Jayne Tunnicliffe

The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street in 2004, by order of first appearance.

Eric Garside, played by Peter Kay, appeared on 30 January 2004.

Eric is a drayman who arrives at the Rovers Return Inn in January 2004 for a date with Shelley Unwin (Sally Lindsay).

He immediately reclaims £10 that Jack Duckworth (Bill Tarmey) had borrowed four years earlier.

Eric takes Shelley to a posh restaurant and the pair then go back to Eric's house for a cup of tea.

Eric's overbearing mother, Dolly, greets them in her dressing gown and Shelley beats a hasty retreat, refusing Eric's offer of another date.

She advises him to cut the apron strings before asking another girl out.

Amy Katherine Barlow (née Patience Cropper), is a fictional character in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street, portrayed by Elle Mulvaney.

She was born on screen during the episode broadcast on 9 February 2004.

To date, the character has been portrayed by eight child actors; Holly Bowyer, Rebecca Pike, Louisa Morris, Rachel and Sarah Corker, Madison Hampson, Amber Chadwick and Mulvaney.

Mrs. Fanshaw, played by Alison King appeared on 22 March 2004.

She was a customer of builders Charlie Stubbs (Bill Ward) and Jason Grimshaw (Ryan Thomas) who had an appointment to fit a radiator in her bathroom.

Mrs. Fanshaw lusted after Jason.

Charlie Took his cue shortly after and left Jason to "finish the job".

On the pretext of a faulty thermostat in her bedroom, she led Jason in there and soon made her intentions crystal clear.

He succumbed and Jason and Mrs. Fanshaw had sex, despite Jason being the supposedly faithful boyfriend of Candice Stowe (Nikki Sanderson).

King would later return to Coronation Street in 2006 playing the role of Carla Connor.

Yvonne Casey is the mother of Claire Peacock (Julia Haworth).

Little is known about her, but during Claire's battle with post-natal depression, Yvonne admitted she had not been close enough to Claire as a child.

She occasionally appears to babysit Freddie (Niall and Luke Beresford) and Joshua (Benjamin Beresford) and to support Claire during marital crises with Ashley (Steven Arnold).

In September 2006, Claire begins leaving home every day, telling Ashley that Yvonne has terminal cancer and needs her care.

After several weeks, Yvonne shows up at Ashley's butcher shop, telling Ashley she had been away learning yoga techniques.

She is shocked to learn the lies Claire has told, and then works with Ashley to help Claire recover from post-natal depression.

In 2007, Claire moves in with Yvonne following an arson attack which damages the Peacock home.

She is shown to object to Claire's friendship with Casey Carswell (Zoe Henry).

Claire then returns home.

In summer 2008 Claire and the kids stay with her while their new home is being renovated.

Although Amy's surname has stayed Barlow, Chadwick was credited as Amy McDonald for three episodes from 2009 to 2010.

Amy's storylines have included her mother Tracy (Kate Ford) selling her to Roy Cropper (David Neilson), who was presumed to be the father of Amy, and his wife, Hayley (Julie Hesmondhalgh), becoming lactose intolerant and purposefully making herself ill so her parents are nice to each other, losing her great-grandmother Blanche Hunt (Maggie Jones) and grandmother Deirdre and being stuck in Victoria Court flats when a fire was accidentally started by Tracy.

Yvonne made her last appearance in October 2010, when she visits Claire, telling her about her plans to move to France with her new partner.

Claire tries to contact Yvonne in late 2010 to inform her that Ashley has died from injuries sustained during an explosion on Coronation Street.

Claire leaves the Street in January 2011, to join Yvonne in France.

Lily Stokes, played by Wendy Kweh, was the wife of Dennis Stokes, who plotted to con Fred Elliott with a Thai bride scheme.

Dennis and Lily met Fred at a golf club.

Dennis suggested to Fred the idea of finding a partner from the Far East on the internet, as Dennis claimed he had done with Lily.

Dennis Stokes, played by Duncan Preston, plotted to con Fred Elliott with a Thai bride scheme.

Dennis, met Fred at a golf club, and had a wife from the Far East, Lily.

Dennis suggested to Fred the idea of finding a partner from the same region on the internet.

After showing photos to Fred of various women from a dating site, Fred chooses one known as Orchid Pattaya.

However, unbeknownst to Fred, Dennis and Stacy are plotting together: Orchid is a false name used by Stacy.