Kirk Sutherland

Kirk Sutherland is a fictional character in the British television soap opera Coronation Street

Storylines
Kirk first appeared in October 2000, being kicked out of the Rovers Return Inn by proprietor Fred Elliott, who believed him to be too young to drink. He is the older brother of Maria Connor, with whom he owned Weatherfield kennels. He is good friends with Tyrone Dobbs and Jason Grimshaw and an ex-boyfriend of Fiz Brown whom he had met at a flat-decorating party. He was also friends with Les Battersby-Brown, with whom he once lived, acting as best man at his wedding to Cilla Brown. In December 2003, Kirk dumped Fiz Brown after he found out that she had spent the night at her ex-boyfriend Tyrone Dobbs's house.

In January 2005, Kirk met Thelma Clegg, who hired him to shampoo her poodle. She was so impressed that she asked him to call round to her house regularly. Fiz was suspicious and followed Kirk to Thelma’s house where she could see Kirk being entertained by Thelma belly-dancing in her living room. Kirk professed his innocence and said Thelma wouldn’t let him out of the house.[2]

Kirk lost the kennels in May 2007, following a lawsuit over the accidental neutering of a pedigree specimen), and within a week proposed to his girlfriend, Fiz. She dumped him immediately, and told him that she no longer wanted to be with him. She left Kirk to be with her first lover, John Stape, leaving Kirk feeling broken and humiliated. Later that month, Kirk and Jamie Baldwin rescued Claire Peacock, Kirk's next-door-neighbour from her burning house. As a reward, Claire's husband, Ashley gave Kirk a job at his butchers.

After Fiz's mother, Cilla, left the street for Las Vegas on 12 October 2007, Kirk was left to look after her son, Chesney. Kirk failed to provide adequate care for Chesney, and he was subsequently taken into foster care. When Fiz returned from a holiday she went on, she was furious but forgave Kirk. She managed to get Chesney home but she had to move in with them, making Kirk believe she still had feelings for him.

In April 2008, Kirk left to visit their parents in Cyprus for a several weeks. In the days leading up to his return, Fiz dreaded him coming home, while she was providing a home for Chesney. On his return, he broke the news that he had a new girlfriend called Julie, who he fallen in love with in Cyprus. Fiz has taken a dislike to Julie, who now lives with them at their house.