Terry Gilligan

Terry Gilligan played seven parts in Coronation Street from his days as a child actor through to more recent appearances in adult roles: his first part was as a Boy in February 1968 and he reappeared as Jeff Lee, a love interest for Tricia Hopkins exactly seven years later in February 1975. In September 1984 he played the Reverend Unsworth who was supposed to officiate at the wedding-that-never-was arranged between Derek Wilton and Mavis Riley. In March 1994 he appeared as salesman Brian Curry In March 1998 he played PC Johnstone who arrested fraudster Jon Lindsay and in May 1999 he returned as another policeman, Sgt Perryman who was involved in the siege of 13 Coronation Street when Greg Kelly held Sally, Rosie and Sophie Webster hostage. His most recent role was as a third policeman, DS Taylor who was involved in tracing the Croppers when they abducted abused child Wayne Hayes in August 2001.

Terry has played many parts on television since the 1960s, including a role in the Tony Warren-scripted 1968 Granada series The War of Darkie Pilbeam as well as parts for the same company in City 68, Nightingale's Boys and Fallen Hero. Other roles include many parts as policemen in series such as Home to Roost, Families and Heartbeat as well as roles in Cracker, The Cops and several different roles in Emmerdale and Last of the Summer Wine.