Dennis Tanner is a fictional character from the British ITV soap
opera, Coronation Street, played by Philip Lowrie. The character was
created by writer Tony Warren and was introduced in the first episode
on 9 December 1960. Lowrie remained in the role for just over a year
before being written out unexpectedly in 1962 when a strike by the
actor's union Equity prevented new contracts being signed. Although
the strike ended a few months later, Lowrie chose not to return until
a year later. After a further five years, Lowrie became frustrated
with the material his character was getting and chose not to renew his
contract. Dennis departed Coronation Street on 12 June 1968, shortly
after marrying girlfriend Jenny Sutton.Introduced as a teenage
tearaway, Dennis quickly became a reformed character and for most of
his time on the show, Dennis was primarily used as the show's comic
relief with his story lines revolving around his interest in show
business, much to the annoyance of his mother Elsie (Pat Phoenix).
Dennis was later described as "immensely popular".It was announced in
January 2011 that the character would be returning to the soap once
again after a 43-year absence. His return made it the longest any
actor in Coronation Street has taken a break. His return aired on 12
May 2011. It was announced on 14 December 2013 that Lowrie was to
leave Coronation Street. He departed, alongside co-star Sue Johnston,
who plays Gloria Price, on 21 February 2014. Dennis returned again
briefly for another storyline from April to July 2014. The character
was killed off off-screen in February 2020 to mark the soap's 10,000th
episode.
opera, Coronation Street, played by Philip Lowrie. The character was
created by writer Tony Warren and was introduced in the first episode
on 9 December 1960. Lowrie remained in the role for just over a year
before being written out unexpectedly in 1962 when a strike by the
actor's union Equity prevented new contracts being signed. Although
the strike ended a few months later, Lowrie chose not to return until
a year later. After a further five years, Lowrie became frustrated
with the material his character was getting and chose not to renew his
contract. Dennis departed Coronation Street on 12 June 1968, shortly
after marrying girlfriend Jenny Sutton.Introduced as a teenage
tearaway, Dennis quickly became a reformed character and for most of
his time on the show, Dennis was primarily used as the show's comic
relief with his story lines revolving around his interest in show
business, much to the annoyance of his mother Elsie (Pat Phoenix).
Dennis was later described as "immensely popular".It was announced in
January 2011 that the character would be returning to the soap once
again after a 43-year absence. His return made it the longest any
actor in Coronation Street has taken a break. His return aired on 12
May 2011. It was announced on 14 December 2013 that Lowrie was to
leave Coronation Street. He departed, alongside co-star Sue Johnston,
who plays Gloria Price, on 21 February 2014. Dennis returned again
briefly for another storyline from April to July 2014. The character
was killed off off-screen in February 2020 to mark the soap's 10,000th
episode.
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