| Dave Smith | |||||
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| Coronation Street character | |||||
| Portrayed by | Reginald Marsh | ||||
| Created by | Harry Driver | ||||
| Introduced by | H.V. Kershaw (1962, 1967, 1969, 1970) Peter Eckersley (1966) Richard Doubleday (1968) John Finch (1969) Leslie Duxbury (1971) Susi Hush (1976) |
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| Duration | 1962, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1976 | ||||
| First appearance | 17 September 1962 Episode 184 |
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| Last appearance | 28 January 1976 Episode 1569 |
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| Classification | Former; recurring | ||||
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Dave Smith is a bookmaker and small-town businessman played by actor Reginald Marsh on a recurring basis between 1962 and 1976. Dave is introduced as owner of the local bookies when he appears for two episodes in September 1962. Dave is immediately interested in Elsie Tanner and he invites her to go on holiday with him. Elsie returns a couple of weeks later, having got bored of Dave's company.
Dave returned in 1966 and made sporadic appearances for the next ten years. He made his final appearance in 1976, leaving Weatherfield to go to Kennilworth with Blanche Hunt, an old flame to run a country club.
Read more about this topic: List Of Coronation Street Characters (1962)
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