List of Coronation Street characters introduced in 2008

She has had a few relationships, including ones with David, Graeme Proctor (Craig Gazey), Tommy Duckworth (Chris Fountain), Dr. Matt Carter (Oliver Mellor) and Jason Grimshaw (Ryan Thomas).

Barry first appeared in February 2008 along with his wife, Helen, and nephew, Tom Kerrigan (Philip McGinley), to attend Liam's wedding to Maria Sutherland (Samia Ghadie).

Helen continues to show her dislike of Tony, and when she returns to the cobbles in October 2009, for baby Liam's christening, she tells him that she does not approve of the situation but is willing to be civil.

In January 2018, Helen texted Michelle and wished Robert Preston (Tristan Gemmill), her fiancé, good luck with his surgery to remove his testicular cancer.

Thomas "Tom" Kerrigan, played by Philip McGinley, is the cousin of Liam (Rob James-Collier), Paul (Sean Gallagher) and Michelle Connor (Kym Marsh).

Violet and her boyfriend Jamie Baldwin (Rupert Hill) intended for Dylan to be born in London as they planned to escape Weatherfield because of what they saw as Sean's obsession.

In late 2023, Dylan and Liam Connor Jr (Charlie Wrenshall) befriend a boy at Weatherfield High called Mason Radcliffe (Luca Toolan).

She is the police detective heading the investigating team after David Platt (Jack P. Shepherd) pushes his mother, Gail (Helen Worth), down the stairs of their home in March 2008.

She most recently appeared to talk to Colin Grimshaw (Edward de Souza) about having sex with Paula Carp (Sharon Duce) while she was under age, however, he dies of a heart attack before she can question him.

She was originally introduced as a new love interest for Kirk Sutherland (Andrew Whyment), but she was later revealed to be the secret half-sister of established character, Eileen Grimshaw (Sue Cleaver).

[5] Gail's mother Audrey Roberts (Sue Nicholls) had a relationship with Ted, who was a soldier at the time, in the hope that he would propose and she would get her son, Stephen (Todd Boyce), back.

Ted reappears on 7 January 2010, the day before Gail's wedding to Joe McIntyre (Reece Dinsdale) and meets Nick Tilsley (Ben Price), for the first time.

Fuming at the innocent call, Anna storms round to the house, demanding to see Tina, and does not hold back in letting her know her feelings on the matter.

Ann is disgusted when Peter Barlow (Chris Gascoyne), who Tina had been having an affair with, causes a drunken scene and makes a remark which suggests that Rob is guilty of the murder.

Several months later, Jimmy reappears when Tony discovers that his fiancée Carla Connor (Alison King) has had an affair with her former brother-in-law Liam (Rob James-Collier).

[10][11] Prem Mandal, played by Madhav Sharma, first appeared upon meeting Dev Alahan (Jimmi Harkishin) and Vernon Tomlin (Ian Reddington) on a golf course.

Lisa Dalton arrives on the Street at the beginning of August 2008 as a friend of Prem (Madhav Sharma) and Nina Mandal (Harvey Virdi), when Dev Alahan (Jimmi Harkishin) is invited to dinner with them.

Lloyd Mullaney (Craig Charles) managed to find him and he and Steve bundled him into a car boot and took him to Becky, where he admitted planting the drugs for Hooch.

Anna Windass, played by Debbie Rush, made her first appearance on 14 November 2008 with her partner, Eddie (Steve Huison) and their son, Gary (Mikey North).

Len helps the family settle into Number 6 and reappears a month later when Gary asks him to get hold of some copper piping, which they steal from Bill Webster's (Peter Armitage) building yard.

In June 2009, Len gives Gary an alibi when he robs Audrey Roberts' (Sue Nicholls) house and provokes Ted Page (Michael Byrne) to have a heart attack.

He then makes a further appearance back on the Street on 14 August 2009, when he, Eddie and Anna deliver a cake to Steve (Simon Gregson) and Becky McDonald's (Katherine Kelly) wedding reception at The Rovers.

However, the party was interrupted by the arrival of Eileen's childhood friend Paula Carp (Sharon Duce) who had recently heard that her daughter Julie (Katy Cavanagh) had slept with Jason.

It was announced on 2 September 2008 that John Thomson would be joining the cast of Coronation Street as children's entertainer Jesse, filming three episodes with producers hoping for a permanent return in 2009.

[18] Steve McDonald (Simon Gregson) books Jesse, a children's entertainer, in character as General Custard, for his daughter Amy's Christmas party but he turns up saying that his wife has left him and he can not go through with it.

Steve persuades his friend and colleague, Eileen Grimshaw (Sue Cleaver), to step in and play Hia-Lowa, General Custard's sidekick and Jesse agrees to go ahead with the party.

On Christmas Eve 2009, Jesse takes part in The Rovers Return panto, playing the role of one of the Ugly Sisters along with Sean Tully (Antony Cotton).

[18] He revealed in an interview that Jesse is heading back to Weatherfield to see Gail following the news of her granddaughter Bethany Platt's (Lucy Fallon) botched cosmetic surgery procedure.

In March 2009, Poppy is disgusted when she witnesses Dev Alahan (Jimmi Harkishin) leaving The Rovers with Lisa Dalton (Ruth Alexander Rubin), as it is clear that they are going to sleep together.

Michael "Mike" Scott, played by Anthony Bessick, first appeared on 29 December 2008, when Janice Battersby (Vicky Entwistle) was forced to do community service at the local hospital.