Darryl Morton
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| Darryl Morton | ||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Jonathan Dixon | |||||||||||||
| Duration | 2007–2008 | |||||||||||||
| First appearance | 18 March 2007 | |||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | April 10, 1989 | |||||||||||||
| Status | Single | |||||||||||||
| Home | 6 Coronation Street | |||||||||||||
| Occupation | Works at "Jerry's Takeaway" | |||||||||||||
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Darryl Morton is a fictional character on the ITV soap opera Coronation Street. Daryyl is portrayed by former Grange Hill actor Jonathan Dixon,[1] real life friend of Jack P. Shepherd[2] and first appeared onscreen March 18, 2007. On April 26, 2008 it was announced that Darryl had been axed from the show along with the rest of the Morton family. His final scenes are due to air during the autumn of 2008.[3]
[edit] Storylines
A typical roguish member of his dysfunctional clan, he lives in the shed of the garden of Number 6. He has been in trouble with the law for several motoring offences, and was horrified when twin sister Mel said she planned to join the police. After the character's arrival he was in the background, and not much known about him. There was question about his and the rest of his character's family's popularity with the viewing public.[4]
In April 2007 it was announced that the character would be involved in a heavy marijuana smoking scene with Vernon Tomlin. It caused controversy, and the soap's executive producer Kieran Roberts stated that:
"Not all stories are to the taste of all our viewers. But the vast majority of the time we get it right. We do not set out to shock and sensationalise."[5]
Although the scene didn't air eventually, there was a milder scene at the Morton's housewarming party where Vernon took on a mellow disposition after smoking a joint Darryl gave him.
On 16 September 2007, Darryl's friend 'Stig' asked him to look after some ecstasy tablets. Afraid that his dad would find them, he asked David Platt to look after them, but he hid them in one of his niece's dolls.[6] However, when Bethany swallowed one, David decided to protect his friend and bailed Darryl out by taking the blame for possession. The storyline also received some criticism.[7]
After a brief flirtation in the rovers with barmaid Lauren Wilson, Darryl began dating her. After a few dates of playing hard to get, they bagen seeing each other on a more regular basis. He often pays for their dates and drinks, even though Mel told him that his money is the only reason she is interested. Their involvement with each other came to an end when Lauren became angry with him having no money, and said they were never an item.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.itv.com/Soaps/coronationstreet/castandcharacters/mtop/DarrylMorton/default.html
- ^ Coronation Street - Interview - Jonathan Dixon and Emma Edmondson - Digital Spy
- ^ Coronation Street | Chiefs axe a string of characters | Morton family first to go | The Sun |HomePage|Showbiz|TV
- ^ Corrieblog: The Morton family – hit or miss?
- ^ http://www.lifestyleextra.com/TVNews.asp?Code=TR157767L&headline=coronation_street_to_air_graffic_drugs_scene
- ^ Coronation Street drama as evil David has to face up to his past behind bars | Mail Online
- ^ Darryl Morton profile ITV Soaps
[edit] External links
- Darryl Morton profile ITV Soaps
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