Owen Armstrong
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Owen Armstrong is a fictional character
from the British ITV
soap opera
Coronation Street
, played by Ian Puleston-Davies
. He made his first on-screen appearance on 9 June 2010.
(Cherylee Houston
). Coronation Street producer, Kim Crowther called Puleston-Davies a "wonderful actor" and added that she had "really high hopes" for him. He signed an initial six-month contract. Coronation Street producers approached Puleston-Davies about appearing in the show after they saw him star in the play, Everybody Loves A Winner in 2009. Puleston-Davies met with producers, who created the role of Owen especially for him. He began filming his scenes in February. Owen was originally given the surname of Butterfield, but this was later changed to Armstrong. Georgia May Foote
was later cast as Owen's other daughter, Katy.
, Coronation Streets new producer, Phil Collinson
explained that Owen is "quite a dark, brooding character" who would "set the cat among the pigeons". Collinson added that Owen is a "very different bad boy" and potentially dangerous. In December 2010, Puleston-Davies defended Owen's violent nature and manipulative ways, saying, "He's not an evil man with an axe, or a hammer! Everything he does has reasoning behind it. He's got morals - but they're his own morals. Don't write Owen off - he's not an out-and-out bad guy... honest!"
(Beverly Callard) and the pair embark on an "unlikely relationship". The Daily Mirror said that Liz and Eileen Grimshaw
(Sue Cleaver
) both fall "head over heels" for his cheeky charm. Puleston-Davies told the Daily Mirror that Owen likes Liz, but causes competition between her and Eileen and plays them off against each other. In September 2010, The Sun reported that Liz's ex-husband, Jim McDonald
(Charles Lawson
) would return and fight for Liz's affections. Owen finds himself on the receiving end of Jim's "acid tongue" after Liz shows her feelings towards him. Jim becomes jealous of Owen and Liz and causes problems between them. The newspaper said "These tactics might have worked with [Liz's] ex-husband Vernon Tomlin
(Ian Reddington
) but they won't work with Owen, and he gets his builder mates to duff him up. He's left in a really bad way." When asked about Owen and Liz's relationship in an interview with Digital Spy, Callard admitted that Liz can be "so stupid". She said "Liz thinks he's great, but of course the viewers know different. They're just beginning to see another side of him. Liz is completely unaware of that. She's so stupid sometimes!"
Eileen later discovers that Liz is really the object of Owen's affections. Of this, Cleaver said that Eileen is a "very bad judge of character" and would seek her revenge on Owen. In January 2011, Eileen steals a £10,000 cheque from Owen whilst balancing his books. Eileen steals the cheque in order to pay for the repairs to her damaged roof. Speaking to soap opera reporting magazine Inside Soap
about the plot, Cleaver explained: "Eileen's petrified because she knows what a nasty piece of work Owen is - and, at the end of the day, she's broken the law. Owen isn't a pussycat like Lloyd and Steve - he doesn't take prisoners. I think Eileen's right to be afraid!" Cleaver later told soap opera reporting magazine Soaplife
that Eileen thinks Owen "won't miss the money". When Eileen pays the cheque into the bank she knows she has made a mistake and decides to pay it back. Cleaver said Eileen feels guilty because Owen is being nice to her and repairing her roof. Owen's bank card is then rejected, even though Carla Connor
(Alison King
) has told him that she paid Eileen the £10,000 she owed. Cleaver said Eileen is terrified when Owen tells her he knows she has stolen the money and threatens to go to the police. Cleaver added: "[Eileen's half-sister] Julie [Carp
] (Katy Cavanagh
) points out Eileen's got far more on Owen than he's got on her. But Eileen's scared."
(Mikey North
) wrongly accuses Owen of harassing Izzy and Owen tells him that he is Izzy's father. She tells Owen she wants nothing to do with him and he agrees to leave, but insists that he will return. Owen tells Izzy to meet him and whilst he is waiting, he meets Liz McDonald and takes an interest in her. He apologises to Izzy and realises that she is an adult now. Weeks later, Owen returns and Carla Connor hires his building company to rebuild her underwear factory, which angers local builder, Bill Webster
(Peter Armitage
). Owen buys the builder's yard from Bill and moves to Victoria Street with his younger daughter, Katy. Owen starts dating Eileen Grimshaw, who begins doing administrative work for him. He meets up with Liz and tells her he is interested in her and not Eileen. The following morning, Eileen's lodger, Sean Tully
(Anthony Cotton) sees Owen and Liz kissing and tells Eileen. Eileen shuns Owen and explains that Sean saw him and Liz kissing. Owen then threatens Sean to keep out of his business.
When Katy begins a relationship with Chesney Brown
(Sam Aston
), Owen bans them from seeing each other. They later convince Owen they are serious about their relationship. Liz's ex-husband Jim McDonald returns and becomes jealous of Owen and Liz's relationship. Owen is unhappy when Liz shows her feelings for Jim and has him beaten up. Liz then leaves for Spain to visit her son, Andy
(Nicholas Cochrane
) and Owen ends their relationship. When Izzy begins a relationship with Gary, Owen offers him a job, which he accepts. On Gary's first day, he is accidentally locked in Owen's van, which reminds him of being at war in Iraq. Owen unlocks the van and as he explains it was an accident, Gary tries to attack him, but is stopped by Owen's employee and Eileen's son, Jason Grimshaw
(Ryan Thomas
). Owen then tells Gary to stay away from Izzy. Owen attempts to split them up, but to no avail.
Owen checks Eileen's roof and tells her that it needs thousands of pounds worth of work doing before it deteriorates further. Eileen puts in an insurance claim, however, it is rejected as the roof damage is down to neglect. Eileen blames Owen, but he tells her that she should have paid for a full survey. Whilst Eileen is going through Owen's books, Carla Connor
(Alison King
) arrives and pays a £10,000 cheque which she owed. Eileen then steals the cheque. Carla informs Owen that she has given the cheque to Eileen and he tells Carla he had forgotten about it. Owen begins to feel guilty about the way he has treated Eileen and offers to repair her roof. Owen's bank card is later rejected and he realises that his money has been stolen. He invites Eileen for a drink, where he tells her that he knows she stole money from him. He then threatens to call the police. Eileen confesses her crime to her half-sister, Julie Carp
(Katy Cavanagh
), who reminds her that she knows Owen has been ripping off the taxman. Eileen and Julie break into the builder's yard and steal documents proving Owen's tax evasion. Eileen tells Owen that she needs to see him. He arrives at Eileen's, where she gives him a £10,000 cheque and shows him the copies of the documents proving his tax evasion and theft. Eileen later tells Sunita Alahan
(Shobna Gulati
) about Owen's tax evasion and suggests that Sunita blackmail Owen into finishing her shop refurbishment. Knowing Eileen told Sunita, Owen secretly takes Jason's house keys and lets himself into Eileen's. He finds the documents and takes them. He files the documents away and reports Eileen to the police for fraud. The police visit Owen and he tells them that Eileen has been embezzling money from his business. Eileen is arrested, but Izzy later forces Owen to apologise to her.
In August 2011, Owen buys No. 6, Coronation Street so that Anna Windass
(Debbie Rush
) will have a secure home for her adoptive daughter Faye Butler (Ellie Leach). It's clear that Owen is interested in Anna romantically but Faye interferes by stealing Owen's phone and sends a text message to Anna pretending to be Owen. Anna is baffled when the text tells her that he no longer has an interest in her and is cancelling their date. It isn't long before Gary finds Owen's phone in Faye's bedroom and she is forced to tell the truth that she sent the text message. When Owen tries to arrange another date with Anna, she declines saying that it wouldn't be fair as Faye has already had too much upheaval in her life. Owen is disappointed but tells Anna that he understands.
Owen and Anna are unable to fight their feelings for one another and later begin a relationship but decide that it would be best to keep it from Faye to avoid upsetting her. However, Faye spots them together and is immediately annoyed. After some initial resistance, Gary assures her that they will not get abandon her and she accepts Owen from that point.
Fictional character
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from the British ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
Coronation Street
Coronation Street
Coronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester based on Salford. Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960...
, played by Ian Puleston-Davies
Ian Puleston-Davies
-Early life and career:Born in Flint, Wales, Puleston-Davies has starred in the ITV drama Vincent alongside Ray Winstone, and Ghostboat , alongside David Jason. He has also played the lead roles in Conviction and the BBC Three series Funland.He has starred in long-running dramas such as Holby...
. He made his first on-screen appearance on 9 June 2010.
Casting
In January 2010, it was announced that actor Ian Puleston-Davies had joined the cast of Coronation Street as Owen, the father of IzzyIzzy Armstrong
Isabelle 'Izzy' Armstrong is a fictional character on the UK soap Coronation Street portrayed by Cherylee Houston. The character first appears on-screen on April 16, 2010; she is introduced as a new love interest for Kirk Sutherland. Soon after her arrival she gets a job at the Underworld factory....
(Cherylee Houston
Cherylee Houston
Cherylee Houston is a British actress. She grew up in Morecambe, Lancashire, in the United Kingdom. She is best known for her role as Izzy Armstrong, friend of Kirk Sutherland in Coronation Street.-Early life:...
). Coronation Street producer, Kim Crowther called Puleston-Davies a "wonderful actor" and added that she had "really high hopes" for him. He signed an initial six-month contract. Coronation Street producers approached Puleston-Davies about appearing in the show after they saw him star in the play, Everybody Loves A Winner in 2009. Puleston-Davies met with producers, who created the role of Owen especially for him. He began filming his scenes in February. Owen was originally given the surname of Butterfield, but this was later changed to Armstrong. Georgia May Foote
Georgia May Foote
Georgia May Foote is a British actress. She is best known for playing Alison Simmons in the school drama series Grange Hill. She is currently starring in Coronation Street as Katy Armstrong, sister to Izzy Armstrong and daughter to Owen Armstrong.Foote has played many minor roles during her career...
was later cast as Owen's other daughter, Katy.
Characterisation
Coronation Street describes Owen as "tough-but-tender". Crowther described him as "a bit controlling" having brought up Izzy and Katy alone. Sue Crawford of the Daily Mirror described him as a "tough-talking businessman" and "over-protective". In an interview with the Daily Mirror, Puleston-Davies called Owen a "loveable rogue", stating: "He has an edge and I'm happy to report he turns out to be a player." During an interview with media entertainment website Digital SpyDigital Spy
Digital Spy is a British entertainment and media news website. According to Alexa Internet traffic statistics, as of February 2011, Digital Spy is the 93rd most popular website in the United Kingdom, with an overall Alexa ranking of 2,088....
, Coronation Streets new producer, Phil Collinson
Phil Collinson
Philip "Phil" Collinson is a British television producer. He was initially an actor, before switching to working behind the cameras in the industry as a script editor and writer on programmes such as Springhill and Emmerdale, later becoming the producer of Peak Practice, Doctor Who and Coronation...
explained that Owen is "quite a dark, brooding character" who would "set the cat among the pigeons". Collinson added that Owen is a "very different bad boy" and potentially dangerous. In December 2010, Puleston-Davies defended Owen's violent nature and manipulative ways, saying, "He's not an evil man with an axe, or a hammer! Everything he does has reasoning behind it. He's got morals - but they're his own morals. Don't write Owen off - he's not an out-and-out bad guy... honest!"
Relationship with Liz McDonald
Owen meets Liz McDonaldLiz McDonald
Elizabeth "Liz" Jayne McDonald is a fictional character in the UK television ITV soap opera, Coronation Street. Portrayed by actress Beverley Callard, the character first appeared onscreen during the episode airing on 27 October 1989 and remained on the series until Callard opted to leave in 1998...
(Beverly Callard) and the pair embark on an "unlikely relationship". The Daily Mirror said that Liz and Eileen Grimshaw
Eileen Grimshaw
Eileen Grimshaw, is a fictional character in the UK television ITV soap opera, Coronation Street. Portrayed by Sue Cleaver, the character first appeared onscreen during the episode airing on 3 May 2000....
(Sue Cleaver
Sue Cleaver
Sue Cleaver is an English actress. She is best known for her regular role in Coronation Street.She studied at the Manchester Metropolitan School of Theatre and her first television appearance was a small part in an episode of A Touch of Frost...
) both fall "head over heels" for his cheeky charm. Puleston-Davies told the Daily Mirror that Owen likes Liz, but causes competition between her and Eileen and plays them off against each other. In September 2010, The Sun reported that Liz's ex-husband, Jim McDonald
Jim McDonald (Coronation Street)
James "Jim" McDonald is a fictional character in the British television ITV soap opera, Coronation Street. Portrayed by actor Charles Lawson, the character first appeared onscreen during the episode airing on 27 October 1989...
(Charles Lawson
Charles Lawson
Charles Lawson is a Northern Irish film and television actor.-Early life and education:He was born Quintin Charles Devenish Lawson in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland,...
) would return and fight for Liz's affections. Owen finds himself on the receiving end of Jim's "acid tongue" after Liz shows her feelings towards him. Jim becomes jealous of Owen and Liz and causes problems between them. The newspaper said "These tactics might have worked with [Liz's] ex-husband Vernon Tomlin
Vernon Tomlin
Vernon Tomlin was a fictional character of the ITV1 soap opera Coronation Street, portrayed by Ian Reddington. he originally appeared from December 2005 till September 2008.-Background:...
(Ian Reddington
Ian Reddington
- Early life :Ian Reddington was born in Sheffield. He was educated at Frecheville Comprehensive. He had no formal drama training, but became a leading figure in the Meatwhistle youth theatre project run by youth workers in the city. This gave him his first appearance as The Herald in Peter...
) but they won't work with Owen, and he gets his builder mates to duff him up. He's left in a really bad way." When asked about Owen and Liz's relationship in an interview with Digital Spy, Callard admitted that Liz can be "so stupid". She said "Liz thinks he's great, but of course the viewers know different. They're just beginning to see another side of him. Liz is completely unaware of that. She's so stupid sometimes!"
Eileen later discovers that Liz is really the object of Owen's affections. Of this, Cleaver said that Eileen is a "very bad judge of character" and would seek her revenge on Owen. In January 2011, Eileen steals a £10,000 cheque from Owen whilst balancing his books. Eileen steals the cheque in order to pay for the repairs to her damaged roof. Speaking to soap opera reporting magazine Inside Soap
Inside Soap
Inside Soap is a weekly UK magazine, released every Tuesday. It covers current and future storylines in soap operas shown in the United Kingdom....
about the plot, Cleaver explained: "Eileen's petrified because she knows what a nasty piece of work Owen is - and, at the end of the day, she's broken the law. Owen isn't a pussycat like Lloyd and Steve - he doesn't take prisoners. I think Eileen's right to be afraid!" Cleaver later told soap opera reporting magazine Soaplife
Soaplife
Soaplife is a fortnightly UK magazine, released on Tuesday. Storylines of the shows it covers are from soap operas shown in the United Kingdom and from Australia....
that Eileen thinks Owen "won't miss the money". When Eileen pays the cheque into the bank she knows she has made a mistake and decides to pay it back. Cleaver said Eileen feels guilty because Owen is being nice to her and repairing her roof. Owen's bank card is then rejected, even though Carla Connor
Carla Connor
Carla Connor is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera Coronation Street, a long-running serial drama about working class life in the fictional town of Weatherfield. She is portrayed by actress Alison King. Carla was created by producer Steve Frost as part of the new Connor family....
(Alison King
Alison King
Alison King is an English actress. She has had major television roles as Lynda Block in the Sky One television series Dream Team, and as Carla Connor in Coronation Street since 2006.- Early life and education :...
) has told him that she paid Eileen the £10,000 she owed. Cleaver said Eileen is terrified when Owen tells her he knows she has stolen the money and threatens to go to the police. Cleaver added: "[Eileen's half-sister] Julie [Carp
Julie Carp
Julie Carp is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, Coronation Street, played by actress Katy Cavanagh...
] (Katy Cavanagh
Katy Cavanagh
Katy Cavanagh in North Shields, North Tyneside and grew up in Bolton, Greater Manchester and educated at Canon Slade School is an English actress, best known for her appearances in Coronation Street in the role of Julie Carp since 2008....
) points out Eileen's got far more on Owen than he's got on her. But Eileen's scared."
Storylines
Owen arrives at The Rovers Return public house and begins talking to Izzy Armstrong. Gary WindassGary Windass
Gary Windass is a fictional character in the UK television ITV soap opera, Coronation Street. Portrayed by actor Mikey North, the character first appeared onscreen during the episode airing on 14 November 2008.-Background:...
(Mikey North
Mikey North
Michael "Mikey" North is an English actor best known for his role as Gary Windass in Coronation Street.-Early life and career:...
) wrongly accuses Owen of harassing Izzy and Owen tells him that he is Izzy's father. She tells Owen she wants nothing to do with him and he agrees to leave, but insists that he will return. Owen tells Izzy to meet him and whilst he is waiting, he meets Liz McDonald and takes an interest in her. He apologises to Izzy and realises that she is an adult now. Weeks later, Owen returns and Carla Connor hires his building company to rebuild her underwear factory, which angers local builder, Bill Webster
Bill Webster
William Geoffrey "Bill" Webster is a fictional character in the UK television ITV soap opera, Coronation Street. Portrayed by actor Peter Armitage, the character first appeared onscreen during the episode airing on 6 February 1984. He remained in the show until 1985 when Armitage decided to leave,...
(Peter Armitage
Peter Armitage
Peter Armitage is a statistician specialising in medical statistics.Peter Armitage attended Huddersfield College and went on to read mathematics at Trinity College, Cambridge. Armitage belonged to the generation of mathematicians who came to maturity in the Second World War...
). Owen buys the builder's yard from Bill and moves to Victoria Street with his younger daughter, Katy. Owen starts dating Eileen Grimshaw, who begins doing administrative work for him. He meets up with Liz and tells her he is interested in her and not Eileen. The following morning, Eileen's lodger, Sean Tully
Sean Tully
Sean Tully, is a fictional character in the UK television ITV soap opera, Coronation Street. Portrayed by actor Antony Cotton, the character first appeared on screen during the episode airing on 13 July 2003. Sean works as a factory machinist, and as a part-time barman in the Rovers Return...
(Anthony Cotton) sees Owen and Liz kissing and tells Eileen. Eileen shuns Owen and explains that Sean saw him and Liz kissing. Owen then threatens Sean to keep out of his business.
When Katy begins a relationship with Chesney Brown
Chesney Brown
Chesney Brown is a fictional character in the UK television ITV soap opera, Coronation Street. Portrayed by actor Sam Aston, the character first appeared onscreen during the episode airing on 14 November 2003....
(Sam Aston
Sam Aston
Samuel David "Sam" Aston is an English child actor, best known for having played, since 2003, the role of Chesney Battersby-Brown on Britain's longest running soap opera, Coronation Street...
), Owen bans them from seeing each other. They later convince Owen they are serious about their relationship. Liz's ex-husband Jim McDonald returns and becomes jealous of Owen and Liz's relationship. Owen is unhappy when Liz shows her feelings for Jim and has him beaten up. Liz then leaves for Spain to visit her son, Andy
Andy McDonald
Andy McDonald is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre and winger, an alternate captain of the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:...
(Nicholas Cochrane
Nicholas Cochrane
Nicholas Cochrane is an English actor, best known for his role as Andy McDonald in long-running soap opera Coronation Street....
) and Owen ends their relationship. When Izzy begins a relationship with Gary, Owen offers him a job, which he accepts. On Gary's first day, he is accidentally locked in Owen's van, which reminds him of being at war in Iraq. Owen unlocks the van and as he explains it was an accident, Gary tries to attack him, but is stopped by Owen's employee and Eileen's son, Jason Grimshaw
Jason Grimshaw
Jason Grimshaw, is a fictional character in the UK television ITV soap opera, Coronation Street. Portrayed by actor Ryan Thomas, the character first appeared during the episode airing on 25 December 2000, when he comes looking for mother Eileen at the Battersbys' home.Jason is very much the...
(Ryan Thomas
Ryan Thomas
Ryan James Thomas and is an English actor who is currently starring as the character, Jason Grimshaw on ITV's Coronation Street.-Career:...
). Owen then tells Gary to stay away from Izzy. Owen attempts to split them up, but to no avail.
Owen checks Eileen's roof and tells her that it needs thousands of pounds worth of work doing before it deteriorates further. Eileen puts in an insurance claim, however, it is rejected as the roof damage is down to neglect. Eileen blames Owen, but he tells her that she should have paid for a full survey. Whilst Eileen is going through Owen's books, Carla Connor
Carla Connor
Carla Connor is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera Coronation Street, a long-running serial drama about working class life in the fictional town of Weatherfield. She is portrayed by actress Alison King. Carla was created by producer Steve Frost as part of the new Connor family....
(Alison King
Alison King
Alison King is an English actress. She has had major television roles as Lynda Block in the Sky One television series Dream Team, and as Carla Connor in Coronation Street since 2006.- Early life and education :...
) arrives and pays a £10,000 cheque which she owed. Eileen then steals the cheque. Carla informs Owen that she has given the cheque to Eileen and he tells Carla he had forgotten about it. Owen begins to feel guilty about the way he has treated Eileen and offers to repair her roof. Owen's bank card is later rejected and he realises that his money has been stolen. He invites Eileen for a drink, where he tells her that he knows she stole money from him. He then threatens to call the police. Eileen confesses her crime to her half-sister, Julie Carp
Julie Carp
Julie Carp is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, Coronation Street, played by actress Katy Cavanagh...
(Katy Cavanagh
Katy Cavanagh
Katy Cavanagh in North Shields, North Tyneside and grew up in Bolton, Greater Manchester and educated at Canon Slade School is an English actress, best known for her appearances in Coronation Street in the role of Julie Carp since 2008....
), who reminds her that she knows Owen has been ripping off the taxman. Eileen and Julie break into the builder's yard and steal documents proving Owen's tax evasion. Eileen tells Owen that she needs to see him. He arrives at Eileen's, where she gives him a £10,000 cheque and shows him the copies of the documents proving his tax evasion and theft. Eileen later tells Sunita Alahan
Sunita Alahan
Sunita Alahan is a fictional character from the British ITV1 soap opera Coronation Street, played by Shobna Gulati. She made her first on-screen appearance on 23 March 2001 and remained in the show until 2005, when the character was axed from the serial by producer Tony Wood...
(Shobna Gulati
Shobna Gulati
Shobna Gulati is an English actress, writer, and dancer of Indian origin, best known for playing Anita in Victoria Wood's Dinnerladies, and Sunita Alahan in the long-running soap opera Coronation Street from 2001 to 2006, a role to which she returned at the end of 2009...
) about Owen's tax evasion and suggests that Sunita blackmail Owen into finishing her shop refurbishment. Knowing Eileen told Sunita, Owen secretly takes Jason's house keys and lets himself into Eileen's. He finds the documents and takes them. He files the documents away and reports Eileen to the police for fraud. The police visit Owen and he tells them that Eileen has been embezzling money from his business. Eileen is arrested, but Izzy later forces Owen to apologise to her.
In August 2011, Owen buys No. 6, Coronation Street so that Anna Windass
Anna Windass
Anna Windass is a fictional character in the UK television ITV soap opera, Coronation Street. Portrayed by actress Debbie Rush, the character first appeared onscreen during the episode airing on 14 November 2008.-Creation and casting:...
(Debbie Rush
Debbie Rush
Debbie Rush is an English actress. She is currently playing the role of Anna Windass in Coronation Street.After training at the Manchester School Of Acting when she was in her thirties, she has also starred in Shameless and Hollyoaks in the City. Rush also filmed the role of "Pam" in the horror...
) will have a secure home for her adoptive daughter Faye Butler (Ellie Leach). It's clear that Owen is interested in Anna romantically but Faye interferes by stealing Owen's phone and sends a text message to Anna pretending to be Owen. Anna is baffled when the text tells her that he no longer has an interest in her and is cancelling their date. It isn't long before Gary finds Owen's phone in Faye's bedroom and she is forced to tell the truth that she sent the text message. When Owen tries to arrange another date with Anna, she declines saying that it wouldn't be fair as Faye has already had too much upheaval in her life. Owen is disappointed but tells Anna that he understands.
Owen and Anna are unable to fight their feelings for one another and later begin a relationship but decide that it would be best to keep it from Faye to avoid upsetting her. However, Faye spots them together and is immediately annoyed. After some initial resistance, Gary assures her that they will not get abandon her and she accepts Owen from that point.
Reception
Crawford said that Puleston-Davies had made a "big impact" since joining Coronation Street. Cleaver described Owen as "a nasty piece of work" and "not the sort of man you want to cross".External links
- Character profile on the ITV website