Norris Benjamin Cole is a fictional character in the UK television ITV soap opera, Coronation Street. Portrayed by actor Malcolm Hebden, the character first appeared onscreen during the episode airing on 11 March 1994 and remained until his departure in 1997, only to return in 1999 and continues to appear in the series to the present day. He has lived for several years in the soap opera as a lodger of fellow character, Emily Bishop, at 3 Coronati...
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Norris Benjamin Cole is a fictional character in the UK television ITV soap opera, Coronation Street. Portrayed by actor Malcolm Hebden, the character first appeared onscreen during the episode airing on 11 March 1994 and remained until his departure in 1997, only to return in 1999 and continues to appear in the series to the present day. He has lived for several years in the soap opera as a lodger of fellow character, Emily Bishop, at 3 Coronation Street.
Norris is portrayed with a camp persona. He has got into many scrapes due to his nosiness and his constant gossiping. It was due to this reputation that no one believed his suspicions about Richard Hillman being a sinister character in 2002, which ultimately proved to be true. He returned to the street for Derek's funeral after he died of a heart attack after a road rage incident, which was how he arrived in Rita Sullivan's shop, "The Kabin", where he now works. He and Rita form the traditional shop comedy double-act. He has a big...
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