List of Coronation Street characters introduced in 1993
Maureen Naylor was first seen in March 1993 when she was employed by Curly Watts at Bettabuys supermarket, unaware that her first love Reg Holdsworth was the store manager.The couple got engaged again but Maureen called off the wedding when she caught Reg entertaining Debi Scott and accused him of being unfaithful.Devastated, Maureen got drunk and spent the night with Curly but was reconciled with Reg when he explained that he had been trying to secure a cheap deal for the Corner Shop from Debi.Reg, however, soon disliked his small environment and went to work for Firman's Freezers, leaving Maureen to run the business with Maud.Maureen was shocked when, during a visit to France, Maud admitted to her that she had been the result of an affair with an American soldier, Leonard Kennedy, and that her dead husband Wilfred Grimes was not her real father.The Holdsworths attempted to sell the shop unsuccessfully, and the situation deteriorated when Reg took a job in Lowestoft, and Maureen became unhappy at having to drive long distances to see him only at weekends.Because of her behavior, John and his wife placed their granddaughter in a psychiatric hospital and a year later, Carmel left as a happy girl who put her dark past behind her.[1] Andy and Amy were intended to get married, being the first mixed-race wedding but Duprey opted out as she struggled with the pressures of fame being demanded and suffered a panic attack after recording her final episode, 1 October 1993.Maud worked in the Corner Shop with Maureen and later with her son-in-law Fred Elliott (John Savident) and his son Ashley Peacock (Steven Arnold).Lorry driver Charlie makes himself a regular at the Rovers due to his romantic interest in landlady Bet Gilroy, recently divorced from her husband Alec.They began dating and Bet fell deeply in love with him, but her heart was broken when barmaid Tanya Pooley was attracted to him.
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