<P> In 2004, Mike's nephew Danny (Bradley Walsh), Danny's wife, Frankie (Debra Stephenson), and their sons, Jamie (Rupert Hill) and Warren (Danny Young), came to live in Weatherfield, where Danny helped Mike run the factory . Many long - time viewers did not like the addition of Danny and Frankie to the cast, as their existence had only been made possible by continuity error; Mike had long been portrayed as an only child and, adding confusion, Mike's father was also named Frankie . In late October 2005, viewers discovered that Danny was actually Mike's son, a result of a fling between Mike and his sister - in - law, Viv (Patricia Brake). </P> <P> Towards the end of 2005, Mike was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, aged 63 . He soon split from his girlfriend Penny King (Pauline Fleming) (the widow of a fellow factory owner), whom he had intended marrying . He once asked Rita Fairclough (Barbara Knox) how her husband Len (Peter Adamson) was - when he had in fact died more than 20 years ago . He also went into The Rovers Return and asked where Bet Lynch (Julie Goodyear) was, not remembering that she had left the pub 10 years earlier . A further misunderstanding caused him to become estranged from Adam . Danny engineered sole inheritance of Mike's empire, egged on by his girlfriend Leanne Battersby (Jane Danson). </P> <P> Mike's last appearance was in the episode of 7 April 2006 . He had been admitted to hospital with pneumonia, but escaped when Jamie left his side for a moment . Making it back to his factory on Coronation Street, he was found by his old rival Ken . Shortly afterwards, he collapsed and died in Ken's arms, after suffering a massive heart attack . He was 64 years old . His passing--like that of Alma in 2001--was respected with the theme tune not being played over the credits, though a continuity announcement was made . </P> <P> His last words were "You're finished Barlow, Deirdre loves me, she's mine ." Over the last few months of his life, he had been confusing the past and present: Alma, his beloved ex-wife who had died in 2001, was often mentioned, as was Bet--he even broke into Bet's former home in 2006, to be confronted by the current resident, a surprised Les Battersby (Bruce Jones). </P>

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