| Slug | |
|---|---|
| Coronation Street character | |
| Portrayed by | Marshall Lancaster |
| Introduced by | Steve Frost |
| Duration | 2006-07, 2009 |
| First appearance | 18 December 2006 |
| Last appearance | 7 September 2009 |
| Classification | Former; recurring |
| Profile | |
| Alias | Neil Ackroyd |
| Date of birth | 1977 |
| Occupation | Drug dealer |
Slug (real name Neil Ackroyd) is an old friend of Becky Granger's, who first appears in December 2006. He is a drug dealer and user who takes advantage of Becky. In June 2009 Slug returns, apparently a reformed man. It is later revealed that he is working for DC Hooch, a police officer who is an enemy of Becky's and wants her in prison. Slug plants drugs on Becky and she is subsequently arrested. Becky's fiance Steve McDonald and his collegaue and friend Lloyd Mullaney find out about Slug's involvement and track him down. They bundle him into a car, drive him back to the street and question him. When they bring him to Hooch, Hooch decides to drop the charges, scared Slug will tell the police about him.
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