Tyrone Dobbs
Encyclopedia
Tyrone Sylvester Dobbs is a fictional character
in the UK television ITV
soap opera
, Coronation Street
. Portrayed by Alan Halsall
, the character first appeared onscreen during the episode airing on November 30, 1998.
, the actor revealed that he likes characters to develop in different ways. Halsall stated he enjoys the experience of the character's various relationships, especially as it differs with each one, notably his character's partnership with Molly's
auntie Pam. The actor confirmed that he was pleased to see Tyrone involved in more storylines, feeling that his character was underused for a long period of time. He also claimed interest in the aspect of a wedding. Alan Halsall contradicted statements that Tyrone and Molly were the new Jack
and Vera
, claiming it impossible for him to fill. The actor revealed that he would be pleased to see Margi Clarke
as Tyrone's on-screen mother full-time on the show.
(Margi Clarke
), in 1998. Upon his arrival, it becomes clear that Tyrone has been in minor trouble with the police. He is employed by Curly Watts (Kevin Kennedy
) collecting trolleys at a supermarket but loses his job when he accidentally pushes a trolley into the area manager's new car. Following this, Tyrone trains as an apprentice mechanic at the local garage, Webster's Auto Centre, owned by Kevin Webster
(Michael Le Vell
). After his mother abandons him, Tyrone moves into Jack
(William Tarmey
) and Vera Duckworth
's (Elizabeth Dawn
) bed and breakfast establishment, adopting a greyhound, Monica.
Whilst seeking a partner for Monica, Tyrone meets and began dating Maria Sutherland (Samia Smith
), a kennel maid, and they became engaged in 2002. Fiz Brown
(Jennie McAlpine
), however, tries coming between them. Having ended his relationship with Maria, Tyrone finds himself better suited to kennel maid Molly Compton
(Vicky Binns
). Whilst they accompany Jack and Vera at Number 9, they plan to move out but buy the property when Jack and Vera decide to move to Blackpool
. Vera, however, dies of heart failure in January 2008. Jack stays with Tyrone and Molly at Number 9 and the family atmosphere is soon enhanced with the arrival of Molly's aunt, Pam Hobsworth (Kate Anthony
).
Jack, in an attempt to encourage Tyrone to propose to Molly, gives him Vera's engagement ring. Tyrone books a table at a fancy restaurant, but is upstaged by a much flashier proposal before he can pop the question. Several days later, Pam suggests that Tyrone put a ring in a decorative egg, which also has a voice recorder. When Tyrone opens the egg at Rovers, instead of a recording asking Molly to marry him, the voice is Kirk Sutherland
(Andrew Whyment
) asking how it works. Tyrone runs out in shame. Jack and Kirk follow, and Jack tells him that the moments that don't go as planned are often happier than the moments which do. Tyrone decides to try again, and returns to find a burger van decorated in Christmas lights and with a table in front. When Tyrone opens the egg to propose, Molly opens an egg of her own, with a recording of her saying, "Of course, you great nana."
The following month, Tyrone decides to visit his estranged mother. They discover that Jackie is £1,000 in debt and owes his father's friend money. Tyrone and Molly decide to help, much to their despair, as they plan to use it for Molly's wedding dress. Tyrone subsequently tells Jackie that she isn't invited to the wedding.
Tyrone's job is later in jeopardy with Tony Gordon
's (Gray O'Brien
) attempts to sabotage Kevin's business. As a result of this Tyrone decides to earn some extra cash by volunteering to test out products for a medical research company. Kevin then asks him to buy half the business, Tyrone later agrees and they are now co-owners so the garage can stay open for business. Tyrone begins selling knock-off merchandise with Pam, in order to afford to give Molly her preferred wedding.
Following their wedding, Jackie force the couple to allow her to stay, offering to help Liz McDonald
(Beverley Callard
) with the evening's work at the reception in the Rovers, and steals the couple's honeymoon tickets. Pam then suggests that they go to Blackpool instead, much to Tyrone's enthusiasm, but Molly's dismay.
In 2009, Molly embarks on an affair with Tyrone's best friend Kevin after they do a fun run together. At one point Tyrone actually becomes suspicious of Molly, as she is always hostile towards him and always disappearing, but Kevin assures him that Molly would "never" cheat on him. Trying to cover her tracks, Molly accuses Tyrone on cheating on her with Minnie Chandra (Poppy Jhakra
). In January 2010, after just one year of marriage, Molly announces that she is leaving Tyrone, leaving him confused and inconsolable. He mistakenly believes that Molly has been sleeping with her boss Dev Alahan
(Jimmi Harkishin
), after she moves into the corner shop flat, and attacks him on the Street.
In March 2010 Molly returns and tells Tyrone she is pregnant. Unaware of her affair with Kevin he assumes that the baby is his. They decide to try to give their marriage another go. The following month Molly and Tyrone discover, after a 4D scan, that Molly is expecting a baby boy. The couple are subsequently involved in a car crash on their way to visit Molly's father Diggory (Eric Potts
). Tyrone loses control of the car as the take a drive through the country. Luckily they both survive but are scared about the condition of their unborn child before being assured that he has been unharmed.
Molly gives birth to a baby boy, whom they name Jack, in September 2010, with Tyrone none the wiser that Kevin may be the baby's father. Tyrone's joy, as a result of fatherhood, is soon dashed when a month later Jack reveals that he has an incurable form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma
and only has weeks left to live. Tyrone is devastated as Jack has been a father figure to him throughout the years. When Jack dies peacefully on 8 November 2010, this leaves Tyrone in a bad way as Jack had been a father figure to him for some time. At his funeral, he gives a moving eulogy and later scatters his ashes.
On 6 December 2010, Molly reveals to Tyrone that she had an affair and that he is not Jack's father. Tyrone is devastated and turns to Sally Webster
(Sally Dynevor) for help. He is concerned when Molly and Jack are trapped in the Corner Shop when a tram crashes into it. Over the 50th anniversary week, Tyrone accompanies Jack to the hospital, after the baby is saved from the wreck. Whilst there, Jack's biological father Kevin sends Tyrone back to the Street to check on Molly's situation. On 9 December 2010, during his arrival from hospital, Tyrone is left devastated when he discovers Molly has died, when Sally walks up to him crying and hugs him. Unknown to him, Molly had confessed to Sally about her affair with Kevin minutes before her passing, which Sally orders him to tell Tyrone as he doesn't deserve all the trauma and then packing his bags and throws him out and to never return. When Tyrone visits Jack in hospital, he spots Kevin and tells him that he will kill whoever tore his family apart.
At Molly's Funeral, Tyrone broke down while giving a eulogy and asked for support. Sophie prompted Kevin to go finish the eulogy, and a furious Sally cannot stand to listen and walks out of the church,leaving Tyrone puzzled, but after overhearing Sally and Kevin arguing, and putting two and two together, he discovers the truth about Kevin being baby Jack's father, and fists go flying towards Kevin, knocking him into Molly's grave which Tyrone should have been arrested and spent time in prison for. When Tyrone returns home, he asks to be alone, however Kevin's wife Sally later comes knocking at his door, with baby Jack. She persuades Tyrone that he is the only father Jack knows and that he should raise him as his own. Eventually, he agrees to this and takes baby Jack.
Tyrone can't cope with baby Jack not being his, so decided to hand him to Kevin as he is the baby's father. On Christmas Eve, he decided to make a fresh start by "getting drunk and going sober". Kevin persuaded Tyrone to keep looking after baby Jack as Tyrone was the only father he knows, but Tyrone said he doesn't want anything to do with either of them. Tyrone spent Christmas Day with Maria, Kirk and Liam Connor, Jr. On New Year's Eve 2010, he saw in the new year with Sally with him and Sally saying that 2011 has got to be a better year than the one they have had.
However, 2011 (so far) has been anything but better: A few days into January, Kevin learns of how they slept in the Webster household two nights in a row and promptly attacks Tyrone, cracking his lip. Then, in February, Tyrone and Julie Carp
spend time together, but break up as they feel they don't love each other. In March, Tyrone is absolutely incensed when Kevin wins £200,000 on a scratchcard
, feeling he has no right to deserve it, luck or not. Then, he tells Sally about the win and in return, she buys Tyrone a drink.
His year (sort of) improves when out-of-the-blue comes Jack's grandson and old friend Tommy Duckworth
(Chris Fountain
), looking for Jack: as a result, it's up to Tyrone to reveal about Jack's death in the previous year. The two bond, as Tommy moves in.
However, his life goes downhill in mid-May: on the 19th, Kevin orders a new hyrdaulic car ramp for the garage and promptly bans Tyrone from using it. The next day, when Tyrone sees Kevin sack Tommy (Tyrone had got him a job at the garage) from the garage and then head off on a call-out, Tyrone loses it and whackes the ramp with a 32-inch spanner 8 times, before storming to the Rovers. However, completely unbeknown to Ty, he took a swing at the hydraulic pipe right at its weakest point and breaking it. When Kevin uses the ramp, he gets stuck and tries to get the ramp to go up: however, due to Tyrone's meddling, the ramp goes down and whilst Kev stops it with a pipe, one side collapses and the car crushes Kevin. He calls for help and it is a horrified Tyrone and Tommy who rush to the rescue and pull him out, just as the ambulance arrives.
Tyrone, in shock, downs drink after drink in the Rovers and when he learns that the ramp was attacked diliberately, he puts two and two together and discovers he was the one who nearly killed Kevin. He is nervous for the rest of the evening and throughout the next morning, worried that Kev will find out. He gets Tommy to fix the ramp and he does at the garage with Ty watching, just as Kevin catches them. Tommy is blamed and Tyrone is forced to confess, to help his friend. Kevin is angered, but calls round Tyrone, in order to call a truce so they can work together at the garage. Tyrone, while he won't forgive or forget, agrees to the truce, as the garage is the only thing he has left, with the house.
So far, the truce at the garage has been good, but whether Kevin is frustrated or angry, Tyrone takes the advantage in winding him up. An example of this is when Kevin robbed of £20,000 from his bank account by Sophie Webster
(Brooke Vincent
) and Kevin grows angry when working on a car, Tyrone and Tommy provide a commentary track, getting him to think of the people who scammed Sophie as the car he is working on and then Tyrone telling Kev that now he's got less money, he can think of new ideas.
In September 2011, Tyrone Dobbs and Tommy Duckworth when the lads headed to a bar in town. He paid an attractive girl to flirt with his mate and boost his self-esteem. But the young woman he hired, Kirsty Soames, actually enjoyed Tyrone's company and they swapped numbers. Elsewhere Tyrone was euphoric after his success with Kirsty. But Tommy felt guilty, and feared Kirsty was only nice to Tyrone because he'd paid her. Tommy wanted to come clean when Ty’s phone rang with a call from her.
At present, Tyrone along with Kirk Sutherland and Tommy Duckworth should be spending time in prison for kidnapping Leon Southam in early September 2011.
Fictional character
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in the UK television ITV
ITV
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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...
. Portrayed by Alan Halsall
Alan Halsall
Alan David Halsall is an English actor best known for playing Tyrone Dobbs in Coronation Street, a role which he has played for since 1998.-Early life:...
, the character first appeared onscreen during the episode airing on November 30, 1998.
Casting
During an interview with Alan HalsallAlan Halsall
Alan David Halsall is an English actor best known for playing Tyrone Dobbs in Coronation Street, a role which he has played for since 1998.-Early life:...
, the actor revealed that he likes characters to develop in different ways. Halsall stated he enjoys the experience of the character's various relationships, especially as it differs with each one, notably his character's partnership with Molly's
Molly Dobbs
Molly Cosette Dobbs is a fictional character in the British television ITV soap opera, Coronation Street. Portrayed by actress Vicky Binns, the character first appeared on screen during the episode airing on 5 September 2005. On 7 May 2010, Binns announced she was quitting the soap...
auntie Pam. The actor confirmed that he was pleased to see Tyrone involved in more storylines, feeling that his character was underused for a long period of time. He also claimed interest in the aspect of a wedding. Alan Halsall contradicted statements that Tyrone and Molly were the new Jack
Jack Duckworth
John Harold "Jack" Duckworth is a long-standing 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. He is played by actor William Tarmey. The character debuted onscreen during the episode...
and Vera
Vera Duckworth
Veronica "Vera" Duckworth , played by Elizabeth Dawn, is a fictional character on the British soap opera Coronation Street, first appearing in August 1974 and last appearing in episode 6,734 on 18 January 2008, where the character peacefully died in her sleep at the age of 70 from heart failure...
, claiming it impossible for him to fill. The actor revealed that he would be pleased to see Margi Clarke
Margi Clarke
Margi Clarke is a British actress . She was born in Liverpool and raised in Kirkby , and is known for her Scouse accent and platinum-blonde hair.-Early career:...
as Tyrone's on-screen mother full-time on the show.
1998–2008
The character arrives on Coronation Street with his mother, JackieJackie Dobbs
Jacqueline "Jackie" Dobbs, played by Margi Clarke, is a fictional character in the soap opera, Coronation Street. She was introduced in 1998, but written out in 1999 due to the personal problems of the actress who played her. Nine years later, in 2008, the character was reintroduced, once again...
(Margi Clarke
Margi Clarke
Margi Clarke is a British actress . She was born in Liverpool and raised in Kirkby , and is known for her Scouse accent and platinum-blonde hair.-Early career:...
), in 1998. Upon his arrival, it becomes clear that Tyrone has been in minor trouble with the police. He is employed by Curly Watts (Kevin Kennedy
Kevin Kennedy (actor)
Kevin Kennedy is an English actor, writer, producer, singer, and guitarist, best known for playing the bottle-lensed Curly Watts in ITV's long running soap opera Coronation Street between 1983 and 2003.-Early life:Kennedy was born in Manchester. He attended St Paul's RC Secondary High School...
) collecting trolleys at a supermarket but loses his job when he accidentally pushes a trolley into the area manager's new car. Following this, Tyrone trains as an apprentice mechanic at the local garage, Webster's Auto Centre, owned by Kevin Webster
Kevin Webster
Kevin John Webster is a long-standing fictional character in the UK television ITV soap opera, Coronation Street. Portrayed by actor Michael Le Vell, the character first appeared onscreen on 19 October 1983...
(Michael Le Vell
Michael Le Vell
Michael Le Vell is an English character actor, who since 1983 has played the role of garage mechanic, Kevin Webster, in the soap opera Coronation Street....
). After his mother abandons him, Tyrone moves into Jack
Jack Duckworth
John Harold "Jack" Duckworth is a long-standing 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. He is played by actor William Tarmey. The character debuted onscreen during the episode...
(William Tarmey
William Tarmey
Bill Tarmey is an English actor, singer and author, best known for playing Jack Duckworth on the soap opera Coronation Street. First appearing in the role in 1979, he played it continuously from 1983 to 2010.-Life and career:Tarmey was born in Ardwick, Manchester...
) and Vera Duckworth
Vera Duckworth
Veronica "Vera" Duckworth , played by Elizabeth Dawn, is a fictional character on the British soap opera Coronation Street, first appearing in August 1974 and last appearing in episode 6,734 on 18 January 2008, where the character peacefully died in her sleep at the age of 70 from heart failure...
's (Elizabeth Dawn
Elizabeth Dawn
Elizabeth 'Liz' Dawn MBE , is an English actress, best known for her role as Vera Duckworth in the long-running British soap opera, Coronation Street...
) bed and breakfast establishment, adopting a greyhound, Monica.
Whilst seeking a partner for Monica, Tyrone meets and began dating Maria Sutherland (Samia Smith
Samia Smith
Samia Maxine Ghadie , is an English actress best known for playing Maria Connor in the ITV Soap Coronation Street.-Early life:...
), a kennel maid, and they became engaged in 2002. Fiz Brown
Fiz Brown
Fiona "Fiz" Stape is a fictional character from the British ITV1 soap opera Coronation Street, played by Jennie McAlpine. She made her first on-screen appearance on 20 April 2001. Initially appearing for five episodes, McAlpine's contract was soon extended and Fiz became a regular character...
(Jennie McAlpine
Jennie McAlpine
Jennie Elizabeth McAlpine is a British television actress and comedienne. She is best known for her role as Fiz Stape in the well known British soap opera Coronation Street.-Early life:...
), however, tries coming between them. Having ended his relationship with Maria, Tyrone finds himself better suited to kennel maid Molly Compton
Molly Dobbs
Molly Cosette Dobbs is a fictional character in the British television ITV soap opera, Coronation Street. Portrayed by actress Vicky Binns, the character first appeared on screen during the episode airing on 5 September 2005. On 7 May 2010, Binns announced she was quitting the soap...
(Vicky Binns
Vicky Binns
Victoria Jane "Vicky" Binns is an English actress who is best known for her two roles in the two veteran ITV soap operas Emmerdale and Coronation Street respectively. She had a lead role in 'Von trapped' opposite Caroline Quentine and also appeared in Children's Ward playing a character named...
). Whilst they accompany Jack and Vera at Number 9, they plan to move out but buy the property when Jack and Vera decide to move to Blackpool
Blackpool
Blackpool is a borough, seaside town, and unitary authority area of Lancashire, in North West England. It is situated along England's west coast by the Irish Sea, between the Ribble and Wyre estuaries, northwest of Preston, north of Liverpool, and northwest of Manchester...
. Vera, however, dies of heart failure in January 2008. Jack stays with Tyrone and Molly at Number 9 and the family atmosphere is soon enhanced with the arrival of Molly's aunt, Pam Hobsworth (Kate Anthony
Kate Anthony
Kate Anthony is a British actress.She has appeared in Doctors playing Ellen Murray, Sparkhouse playing Jenny Bullock, Casualty playing Angela Phillips, and As Time Goes By. More recently she has appeared in Totally Frank, heartbeat and EastEnders playing Annie Grey...
).
Jack, in an attempt to encourage Tyrone to propose to Molly, gives him Vera's engagement ring. Tyrone books a table at a fancy restaurant, but is upstaged by a much flashier proposal before he can pop the question. Several days later, Pam suggests that Tyrone put a ring in a decorative egg, which also has a voice recorder. When Tyrone opens the egg at Rovers, instead of a recording asking Molly to marry him, the voice is Kirk Sutherland
Kirk Sutherland
Kirk Sutherland is a fictional character in the UK television ITV soap opera, Coronation Street. The character first appeared onscreen during the episode airing on 22 May 2000, played by an uncredited actor ....
(Andrew Whyment
Andrew Whyment
Andrew "Andy" Whyment is an English television actor, best known for comedy roles, including his roles as Darren Sinclair-Jones in The Royle Family and Kirk Sutherland in the soap opera Coronation Street.-TV career:...
) asking how it works. Tyrone runs out in shame. Jack and Kirk follow, and Jack tells him that the moments that don't go as planned are often happier than the moments which do. Tyrone decides to try again, and returns to find a burger van decorated in Christmas lights and with a table in front. When Tyrone opens the egg to propose, Molly opens an egg of her own, with a recording of her saying, "Of course, you great nana."
The following month, Tyrone decides to visit his estranged mother. They discover that Jackie is £1,000 in debt and owes his father's friend money. Tyrone and Molly decide to help, much to their despair, as they plan to use it for Molly's wedding dress. Tyrone subsequently tells Jackie that she isn't invited to the wedding.
Tyrone's job is later in jeopardy with Tony Gordon
Tony Gordon
Anthony "Tony" Gordon was a fictional character in the itv soap opera Coronation Street, portrayed by actor Gray O'Brien. The character first appeared on screen on 16 September 2007 and making his final appearance on 9 June 2010 after deciding to sacrifice himself in the Underworld fire. He is a...
's (Gray O'Brien
Gray O'Brien
Gray O'Brien is a Scottish television and film actor, best known for his portrayal of the villainous Weatherfield businessman Tony Gordon in the popular British soap opera Coronation Street from 2007 to 2010, and as Dr Richard McCaig on Casualty from 1996 to 1998.O'Brien was born in Stewarton,...
) attempts to sabotage Kevin's business. As a result of this Tyrone decides to earn some extra cash by volunteering to test out products for a medical research company. Kevin then asks him to buy half the business, Tyrone later agrees and they are now co-owners so the garage can stay open for business. Tyrone begins selling knock-off merchandise with Pam, in order to afford to give Molly her preferred wedding.
2009—
On his stag night, Tyrone is roped into selling merchandise for Pam. Tyrone and Molly are married on January 12, 2009 after Tyrone has been arrested and hand-cuffed by 'Dave' in a pub en-route to the wedding. He arrives, albeit late, at the church but faints soon after exchanging vows. He later finds out that the police officer who has 'arrested' him is none other than Pam's ex, who had Jack, Kirk and Tyrone fooled into believing he was a real police officer. Nonetheless, the trio pay up to 'release' Tyrone under the pretext that Tyrone would have to hand himself in at a police station after the wedding ceremony.Liz 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...
(Beverley Callard
Beverley Callard
Beverley Jane McEwan is an English actress, best known for her role as Liz McDonald in ITV's Coronation Street, and Flo Henshaw in BBC Three's Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps.-Early life:Beverley Jane Moxon was born in Leeds on 28 March 1957 to Clive and Mavis Moxon...
) with the evening's work at the reception in the Rovers, and steals the couple's honeymoon tickets. Pam then suggests that they go to Blackpool instead, much to Tyrone's enthusiasm, but Molly's dismay.
In 2009, Molly embarks on an affair with Tyrone's best friend Kevin after they do a fun run together. At one point Tyrone actually becomes suspicious of Molly, as she is always hostile towards him and always disappearing, but Kevin assures him that Molly would "never" cheat on him. Trying to cover her tracks, Molly accuses Tyrone on cheating on her with Minnie Chandra (Poppy Jhakra
Poppy Jhakra
Poppy Jhakra is an actress from West Yorkshire in England. She is currently in the cast of Waterloo Road as English Teacher, Eleanor Chaudry....
). In January 2010, after just one year of marriage, Molly announces that she is leaving Tyrone, leaving him confused and inconsolable. He mistakenly believes that Molly has been sleeping with her boss Dev Alahan
Dev Alahan
Devendra 'Dev' Alahan is a fictional character in the UK television ITV soap opera, Coronation Street. Portrayed by actor Jimmi Harkishin, the character first appeared onscreen during the episode airing on 10 November 1999.-Character development:...
(Jimmi Harkishin
Jimmi Harkishin
James "Jimmi" Harkishin is an actor best known for his role as shop owner Dev Alahan in Coronation Street. He also featured in the film East is East and also Bhaji on the Beach....
), after she moves into the corner shop flat, and attacks him on the Street.
In March 2010 Molly returns and tells Tyrone she is pregnant. Unaware of her affair with Kevin he assumes that the baby is his. They decide to try to give their marriage another go. The following month Molly and Tyrone discover, after a 4D scan, that Molly is expecting a baby boy. The couple are subsequently involved in a car crash on their way to visit Molly's father Diggory (Eric Potts
Eric Potts
Eric Potts is a British actor, who had parts in Coronation Street, as eccentric baker Diggory Compton, the father of Molly Compton, and Brookside as Wrexham Football Club Supporter, Mr Moore....
). Tyrone loses control of the car as the take a drive through the country. Luckily they both survive but are scared about the condition of their unborn child before being assured that he has been unharmed.
Molly gives birth to a baby boy, whom they name Jack, in September 2010, with Tyrone none the wiser that Kevin may be the baby's father. Tyrone's joy, as a result of fatherhood, is soon dashed when a month later Jack reveals that he has an incurable form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
The non-Hodgkin lymphomas are a diverse group of blood cancers that include any kind of lymphoma except Hodgkin's lymphomas. Types of NHL vary significantly in their severity, from indolent to very aggressive....
and only has weeks left to live. Tyrone is devastated as Jack has been a father figure to him throughout the years. When Jack dies peacefully on 8 November 2010, this leaves Tyrone in a bad way as Jack had been a father figure to him for some time. At his funeral, he gives a moving eulogy and later scatters his ashes.
On 6 December 2010, Molly reveals to Tyrone that she had an affair and that he is not Jack's father. Tyrone is devastated and turns to Sally Webster
Sally Webster
Sally Webster is a fictional character in the UK television ITV soap opera, Coronation Street. Portrayed by actress Sally Dynevor, the character first appeared onscreen during the episode airing on 27 January 1986.-Casting:...
(Sally Dynevor) for help. He is concerned when Molly and Jack are trapped in the Corner Shop when a tram crashes into it. Over the 50th anniversary week, Tyrone accompanies Jack to the hospital, after the baby is saved from the wreck. Whilst there, Jack's biological father Kevin sends Tyrone back to the Street to check on Molly's situation. On 9 December 2010, during his arrival from hospital, Tyrone is left devastated when he discovers Molly has died, when Sally walks up to him crying and hugs him. Unknown to him, Molly had confessed to Sally about her affair with Kevin minutes before her passing, which Sally orders him to tell Tyrone as he doesn't deserve all the trauma and then packing his bags and throws him out and to never return. When Tyrone visits Jack in hospital, he spots Kevin and tells him that he will kill whoever tore his family apart.
At Molly's Funeral, Tyrone broke down while giving a eulogy and asked for support. Sophie prompted Kevin to go finish the eulogy, and a furious Sally cannot stand to listen and walks out of the church,leaving Tyrone puzzled, but after overhearing Sally and Kevin arguing, and putting two and two together, he discovers the truth about Kevin being baby Jack's father, and fists go flying towards Kevin, knocking him into Molly's grave which Tyrone should have been arrested and spent time in prison for. When Tyrone returns home, he asks to be alone, however Kevin's wife Sally later comes knocking at his door, with baby Jack. She persuades Tyrone that he is the only father Jack knows and that he should raise him as his own. Eventually, he agrees to this and takes baby Jack.
Tyrone can't cope with baby Jack not being his, so decided to hand him to Kevin as he is the baby's father. On Christmas Eve, he decided to make a fresh start by "getting drunk and going sober". Kevin persuaded Tyrone to keep looking after baby Jack as Tyrone was the only father he knows, but Tyrone said he doesn't want anything to do with either of them. Tyrone spent Christmas Day with Maria, Kirk and Liam Connor, Jr. On New Year's Eve 2010, he saw in the new year with Sally with him and Sally saying that 2011 has got to be a better year than the one they have had.
However, 2011 (so far) has been anything but better: A few days into January, Kevin learns of how they slept in the Webster household two nights in a row and promptly attacks Tyrone, cracking his lip. Then, in February, Tyrone and Julie Carp
Julie Carp
Julie Carp is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, Coronation Street, played by actress Katy Cavanagh...
spend time together, but break up as they feel they don't love each other. In March, Tyrone is absolutely incensed when Kevin wins £200,000 on a scratchcard
Scratchcard
A scratchcard is a small card, often made of thin paper-based card for competitions and plastic to conceal PINs, where one or more areas contain concealed information which can...
, feeling he has no right to deserve it, luck or not. Then, he tells Sally about the win and in return, she buys Tyrone a drink.
His year (sort of) improves when out-of-the-blue comes Jack's grandson and old friend Tommy Duckworth
Tommy Duckworth
Thomas "Tommy" Duckworth is a fictional character in the British television ITV soap opera, Coronation Street. Currently portrayed by actor Chris Fountain. The character was born on-screen during the episode airing on 9 September 1992 and departed in December 1993, before returning for four short...
(Chris Fountain
Chris Fountain
Christopher Ryan Fountain is an English actor best known for his role as Justin Burton on the Channel 4 teen soap Hollyoaks, a role he played from 2003 until his departure in June 2009. He is also now known for playing Tommy Duckworth in Coronation Street. He played the role of PC Paul Tait in...
), looking for Jack: as a result, it's up to Tyrone to reveal about Jack's death in the previous year. The two bond, as Tommy moves in.
However, his life goes downhill in mid-May: on the 19th, Kevin orders a new hyrdaulic car ramp for the garage and promptly bans Tyrone from using it. The next day, when Tyrone sees Kevin sack Tommy (Tyrone had got him a job at the garage) from the garage and then head off on a call-out, Tyrone loses it and whackes the ramp with a 32-inch spanner 8 times, before storming to the Rovers. However, completely unbeknown to Ty, he took a swing at the hydraulic pipe right at its weakest point and breaking it. When Kevin uses the ramp, he gets stuck and tries to get the ramp to go up: however, due to Tyrone's meddling, the ramp goes down and whilst Kev stops it with a pipe, one side collapses and the car crushes Kevin. He calls for help and it is a horrified Tyrone and Tommy who rush to the rescue and pull him out, just as the ambulance arrives.
Tyrone, in shock, downs drink after drink in the Rovers and when he learns that the ramp was attacked diliberately, he puts two and two together and discovers he was the one who nearly killed Kevin. He is nervous for the rest of the evening and throughout the next morning, worried that Kev will find out. He gets Tommy to fix the ramp and he does at the garage with Ty watching, just as Kevin catches them. Tommy is blamed and Tyrone is forced to confess, to help his friend. Kevin is angered, but calls round Tyrone, in order to call a truce so they can work together at the garage. Tyrone, while he won't forgive or forget, agrees to the truce, as the garage is the only thing he has left, with the house.
So far, the truce at the garage has been good, but whether Kevin is frustrated or angry, Tyrone takes the advantage in winding him up. An example of this is when Kevin robbed of £20,000 from his bank account by Sophie Webster
Sophie Webster
Sophie Lauren Webster is a fictional character in the British television ITV soap opera Coronation Street. She is currently portrayed by actress Brooke Vincent, after previously being portrayed by both Ashleigh Middleton and Emma Woodward. The character first appeared onscreen during the episode...
(Brooke Vincent
Brooke Vincent
Brooke Levi Vincent is an actress in the British soap opera Coronation Street. She joined the soap in 2004, taking over from Emma Woodward in the role of Sophie Webster.- Career :...
) and Kevin grows angry when working on a car, Tyrone and Tommy provide a commentary track, getting him to think of the people who scammed Sophie as the car he is working on and then Tyrone telling Kev that now he's got less money, he can think of new ideas.
In September 2011, Tyrone Dobbs and Tommy Duckworth when the lads headed to a bar in town. He paid an attractive girl to flirt with his mate and boost his self-esteem. But the young woman he hired, Kirsty Soames, actually enjoyed Tyrone's company and they swapped numbers. Elsewhere Tyrone was euphoric after his success with Kirsty. But Tommy felt guilty, and feared Kirsty was only nice to Tyrone because he'd paid her. Tommy wanted to come clean when Ty’s phone rang with a call from her.
At present, Tyrone along with Kirk Sutherland and Tommy Duckworth should be spending time in prison for kidnapping Leon Southam in early September 2011.