Other Characters
| Character | Date(s) | Actor | Circumstances |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freddie | January 2007 | Ben Parr | When Becca Dean was sent to prison, her sister Nancy needed a lodger. She soon decided on Freddie, who just happened to be a stripper. She enjoyed watching him practice his routines, and invited him to perform at her friend Hannah Ashworth's 18th birthday party. When Becca's husband Jake Dean moved in with baby Charlie Dean, Nancy asked Freddie to move out. |
| Tania | January 2007 | Bibi Nerheim | While visiting Chester, Copenhagen native Tania met Gilly and they quickly became lovers. After a few days, Tania had to go back home, but asked Gilly to join her. He agreed, but as he had no money, his best mate Rhys got him a job as an escort. Rhys, who was jealous of their relationship, told Tania where Gilly was. When she saw Gilly having dinner with a woman, she left for Copenhagen on her own, sending Gilly a text saying she could not be with a man she didn't trust. |
| Nathan | March 2007 - April 2007 | Ali Natkiel | HCC student Nathan was Kris Fisher' boyfriend. Kris used him to annoy his crush Jessica Harris and was annoyed by how frequently Nathan tried to contact him. After a few months, Nathan dumped Kris via text. |
| Molly Traverse | March 2007 | Kate Deakin | Rhys Ashworth had a wild night with a woman he couldn't recall, and was shocked when the somewhat homely Molly tracked him down. In order to be free of her, Rhys lied that he'd just gotten out of a relationship. Gilly Roach was charmed by Molly and asked her out, but on their first date, she put her hands all over him and told him they'd be married within six months. Rhys called her mobile to give Gilly an excuse to flee. When Gilly found out she had a season ticket to football, he almost stayed, but Rhys persuaded him to go while he could. |
| DS Creswell | 31 May 2007 | Tracey Moore | DS Creswell was the lead detective after Josh Ashworth was arrested for hitting Mike in the head with a brick. |
| Janet | 6 June 2007 | Zoe Aldrich | Janet was in charge of the bridal shop visited by the McQueen sisters. Jacqui McQueen repeatedly clashed with the snobby Janet, and finally locked her in the changing room, followed by the five sisters fleeing the store in their wedding attire. |
| D.S. Grant | June 2007 | Gil Kolirin | Grant investigated Clare Devine's fall off the Loft balcony. |
| Meg | June 2007 | Tiffany Chapman | Meg was a social services worker who briefly took Tom Cunningham from his brother Max Cunningham. |
| Adam Clarke | August 2007 | Andonis Anthony | Jessica Harris and Zak Ramsey briefly worked at a phone advice hotline run by Adam. Intrigued by Jess, he asked her to work for him to prey on the bereaved to help them settle their loved ones' estates at a hefty cost. Jess hesitated over what to do, but eventually took the job, scamming the Osbornes out of several valuable items. |
| Dr. Sharma | 14 August 2007 | Jay Kiyani | Dr. Sharma told Jacqui McQueen she was incapable of carrying a living child. |
| Clerk | August 2007 | Charles Foster | The court clerk when Warren Fox was on trial for pushing Clare Devine. |
| Anna Frais | August 2007 | Lisa Shingler | Anna represented Warren Fox in his trial. |
| Edward Tunney | August 2007 | Oliver Senton | Edward prosecuted Warren Fox in his trial. |
| Judge | August 2007 | Martyn Read | He presided over Warren Fox's trial. |
| Bailiff | 30 August 2007 | Paul Stenton | He tried to remove the belongings from Jessica Harris' room in halls, smashing Zak Ramsey's television in the process. Jessica's father Clive showed up and paid his daughter's debts. |
| Lex | 30 August 2007 | Steven Alvey | A business acquaintance of Clive Harris. To persuade Lex to do business with him, Clive had Jessica wear a sexy red dress and flirt with Lex. Lex agreed to the deal, but the police arrived to arrest Clive for fraud. Lex tried to "comfort" Jess, who told him to stay away. |
| Martin Spencer | 1 October 2007 | Marcus Hutton | Nancy Hayton took his class at HCC. Martin told her he'd also taught her late sister Becca Dean, which furthered Nancy's insecurities about becoming a carbon copy of her sister. |
| Vic | 2 October 2007 | Steve Bell | Vic was the instructor at the survival course Mercedes McQueen and Carmel McQueen went on (as the initial were S.P.A, they'd expected a spa). Vic and Mercedes got cozy, but after he told her he'd "always wanted to test-drive a Mercedes", she was repulsed and pushed him away. |
| Jay | 3 October 2007 | Lewis Rainer | Jay met fellow student John Paul McQueen in the SUbar. He went back to John Paul's for some fun, but John Paul's sister Tina McQueen and her husband Dominic Reilly were using John Paul's bed. Myra McQueen walked in and got into an argument with John Paul about bringing a stranger home for sex. Jay left. |
| Adoption Officer | 8 October 2007 | Rebecca Courtney | She tried to help Jacqui McQueen and Tony Hutchinson in their quest to adopt a baby. When she learned Jacqui had a prison record, she said any further progress was unlikely. |
| Cupid | 8 October 2007 | Callum Byrum | A child Cupid who appeared in the opening and closing scenes, firing fantasy arrows at various couples. |
| Daisy | 17–19 October 2007 | Kimberly Slack | When Frankie Osborne and Jack Osborne decided to foster a child, their first attempt was Daisy, a little girl who stayed in various homes while her mother battled multiple sclerosis. Frankie and Jack quickly grew close to her, but Jack's son Darren Osborne was bitterly opposed to her presence. Right before she returned home, Darren began to change his mind, and let her have a baseball cap she'd admired. |
| James | 29–30 October 2007 | Chris Brazier | James was Summer Shaw's boyfriend. They'd had a long-distance relationship for some time, as he was in the army. He visited her to tell her he was being sent to Afghanistan in a few days. A few weeks later, he dumped her via text. |
| Tommo | 29 October & 8 November 2007 | Nicholas Higgins | Tommo was first seen harassing Barry Newton on his first day at school, until Lauren Valentine and later Steph Dean and Tom Cunningham warned him off. Tommo taunted Newt over being defended by girls. Tommo was seen a few weeks later at friend Ste Hay's housewarming party. When Amy Barnes' sister Sarah Barnes saw him lighting up a joint, Amy made Ste throw him out. After the party, Ste exchanged money with Tommo and revealed that he had to throw him out so Amy wouldn't know he was encouraging Tommo to get the other teens hooked on drugs. |
| Social worker | 9 November 2007 | Fiona Clarke | She showed up at Amy Barnes's and Ste Hay's flat after Amy's mother Kathy Barnes called social services following the house party. |
| Carl | 13 November 2007, February 2008 | Wesley Theobald | Carl, an old criminal associate of Warren Fox, first showed up shortly before the engagement of Warren and Louise Summers. Louise wanted to test Warren's loyalty to staying clean, so she asked Carl to offer Warren a big illegal job. Carl returned several months later with associate Anthony. They'd just attempted a bank robbery and blackmailed Warren into letting them stay in his flat. They overheard Jack Osborne tell Warren that he was going to give him 100,000 pounds for his half of the Dog in the Pond. They planned to rob Jack and then leave with the money, but the police were called, and Carl and Anthony had to take Jack, Frankie Osborne, Barry Newton and Louise hostage. On the way to the car, Carl struggled with Jack and Jack's son Darren. Anthony shot Darren and sped away, leaving Carl to be arrested. |
| Bishop | 15 November 2007 | Faye McKeeve | Bishop was in charge of a Rant Club at the SUBar, where Jake Dean, Malachy Fisher, and Gilly Roach, among others, vented their problems to an audience. |
| Counsellor | 19 November 2007, 7 February 2008 | Tom Sawyer | A counsellor who had sessions with anorexic Hannah Ashworth. |
| Receptionist | 21 November 2007 | Lyndsay Smith | Receptionist at the health spa Carmel McQueen worked at after Evissa was damaged by fire. Carmel's sisters Jacqui McQueen and Mercedes McQueen went to the spa, stole a woman's wallet, and booked treatments under her name. When the receptionist learned the truth, they were thrown out, and Carmel was fired. |
| Heavy | 12 December 2007 | Paul Duckworth | Darren Osborne owed him gambling debts. When he threatened to harm Darren's ex-girlfriend, Darren found the money. |
| Counsellor | 20 December 2007 | Daniel Husbands | A counsellor who unsuccessfully attempted to help Darren Osborne with his gambling addiction. |
| Carol Singers | 24 December 2007 | Jonathan Taylor,Rachel Heaton,Mia Burke,Georgia Weddenburg | A group of Carol singers who sang outside the, 'Dog in the Pond,' to lure in customers during Christmas time. |
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