Liz McDonald (Beverley Callard)

• 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

  • Steve McDonald
  • Amy Barlow
  • Lloyd Mullaney
  • Becky McDonald