Renee Roberts (Coronation Street)

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Coronation Street character
Renee Roberts
Renee Roberts
Portrayed by	Madge Hindle
Duration	1976-1980
First appearance	10 May 1976
Last appearance	30 July 1980
Profile
Date of birth	3 March 1943
Date of death	30 July 1980
Status	Deceased
Occupation	corner shop proprietor
Family Spouse Alf Roberts (deceased) Siblings Terry Bradshaw

Irene "Renee" Roberts (née Bradshaw) was a character who appeared on the British soap opera Coronation Street from 1976 to 1980. She was played by Blackburn actress Madge Hindle. Renee, a feisty young woman, bought the corner shop from Maggie Clegg and caused problems in the street by refusing long-standing customers 'tick' (credit) and fighting local landlady Annie Walker in order to obtain a licence to sell drink.

Renee was essentially a lonely woman. She hadn't really bought the shop out of any genuine desire to make money, more to provide a stable environment for her wayward brother Terry, who had never been able to settle down after leaving the army. Renee was hurt when he re-enlisted, feeling her kindness had been thrown back in her face. Alone at the shop, she grew increasingly close to post office employee Alf Roberts. Despite seeming a very odd couple indeed, they married in 1978.

Producer Bill Podmore decided that Renee must be written out, and she was killed when her car was hit by a lorry, having stalled at a red light in a country lane. Although paramedics tried to save her at the scene of the accident, she died shortly afterwards, her spleen perforated by shards of flying glass.