Robert Preston (Coronation Street)
| Kelly Thomson |
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Coronation Street character |
| Portrayed by |
Sarah Moffett |
| First appearance |
9 February 1996 |
| Last appearance |
20 December 1996 |
| Introduced by |
Sue Pritchard |
| Classification |
Former; regular |
| Profile |
| Occupation |
Childminder |
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| Joyce Smedley |
|
Coronation Street character |
| Portrayed by |
Anita Carey |
| Duration |
1996–1997 |
| First appearance |
23 February 1996 |
| Last appearance |
21 February 1997 |
| Introduced by |
Sue Pritchard |
| Classification |
Former; regular |
| Profile |
| Occupation |
Cleaner |
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| Claire Palmer |
|
Coronation Street character |
| Portrayed by |
Maggie Norris |
| Duration |
1996–1997 |
| First appearance |
8 May 1996 |
| Last appearance |
14 April 1997 |
| Introduced by |
Sue Pritchard |
| Classification |
Former; regular |
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| Becky Palmer |
|
Coronation Street character |
| Portrayed by |
Emily Aston |
| Duration |
1996–1997 |
| First appearance |
20 May 1996 |
| Last appearance |
16 March 1997 |
| Introduced by |
Sue Pritchard |
| Classification |
Former; regular |
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The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street in 1996, by order of first appearance.
Stephen Reid (also Potter) is the son of Audrey Roberts (Sue Nicholls), whom her father insisted she gave up for adoption after she gave birth to him at 16. Malcolm Reid, a neighbour and old boyfriend of Audrey, adopted Stephen and later emigrated to Canada.
In January 1996, Stephen arrived in Weatherfield to get to know his biological mother and carry out some business for his firm KBec with local tycoon Mike Baldwin (Johnny Briggs). During his stay, Mike's wife and Audrey's best friend, Alma Baldwin (Amanda Barrie) became besotted by him and made her feelings clear but Stephen was not interested and returned to Canada once his work was completed. Stephen's nephew, Nick Tilsley (Adam Rickitt), later went to stay with his uncle in Canada for several months when he started to become troublesome towards his mother, Stephen's half-sister Gail Platt (Helen Worth) and stepfather Martin Platt (Sean Wilson). In 1999, following the break-up of his marriage to Leanne Battersby (Jane Danson), Nick again turned to Stephen, who offered him a job in Canada. Over the years Audrey has maintained regular contact with Stephen and has even visited him a number of times. Gail's third husband Richard Hillman (Brian Capron) also took her to Canada for an impromptu visit at Christmas 2001.
On 10 December 2007, Stephen returned to Weatherfield to spend Christmas with Audrey en route to Italy, from where he intended to expand his business empire into Europe. On 14 December, Stephen invited his youngest nephew David Platt (Jack P. Shepherd) to join him in his Italian home and he accepted, to the disappointment of his niece and David's half-sister Sarah Platt (Tina O'Brien). On 21 December David's ambitions were ruined when Sarah bought some ecstasy tablets from a drug dealer in Leanne's restaurant Valandros and put them in David's drawer in Audrey's Salon. Audrey opened the drawer and discovered the pills. After deciding that David was too much of a troublemaker, Stephen left Weatherfield on Boxing Day and was joined by Sarah and her daughter Bethany (Emily Walton) four days later. Gail visited them in June 2008.
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