Still keen on boating he organised a barge trip for himself and Claire to bring them closer together but Becky went too, spoiling the romantic mood. 1991: "There goes our marriage my dear, didn't it go with a bang!". Daniel Krusza is the Shareholder at Tray Maintenance Systems in Lansing, Illinois. Raquel tried to break him out of it by sleeping with him but this only made him feel worse as he felt he'd used her. Sean badgers Des to join the parachute jump. Des appeared at their party and forced Raquel to admit that she did not really love Curly and Raquel later broke off their engagement but refused reconciliation with Des. One night Des went to see Tanya and found Alex with her. The women are all right. Des's friends in Coronation Street were Kevin Webster, Curly Watts and Martin Platt. Des was deeply in love with Steph, but she didn't seem to care as deeply for him, and eventually left him for another man. When Terry Duck­worth ( Nigel Pi­varo) was in prison, Des of­fered his back gar­den to his ex wife Lisa ( Car­o­line Mil­moe) for their son Tommy to play in. Despite his guilt Des had an affair with Tanya. In February 1997, Des was cajoled into taking part in a charity parachute jump with Samantha Failsworth when Sean Skinner dropped out due to a sprained ankle. (The Mirror) "I've enjoyed every minute playing Des Barnes, but it's time to move on. Emily admits to Ken that she's only working for Brendan to stop him replacing Deirdre in her absence. At first Des did not approve, but eventually accepted Chris. Des and Steph moved in on their wedding day in 1990. But people have done sillier things. She threw his trousers out of the window and pushed Des out of the front door in full view of Claire, Rita Sullivan (Barbara Knox) and Mavis Wilton (Thelma Barlow). Two years later Des took in Doug Murray as a lodger and with him came his eyesore Dormobile (camper van), which Des had crane-lifted into the Wiltons' garden as Derek had been annoying him in recent weeks. While laughing about it Raquel and Des shared a kiss, but it wasn't until Raquel was about to leave to live with her friend Lorraine Kinsey and Des asked her to stay that they started sharing a bed. Creation and development. Des was pleased when she visited him at No.6 but he was uncomfortable with the fact that she would be raising a child alone and was living in a grotty bedsit. Note: James McDonald's burial inscription and age in 1850 census suggest he was born in 1776. Des then dated a young widow, Claire Palmer (Maggie Norris). Des tried to make amends and looked after Steph when she fell off the boat and hurt her ankle, but to his amazement she went on the holiday anyway. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_McDonald_(Coronation_Street) Their two-day marriage had ended the year before when Sam walked out on Ritchie and he'd been trying to track her down ever since. Liz covers her tracks, while Fraser is forced to make a confession. Des offered the money to Raquel but she didn't want to have anything to do with him. Don rues having to make excuses to Sarah Louise. Actor Philip Middlemiss wanted his character to be killed off, and this has been compared to how Rob James-Collier wanted his character Liam Connor to be killed off. We wanted them to make an immediate impact as soon as they arrived and we talked up this couple - young, flashy, exciting, lively characters." Directed by John Michael Phillips. In 1992 he told Raquel that Wayne Farrell's Own Goal meant that he did it all by himself. He burned the boat on a canal. Des and Tanya agreed to finish with their partners so they could be together but when Alex left Val Tanya decided to dump Des instead. His laddish optimistic charm was popular with women but none of his relationships ever seemed to last. She admitted she was finding it harder but as she enjoyed it he agreed to pay her to do his ironing. [1]Storylines. On his return, Steve asks Andy McDonald to put him up at No7. Les immediately clashed with neighbours such as: Curly Watts (Kevin Kennedy) and Des Barnes (Philip Middlemiss). Gary worries when Judy takes Scamper for a walk alone. She eventually moved in with him, but she knew that he was never going to ask for her hand in marriage, breaking their relationship. "I might be, but 'e's still a toerag." Becky had been hostile to Des thus far and caused trouble by throwing his camera in the water but he won her round by telling her about Lisa's death, showing her that he understood what it meant to lose someone. His relationship with Lisa gradually strengthened, until Vera told Terry that Des and Lisa were spending time together. Sean soon decided to open a betting shop in Rosamund Street. Property Value; dbo:abstract The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street in 1993, by order of first appearance. In 1998, Des ended a relationship with Samantha Failsworth, who had strung him along by claiming to be pregnant with his baby and then aborting it to hurt him. 9th August - Ken Barlow starts to give Raquel Wolstenhulme somewhat unsuccessful French lessons. Your search returned 409 results. Des was dating Raquel Wolstenhulme when Steph re-entered his life in 1992. Des's next girlfriend was Angie Freeman. This is a list of character births, marriages and deaths that have occurred on ITV soap opera Coronation Street since the first episode on 9 December 1960. His friends in the Street were Curly Watts, Martin Platt and Kevin Webster. Thelma Barlow Mavis Wilton. Today, 8:30am on ITV2. After seducing Raquel into bed Des made it clear to her that she was just a one-night stand, breaking her heart once again. Directed by Romey Allison. When Sam refused to return to him Ritchie terrorised her and Des by smashing Des's car windows and spray painting his house. He had Des beaten up and warned to stay away from Lisa. Directed by John Michael Phillips. Amanda Barrie Alma Baldwin. Audrey despairs of Alf's decision to buy back the shop. Later in the year, Tanya Pooley started at the Rovers as a barmaid. It wasn't a serious relationship so when Raquel Wolstenhulme was looking for lodgings Des - undeniably attracted to her - volunteered to put her up in his spare room. Des and Steph met only two months before they got married so they were still getting to know each other when they moved to Coronation Street in 1990. Two weeks after the wedding, Des was fatally injured while defending his stepson Tony Horrocks from drug dealers. His favourite targets were Derek and Mavis Wilton, his next door neighbours. Horrified, Lisa moved back in with her parents in Blackpool. Liz McDonald-Wikipedia Colin Barnes was the younger brother of Des Barnes , played on a recurring basis by actor Ian Embleton for a period of seven years between 1993 and 2000. He found out about Tanya and Alex when he and Raquel ran into them at a take-away. When Judy Mallett told him she saw Sam shopping on the day of the abortion Sam told Des she was never pregnant. The couple started drifting apart and Des's childishness eventually resulted in Steph looking elsewhere for a man. Des worked as a bookie's clerk at Franklins Bookmakers and Steph at the make-up counter at Ashcroft Department Store. 26th July - Alf and Audrey Roberts decide to move to Lytham St Annes. List of Coronation Street characters (1993) - Wikipedia It didn't go further than a few kisses, but they both r… Desmond Francis "Des" Barnes was the owner of 6 Coronation Street and husband of Steph and Natalie. 1 Plot 2 Cast 2.1 Regular cast 2.2 Guest cast 3 Places 4 Notes Nicky is disgusted when Brendan gives him his old cast iron bike. His ugly side consisted of his roving eye, jealousy, self-pity and tendency to put himself first in a relationship, but however badly he messed up when the dust settled he always knew when he was in the wrong and did his best to put things right. He rented his house out to Angie Freeman (Deborah McAndrew), bought himself a new boat and left, with Derek Wilton (Peter Baldwin) giving him a fond farewell. 30th July - Vera Duckworth is caught shoplifting at Bettabuy by Elaine Fenwick. Liz McDonald played by Beverley Callard at The Rovers (Image: ITV) ... took over the Rovers after the murder of her husband Des Barnes - just a month after they married. Mike begins re-building his empire by negotiating a stationery contract with Derek. He was roguish but not in a threatening way; his pranks were more playful or childish than nasty and always meant in good humour. For more search options, including the ability to search for certified specialists, try Advanced Search. (Life in the Street, Boxtree Ltd, 1991) About the viewer response to the Barnes: "We were terrible disruptive influences. Des paid for the damage but Derek had made such a big deal out of it that when he was told by the courts to dispose of the charred remains of the boat, he paid the driver to take a detour down Coronation Street to make the Wiltons think he was going to put it back in the garden. Lynsay King Sarah Louise Platt. Des turned to Raquel again in December 1995 when he was feeling low after Liz McDonald spurned his advances. 1990-1998 Emily is haunted by the past. 30th July - Vera Duckworth is caught shoplifting at Bettabuy by Elaine Fenwick. In 1990, Des decided he wanted children but Steph wanted to keep things as they were. https://www.itv.com/coronationstreet/articles/top-10-liz-mcdonalds-lovers 6685, NPDES Permit No. After their split, he lived as a bachelor at No.6 and bedded many of the Street's women, including Angie Freeman, Lisa Duckworth, Tanya Pooley and Maxine Heavey. Tagairtí A short time later Kevin Webster warned Des that Sam was having an affair with Chris Collins. Charles Lawson Jim McDonald. Urged by Martin to fight for his marriage Des slashed her suitcases, but this was to no avail. Des with Raquel. Shortly afterwards, Claire and Becky turned up at No.6 asking to move in. Colin had affairs with pub landladies Liz McDonald and Natalie Barnes his former sister-in-law, and last appeared after the funeral of Natalie's son, Tony Horrocks, when he is questioned by the police on suspicion of his murder. Raquel later got engaged to Curly Watts (Kevin Kennedy). Alex made Des agree not to tell his wife Val. Tommy went to live with Lisa's parents in Blackpool, but Des still saw him when they brought him to Weatherfield to visit Jack and Vera. Liz makes friends with Deirdre Barlow (Anne Kirkbride), whose daughter Tracy (Dawn Acton) is slightly younger than Steve and Andy. Steve, Andy, Liz and Jim McDonald moved onto the Street ... Samantha Failsworth makes it clear to Des Barnes that his advances are unwelcome (Image: Granada TV) 18 of 32. Des and Natalie were now free to get together and Natalie moved in with Des soon afterwards. This scared the elderly Percy Sugden (Bill Waddington) so much, that he moved away. Colin makes himself unpopular with Des and Steve. Derek got revenge by throwing bits of the Dormobile into Des's garden while a buyer was viewing No.6 (although Derek didn't know this). Terry subsequently arranged for some criminal associates outside prison to beat Des. Becky accepted Des and when they returned from the boat trip Claire and Becky moved in with Des, even though this meant that Claire lost her widow’s pension. On his return in June, Des began pursuing Sam. 23rd July - Liz McDonald takes Colin Barnes on at The Queens pub and immediately feels drawn to him. Steph asked Des if he wanted to start again with her but Des hadn't meant for the gesture to lead to anything and admitted he was no longer in love with her. Today, 6:30am on ITV3. William Tarmey Jack Duckworth. Attorney Search. We therefore believe that John II McDonald was actually born in 1778. Natalie was intending to rent her house out but Des asked her to sell it and marry him. Des was deeply in love with Steph (Amelia Bullmore), but she did not seem to care as deeply for him, and eventually left him for another man. Des refused to have drugs in his house and flushed Tony's powder down the sink. Middlemiss: "If I had my choice, Des would get involved in a couple of blonde Swedish exchange students then win the lottery." Production. Michael Le Vell Kevin Webster. His parents were Bob and Pat and he had a younger brother, Colin. Beverley Callard Liz McDonald. Des Barnes is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, Coronation Street, played by Philip Middlemiss. 1993: Des leaves the Wiltons a farewell present. Nicholas Cochrane Andy McDonald. Des Barnes is similar to these soap characters: Kevin Webster, Natalie Barnes, Raquel Watts and more. Colin had affairs with pub landladies Liz McDonald and Natalie Barnes his former sister-in-law, and last appeared after the funeral of Natalie's son, Tony Horrocks, when he is questioned by the police on suspicion of his murder. In 1997, Des was talked into making a parachute jump with his boss Sean Skinner (Terence Hillyer) and Samantha Failsworth (Tina Hobley), the Rovers barmaid that Sean had been dating. At the end of the year he tried to pressure Liz McDonald, his assistant at the bookies, into having an affair with him but she fought off his advances. However, the two were reconciled when Des advised against her seeing someone she had met on a modelling assignment. Laura Barnes Vinny Sorrell and Natalie Barnes: 22 26 December 2001 Ben Watts Curly and Emma Watts [6] 23 8 April 2002 Joshua Peacock: Matt Ramsden and Maxine Peacock [7] 24 4 July 2003 Simon Barlow: Peter and Lucy Barlow [8] 25 9 February 2004 Amy Barlow: Steve McDonald and Tracy Barlow Today, … In February 1991, Des went to a boat show and bought an old boat for £500, installing it in his back garden while he made it seaworthy. Steph's dad Maurice Jones owned the newly built side of Coronation Street and he kept one of the new houses for the newlyweds, selling them No.6 at cost price. He helped Steph find a flat and paid the £500 deposit for her. The Rovers' staff ponder what changes the Duckworths will make. About Des setting fire to the boat, Middlemiss says: "I suppose I've really got to have more faith in the writers. About his casting: "The idea of creating a new character from scratch really appealed to me, and it's interesting having a screen wife. He told Tony to clear off but Natalie stopped him from phoning the police. Directed by Julian Farino. Liz works as a barmaid at The Rovers Return Innbefore being given her own pub, The … Des did everything to stop her including searching the clinics on the day of her abortion but he couldn't find her. They had brief meetings during their lunch breaks as Claire was trying to get her daughter Becky (Emily Aston) used to the idea of her mother dating another man. Andy is forced to admit to Jim that he saw Colin kissing Liz. Found 4 colleagues at Tray Maintenance Systems. Then, after six months, it all turned round, and the viewers took to us" (The Coronation Street Story), When Bullmore left the role of Steph in 1991, Des stayed on as a solitary character. 12th February 1990 In November 1998, just weeks after marrying Natalie, he walked into the living room of their home to find Natalie's son Tony (Lee Warburton) being attacked by a gang of drug dealers to whom he owed money. See more. Des had been building a boat in the back garden for years, and the date of the launch coincided with Steph leaving him. 13th November - Liz McDonald leaves Weatherfield with Michael Wall. William Roache Ken Barlow. Des was the first man Claire had been with since the death of her husband Jeff so she took things slowly with Des to give her daughter Becky a chance to get used to him being around. Steve invites Fiona to move in with him. Bookmaker 772 Occupation Topic. Brian complains to Audrey about losing his job as the mayor's chauffeur. Ken gives Raquel a French lesson. He also found Angie had moved mechanic Chris Collins (Matthew Marsden) into the house with her. Number of appearances After Des's affair with Tanya Curly fell out with Des in support of Raquel although they soon made up. Settlement Offer No. Sam continued to stand in the way of Des and Natalie getting together by stalking Natalie and kidnapping her cat. Des remained interested in Raquel and occasionally made digs at her boyfriends. With Sue Nicholls, Amanda Barrie, Nicholas Cochrane, Jill Summers. William McDonald was born in Madison County, Ohio on 24 Feb 1827 to John II McDonald and his third wife, Betsy Byers. This is a list of character births, marriages and deaths that have occurred on ITV soap opera Coronation Street since the first episode on 9 December 1960. 9th August - Ken Barlow starts to give Raquel Wolstenhulme somewhat unsuccessful French lessons. He thanked his solicitor Lynette Campion by going out with her but the attraction wore off when he saw his legal bill! (The Coronation Street Story, Boxtree Ltd, 1995), Actor Philip Middlemiss played Des, credited in his first few appearances by his full name of "Desmond Barnes". 15th November - Alec Gilroy climbs into bed with a woman who he thinks is Rita Sullivan but is actually Betty Williams. As usual, the Wiltons were completely taken in by the prank. Although Natalie firmly believed Samantha had been lying, Des was never sure of whether he had become a father or not. Liz (Beverley Callard) has been landlady off and on since 2006. In 1994, after Curly was sacked from Bettabuy, Des gave him a job at the betting shop but it was a disaster as his slowness lost them custom. She left there after she and Des Barnes were becoming attracted to each other. Des and Steph moved in on their wedding day in 1990. In 1997 Des went on a spur-of-the-moment long-term break on his boat after being told by Derek that he was like him - steady and reliable. They broke up the following year when Steph left Des for Simon Beatty, blaming Des for being more interested in his boat than her. 11th October - Bet Gilroy and Rita Sullivan row when Rita backs out of lending Bet the money to buy the Rovers. With Nicholas Cochrane, Philip Middlemiss, Angela Griffin, Beverley Callard. On the public reaction to the story: "From a pat on the back from the men who say "Well done," which is typical I suppose, to people calling me a bastard in Sainsbury's. After Liz and Jim's failed attempt to buy the Rovers in 1995, Liz was thrilled to finally become the licensee, with son Steve balancing work between his … 4th October - Des Barnes moves estranged wife Steph into her new flat and tells her that he doesn't want to start over with her again (Final appearance of the character). [2], "Coronation Street's Liam Connor to be murdered", "The workers' court: The humble industrial tribunal is defining what is appropriate behaviour at work", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Des_Barnes&oldid=1013456882, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 21 March 2021, at 18:34. Directed by Garth Tucker. Unaware of this, Des interrupted the pair in bed in Tanya's flat and told Alex to clear off. Colin Barnes was the younger brother of Des Barnes, played on a recurring basis by actor Ian Embleton for a period of seven years between 1993 and 2000.Colin had affairs with pub landladies Liz McDonald and Natalie Barnes his former sister-in-law, and last appeared after the funeral of Natalie's son, Tony Horrocks, when he is questioned by the police on suspicion of his murder. 18th November 1998 How far can you go? Find more info on AllPeople about Daniel Krusza and Tray Maintenance Systems, as well as people who work for similar businesses nearby, colleagues for other branches, and more people with a similar name. Birthplace After Lisa's death Des disappeared with his car and went to Phyllis's house, whereupon Phyllis comforted him by telling him how she felt guilty over the death of her daughter Margaret from cancer as Phyllis had told her not to worry over a lump she had found. Philip Middlemiss Des Barnes. Elizabeth Dawn Vera Duckworth. Derek and Mavis Wilton were the Barnes' next-door neighbours at No.4 and the usual victims of Des's pranks. The row was witnessed by Raquel who had followed Des when he left the house. The following year the void in Des's life was taken up by the boat, much to Steph's consternation. As they both worked and shared the chores neither supported the other. She ran off in tears when she realised what was going on. Des came off worse as Clive was skilled in martial arts but it seemed to settle his problems with Steph. 2006-2011: Steve and Liz McDonald. Les' first big mistake came at the end of 1997. Emily Bishop made him sweat for a while before letting him retrieve it. 1994: Alex Christie punches Des when he finds out about his affair with his mistress Tanya Pooley. Liz McDonald (Beverley Callard) ... She married Curly Watts, on the rebound from the cheating Des Barnes, but really only hooked up with Curly because he was safe and secure. With Ian Mercer, Sarah Lancashire, Kevin Kennedy, Peter Armitage. 24th April 1965 With Beverley Callard, Charles Lawson, Philip Middlemiss, Peter Armitage. Played by Elizabeth Dawn Vera Duckworth. Bob Barnes Sally Dynevor Sally Webster. Fill in any of the fields below to begin your search. Liz breaks the news of her sacking to an incandescent Jim. In April 1992, during a party Raquel threw Des for his 27th birthday, Simon showed up looking for Steph. 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