confirmed that she's open to returning to the role in the future and said "The answer to that is 'most definitely'. Ken had Steve to deal with but he was certainly interested in her. He definitely made sure he got her number, he initiated it. So who knows one day he might actually call her and I can come back to Weatherfield."[19]
Rebecca
| Rebecca | |
|---|---|
| Coronation Street character | |
| Portrayed by | Gemma Merna |
| Classification | Future; guest |
| Introduced by | Ian MacLeod |
Rebecca, played by former Hollyoaks actress Gemma Merna, is a client of Adam Barlow (Samuel Robertson) whom he is to set his sights on.[20] Inside Soap first reported Merna's casting on 2 April 2024 and Rebecca has been described to be a guest character as "Digital Spy understands that it is indeed just a small appearance in an episode, and it isn't expected to be a recurring role."[21] Merna also commented on her casting by saying "I've wanted to be on Coronation Street since I was a little girl."[22] She further discussed her feelings towards her casting by saying "Can you believe it?! I've wanted to be on Coronation Street since I was a little girl. Being born and bred in Manchester, it's truly a dream come true for me. It's been on my vision board for over 10 years, and finally, I got the chance to walk the cobbles. I can’t even believe I'm writing this. I think the best part was ringing my mum and telling her."[23] Merna also told Digital Spy that her family have been fans of Coronation Street by saying "To my dad, nana, grandad, and grandma, who all watched it for many years, and were huge fans. I hope you're proud of me up there. Rebecca will be gracing your screens in the next coming weeks."[24] Merna's previous soap role was a series regular in Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, where she played Carmel McQueen between 2006 and 2014, when her character was killed off in a train crash and a gas tank explosion.[25]
Denny
| Denny | |||||||||||
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| Coronation Street character | |||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Danny Cunningham | ||||||||||
| Classification | Future; guest | ||||||||||
| Introduced by | Ian MacLeod | ||||||||||
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Denny is the estranged father of Gemma Winter (Dolly-Rose Campbell) and Paul Foreman (Peter Ash) who is set to appear on 29 April 2024 after hearing Paul talk about Motor Neurone Disease and the sruggles he has from suffering from it on the radio.[26] He will be played by Danny Cunningham,[27] whose casting was announced on 22 April[28] and he will first appear when he approaches ex-partner Bernie Winter (Jane Hazlegrove) to tell her that he heard Paul speaking on the radio and that this was the first time he knew that his son was dying.[29] Digital Spy reported that Denny's arrival will cause concern for Paul's family including his husband Billy Mayhew (Daniel Brocklebank), who "is also unhappy over Denny, reminding Paul that Denny used to be violent towards him when he was a child."[30] Bernie is also upset at Denny's sudden arrival as "she's worried that Denny might expose secrets from her past"[31] to her current partner Dev Alahan (Jimmi Harkishin). This will be Cunningham's second role in the soap as he previously appeared as Jimmy Sykes between 2000 and 2001.[32]
Mrs. Deering
| Mrs. Deering | |||||||||
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| Coronation Street character | |||||||||
| Portrayed by | TBA | ||||||||
| Classification | Future; guest | ||||||||
| Introduced by | Ian MacLeod | ||||||||
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Mrs. Deering, Is the parents of Joel Deering (Callum Lill) will be arriving and we will get to know more about his backstory and the secrets he's been keeping.[33]
Mr. Deering
| Mr. Deering | |||||||||
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| Coronation Street character | |||||||||
| Portrayed by | TBA | ||||||||
| Classification | Future; guest | ||||||||
| Introduced by | Ian MacLeod | ||||||||
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Mr. Deering, Is the parents of Joel Deering (Callum Lill) will be arriving and we will get to know more about his backstory and the secrets he's been keeping.[34]
Other characters
| Character | Episode date(s) | Actor | Circumstances |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Lee | 2-4 January | Stephen Casey | Owner of the car that Cassie Plummer (Claire Sweeney) scratched when she used it to drop off Roy Cropper (David Neilson) somewhere and when Kevin Webster (Michael Le Vell) finds out they blame it on Abi Franklin (Sally Carman). Then when he comes to collect his car he notices that there a scratch on it and he says that he will press charges if it isn't fixed by tomorrow. |
| Joan | 10 January | Tina Gray | Woman who was selling a puppy and Cassie Plummer (Claire Sweeney) and Evelyn Plummer (Maureen Lipman) think that Terry Fensley (James Foster) is using her and later on Cassie went to her flat to find out Terry's address. |
| Doctor | 12-15 January | Rick Bitchell | The doctor of Aadi Alahan (Adam Hussain) who was found unconscious in his flat by Amy Barlow (Elle Mulvaney) and Gav Adetiba (Noah Olaoye). |
| Doctor | 17-22 January | Claire Storey | The doctor of Joseph Brown (William Flanagan) who has lyme disease. |
| Niel | 19 January | Jarreau Benjamin | A man who is working for Harvey Gaskell (Will Mellor) outside of prison. |
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- ^ "Coronation Street spoilers: Dee-Dee Bailey broken after relationship crashes and burns". Corrie News. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
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