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Alan Howard (Coronation Street)

Cyril Turpin
Coronation Street character
Portrayed by William Moore
Duration 1969–1970, 1972
First appearance 4 June 1969
Episode 882
Last appearance 19 July 1972
Episode 1201
Introduced by H.V. Kershaw (1969)
Brian Armstrong (1972)
Eric Prytherch (1972)
Book appearances Coronation Street: The Complete Saga
Classification Former; regular
Profile
Occupation Policeman
Janet Reid
Coronation Street character
Portrayed by Judith Barker
Duration 1969, 1971, 1973–1975, 1977
First appearance 16 June 1969
Episode 885
Last appearance 21 February 1977
Episode 1680
Introduced by H.V. Kershaw (1969)
Leslie Duxbury (1971)
Eric Prytherch (1973)
Susi Hush (1975)
Bill Podmore (1977)
Classification Former; regular
Profile
Occupation Clerk
Sandra Butler
Coronation Street character
Portrayed by Patricia Fuller
Duration 1969–1970
First appearance 17 November 1969
Episode 928
Last appearance 31 August 1970
Episode 1003
Introduced by H.V. Kershaw
Classification Former; regular
Bernard Butler
Coronation Street character
Portrayed by Gorden Kaye
Duration 1969–1970
First appearance 17 November 1969
Episode 928
Last appearance 29 June 1970
Episode 984
Introduced by H.V. Kershaw
Classification Former; regular
Alan Howard
Coronation Street character
Portrayed by Alan Browning
Duration 1969–1974
First appearance 1 December 1969
Episode 932
Last appearance 16 January 1974
Episode 1357
Introduced by H.V. Kershaw
Classification Former; regular

Cyril Turpin is played by William Moore. Policeman Cyril arrived in Coronation Street with his wife Betty Turpin in 1969, moving into the flat above the Corner Shop, which was owned by Betty's sister Maggie Clegg. Betty had moved there so that she could be there to support Maggie when her son Gordon Clegg moved to London. The Street residents enjoyed having a police officer living in their midst and often looked to him for legal advice, and in return Cyril exercised his hands-on approach to the law by giving neighbours a friendly warning before intervening when they were flouting the law. As the go-to man for many a crisis, Cyril soon got to know the locals and involved himself in community events, including a pub football match and the Rovers Christmas concert, in which he acted as Master of Ceremonies.

Cyril was fiercely protective of Betty. When Rovers landlady Annie Walker asked Cyril to persuade Betty to quit her barmaid job at the Rovers, Cyril advised Betty to stay put, as Annie's actions could be taken as pressuring a police officer. In 1970, ex-convict Keith Lucas, who had just completed a three-year jail sentence, threatened Betty while looking for Cyril, who he blamed for putting him away as Cyril was his arresting officer. When Cyril learned about this he set upon Lucas with a lead pipe, and had to be pulled off him by Len Fairclough. Cyril was appalled at his own behaviour and, after facing a disciplinary hearing, resigned from the police, having already entertained the notion earlier that year. He took a job in a solicitor's office, and he and Betty moved to 37 Hillside Crescent.

After the move, Cyril was not seen in Coronation Street often. He briefly considered buying into the Corner Shop in 1972 and tried to make Maggie feel guilty by pointing out how Betty had looked after her in the past. Alf Roberts fought Cyril on Maggie's behalf, convincing Cyril to back down.

In 1974, Cyril was intending to go to Len Fairclough and Rita Littlewood's engagement party in the Rovers but collapsed and died outside the house, after suffering a heart attack.


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