Tonight’s episode of Coronation Street sees news of a shocking death resound around Weatherfield when Leanne and Toyah learn that dad Les Battersby has died.
Along with his screen family, Les first made his mark on Weatherfield when they moved into number five in 1997. Les and Janice arrived with his daughter Leanne and Janice’s daughter Toyah – and quickly set about causing trouble for the residents of the cobbles.
The Battersbys were dubbed ‘the family from hell’ – but though Leanne was a bit of a teen tearaway, and Toyah got up to some escapades with boyfriend Spider, it was Les who was the real bad apple in the Battersby barrel.
What happened to Les Battersby? And why did he leave the soap?
The Coronation Street antics of Les Battersby
Les got up to all sorts in his time on the Street. His anti-social behaviour terrorised his neighbours – he tormented poor Percy Sugden so much that Percy moved away!
He always had an eye for a fast buck and once even stole drugs from the hospital when Martin Platt was looking after him, forcing Martin to resign.
He even targeted Ken Barlow, who was giving Toyah extra English tuition. Les thought Ken was trying to seduce his teenage daughter and headbutted him!
Les’s estranged son Greg Kelly turned up in the Street, and proved to be a nasty chip off the block. Like his dad he loved a scam but he took it to extreme levels, trying to swindle Mike Baldwin out of the factory.
Greg had a relationship with Sally Webster (now Sally Metcalfe) in order to steal an inheritance, and physically abused her.
Janice and Les’s relationship
The Battersbys had a fiery marriage, and it wasn’’
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