Jed Stone is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera Coronation Street, played by Kenneth Cope.

He returned on 13 September (the same day as Ida Barlow's funeral), reformed but unemployed, to find legitimate work with Dennis' help.

Jed was a regular fixture in the street from then on and became best friends with Dennis, Christine Hardman and Jean Stark, who he briefly dated.

Having finished at the Orinocco, he made money by doing odd jobs for friends and trying out the occasional business idea, including selling wash basins, waxwork dummies, operating a market stall and working in an auction room.

He was initially intended to be a somewhat nefarious character, but during an argument with Ena Sharples (Violet Carson), actor Kenneth Cope thought the cameras had stopped rolling and said, "Give us a kiss!

On 17 November 2008, Emily Bishop met him while working in the canteen at Weatherfield General and recognised him from his time on the street and later invited him to move in with her and Norris Cole.

On Christmas Eve 2008, Jed paid Tony a visit in the Underworld factory, ordering money for evicting him from his home, and continually accused him of Liam's murder.

Tony eventually strangled Jed with a piece of lingerie, a gift he had planned to give to his wife, Carla (Alison King).

Carla followed, and became suspicious by the angry words exchanged as Tony pushed him into a Wigan-bound cab with Jed's cat which Emily had found & looked after for him.

Kenneth Cope made his first appearance as Jed Stone in April 1961, which was originally intended to be a one-off.

Casting director June West suggested they bring Jed Stone back instead, initially for four episodes.

In 1988, after the death of actress Margot Bryant, Kenneth Cope hosted the special Minnie Caldwell Remembered.

Wearing Jed's flat cap, he knocked on the front door where Minnie had once lived, and called out for "Ma".

Interspersed with flashbacks of Minnie's time with Jed and other characters were interviews with Bryant's co-stars such as Doris Speed, Lynne Carol, and Eileen Derbyshire.