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raunchy, cheeky, unstoppable schoolgirls played with relish by Siobhan Finneran and Michelle Holmes. Between August 1989 and March 1990 Finneran appeared as factory employee Josie Phillips, in the long running ITV1 soap opera "Coronation Street". The character of Josie is best remembered for her on-off employment, and difficult relationship, with her boss, Mike Baldwin. Finneran continued to appear regularly on UK television, making guest appearances in numerous drama series including "Heartbeat" (1993, 1994, 2003), "Peak Practice" (1995), "Out of the Blue" (1996), "Where The Heart Is" (1997), "Hetty Wainthrop Investigates" (1998) and "The Cops" (1999). Finneran also established herself in
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raunchy, cheeky, unstoppable schoolgirls played with relish by Siobhan Finneran and Michelle Holmes. Between August 1989 and March 1990 Finneran appeared as factory employee Josie Phillips, in the long running ITV1 soap opera "Coronation Street". The character of Josie is best remembered for her on-off employment, and difficult relationship, with her boss, Mike Baldwin. Finneran continued to appear regularly on UK television, making guest appearances in numerous drama series including "Heartbeat" (1993, 1994, 2003), "Peak Practice" (1995), "Out of the Blue" (1996), "Where The Heart Is" (1997), "Hetty Wainthrop Investigates" (1998) and "The Cops" (1999). Finneran also established herself in
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Siobhan Finneran Siobhan Margaret Finneran (born 27 April 1966) is an English actress of Irish descent. She made her screen debut in the 1987 Independent film "Rita, Sue and Bob Too", and subsequently worked consistently in television drama including roles in "Coronation Street", (1989–1990) "Clocking Off" (2000–2002) and "The Amazing Mrs Pritchard" (2006). In 2005, Finneran originated the lead female role in the stage play "On the Shore of the Wide World" and was awarded the Manchester Evening News Theatre Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. Also a comedy performer, Finneran appeared as a leading character in the
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Siobhan Finneran filmography Siobhan Finneran is an English actress who has worked in theatre, television, and film. Finneran made her film debut starring as Rita in the 1987 film release "Rita, Sue and Bob Too". Over the following decade, Finneran established herself as a television actress appearing frequently in both comedic and dramatic guest roles. Into the 21st century Finneran began appearing in more regular and leading roles in returning and standalone television series. Her more prolific work includes "Benidorm" (2007-2015), "Downton Abbey" (2010-2012) and "Happy Valley" (2014, 2016-). From 2018 she will join the cast of Wolverton to play
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Tanya Lawson. Finneran has appeared in several additional independent films, most notably in "The Selfish Giant" (2013) which earned her a British Independent Film Award nomination. She has also appeared in several theatre productions — including the original production of "On the Shore of the Wide World" (2005) at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. Siobhan Finneran filmography Siobhan Finneran is an English actress who has worked in theatre, television, and film. Finneran made her film debut starring as Rita in the 1987 film release "Rita, Sue and Bob Too". Over the following decade, Finneran established herself as a television actress appearing
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working with a former "Downton Abbey" director (Brian Kelly) and Laura Fraser, whose acting she had long admired. Finneran based herself in Glasgow during the filming shoot and enjoyed "the buzz, the architecture, the social life", describing the city as "one of my favourite places to ever work". In 2017, she played Nikki Kirkbright in ITV's "Cold Feet". In 2018, Finneran played Becka Savage in the "Doctor Who" episode "The Witchfinders". Siobhan Finneran Siobhan Margaret Finneran (born 27 April 1966) is an English actress of Irish descent. She made her screen debut in the 1987 Independent film "Rita, Sue and
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long lost sister. George Costigan, who appears in "Unforgiven" and first worked with Finneran in 1987 cited the mini-series as an illustration of Finneran's versatility, and justification of his appraisal of her as an acting "hero" and personal inspiration, stating that "she has no background in it and she just goes there. It’s extraordinary. Those are the actors that electrify you." Also in 2009, Finneran appeared in episodes of "The Street", and "Blue Murder", and the straight-to-DVD soap opera spin-off "". In 2010 it was announced that Finneran had been cast in "Downton Abbey", a period drama depicting the lives
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Finneran found filming her last scenes "heartbreaking" noting she was in "a terrible state" upon bidding farewell to co-stars and crew with whom she had forged a close relationship. Alongside her role in "Benidorm", Finneran continued to star in original drama series'. In 2008 she portrayed Sister Ruth, a Vatican nun drawn to investigate a priest who performs exorcisms, in five episodes of the supernatural thriller "Apparitions". In 2009 Finneran appeared as a main cast member in the three part ITV1 thriller "Unforgiven" as Izzie Ingram, a family lawyer who aids convicted murder Ruth Slater (Suranne Jones) track down her
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I stop loving something, I stop doing it." Later that year, when asked by the "Radio Times" how her character's abrupt exit would be handled, Finneran retorted: "I’m hoping she’s flung off the roof of the Abbey". In 2013 Finneran starred in the second series of "The Syndicate" on BBC1, portraying Mandy, a hospital worker and domestic abuse victim who wins the national lottery with her colleagues. Finneran was attracted to the role because of the suspense of her character's storyline, and the challenge of keeping the abuse scenes as true-to-life as possible. Also in 2013, Finneran portrayed Mrs Swift
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Manchester Evening News Theatre Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. In 2006 Finneran was cast as a series regular in "The Amazing Mrs Pritchard" (2006). Her character, Beverley Clarke is an established partner in a law firm who is inspired to launch a career in politics by her experience of the titular Ros Pritchard, and ultimately becomes an MP. In 2007 Finneran appeared as Kelly in the British Independent film "Boy A". Also In 2007 Finneran appeared as part of the original regular cast in the British sitcom "Benidorm" which details the experiences of holidaymakers and employees at
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in "The Selfish Giant" an independent film inspired by both Oscar Wilde's short story of the same name and screenwriter and director Clio Barnard's personal experiences of the socially fragmented northern English underclass. Finneran's character is a troubled yet loving mother, who she describes as "not quite the full shilling". In spite of the tough subject matter of the film Finneran enjoyed the filming process noting that she felt "safe and secure" in the hands of Barnard, who she felt to be a calmer director than any other she had worked with. For her portrayal, Finneran was nominated for the
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beings with authentic emotions and flaws". "Radio Times" reviewer Alison Graham stated in 2016 that Finneran and Lancashire "should share every acting award going". Happy Valley won the British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Series in Both 2015 and 2017. Finneran was nominated in the Best Supporting Actress category in 2017. Though correctly predicting that she would not win the award, Ben Lawrence of "The Daily Telegraph" identified her as who he felt to be the deserving winner praising the "subtle, unfurling power" of her depiction. A third and final series of "Happy Valley" is expected to enter production,
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to witness "a more believably crafted female character" that year. A second series aired in 2016, which gave more focus to Clare's backstory, interpersonal relationships and struggles with alcoholism. Reviewing an episode of the second series, Jack Seale of "The Guardian" described Finneran as "brilliant" in her depiction of both Clare's "jittery vulnerability" and portrayal of "a snarling addict who has relapsed". In spite of the series' subject matter, Finneran claimed that as an inept cook, she found having to peel carrots and act simultaneously the hardest part of filming. She blamed being given a faulty vegetable peeler by the
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of the aristocratic Crawley family and their domestic servants. Upon its transmission, "Downton Abbey" received extensive critical acclaim, and strong viewing figures in both the UK and America. During her time on the show, the "Downton Abbey" cast won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2012 (for series 2), and were nominated also in 2013 (for series 3). Finneran announced her departure in March 2013, ahead of the fourth series, explaining that she had been signed for only three series and did not wish to extend her contract, adding: "When
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character "snogging" a young barman played by an actor in his early twenties. In spite of the outlandish elements of the sitcom, Finneran notes that the cast "tried to find the truth in each character, to make them a real person – not a stereotype." In 2008, Finneran explained that as the series was filmed on location in Benidorm, her parents stepped in to help with childcare back home, with the children visiting during half-term. Finneran would ultimately remain with the series, through to its 7th series, which aired in 2015. Discussing the enduring appeal of the series in 2013,
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though not before Autumn 2018. Between December 2014 and February 2015, Finneran appeared in the stage drama "3 Winters" at the Royal National Theatre in London. In Autumn 2015 Finneran played a supporting role in the three part supernatural drama serial "Midwinter of the Spirit". In 2017, she portrayed real-life Detective Constable Christine Freeman in two-part drama "The Moorside", a depiction of the 2008 disappearance of Shannon Matthews told from the perspective of the local community. Upon reading the script, Finneran felt that "The Moorside" told a necessary story that illuminated truths that had been distorted by media coverage. Finneran's
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2013 British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actress. In 2014, Finneran appeared in the French-Language film "Un Illustre Inconnu" ("Nobody from Nowhere"). In her private life, 2014 saw Finneran obtain a divorce her husband, Mark Jordan. Also in 2014, Finneran portrayed recovering heroin addict Clare in BBC One's "Happy Valley"—a crime drama that centres on the personal and occupational struggles faced by Clare's co-habitant sister, sergeant Catherine Cawood (Sarah Lancashire)—to general acclaim. Whilst eulogising the series' feminist credentials Gerald O'Donovan of "The Daily Telegraph" praised Finneran's "quietly compelling performance" and the character's "gritty wisdom" and stated viewers were unlikely
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Finneran was always drawn to the performing arts and was a fan of the celebrated English comedian Eric Morecambe, recalling that "as a little girl I wanted to be Eric Morecambe. Not to be like him but to actually be him". After studying a theatre studies course, she was in cast in her first major role as Rita in the 1987 film "Rita, Sue and Bob Too". Kate Muir, chief film critic at UK newspaper "The Times" described the characters of Rita and Sue —two teenagers who both have a sexual affair with the older, married Bob (George Costigan)— "as
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the ledge of the railway bridge outside the police station, with the police station staff gathered and observing from the street below. Catherine tries to negotiate with John to stop him jumping, and appears to be successful, before he deliberately falls off the bridge and onto a driving car, killing him. Catherine, distraught, walks back to the police station. Mike Taylor (Rick Warden) shows to Catherine that the Miss Wealand is in fact Frances Drummond. Catherine phones her sister Clare (Siobhan Finneran) to explain to her who Frances is, and that she visits Tommy in prison. She later finds out
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filming as a series regular in "Heartbeat". Between 2000 and 2002 Finneran appeared as Julie O'Neill in three series of the BBC1 drama series "Clocking Off". Subsequent roles in the early 21st century include the ITV1 Russell T Davies drama series "Bob & Rose" (2001), "Sparkhouse" (2002) –a modern re-telling of "Wuthering Heights" scripted by Sally Wainwright– and the two-part thriller "Passer By" (2004) starring James Nesbitt. In 2005 Finneran appeared as the female lead, Alice Holmes, in the original stage production of "On the Shore of the Wide World" at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. Finneran's performance earned her the
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Finneran stated that the series' fan base had become firmly established by the fourth series and that viewers were attracted to the "banter" and recognisable family dynamics that take viewers "to the extremes". She also felt that the contrasting summer setting and typical winter air date also provided a form of escapism for the UK audience. After discussing their intent to leave "Benidorm" during filming of the sixth series (2014), Pemberton and Finneran announced their join departures ahead of the 7th series (2015). Both actors wanted to spend less time filming abroad, and neither wanted to leave on their own.
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comedic roles including episodes of "Josie" (a 1991 comedy series starring Josie Lawrence), "Cannon and Balls Playhouse" (1991) and as a regularly appearing cast member in ITV1's production of "The Russ Abbot Show" (1995–96). Whilst having performed frequently in comedy, Finneran credits her performance as "a very damaged mother" in "Out of the Blue" in 1996 in triggering a shift towards more dramatic roles. From the late 1990s Finneran began to consciously cut back her acting work to raise her two children as her husband, the actor Mark Jordon, (whom she married in August 1997) was regularly away from home
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props team in having to "hack" at the vegetables and opined that the end result of filming "looks like I'm digging a hole in the road." By the time of "Happy Valley"s second series, Finneran had known Lancashire for over 30 years. Both their on-screen partnership and the depiction of middle-aged women in general in "Happy Valley" have been lauded as two of the series' most distinctive elements by television journalists and critics. Reflecting on the series' popularity, Finneran stated she felt viewers had taken the show to their hearts because the cast "reflected them" and "looked like real human
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the fictional Solana hotel in Benidorm, Spain. Finneran described her character Janice Garvey as "feisty, foul-mouthed and quite fantastic". Over the course of the series, Janice struggles to keep her family unit—comprising Janice's mother Madge (Sheila Reid), her husband Mick (Steve Pemberton) and their own children and grandchild—under control. A television correspondent at the "Sunday Mirror" described the character as a "fiercely protective lioness, humorous, straight-talking, and saucy" inclined to "let-it-all-hang-out" with a wardrobe comprising "skimpy, mutton-dressed-as-lamb outfits". Finneran found elements of the shoot embarrassing — including the requirement to be filmed in swimwear— and one scene which involved her
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Jake Canuso, Janine Duvitski, Adam Gillen, Tim Healy, Sherrie Hewson, Tony Maudsley and Danny Walters all returned as regulars from series 6. Siobhan Finneran, Steve Pemberton, Sheila Reid and Oliver Stokes also returned, but only appeared in the first two episodes which were written specifically to end their time on the show. Hannah Waddingham and Bel Powley did not return. Following Kenny Ireland's death, his character Donald Stewart did not appear but his voice was heard in a phone call to Jacqueline, played by Duvitski, in the last episode of the series. Jacqueline continued to appear in the series, and
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next television role in 2017 was as Detective Chief Inspector Lauren Quigley, one of the protagonists in six-part ITV drama "The Loch", a crime mystery set on the banks of Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands. Quigley is an ambitious English career detective drafted in to investigate a serial killer and acts as a foil to the other protagonist, working mother and local woman DC Annie Redford (Laura Fraser). Finneran was keen to star in the series after reading the first three scripts and finding both her character and the small community setting intriguing, in addition to the prospect of
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Series 7's final episode of "The Royal". In January 2009 he was in an ITV1 three-part drama called "Unforgiven" starring Surranne Jones, in which he played the son of Siobhan Finneran and Peter Davison's characters Rufus Ingram. His other work includes the part of Scott Mackay, a young troubled teenager in an episode of the final series of "Heartbeat", Tiru in the BBC Radio play "28" by Dawn King and an advert for "Neil Hudgell Solicitors". In February 2010, Hall joined the cast of the touring brand new "Take That" tribute show "Back For Good" playing the part of Mark
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the success of "Venus", stalling at number forty-one on the UK singles chart and number seventy-three on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100. It was a top-forty success in Australia, peaking at number twenty-eight on the Kent Music Report chart, and in Ireland, peaking at number twenty-five. Its biggest success was in nightclubs, and "More Than Physical" became a top-five hit on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart. "More Than Physical" was featured prominently in the 1987 British film "Rita, Sue and Bob Too" starring Michelle Holmes and Siobhan Finneran. The song is featured in the scene where the girls
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Kulvinder Ghir Kulvinder Ghir (born 10 August 1965) is a British actor, comedian and writer. He is best known as one of the cast members in the BBC sketch show "Goodness Gracious Me". He is also known for playing Aslam in the 1987 Yorkshire-based film "Rita, Sue and Bob Too!", alongside Michelle Holmes, Siobhan Finneran and George Costigan. Born in Nairobi, Kenya to Indian-born parents. Ghir grew up in the Chapeltown suburb of Leeds, England. He is of Sikh origin. Ghir first began performing on stage aged 13, going on to play comedy clubs between 15 and 17, thereafter enrolling
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Julie Graham, Steve Edge, Bobby Knutt, Josh Bolt and Honor Kneafsey appeared as new family, the Dawsons. Jessica Ellerby and Nathan Bryon joined the cast as Amber Platt and Joey Ellis, respectively. Paul Bazely and Selina Griffiths returned, both having not appeared since Series 4. Sheila Reid is returning for one episode, however Siobhan Finneran, Steve Pemberton and Oliver Stokes did not return. Several previous guest stars returned, Louis Emerick, Paul Chan, John Challis, Milanka Brooks and Joan Collins all returned, and Kevin Bishop and Shane Richie appeared guest starred. Series 8 began airing on ITV on 11 January 2016
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first seven series of popular ITV sitcom "Benidorm" (2007–2015). Later television roles include portraying a lawyer in the mini-series "Unforgiven" (2009), an embittered servant in the first three series of the costume drama "Downton Abbey" (2010–2012) and a recovering addict in "Happy Valley" (2014–present), for which she was nominated for the 2017 British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actress. Later film credits include Mrs Swift in the 2013 film release, "The Selfish Giant", which earned her a British Independent Film Award nomination. Finneran was born in Oldham, Lancashire on 27 April 1966 to Irish immigrant parents. As a child
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nominated for the same award at the Inside Soap Awards of the same year. Duttine was also nominated for Funniest Male in the award ceremony. Duttine made the shortlist, eventually winning the award. However, Duttine and Dynevor did not make the shortlist and "Emmerdale" Charlie Hardwick and Chris Chittell (who play Val and Eric Pollard) won the award. Tim Metcalfe (Coronation Street) Tim Metcalfe is a fictional character from the British television soap opera, "Coronation Street", played by Joe Duttine. He made his first on-screen appearance on 21 January 2013. Duttine had previously appeared in the soap between February and
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explained that they are excellent writers as they are "off the wall". Pemberton knew McShera through his friend Siobhan Finneran, who co-starred with McShera in "Downton Abbey". He felt that McShera would be able to bring a "mousey quality" to the role of Tina. Shearsmith felt that her performance was funny while retaining realism. The writers found the role of "Blue Demon Dwarf" difficult to cast, but were very happy with the performance of Starkey, who kept some of his character's props. The writers also praised Lowe, who they felt was able to make a lot of a comparatively small
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the desert and are joined by a marching band, who play the drums heard in the song. The group exits the car and start dancing to the sound of the drums. The very last scene of the music video sees Siobhan driving them away as they have their hands in the air, and the screen fades to black. For Popjustice, Michael Cragg said that the video did not "help the song", and negatively regarded that it resembled a behind-the-scenes video of a photoshoot. Flatline (Mutya Keisha Siobhan song) "Flatline" is a song by English girl group Mutya Keisha Siobhan, which
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premiere episode, "The Woman Who Fell to Earth", a number of guest actors appearing in the remaining episodes of the series were shown: Mark Addy, Julie Hesmondhalgh, Shane Zaza, Shobna Gulati, Brett Goldstein, Josh Bowman, Siobhan Finneran, Lois Chimimba, Susan Lynch, Hamza Jeetooa (credited as Hamza Jeetoa), Art Malik, Suzanne Packer, Vinette Robinson, Amita Suman, Ben Bailey Smith, Phyllis Logan, and Chris Noth. In April 2015, Steven Moffat confirmed that "Doctor Who" would run for at least another five years, extending the show until 2020. It was announced in January 2016 that the tenth series would be Moffat's final series
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Clocking Off Clocking Off is a British television drama series which was broadcast on BBC One for four series from 2000 to 2003. It was produced for the BBC by the independent Red Production Company, and created by Paul Abbott. It was effectively an anthology programme, following the lives of a group of workers at a Manchester textile factory, with each episode focusing on the home life of a different character. Well-known actors who appeared in the series included Christopher Eccleston, Sophie Okonedo, Philip Glenister, John Simm, Lesley Sharp, Siobhan Finneran, Emma Cunniffe, Diane Parish, David Morrissey, Ricky Tomlinson, Julian
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until he eventually died during the series run. Madge is portrayed as a cantankerous elderly woman who is very open about her scorn for everyone. She holds particular contempt of her son-in-law Mick (Steve Pemberton) and granddaughter Chantelle (Hannah Hobley), although she has shown some compassion for her family, especially her deceased husband Mel (Geoffrey Hutchings) and the only daughter she hasn't driven away, Janice (Siobhan Finneran). In the opening episode of the show, Madge arrives in Benidorm for her first overseas holiday with her family, having offered to pay for the trip. Early on, Madge falls asleep in the
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10 would be the last. "Benidorm Live", a stage adaption written by Litten, was announced with 235 shows scheduled in theatres across the United Kingdom and Ireland. Series 1 introduced the main characters, the Garvey family: parents Mick (Steve Pemberton) and Janice (Siobhan Finneran), teenage daughter Chantelle ('Telle' – Hannah Hobley) and seven-year-old son Michael (Oliver Stokes). They are on their first holiday abroad, paid for by Janice's mother – the sun-worshipping, chain-smoking Madge (Sheila Reid), who doesn't have a kind word for anyone. Jacqueline (Janine Duvitski) and Donald (Kenny Ireland) have been coming to Benidorm for twenty years and
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the suicide of her teenage daughter, Becky, eight years earlier. Cawood is now divorced from her husband and living with her sister, Clare (Siobhan Finneran), a recovering alcoholic and heroin addict, who is helping her bring up Becky's young son, Ryan (Rhys Connah), the product of rape. Neither Catherine's ex-husband nor their adult son, Daniel, want anything to do with Ryan. Catherine hears that Tommy Lee Royce (James Norton), the man responsible for the brutal rape that impregnated Becky and drove her to suicide shortly after Ryan was born, is out of prison after serving eight years for drug charges.
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impromptu ceremony, shortly before going into cardiac arrest, although he later rallied and made a slow recovery. The episode of "EastEnders" broadcast on the same day as "Coronation Street" 50th anniversary episode included a tribute, with the character Dot Branning saying that she never missed "Coronation Street". In May 2011, Dennis Tanner returned after 43 years off screen. Beverley Callard and Vicky Entwistle who play Liz McDonald and Janice Battersby, respectively, quit the street. On 15 October 2011, Betty Driver, who had played Betty Williams since 1969, died of pneumonia, aged 91. In 2011, the major storyline of John Stape
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Katie Finneran Katie Finneran (born January 22, 1971) is an American actress of film, stage, and television noted for her Tony Award-winning performances in the Broadway play "Noises Off" in 2002, and the musical "Promises, Promises" in 2010. Finneran was born in Chicago, Illinois, of Irish Catholic extraction. She was raised in Miami, Florida, where she attended the New World School of the Arts High School. She attended Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh for one year before moving to New York City at age 19 to study acting with Uta Hagen. Outside of acting, Finneran has had many "day jobs"
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"My Favorite Year" with Tim Curry and John Guare's "Bosoms and Neglect" and "Smell of the Kill", with Kristen Johnston. She won the Tony Award and the Drama Desk Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play in 2002 for her role as Brooke Ashton in the Broadway revival of "Noises Off". Finneran appeared Off-Broadway at the Laura Pels Theater in the Greg Kotis play "Pig Farm", in the original opening cast as Tina. The play opened in June 2006 and ran through September 23, 2006. Finneran appeared in the original cast of "Love, Loss, and What I Wore", which
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first Broadway revival of the musical "Promises, Promises" as Marge MacDougall, opposite Kristin Chenoweth and Sean Hayes. The show opened March 27, 2010 and Finneran left the show on October 10, 2010 due to her pregnancy. She won the 2010 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for this role. Finneran originated the role of Miss Hannigan in the Broadway 2012 revival of the musical "Annie". She left the role in May 2013 to pursue a TV pilot. Finneran returned to Broadway in 2015 to star in Terrence McNally's "It's Only A Play" as Julia Budder. Katie Finneran
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Brian Finneran Brian Joseph Finneran (born January 31, 1976) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League. He was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 1998 and also played for the Barcelona Dragons, Philadelphia Eagles and Atlanta Falcons. He played college football at Villanova. Finneran attended Santa Margarita Catholic High School in Rancho Santa Margarita, California, and finished his three-year career there with a school career-record 177 receptions. Finneran received scholarship offers to play college football for the Oregon Ducks and Oregon State Beavers. However, the only school to offer a
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joined the cast of "Emmerdale" in the short term role of Daz Spencer. He reprised the role in August 2017, becoming a regular cast member. Jordon married actress Siobhan Finneran in 1997 divorcing in 2014; they have two children. Mark's current partner is "Emmerdale" co-star Laura Norton. In July 2018 he was arrested on suspicion of assault. In October 2018 he was charged with grevious bodily harm and assault. In November 2018 he pleaded not guilty and was granted unconditional bail until his trial. Mark Jordon Mark Jordon (born 25 January 1965) is an English actor of Polish and Irish
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of Music and Drama, winning a contract with Yorkshire TV upon graduation in 1981 to present young people's programmes. He had regular roles in various Saturday morning children's shows, including "What's Up Doc?" and "Motormouth" on ITV alongside Gaby Roslin, Andy Crane and Siobhan Finneran. McCrystal also appeared in more than 30 TV commercials, including one for Hamlet Cigars in which he portrayed Sir Walter Raleigh as part of their long-running Happiness is a cigar called Hamlet campaign. His other TV work includes "The Detectives", "The Wild House" and a 1997 BBC adaptation of "The History Of Tom Jones, A
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Matthew Goode as Henry Talbot. Downton Abbey's senior staff are portrayed by Jim Carter as Mr Carson, the butler, and Phyllis Logan as Mrs Hughes, the housekeeper. Tensions rise when Rob James-Collier, portraying Mr Barrow, a valet and footman, along with Siobhan Finneran as Miss O'Brien, the personal maid to the Countess of Grantham (up to series three), plot against Brendan Coyle as Mr Bates, the valet to the Earl of Grantham, and his love interest and eventual wife, Anna (Joanne Froggatt), the personal maid to Lady Mary. Kevin Doyle plays the unlucky Mr Molesley, valet to Matthew Crawley; he
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to be shown 50 years later, a "Coronation Street" insider said in an interview, "At the time, it deemed controversial. But compared to what goes on in soap operas nowadays, I don't think the scenes will be very shocking". Sheila's suicide attempt has been compared to that of Natasha Blakeman's (Rachel Leskovac) in 2010 in the soap. In 1968, "Coronation Street" scriptwriters developed one of the programme's most dramatic storylines to date. While Ken Barlow was working on a school play, his wife Valerie was kept hostage after a convicted rapist, Frank Riley, who had escaped from prison, forced his
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opened Off-Broadway at the Westside Theater in September 19, 2009 for a four-week engagement ending on October 18, 2009. The play "...is performed by a rotating cast of five. For the first four weeks of the run Ms. [Rosie] O’Donnell is joined by the actresses Tyne Daly, Katie Finneran and Natasha Lyonne, and Samantha Bee..." Finneran returned to the show (after her initial four-week engagement) on November 18, 2009, to fill in for Kristen Chenoweth, and continued on in the play in the next four-week rotation as well (from December 14, 2009 to January 3, 2010). She appeared in the
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cast of "Coronation Street" as businessman, Frank Foster. A writer for itv.com said Frank is a business associate of Carla Connor (Alison King), who eventually becomes a factory client. Of his casting, Lancel said "I'm made up to be here. It's been a long time coming and I'm a big fan of the show so I'm thrilled. Frank looks like he's going to be fun to play, there's more to him than meets the eye, he's definitely not one-sided." Lancel revealed he was an extra on "Coronation Street" when he was a teenager and had always watched the show, so
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Rupesh the school bus driver. Since 2013, he has played Cyril in "Still Open All Hours". He was also in the film "31 North 62 East" as Tariq. Kulvinder Ghir Kulvinder Ghir (born 10 August 1965) is a British actor, comedian and writer. He is best known as one of the cast members in the BBC sketch show "Goodness Gracious Me". He is also known for playing Aslam in the 1987 Yorkshire-based film "Rita, Sue and Bob Too!", alongside Michelle Holmes, Siobhan Finneran and George Costigan. Born in Nairobi, Kenya to Indian-born parents. Ghir grew up in the Chapeltown suburb
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close by, Annie's team realise they are searching for a serial killer. In response, Glasgow based major investigation detective DCI Lauren Quigley (Siobhan Finneran) is brought in to lead the enquiry. Supporting cast includes Don Gilet as psychological profiler Blake Albrighton, John Sessions as Annie's boss DCI Frank Smilie, Gray O'Brien as Alan Redford, Annie's husband, and William Ash as local tourist operator Leighton Thomas. The series was filmed in the summer of 2016 and was shown in full in the Netherlands and Australia before its British broadcast. The Netherlands also released the series on DVD in May 2017, a
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The Moorside The Moorside is a 2017 two-part British television drama. Written by Neil McKay and directed by Paul Whittington, it stars Sheridan Smith, Gemma Whelan, Sian Brooke and Siobhan Finneran and was broadcast on BBC One in two one-hour episodes in February 2017. The drama is based on the 2008 disappearance of 9-year-old Shannon Matthews and the successful search for her by police and volunteers in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, along with the revelation of mother Karen's involvement in Shannon's kidnapping. The title is in reference to the Moorside housing estate in Dewsbury, where the Matthews family lived. "Originally aired
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Peter" editor Lewis Bronze. She became the programme's first black presenter and turned down a role in soap opera "Coronation Street" for the job. She did in fact play the part of Kate Winterton in "Coronation Street" in September 1989. Jordan is a Christian, and can currently be seen presenting BBC One's religious programme, "Songs of Praise". She also is vice-president of Action for Children, sits on the Council of the Prince's Trust and is a trustee for BBC Children in Need. In 1997 she sat on the Diana, Princess of Wales, Memorial Committee. She is a celebrity supporter of
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that Siobhan Finneran had joined the cast of the upcoming series. The series will begin airing from 8 September. In episode 6, The Dragons from the BBC television series "Dragons' Den" appeared as themselves in a dream sequence. Cold Feet (series 7) The seventh series of the British comedy-drama television series Cold Feet began broadcasting on the ITV network on 8 September 2017. There will be seven episodes and it is the second full series of "Cold Feet" since 2003 since it was revived in 2016. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> On 17 October 2016, ITV renewed "Cold Feet" for a seventh series consisting
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Happy Valley (TV series) Happy Valley is a British crime drama television series filmed and set in the Calder Valley, West Yorkshire in Northern England. The series, starring Sarah Lancashire and Siobhan Finneran, is written and created by Sally Wainwright, and directed by Wainwright, Euros Lyn, and Tim Fywell. The first series debuted on BBC One on 29 April 2014, and the second series debuted on 9 February 2016. In May 2015, Happy Valley won the BAFTA Award for Best Drama Series. Sarah Lancashire initially said that she would not return for a third series, but later confirmed to the
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on Hilda Ogden. Cadbury was the first sponsor of "Coronation Street" beginning in July 1996. The original sponsorship had a chocolate-like version of the street (which can be seen in place at the Cadbury World museum in Bournville, Birmingham) with chocolate characters resembling some of the actual "Coronation Street" characters. In the summer of 2006, Cadbury Trebor Bassetts had to recall over one million chocolate bars, due to suspected salmonella contamination, and "Coronation Street" stopped the sponsorship for several months. In late 2006, Cadbury did not renew their contract, but agreed to sponsor the show until "Coronation Street" found a
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to play the leading role in Monsieur N, a role that required she learnt French. She starred at the Donmar Warehouse opposite Simon Russell Beale in Christopher Hampton's play "The Philanthropist" to critical acclaim. "The luscious and accomplished Araminta was played by the luscious and accomplished Siobhan Hewlett, whose electrifying stage presence would have stolen any other show." -The independent "And can there have been a funnier seduction scene when Siobhan Hewlett, who gives the vamp the perfect amount of boisterous blankness, ruffles Simon Russell Beale's hair."- The Times Hewlett starred in the British comedy series "Fortysomething" opposite Hugh Laurie
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Ron Finneran Ronald James Finneran OAM (born 1944) is an Australian Paralympic athlete and sports administrator, from Merimbula, New South Wales. Finneran was born in the Sydney suburb of Maroubra. He lost the full use of both his legs and his right arm after contracting polio aged about 20 months. He took up skiing in 1972 after a visit to the Thredbo Ski Resort and trained in the United States and Canada. He was Australia's only participant at the 1976 Winter Paralympics in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden, where he marched in the opening ceremony. However, he did not compete, as there were
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Lampard from 1997 until 1999. Kathryn Hunt Kathryn Hunt is a British actress best known for her roles as Angela Harris in "Coronation Street" and Val Lorrimer in Series 1-2 of "Fat Friends". She also appeared in "Waterloo Road" and "The Royal". Kathryn also starred in the BBC Three drama "Drop Dead Gorgeous". In May 2008 she appeared in the BBC One programme "Doctors". More recently, she has appeared as Max's foster mother in hospital drama "Holby City", and as Siobhan in the sitcom "Hebburn". In November 2014, she appeared as Suzanne Harper in "Casualty". She also appeared in "Where
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Kathryn Hunt Kathryn Hunt is a British actress best known for her roles as Angela Harris in "Coronation Street" and Val Lorrimer in Series 1-2 of "Fat Friends". She also appeared in "Waterloo Road" and "The Royal". Kathryn also starred in the BBC Three drama "Drop Dead Gorgeous". In May 2008 she appeared in the BBC One programme "Doctors". More recently, she has appeared as Max's foster mother in hospital drama "Holby City", and as Siobhan in the sitcom "Hebburn". In November 2014, she appeared as Suzanne Harper in "Casualty". She also appeared in "Where the Heart Is" as Cheryl
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Wall Street Crash (group) Wall Street Crash were an English 6-piece (originally 8-piece) vocal group, formed in March 1980 by Keith Strachan. They performed in three "Royal Variety Shows", and appeared on many TV programmes in the 1980s, including The Morecambe and Wise Show and 3-2-1. Their version of the song You Don't Have to Say You Love Me reached number 8 in Italy in 1983. The group has been through a few changes in line-up, but some were still performing as late as 2005. Former members include Siobhan McCarthy who went on to play Evita and star in the
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Bedtime Stories". Created by "Coronation Street" writer Jonathan Harvey, the webisodes featured Ken and Deirdre mulling over the events of their day while in bed. Roache said, "Each episode has been carefully crafted and injected with humour, warmth and drama. The content takes "Coronation Street" into new and exciting territory which, for me personally, is thoroughly exciting to be a part of." In 2010 a comedy play about "Coronation Street" was released entitled "Corrie!", penned by scriptwriter Jonathan Harvey. Ken Barlow was played by Simon Chadwick in the production. Harvey has suggested that when he researched the play, in the
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Rob Mallard Robert Stephen Mallard (born 19 May 1992) is an English actor best known for his role as Daniel Osbourne in the ITV soap opera "Coronation Street". He is the third actor to play the role, replacing Lewis Harney and Dominic Holmes. On 14 September 2016, it was announced that Mallard had been cast in "Coronation Street" as Ken Barlow's (William Roache) youngest son Daniel Osbourne, being the third actor to play the role. Mallard said, "It feels great to be starting work on "Coronation Street" and I'm looking forward to getting to know everyone. I grew up watching
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things which annoy Jimmy (such as kidnapping him and locking him in Kev's flat or taking legal action against him). Often compared to "My Family", "After You've Gone" is a light comedy which pulled in good viewing figures despite often being broadcast at the same time as "Coronation Street". It was often broadcast on Friday evenings on BBC One and followed by the heavier comedy of "Have I Got News for You". Amanda Abbington (Siobhan) is seen less frequently in Series Three due to her real-life pregnancy. Nicholas Lyndhurst and Celia Imrie were already household names by the time they
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well-supported in performances by newcomer Erin Chambers (Siobhan) who in twist and turns conveyed high emotional stakes for Jackson to play off of." Entertainment website "Zap2it" named Chambers the No. 6 Top Newcomer of 2010, elaborating: "Chambers’ portrayal of the strong-willed, independent-yet-vulnerable Siobhan has injected refreshing new energy into Lucky's storyline and has proven to be one of the few bright spots in the monotonous Balkan storyline." By the end of 2011, "Zap2it" named Siobhan and Lucky the No. 6 Worst Soap Opera Couple of 2011, stating: "When General Hospital's Siobhan (Erin Chambers) was first introduced in 2010, the character
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Siobhan Magnus Siobhan Evelyn Magnus (born March 15, 1990) is an American singer-songwriter who was the sixth place finalist on the ninth season of "American Idol". Siobhan Magnus was born on March 15, 1990, to parents Alan and Colleen Magnus. She was raised in Barnstable, Massachusetts, along with her two older brothers, her older sister and her two younger sisters. Magnus' father is a singer-songwriter, her siblings play in various bands, and her brother Rory is in the film animation industry. She is the niece of two musicians: Tracy Ferrie, currently the bassist for Boston and former bassist for Stryper,
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A month after the broadcast of "East Street", Callard, who later departed from "Coronation Street" in 2011, said she loved filming the scenes with Wallace and they could not stop laughing. She added that she would love to play Kat's mother in "EastEnders" for real. Before airing, Mark Jefferies from the "Daily Mirror" called the episode "bizarre". Andy Welch for AOL Television said, "They might be fierce rivals when it comes to ratings and awards, but it's nice to see "Coronation Street" and "EastEnders" can bury the hatchet for a good cause." Katie Byrne from the "Evening Herald" said the
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Inside Soap Awards, while the death of Steve and Michelle's son was longlisted for Best Show-Stopper and Steve revealing himself as Oliver's father was longlisted for Best Shock Twist. While Steve revealing himself as Oliver's father did not make the shortlist, Gregson's three other nominations did. Gregson did not win any awards at the ceremony. Steve McDonald (Coronation Street) Steve McDonald is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, "Coronation Street", played by Simon Gregson. The character first appeared on-screen during the episode airing on 6 December 1989. He arrived as part of the McDonald family introduced by
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Siobhan Paton Siobhan Bethany Paton, OAM (born 28 August 1983) is an Australian Paralympic swimmer who was born in Sydney. Paton has had an intellectual disability from birth which was caused as a result of a lack of oxygen. Paton decided to become a swimmer after finding out she has a connective tissue disorder and that swimming would assist in the strengthening of her joints. Siobhan initially began competing with able-bodied athletes and only in 1997 did she compete in a competition for athletes with disabilities, where she won seven gold medals and one silver medal. As of 2004, she
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tour, alongside wife Sara Poyzer who is playing Sam's love interest, Donna. Standing is currently playing MacBeth in the play MacBeth in York. Richard Standing Richard Standing is a British actor born in the West Riding of Yorkshire, in 1967 who has appeared on the TV series "Holby City", "Coronation Street", and "The Grand". He played the part of Danny Hargreaves in Coronation Street from 1999-2001. He also was in "Doctors". He studied drama at Hull University and has performed extensively with the theatre company Northern Broadsides. In 2000 he appeared in Celebrity Stars In Their Eyes as Gary Barlow.
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The Road to Coronation Street The Road to Coronation Street is a British drama first broadcast on BBC Four documenting the journey of "Coronation Street", the UK's longest-running television soap opera, from conception to its first transmission in December 1960. Set mainly at Granada Studios, Manchester in 1960, the 75-minute-long programme follows the true story of Tony Warren, a struggling scriptwriter who creates a vision of a television programme depicting normal life in a Salford street of terraced houses. "The Road to Coronation Street" was written by Daran Little, a long-time archivist on "Coronation Street" who became a scriptwriter. At
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later, and it was nice to give what are generally masculine attitudes to a woman". Josette Simon was chosen to play Dayna; Simon had recently graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and did not have an Equity card. Writers Allan Prior and Robert Holmes returned for the new series. New to the series were Ben Steed, a short story writer who had also written for "Coronation Street", and "Crown Court"; Tanith Lee, a successful fantasy novelist; James Follet, who had written science fiction serials for radio, notably "Earthsearch"; Trevor Hoyle, who had published two novelisations of Terry Nation's
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which would later form the base for the episode "Dalek". It was always the intention of the production team for Adam to join the TARDIS after Rose developed a liking for him. To play this role Langley was chosen, mostly because of his role on "Coronation Street" as Todd Grimshaw. He had auditioned for the role on the same day as doing publicity for his leaving storyline in "Coronation Street". Reacting to his casting Langley, remarked that "I couldn't have asked for a better next role because "Doctor Who" is another great institution." Langley describes Adam as "a bit nerdy"
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end credits in the broadcast version, dedications appeared to Jean Alexander (Hilda Ogden in "Coronation Street"), who died in October 2016, and Roy Barraclough (Alec Gilroy in "Coronation Street"), who died in June 2017. Peter Baldwin (Derek Wilton in "Coronation Street"), Stephen Hancock (Ernest Bishop in "Coronation Street"), Shirley Stelfox (Edna Birch in "Emmerdale"), Kitty McGeever (Lizzie Lakely in "Emmerdale"), Kristian Ealey (Matt Musgrove in "Brookside" and "Hollyoaks") and Morag Siller (Marilyn Dingle in "Emmerdale") were remembered during the ceremony which was held on 29 May. Anne Kirkbride, who played Deirdre Barlow in "Coronation Street", was remembered during the ceremony
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there is', 'so I did', 'so you are', et al., meant there were far fewer sentences to write." Claire Hodgson of the "Daily Mirror" said that setting fire to Gwen's furniture, threatening Liz, hangovers, fights in the Rovers Return and robbing the bank were some of Jim's "most outrageous" moments on the show. Lorna Cooper writing for MSN said that she wanted Jim back in "Coronation Street" full-time and brand him and Liz a "knock-off version of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton." Jim McDonald (Coronation Street) Jim McDonald is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, "Coronation Street",
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on the set next door to the real life "Coronation Street" set, who were also filming. The role of Tony Warren, "Coronation Street"s creator and writer, was given to actor David Dawson. "Coronation Street"s producer, Canadian-born Harry Elton, was played by Christian McKay. Casting director Margaret Morris and her young assistant Josie Scott, who befriends Warren, were played by Jane Horrocks and Sophia Di Martino, respectively. Derek Bennett, the director, was portrayed by Shaun Dooley, while Sidney Bernstein was played by Steven Berkoff. Jessie Wallace was given the role of Pat Phoenix, who played Elsie Tanner in "Coronation Street". Wallace,
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in the redistricting process and that he acknowledged in his testimony having about "half a dozen" conversations with leaders of the redistricting committee. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Retirement Board voted in October 2012, that Finneran was not entitled to a government pension of about $32,900 a year due to his conviction of obstruction of justice in 2007. Finneran appealed the Retirement Board decision to the Boston Municipal Court where a judge reversed the Board's decision, concluding that Finneran's conviction did not bear "a direct factual link to his position as a House Member and/or Speaker[.]" On April 5, 2017, the
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Wellington. Corrie! Corrie! is a comedy stage play written in 2010 by award-winning playwright and "Coronation Street" scriptwriter Jonathan Harvey. The play premiered at "The Lowry" in Salford Quays in August 2010. Written as part of the 50th Anniversary Celebrations of ITV's long-running soap opera "Coronation Street", the play will tour the UK in 2011. Guest star narrators include actors from the original TV series such as Roy Barraclough, Ken Morley and Gaynor Faye. The production is presented by ITV Studios and Phil McIntyre Entertainments. In 2013, the play toured New Zealand, with shows in Auckland, Christchurch, and the capital
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Corrie! Corrie! is a comedy stage play written in 2010 by award-winning playwright and "Coronation Street" scriptwriter Jonathan Harvey. The play premiered at "The Lowry" in Salford Quays in August 2010. Written as part of the 50th Anniversary Celebrations of ITV's long-running soap opera "Coronation Street", the play will tour the UK in 2011. Guest star narrators include actors from the original TV series such as Roy Barraclough, Ken Morley and Gaynor Faye. The production is presented by ITV Studios and Phil McIntyre Entertainments. In 2013, the play toured New Zealand, with shows in Auckland, Christchurch, and the capital city
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Club on Rosamund Street was revamped and reopened as a medical centre. A new road, Victoria Street, was built to house three shops and two houses. A builders' yard backing onto the betting shop was built. To obscure one of the Granada Television buildings a new viaduct was built on Rosamund Street. This sat behind the Rovers and parallel to Coronation Street and introduced an error, as it did not appear in the opening titles aerial shots of "Coronation Street". The "viaduct" was actually a façade with an optical illusion to make it look complete. A backdrop of some Salford
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Louise Harrison Louise Harrison (born Louise Anna Imogen Harrison in Bowdon, Cheshire), is a British actress who trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. She is best known for her role as PC Donna Harris in the long running ITV drama "The Bill and" Dawn Prescott in "Coronation Street". She has also appeared in various other TV dramas and on stage. Her first role was in the series "A Very Peculiar Practice", where she played Suzanne. Shortly after she went on to play her first regular role as Dawn Prescott in Coronation Street and then a couple
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by Roache, who has cited Ken's evolution over the years, his chaotic love life and dysfunctional family as evidence to the contrary. Roache has been honoured with a lifetime achievement award at the British Soap Awards for his portrayal of Ken. Away from the canonical serial, Ken has been portrayed by James Roache (William Roache's son) in the dramatisation "The Road to Coronation Street", and by Simon Chadwick in the play "Corrie!". He has also been spoofed by impressionist Jon Culshaw. Ken is born and raised in Coronation Street, Weatherfield, Lancashire, on 9 October 1939. He is the eldest son
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was chairman of the Joint Special Committee on Redistricting, which was created to revise the state's legislative boundaries. The Committee's redrawn districts were struck down after a panel of judges found that they were racially biased in order to protect incumbents. Petrolati later testified against Speaker Thomas Finneran after Finneran was charged with obstruction of justice in the legislative redistricting case. During the lawsuit, Petrolati portrayed himself as disengaged from the redistricting process. He did not take any notes at public hearings, did not communicate with advocates, and did not know how to use the computer software that drew the
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Fortenberry. Lucas Cruikshank, Jake Weary, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, and John Cena reprised their roles from the 1st movie. Jennette McCurdy did not reprise her role as Bertha due to her being busy playing Sam on "iCarly", so she was replaced by Daniella Monet, who plays Trina on "Victorious". Pixie Lott did not return to play Judy in the sequel for unknown reasons, although in the beginning of the movie, Fred reveals that they broke up. New cast members include Seth Morris as Mr. Devlin, Carlos Knight as Diesel, and Ariel Winter as Talia. In this movie, Fred's music teacher Mrs.
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his sights on some of "Coronation Street's" most eligible women". Among those who auditioned for the role was Jamie Lomas; while actor Marc Bannerman also expressed his interest in the part. However, Baylis was cast in the role and his casting was announced on 3 May 2012. Of joining the soap, Baylis said "I feel incredibly honoured to be joining the very talented cast of "Coronation Street". Rob is an exciting character to play and I am hoping he is going to ruffle a few Weatherfield feathers." "Coronation Street's" producer Phil Collinson added that he was pleased to welcome Baylis
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and starring Patricia Hodge, Peter Egan and Aden Gillett, that ran for two years, transferring to the Piccadilly Theatre in the West End on 14 May 2001 with Lynn Redgrave and Stephen Mangan replacing Hodge and Egan, respectively. Sams' production transferred to Broadway, again at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre, on 1 November 2001, with Patti LuPone, Peter Gallagher, Faith Prince, T. R. Knight, and Katie Finneran. The production was nominated for a Tony and Drama Desk Award as Best Revival of a Play, and Finneran was named Best Featured Actress by both groups. Frayn has repeatedly rewritten the play over
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School for Girls in Droylsden and The Manchester College, where she gained a National Diploma in Acting. Vincent's first television appearance was as a guest character, Casey Emma Glass, in the TV series, "The League of Gentlemen". Shortly after landing the role of Sophie in "Coronation Street", she appeared on "Children in Need". In an interview on "This Morning" on 30 October 2017 Vincent was confirmed as the first contestant on the new series of "Dancing on Ice." Vincent joined long-running British soap-opera "Coronation Street" in April 2004 as the third actress to play Sophie Webster, replacing Emma Woodward who
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Tennant in the episode "New Earth". In late summer 2006 Gallagher signed up to "Coronation Street" to play the part of Paul Connor, one of two brothers buying a share in Underworld, the local knicker factory. In early 2007, Gallagher resigned from the Manchester-based ITV programme to pursue other roles, eventually leaving "Coronation Street" in June 2007. On 2 July 2007, it was announced that Gallagher had been cast for the lead role of Mal Faith in a new ITV drama series, "Rock Rivals", produced by Shed Productions. He starred alongside former "EastEnders" actress Michelle Collins who played his wife,
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fellow "Coronation Street" cast members Jack P. Shepherd, Michelle Keegan and Ben Price. After leaving "Coronation Street", in October 2011, he appeared at the Trafalgar Studios in the West End theatre play, "Third Floor". In 2012, he toured the United Kingdom in the comedy, "Funny Peculiar" alongside Suzanne Shaw and former "Coronation Street" co-star Vicky Entwistle. In 2013, he appeared in a stage version of "The Full Monty" at Sheffield, followed by a tour and a season in the West End in 2014. In October 2014, Gazey appeared in "The Hypochondriac" alongside Sir Tony Robinson and Imogen Stubbs at the
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that she would play the part of Kayleigh Morton on the ITV soap opera "Coronation Street". She made her first appearance on Sunday, 18 March 2007. In April 2008, it was announced that Kayleigh and the rest of the Morton family would leave "Coronation Street" at the end of 2008, after just a year and a half. Barden made her final appearance on "Coronation Street" on 29 September 2008. In 2007 Barden made her film debut in the comedy-drama "Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution" about a British family that moves to East Germany during the Cold War. In 2009 she played the
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to endorse. His work on radio plays for BBC Radio 4 attracted the attention of producers at Granada Television who hired him, at age twenty-four, to be a script editor on their long-running soap opera "Coronation Street". This made him at the time the youngest-ever person to occupy such a role on the programme. He worked on "Coronation Street" for the next eight years as a story editor and from 1989 as a writer. He also worked on other programmes for Granada. In 1988, he co-wrote his first televised drama script, a one-off play for the "Dramarama" anthology, with fellow
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get my teeth into something.". On 20 April 2013, Keegan confirmed that she had quit "Coronation Street". The actress stated "I have had the most amazing six years at "Coronation Street" and it was such a difficult decision to leave. But I felt it was the right time for me to make the next step in my career. I will miss Tina and will always be grateful to ITV and "Coronation Street" for giving me such an amazing role to play for my first ever acting job." Keegan added that she was excited to see what the coming months would
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series became an instant hit with viewers. By March 1961 "Coronation Street" was topping the British TV ratings with an estimated 75% of all television-owning households in the UK tuning in, and it was decided to extend its run indefinitely. This proved to be a problem for Dyson, who had only evisaged a limited commitment to the programme. "Coronation Street" was produced in Manchester by Granada TV while Dyson's home and family were now in London, and she did not feel able to commit to ongoing lengthy absences, so when her contract came up for renewal she declined to sign.
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had a one-night stand with Vince, one of the protagonists, before taking the role of Toyah Battersby's (Georgia Taylor) rapist Phil Simmonds on the long-running ITV soap opera "Coronation Street" in 2000. In January 2007, he took part in "The Afternoon Play", a daytime BBC drama series consisting of short stories. Deam is now playing the part of a policeman in "DCI Banks". He played Walter in the 2011 TV series "32 Brinkburn Street". 2014 saw Deam in a play called "Blindsided", by Simon Stephens, at the Royal Exchange, Manchester, alongside ex-Coronation Street Julie Hesmondhalgh (Hayley Cropper). He appeared in
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later get married in May 2011. After, Lucky sets the Spencer home on fire, Siobhan goes in to find him and is injured. During surgery, Elizabeth Webber accidentally administers the wrong medication, but Siobhan believes she did it on purpose. In August, Elizabeth and Siobhan get into a car crash. At the hospital, Anthony Zacchara kills Siobhan with Trimethyltin chloride. In November, Lucky sees Siobhan in a dream. Chambers received praise for her performance of Siobhan. During the revelation of Siobhan's alliance with The Balkan and betrayal to Lucky, entertainment journalist Michael Fairman commented: "This week, [Jonathan Jackson] was ably
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an interview, Gallagher claimed that his role on the show was what he'd hoped for, though he would rather play a variety of roles. The actor agreed with executive producer Steve Frost to leave at the end of his contract. The character was originally planned to be killed in "Underworld" itself; however, this was not clear. Paul Connor (Coronation Street) Paul Connor is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, "Coronation Street". Portrayed by Sean Gallagher, the character arrives with the rest of his family as one of Michelle Connor's (Kym Marsh) two brothers, first appearing during an
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attending the California Institute Of The Arts, and expanding his use of keyboards in his songwriting and stage performance. In 2009, after a long, troubled history with alcohol, Gary Finneran was found dead in a hotel room in Van Nuys, a victim of his own suicide. His Ex-Idols bandmate Duke Decter called Finneran, "one of the best punk-influenced songwriters in American rock & roll." He was survived by three sons; Gary David Finneran, Trevor Finneran, and Joshua Finneran. Gary Finneran Gary Finneran (April 17, 1964 – May 10, 2009), also known as 'Gary X', was an American singer songwriter best
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for Kenwright's first foray into theatrical production, with Reginald Marsh (also a star of "Coronation Street") as co-producer. The show starred Anne Reid, who at the time was playing Valerie Barlow in "Coronation Street". It was the first time a "Coronation Street" star had worked in live theatre whilst still acting in the series. The show opened at Blackpool's Grand Theatre. The single was also released in Argentina. As a young man he became an actor. His early successes included a role in "Coronation Street" as Gordon Clegg, who was introduced in April 1968. Kenwright left the show after a
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ever since. In spite of updated sets and production changes, "Coronation Street" still received criticism. In 1992, chairman of the Broadcasting Standards Council, Lord Rees-Mogg, criticised the low representation of ethnic minorities, and the programme's portrayal of the cosy familiarity of a bygone era. Some newspapers ran headlines such as ""Coronation Street" shuts out blacks" ("The Times"), and "'Put colour in t'Street" ("Daily Mirror"). Patrick Stoddart of "The Times" wrote: "The millions who watch "Coronation Street" – and who will continue to do so despite Lord Rees-Mogg – know real life when they see it ... in the most confident
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Bolam in "Love on the Dole". In 1964, she auditioned for the role of Hilda Ogden on the television series "Coronation Street" (the role went to actress Jean Alexander as the casting directors wanted someone who did not weigh as much). She was cast later in the series "Pardon the Expression", a spin-off of "Coronation Street" alongside Arthur Lowe. She has described Lowe as "such a difficult man to work with", so after a much-publicised injury (she damaged her back after the script called for throwing Arthur Lowe), she retired and started running a pub, the Cock Hotel in Whaley
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