Tommy Duckworth

Tommy Duckworth
Chris Fountain as Tommy Duckworth (2011)
Coronation Street character
Portrayed by	Darryl Edwards (1992–1997) Joseph Aston (2000) Chris Fountain (2011–2013)
Duration	1992–1997, 2000, 2011–2013
First appearance	Episode 3435 9 September 1992
Last appearance	Episode 8232 13 October 2013
Introduced by	Carolyn Reynolds (1992) Sue Pritchard (1994, 1995) Brian Park (1996, 1997) Jane MacNaught (2000) Phil Collinson (2011)
Classification	Former; regular
Profile
Occupation	Mechanic Security Guard Delivery Man
Father Terry Duckworth Mother Lisa Duckworth Half-brothers Paul Clayton Brad Armstrong Grandfathers Jack Duckworth Geoff Horton Grandmothers Vera Duckworth Doreen Horton

Thomas "Tommy" Duckworth is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, Coronation Street, played by Darryl Edwards from 1992 to 1997, Joseph Aston in 2000 and Chris Fountain from 2011 to 2013. The character was born on screen during the episode airing on 9 September 1992 and departed in December 1993, before returning for five short stints in 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, and 2000. The character returned on a more permanent basis on 28 March 2011. Tommy is the son of Terry (Nigel Pivaro) and Lisa Duckworth (Caroline Milmoe). Since his first appearance in 1992, he had few storylines; but after his return in 2011, he became more of a central character.

In August 2013, producers discovered that Fountain had appeared in numerous videos on YouTube as his alter-ego "The Phantom", rapping about raping a girl and committing acts of extreme violence. He was later sacked by ITV bosses. He made his final appearance on the 13 October 2013, with the character getting an off-screen exit on 23 October 2013.

Tommy is born on 9 September 1992 while his father, Terry, is in Strangeways Prison for grievous bodily harm. After living briefly at 9 Coronation Street, Tommy and his mother, Lisa, move to her parents' house in Blackpool. Lisa and Tommy return to the Street in January 1993 to live with her lover, Des Barnes (Philip Middlemiss). Lisa is run over and killed by a car outside The Rovers Return on 12 February 1993.

Tommy's paternal grandparents, Jack (William Tarmey) and Vera Duckworth (Liz Dawn) take in their grandson. They love having him around but find it a physical and financial struggle, as Vera gave up her job to look after the baby. At one point, she starts stealing from Bettabuys just to put food on the table, but looks forward to Terry's release and imagines them rebuilding their lives as one family. However, Terry has no intention of being a father and promptly hands Tommy over to Lisa's parents, who also want to raise their grandson,knowing that they would pay him a fixed sum every year in return for custody. Terry hands him over on Christmas Eve and is ready to make a quick departure. However, Lisa's father, Geoff Horton, forces Terry to tell Jack and Vera what he has done, not wanting to be arrested for kidnap. Terry tells his parents, who are horrified; and Jack does not believe that Terry did it to help his parents. Jack disowns Terry and punches him before he and Geoff leave with Tommy, leaving the Duckworths (especially Vera) heartbroken. The Hortons immediately go on an extended holiday and the Duckworths struggle to accept that Tommy would not be coming back. However, their financial burden is lifted and Vera is able to return to work. After Jack and Vera re-establish contact with the Hortons, Tommy saw his grandparents on a semi-regular basis for most of his young life.