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| Coronation Street character |
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| Brian Tilsley |
| Duration |
1978–1989 |
| Book appearances |
Coronation Street: The Complete Saga |
| Profile |
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| Date of birth |
15 October 1958 |
| Status |
Single |
| Occupation |
Mechanic |
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Brian John Tilsley was a fictional character from the soap opera Coronation Street and was played by Christopher Quinten. He married Gail Potter in 1979 and had two children with her: Nick, born in 1980, and Sarah Louise, in 1987. Gail had been sleeping with both Brian and his cousin Ian Latimer at the time, so questions were raised as to whether Brian was Sarah's real father, although a blood test later revealed he was, he still refused to have anything to do with the baby, it was only after he kidnapped nick that he decided to reconcille with gail. Brian's mother, Ivy, had always believed that Ian was Sarah's real father. Brian and Gail divorced, but got back together for the sake of their children and re-married. In 1989, Brian was tragically stabbed while protecting a woman from some youths outside a nightclub. His son Nick was deeply affected by his death, and when he grew older he was shocked by an accidental meeting with the man who killed his father. Sarah, on the other hand, considers her adopted father Martin Platt to be her father as she has no memory of her real father, also when Gail talks about Brian to Sarah, she rarely refers to him as "your father", Sarah on the other hand rarely mentions Brian, except childishly when once fighting with Martin when she said that Brian was her real father and that Martin was not, However, it has been noted by Gail on several occasions that Martin was a better father and has done more for Sarah than Brian would have ever, or could have, done. Brian also would have never approved of Sarah having Bethany, where Martin was supportive, even sacrificing his own happiness to put her first.
