List of Coronation Street characters (1986)

Jenny Bradley

Sally Webster

Jessica Barlow

Jessica Barlow (née Midgeley) first appeared as the best friend of Susan Barlow, later acting as a bridesmaid at her wedding to Mike Baldwin. However, she soon became the girlfriend of Susan's twin brother; Peter and they both left to live in Portsmouth.

Off-screen she married Peter in 1990 but upon his return to the Street in 2000, he revealed they had divorced due to her infidelity.

Ian Latimer

Ian Latimer is the nephew of Bert Tilsley and cousin of Brian Tilsley who lives in Australia. Whilst visiting Brian in Weatherfield, he flirts with Brian's wife Gail, who feels uncomfortable at first but later warms towards Ian. Ian later embarks on an affair with Gail, which confesses to Brian shortly after she falls pregnant and believes that Ian may be the father. Ian leaves after a heated argument with Brian but returns before Gail's daughter Sarah is born. Ian leaves again and returns to Australia soon afterwards after a paternity test reveals that he is not Sarah's father and Brian is and Gail asks him to keep quiet about the result. He is not seen again.

Elsie Seddon

Elsie Seddon (née Hopwood) is the mother of Sally Webster. Elsie first appears demanding money from Sally to fund her father's drinking and gambling habits. Following the death of her husband Eddie in 1989, Elsie comes to stay with Sally and her husband Kevin after Sally injures her ankle in a road accident. They eventually get fed up with her when she begins hinting at babies and she leaves after Sally has recovered. Elsie then moves to Scarborough and opens a boarding house. In March 1997, Elsie suffers a stroke and Sally goes to Scarborough to nurse her back to health. In July, Elsie is seen again when Kevin goes to Scarborough in an attempt to patch up his and Sally's marriage after he has an affair with Natalie Horrocks. During this time, Elsie's granddaughter Rosie, goes missing but is eventually found safe and well. Elsie is last seen when Kevin's father, Bill Webster, visits Sally at her home in an unsuccessful attempt to convince her to forgive Kevin. Elsie dies offscreen in May 1998 after suffering another stroke. She leaves Sally an inheritance of £50,000 in her will.

Eddie Seddon

Eddie Seddon is the abusive father of Sally Webster, then Seddon. He makes his only appearance on 1 October 1986, when he opposes Sally's engagement to Kevin Webster and tells Sally that he will not be attending their wedding, which would take place the following week. Almost three years later, Eddie dies in a lorry crash and leaves £1,000 from his life insurance to Sally and her sister Gina.

Neville Hawthorne

Neville Hawthorne is the son of Angela Hawthorne. He first appeared in October 1986 when his then-stepfather, Derek Wilton was seeing Mavis Riley. Neville made his most recent appearance at Angela's funeral in 2007.

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