Tim Metcalfe is a fictional character from the British television soap opera Coronation Street, played by Joe Duttine.

[4] His storylines initially focused on his relationship with his long-lost daughter Faye and her adoptive family - mother Anna Windass (Debbie Rush) and her partner Owen Armstrong (Ian Puleston-Davies).

[2] Tom Eames from Digital Spy reported that Anna Windass (Debbie Rush) would become concerned for her adoptive daughter, Faye, when she makes contact with Tim online.

Talking to Lynn Connolly of Unreality TV, Duttine said: "He goes in there to buy Faye a watch, but then Sally jumps to the conclusion that he’s going to propose to her.

"[14] Duttine continued to say how after Tim proposes, they discuss their relationship and realise neither of them want to get married, before revealing he "un-proposes" to Sally in the Rovers Return Inn.

"[15] Coronation Street announced their plans for a live episode in September 2015 to mark the sixtieth anniversary of ITV on 19 November 2014.

The show's producer, Stuart Blackburn, said: "We’ve a reputation to uphold after the success of the tram crash and I’m going to enjoy working with the storyliners and writers as we plot stories for our live episode in 2015.

"[16] In August 2015, a new storyline began airing which saw Sally and Kevin share a small kiss, behind Tim's back and then choose not to tell him.

"[17] Annie Price of the Daily Express revealed the storylines that would be featured in the live episode as to be: the Platt family's feud with Callum Logan (Sean Ward) reaching its climax; the beginning of Roy Cropper's (David Neilson) relationship with Cathy Matthews (Melanie Hill); and the comedic element to the show, Tim's discovery that Kevin and Sally shared a kiss.

"[24] In the build-up to the live episode, Anna overheard Sally discussing her kiss with Kevin to Sophie, leaving her intrigued.

The episode aired on 23 September and featured a drunk Anna telling Tim that Sally had kissed Kevin a matter of weeks before.

Tim then packed his bags and stayed with Anna and Faye, leaving Sally crying into the arms of Sophie.

[30] Tim arrives in Weatherfield, after his biological daughter Faye Windass (Ellie Leach) makes contact with him over the internet.

Faye begins sneaking out to see Tim, which her adoptive mother, Anna Windass (Debbie Rush) puts a stop to.

After talking to his boss Jason Grimshaw (Ryan Thomas), Tim decides he wants a relationship with Sally and commits to her.

In January 2014, Tim decides to turn over a new leaf and set up his own window cleaning business, and he leaves the building trade.

In April 2015, Tim is left shocked when Faye gives birth to a baby girl, who she names Miley (Erin, Eilah and Elsie Halliwell).

Tim suggests Faye and Jackson Hodge (Rhys Cadman) register her birth and have Miley christened.

Seeing that Faye is unable to cope, Jackson's wealthy parents, Greig and Josie, suggest Miley live with them, leaving Tim devastated.

Sally stands at the altar with Sophie, Faye and Rita Tanner (Barbara Knox) and refuses to leave until Tim joins her.

Sally is elected a local councillor for Weatherfield but her snobbish behaviour puts a strain on her and Tim's marriage, so he begins to brew his own beer, which becomes very successful with the residents.

In March 2018, Tim becomes instrumental in exposing the crimes perpetuated by Anna's rapist and Eileen's husband: Pat Phelan (Connor McIntyre).

He first manages to entrap Phelan in admitting to his role in the "Calcutta Street" flats scam project, though is unable to get Phelan to confess to framing Anna for pushing their daughter's boyfriend - Seb Franklin (Harry Visinoni) - off a ladder as well as killing both Michael Rodwell (Les Dennis) and Luke Britton (Dean Fagan).

In December 2019, Tim discovers he is a bigamist as he is already married to a woman called Charlie Wood (Siân Reeves) following a wedding in Las Vegas in 2004, making his marriage to Sally invalid.

This soon changed in September 2020, when Sally got hold of Geoff's laptop to try to get hard evidence of Yasmeen's ordeal and also to prove to Tim that Alya and Elaine are telling the truth.

He apologised to Alya and tried to contact Elaine to make amends but when he visited her address and there was stacks of unopened post he discovered she had gone missing.

James Brinsford of the Metro praised Coronation Street for highlighting the issue of illiteracy through Tim, stating that less than one per cent of adults are completely illiterate and said "Bravo Corrie!"

[32] Dan Martin of The Guardian also praised Sally and Tim's relationship, calling it "the best story in Corrie of recent months.

"[25] He went on to say: "If they can play the serious emotional stuff as well as they have done the comedy, they’ll surely seal their place in the Corrie Couples Hall of Fame".

[36] However, Duttine and Dynevor did not make the shortlist and Emmerdale's Charlie Hardwick and Chris Chittell (who play Val and Eric Pollard) won the award.