Richard Hillman Spectacular Scene' and his murders were voted 'Best Storyline'. In a 2003 "TVTimes" poll, Richard was voted the top soap villain of all time. Richard Hillman Richard Hillman is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, "Coronation Street", played by Brian Capron. Richard first appeared on 20 June 2001 following the death of his cousin Alma Baldwin (Amanda Barrie). He later went on to develop a love interest in Alma's close friend Gail Platt (Helen Worth) and marry her. He also leaves his colleague Duggie Ferguson (John Bowe) to die, kills his ex-wife Patricia (Annabelle Apsion), sets his
Richard Standing tour, alongside wife Sara Poyzer who is playing Sam's love interest, Donna. Standing is currently playing MacBeth in the play MacBeth in York. Richard Standing Richard Standing is a British actor born in the West Riding of Yorkshire, in 1967 who has appeared on the TV series "Holby City", "Coronation Street", and "The Grand". He played the part of Danny Hargreaves in Coronation Street from 1999-2001. He also was in "Doctors". He studied drama at Hull University and has performed extensively with the theatre company Northern Broadsides. In 2000 he appeared in Celebrity Stars In Their Eyes as Gary Barlow.