Madelaine Newton

Madelaine Newton appeared on Coronation Street intermittently between March and November 1997 as Mary McKenna, mother of police officer Alan McKenna.

Her other credits include roles in Second City Firsts; When the Boat Comes In; The Spoils of War; Auf Wiedersehen, Pet; Inspector Morse; Peak Practice; Grange Hill; Tilly Trotter and Table 12.

She is married to the actor Kevin Whately who also appeared on the programme as lorry driver Kevin in February 1981.