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List of Coronation Street characters introduced in 1994

Tricia Armstrong, played by Tracy Brabin between 1994 and 1997. Brabin was Labour MP for Batley and Spen from 2016 to 2021, and following that became the inaugural Mayor of West Yorkshire; coincidentally, her last appearance as Tricia aired on 2 May 1997 – the day Tony Blair took office as prime minister.

Tricia first appeared when her son Jamie (Joe Gilgun) was accused of shoplifting at Bettabuys supermarket. Tricia befriended assistant manager Curly Watts (Kevin Kennedy) to get Jamie out of trouble and pleaded with Curly to go easy on him. Tricia developed an attraction to Curly and they began dating but the relationship ended when Tricia's ex-husband, Carl, assaulted Jack Duckworth (Bill Tarmey) who had been babysitting whilst she and Curly were out on a date.

In January 1995, Tricia and Jamie moved into No. 1 Coronation Street. Tricia befriended her neighbour Vera Duckworth (Liz Dawn), Jack's wife. Tricia was evicted by her landlord Mike Baldwin (Johnny Briggs) after giving him a good run for his money. Percy Sugden helped Tricia secure the house, meaning Mike could not get in, and Jamie even emptied a bowl of water over him whilst the rest of the street were all laughing. Despite this, Tricia and Jamie moved out after Deidre persuaded Mike to let her rent one of his flats he owned on Crimea Street. She befriended her new neighbour (after initial tension between the pair), Deirdre Rachid (Anne Kirkbride), who helped look after Jamie whilst Tricia worked. Facing financial difficulties, Tricia attempted to get money from Mike by offering to have sex with him but he refused. In January 1996, Tricia was imprisoned for a week for failing to pay a fine for her TV licence. On release, she was overjoyed to be reunited with Jamie. In May, Tricia's unemployment benefits were stopped when she was found to be working as a cleaner for Mike but this time Mike offered to help and gave her a job as a machinist at his factory.

In June, Tricia was attracted to Terry Duckworth (Nigel Pivaro), Jack and Vera's son, after he returned to Weatherfield. One night, Tricia got drunk in The Rovers and Terry took her home. Despite Tricia losing her keys, Terry used a credit card to help her gain entry to her flat and they slept together. As a result of this one-night stand, Tricia got pregnant but Terry was not interested in being a father. Jack and Vera let Tricia move into The Rovers with them and she gave birth unexpectedly to her son, Brad, on 14 February 1997 in the back of the pub. Jamie and barmaid Betty Williams (Betty Driver) helped deliver him. Shortly afterwards, Tricia met decorator Ray Thorpe. They became close and started dating but in April 1997, Terry returned to Weatherfield. Tricia realised that Terry would never be a good role model for her sons and after speaking to Jack, who understood her concerns about Terry and encouraged her to be with Ray, Tricia left Weatherfield with Ray to start a new life with him and her children. Provided by Wikipedia