List of Coronation Street Characters (2003) - Bev Unwin

Beverley "Bev" Unwin was played by Susie Blake. Prior to her arrival on the Street, Bev had owned a pub with her husband, until he died. Bev has two daughters Shelley and Sharon Unwin, who dies in March 2003.

After her daughter Sharon's death, Bev moves into the Rovers Return, where she works as barmaid alongside her daughter Shelley who is pub manageress. While there she has a fling with barman Ciaran McCarthy and later briefly dates Charlie Stubbs before he begins a relationship with Shelley. Bev also spends some time working at The Weatherfield Arms. She gets engaged to Fred Elliott, and is due to marry him in early October 2006 but he dies on their wedding day before the ceremony whilst visiting Audrey Roberts.

Bev never gets over losing Fred before they married, and after controversially dividing his ashes into two halves, presenting Fred's son Ashley Peacock with his share in an instant-gravy jar, she begins to hit the bottle, quite often helping herself to drinks at the bar of the Rovers. When the McDonalds buy the pub from Ashley, who had inherited it from Fred, she moves in with Claire and Ashley, but relationships are strained between them. Bev finally agrees to move away from Weatherfield and joins daughter Shelley at her pub in the Peak District. She moves during Christmas 2006, having scattered Fred's ashes with Ashley.

In May 2011, Deirdre Barlow went to visit Bev, when her absence is explained to Steve. Deirdre also went to visit Bev in September 2012.