Daniel "Danny" Baldwin was the eldest son of Mike Baldwin and co-owner of Underworld from 2004 to 2006.
Danny was raised believing that his father was Harry Baldwin, Mike's brother, when in fact he was the result of an affair between Mike and his sister-in-law Viv. Danny grew up to be no stranger to affairs himself, as he cheated on his first wife Carol with their babysitter Frankie, who he left Carol to marry. His two sons, Jamie and Warren, were the products of his first and second marriages respectively.
In 2004, Danny moved to Weatherfield from Chingford to buy half of Underworld, running the factory with "uncle" Mike. The men found out that they were father and son upon Harry's death in 2005, mere months before Mike himself passed away. Despite retaining a 60% share of the factory, the cockney businessman cut his losses and sold up to Paul Connor.
Renting 7 Coronation Street from Blanche Hunt, the Baldwins were ripped apart when Danny stole Jamie's girlfriend Leanne Battersby for himself. Any chance of a reconciliation with his son ended when Jamie and Frankie got together, a development which triggered a breakdown in Danny leading to his departure from Weatherfield.
Biography[]
Danny moved to Weatherfield to help Mike with Underworld. His wife, Frankie, (who previously cheated on him) turned up when she wanted them to get back together, followed by his sons, Jamie and Warren. Danny had a brief fling with Sunita Parekh when he first arrived but Sunita didn't know he was married and was very hurt when Frankie arrived. The Baldwins bought 7 Coronation Street from Blanche Hunt.
Danny's "dad" Harry passed away, and he decided to look after his mother, Viv. However she dropped a bombshell to her brother-in-law Mike that she'd kept secret for years; Mike was Danny's biological father. Danny then embarked on an affair with Leanne Battersby who was dating his son Jamie. When this finally became public, Jamie was heartbroken. Frankie kicked her husband out, so Danny and Leanne briefly lived together at 18a Victoria Street.
Mike was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Danny, at first, was determined to use Mike's illness to gain control of his assets. With that in mind, he got power of attorney but as Mike's condition deteriorated, Danny's emotions and guilt got in the way and he was genuinely upset at his decline. Mike's death hit him hard. Leanne found a more recent copy of Mike's will in his belongings - leaving everything to Adam and used it to blackmail Danny for £100,000. She left when he threw her out of Mike's flat. Danny continued to try to reconcile with Frankie and almost managed to but was shocked and appalled to discover she was having an affair with Jamie. Danny went off the rails, sold his share of the factory to Paul Connor, who had already bought Adam's share, and left for London.
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Background information[]
The character was originally intended to be called Vic, however the producers agreed to Bradley Walsh's request that the character be renamed Danny in honour of his late father. [1]
First and last lines[]
"You call that fast? I was being overtaken by a milk float... you want to pedal harder. Is this it?" (First line, to Mike Baldwin)
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"Not bad, eh? Yeah, not bad at all!" (Final line, to a mystery woman)
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List of addresses[]
Address | Duration |
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7 Coronation Street | June 2004 to October 2005 |
No. 4 Montreal House, Weatherfield Quays | October to November 2005 |
18a Victoria Street | November 2005 to January 2006 |
No. 4 Montreal House, Weatherfield Quays | January 2006 to 1st December 2006 |