Pat Phelan (Coronation Street)

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Pat Phelan
Coronation Street character
Portrayed by	Connor McIntyre
Duration	2013–2014, 2016–2018-2025
First appearance	Episode 8226 2 October 2013 (2013-10-02)
Classification	Former; regular returning
Introduced by	Stuart Blackburn
In-universe information Other names Alan Frost Occupation Property Developer Builder Criminal Wife Valerie Phelan (until 2015) Eileen Grimshaw (2017–2018) Daughters Nicola Rubinstein Stepsons Jason Grimshaw Todd Grimshaw Grandsons Zack Rubinstein

Pat Phelan is a fictional character from the British soap opera Coronation Street, portrayed by Connor McIntyre. He made his first appearance during the episode broadcast on 2 October 2013. The character was introduced as an acquaintance of builder Owen Armstrong (Ian Puleston-Davies), who he soon goes into business with as part of a revenge plot. He departed on 14 April 2014.

The character was reintroduced on 19 January 2016. Producers established a romantic relationship between Phelan and Eileen Grimshaw (Sue Cleaver), whom he later marries. He also commits a series of crimes, which include creating a fraudulent property scheme, causing the death of Michael Rodwell (Les Dennis), kidnapping Andy Carver (Oliver Farnworth) and Vinny Ashford (Ian Kelsey), framing Anna for pushing Seb Franklin (Harry Visinoni) off a ladder, and murdering Andy and later also Luke Britton (Dean Fagan). Phelan's long-lost daughter Nicola Rubinstein (Nicola Thorp) was introduced in 2017, a development that continues exploration of the character's background.^[1]

Phelan's crimes are exposed in March 2018 and during a confrontation with Eileen, he falls into the sea and is presumed dead. Phelan returns as part of a series of special post-watershed episodes. During the character's second stint, he was named one of the best soap villains of all time and in the programme itself;^[2] alongside the likes of Alan Bradley (Mark Eden) and Richard Hillman (Brian Capron).^[3]