Alfred Sidney "Alf" Roberts, OBE is a fictional character from the
British ITV soap opera, Coronation Street, played by Bryan Mosley. He
ran a grocery shop at No. 15 and was heavily involved in local
politics, including two spells as mayor of Weatherfield. The character
first appeared on the programme in 1961 on a recurring basis, before
finally becoming a regular in 1971 and remaining in the series until
he died on 1 January 1999.Alf was married first to Phyllis, who was
mentioned by name but never made an appearance on screen. She was
engaged to Alf's brother but Alf crashed his car, causing his
brother's death. Out of a sense of duty, he offered to marry Phyllis
but the marriage was a loveless one. Nevertheless, he was very upset
when she died of cancer in 1972.Alf became very close to Maggie Clegg
(Irene Sutcliffe), who owned the corner shop on Coronation Street.
Attractive, sympathetic, and a good listener, she seemed to him to be
the perfect wife. However, when he proposed, she gently turned him
down, unable to marry someone she did not love just to avoid being
lonely. Alf was very hurt, doubly so when, she married wealthy
businessman Ron Cooke and moved to Zaire shortly afterward. In 1973,
Alf needed a partner when he became mayor of Weatherfield so Annie
Walker (Doris Speed), the social-climbing landlady of The Rovers
Return Inn, invited herself to become Mayoress and Alf was forced to
agree. Annie did a good job - she considered herself to be
Weatherfield's First Lady - but her snobbishness and pretensions often
infuriated and exasperated Alf.
British ITV soap opera, Coronation Street, played by Bryan Mosley. He
ran a grocery shop at No. 15 and was heavily involved in local
politics, including two spells as mayor of Weatherfield. The character
first appeared on the programme in 1961 on a recurring basis, before
finally becoming a regular in 1971 and remaining in the series until
he died on 1 January 1999.Alf was married first to Phyllis, who was
mentioned by name but never made an appearance on screen. She was
engaged to Alf's brother but Alf crashed his car, causing his
brother's death. Out of a sense of duty, he offered to marry Phyllis
but the marriage was a loveless one. Nevertheless, he was very upset
when she died of cancer in 1972.Alf became very close to Maggie Clegg
(Irene Sutcliffe), who owned the corner shop on Coronation Street.
Attractive, sympathetic, and a good listener, she seemed to him to be
the perfect wife. However, when he proposed, she gently turned him
down, unable to marry someone she did not love just to avoid being
lonely. Alf was very hurt, doubly so when, she married wealthy
businessman Ron Cooke and moved to Zaire shortly afterward. In 1973,
Alf needed a partner when he became mayor of Weatherfield so Annie
Walker (Doris Speed), the social-climbing landlady of The Rovers
Return Inn, invited herself to become Mayoress and Alf was forced to
agree. Annie did a good job - she considered herself to be
Weatherfield's First Lady - but her snobbishness and pretensions often
infuriated and exasperated Alf.
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