Ronnie Clayton

Veronica "Ronnie" Clayton was played by Emma Stansfield. Ronnie, as she likes to be known, first appeared on the show in late October 2005. She was formerly married to gangster Jimmy Clayton and worked for his cab firm. In an attempt to escape his bullying nature, she left him and starting working under Steve McDonald at Streetcars. Steve and Ronnie started a relationship, but Ronnie's presence put the entire Streetcars workforce under risk from the vengeful Jimmy. Ronnie refused to back down and go back to him, with Steve supporting her.

Jimmy was eventually able to trick Ronnie into driving out to a deserted farm. He held her at gunpoint, and she agreed to give their marriage another try when he nearly killed her and Steve. Lloyd Mullaney rescued them, but Ronnie was then distant with Steve since the ordeal. She moved out of his house and into a flat of her own to show her independence.

on 31 May 2006 After having a row with Steve, Ronnie called Steve on her mobile while driving, and not concentrating on the road, ran over an elderly man and killed him. Instead of calling an ambulance, Ronnie drove away. The next day Ronnie saw in the paper the news about the dead man and felt even more guilty. She tried to blame Steve for the accident, but was eventually caught and arrested.

Sarah Manners was originally offered the part of Ronnie, but turned it down because of her other work offers. Emma Stansfield was only contracted until Christmas 2005, but had her contract extended for another 12 months because her character initially proved popular. She was axed by new producer Steve Frost.