Tyrone Dobbs

The best thing to happen to Tyrone Dobbs (Alan Halsall) was being abandoned by his crooked, cruel mum Jackie. He's a kind and generous bloke - but not always smart enough to see when life's about to clobber him.

Marriages Molly Compton

1998 Brought to Weatherfield as a teen by ex-con mum, Jackie, after being in and out of children's homes. They stay with Jackie's former cellmate Deirdre Barlow.

1999 Jackie abandons him. Curly Watts gives him a job collecting trolleys at Frescho but loses it when he crashes them into the area manager's car. Gets an apprenticeship at Kevin Webster's garage and moves in with the Duckworths.

2000 Admits to teacher Ken Barlow he's illiterate and he offers to teach him to read. Acquires a greyhound, Monica, who is the love of his life - until he starts dating kennel maid Maria.

2001 Plans to marry Maria but leaves her for a fling with Fiz Brown after Maria tries to put him on a diet.

2002 Pines for Maria and declares his love for her to stop her going to Canada to be with Nick Tilsley, but to no avail.

2003 Katy Harris asks him to pose as her boyfriend as a cover for her affair with older man Martin Platt. Shares a kiss with former love Fiz but they don't take it further.

2004 Sleeps with Fiz after she splits from her jealous boyfriend, Kirk Sutherland. Both men vie to win Fiz's hand but Tyrone concedes defeat to Kirk. Over-the-moon when Maria agrees to go out with him again.

2005 Maria cheats on him with a footballer but he proposes anyway.

2006 Lets Maria go after realising she'll never love him as much as he loves her. His broken heart is mended by Molly Compton.

2007 Feels pushed out when the Duckworths have their grandson Paul Clayton to stay. Paul frames Tyron when he steals from Jack and Vera but later admits it.

2008 Devastated when Vera Duckworth dies. Buys No9 from Jack. Molly's Auntie Pam arrives. Jack gives him Vera's ring for Molly. Proposes to Molly with a talking egg! Visits mum who cons him out of his wedding money. Molly's Auntie Pam convinces him to sell dodgy gear to make money for his wedding. Becomes a partner in Kevin Webster's garage.

2009 Wedding day is nearly ruined by one of Auntie Pam's dodgy deals. Honeymoon is definitely ruined when mum steals their tickets to Paris and they end up in Blackpool.

Played by Alan Halsall

Born in Salford on 11 August 1982, Alan’s mum, Michelle, is a special needs teacher and his dad, Dave, is a highways inspector. He has one brother, Stephen.

Alan got into showbiz by accident as a 13-year-old lad when one of his... Read More