List of Coronation Street characters (2006)

Aadi Alahan, who first appears on 13 January 2006, is created with his twin sister Asha Alahan (Tanisha Gorey) as the newborn children of Sunita Alahan (Shobna Gulati) and Dev Alahan (Jimmi Harkishin).[1] Aadi and Asha are originally portrayed by triplets Hannah, Harris and Ria Ahmed. The characters were written out following Gulati's decision to leave the soap and depart in February 2006.[2] The character, along with Sunita and Asha, was reintroduced in 2009 with the role recast to Zennon Ditchett.[1] Ditchett opted to leave the show in 2019 to focus on his schooling, so the role was recast to Adam Hussain, who first appears on 15 April 2020.[3] Aadi features in a new story following his recast as Asha becomes the victim to a sexting scandal.[3] Hussain expressed his excitement at joining the soap and wanted to develop his "own twist" on the character.[3] Hussain and Gorey were friends prior to his casting, which he thought assisted the portrayal of the twins' relationship.[3] Gary Gillatt of Inside Soap praised Hussain's casting, commenting, "The new Aadi Alahan is really well cast. He has the same cocky swagger as his dad."[4]

Aadi returns with Sunita and Asha in December 2009 and when Sunita reunites with Dev three months later, they move into Dev's flat. Aadi and Asha think that it would be funny if Aadi goes onto the balcony of Flat 6, Victoria Court. Sunita tries to get him inside but the door jams. Dev tries and breaks the door handle. After many attempts to open the balcony door, they fail but Graeme Proctor (Craig Gazey) is riding by and rescues Aadi just as Sunita is going to call 999.

In August 2010, Aadi is pushed by Simon Barlow (Alex Bain) and bangs his head as they play a game, while Sophie Webster (Brooke Vincent) and her girlfriend Sian Powers (Sacha Parkinson) are babysitting. He is later rushed to hospital after he loses consciousness. When the doctors find another bruise on Aadi (as a result of Dev pulling him off the road when a car nearly ran him over), social services are contacted. They suspect Aadi's injuries are not accidental and take Aadi and Asha into care but they are allowed to go home after Simon admits that he hurt Aadi. In September 2011, it becomes clear to Dev that Aadi is a talented golfer. He persuades Sunita to allow him to nurture Aadi's talent although Sunita is unsure as Dev's golf is already becoming very expensive. Sunita finally agrees on the condition that, if Dev is happy to spend money on Aadi and his golf, he needs to be willing to splurge an equal amount on Asha. Aadi is later devastated when his mother Sunita dies in a fire.

Asha Alahan played by triplets Hannah, Harris & Ria Ahmed in 2006[2] and Tanisha Gorey since 2009, is one of the twins born to Sunita (Shobna Gulati) and Dev Alahan (Jimmi Harkishin) in January 2006. She leaves with Sunita and her twin brother Aadi Alahan (Zennon Ditchett) soon after she is born. Asha returns to the Street in December 2009 with Sunita and Aadi. Upon Asha's return, Sunita thinks that she may have measles, after having spots and a temperature. Dr Patel (Josephine Lloyd-Welcome), from the medical centre visits her home and, much to the relief of a worried Dev and Sunita, she is not suffering from measles, just a virus.

In September 2010, Asha is taken into temporary care, along with Aadi, when social services believe that Dev and Sunita may be abusing Aadi. She is soon returned to Dev and Sunita when it becomes clear that Dev and Sunita are innocent.

In July 2012, Dev and Sunita separate after Sunita has an affair with Karl Munro (John Michie) and chooses to be with him. Aadi and Asha meet Karl and he promises both Aadi and Asha that he won't get in the way of seeing Dev. Aadi and Asha later see Dev attacking Karl when Dev confronts him and Sunita.

In September 2019, Asha begins bleach her skin in an attempt to lighten her skin tone.[5] Dev discovers that she used his credit card to buy illegal skin lightening cream, and insists on taking her to a doctor. She has also been self-harming, finding out by her father asking to see her arm.

Shortly after, Asha begins dating fellow schoolmate Corey Brent (Maximus Evans) and during a video call, he asks Asha to remove her top. She does so, but is unaware that he has recorded her. After an argument involving new schoolmate Kelly Neelan (Millie Gibson) at Asha's friend Amy Barlow's (Elle Mulvaney) house party, Kelly sees Corey viewing the video on his phone. When Corey leaves his phone unattended, Kelly uses this opportunity to get revenge on Asha and sends the video to everyone through a group chat. When everyone makes harsh comments about the video in the chat, Asha is devastated and orders Amy to leave when she tries to comfort her.

Jo is a character whom David Platt (Jack P. Shepherd) gets chatting to when she moves into the flat above the bookies. She then offers David a part-time job with flexible hours and good money, which he accepts. David tells his mother Gail (Helen Worth) that he is walking Jo's dog for her. Meanwhile, David tells Craig Harris (Richard Fleeshman) that dog walking is only part of his job for Jo. He shows Craig the cannabis farm which Jo has installed in her flat and pays him to look after.

The police later raid Jo's flat and discover the drugs. David is arrested but is later released when he insists that he knew nothing about the drugs. Jo disappears and is never seen again.

Detective Sergeant Phil Campbell is a police officer. Campbell is first seen investigating a hit-and-run accident in which an elderly man was killed. He arrests Steve McDonald (Simon Gregson) for causing death by dangerous driving and Steve implicates his girlfriend Ronnie Clayton (Emma Stansfield) who is the actual culprit and is subsequently arrested. The following month, Campbell questions Danny Baldwin (Bradley Walsh) on suspicion of fraud after it is revealed he had forged a will in order to get his father Mike (Johnny Briggs), who suffered from Alzheimers disease, to leave him his factory. In January 2007, Campbell arrests Tracy Barlow (Kate Ford) and charges her with assaulting Charlie Stubbs (Bill Ward). After Charlie dies of his injuries, Campbell charges Tracy with murder. Campbell questions Tracy's neighbours Claire Peacock (Julia Haworth) and Gail Platt (Helen Worth) both of whom claim Charlie was subjecting Tracy to domestic violence and abuse. Campbell also questions Charlie's friend Jason Grimshaw (Ryan Thomas) who tells them that Tracy staged a deliberate row in order to get the police involved. David Platt (Jack P. Shepherd) later visits the police station and tells Campbell that he witnessed Tracy kill Charlie in self-defence after he had attacked her with a knife. David also tells Campbell that Charlie had attempted to abduct him in his van and had also attempted to drown him in his bathtub. Campbell later speaks to Liam Connor (Rob James-Collier) who witnessed the abduction attempt and Maria Sutherland (Samia Ghadie) who witnessed the attempted drowning and they both back David's story up. Campbell was last seen investigating the arson attack at Leanne Battersby's (Jane Danson) restaurant "Valandros" committed by chef Paul Clayton (Tom Hudson). After Paul reports himself and Leanne to the police, Campbell arrests Leanne and questions her but her boyfriend Dan Mason (Matthew Crompton) gives her an alibi.

In October 2004, Cargill played a police officer called DC Paul Campbell, who arrested Dev (Jimmi Harkishin) and Sunita Alahan (Shobna Gulati) on their wedding day on suspicion of being illegal immigrants and falsely marrying to gain a visa. It is not known whether this was the same character under a different name.

Brian Tully thinks that Sean Tully (Antony Cotton) is his son but left when he realized that he isn't. In 2006, Sean begins visiting his father until he learns the truth.

Maureen Tully is Sean Tully's (Antony Cotton) mother. She lies to her son saying that Brian Tully (Tim Healy) is his real father, Sean's real father is unknown, but she then tells him it was a plumber named Paul Jones that she had met at a dance.

Frederick Thomas "Freddie" Peacock (also Thomas Duncan Peacock) is the son of Ashley (Steven Arnold) and Claire Peacock (Julia Haworth). On Christmas Day 2005, Claire tells Ashley that she is two months pregnant, and months later, Freddie is born on 17 July 2006. Claire suffers from post natal depression after Freddie is born, refusing to believe that Freddie is her child. On one occasion, she pushes his pram into the path of an oncoming vehicle and tries to return him to the hospital. She is sectioned until she is well enough to come home.

In October 2006, Claire announces that she would like to change his name from Thomas to Freddie, after his paternal grandfather Fred Elliott (John Savident) who died the week before. In December 2006, he is christened Frederick Thomas with Eileen Grimshaw (Sue Cleaver) as godmother and Roy Cropper (David Neilson) as his godfather.

In May 2007, a fire starts in Freddie's bedroom. Claire is rescued from the burning building but Freddie is not found until later that day, wrapped up in a local park. It is revealed that the fire was started deliberately by use of an accelerant. Originally, this storyline was to last several months but was rewritten to avoid upsetting the family of Madeleine McCann, who disappeared two weeks previously. In September 2007, the identity of Freddie's abductor is revealed to be Claire's former friend, Casey Carswell (Zoe Henry). Casey abducts Freddie and takes him to the balcony of her flat where she threatens to jump with him. Freddie is rescued unharmed and Casey is arrested.

When a tram crashes on to the Street on 6 December 2010, Ashley is killed when the roof of 'The Joinery' Bar collapses and he is crushed by the debris. Freddie and Joshua are subsequently left without a father. In January 2011, Claire attacks Tracy Barlow (Kate Ford) after she makes insulting remarks about Ashley and after Becky McDonald (Katherine Kelly) is arrested for assaulting Tracy and leaving her for dead, she confesses to the police. Her friends persuade her to leave the country to avoid a prison sentence and take her sons with her. Freddie, Claire and Joshua leave for France on 14 January 2011.

Mr. Griffin is the Head Teacher at Weatherfield High and commonly appears in storylines concerning David Platt (Jack P. Shepherd) when he attends the school, and more recently Chesney Brown (Sam Aston). Mr Griffin appeared when Chesney's sister Fiz Brown (Jennie McAlpine) was about to punch Kenzie Judd (Jack Cooper) for bullying him. After a seven-year absence, Mr Griffin reappeared on 30 September 2016 at a meeting to deal with Lauren (Shannon Flynn) for bullying Bethany Platt (Lucy Fallon) .[6] Mr. Griffin appears in 2020 in a meeting with Dev Alahan (Jimmi Harkishin) regarding a fight involving Aadi Alahan (Adam Hussain) and Corey Brent (Maximus Evans). Where Dev announces he is taking both Asha Alahan (Tanisha Gorey) and Aadi out of Weatherfield High and is moving them both to OakHill.

Cameron McIntyre is a school friend of Chesney Brown (Sam Aston) and Sophie Webster (Brooke Vincent), often causing trouble.

When he first appears, Sophie doesn't really like him. Later that day, the trio prank call all the contacts on Sophie's mother Sally's (Sally Dynevor) phone, and Sophie begins to develop a crush on him. At Chesney's twelfth birthday party, Sophie is quietly upset that Cameron can't attend. However, to Sophie's relief, he turns up later on with a card for Chesney, and they go out again. Later on, Sophie, Chesney and Cameron hang out at Sophie's house to watch a horror film that Chesney borrowed from his stepfather Les' DVD collection. Sally walks in on them, and orders the trio outside to play after seeing that the film is rated 18, annoying Chesney's mother Cilla (Wendi Peters) in the Rovers. In the ginnel later that week, Sophie and Chesney meet up with Cameron again and soon find out he has cigarettes in hand. Chesney refuses to smoke, but Sophie takes a cigarette but unfortunately, Sally smells smoke and sends Chesney away as he hides the cigarettes. Cameron and Chesney briefly fall out, but make up again and go to watch films with Sophie. The trio are caught again by Sally and Chesney is sent packing. When Sally discovers £5 is missing from her purse, she assumes Chesney stole it. Sophie is the one who took the money to buy cigarettes for her and Cameron, and when Sophie tells Cameron that she is going to tell her mother what happened, he makes an excuse to go home to avoid getting into trouble and runs away from the street, leaving Sophie devastated.

Cameron is of no relation to Joe (Reece Dinsdale) and Tina McIntyre (Michelle Keegan), both of whom first appeared on the programme in 2008.

Slug (real name Neil Ackroyd) is an old friend of Becky Granger's (Katherine Kelly), who first appears in December 2006. He is a drug dealer and user who takes advantage of Becky. In June 2009 Slug returns, apparently a reformed man. It is later revealed that he is working for DC Hooch, a police officer who is an enemy of Becky's and wants her in prison. Slug plants drugs on Becky and she is subsequently arrested. Becky's fiancé Steve McDonald (Simon Gregson) and his colleague and friend Lloyd Mullaney (Craig Charles) find out about Slug's involvement and track him down. They bundle him into a car, drive him back to the street and question him. When they bring him to Hooch, Hooch decides to drop the charges, scared Slug will tell the police about him.

Sundeep "Sonny" Dhillon is played by Pal Aron. Sonny is Michelle Connor's (Kym Marsh) millionaire boyfriend. It comes to light that Sonny has relationship history with Sean Tully (Antony Cotton), in that they had previously been dating, with Sonny admitting to being bisexual. On the Streetcars lads' night out Steve McDonald (Simon Gregson) spots Sean and Sonny kissing. In late February 2007, Sonny proposes to Michelle. While she is in The Rovers celebrating, a jealous Steve tells her that Sonny is gay, however, she does not believe him. When Michelle's brother Liam Connor (Rob James-Collier) hears Steve's allegation, he confronts him, with Steve sticking by what he saw. An unsure Liam questions Sean at work with Sean claiming nothing is going on. The same day, Liam and his brother Paul (Sean Gallagher) confront Sean a second time, forcing him to tell the truth. They then frogmarch Sean to the pub to tell Michelle the truth. Sean does so, with Michelle bursting into tears, shocked at what she is hearing. An oblivious Sonny arrives at Michelle's that night, ready to take her out. A crying Michelle tells Sonny she knows about him and Sean, before giving him back her engagement ring. Sonny then leaves in shame.

When Michelle's son Ryan Connor (Ben Thompson) discovers the gay affair, he steals Sonny's car and takes it for a joyride. The police find out but Sonny doesn't press charges. After Michelle discovers the affair, Sonny goes to Sean but Sean rejected him. Sonny walks out of number 11 and hasn't been seen since.

Holly Grimshaw (real name Chloe) first appears on Christmas Day 2006 when her mother Emma (Stephanie Waring) dumps her on Jason Grimshaw (Ryan Thomas) claiming that he is her father, following a one-night stand. Jason's mother Eileen (Sue Cleaver) bonds with her new granddaughter, who they name Holly because of the day she arrived. Jason bonds with her too and enjoys being a father and a family with his fiancée Sarah Platt (Tina O'Brien) and her daughter, Bethany.

When Charlie Stubbs (Bill Ward) is murdered in January 2007, Jason is upset as Charlie was one of his closest friends. However, Tracy Barlow (Kate Ford)'s trial is in the newspaper. Holly's mother, Emma, reads about it and realises that Charlie is Holly's father, not Jason. She returns for her daughter but Eileen initially refuses to give her back. She threatens to go for legal custody but is persuaded to return her on 25 April 2007