<P> Steve arrived in Coronation Street at the age of 15 in December 1989 , with twin brother Andy ( Nicholas Cochrane ) and parents Jim ( Charles Lawson ) and Liz ( Beverley Callard ) . From the start , the lads were high - energy tearaways initially causing aggravation for Alf Roberts ( Bryan Mosley ) . Steve and Andy got up to a lot of mischief , including a joyride in an industrial earth mover , breaking Alf 's shop window . The lads were brought up mainly by their mother because their father Jim was in the army and away more than he was home . When he was home , the hot tempered Jim , whose tirades were often fuelled by whiskey and beer , had the boys fearing and resenting him . Steve grew up with little respect for his father but a great deal for his mother . It did n't stop him from getting into scrapes , no matter how much it worried his mother . Schoolboy pranks turned into illegal activities when Steve was sure he could pull off a scam or two only to find out that the long arm of the law was only a few steps away . Steve was caught selling stolen car radios , and falling into a bad lot which got his brother , Andy , beaten up . Steve ran away with a teenage love to the Lake District and had to be retrieved and defended against Jim by his mother . The McDonalds did n't have a lot of money and this seemed to fuel Steve 's ambitions , always looking for a way to make money . Steve started working with Jim in a building business but Jim was drinking a lot and during an argument and scuffle on scaffolding , Jim fell into a skip and was paralysed for a time . After Jim 's recovery , things started to improve between father and son . They seemed to come to an acceptance of each other . In 2000 he had dealings with a local gangster , Jez Quigley . After learning that Quigley killed Tony Horrocks , Steve decides to testify against him in court . After Quigley is found not guilty , he soon plans revenge . He has Steve lured into a car park where he is savagely beaten by several of Quigley 's henchmen . After been found by Jim and taken to hospital , Jim takes revenge by beating Quigley . Quigley later dies from his injuries after making another attempt on killing Steve . Jim is sentenced to eight year for manslaughter . Simon Belcher , his half brother who was in the same jail as him at same time was caught red handed with a guard and another inmate and all hell broke lose </P>
<P> Steve arrived in Coronation Street at the age of 15 in December 1989 , with twin brother Andy ( Nicholas Cochrane ) and parents Jim ( Charles Lawson ) and Liz ( Beverley Callard ) . From the start , the lads were high - energy tearaways initially causing aggravation for Alf Roberts ( Bryan Mosley ) . Steve and Andy got up to a lot of mischief , including a joyride in an industrial earth mover , breaking Alf 's shop window . The lads were brought up mainly by their mother because their father Jim was in the army and away more than he was home . When he was home , the hot tempered Jim , whose tirades were often fuelled by whiskey and beer , had the boys fearing and resenting him . Steve grew up with little respect for his father but a great deal for his mother . It did n't stop him from getting into scrapes , no matter how much it worried his mother . Schoolboy pranks turned into illegal activities when Steve was sure he could pull off a scam or two only to find out that the long arm of the law was only a few steps away . Steve was caught selling stolen car radios , and falling into a bad lot which got his brother , Andy , beaten up . Steve ran away with a teenage love to the Lake District and had to be retrieved and defended against Jim by his mother . The McDonalds did n't have a lot of money and this seemed to fuel Steve 's ambitions , always looking for a way to make money . Steve started working with Jim in a building business but Jim was drinking a lot and during an argument and scuffle on scaffolding , Jim fell into a skip and was paralysed for a time . After Jim 's recovery , things started to improve between father and son . They seemed to come to an acceptance of each other . In 2000 he had dealings with a local gangster , Jez Quigley . After learning that Quigley killed Tony Horrocks , Steve decides to testify against him in court . After Quigley is found not guilty , he soon plans revenge . He has Steve lured into a car park where he is savagely beaten by several of Quigley 's henchmen . After been found by Jim and taken to hospital , Jim takes revenge by beating Quigley . Quigley later dies from his injuries after making another attempt on killing Steve . Jim is sentenced to eight year for manslaughter . Simon Belcher , his half brother who was in the same jail as him at same time was caught red handed with a guard and another inmate and all hell broke lose </P>
when did the mcdonald 's join coronation street
when did the mcdonald 's join coronation street
in December 1989
in December 1989