Coronation Street impromptu ceremony, shortly before going into cardiac arrest, although he later rallied and made a slow recovery. The episode of "EastEnders" broadcast on the same day as "Coronation Street" 50th anniversary episode included a tribute, with the character Dot Branning saying that she never missed "Coronation Street". In May 2011, Dennis Tanner returned after 43 years off screen. Beverley Callard and Vicky Entwistle who play Liz McDonald and Janice Battersby, respectively, quit the street. On 15 October 2011, Betty Driver, who had played Betty Williams since 1969, died of pneumonia, aged 91. In 2011, the major storyline of John Stape
Pat Phelan (Coronation Street) Pat Phelan (Coronation Street) Pat Phelan is a fictional character from the British soap opera "Coronation Street", portrayed by Connor McIntyre. The character first appeared on-screen during the episode broadcast on 2 October 2013. After a three-episode stint, he returned in December 2013 and was involved in a storyline where he forged a business partnership with Owen Armstrong (Ian Puleston-Davies) before blackmailing him in retaliation for getting attacked by his protege: Gary Windass (Mikey North). This caused the Armstrong and Windass families family to go into debt and Phelan later left the show on 14 April 2014. In November 2015,