Coronation Street is a British soap opera first broadcast on 9 December 1960. The following is a list of characters that appeared in 2015, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by series producer Stuart Blackburn. Beth Tinker's (Lisa George) grandmother, (Juliette Kaplan), and (James Redmond), a potential love interest for Michelle Connor (Kym Marsh), were introduced in January, while (Jacqueline Leonard), the estranged mother of Izzy (Cherylee Houston) and Katy Armstrong (Georgia May Foote), began appearing from February. Michael Rodwell's (Les Dennis) long-lost son, (Mark Holgate), began appearing from March, as did (Rhys Cadman), the father of Faye Windass' (Ellie Leach) baby. Faye and Jackson's baby daughter (Erin, Eilah & Elsie Halliwell), Eileen Grimshaw's