added he was proud to carry Terry with him and when he was asked to return by producer Phil Collinson, he could not refuse the offer. Terry will return to Coronation Street unaware his son, Tommy (Chris Fountain), is now living there. Kilkelly said dramatic scenes would follow when Terry's reasons for returning are made clear. Collinson said "I'm very excited to be welcoming arch villain Terry Duckworth back to Coronation Street. I grew up watching him duck and dive and break his parents' hearts - a deliciously evil performance from Nigel Pivaro. This time, though, he'll not only be blighting the life of his son Tommy but the lives of every resident of Coronation Street with a typically audacious scheme." Terry returned on 16 April 2012 and remained for four weeks. Character development Tinker described Terry arriving in the series as "a lad well-trained to look out for himself". In the 1997 Coronation Street Annual, Rob Sharp described Terry as a "good-looking" but "moody" character who spells trouble for every female he becomes involved with. Terry is a "homebreaker" who attempts to steal other men's partners. Terry is the serial's "opportunist" and always had a bad reputation. Sharp added that "Terry had spent a lifetime getting into various kinds of trouble, [but] it wasn't until after his wife Lisa's death that he began to show his true colours." In one storyline Terry begins a relationship with Andrea Clayton (Caroline O'Neil). Sharp said that this was the first time that Terry "heads towards heartbreak". Andrea's parents do not approve of Terry and when she becomes pregnant they attempt to cut him out of Andrea's life. Terry "desperatley" wanted the child, but the Claytons moved away and took away his chance to be a "real father". Storylines 1983–1997 Terry arrives on the Street in 1983, having supposedly finished a stint in the Parachute Regiment. Initially, he was a cocky but well-meaning character. When Terry breaks into Alf Roberts' (Bryan Mosley) corner shop, whilst drunk, he confessed remorsefully to his crime. In 1985, next-door neighbour Andrea Clayton becomes pregnant with Terry's child and had a son (Paul Duckworth); the Clayton family left the Street without Terry ever having any contact with the child. Terry leaves again in 1987, running off with a married woman, the wife of an old army friend, but returns briefly the following year, alone and strapped for cash.