Liz McDonald, played by Beverley Callard, made her first screen appearance on 27 October 1989. Callard previously appeared in Coronation Street as June Dewhurst in 1984. A few years later, Callard's agent called and told her that the soap's series producer, Mervyn Watson, wanted her to come in for an audition as he had remembered her. The actress won the regular role of the McDonald family matriarch, Liz. The character was married to Jim McDonald (Charles Lawson) and they had twin sons; Steve (Simon Gregson) and Andy (Nicholas Cochrane). During Liz's tenure, she endured being beaten up by Jim, divorce, catfights and numerous love affairs. The storylines made her "one of the Street's best-loved characters."
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