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{{Infobox character|| character name = Ritchie Fitzgerald
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| character name = Ritchie Fitzgerald
 
| image = [[File:Ritchie Fitzgerald.jpg|150px]]
 
| image = [[File:Ritchie Fitzgerald.jpg|150px]]
 
| occupation = Barman
 
| occupation = Barman
 
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| residence = Clapham, [[London]]
 
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| played by = [[Shaun Dooley]]
 
| played by = [[Shaun Dooley]]
|number of appearances = 10}}
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'''Ritchie Fitzgerald''' was the jealous estranged husband of [[Samantha Failsworth]]. Their marriage lasted just two days, by which time Samantha had realised she'd made a big mistake. Ritchie turned up in [[Weatherfield]] when he had found out Samantha's address. Although he pleaded with her to take him back, she settled for [[Des Barnes]]. Ritchie later terrorised the pair by breaking the windows of Des's car and [[6 Coronation Street|house]] with bricks.
 
'''Ritchie Fitzgerald''' was the jealous estranged husband of [[Samantha Failsworth]]. Their marriage lasted just two days, by which time Samantha had realised she'd made a big mistake. Ritchie turned up in [[Weatherfield]] when he had found out Samantha's address. Although he pleaded with her to take him back, she settled for [[Des Barnes]]. Ritchie later terrorised the pair by breaking the windows of Des's car and [[6 Coronation Street|house]] with bricks.
   
 
By [[February 1998]], Ritchie had finally realised that there was no future for him and Samantha and agreed to give her a divorce.
 
By [[February 1998]], Ritchie had finally realised that there was no future for him and Samantha and agreed to give her a divorce.
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:''The character's voice was heard in [[Episode 4338 (21st January 1998)]] and [[Episode 4347 (6th February 1998)]], but was uncredited for both "appearances".''
   
 
==List of appearances==
 
==List of appearances==
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*[[Episode 4312 (7th December 1997)|Sun 7th Dec]]
 
*[[Episode 4312 (7th December 1997)|Sun 7th Dec]]
 
'''1998'''
 
'''1998'''
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*[[Episode 4338 (21st January 1998)|Wed 21st Jan]]
 
*[[Episode 4339 (23rd January 1998)|Fri 23rd Jan]]
 
*[[Episode 4339 (23rd January 1998)|Fri 23rd Jan]]
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*[[Episode 4347 (6th February 1998)|Fri 6th Feb]]
 
*[[Episode 4348 (8th February 1998)|Sun 8th Feb]]
 
*[[Episode 4348 (8th February 1998)|Sun 8th Feb]]
 
*[[Episode 4349 (9th February 1998)|Mon 9th Feb]]
 
*[[Episode 4349 (9th February 1998)|Mon 9th Feb]]
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[[Category:1998 minor characters]]
 
[[Category:1998 minor characters]]
 
[[Category:1996 marriages]]
 
[[Category:1996 marriages]]
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[[Category:Barmen]]

Latest revision as of 13:37, 23 October 2021

Ritchie Fitzgerald was the jealous estranged husband of Samantha Failsworth. Their marriage lasted just two days, by which time Samantha had realised she'd made a big mistake. Ritchie turned up in Weatherfield when he had found out Samantha's address. Although he pleaded with her to take him back, she settled for Des Barnes. Ritchie later terrorised the pair by breaking the windows of Des's car and house with bricks.

By February 1998, Ritchie had finally realised that there was no future for him and Samantha and agreed to give her a divorce.

The character's voice was heard in Episode 4338 (21st January 1998) and Episode 4347 (6th February 1998), but was uncredited for both "appearances".

List of appearances

1997

1998