<P> Charlie first appeared, along with another builder, when Mike Baldwin (Johnny Briggs) refused to move his car to allow them to park . In retaliation, they used a bulldozer to move Mike's car and it was narrowly saved from being smashed up . Charlie later began dating Shelley Unwin (Sally Lindsay), which further escalated into a relationship . However, Charlie was unfaithful . When arsonist Maya Sharma (Sasha Behar) set fire to the Corner Shop on Coronation Street, Charlie and Ciaran McCarthy (Keith Duffy) broke in and rescued Dev (Jimmi Harkishin) and Sunita Alahan (Shobna Gulati). </P> <P> Charlie eventually began harassing Shelley at every opportunity . At one point, he tried to make her choose between him and her mother, Bev (Susie Blake). On one occasion he ripped out Shelley's earrings in a fit of rage . When he asked his colleague Jason Grimshaw (Ryan Thomas) for a sealent gun, Betty Williams (Betty Driver) overheard their conversation on the phone and thought Charlie wanted a genuine firearm . She phoned the police and he was arrested . When he was released, however, he became less violent . He accidentally opened a door which hit Shelley in the face . This caused him to lock her in her bedroom to stop people seeing her face as he knew people would think he was abusing her . Charlie later began to abuse Shelley mentally rather than physically, which caused her to develop agoraphobia . However, she received treatment and Charlie proposed to her, but she jilted him on their wedding day . Despite begging for forgiveness, Shelley refused reconciliation . </P> <P> In 2005, Charlie began a relationship with Tracy Barlow (Kate Ford). He convinced her to move in with him and later in February 2006, manipulated her into having her daughter Amy (Amber Chadwick) move in with her parents . In turn, Tracy began to manipulate Charlie . She pretended to be pregnant and used the money he gave her for an abortion to buy expensive shoes and used her "grief" to have him allow Amy to move back in . When Shelley visited before her mother's marriage to Fred Elliott (John Savident), she and Charlie had a one - night stand . She told Tracy about their night of passion, who accused her of lying . Shelley later revealed that she was pregnant with Charlie's baby but didn't allow Charlie to have anything to do with the baby, and left . He and Tracy briefly split but reconciled . Charlie later began an affair with Maria Sutherland (Samia Smith), who was renting his flat . When David Platt (Jack P. Shepherd) discovered the affair he tried to blackmail Charlie, threatening to reveal the affair to Tracy . Charlie retaliated by trying to drown David in the bath . When Tracy eventually found out about the affair, they split once more . Tracy began to plot revenge against Charlie and pretended to make amends with Charlie . She pretended he was abusing her to the point of burning herself with an iron to make it look like Charlie was responsible for her injuries . Charlie eventually realized his partner was seeking revenge and when he was about to tell her their relationship was over, she insisted on performing a lap dance for him . She hit him round the head with a heavy ornament, and he later died in hospital . She claimed she'd killed him in self - defence but the court found her guilty and she was given a life sentence . </P> <P> Actor Bill Ward was cast in the role of Charlie, who was originally to be introduced as a "hunky builder" who would "get pulses racing among female fans ." The producers hoped that the character would "have the same impact as womanising builder Len Fairclough". Upon the announcement of the character's arrival, an insider claimed that "Charlie is a real Jack - the - lad type, very gruff and sexy...a rogue who will be very popular with the ladies ." Bill Ward revealed that he was "thrilled and delighted to be joining Corrie ." </P>

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