Jeanette (Episode 9507)

Jeanette was the head of finance at Weatherfield Borough Council.

In July 2018, Jeanette visited 4 Coronation Street after Duncan Radfield had conned Sally Metcalfe out of £40,000 of council money.

Sally was initially confident that Jeanette would be able to trace the stolen funds, telling her daughter Sophie that she was a good friend and that something would be sorted out. However, Jeanette was very blunt when she arrived, telling Sally that there wasn't a hope in hell of the money being traced as the money had been withdrawn and the account had been closed.

Jeanette told Sally that the council needed to account for how the con had taken place and raised her suspicions about how she had read through all of the applications for the council grant on its deadline and Duncan's wasn't amongst them. Sally admitted to her that she had sent it through separately.

Sally expressed that she felt sympathetic towards Duncan as his wife had died of a stroke, the same way that her mother passed away. Jeanette told Sally that the case would have to be taken to the police but promised to keep her name out of the details as much as possible. She also informed Sally that her position as mayor was untenable and that the only way to avoid a scandal would be to resign.