Gail Rodwell (also Potter, Tilsley, Platt, Hillman, and McIntyre) is a
fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, Coronation
Street, Portrayed by Helen Worth. The character first appeared
on-screen on 29 July 1974. As of 2020, Gail has been on the show for
46 years, which currently makes her the third longest-running
character after Ken Barlow (William Roache), and Rita Sullivan
(Barbara Knox).Gail is the daughter of Audrey Roberts (Sue Nicholls)
and Ted Page (Michael Byrne) and is the mother of Nick Tilsley (Ben
Price), Sarah Platt (Tina O'Brien) and David Platt (Jack P. Shepherd)
and has featured in some of the most controversial and high-profile
storylines in the soap involving her family and her number of
relationships â€" jointly with Steve McDonald (Simon Gregson), she is
the soap's most married character, having been married six
times.Gail's storylines include her marriage to Brian Tilsley
(Christopher Quinten); her vicious feud with her mother-in-law Ivy
Tilsley (Lynne Perrie); her affair with Brian's cousin Ian Latimer;
coping when Brian is killed in a knife attack; marrying the much
younger Martin Platt (Sean Wilson); coping when her teenage daughter
Sarah falls pregnant at the age of 13; divorcing Martin and marrying
serial killer Richard Hillman (Brian Capron); being kidnapped with
Sarah, David and her granddaughter Bethany Platt (Emily/Amy Walton) by
Richard and being driven into the canal by him; her feud with Eileen
Grimshaw (Sue Cleaver) after her son Todd (Bruno Langley) comes out as
gay while dating Sarah; throwing David out after he hides drugs in
Bethany's toys; being pushed down the stairs by David after he
discovers that she took Tina McIntyre (Michelle Keegan) to a private
abortion clinic to terminate a pregnancy fathered by David; marrying
Tina's father Joe McIntyre (Reece Dinsdale); being imprisoned for
Joe's murder when his plan to fake his own death goes wrong; a
relationship with Audrey's ex-partner Lewis Archer (Nigel Havers) only
for him to con her out of all her money; a feud with David's wife
Kylie Turner (Paula Lane); coping with the secret that Kylie slept
with Nick and that her unborn baby may not be David's; marrying the
burglar who robbed her home, Michael Rodwell (Les Dennis); keeping the
secret that Andy Carver (Oliver Farnworth) is not actually Michael's
son but an impostor; trying to help David come to terms with Kylie's
death; locking David in the cellar of the Bistro after discovering
that he is going to kill Kylie's murderer; and shooting Lorraine Kelly
with an arrow.
fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, Coronation
Street, Portrayed by Helen Worth. The character first appeared
on-screen on 29 July 1974. As of 2020, Gail has been on the show for
46 years, which currently makes her the third longest-running
character after Ken Barlow (William Roache), and Rita Sullivan
(Barbara Knox).Gail is the daughter of Audrey Roberts (Sue Nicholls)
and Ted Page (Michael Byrne) and is the mother of Nick Tilsley (Ben
Price), Sarah Platt (Tina O'Brien) and David Platt (Jack P. Shepherd)
and has featured in some of the most controversial and high-profile
storylines in the soap involving her family and her number of
relationships â€" jointly with Steve McDonald (Simon Gregson), she is
the soap's most married character, having been married six
times.Gail's storylines include her marriage to Brian Tilsley
(Christopher Quinten); her vicious feud with her mother-in-law Ivy
Tilsley (Lynne Perrie); her affair with Brian's cousin Ian Latimer;
coping when Brian is killed in a knife attack; marrying the much
younger Martin Platt (Sean Wilson); coping when her teenage daughter
Sarah falls pregnant at the age of 13; divorcing Martin and marrying
serial killer Richard Hillman (Brian Capron); being kidnapped with
Sarah, David and her granddaughter Bethany Platt (Emily/Amy Walton) by
Richard and being driven into the canal by him; her feud with Eileen
Grimshaw (Sue Cleaver) after her son Todd (Bruno Langley) comes out as
gay while dating Sarah; throwing David out after he hides drugs in
Bethany's toys; being pushed down the stairs by David after he
discovers that she took Tina McIntyre (Michelle Keegan) to a private
abortion clinic to terminate a pregnancy fathered by David; marrying
Tina's father Joe McIntyre (Reece Dinsdale); being imprisoned for
Joe's murder when his plan to fake his own death goes wrong; a
relationship with Audrey's ex-partner Lewis Archer (Nigel Havers) only
for him to con her out of all her money; a feud with David's wife
Kylie Turner (Paula Lane); coping with the secret that Kylie slept
with Nick and that her unborn baby may not be David's; marrying the
burglar who robbed her home, Michael Rodwell (Les Dennis); keeping the
secret that Andy Carver (Oliver Farnworth) is not actually Michael's
son but an impostor; trying to help David come to terms with Kylie's
death; locking David in the cellar of the Bistro after discovering
that he is going to kill Kylie's murderer; and shooting Lorraine Kelly
with an arrow.
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