get her job back by threatening to take Mike to an industrial tribunal. Ida's fate since then is unknown but at Vera's funeral in January 2008, Rita Sullivan (Barbara Knox) spoke about Vera, Ivy and Ida in the past tense, implying that Ida had died prior to 2008. Brian Tilsley Brian John Tilsley was played by Christopher Quinten. The son of Bert (Peter Dudley) and Ivy Tilsley (Lynne Perrie), he married Gail Potter (Helen Worth) in 1979 and they had two children: Nicky (Warren Jackson), born in 1980, and Sarah-Louise (Lynsay King) in 1987. At the time Gail got pregnant with Sarah, she was having an affair with Brian's cousin, Ian Latimer (Michael Loney), and was unsure who Sarah's father was. A blood test later revealed that Brian was her father but Gail refused to tell Brian until her mother, Audrey Roberts (Sue Nicholls) let the truth slip during an argument with Brian's mother, Ivy. Brian adjusted to Gail's infidelity but did not reconcile with Gail for some time; he briefly absconded with Nick when a break-up looked likely. Ivy always believed that Ian was Sarah's father. Brian and Gail eventually divorced, but got back together for the sake of their children and married again in February 1988. The marriage did not last and on 15 February 1989, Brian was stabbed to death whilst protecting a woman from some youths outside a nightclub. After Brian's death, Ivy continues for his son Nicky to protect his memory. Eventually, this failed when Martin Platt (Sean Wilson) adopted him and Sarah. Despite this, Ivy then wrote the cause of her will that Nicky could only gain her house and the entire estate on the condition of changing his name from Platt back to Tilsley. With no other choice, Gail told Martin to accept it knowing that Ivy blamed her for his death. Years later, Nick (now a teenager), was shocked by an accidental meeting with Darren Whateley (Ian Aspinall), the man who had killed his father. In July 2016, Brian was mentioned by Gail after her daughter-in-law, Kylie Platt (Paula Lane) was stabbed and died. When supporting her son David Platt (Jack P. Shepherd), she revealed how tough it was telling Nick about Brian's death and urged him to tell him and Kylie's two children, Max Turner (Harry McDermott) and Lily Platt (Brooke Malonie), the truth about what happened and make sure they