Anna Mc Intyre - Ted Page

Ted Page played by Michael Byrne, is the long lost father of Gail McIntyre (Helen Worth), and made his first appearance on 28 April 2008. A week after his arrival, Ted reveals that he is gay, and has recently lost his partner of twenty years.

Gail's mother Audrey Roberts (Sue Nicholls) conceived by Ted, who was a soldier at the time, in the hope that he would propose and she would then get her son, Stephen (Todd Boyce), back. She lost her nerve and never told Ted that she was expecting their child. It is only when Ted gets in touch again that she tells him he is the father of her daughter. Ted is distressed when he realises how much he has missed that he has grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Ted meets Gail and they bond almost instantly.

Ted supports his grandson David (Jack P. Shepherd) when he goes to a job interview at a hair salon, writing a false reference in Audrey's name. He befriends Ken Barlow (William Roache), offering him an extra ticket for a play. This leads to Ken's mother-in-law Blanche Hunt (Maggie Jones) suspecting Ken could become gay. Ted supports Audrey following her car accident and breakup with Bill Webster (Peter Armitage) in 2008. Ted leaves the Street in Autumn 2008, but returns on 28 January 2009, following a visit to London. Upon his return, Ted supports the Platts in their feud against the Windasses and is also drawn into Ken's complex relationship with Martha Fraser.

On 5 June 2009, Ted house-sits for Audrey, while she and Gail visit Ted's granddaughter Sarah (Tina O'Brien) in Milan, and is met by David's enemy, Gary Windass (Mikey North) who is burgling the house after being set up by David. Ted confronts Gary and chases after him; the police and ambulance are called, but Ted refuses to go to hospital. Later he goes back to the Street and confronts Gary's parents, Eddie (Steve Huison) and Anna (Debbie Rush). That evening, Ted suffers a heart attack, caused by a delayed reaction to the earlier exertion. He undergoes surgery successfully and positively identifies Gary as the burglar. David confesses to everything, leaving Ted ashamed of him. An apologetic Gary tells Ted that David set him up and that he had not meant anyone to get hurt. Ted shakes Gary's hand andforgives him. He subsequently becomes good friends with the Windasses and also forgives David.

In November 2009, Gary makes an insulting remark about the armed forces when he sees Ted wearing a poppy for Remembrance Day. Ted and Peter Barlow (Chris Gascoyne), who had served in the Navy, tell Gary and to show some respect. The next day, Gary apologises to Ted and asks to hear about his days of service. Ted's stories from his army years eventually inspire Gary to join the army himself.

Ted is off-screen throughout December 2009, but reappears on 7 January 2010, the day before Gail's wedding to Joe McIntyre (Reece Dinsdale) and meets Nick Tilsley (Ben Price), his oldest grandson, for the first time. Joe, who is in debt, cons Ted into lending him £4000. The following day, Ted gives Gail away as she marries Joe. Ted made his final appearance to date on 29 January 2010, when he requested Joe pay back the money he had loaned him by the following week.

Five months later, Gail rang Ted to inform him that she had been acquitted of Joe's murder.