Liz McDonald (Beverley Callard)

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Character

Liz McDonald
1. D.O.B: 3 November 1957
2. Address: Rovers Return Inn, Coronation Street
3. Work: Landlady of Rovers Return
First Appearance
- 27 October 1989: Liz accompanied husband Jim on a viewing of number 11 in the hope of buying it from Alf and Audrey Roberts.
Street History
- 1989: Moves into number 11 with her family
- 1990: Starts working as a barmaid at the Rovers
- 1992: Daughter Katherine is born prematurely and dies a day later
- 1993: Becomes landlady of The Queens pub
- Has enough of husband Jim’s jealousy and throws him out
- Enjoys a fling with Colin Barnes
- 1994: Reunites with Jim
- 1996: Beaten by Jim after a night out
- 1997: Held hostage by her gangster lover Fraser Henderson
- 1998: Supports Jim while he is wheelchair-bound and they plan to re-marry
- Cheats on Jim with his physiotherapist Michael Wall and moves away
- 2000: Re-marries Jim in prison
- 2003: Attempts to flee to Ireland when Jim escapes from prison but is arrested
- 2005: Refuses to wait for Jim when his sentence is extended
- Enjoys a string of brief relationships
- Meets drummer Vernon Tomlin
- 2006: Becomes landlady of the Rovers Return
- 2007: Cheats on Vernon with Derek, the brewery delivery man
- Marries Vernon
- 2008: Ends her marriage to Vernon and sleeps with bookmaker Harry Mason
- 2009: Embarks upon a relationship with son Steve’s best friend Lloyd Mullaney
- Splits with Lloyd
- 2010: Becomes closer to daughter-in-law Becky when she loses her and Steve's baby
- Starts dating Owen but he dumps her when she goes to Spain to visit son Andy
- 2011: Furious to discover what Becky and Steve got up to when she was in Spain - tells Steve to leave Becky before she ruins his life
- Enlists Jim's help to buy the Rovers - mortified when he robs a building society to raise the money!
- Promises to wait for Jim while he is in prison but flees the Rovers when she realises there is nothing left for her in Weatherfield
Likes
- All over leopard print
- Short skirts
Dislikes
- Sensible shoes
- Becky
Key Relationships