Tom Ridley

Thomas "Tom" Ridley was the owner of Newton & Ridley and old friend of Liz McDonald.

In October 2017, Tom turned up at the Rovers Return Inn to introduce himself to the new landlords Peter Barlow and Toyah Battersby. Upon trying the beer Toyah served him, Tom complained that it wasn't up to the brewery's standards and that he would have to reconsider supplying the Rovers. However, Tom had actually been asked to make a scene by Liz - who wanted him to scare Toyah into agreeing to her terms. Liz pretended that she would be the only person to make Tom see sense about continuing to supply the brewery as he fancied her, when in real life Tom was married with a husband.