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| image = [[Image:Bill Webster.jpg]] |
| image = [[Image:Bill Webster.jpg]] |
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| occupation = Builder (Retired) |
| occupation = Builder (Retired) |
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| born = [[2nd November]] [[1942]] |
| born = [[2nd November]] [[1942]] |
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+ | | residence = [[Germany]] |
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| father = [[Jim Webster]] |
| father = [[Jim Webster]] |
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| first appearance = [[Episode 2384 (6th February 1984)|6th February 1984]] |
| first appearance = [[Episode 2384 (6th February 1984)|6th February 1984]] |
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| last appearance = [[Episode 7768 (29th December 2011)|29th December 2011]] |
| last appearance = [[Episode 7768 (29th December 2011)|29th December 2011]] |
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| − | | duration = [[1984]]-[[1985]], [[1995]]-[[1997]], [[2006]]- |
+ | | duration = [[1984]]-[[1985]], [[1995]]-[[1997]], [[2006]]-[[2011]] |
| played by = [[Peter Armitage]] |
| played by = [[Peter Armitage]] |
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| − | |number of appearances = [[Bill Webster - List of appearances| |
+ | |number of appearances = [[Bill Webster - List of appearances|557]] |
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'''William Geoffrey "Bill" Webster''' is the father of [[Kevin Webster|Kevin]], [[Debbie Webster|Debbie]] and [[Carl Webster|Carl]]. |
'''William Geoffrey "Bill" Webster''' is the father of [[Kevin Webster|Kevin]], [[Debbie Webster|Debbie]] and [[Carl Webster|Carl]]. |
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Kevin and Debbie were children from his first marriage, to [[Alison Webster (Mother of Kevin Webster)|Alison]], who died from cancer in [[1980]]. Bill was married two more times - to [[Elaine Prior]] in [[1985]], and to [[Maureen Elliott]] in [[1998]]. He met Elaine shortly after he first moved to [[Coronation Street, Weatherfield|Coronation Street]] in [[1984]] and after getting married, the couple moved to [[Southampton]], and later [[Germany]], where their son Carl was born. |
Kevin and Debbie were children from his first marriage, to [[Alison Webster (Mother of Kevin Webster)|Alison]], who died from cancer in [[1980]]. Bill was married two more times - to [[Elaine Prior]] in [[1985]], and to [[Maureen Elliott]] in [[1998]]. He met Elaine shortly after he first moved to [[Coronation Street, Weatherfield|Coronation Street]] in [[1984]] and after getting married, the couple moved to [[Southampton]], and later [[Germany]], where their son Carl was born. |
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| − | Bill returned to [[Weatherfield]] in [[1995]] and stayed until leaving for Germany with Maureen, ten days after she married [[Fred Elliott]], as she realised it was Bill she really loved. He returned again in [[2006]] and, after divorcing Maureen, had a relationship with [[Audrey Roberts]] before becoming engaged to [[Pam Hobsworth]], who he also |
+ | Bill returned to [[Weatherfield]] in [[1995]] and stayed until leaving for Germany with Maureen, ten days after she married [[Fred Elliott]], as she realised it was Bill she really loved. He returned again in [[2006]] and, after divorcing Maureen, had a relationship with [[Audrey Roberts]] before becoming engaged to [[Pam Hobsworth]], who he also lived with. By [[2013]], he had separated from Pam and was back living in Germany. |
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| + | Until retiring in [[2010]], Bill mostly worked as a builder, initially for the [[Weatherfield Council|council]]. He became self-employed in 1984 and remained so thereafter, operating from [[Mawdsley Street]] in the [[1980s]] and [[Victoria Street]] in the [[2000s]], with a two-year-spell as [[Jim McDonald]]'s building partner in the [[1990s]]. |
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| − | + | Bill is an old-fashioned sort of bloke: a family man who looks after his lot and who likes nothing more than a good pint. |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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| − | ===1942-1986=== |
+ | ===1942-1986: Raising Kevin and Debbie=== |
[[Image:Bill_webster_1984.jpg|thumb|right|160px|Bill in [[1984]]]] |
[[Image:Bill_webster_1984.jpg|thumb|right|160px|Bill in [[1984]]]] |
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| − | Bill was born on [[2nd November]] [[1942]] to [[Jim Webster|Jim]] and [[Helen Webster]]. He married [[Alison Webster (Mother of Kevin Webster)|Alison Cartwright]] in [[1964]] and they had two children, [[Kevin Webster|Kevin]] and [[Debbie Webster|Debbie]]. |
+ | Bill was born on [[2nd November]] [[1942]] to [[Jim Webster|Jim]] and [[Helen Webster]]. He married [[Alison Webster (Mother of Kevin Webster)|Alison Cartwright]] in [[1964]] and they had two children, [[Kevin Webster|Kevin]] and [[Debbie Webster|Debbie]]. Tragically, Alison later passed away in [[1980]] from breast cancer, leaving Bill to raise the kids on his own. |
| − | Bill was a builder and until being made redundant in [[1984]] he worked for |
+ | Bill was a builder and until being made redundant in [[1984]] he worked for [[Weatherfield Council]], doing repair jobs on council houses. He then set up on his own and in [[February 1984|February]] was hired by [[Brian Tilsley]] to fix a leaky roof at [[Tilsley's Garage]], where Kevin was a hired hand. [[Rita Fairclough]] agreed to rent him the [[Builder's Yard (Mawdsley Street site)|builder's yard]] but after finding out he was turning down work due to not being able to afford the materials needed, Rita also loaned him £1,000. His first big job was to repair the roof on [[Mawdsley Street Chapel]], but when the lead went missing while he was on the job, [[Mr Barker (1984 character)|Mr Barker]] from the chapel committee fired him - the police had warned [[Emily Bishop]] that Bill had lost his job with the council because of stealing - but he was re-hired when the real thieves were caught. |
| − | When [[Elsie Tanner]] was looking to sell [[11 Coronation Street|No.11]], Bill expressed an interest but tried to get [[Linda Cheveski]] to lower the asking price to £10,000. He was only interested in the house but Linda hoped he would make a pass at her. She refused to pass on Bill's offer to Elsie so he went to the estate agent instead, who made Linda move out, and he bought the house for £11,500. With his business now booming, he |
+ | When [[Elsie Tanner]] was looking to sell [[11 Coronation Street|No.11]], Bill expressed an interest but tried to get Elsie's daughter [[Linda Cheveski]] to lower the asking price to £10,000. He was only interested in the house but Linda hoped he would make a pass at her. She refused to pass on Bill's offer to Elsie so he went to the estate agent instead, who made Linda move out, and he bought the house for £11,500. With his [[Bill Webster Property Repairs|business]] now booming, he repaid Rita's loan and the [[Webster family|Websters]] moved into No.11. |
| − | Later in the year, Bill met [[Elaine Prior]], a hairdresser who was [[Percy Sugden]]'s niece. They started dating and soon fell in love and decided to get married. Elaine had her eye on a salon which she wanted to buy in [[Southampton]], and Bill decided to uproot the family again and set up his business down south. Kevin was upset with the idea that Elaine was breaking up the family, and decided not to move with them or go to the |
+ | Later in the year, Bill met [[Elaine Prior]], a hairdresser who was [[Percy Sugden]]'s niece. They started dating and soon fell in love and decided to get married. Elaine had her eye on a salon which she wanted to buy in [[Southampton]], and Bill decided to uproot the family again and set up his business down south. Kevin was upset with the idea that Elaine was breaking up the family, and decided not to move with them or go to the [[Weatherfield Register Office|register office]] wedding, but he turned up at the service just in time and waved them off. |
In [[1986]], Elaine fell pregnant and a son, [[Carl Webster|Carl]], was born in [[Germany]] where the Websters were living by that time. Kevin visited them there just before marrying [[Sally Seddon|Sally]] but otherwise Bill and Kevin were estranged until [[1995]]. |
In [[1986]], Elaine fell pregnant and a son, [[Carl Webster|Carl]], was born in [[Germany]] where the Websters were living by that time. Kevin visited them there just before marrying [[Sally Seddon|Sally]] but otherwise Bill and Kevin were estranged until [[1995]]. |
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| − | ===1994-1998=== |
+ | ===1994-1998: First return to Weatherfield=== |
In [[1994]], Elaine left Bill for a younger man, a foreman who worked above Bill. She took Carl with her, leaving Bill alone and annoyed. He thumped the man and got the sack, and with nothing to stay for in Germany he decided to move back to England (although according to Elaine in a letter to Percy, Bill neglected her and drank all the time). |
In [[1994]], Elaine left Bill for a younger man, a foreman who worked above Bill. She took Carl with her, leaving Bill alone and annoyed. He thumped the man and got the sack, and with nothing to stay for in Germany he decided to move back to England (although according to Elaine in a letter to Percy, Bill neglected her and drank all the time). |
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Bill returned to Weatherfield in [[July 1995]] and met up with Kevin again. Kevin was glad to see him and let him sleep on [[13 Coronation Street|No.13]]'s sofa until he found somewhere of his own. Bill felt guilty about never visiting and was nervous about meeting Sally and the girls for the first time - he decided to make a good impression by cooking dinner for the family but accidentally set fire to the kitchen. Fortunately Sally didn't hold this against him - he promised to put a new kitchen in for free. |
Bill returned to Weatherfield in [[July 1995]] and met up with Kevin again. Kevin was glad to see him and let him sleep on [[13 Coronation Street|No.13]]'s sofa until he found somewhere of his own. Bill felt guilty about never visiting and was nervous about meeting Sally and the girls for the first time - he decided to make a good impression by cooking dinner for the family but accidentally set fire to the kitchen. Fortunately Sally didn't hold this against him - he promised to put a new kitchen in for free. |
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| − | Bill found work as a potman at the [[Rovers]] after [[Jack Duckworth]] quit, and he also moved into the pub, but after just a few weeks the Duckworths bought the Rovers and Bill lost his job. He moved into one of [[Mike Baldwin]]'s [[Crimea Street]] flats and decided to set up as a builder again, persuading [[Jim McDonald]] to go into partnership with him. They bought a battered van for transport and set about building their empire. |
+ | Bill found work as a potman at the [[Rovers]] after [[Jack Duckworth]] quit, and he also moved into the pub, but after just a few weeks the [[Duckworth family|Duckworths]] bought the Rovers and Bill lost his job. He moved into one of [[Mike Baldwin]]'s [[Crimea Street]] flats and decided to set up as a builder again, persuading [[Jim McDonald]] to go into partnership with him. They bought a battered van for transport and set about building their empire. |
| − | Trouble arose when Bill got a tax bill for £1,400 plus 11 years interest. Kevin and Sally loaned Bill using money which was a gift from Rita, who had arranged a date with Bill but who pulled out in anger, thinking Bill was a waster, but Bill kept to his word and paid the money back in |
+ | Trouble arose when Bill got a tax bill for £1,400 plus 11 years interest. Kevin and Sally loaned Bill using money which was a gift from Rita, who had arranged a date with Bill but who pulled out in anger, thinking Bill was a waster, but Bill kept to his word and paid the money back in instalments. |
| − | [[Image:Maureen_bill_1996.jpg|thumb|left|180px|Bill and [[Maureen Holdsworth|Maureen]] admit their feelings for each other]] |
+ | [[Image:Maureen_bill_1996.jpg|thumb|left|180px|[[1996]]: Bill and [[Maureen Holdsworth|Maureen]] admit their feelings for each other]] |
| − | In [[March 1996]], Bill put up a shelf in the [[Corner Shop]] and became friendly with [[Maureen Holdsworth]]. Maureen had been put upon by [[Reg Holdsworth|Reg]] to keep the shop going whilst he worked in [[Lowestoft]]. When Reg ran off with |
+ | In [[March 1996]], Bill put up a shelf in the [[Corner Shop]] and became friendly with [[Maureen Holdsworth]]. Maureen had been put upon by [[Reg Holdsworth|Reg]] to keep the shop going whilst he worked in [[Lowestoft]]. When Reg ran off with his [[Firman Freezers]] wages clerk [[Yvonne Bannister]] and started divorce proceedings, Bill gave Maureen advice on stopping Reg from selling their assets underhandedly. It took them a while to admit their feelings to each other - Maureen met [[Simon (1996 character)|Simon]] through a lonely hearts but when he stood her up on their second date, Bill comforted her and they kissed. Even [[Maud Grimes]] approved (she'd hated Reg); when she came home early only to realise Bill and Maureen were planning to spend the night together for the first time, she left quickly, hoping not to spoil their plans, but they'd seen her and their night of passion was postponed. |
With their romance blossoming, Bill decided to take Maureen to [[Gran Canaria]] for [[Christmas]], but cancelled when he found out Elaine was bringing Carl to [[Bristol]] and he decided to spend Christmas with his son instead. Bill felt guilty about letting Maureen down but was astonished when on his return home Maureen confessed she'd slept with [[Curly Watts]]. He agreed for the sake of their relationship to forget about it and forgive Maureen. |
With their romance blossoming, Bill decided to take Maureen to [[Gran Canaria]] for [[Christmas]], but cancelled when he found out Elaine was bringing Carl to [[Bristol]] and he decided to spend Christmas with his son instead. Bill felt guilty about letting Maureen down but was astonished when on his return home Maureen confessed she'd slept with [[Curly Watts]]. He agreed for the sake of their relationship to forget about it and forgive Maureen. |
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Bill and Maureen still cared about each other but on the rebound Maureen started seeing [[Fred Elliott]], who proposed to her after a short time together. Bill turned his attentions to work, and agreed to let [[Steve McDonald]] invest in the business so they could afford bigger jobs. On marrying Maureen, Fred told Bill he wanted him out of the shop flat, and a disillusioned Bill made the decision to move back to Germany. He broke the news to Maureen and, surprised when she told him she shouldn't have married Fred, Bill asked her to go with him and at the last minute she did, leaving Fred after ten days of marriage. Bill and Maureen married in [[1998]] once Maureen's divorce came through. |
Bill and Maureen still cared about each other but on the rebound Maureen started seeing [[Fred Elliott]], who proposed to her after a short time together. Bill turned his attentions to work, and agreed to let [[Steve McDonald]] invest in the business so they could afford bigger jobs. On marrying Maureen, Fred told Bill he wanted him out of the shop flat, and a disillusioned Bill made the decision to move back to Germany. He broke the news to Maureen and, surprised when she told him she shouldn't have married Fred, Bill asked her to go with him and at the last minute she did, leaving Fred after ten days of marriage. Bill and Maureen married in [[1998]] once Maureen's divorce came through. |
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| − | ===1999-2009=== |
+ | ===1999-2009: Relationship with Audrey=== |
| − | [[Image:Bill_audrey_2006.jpg|thumb|right|200px|A timely arrival exposes Bill and [[Audrey Roberts|Audrey]]'s affair]] |
+ | [[Image:Bill_audrey_2006.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[2006]]: A timely arrival exposes Bill and [[Audrey Roberts|Audrey]]'s affair]] |
Kevin stayed with Bill in Germany when Kevin had a breakdown in [[1999]]. In [[2006]], Bill treated the Websters to a holiday in [[Paris]] for their 20th wedding anniversary, bringing [[Rosie Webster|Rosie]] and [[Sophie Webster|Sophie]] along. |
Kevin stayed with Bill in Germany when Kevin had a breakdown in [[1999]]. In [[2006]], Bill treated the Websters to a holiday in [[Paris]] for their 20th wedding anniversary, bringing [[Rosie Webster|Rosie]] and [[Sophie Webster|Sophie]] along. |
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Bill decided to spend some time in Weatherfield and started seeing [[Audrey Roberts]], with the understanding that he was separated from Maureen (which he wasn't). He agreed to spend [[Christmas]] with the [[Platt family|Platts]], fobbing Maureen off by saying he couldn't get a flight back. The truth came out when Maureen showed up at the Platts' during Christmas dinner and [[David Platt]] told her about Audrey and Bill's affair. Bill thumped David and went after Maureen to try and patch things up, but she threw him out and in the New Year he came back to Weatherfield permanently. Though he'd lied to her, Audrey let him move in with her. |
Bill decided to spend some time in Weatherfield and started seeing [[Audrey Roberts]], with the understanding that he was separated from Maureen (which he wasn't). He agreed to spend [[Christmas]] with the [[Platt family|Platts]], fobbing Maureen off by saying he couldn't get a flight back. The truth came out when Maureen showed up at the Platts' during Christmas dinner and [[David Platt]] told her about Audrey and Bill's affair. Bill thumped David and went after Maureen to try and patch things up, but she threw him out and in the New Year he came back to Weatherfield permanently. Though he'd lied to her, Audrey let him move in with her. |
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| − | After the death of [[Charlie Stubbs]], Bill bought the [[Builder's Yard]] with a £10,000 investment from Audrey, keeping on [[Jason Grimshaw]] as a labourer. Audrey found Bill caring but not always supportive; when the couple set off with [[Janice Battersby]] and [[Roger Stiles]] on a booze cruise in [[France]] in [[August 2008]], Audrey didn't have a good time but Bill was mostly oblivious to this. During an argument in the car, Audrey crashed it and hurt her arm. She decided she and Bill weren't suited to each other and finished with him. |
+ | After the death of [[Charlie Stubbs]], Bill bought the [[Builder's Yard (Victoria Street site)|builder's yard]] with a £10,000 investment from Audrey, keeping on [[Jason Grimshaw]] as a labourer. Audrey found Bill caring but not always supportive; when the couple set off with [[Janice Battersby]] and [[Roger Stiles]] on a booze cruise in [[France]] in [[August 2008]], Audrey didn't have a good time but Bill was mostly oblivious to this. During an argument in the car, Audrey crashed it and hurt her arm. She decided she and Bill weren't suited to each other and finished with him. |
| − | After a few nights sleeping on Kevin's sofa, Bill moved into the flat adjacent to the yard. The following [[March]], Audrey asked Bill to return her £10,000 investment and he did, even though it meant downsizing the business and cutting Jason's hours. |
+ | After a few nights sleeping on Kevin's sofa, Bill moved into the [[19a Victoria Street|flat]] adjacent to the yard. The following [[March 2009|March]], Audrey asked Bill to return her £10,000 investment and he did, even though it meant downsizing the business and cutting Jason's hours. |
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+ | ===2009-2014: Retirement=== |
In [[June 2009]], Bill went to a single's night in a hotel bar and ran into [[Pam Hobsworth]]. They arranged a double-date with [[Vanessa (2009)|Vanessa]] and [[Gilbert (2009)|Gilbert]] under the guises of being an army veteran (Bill) and a concert pianist (Pam) and they both had a great time. Bill wanted to go out with Pam himself but wasn't sure how she felt; when he responded to a personal ad and agreed to a date with a woman but cancelled the date to go out with Pam instead, he didn't realise that the ad was actually Pam's. From that point they started seeing each other properly. |
In [[June 2009]], Bill went to a single's night in a hotel bar and ran into [[Pam Hobsworth]]. They arranged a double-date with [[Vanessa (2009)|Vanessa]] and [[Gilbert (2009)|Gilbert]] under the guises of being an army veteran (Bill) and a concert pianist (Pam) and they both had a great time. Bill wanted to go out with Pam himself but wasn't sure how she felt; when he responded to a personal ad and agreed to a date with a woman but cancelled the date to go out with Pam instead, he didn't realise that the ad was actually Pam's. From that point they started seeing each other properly. |
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By the following year, the business was in trouble financially and the situation wasn't helped by [[Owen Armstrong]] setting up in the area and stealing a refitting job at [[Underworld]] from Bill. Jason left the yard to work for Owen, and with no other work Bill turned to Owen for a job as a labourer. Owen took him on but they didn't get on and when Bill accidentally pushed a bucket of cement over [[Izzy Armstrong|Izzy]] (although she wasn't hurt), Owen went mad. Bill realised there was no future in working for Owen and decided to sell the yard to Owen and retire. |
By the following year, the business was in trouble financially and the situation wasn't helped by [[Owen Armstrong]] setting up in the area and stealing a refitting job at [[Underworld]] from Bill. Jason left the yard to work for Owen, and with no other work Bill turned to Owen for a job as a labourer. Owen took him on but they didn't get on and when Bill accidentally pushed a bucket of cement over [[Izzy Armstrong|Izzy]] (although she wasn't hurt), Owen went mad. Bill realised there was no future in working for Owen and decided to sell the yard to Owen and retire. |
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| − | [[Image:Bill_webster_heart_attack.jpg|thumb|left|180px|Bill has a heart attack while [[Kevin Webster|Kevin]] and [[Pam Hobsworth|Pam]] argue]] |
+ | [[Image:Bill_webster_heart_attack.jpg|thumb|left|180px|[[2011]]: Bill has a heart attack while [[Kevin Webster|Kevin]] and [[Pam Hobsworth|Pam]] argue]] |
Bill moved in with Pam and from then on he didn't often visit the Street. He and Pam returned on the night of the tram crash to the news of [[Molly Dobbs]]'s death; the previous year, Bill and Pam had found out about Kevin and Molly's affair but the truth hadn't gone any further until Molly told Sally seconds before her death. Bill backed out of going to the funeral as he couldn't bear to be around Kevin, and didn't visit while Kevin coped with the ensuing marriage break-up between him and Sally. |
Bill moved in with Pam and from then on he didn't often visit the Street. He and Pam returned on the night of the tram crash to the news of [[Molly Dobbs]]'s death; the previous year, Bill and Pam had found out about Kevin and Molly's affair but the truth hadn't gone any further until Molly told Sally seconds before her death. Bill backed out of going to the funeral as he couldn't bear to be around Kevin, and didn't visit while Kevin coped with the ensuing marriage break-up between him and Sally. |
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| − | Bill kept in touch despite not visiting much. In [[2011]], he and Pam went travelling and in [[September]] they got engaged and returned to the Street to spread the news but while time had healed emotional wounds between Bill and Kevin, Pam was less forgiving and the stress of their arguments caused Bill to have a minor heart attack. He recovered in hospital and Kevin and Pam agreed to stop arguing. He also went to Sophie's wedding to [[Sian Powers]], even though it didn't go ahead. |
+ | Bill kept in touch despite not visiting much. In [[2011]], he and Pam went travelling and in [[September 2011|September]] they got engaged and returned to the Street to spread the news but while time had healed emotional wounds between Bill and Kevin, Pam was less forgiving and the stress of their arguments caused Bill to have a minor heart attack. He recovered in hospital and Kevin and Pam agreed to stop arguing. He also went to Sophie's wedding to [[Sian Powers]], even though it didn't go ahead. |
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| + | By [[2013]] Bill was back in Germany. In [[April 2013|April]] he suffered a heart attack and the news reached Kevin, who then left Weatherfield for Germany with [[Jack Webster|Jack]] to fly over and tend to Bill. Sally informed Tyrone of the situation and convinced him to come back to work at the garage. Bill made progress in [[March 2014]], which allowed Kevin to return with Jack. However a month later Bill had broken his leg when suffering a fall, and Kevin rushed back to Germany once again to tend to him. Kevin returned to Weatherfield in [[September 2014|September]] of that year. |
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==Personality== |
==Personality== |
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[[Image:Bill_webster_singles_night.jpg|thumb|right|110px|Bill Webster, on the prowl]] |
[[Image:Bill_webster_singles_night.jpg|thumb|right|110px|Bill Webster, on the prowl]] |
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Bill is a staunch family man. Much like [[Kevin Webster|Kevin]], he doesn't miss what he never had and the routine of work, pub and family time doesn't leave him wanting. He is led by his heart but isn't one for grand gestures; [[Maureen Holdsworth|Maureen]] thought him quite homely. His weaknesses are a short temper (as evidenced by him punching [[Curly Watts]] and [[David Platt]] in moments of anger) and a tendency to gloss over his mistakes. For the most part, he is very like Kevin but older and wiser. |
Bill is a staunch family man. Much like [[Kevin Webster|Kevin]], he doesn't miss what he never had and the routine of work, pub and family time doesn't leave him wanting. He is led by his heart but isn't one for grand gestures; [[Maureen Holdsworth|Maureen]] thought him quite homely. His weaknesses are a short temper (as evidenced by him punching [[Curly Watts]] and [[David Platt]] in moments of anger) and a tendency to gloss over his mistakes. For the most part, he is very like Kevin but older and wiser. |
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==Relationships== |
==Relationships== |
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===Family=== |
===Family=== |
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| − | The [[Webster family|Websters]] were a close-knit family when they moved into [[11 Coronation Street |
+ | The [[Webster family|Websters]] were a close-knit family when they moved into [[11 Coronation Street]] in [[1984]]. Bill insisted that they eat dinner at the table together every day. He wasn't strict but could be pushy; he tried to stop [[Debbie Webster|Debbie]] from leaving school without any qualifications but when she made him feel guilty for heaping too many responsibilities on her at home, he agreed to let her leave provided she got a job. His protective side came out when Debbie went out with [[Dazz Isherwood]], an older lad who took her out on his motorbike, which Bill was against incase she got hurt. Bill forbade them from seeing each other but this didn't stop them. He was still there for Debbie when Dazz dumped her for another girl. |
| − | [[Image:Kevin_tells_bill.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Bill chews [[Kevin Webster|Kevin]] out over his affair with [[Molly Dobbs|Molly]]]] |
+ | [[Image:Kevin_tells_bill.jpg|thumb|right|180px|[[2009]]: Bill chews [[Kevin Webster|Kevin]] out over his affair with [[Molly Dobbs|Molly]]]] |
| − | Bill and Kevin were close too. When Kevin introduced Bill to [[Brian Tilsley]], Bill jokingly warned Brian that Kevin would bore his socks off by talking non-stop about football and car racing. They usually got along but he took a dim view of Kevin's affair with [[Natalie Horrocks]] when he realised Kevin was playing away while [[Sally Webster|Sally]] was away nursing her [[Elsie Seddon|mother]]. Kevin tried to bluff Bill off his scent but Bill could see through the charade and summoned Sally home, leading to her finding out about Kevin and Natalie. Before returning to [[Germany]] in [[1997]], he called Natalie a scheming cow for breaking up |
+ | Bill and Kevin were close too. When Kevin introduced Bill to [[Brian Tilsley]], Bill jokingly warned Brian that Kevin would bore his socks off by talking non-stop about football and car racing. They usually got along but he took a dim view of Kevin's affair with [[Natalie Horrocks]] when he realised Kevin was playing away while [[Sally Webster|Sally]] was away nursing her [[Elsie Seddon|mother]]. Kevin tried to bluff Bill off his scent but Bill could see through the charade and summoned Sally home, leading to her finding out about Kevin and Natalie. Before returning to [[Germany]] in [[1997]], he called Natalie a scheming cow for breaking up his family. The scenario was repeated in [[2009]] when Kevin confessed that he was having an affair with [[Molly Dobbs]] but that Sally had just revealed she had breast cancer. Sally's revelation and Bill's talking-to woke Kevin up to the fact that he should stand by his wife. |
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===Friends=== |
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Bill and Jason had a good working relationship. When Bill retired, he gave Jason his tool box. |
Bill and Jason had a good working relationship. When Bill retired, he gave Jason his tool box. |
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| ⚫ | In [[April 1996]], Bill bought a share of a racehouse in a consortium with [[Alf Roberts]], [[Gary Mallett]], [[Billy Williams]], [[Fred Elliott]], [[Martin Platt]] and [[Jack Duckworth]]. None of them realised how much it cost to keep a horse and Bill managed to sell his share to Fred before mayhem ensued. |
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| − | + | [[Peter Armitage]] had three stints as Bill: 1984 to 1985, 1995 to 1997 and 2006 to 2010, recurring thereafter. He also played [[Maurice Allen]], [[Newton & Ridley]]'s in-house decorator, in [[1977]]. |
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| ⚫ | Armitage was cast by [[executive producer]] [[Bill Podmore]] with the understanding that Bill was to be the head of a new family and would be staying with the programme for at least six to seven years. In his [[1990]] memoirs ''Coronation Street - The Inside Story'' Podmore expresses his disappointment about Armitage's decision not to renew his initial contract: "Quite honestly I don't think anyone could pin Peter down for any length of time. He has a built-in wanderlust." However, Podmore is complimentary about his performance: "(Armitage) showed all the signs of having that magical quality which makes a character work." |
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| ⚫ | Bill was reintroduced ten years later in [[1995]], and remained until he was axed by new [[producer]] [[Brian Park]] in a cast shake-up in [[1997]]. The character was brought back for the second time in [[2006]], but his role was reduced over time, with only 35 appearances in [[2010]]. In [[2011]], a report surfaced that Armitage had been dropped from the programme [http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s3/coronation-street/news/a323199/peter-armitage-to-leave-coronation-street.html] but he appeared occasionally after that. His final appearance was in [[Episode 7768 (29th December 2011)|Episode 7768]], which aired on [[29th December]] [[2011]]. |
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| + | It was possible that as of [[2013]] Bill and [[Pam Hobsworth]] had separated, as it was hinted in [[2014]] that Bill was living alone. Kevin left for Germany a second time after Bill suffered a fall and broke his leg, lying undiscovered until a neighbour came calling. This was more or less confirmed when in [[June 2015]], Kevin took son Jack to visit with Pam, stating that she lived about five miles away from [[Weatherfield]], thus confirming that she and Bill were no longer together. Despite Peter Armitage passing away on [[30th November]] [[2018]], Bill has not been officially killed off. |
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| + | ==First and last lines== |
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"How do?" (First line, to [[Brian Tilsley]]) |
"How do?" (First line, to [[Brian Tilsley]]) |
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| − | "You alright son?" (Final |
+ | "You alright son?" (Final line, to [[Kevin Webster|Kevin]]) |
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| + | ==Appendices== |
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| + | ===List of addresses=== |
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| + | ! Address !! Duration |
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| + | |Unknown, [[Weatherfield]]||Unknown to [[Episode 2428 (9th July 1984)|9th July 1984]] |
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| + | |[[11 Coronation Street]]||9th July 1984 to [[Episode 2481 (9th January 1985)|9th January 1985]] |
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| + | |[[Southampton]]||9th January 1985 to [[October 1986]] |
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| + | |[[Germany]]||October 1986 to [[1995]] |
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| + | |- |
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| + | |[[13 Coronation Street]]||[[Episode 3887 (26th July 1995)|26th July]] to [[Episode 3897 (18th August 1995)|18th August 1995]] |
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| + | |- |
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| + | |[[Rovers Return Inn]]||18th August 1995 to [[Episode 3942 (1st December 1995)|1st December 1995]] |
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| + | |[[5 Crimea Street]]||1st December 1995 to [[Episode 4135 (31st January 1997)|31st January 1997]] |
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| + | |[[15a Coronation Street]]||31st January to [[Episode 4275 (3rd October 1997)|3rd October 1997]] |
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| + | |Germany||3rd October 1997 to [[January 2007]] |
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| + | |- |
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| + | |13 Coronation Street||[[Episode 6471 (15th January 2007)|15th]] to [[Episode 6474 (21st January 2007)|21st January 2007]] |
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| + | |[[5 Grasmere Drive]]||21st January 2007 to [[August 2008]] |
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| + | |[[4 Coronation Street]]||August 2008 |
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| + | |[[19a Victoria Street]]||August 2008 to [[August 2010]] |
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| + | |Germany||c.[[2013]] to present |
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| + | |} |
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| + | <br /> |
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| + | ===Employment history=== |
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| + | ! Role !! Institution !! Duration |
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| + | |Builder||[[Weatherfield Council]]||Until [[1984]] |
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| + | |Owner||[[Bill Webster Property Repairs]]||1984 to [[1985]] |
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| + | |Cellarman||[[Rovers Return Inn]]||[[Episode 3897 (18th August 1995)|18th August]] to [[Episode 3929 (1st November 1995)|1st November 1995]] |
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| + | |Co-owner||Building firm||[[Episode 3942 (1st December 1995)|1st December 1995]] to [[October 1997]] |
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| + | |Labourer||[[Builder's Yard (Victoria Street site)|Builder's Yard]]||[[January 2007|January]] to [[April 2007]] |
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| + | |Owner||[[Websters Builders]]||[[Episode 6533 (13th April 2007)|13th April 2007]] to [[Episode 7403 (16th August 2010)|16th August 2010]] |
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| + | |} |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 22:06, 12 May 2020
William Geoffrey "Bill" Webster is the father of Kevin, Debbie and Carl.
Kevin and Debbie were children from his first marriage, to Alison, who died from cancer in 1980. Bill was married two more times - to Elaine Prior in 1985, and to Maureen Elliott in 1998. He met Elaine shortly after he first moved to Coronation Street in 1984 and after getting married, the couple moved to Southampton, and later Germany, where their son Carl was born.
Bill returned to Weatherfield in 1995 and stayed until leaving for Germany with Maureen, ten days after she married Fred Elliott, as she realised it was Bill she really loved. He returned again in 2006 and, after divorcing Maureen, had a relationship with Audrey Roberts before becoming engaged to Pam Hobsworth, who he also lived with. By 2013, he had separated from Pam and was back living in Germany.
Until retiring in 2010, Bill mostly worked as a builder, initially for the council. He became self-employed in 1984 and remained so thereafter, operating from Mawdsley Street in the 1980s and Victoria Street in the 2000s, with a two-year-spell as Jim McDonald's building partner in the 1990s.
Bill is an old-fashioned sort of bloke: a family man who looks after his lot and who likes nothing more than a good pint.
Biography
1942-1986: Raising Kevin and Debbie
Bill in 1984
Bill was born on 2nd November 1942 to Jim and Helen Webster. He married Alison Cartwright in 1964 and they had two children, Kevin and Debbie. Tragically, Alison later passed away in 1980 from breast cancer, leaving Bill to raise the kids on his own.
Bill was a builder and until being made redundant in 1984 he worked for Weatherfield Council, doing repair jobs on council houses. He then set up on his own and in February was hired by Brian Tilsley to fix a leaky roof at Tilsley's Garage, where Kevin was a hired hand. Rita Fairclough agreed to rent him the builder's yard but after finding out he was turning down work due to not being able to afford the materials needed, Rita also loaned him £1,000. His first big job was to repair the roof on Mawdsley Street Chapel, but when the lead went missing while he was on the job, Mr Barker from the chapel committee fired him - the police had warned Emily Bishop that Bill had lost his job with the council because of stealing - but he was re-hired when the real thieves were caught.
When Elsie Tanner was looking to sell No.11, Bill expressed an interest but tried to get Elsie's daughter Linda Cheveski to lower the asking price to £10,000. He was only interested in the house but Linda hoped he would make a pass at her. She refused to pass on Bill's offer to Elsie so he went to the estate agent instead, who made Linda move out, and he bought the house for £11,500. With his business now booming, he repaid Rita's loan and the Websters moved into No.11.
Later in the year, Bill met Elaine Prior, a hairdresser who was Percy Sugden's niece. They started dating and soon fell in love and decided to get married. Elaine had her eye on a salon which she wanted to buy in Southampton, and Bill decided to uproot the family again and set up his business down south. Kevin was upset with the idea that Elaine was breaking up the family, and decided not to move with them or go to the register office wedding, but he turned up at the service just in time and waved them off.
In 1986, Elaine fell pregnant and a son, Carl, was born in Germany where the Websters were living by that time. Kevin visited them there just before marrying Sally but otherwise Bill and Kevin were estranged until 1995.
1994-1998: First return to Weatherfield
In 1994, Elaine left Bill for a younger man, a foreman who worked above Bill. She took Carl with her, leaving Bill alone and annoyed. He thumped the man and got the sack, and with nothing to stay for in Germany he decided to move back to England (although according to Elaine in a letter to Percy, Bill neglected her and drank all the time).
Bill returned to Weatherfield in July 1995 and met up with Kevin again. Kevin was glad to see him and let him sleep on No.13's sofa until he found somewhere of his own. Bill felt guilty about never visiting and was nervous about meeting Sally and the girls for the first time - he decided to make a good impression by cooking dinner for the family but accidentally set fire to the kitchen. Fortunately Sally didn't hold this against him - he promised to put a new kitchen in for free.
Bill found work as a potman at the Rovers after Jack Duckworth quit, and he also moved into the pub, but after just a few weeks the Duckworths bought the Rovers and Bill lost his job. He moved into one of Mike Baldwin's Crimea Street flats and decided to set up as a builder again, persuading Jim McDonald to go into partnership with him. They bought a battered van for transport and set about building their empire.
Trouble arose when Bill got a tax bill for £1,400 plus 11 years interest. Kevin and Sally loaned Bill using money which was a gift from Rita, who had arranged a date with Bill but who pulled out in anger, thinking Bill was a waster, but Bill kept to his word and paid the money back in instalments.
In March 1996, Bill put up a shelf in the Corner Shop and became friendly with Maureen Holdsworth. Maureen had been put upon by Reg to keep the shop going whilst he worked in Lowestoft. When Reg ran off with his Firman Freezers wages clerk Yvonne Bannister and started divorce proceedings, Bill gave Maureen advice on stopping Reg from selling their assets underhandedly. It took them a while to admit their feelings to each other - Maureen met Simon through a lonely hearts but when he stood her up on their second date, Bill comforted her and they kissed. Even Maud Grimes approved (she'd hated Reg); when she came home early only to realise Bill and Maureen were planning to spend the night together for the first time, she left quickly, hoping not to spoil their plans, but they'd seen her and their night of passion was postponed.
With their romance blossoming, Bill decided to take Maureen to Gran Canaria for Christmas, but cancelled when he found out Elaine was bringing Carl to Bristol and he decided to spend Christmas with his son instead. Bill felt guilty about letting Maureen down but was astonished when on his return home Maureen confessed she'd slept with Curly Watts. He agreed for the sake of their relationship to forget about it and forgive Maureen.
In 1997, Bill moved into the shop flat. He and Maureen were getting bored with each other and struggled to keep their relationship exciting. Bill surprised Maureen with a day in Blackpool to make up for an earlier argument, but when he returned he found Curly locked in the shop storeroom, where he'd been with Maureen when Bill showed up and whisked her away. A jealous Bill accused her of using the shop as a love nest and punched Curly in the face, and a horrified - and on this occasion innocent - Maureen finished with him for good.
Bill and Maureen still cared about each other but on the rebound Maureen started seeing Fred Elliott, who proposed to her after a short time together. Bill turned his attentions to work, and agreed to let Steve McDonald invest in the business so they could afford bigger jobs. On marrying Maureen, Fred told Bill he wanted him out of the shop flat, and a disillusioned Bill made the decision to move back to Germany. He broke the news to Maureen and, surprised when she told him she shouldn't have married Fred, Bill asked her to go with him and at the last minute she did, leaving Fred after ten days of marriage. Bill and Maureen married in 1998 once Maureen's divorce came through.
1999-2009: Relationship with Audrey
Kevin stayed with Bill in Germany when Kevin had a breakdown in 1999. In 2006, Bill treated the Websters to a holiday in Paris for their 20th wedding anniversary, bringing Rosie and Sophie along.
Bill decided to spend some time in Weatherfield and started seeing Audrey Roberts, with the understanding that he was separated from Maureen (which he wasn't). He agreed to spend Christmas with the Platts, fobbing Maureen off by saying he couldn't get a flight back. The truth came out when Maureen showed up at the Platts' during Christmas dinner and David Platt told her about Audrey and Bill's affair. Bill thumped David and went after Maureen to try and patch things up, but she threw him out and in the New Year he came back to Weatherfield permanently. Though he'd lied to her, Audrey let him move in with her.
After the death of Charlie Stubbs, Bill bought the builder's yard with a £10,000 investment from Audrey, keeping on Jason Grimshaw as a labourer. Audrey found Bill caring but not always supportive; when the couple set off with Janice Battersby and Roger Stiles on a booze cruise in France in August 2008, Audrey didn't have a good time but Bill was mostly oblivious to this. During an argument in the car, Audrey crashed it and hurt her arm. She decided she and Bill weren't suited to each other and finished with him.
After a few nights sleeping on Kevin's sofa, Bill moved into the flat adjacent to the yard. The following March, Audrey asked Bill to return her £10,000 investment and he did, even though it meant downsizing the business and cutting Jason's hours.
2009-2014: Retirement
In June 2009, Bill went to a single's night in a hotel bar and ran into Pam Hobsworth. They arranged a double-date with Vanessa and Gilbert under the guises of being an army veteran (Bill) and a concert pianist (Pam) and they both had a great time. Bill wanted to go out with Pam himself but wasn't sure how she felt; when he responded to a personal ad and agreed to a date with a woman but cancelled the date to go out with Pam instead, he didn't realise that the ad was actually Pam's. From that point they started seeing each other properly.
By the following year, the business was in trouble financially and the situation wasn't helped by Owen Armstrong setting up in the area and stealing a refitting job at Underworld from Bill. Jason left the yard to work for Owen, and with no other work Bill turned to Owen for a job as a labourer. Owen took him on but they didn't get on and when Bill accidentally pushed a bucket of cement over Izzy (although she wasn't hurt), Owen went mad. Bill realised there was no future in working for Owen and decided to sell the yard to Owen and retire.
Bill moved in with Pam and from then on he didn't often visit the Street. He and Pam returned on the night of the tram crash to the news of Molly Dobbs's death; the previous year, Bill and Pam had found out about Kevin and Molly's affair but the truth hadn't gone any further until Molly told Sally seconds before her death. Bill backed out of going to the funeral as he couldn't bear to be around Kevin, and didn't visit while Kevin coped with the ensuing marriage break-up between him and Sally.
Bill kept in touch despite not visiting much. In 2011, he and Pam went travelling and in September they got engaged and returned to the Street to spread the news but while time had healed emotional wounds between Bill and Kevin, Pam was less forgiving and the stress of their arguments caused Bill to have a minor heart attack. He recovered in hospital and Kevin and Pam agreed to stop arguing. He also went to Sophie's wedding to Sian Powers, even though it didn't go ahead.
By 2013 Bill was back in Germany. In April he suffered a heart attack and the news reached Kevin, who then left Weatherfield for Germany with Jack to fly over and tend to Bill. Sally informed Tyrone of the situation and convinced him to come back to work at the garage. Bill made progress in March 2014, which allowed Kevin to return with Jack. However a month later Bill had broken his leg when suffering a fall, and Kevin rushed back to Germany once again to tend to him. Kevin returned to Weatherfield in September of that year.
Personality
Bill Webster, on the prowl
Bill is a staunch family man. Much like Kevin, he doesn't miss what he never had and the routine of work, pub and family time doesn't leave him wanting. He is led by his heart but isn't one for grand gestures; Maureen thought him quite homely. His weaknesses are a short temper (as evidenced by him punching Curly Watts and David Platt in moments of anger) and a tendency to gloss over his mistakes. For the most part, he is very like Kevin but older and wiser.
Bill had a brush with the law in 1995 when he found a child alone in a shopping centre car park and took her to find her mother, only to be accused by the mother of trying to snatch the child. The police questioned Bill afterwards but no charges were pressed against him.
Relationships
Family
The Websters were a close-knit family when they moved into 11 Coronation Street in 1984. Bill insisted that they eat dinner at the table together every day. He wasn't strict but could be pushy; he tried to stop Debbie from leaving school without any qualifications but when she made him feel guilty for heaping too many responsibilities on her at home, he agreed to let her leave provided she got a job. His protective side came out when Debbie went out with Dazz Isherwood, an older lad who took her out on his motorbike, which Bill was against incase she got hurt. Bill forbade them from seeing each other but this didn't stop them. He was still there for Debbie when Dazz dumped her for another girl.
Bill and Kevin were close too. When Kevin introduced Bill to Brian Tilsley, Bill jokingly warned Brian that Kevin would bore his socks off by talking non-stop about football and car racing. They usually got along but he took a dim view of Kevin's affair with Natalie Horrocks when he realised Kevin was playing away while Sally was away nursing her mother. Kevin tried to bluff Bill off his scent but Bill could see through the charade and summoned Sally home, leading to her finding out about Kevin and Natalie. Before returning to Germany in 1997, he called Natalie a scheming cow for breaking up his family. The scenario was repeated in 2009 when Kevin confessed that he was having an affair with Molly Dobbs but that Sally had just revealed she had breast cancer. Sally's revelation and Bill's talking-to woke Kevin up to the fact that he should stand by his wife.
Friends
Bill's friends in the Street were his business partner Jim McDonald and employee Jason Grimshaw. In 1996, Jim was going through a break-up with Liz and moved in with Bill as a condition of his bail when he broke into No.11 to get to Liz. Bill was patient with Jim as he was a mate but he put his foot down with Jim when he expected Bill to give Steve a job with them, no questions asked.
Bill and Jason had a good working relationship. When Bill retired, he gave Jason his tool box.
Hobbies and interests
In April 1996, Bill bought a share of a racehouse in a consortium with Alf Roberts, Gary Mallett, Billy Williams, Fred Elliott, Martin Platt and Jack Duckworth. None of them realised how much it cost to keep a horse and Bill managed to sell his share to Fred before mayhem ensued.
Background information
Peter Armitage had three stints as Bill: 1984 to 1985, 1995 to 1997 and 2006 to 2010, recurring thereafter. He also played Maurice Allen, Newton & Ridley's in-house decorator, in 1977.
Armitage was cast by executive producer Bill Podmore with the understanding that Bill was to be the head of a new family and would be staying with the programme for at least six to seven years. In his 1990 memoirs Coronation Street - The Inside Story Podmore expresses his disappointment about Armitage's decision not to renew his initial contract: "Quite honestly I don't think anyone could pin Peter down for any length of time. He has a built-in wanderlust." However, Podmore is complimentary about his performance: "(Armitage) showed all the signs of having that magical quality which makes a character work."
Bill was reintroduced ten years later in 1995, and remained until he was axed by new producer Brian Park in a cast shake-up in 1997. The character was brought back for the second time in 2006, but his role was reduced over time, with only 35 appearances in 2010. In 2011, a report surfaced that Armitage had been dropped from the programme [1] but he appeared occasionally after that. His final appearance was in Episode 7768, which aired on 29th December 2011.
It was possible that as of 2013 Bill and Pam Hobsworth had separated, as it was hinted in 2014 that Bill was living alone. Kevin left for Germany a second time after Bill suffered a fall and broke his leg, lying undiscovered until a neighbour came calling. This was more or less confirmed when in June 2015, Kevin took son Jack to visit with Pam, stating that she lived about five miles away from Weatherfield, thus confirming that she and Bill were no longer together. Despite Peter Armitage passing away on 30th November 2018, Bill has not been officially killed off.
First and last lines
"How do?" (First line, to Brian Tilsley)
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"You alright son?" (Final line, to Kevin)
Appendices
List of addresses
| Address | Duration |
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| Unknown, Weatherfield | Unknown to 9th July 1984 |
| 11 Coronation Street | 9th July 1984 to 9th January 1985 |
| Southampton | 9th January 1985 to October 1986 |
| Germany | October 1986 to 1995 |
| 13 Coronation Street | 26th July to 18th August 1995 |
| Rovers Return Inn | 18th August 1995 to 1st December 1995 |
| 5 Crimea Street | 1st December 1995 to 31st January 1997 |
| 15a Coronation Street | 31st January to 3rd October 1997 |
| Germany | 3rd October 1997 to January 2007 |
| 13 Coronation Street | 15th to 21st January 2007 |
| 5 Grasmere Drive | 21st January 2007 to August 2008 |
| 4 Coronation Street | August 2008 |
| 19a Victoria Street | August 2008 to August 2010 |
| Germany | c.2013 to present |
Employment history
| Role | Institution | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Builder | Weatherfield Council | Until 1984 |
| Owner | Bill Webster Property Repairs | 1984 to 1985 |
| Cellarman | Rovers Return Inn | 18th August to 1st November 1995 |
| Co-owner | Building firm | 1st December 1995 to October 1997 |
| Labourer | Builder's Yard | January to April 2007 |
| Owner | Websters Builders | 13th April 2007 to 16th August 2010 |