Marty Murray (Brookside)
| Marty Murray | |||||||||
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| Brookside character | |||||||||
| Portrayed by | Neil Caple | ||||||||
| Duration | 2000-03 | ||||||||
| First appearance | 28 March 2000 | ||||||||
| Last appearance | 4 November 2003 | ||||||||
| Created by | Phil Redmond | ||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||
| Profile | |||||||||
| Occupation | Caretaker | ||||||||
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| Brothers | Christy Murray |
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| Wife | Jan Murray (198?, 2003-) Diane McKenna |
| Sons |
Steve Murray Tony Murray |
| Daughters | Adele Murray |
Martin "Marty" Murray is a character from Channel 4 soap Brookside played by Neil Caple from 2000 until 2003.
When Lindsey Corkhill sold No.9 the Murray family moved in. The Murrays were billed as an attempt to return to its original form of conventional families rather than the waifs and strays it had become better known for. The Murrays were a hard-working upright working-class family, and comparisons could be drawn between them and the earlier Grant family, with Marty filling a similar role to that of Bobby Grant.
Marty Murray was a school caretaker at Brookside Comprehensive. He was a mild mannered and unambitious man who was protective of his family. Marty was often shown to be the practical and rational member of the family.
Marty's children were from his first marriage with Jan. Diane was desperate for a child with Marty and the two tried for some time. In 2001 Diane became pregnant however she miscarried shortly after. The two then decided to begin IVF treatment and Marty borrowed money to fund it. The financial strain of the IVF put great pressure on the family with Marty wanting to stop and Diane wanting to sell the house in order to fund it. Eventually Marty persuaded Diane to finish the treatment.
Later in 2001 Marty's 15-year-old daughter Adele became pregnant by Leo Johnson. Adele announced that she wanted an abortion, a decision that offended Diane's Catholic views but one that Marty supported. Adele felt guilty that she was having an abortion while Diane had miscarried and was struggling to conceive. Diane offered to bring up Adele's baby but with her father's support, she went ahead and had an abortion.
Marty was shocked to learn that his son Anthony was being bullied by two schoolgirls, Imelda Clough and her friend Paige. The two girls were forcing him to steal money to give to them. First, Marty, after seeing the girls humiliate Anthony, pulled Imelda away, but accidentally injured her by doing so. Marty later strongly encouraged Anthony to stand up for himself, losing his patience by hitting him when he did not do this, but later did by attacking Imelda with an iron bar. In response to this, Imelda's brothers turn up and a fight broke out on the close. After learning that Imelda's family are looking to press charges Anthony resolves not to return to school and Marty agrees to home-school him.
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