[3][4] Anwar was fired from the show in September 2016 after he wrote a series of racist posts on Twitter. He was already familiar to telly fans because he'd played PC Mike Jarvis in The Bill. Dr Gaddas, who joined the soap in 2014 and is played by Christine Mackie, has treated several of the street's famous residents. Dean Upton, played by Justin Moorhouse, made his first screen appearance on 25 August 2014. A horrified Yasmeen phones emergency services, and claims that she had killed Geoff. Lloyd and Andrea decide to have a picnic in The Rovers' yard. Kylie goes on sufferance, unwilling to admit that there could be anything wrong with Max. Taking a breather outside The Rovers Return Inn, Andrea is startled when Neil arrives unannounced to join her. Lloyd and Steve arrive at Andrea's address only to find it isn't: she gave Lloyd a false address. Erica is later seen in The Rovers with Liz and Lloyd Mullaney (Craig Charles), where the trio talk about their failed love lives. Michael first appears on the street in Gail McIntyre's (Helen Worth) house, pretending to be a gas man, who has come to the house to look at the "gas leak". When Michael is sent a photo album of his son Gavin's (Mark Holgate), childhood by Gavin's mother and his ex-wife, Susan Meldrum (Meriel Scholfield), Gail tries to stop him from looking at the photo with help from Gavin's friend Andy Carver (Oliver Farnworth) - who is impersonating Gavin; however, they fail in this and Michael soon realizes that Andy isn't the real Gavin. The character and casting was announced on 14 August 2014. Neil makes enquiries of Owen Armstrong (Ian Puleston-Davies) and Gary Windass (Mikey North) if Steve is married. Sean and Billy return to Weatherfield and arrive back at No.11, telling Eileen and Adrian what happened. Phelan apologises to Andy for killing him, before dumping his body along with Vinny's, into a lake. Again, Steve comforts her and she grabs onto his words of comfort as an offer to spend the night in The Rovers as she has nowhere else to go. Michael eventually forgives him and they form a close surrogate father-son relationship, and Andy is left heartbroken when Michael dies of a heart attack whilst being watched by Pat Phelan (Connor McIntyre); whose property development scam Michael was investigating. Erica later accepts a job at the local corner shop, unaware that the manager Dev Alahan (Jimmi Harkishin), has developed a crush on her. Macca is then arrested. She assures Kylie and David that it is not a serious condition and that she would be referring him to a child psychiatrist with the future treatment being either medical or behavioural. Sean is hurt and decides not to go along. Erica Holroyd,[34] played by Claire King, made her first screen appearance on 15 December 2014. She originally appeared from October 2014 to September 2015 as a recurring character before returning on a permanent basis from 11 March 2016. Lloyd is taken aback by Neil's genial demeanour. MacLeod also felt that Zeedan has "tonnes of connections" on the soap, which would aid his return.[21]. Billy enjoys his meal. [17] The Nazirs formed the show's first Muslim family. In August 2015, Hope Stape visits Dr. Gaddas with her mother Fiz Stape (Jennie McAlpine) and stepfather Tyrone Dobbs (Alan Halsall) after she falls ill on holiday. Andy realises that Phelan is going to kill him too, and rather than fight Phelan accepts his fate before Phelan pulls the trigger. James Gaddas was born on 17 June 1960 in Ragworth, Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England, UK. 1 Mar 2023. When Macca's stepfather, Dane, dies in February 2019, he attends the funeral and ultimately helps Clayton escape by disguising himself as an undertaker and attacking the prison guards with a shovel. Zeedan Nazir, played by Qasim Akhtar, made his first screen appearance on 5 September 2014. '"[2] He is Kal's father and the husband of Yasmeen Nazir (Shelley King). Kylie asks if Max's difficult start in life could be the cause but Dr. Gaddas suggests his condition as being ADHD. More videos. Michelle Connor (Kym Marsh) tells him that Andrea's gone to tell Neil that it's over between them and, if she doesn't, Steve McDonald (Simon Gregson) will have to tell Lloyd himself. Gail asks after him at the cab office, and employee Lloyd Mullaney (Craig Charles) tells her that Michael didn't turn up. Fans of the ITV soap are used to his often sarcastic humour and his ability to handle his wife Sally's latest obsessions.. Phelan later sends a text to Steph from Andy's mobile phone and tells her that their relationship is over, so Steph leaves the country alone. Characters. A desperate Andy and Steph fake a mugging when Andy is entrusted with banking the Bistro's takings, but it isn't enough, so Gavin carries out his threat to expose Andy, by visiting Gail on her wedding day. Sean does his best to drum up interest in the comedy night, promising an unenthusiastic Billy that he'll be there. 1. 4 and tries to alert his girlfriend Sally Webster (Sally Dynevor), who is happily watching television inside. Zeedan left Weatherfield for London on 23 May 2018. Andrea tells Neil she has to go into work to cover for absent staff, even though he wants her to spend the day with him. When Yasmeen and Leanne meet at Leanne's flat, they seem to get on well, but when Leanne's estranged husband Nick Tilsley (Ben Price) reveals to the Nazir family that she used to be a prostitute, Leanne runs indoors, with Yasmeen looking at Kal disappointedly. Neil watches them from his car. Billy confesses to Sean that he's falling in love with him. Lloyd marches into the Bistro to send Neil packing. We imagine that there were some health problems and his wife said, 'Now you're no longer going to go to work 12 hours a day! Lloyd tries to see him off but Neil announces his intention to remain day and night until Andrea changes her mind. Call the Midwife star breaks down season 12 finale. After he breaks up with Tracy, he begins a relationship with Alya Nazir (Sair Khan). Abi Franklin. Aaron and Amy play drinking games and polish off every bit of alcohol in the flat. Realising that it is a sensible explanation for their behaviour, Andy tells Michael its true, but later told an enthusiastic Michael (who was looking forward to becoming a grandad, and even went as far as buying a t-shirt saying "top grandad" and baby clothes) that it was a false alarm. They swap numbers. Beth Tinker's (Lisa George) hen night gets underway at The Rovers Return Inn. Former Coronation Street actor James Gaddas has joined the cast of Hollyoaks. When Gail tells him the truth, he uses this information to blackmail Andy; forcing him to plant drugs on his enemy Callum Logan (Sean Ward). Sean forgets his anger as he comforts him. Posted at 01:41h . He is due to start work the next day, but David and Gail's other son Nick Tilsley (Ben Price) go to his flat and threaten him and tell him not to come back to Weatherfield and attempt to contact their mother ever again or go to work at Street Cars. Played by Sally Carman. ITV. Billy arrives back saying that Lucy has died. She tells Dr. Gaddas that she has accidentally thrown one strip of the tablets away and Dr. Gaddas replaces the lost items. Dr. Gaddas tells Kylie that such a test is not proof of permanent abstinence but she gives her leaflets which suggest ways to remain clean and tells her to get the support from the people around her as she will not be able to succeed on her own. Gemma Winter ( Dolly-Rose Campbell) has a lot to say (what's new) in upcoming Coronation Street episodes as Paul Foreman (Peter Ash) attempts to recover from his recent crash. In June 2015, she sees Kylie who has returned to Weatherfield after going missing for six months, attempting successfully to wean herself off drugs. Sean is devastated. The actor, who played Vinny Sorrell in the ITV soap, has signed up to play Warren Fox's former carer in the. When she sticks up for Chesney after some men complain, she asks Chesney for a job at the kebab shop. Billy is furious. Millie's full name was revealed on her. Gemma is an old friend of Kylie Platt (Paula Lane). Later on, Dr Gaddas recommends he and Sally see a sex therapist, however, Tim is not keen on the idea. Of his casting Dennis stated "I'm so thrilled to be joining the cast of Coronation Street. [30] She warns Andy to hide any evidence of what he's done, but before he can, Gavin finds a bank statement for an account in his name with regular payments from Nick's Bistro. After Kal is killed in the fire at Victoria Court, Zeedan initially blames Leanne for his death, but later supports her when she grieves over her loss. Neil tells Steve and Lloyd their plan backfired as he and the clown are kindred spirits. After a short absence from the street, Michael returns in July and reconciles with Gail. Callum's plan is successful, and he is released from police custody. Rumours of a romance between Georgia Taylor and Charlie de . The storyline culminated in May 2020, when Geoff infected Yasmeen with chlamydia after sleeping with prostitutes, and she stabbed him in the throat with a broken glass bottle when he threatened her with a kitchen knife. [24], When Michael Rodwell (Les Dennis) tries to track down his estranged family via Facebook, a cousin of his gets in touch and tells him his father has died. He continues to attempt to trace the real Gavin Rodwell, but has no luck. Lloyd and Andrea are annoyed to see Neil in the caf. ^ Adam Hussain joined the cast in 2020 and is the third actor to play Aadi. Andrea comes back from work and sees what's going on. Phelan keeps Andy chained to a wall in the basement of an abandoned house. Sean decides to keep his relationship with Billy a secret if it's the only way of keeping him. [10] The character and Dennis' casting were announced on 23 January 2014. Neil casually lets them know he's behind it. He's upset as he explains to Sean that the Bishop made his disapproval of the publicity plain and in desperation Billy lied to him, assuring him that he and Sean have ended their relationship. [27] The character and casting was announced on 14 August 2014. 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