List of Coronation Street Characters (1962) - Jerry Booth

Jerry Booth is played by Graham Haberfield. Jerry is introduced in July 1962 as Len Fairclough's new apprentice at the builder's yard, and the men soon become firm friends. Initially, Jerry starts pursuing Sheila Birtles, and falls for her, but when Sheila meets her obnoxious arrogant new boss Neil Crossley the next year, she becomes infatuated with him and quickly forgets about kind-hearted Jerry. Although they briefly split, Neil and Sheila later go on to marry after leaving the street.

Jerry meets Myra Dickenson in 1963. Not long after getting together, domineering Myra pushes Jerry into proposing, and nervous, easily-led Jerry went along with her plans. Jerry and Myra marry in October 1963, only a couple of months after meeting, and they move into number thirteen after returning from their honeymoon. However, with Myra playing housewife and overspending on luxuries, they find they can't survive on just Jerry's income and the bills start to pile up. The message eventually reached Myra of the trouble they were in and she broke down. Myra organised with her parents that the couple would move in with them until they can sort out their finances. The Booths left Weatherfield in May 1964.

Jerry returns in February 1965, having split from Myra. He revealed that when they had left, Myra was pregnant, but sadly their baby girl was stillborn and the devastation drove them apart. In 1966, Jerry almost finds happiness again when former flame Sheila returns to the area, but is put off when he learns of Sheila and Neil's life away from the Street and of their son Danny. In 1968, Myra returns in hope of a reconciliation but Jerry is adamant he has moved on, and continues divorce proceedings as Myra heads back to her parents'. Jerry eventually becomes a partner in Len's building company, but ends the partnership later in 1968 when Jerry unexpectedly left for a fresh start after playing best man at Dennis Tanner's wedding.

An out-of-work Jerry returns once again in 1971 and Len offers him his old job back. Jerry eventually moves in with Len and Ray Langton to help keep the house in order. Mavis Riley enters Jerry's life in 1973, and they become good friends. Jerry and Mavis develop feelings for each other, but they are both too shy to admit it and the timing is never quite right. The blossoming romance comes to an abrupt end before it even starts in 1975 when tragedy strikes.

Jerry dies suddenly of a heart attack in November 1975 aged just thirty-four, due to the real-life sudden death of actor Graham Haberfield, who had played Jerry for thirteen years. Jerry's friends and neighbours are left in a state of shock and sadness.