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| Date(s) | Character | Actor | Circumstances |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12–29 January | Trish Davidson | Clare Wille | Trish is a private detective hired by Frank Foster to follow Carla Connor. When Trish admits she has not got anything, Frank fires her. Trish is later rehired and she follows Carla and Peter Barlow. Trish manages to take some photos of Carla and Peter together and presents them to Frank. |
| 13–23 January | Billy Stratton | Wade Sayers | Billy is Danny Stratton's young son. He bonds with Danny's new girlfriend, Becky McDonald, and they all leave for Barbados. |
| 6 February–5 March | Jenny Sumner | Niky Wardley | Jenny meets Carla Connor to discuss a potential deal between their factories. Jenny admits she is aware of Carla's court case against Frank Foster and agrees to a deal. Jenny meets with Carla to discuss their contract, but when Frank interferes, Jenny cancels the contract. It is later revealed that Jenny and Frank are working together to get Carla to sell the factory for a low price. |
| 13 February | Nathan | Jonathan Ojinnaka | Tommy Duckworth sees Nathan with Kirsty Soames and believes they are having an affair. However, Kirsty reveals Nathan is her cousin and was helping her out with a present for Tyrone Dobbs. |
| 20–24 February | Jodie Woodward | Gina Bramhill | Jodie brings her car to the garage on Coronation Street for Tyrone Dobbs and Tommy Duckworth to fix. The boys join Jodie and her friend for a drink and Tommy later kisses Jodie. Jodie leaves when Tommy reveals he does not want a proper relationship. |
| 14 May | Carol Aldridge | Rosalind Bailey | Carol goes for dinner with Audrey Roberts and convinces her to judge the Weatherfield in Bloom competition. |
| 24 May– | Edwin Soames | David Lonsdale | Edwin is Kirsty Soames' father. He is contacted by Tyrone Dobbs and invited to his daughter's birthday party, along with wife Alison. Edwin and Alison are shocked to find Kirsty is engaged and pregnant. They leave after an argument. In an August 2012, interview, series producer Phil Collinson revealed that Edwin and Alison would make a future appearance. Alison comes to Coronation Street to visit Kirsty and the baby and she reveals that she has left Edwin. |
| 25 May–9 November | Aiden Lester | Toby Sawyer | Aiden is a work colleague of Marcus Dent. Aiden does not realise that Marcus is trying to set him up romantically with Maria Connor while they go for a drink. Marcus tells Maria that Aiden is interested in her and she tries to kiss him. Aiden reveals that he is gay and attracted to Marcus. After Marcus breaks up with Sean Tully, he and Aiden begin dating. |
| 28 May | Yvonne Perry | Dorothy Atkinson | Yvonne is Lesley Kershaw's sister. She attends Lesley's funeral. |
| 6–13 July | Lindsay Hayward | Eleni Foskett | Lindsay is a girl in Faye Windass' class at school who bullies her for being adopted. |
| 6–8 July | Bully | Olivia Chester | The friend of Lindsay Hayward who also teases Faye for being adopted. |
| 14 September | Cliff Pughes | Brian Miller | Cliff comes to Coronation Street looking for Gloria Price. She tells him to leave, but Gail catches up with him and they talk. Cliff reveals that he and Gloria worked together at a dry cleaners in Spain. |
| 5 December– | Malcolm Lagg | Robert Fyfe | Malcolm is a school crossing patrol officer who trains Dennis Tanner to take over his job when he retires. When Steve McDonald takes Dennis' sign, Malcolm calls the police and asks Dennis to identify him in The Rovers Return. Steve then agrees to return the sign. |
| 25 December | Ron Dent | Stephen Greif | Ron and Janet are Marcus Dent's parents, who come to Coronation Street for a visit. |
| Janet Dent | Linda Clark |
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