List of Coronation Street Characters (2006) - DS Phil Campbell

Detective Sergeant Phil Campbell is a police officer. Campbell is first seen investigating a hit-and-run accident in which an elderly man was killed. He arrests Steve McDonald for causing death by dangerous driving and Steve implicates his girlfriend Ronnie Clayton who is the actual culprit and is subsequently arrested. The following month, Campbell questions Danny Baldwin on suspicion of fraud after it is revealed he had forged a will in order to get his father Mike, who suffered from Alzheimers disease, to leave him his factory. Campbell later arrests Tracy Barlow and charges her with the murder of Charlie Stubbs in January 2007. Campbell interviews Tracy's neighbours Claire Peacock and Gail Platt both of whom claim Charlie was subjecting Tracy to domestic violence and abuse. Campbell also interviews Charlie's friend Jason Grimshaw who tells them that Tracy staged a deliberate row in order to get the police involved. David Platt later visits the police station and tells Campbell that he witnessed Tracy kill Charlie in self-defence after he had attacked her with a knife. David also tells Campbell that Charlie had attempted to abduct him in his van and had also attempted to drown him in his bath. Campbell later speaks to Liam Connor who witnessed the abduction attempt and Maria Sutherland who witnessed the attempted drowning and they both back David's story up. Campbell was last seen investigating the arson attack at Leanne Battersby's restaurant "Valandros" committed by chef Paul Clayton. Campbell interviewed Leanne and her boyfriend Dan Mason gave her an alibi.

In October 2004, Cargill played a police officer called DC Paul Campbell, who arrested Dev and Sunita Alahan on their wedding day on suspicion of being illegal immigrants and falsely marrying to gain a visa. It is not known whether this was the same character under a different name.