Frankie Baldwin
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| Portrayed by | Sam Kydd | ||||||||||
| Duration | 1980–82 | ||||||||||
| First appearance | 1 December 1980 Episode 2052 |
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| Last appearance | 4 January 1982 Episode 2166 |
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| Date of death | 4 July 1982 | ||||||||||
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Francis "Frankie" Baldwin is the father of factory owner Mike Baldwin. Frankie is a former docker and Cockney wideboy, more so than his son. He is present on the Street between December 1980 and January 1982. He cons barman Fred Gee out of money over a wedding video scam, and conning Fred a second time also managed to con Alf Roberts out of money. The police turn up accusing Fred of distributing blue movies.
In 1981, after repaying his debts to Fred and Alf, he turns up at son Mike's flat, apparently having come into money, with a blonde he describes as his "secretary". Later that year, the blonde returns to Weatherfield to visit family and Mike asks her to accompany him to a business dinner. Some days later Frankie turns up, takes offence with Mike and leaves for London at the beginning of January in 1982. He is never seen again on the Street, but news of his death reaches Mike in July 1982, four months after the death of Sam Kydd, the actor who had played the role.
In 2002, Mike reveals that Frankie was 61 when he died of a heart attack on a golf course.
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