Frederick Handel Elliott (known and often referred to in popular culture as Uncle Fred) was a fictional character on the British soap opera Coronation Street. He was played by John Savident from 1994 until 2006.
Fred first came into the soap as an associate of Alf Roberts and always had a soft spot for Alf's wife, Audrey. He worked as a butcher with his own shop, and co-owned the Rovers Return Inn with Mike Baldwin and Duggie Ferguson for a short...
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Frederick Handel Elliott (known and often referred to in popular culture as Uncle Fred) was a fictional character on the British soap opera Coronation Street. He was played by John Savident from 1994 until 2006.
Fred first came into the soap as an associate of Alf Roberts and always had a soft spot for Alf's wife, Audrey. He worked as a butcher with his own shop, and co-owned the Rovers Return Inn with Mike Baldwin and Duggie Ferguson for a short time before selling his share to Duggie.
Fred's son Ashley worked alongside him at the butcher's shop and the pair had a close relationship. In 1999, Fred let slip to Audrey that Ashley was his secret son. About a year after Fred's first wife Sybil had died, Fred became romantically involved with Kathleen Gutteridge, a young worker in the Elliotts' old shop. Kathleen became pregnant, but rejected Fred's proposal of marriage, feeling too young to be tied down. Kathleen agreed to give her newborn son to Fred's childless sister, Beryl Peacock...
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