Teddy Thompkins, played by Grant Burgin,[3] first appears when he bumps into his old school friend Jenny Connor (Sally Ann Matthews) in the hospital waiting room.
[3] Teddy's guest appearance on 26 January 2022[3] is extended when he returns a few months later to confront Jenny in the pub after finding out that she kissed Stephen Reid (Todd Boyce).
[4] Burgin made a final appearance on 2 March 2023 as a hallucination alongside Leo after Stephen drinks tea he laced with LSD to drug Carla Barlow (Alison King).
[5] Dean Turnbull, played by Anthony Crank,[6] is Abi Webster's (Sally Carman) drug dealer who first appears on the show on 4 March 2022.
Dean returns to the show on 21 August 2023 as part of Cassie Plummer's (Claire Sweeney) storyline, in which she is struggling to get her life back on track after years of addiction.
It was reported on 13 November 2023 that Crank had been seen filming scenes,[8] and Dean returned on 9 January 2024 to supply Abi with morphine, which she buys for Paul Foreman (Peter Ash) who is suffering from motor neurone disease and wants to take his own life by overdosing before his condition worsens.
Alfie Franklin, portrayed by twins Carter and Oakley Razak Townsend, is the son of Abi Webster (Sally Carman) and Imran Habeeb (Charlie De Melo), conceived during a one-night stand.
[12] Aaron Sandford, played by James Craven[13] is the ex-boyfriend of Summer Spellman (Harriet Bibby) who rapes Amy Barlow (Elle Mulvaney).
Despite warnings from George, Sean continues to date Frank until he catches him bullying his son, Dylan Wilson (Liam McCheyne) and immediately breaks up with him.
He explained that he loves playing light and comedic scenes, which he felt were the "basis of Corrie", but appreciated that below that, Frank is a flawed character, which he enjoyed from an acting perspective.
[20] He returns in January 2023 as part of the far-right storyline, after watching the extremist videos that Max has posted whilst he was being groomed by Griff Reynolds and his gang.
[20] Blake attends a meeting about the refugee drop-in centre held at Speed Daal and organized by Maria Connor (Samia Longchambon).
[23] After the breakdown of his short-lived relationship with Frank Bardsley (Simon O'Brien), Sean and Laurence got together with the help of his son, Dylan Wilson (Liam Cheyenne) and friends, George (Tony Maudsley) and Glenda Shuttleworth (Jodie Prenger).
[24] However, the relationship began to crumble after a couple of months when Sean started to believe that Laurence was hiding something, due to his lack of social media accounts, which led to the speculation between the characters that he was a murderer.
Max ends up making racist videos and sharing them on social media, but things get worse when Griff and his mates plant a bomb in a van near the Weatherfield Winter Market.
"[9] Griff returned on 24 May and after Reece Bolton (Scott Anson) had told him about Roy being accused of Lauren's murder, he decided to try and kill him in prison, making it look like a suicide.
Her storylines have included being placed in Stu's care after his murder conviction is clear and her mother, who was actually responsible, is arrested for the crime alongside her mother who helped her cover it up, her rivalry with Hope Dobbs (Isabella Flanagan), who becomes jealous of her friendship with Sam Blakeman (Jude Riordan), and building a relationship with her estranged father, Dom Everett (Darren Morfitt), who ends up fighting her grandfather for her custody.
Fellows commented on the storyline: "Eliza gets upset over wanting to live with Dom and she basically disappears, so Stu wakes up the next morning and she's gone.
"[28] Fern Lindon, played by Gabrielle Glaister,[29] is a woman who appeared between 26 August and 16 November 2022, who looked almost identical to Bernie Winter (Jane Hazlegrove).
[30] Hazlegrove continued: "The actor was mortified when I pointed out who I was but of course I don't mind being mistaken for Gabby, it is a huge compliment and secretly I was thinking 'that's brilliant, this storyline is going to work so well'.
As the investigation had been dropped, Eric was determined to prove his son's innocence, despite everyone shunning him, and he and Aaron began tormenting Amy and even tried to sue her for libel.
[35] Esther Hargrave, played by Vanessa Hehir,[36] and her husband, Mike (Tom Lorcan) are a couple that attend Billy Mayhew's (Daniel Brocklebank) church.
"[38] Ollie Deacon, played by Carl Blakeley, was a member of Griff Reynolds (Michael Condron)'s far-right extremist gang, who groomed Max Turner (Paddy Bever) and Lauren Bolton (Cait Fitton).
He first appeared on 28 October 2022, alongside Reece Bolton (Scott Anson) when he along with Griff, Reece and Dave Fairchild (Luke Delaney) attended a concert accompanied by Peter Barlow (Chris Gascoyne) and Spider Nugent (Martin Hancock); however, the band's lyrics were racist, which Peter took issue with, causing a fight between him and Dave and the latter making violent threats.
[39] Blakeley commented on his casting on Coronation Street by saying, "Joining the Cobbles in August was a dream come true and I've had the most amazing experience on the show... You guys made every day fun, and I couldn't have asked for a better team to work with.
[47] After Sean Tully (Antony Cotton) finds blood in her flat, police officers Lisa Swain (Vicky Myers) and Craig Tinker (Colson Smith) start an investigation.
[59] Sarah is due to receive those voicemail messages, but is going to Turkey to see her daughter, Bethany Platt (Lucy Fallon) who has been rushed into intensive care with Sepsis.
Justin is a young Scottish man that Daisy Midgeley (Charlotte Jordan) meets briefly at Weatherfield General when going for a mammogram and ultrasound.
Angry to see the man responsible for his injuries, Ryan lashes out and has to be restrained by Daisy and Max Turner (Paddy Bever) before coming to his senses and apologies to Gav.
noted that Coronation Street fans were happy about Justin being convicted of his crimes and that they were "full of praise for Andrew Still's thrilling portrayal of the villain", adding that the actor "soared to fame" quickly due to the "harrowing storyline".