List of Coronation Street characters introduced in 2010
The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street in 2010, by order of first appearance.
Trevor Dean
Enid Crump
Enid Crump, played by June Broughton, arrives on the Street to confront Betty Williams as Betty celebrates her 90th birthday and a reporter writes an article stating that she is the oldest barmaid in the North West. That is until Enid arrives and claims her title to the throne, as she is 91.After Enid contracts food poisoning, Betty is in great fear as Steve McDonald tells her that the hot pot, which he served her, was found at the back of the fridge, but he did not know that it was two months old. Liz McDonald makes enquiries and finds out that Enid's illness is attributable to drinking too much, much to Betty and Steve's relief. In 2011 Betty finds out in the newspaper that Enid has died of a rare liver disease.
[|Jane] Kenworthy
Jane Kenworthy is played by Annie Fitzmaurice. Jane and her husband [|Mark] greet Joe McIntyre and Gail McIntyre when the latter couple stay at a cottage in the Lake District. Later that night, Jane and Mark see Gail and Joe in a heated argument on Joe's boat. Jane and her husband go on holiday and when they return and learn that Joe has been killed, they go to the police to tell their story. This is the last straw for the police and they arrest Gail for Joe's death. On 26 March, Gail's son David Platt and his friend Graeme Proctor drive to the Lake District and pretend to be interested in purchasing the Kenworthys' boat. When Jane and Mark meet them, David reveals who he actually is and begins trying to convince them of his mother's innocence. Jane and Mark feel threatened by David and Mark calls the police.Mark Kenworthy
Mark Kenworthy is portrayed by Jason Furnival. Mark and his wife Jane greet Joe and Gail McIntyre when the latter couple stay at a cottage in the Lake District. Later that night, Jane and Mark see Gail and Joe in a heated argument on Joe's boat. Mark and his wife go on holiday and when they return and learn that Joe has been killed, they go to the police to tell their story. This is the last straw for the police and they arrest Gail for Joe's death. On 26 March, Gail's son David Platt and his friend Graeme Proctor drive to the Lake District and pretend to be interested in purchasing the Kenworthys' boat. When Jane and Mark meet them, David reveals who he actually is and begins trying to convince them of his mother's innocence. Jane and Mark feel threatened by David and Mark calls the police.Grishma Parekh
Grishma Parekh, portrayed by Indira Joshi, is the aunt of Sunita Alahan who comes to stay with her sister Upma. Sunita's ex-husband Dev welcomes the women pretending that he and Sunita are still happily married, as Sunita does not want them to learn that she is, in fact, a single mother.She returned once again on 6 June 2011 to stay with Dev and Sunita. The couple then confess to their lies that they are now divorced and that they are currently living in a small house and that Dev is now owning a corner shop. After this, this made Grishma and Upma feel that Sunita has put shame on their family and so pursues to find her a good husband. They first pursue doctor Matt Carter, but Sunita stops them. They secondly move on Nick Tilsley, but he is not interested. They then finally move on to Marcus Dent, until they discover that he is gay, much to their embarrassment. She left for India with Upma on 20 June.
In April 2013, upon Sunita's death in The Rovers Return fire, Dev revealed that Grishma and Upma would not be attending her funeral, falsely believing she had – in starting the fire, killing herself and another person – disgraced the family.
Quinny
Luke "Quinny" Quinn is an army friend of Gary Windass portrayed by boxer Stephen Bell. He first appears on screen on 19 February 2010. He and Gary go to the Rovers where Quinny chats up Rosie Webster. The next day, the two go out looking for girls again. The mood is dampened; however, when Quinny discovers that his brother, also in the army, has been injured in a roadside bombing. He vows to continue fighting. The news makes Gary's mother Anna even more worried about her son's career choice.The character reappears on 6 September 2010, as he accompanies Gary when he comes back to Weatherfield for a visit. He again attempts to woo Rosie Webster to no avail. He and Gary have a candid conversation about their impending service in Afghanistan and agree to tell one another's parents if either of them is killed on duty.
On 15 November 2010, an army officer turns up at the Windasses to inform them that Gary has been injured in an explosion. The officer also informs them that three were killed, including Quinny.
Quinny appears in a special one-off episode entitled Coronation Street: Gary's Army Diaries broadcast on ITV2 on 31 January 2011. The episode focuses on his and Gary's experiences in Afghanistan through the eyes of Windasses' Camcorder.
D.C. Ben Glynn
Detective Sergeant Ben Glynn is a police officer investigating the death of Joe McIntyre alongside D.S Carr. Both men believe that Joe was murdered and they believe that his wife Gail killed him. However, Joe killed himself accidentally in a boating accident while trying to fake his own death. The detectives are seen a lot around Weatherfield, particularly when questioning Gail about his death. They also question Joe's former employer, Bill Webster who tells them about his financial problems and also question the staff at the medical centre where Joe had broken into the following year while addicted to painkillers. When Joe's daughter Tina starts to suspect Gail, she calls the police and Carr and Glynn arrest her during Joe's wake. The detectives question her at the police station and she is later charged with Joe's murder. When Gail's son David Platt approaches two witnesses to the case, Glynn and Carr warn him that he may face a prison sentence himself. Glynn reappears when it is revealed that he and Carr are working with Gail's cellmate Tracy Barlow to try to get more information out of Gail. After Gail is found not guilty of the murder charge, both Glynn and Carr inform Tracy of the verdict, bringing an end to her hopes of a transfer to an open prison.Glynn reappears seven years later when Ken Barlow is attacked and arrests and questions Ken's grandson, Adam Barlow who is a suspect. After being convinced Adam is not the culprit, he and his colleague DS MacKinnon pursue Ken's adoptive daughter, Tracy, as a new suspect. After an escaped Rob Donovan confirms Tracy's whereabouts, all charges a dropped. Glynn then questions Sinead Tinker and later Ken's son Daniel Osbourne, whose alibi does not stand as the tram ticket he gave Glynn and McKinnon do not correspond. He tells them that his story was true but he threw his real ticket away and gave them a substitution to save questioning. Daniel is then released. Several says later, Glynn and McKinnon re-arrest Adam after Ken recalls Adam's trainers from that night. After Daniel confesses, he is arrested but Ken tells the police that he tripped and fell. As it is unclear to the police which version of events to believe, both Adam and Daniel are released.
When Leanne Battersby comes to the police to take down Harvey Gaskell's drug ring, he informs her that she may be charged with dealing drugs. He informs Leanne that the police have been watching the gang for a long time. Glynn then asks her to get more evidence on them, so that the police can charge them.
D.S. Carr
Detective Sergeant Carr is a police officer investigating the death of Joe McIntyre alongside D.C. Glynn. Both men believe Joe was murdered and they believe that his wife Gail killed him. However, Joe killed himself accidentally in a boat accident while trying to fake his own death. The detectives are seen a lot around Weatherfield, especially when questioning Gail about the death. They also question Joe's employer Bill Webster who tells them about Joe's financial problems and the staff at the medical centre. When Joe's daughter Tina McIntyre starts to suspect Gail, she calls the police and Carr and Glynn arrest her during Joe's wake. They question Gail at the police station and Carr charges her with Joe's murder. Carr later warns Gail's son David Platt when he approaches two witnesses to the case and tells him that he risked a prison sentence himself.Carr reappears on 14 May 2010 when it is revealed that both he and Glynn are working with Gail's cellmate Tracy Barlow to try and extract a confession out of Gail. Both he and Glynn are present at Gail's trial where she is eventually acquitted. Afterwards they both inform Tracy of the verdict, quashing her hopes of being moved to an open prison. Carr subsequently returns Joe's boat and belongings to Gail and her family, much to their indignation, as the court has ordered the return of all Joe's property.