JamieArmstrong was portrayed by Joseph Gilgun. Lived on Coronation Street' between 1994 and 1997. We first saw Jamie when he was caught shoplifting from Bettabuy's. Since then we have seen another side of him with his interests in Jim's motorbike and Jack's pigeons. In the last few months Jamie has moved from Bessie Street Juniors to Weatherfield Comprehensive. He started looking after Jack's pigeons to get some extra money, but seems genuinely interested in them, cooing and
stroking them just like Jack.
Jamie has a reputation of being a bad boy, and is the first suspect whenever things go wrong, even when it's not his fault. For example, he saw someone stealing Josies's bike. In trying to get it back from the thief, he was spotted hanging round the back door by Percy Sugden, who thought he had stolen it when the bike was reported missing. Because of his reputation, it is difficult to make people believe him when he is telling the truth.
Tricia always leaps to his defence and tells everyone to stop picking on him, just to haul him about and say "Tell the truth now" when they're alone.
However, Jamie isn't all sweetness and light, having implemented a bike puncture scam to get some extra money. People would come out of their houses, get on the bike and say Oh no, a puncture. Jamie would be standing nearby, and just happen to have a repair kit and offer to fix the tyre. In appreciation, the victim would give him some money. He got a fiver from Josie, and wasn't she mad when she learned the truth.
Jamie doesn't like being without his mam. When she was in prison for non-payment of the TV licence, he ran away from the foster home and went back to their flat. Deirdre saw him hanging around and took him in for the evening. Jamie is very good at assuming a little boy lost expression that appeals to everyones maternal instincts. He was also very concerned when Tricia discovered she was pregnant and was trying to decide what to do. Jamie didn't know what the problem was, but he wanted to help, and made Trish breakfast in bed.
Jenny Bradley was played by Sally Ann Matthews. The character first appeared in 1986 when she was fostered by Rita Fairclough. Jenny was a wilful girl who by the end of her first year had crashed Rita's car, trapping boyfriend Martin Platt inside. A romance with a French boy followed in 1987. Jenny's father, Alan Bradley, was initially Rita's live-in lover but his financial mis-dealings led to him attempting to murder Rita. Jenny moved out of number 7 after Alan died in Blackpool in 1989. Rita and Jenny were eventually reconciled but the character seemed to drift from there on. Jenny became a student and eventually left the area in 1991. She made a brief return in 1993, attempting to fleece Rita of her money. The latter gave her £1,000 and told Jenny to stay out of her life for good.
In 1980 Ida went head to head with Ivy Tilsley to become factory Supervisor,but she lost out to Ivy. When Mike Baldwin was charged with drink driving in 1988 it was Ida who reported him and Mike sacked her. Ida returned to the street for Ivy's funeral in 1995 and Mike Baldwin agreed to take her back at the factory. This time she was working alongside Janice Battersby and Sally Webster. In 1997 when the Duckworths decided to renew their wedding vows in Las Vegas, Vera suggested they fly Ida out as a witness, Ida Clough made her last appearance in Coronation Street in 1998.
Eunice Gee (née 'Nutall) was played by Meg Johnson. Eunice first entered Coronation Street in 1981 when she started dating Fred Gee. They married in May 1981 and Eunice moved in with Fred and Annie Walker at the Rovers Return. The Gee's applied for their own pub but were turned down, Instead they became Caretaker's at the Community Centre, Eunice started a relationship with the councilor that got her the Caretaker's job. Fred and Eunice separated in 1982. Eunice reappeared in 1999 when Jack Duckworth and Vera Duckworth stayed at her Bed & Breakfast that she owned. The Duckworth's moved in the B&B and helped Eunice to run it, later in the year Eunice left the running of the B&B with the Duckworths when she moved to Spain to help her sister run a bar.
Alexander 'Alec' Gilroy was a long-standing character in British soap Coronation Street. Played by Roy Barraclough MBE, Alec made several appearances in the show as a small-time talent agent, the first in 1972, and then on-contract from 1986 to 1992. He reappeared briefly in summer 1994, and returned for a longer stint between April 1996 and December 1998. Alec was most famed for his tempestuous marriage to Corrie favourite Bet Lynch (played by Julie Goodyear).
Maud Grimes (née Michaelson) was played by Elizabeth Bradley from 1993 tp 1999. Maud was the mother of Maureen Holdsworth, played by Sherrie Hewson and the mother-in-law to Reg Holdsworth and later, Fred Elliott. Maud was a bit of a battle-axe, being highly opinionated and bad-tempered. Maud worked in the Corner Shop with Maureen (later with Fred and Ashley Peacock), always confined to her wheelchair until her departure in 1999.
Victoria Frances McDonald (née Arden) was played by Helen Warburton in 1990 and Chloe Newsome from 1990-1998. She was Alec Gilroy's grand-daughter and the first wife of Steve McDonald.
Fiona's best friend was Maxine Heavey, and she famously dated Vicky's beau Steve McDonald, and had a fling with Steve's father Jim, which was revealed on Fiona's wedding day to Alan McKenna. She also used to date Tony Horrocks.
Joyce Smedley was played by Anita Carey. Joyce was Judy Mallett's (Gaynor Faye) mother, who arrived in Coronation Street in 1996. Joyce became cleaner at the Rovers Return and was the love interest of both Alec Gilroy and Percy Sugden, though she didn't encourage the latter. In February 1997 while walking her dog, Scamper, Joyce was knocked down and killed instantly by a car driven by Tony Horrocks.
William "Billy" Williams was Betty Turpin's wartime sweetheart, and during a party in the Rovers Return to celebrate 50 years since VE day in 1995, he met up with Betty again. Billy proposed to Betty and later that year they were married with Betty's son Gordon Clegg giving his mother away. Billy, along with Jack Duckworth, Fred Elliott,Don Brennan & Alf Roberts was one of the shareholders in the race horse Betty's hotshot. In November 1997 Billy died leaving Betty just 2 years of married life.
