Mary Taylor (Coronation Street)
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| Coronation Street character | |||||||
| Portrayed by | Patti Clare | ||||||
| Duration | 2008– | ||||||
| First appearance | 26 November 2008 | ||||||
| Introduced by | Kim Crowther | ||||||
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Coronation Street: A Knights Tale (2010) | ||||||
| Classification | Present; regular | ||||||
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| Home | 7 Coronation Street | ||||||
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| Mother | Maureen Taylor |
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| Sons | Jude Appleton |
| Uncles | Frank |
Mary Taylor is a fictional character from the British television ITV soap opera, Coronation Street, portrayed by actress Patti Clare. The character first appeared on screen during the episode airing on 26 November 2008. Mary's storylines have included: trying to seduce Norris Cole (Malcolm Hebden) and kidnapping him when he refuses to give her attention, yet later becoming close friends; fighting for Dev Alahan's (Jimmi Harkishin) attention against Julie Carp (Katy Cavanagh) and Erica Holroyd (Claire King); her affair with Brendan Finch (Ted Robbins); and revealing that she gave birth to a son after being raped when she was fourteen years old.
Clare had wanted to work on Coronation Street for some time. She wrote to the casting director requesting her involvement but was refused. She then wrote her own part for the show, a character named Cherise who would have been the sister of Raquel Watts (Sarah Lancashire). The casting department wrote back to Clare rejecting her idea. Clare was offered the role of Mary in September 2008 and Mary was billed as a "oddball competition winner". Mary was initially intended to be a guest role for five episodes. But the character's one-liners were well received by viewers and her time on the show was extended. The character remained on-screen on a recurring basis until May 2009. Clare was invited back to play the role on a regular basis signed to longer contracts. The actress has also taken part in the 2010 spinoff show titled "Coronation Street: A Knights Tale".
Upon being introduced into the series Mary bonds with established character Norris Cole (Malcolm Hebden) over their interest of entering competitions. Mary develops feelings for Norris and tries to flirt with him. He does not respond to her behaviour and she tries to seduce him. He rejects her and becomes concerned about her romantic intentions. When Mary's mother dies she decides to go travelling. The character was later reintroduced to the series and a show publicist stated that Mary returns with the intention to reconnect with Norris. Hebden has claimed that his off-screen friendship with Clare helped to create a good comedy duo with Mary and Norris.
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