| Charlie Stubbs | |||||||||
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| Coronation Street character | |||||||||
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| Portrayed by | Bill Ward | ||||||||
| Duration | 2003–2007 | ||||||||
| First appearance | Episode 5623 10 November 2003 | ||||||||
| Last appearance | Episode 6471 15 January 2007 | ||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||
| Book appearances | Coronation Street: The Complete Saga | ||||||||
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Charlie Stubbs is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera Coronation Street, played by Bill Ward. He made his first appearance during the episode broadcast on 10 November 2003 and last appearance on 15 January 2007.
During his time on the programme, Charlie gradually became the show's main antagonist, after it transpired that he had a narcissistic, manipulative and malevolent streak. This became evident during most of the character's story arc, which saw Charlie spark a relationship local landlady Shelley Unwin (Sally Lindsay), whom he ends up mistreating, to the point where he clashes with her interfering mother Bev (Susie Blake), before she eventually jilts him at their wedding. He then went on to proceed in forming a rivalry with his colleague/enemy Jason Grimshaw (Ryan Thomas); instigating a feud with Shelley's ex-husband Peter Barlow (Chris Gascoyne) after assaulting him; embarking on an affair with Jason's girlfriend Maria Sutherland (Samia Smith); attempting to drown local teenager David Platt (Jack P. Shepherd) in retribution for the latter trying to blackmail him; and repeatedly clashing with Maria's best friend Claire Peacock (Julia Haworth) over his antagonistic nature.
In his exit storyline, Charlie rekindled his once-broken romance with Peter's stepsister Tracy Barlow (Kate Ford), who, unbeknownst to him, is plotting to exact revenge on the character after discovering the extent of his affairs and deceit. This ultimately leads to Tracy attacking Charlie with an ornament, which consequently results in Charlie being hospitalised and later dying of his injuries.
In the aftermath of Charlie's death it was revealed he fathered Holly Grimshaw after he claimed his name was Jason Grimshaw on a night out. In December 2010 Tracy returned to Coronation Street after being released on legal technicalities.