Character Development
Tinker described Terry arriving in the series as "a lad well-trained to look out for himself". In the 1997 Coronation Street Annual, Rob Sharp described Terry as a "good-looking" but "moody" character who spells trouble for every female he becomes involved with. Terry is a "homebreaker" who attempts to steal other men's partners. Terry is the serial's "opportunist" and always had a bad reputation. Sharp added that "Terry had spent a lifetime getting into various kinds of trouble, it wasn't until after his wife Lisa's death that he began to show his true colours."
In one storyline Terry begins a relationship with Andrea Clayton (Caroline O'Neil). Sharp said that this was the first time that Terry "heads towards heartbreak". Andrea's parents do not approve of Terry and when she becomes pregnant they attempt to cut him out of Andrea's life. Terry "desperatley" wanted the child, but the Claytons moved away and took away his chance to be a "real father".
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