List of Coronation Street characters (1976)
| John Lane | |
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| Coronation Street character | |
| Portrayed by | Ian Hastings |
| Duration | 1976 |
| First appearance | 19th January 1976 |
| Last appearance | 21st January 1976 |
| Classification | Former, recurring |
| Roy Thornley | |||||
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| Coronation Street character | |||||
| Portrayed by | Sidney Livingstone | ||||
| Duration | 1976 | ||||
| First appearance | 26th April 1976 | ||||
| Last appearance | 1st September 1976 | ||||
| Introduced by | Bill Podmore | ||||
| Classification | Former, recurring | ||||
| Profile | |||||
| Occupation | Merchandising manager | ||||
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| Spouse | Doreen (Until 1976) |
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| Daughters | Cassie Thornley Ellory Thornley |
| Doreen Thornley | |||||
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| Coronation Street character | |||||
| Portrayed by | Jane Lowe | ||||
| Duration | 1976 | ||||
| Appears on | 1st September 1976 | ||||
| Introduced by | Bill Podmore | ||||
| Classification | Former, guest | ||||
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| Spouse | Roy Thornley (Until 1976) |
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| Daughters | Cassie Thornley Ellory Thornley |
Coronation Street is a British soap opera first broadcast on 9 December 1960. The following is a list of characters that first appeared in 1976, by order of first appearance.
John Lane, portrayed by Ian Hastings, was Gail Potter's (Helen Worth) stalker.
In January 1976, Gail began getting mysterious phone calls, although she and her then best mate Tricia Hopkins (Kathy Jones) thought they were from a secret admirer. However, Gail got a phone call with breathing on the line, making her frightened. She called in the Exchange, and she was all alone when John arrived (pretending to be from the GPO) whilst Tricia was out on a date with Philip Harper (Mark Drewery).
Gail started to find John rather creepy, and discovered that he was her stalker after she also discovered he was going to assault her when he told her to get into bed so he can wait for the anonymous phone caller. However, thanks to Emily Bishop (Eileen Derbyshire), cops came round to Gail and Tricia's flat, and Gail was soon rescued and John was arrested.
Roy Thornley, portrayed by Sidney Livingstone, was the "business associate" of Sylvia Matthews (Rosemary Dunham). He began a relationship with nineteen year old Gail Potter (Helen Worth), and took her virginity in the stock room. Gail's then best mate Elsie Tanner (Pat Phoenix) tried to warn her that Roy was married to another woman and had two children with her, but Gail thought that Elsie was acting jealous until she was convinced that she was having an affair with Roy; Gail, disgusted by her own actions, told Roy that they were through.
Poor Gail was cited in a messy divorce after Roy's then wife Doreen (Jane Lowe) discovered the affair and Gail was sacked from her job at Sylvia's Separates. Roy tried to make Gail look like the guilty party by having her lie to the court, which she refused to do. However, Gail was soon proven innocent as it was revealed he had an affair with Sylvia.
Doreen Thornley, portrayed by Jane Lowe, was Roy Thornley's (Sidney Livingstone) wife. She went over to 11 Coronation Street to meet nineteen year old Gail Potter (Helen Worth), who unknowingly had an affair with her husband. However, it was Elsie Tanner (Pat Phoenix) who answered the door, and she also tried defending her friend. Gail then broke down at the bottom of the stairs and revealed she didn't know she was having an affair, but Doreen didn't believe her. However, Gail was excused from the divorce proceedings as there was proof she was innocent.
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