Coronation Street is set to welcome back one of its biggest villains when Rob Donovan (Marc Baylis) makes his return on Thursday. The character, who is the brother of Carla Connor (Alison King) and the long-lost father of Bobby Crawford (Jack Carroll), has been in prison for the last decade and was last seen on screen in 2017.
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With his sister Carla currently in need of a kidney transplant after the damage caused by her recent case of sepsis, Bobby visits Rob in the hope he will agree to be a donor. Bobby’s visit marks the start of a whole new era for Rob, so if you need of a refresher of the story so far, here’s what you need to know….
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Back in 2014, Rob killed Tina McIntyre (Michelle Keegan). Michelle played barmaid Tina for six years and was later joined by her dad Joe McIntyre (Reece Dinsdale), who soon became Gail Platt’s (Helen Worth) fourth husband. During her time on the street, Tina was in a relationship with David Platt (Jack P Shepherd) and blamed Gail when her dad died faking his own death in a boating incident.
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She was also surrogate for Gary Windass (Mikey North) and Izzy Armstrong (Cherylee Houston) and had relationships with a string of Weatherfield men – including married Peter Barlow (Chris Gascoyne). A number of key suspects were unveiled ahead of the shocking episodes; Carla, Rob, Peter and his sister Tracy Barlow (Kate Ford).
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