Ruairi McDonald | |||||||||||||
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Coronation Street character | |||||||||||||
First appearance | Episode 9076 11 January 2017 |
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Last appearance | Episode 9086 25 January 2017 |
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Introduced by | Kate Oates | ||||||||||||
Classification | Former; guest | ||||||||||||
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Father | Steve McDonald |
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Mother | Michelle Connor |
Half-brothers |
Alex Neeson Oliver Battersby Ryan Connor (adoptive) |
Half-sisters | Amy Barlow |
Grandmothers | Liz McDonald |
First cousins | Liam Connor Jr. |
Chloe Tipton | |
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Coronation Street character | |
Portrayed by | Jo-Anne Knowles |
First appearance | Episode 9091 1 February 2017 |
Last appearance | Episode 9165 15 May 2017 |
Introduced by | Kate Oates |
Classification | Former; recurring |
Trina Robson | |
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Coronation Street character | |
Portrayed by | Kerry Bennett |
First appearance | Episode 9103 17 February 2017 |
Last appearance | Episode 9116 6 March 2017 |
Introduced by | Kate Oates |
Classification | Former; guest |
Profile | |
Occupation | Receptionist |
Oliver Battersby | |||||||||||||
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Coronation Street character | |||||||||||||
Portrayed by | Emmanuel and Jeremiah Toby |
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Duration | 2017– | ||||||||||||
First appearance | Episode 9106 20 February 2017 |
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Introduced by | Kate Oates | ||||||||||||
Classification | Present; recurring | ||||||||||||
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Father | Steve McDonald |
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Mother | Leanne Battersby |
Half-brothers |
Ruairi McDonald Simon Barlow (adoptive) |
Half-sisters | Amy Barlow |
Grandmothers | Liz McDonald |
Aunts |
Eva Price Toyah Battersby (step) |
Neil Clifton | |
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Coronation Street character | |
Portrayed by | Ben Cartwright |
First appearance | Episode 9122 15 March 2017 |
Last appearance | Episode 9266 4 October 2017 |
Introduced by | Kate Oates |
Classification | Former; recurring |
Leah Buckley | |||||
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Coronation Street character | |||||
Portrayed by | Molly McGlynn | ||||
First appearance | Episode 9141 12 April 2017 |
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Last appearance | Episode 9173 26 May 2017 |
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Introduced by | Kate Oates | ||||
Classification | Former; guest | ||||
Profile | |||||
Home | France | ||||
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Father | Donnie Buckley |
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Stepmother | Gina Seddon |
Nicola Rubinstein | |||||||||
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Coronation Street character | |||||||||
Portrayed by | Nicola Thorp | ||||||||
Duration | 2017– | ||||||||
First appearance | Episode 9184 12 June 2017 |
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Introduced by | Kate Oates | ||||||||
Classification | Present; regular | ||||||||
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Occupation | Social worker | ||||||||
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Coronation Street is a British soap opera first broadcast on 9 December 1960. The following is a list of characters introduced in 2017, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by series producer Kate Oates. The first notable character that appeared was the stillborn son of Michelle Connor (Kym Marsh) and Steve McDonald (Simon Gregson), Ruairi, in January. Chloe Tipton (Jo-Anne Knowles) first appeared in February as a love interest for Peter Barlow (Chris Gascoyne) and left the series in May. She was followed by Trina Robson (Kerry Bennett), a drug dealer, who appeared in four episodes. The final character to join in February was Oliver Battersby, Steve and Leanne Battersby's (Jane Danson) baby son. Neil Clifton (Ben Cartwright) arrived in March as part of Bethany Platt's (Lucy Fallon) grooming and sexual exploitation storyline. Sally Metcalfe's (Sally Dynevor) online stalker, Leah Buckley (Molly McGlynn), arrived in April, which tied in with the return of Sally's sister, Gina Seddon (Connie Hyde). Pat Phelan's (Connor McIntyre) biological daughter Nicola Rubinstein (Nicola Thorp) arrived in June, alongside Summer Spellman (Matilda Freeman), who is taken in by Todd Grimshaw (Bruno Langley) and Billy Mayhew (Daniel Brocklebank). Moira Pollock (Louiza Patikas), the manager of the Medical Centre and Liz McDonald's (Beverley Callard) new boss, arrived in July. Mary Taylor's (Patti Clare) long-lost son Jude Appleton (Paddy Wallace) moved to Weatherfield in August, bringing his wife, Angie (Victoria Ekanoye), and their baby son, George (Romeo Cheetham-Karcz). In September, Colin Callen (Jim Moir) made his first appearance. In October, Seb's drug-addicted mother, Abi, played by former Shameless actress Sally Carman, first appeared.