[1] After Enid contracts food poisoning, Betty is in great fear as Steve McDonald (Simon Gregson) tells her that the hot pot, which he served her, was found at the back of the fridge, but he did not know that it was two months old.
On 26 March, Gail's son David Platt (Jack P. Shepherd) and his friend Graeme Proctor (Craig Gazey) drive to the Lake District and pretend to be interested in purchasing the Kenworthys' boat.
Mark and his wife Jane (Annie Fitzmaurice) greet Joe (Reece Dinsdale) and Gail McIntyre (Helen Worth) when the latter couple stay at a cottage in the Lake District.
On 26 March, Gail's son David Platt (Jack P. Shepherd) and his friend Graeme Proctor (Craig Gazey) drive to the Lake District and pretend to be interested in purchasing the Kenworthys' boat.
On 30 July 2010, in the middle of a heated argument with John and former teaching colleague Charlotte Hoyle (Becky Hindley), Colin suddenly collapses and dies from a brain haemorrhage sustained from Ben beating him up.
Brian Packham, played by Peter Gunn, is introduced as the head of the English department at the high school where John Stape (Graeme Hawley) gets a job working under the name of Colin Fishwick (David Crellin).
Owen Armstrong (Ian Puleston-Davies) then knocks on the Stapes' door and speaks to John about his brother-in-law Chesney Brown's (Sam Aston) relationship with his daughter Katy (Georgia May Foote).
After a conversation with fellow ex-teacher Ken Barlow (William Roache), Brian realises that vasectomies aren't always 100% effective and that he really is the father of Julie's unborn child.
And after the siege with Tony Gordon (Gray O'Brien), Paul makes an agreement with Nick to use the disused wine bar owned by George Wilson (Anthony Valentine) as a temporary work area.
Robbie is released from prison after serving his sentence but agrees to a deal worth £2,000 to help with Tony's plan to seek revenge (see "Siege Week").
Tony sends him to Weatherfield to get information on Carla Connor (Alison King), Roy Cropper (David Neilson) and his wife Hayley (Julie Hesmondhalgh).
The character later re-appears when Gary Windass (Mikey North) is involved in a fight with two men who make comments about Izzy Armstrong (Cherylee Houston), leaving one of them badly injured.
Russ leaves Weatherfield in November 2011 with Cheryl after she discovers the truth about Chris' lies about his brain tumour that he had used to win her back and left Lloyd devastated.
He pays a dodgy friend to burgle Janice Battersby's (Vicky Entwistle) flat and frames Lloyd by placing the stolen goods in the boot of his cab.
After being barred from the pub by landlady Stella Price (Michelle Collins), fired from his job by Owen and evicted from his flat by Jason, Chris gets into a taxi and leaves Weatherfield.
Her storylines have mostly revolved around her relationship with Chesney Brown (Sam Aston), becoming a mother to their son, Joseph and beginning an affair with Ryan Connor (Sol Heras).
[14] Max begins experiencing hyperactive behaviour which involves misbehaving constantly at school, running out of the house, squirting people with his water pistol, throwing toys down the stairs and emptying the bin over Gail Rodwell (Helen Worth).
Max ruins her party by hogging the bouncy castle, kicking Liam Connor Jr. (Charlie Wrenshall) and throwing toys out of the window, which results in Gail dropping Lily's birthday cake.
It was mentioned that Lawrence was in a rocky marriage due to his infidelity, another trait he and his father had in common as noticed by Deirdre, but was left widowed when his wife dies from cancer.
James later visits Ken at his home and reveals that he did not make it easy for Lawrence to accept him being gay by having an older boyfriend and rubbing his father's face in his sexuality.
Sophie Webster (Brooke Vincent) and her girlfriend Sian Powers (Sacha Parkinson) work at the soup kitchen with James as volunteers, after he persuades them to join.
Redfern and his colleague DC Moore (Pooja Shah) interview Steve McDonald (Simon Gregson), Nick Tilsley (Ben Price), Gail McIntyre (Helen Worth) and David, all of whom have a motive for attacking Tracy.
The following day, Redfern visits Fiz in her hospital room and reveals that they know John worked at a school in Rochdale, teaching under Colin Fishwick's (David Crellin) identity.
Redfern later visits Fiz at home with a female detective and after informing her that John had been sighted on CCTV boarding a ferry to Ireland at Holyhead, he tells her that they have discovered that she fraudulently obtained money from Joy's will by posing as Colin's wife.
Redfern visits Fiz again while she is holding a children's party with Maria Connor (Samia Smith), Sean Tully (Antony Cotton) and Marcus Dent (Charlie Condou).
Alan is last seen whispering to Dorothy in the public gallery as Rita Sullivan (Barbara Knox) gives evidence, explaining that she saw Charlotte helping John dispose of Colin Fishwick's (David Crellin) body.
Eileen become suspicious of Paul who she thinks is having an affair with a work mate named Toni Griffiths (Tara Moran) when he is actually planning a romantic proposal.
Paul is next seen taking part in the Bistro's Full Monty performance but as it gets to the final Norris Cole (Malcolm Hebden) comes in and tells everyone that the Rovers Return is on fire.
During a game of darts with Steve McDonald (Simon Gregson) and Jason, Paul says 'Play the white man' after losing and this comment unintentionally offends Lloyd Mullaney (Craig Charles) and his daughter Jenna Kamara (Krissi Bohn).
Fiz and Hope returned in August 2019, as it initially appeared that her behaviour had changed, only to learn that she had lost her place back at Bessie Street School as Tyrone had forgotten to enrol her, so they decide to homeschool her for the time being.