Edison George "Ed" Bailey is the builder husband of Aggie Bailey, father of Michael, Dee-Dee and James and brother of Ronnie.
The Baileys moved to Coronation Street in 2019 after downsizing from their previous home in Alderley Edge due to financial issues caused by Ed's gambling addiction. Ed also bought the builder's yard as premises for his already-established joinery business, EGB Construction, and in 2023 he expanded his horizons by going into business with Ronnie, creating EdiRon Developments.
However, with success came temptation and when Ed gambled away the company funds, Ronnie dissolved their partnership. Michael turned against Ed when he borrowed money against the house to pay gambling debts. When he allowed the yard to be gutted by fire in an insurance scam, Michael reported his fall off the wagon to Aggie, in the dark thus far due to her being in Birmingham nursing her Auntie Marcelle. Aggie then finished with Ed for good. He remains in residence at 3 Coronation Street.
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In June 2019, following the departure of the previous owner Norris Cole, Ed purchased 3 Coronation Street and began annoying neighbours including Ken Barlow and Chesney Brown by noisily redeveloping the property. When challenged Ed posed as just being the builder and enjoyed winding the pair up by pretending that the new family consisted of ten children who each played musical instruments and owned a number of exotic animals, including a monkey. Eventually, Ken demanded to speak to the owner of the property and, after Ed pointed him in the direction of his wife Aggie, Ken's son-in-law Steve McDonald paid her a visit to inquire about the noise. Aggie soon put Steve straight by informing him that Ed was her husband and that there were only two children living with them, Michael and James, before apologising for Ed's teasing.
At the same time, Ed also took control of the Builder's Yard that had previously been owned by Jason Grimshaw. His mother Eileen, who had overseen the business for years in her son's absence, showed Ed around the site and also informed him about the previous manager Gary Windass, who had nearly run the business into the ground after becoming involved with loan shark Rick Neelan. This led to Ed turning Gary away when he asked about a job.
Not long after the family arrived it transpired that Steve had met James before, as he had threatened him and his friends when they refused to pay their taxi fare leading to James being hit by a car only the month prior. The revelation horrified both Ed and Aggie, with Ed being fearful that the accident could have cost James his career playing for Weatherfield County, and the Baileys turned against the Barlows. However, after being bought a drink at the Rovers Return by Tracy McDonald the two families decided to leave the incident in the past. Later, Michael also caused trouble for the couple when he took Michelle Connor back to their old house and was reported to the police by the neighbours - who believed he was an intruder as the property should have been empty - forcing his parents to turn up and vouch for him.
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First and last lines[]
"How'd you do?" (First line, to his new neighbour Ken Barlow)
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List of addresses[]
| Address | Duration |
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| Alderley Edge | Unknown to 12th June 2019 |
| 3 Coronation Street | 12th June 2019 to 27th December 2023 |
| 15a Coronation Street | 29th December 2023 to 24th January 2024 |
| 3 Coronation Street | 24th January 2024 onwards |
Employment history[]
| Role | Institution | Duration |
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| Builder | EGB Construction | Unknown |