Des Barnes
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| Coronation Street character | |||||||||
| Portrayed by | Philip Middlemiss | ||||||||
| Duration | 1990–1998 | ||||||||
| First appearance | Episode 3030 12 February 1990 |
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| Last appearance | Episode 4510 18 November 1998 |
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| Introduced by | Mervyn Watson | ||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||
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| Occupation | Bookmaker | ||||||||
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| Father | Bob Barnes |
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| Mother | Pat Barnes |
| Brothers | Colin Barnes |
| Wife | Steph Jones (1990–1992) Natalie Horrocks (1998) |
Desmond Francis "Des" Barnes is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, Coronation Street, played by Philip Middlemiss.
Actor Philip Middlemiss wanted his character to be killed-off, and this has been compared to how Rob James-Collier wanted his character Liam Connor to be killed-off in 2008.
Des was deeply in love with Steph, but she did not seem to care as deeply for him, and eventually left him for another man. Des had been building a boat in the back garden for years, and the date of the launch coincided with Steph leaving him. He burned the boat on a canal.
When Terry Duckworth was in prison, Des offered his back garden to his wife Lisa for their son Tommy to play in. His relationship with Lisa gradually strengthened until she moved in with him. Terry subsequently arranged for some criminal associates outside prison to beat Des. Terry's mother Vera was furious, accusing Des of breaking up her son’s marriage and referring to him as a bookie's runner. But she gradually began to respect Des when she realised how good a father figure Des was for Tommy.
Lisa was killed in February 1993 when she was run over by a car whilst crossing the street from the Rovers. Des was affected a lot more than Terry. Tommy went to live with Lisa's parents in Blackpool, but Des still saw him when they brought him to Weatherfield to visit Jack and Vera.
After Lisa's death, Des began dating Raquel Wolstenhulme. She eventually moved in with him, but she knew that he was never going to ask for her hand in marriage, breaking their relationship. However, the two were reconciled when Des advised against her seeing someone she had met on a modelling assignment. Soon after Des embarked on an affair with Tanya Pooley, who was dating Des's boss, Alex Christie at the time. Tanya could not resist Des and saw it as an opportunity to get at Raquel, whom she did not like and often bullied. One night Des went to see Tanya and found Alex with her. During the resulting fight between the two men, Raquel arrived and discovered the affair.
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