Gail Platt

Gail Platt
Coronation Street character
Portrayed by	Helen Worth
Duration	1974–2024
First appearance	Episode 1412 29 July 1974[1]
Classification	Present; regular (departing)
Introduced by	H. V. Kershaw
Book appearances	Coronation Street: The Complete Saga Norman Bates with a Briefcase: The story of Richard Hillman
Spin-off appearances	East Street (2010) Coronation Street: Text Santa Special (2013)
In-universe information Other names Gail Potter Gail Tilsley Gail Hillman Gail McIntyre Gail Rodwell Occupation Receptionist Cleaner Waitress Factory Worker Newsagent Father Ted Page Mother Audrey Roberts Stepfather Alf Roberts Half-brothers Stephen Reid Husband Brian Tilsley (1979–1987, 1988–1989) Martin Platt (1991–2001) Richard Hillman (2002–2003) Joe McIntyre (2010) Michael Rodwell (2015–2016) Sons Nick Tilsley David Platt Daughters Sarah Platt Stepdaughters Tina McIntyre Grandsons Billy Platt Harry Platt Sam Blakeman Max Turner (adoptive) Granddaughters Bethany Platt Lily Platt Grandfathers Robert Potter Grandmothers Nancy Potter Other relatives George Shuttleworth Augustus Page Fanny Page

Gail Rodwell (also Potter, Tilsley, Platt, Hillman and McIntyre) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera Coronation Street, played by Helen Worth.^[2] The character first appeared on-screen on 29 July 1974. Gail is the daughter of Audrey Roberts (Sue Nicholls) and Ted Page (Michael Byrne) and is the mother of Nick Tilsley (Ben Price), Sarah Platt (Tina O'Brien) and David Platt (Jack P. Shepherd) and has featured in some of the most controversial and high-profile storylines in the soap involving her family and her number of relationships — she is the soap's most married female character, having been married six times (one fewer than Steve McDonald).^[1]

Gail's storylines include her marriage to Brian Tilsley (Christopher Quinten); her vicious feud with her mother-in-law Ivy Tilsley (Lynne Perrie); her affair with Brian's cousin Ian Latimer; coping when Brian is killed in a knife attack; marrying the much younger Martin Platt (Sean Wilson); coping when her teenage daughter Sarah gets pregnant at the age of 13; divorcing Martin after he has an affair with a colleague; marrying Richard Hillman (Brian Capron), who she discovers is a serial killer; being kidnapped with Sarah, David and her granddaughter Bethany Platt (Emily/Amy Walton) by Richard and being driven into the canal by him; her feud with Eileen Grimshaw (Sue Cleaver) after her son Todd (Bruno Langley) comes out as gay while dating Sarah; throwing David out after he hides drugs in Bethany's toys; being pushed down the stairs by David after he discovers that she took Tina McIntyre (Michelle Keegan) to a private abortion clinic to terminate a pregnancy fathered by David; marrying Tina's father Joe McIntyre (Reece Dinsdale); being imprisoned for Joe's murder when his plan to fake his own death goes wrong; a relationship with Audrey's ex-partner Lewis Archer (Nigel Havers) only for him to con her out of all her money; a feud with David's late wife Kylie Turner (Paula Lane); coping with the secret that Kylie slept with Nick and that her unborn baby may not be David's; marrying the burglar who robbed her home, Michael Rodwell (Les Dennis); keeping the secret that Andy Carver (Oliver Farnworth) is not actually Michael's son but an impostor; trying to help David come to terms with Kylie's death; locking David in the cellar of the Bistro after discovering that he is going to kill Kylie's murderer.

In June 2024, it was announced that Worth had decided to leave Coronation Street after 50 years, and would make her departure from the soap later in the year.^[3]