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Roy reacted well as he wanted Carla Connor to move into Brian's room. In August , he became a childminder for Chesney Brown 's son Joseph. Peter Gunn originally appeared for two guest stints as Brian Packham in , first for four episodes in April before appearing for a further five episodes in October.

This served as part of a storyline in which John Stape Graeme Hawley was committing identity theft and masquerading as his old colleague Colin Fishwick. During Brian's second stint that year, scenes depicted him having an attraction for Coronation Street resident Julie Carp Katy Cavanagh , which would be taken further upon his full-time return the following year. Gunn returned to the role in , this time as a regular member of the cast, with Brian's return airing in June that year. The character was permanently paired up with Julie, with the pair acting as a comedy couple.

They were given a more serious plot in which involved Julie believing she was pregnant with Brian's child, only to be devastated to learn it was in fact a growth inside her, resulting in her ovaries being removed and making her unable to ever conceive. Cavanagh expressed interest in Julie marrying Brian, however this storyline never came about.

In February it was reported that Gunn would not be getting his contract renewed and would be departing later in the year. This came about following Stuart Blackburn taking over the helm of producer from that of Phil Collinson , who at the time still had some scenes left to air on the soap.

A Coronation Street spokesperson told The Sun : "Peter will leave at the end of his current contract. The decision is purely storyline-driven. Peter is a great actor who has made the character of Brian Packham a joy to watch. In the lead up to Brian's exit, a storyline involved Julie wanting to foster a child due to being unable to conceive any herself, however Brian was reluctant because having to put up with children every day when working as a headmaster at Bessie Street School , so opted to apply for a job in Wales behind her back and went as far as to sabotage any chance of their adoption application being successful.

The character made his on-screen departure in Episode on 18th December However this wouldn't be the final time Gunn would appear in the show as Brian.

Fifteen months following the character's on-screen exit, it was reported in March that Gunn would be reprising the role as Brian in order to tie with the upcoming departure of Julie Carp, after Katy Cavanagh chose to leave the show. Brian returned on 12th June and departed three weeks later with Julie in Episode on 3rd July In early- , it was reported that upcoming producer Kate Oates who was taking over from a departing Blackburn would be reintroducing some past characters, with one of them reported to be Brian himself.

This was confirmed in September that year. It was reported that he would be returning without Julie, and that his return would occur in November.

The story details were given that he would be back to support his friends Ken Barlow and Roy Cropper. Brian's return was broadcast on 18th November The character was later paired up with Cathy Matthews , with the pair of them moving into Brian's previous address at 12 Coronation Street. In , the character became the new owner of The Kabin after buying it from Norris Cole , following the exit of actor Malcolm Hebden from the series. Brian Packham, Head of English. Coronation Street Wiki Explore.

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You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano. The Sun Online can exclusively reveal how Chris surprised Robyn with a special 21st birthday party before gathering all their friends and popping the question. Robyn gushed: "My husband to be! Chris was one of Corrie's biggest stars in the 80s where he played Gail's husband Brian after arriving on the cobbles in He asked producers to make him a part-time character so he could move to America to marry his first wife, the US talk show host Leeze Gibbons, but they rejected his offer and instead killed Brian off in a brutal stabbing in After getting a small role in Robocop 2, Chris struggled for acting work on screen, last appearing in Doctors in and playing a stripper in The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star in