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The character

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 with Mike Baldwin and Duggie Ferguson for a short time before selling his share to Duggie. Alf Roberts was a fictional character in Coronation Street. ... Audrey Roberts, played by Sue Nicholls, is a fictional character on the soap opera Coronation Street. ... Michael (Mike) Vernon Baldwin was a fictional character on the soap opera Coronation Street. ... Douglas William (Duggie) Ferguson was a fictional character on Coronation Street. ...

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 and her husband Sam. They brought up Ashley as their own son, never telling him of his true parentage, although Fred was forced to admit the truth to him having told Audrey. Beryl Peacock (née Elliott) was a fictional character on ITV drama Coronation Street, played by actress Anny Tobin. ...

Fred married three times in all, but only two of his marriages were legally valid. His first wife Sybil died in 1975. In 1997, he married Maureen Holdsworth. However, shortly after their wedding, Maureen realised it had been a terrible mistake, and left him for Bill Webster. Fred then fell for barmaid Eve, marrying her in 2001, and bought back the Rovers Return pub from Duggie for her to run. However, Eve turned out never to have divorced her previous husband, and she left as suddenly as Maureen. Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Maureen Webster (née Grimes, previously Naylor, previously Elliott, previously Holdsworth) was a character in Coronation Street played by Sherrie Hewson. ... William Geoffrey (Bill) Webster was a fictional character on Coronation Street, played by Peter Armitage. ...

Fred had a reputation for proposing to every woman he fell in love with. He was rejected by Rita Sullivan, Audrey Roberts, Doreen Heavey and Penny King, and even attempted to find a Thai bride through the internet. Unfortunately, his choice - Orchid - was a fraud called Stacey, whom Fred's friend Dennis Stokes had employed to con him out of money supposedly for air travel. In 2006, after a brief courtship, he popped the question to Bev Unwin and she accepted his proposal. The couple were due to marry in October 2006. Intending to retire to the country, Fred sold the pub to Steve McDonald, who bought it for his mother Liz. Rita Sullivan (née Littlewood, previously Fairclough, previously Bates) is a fictional character on Coronation Street. ... Audrey Roberts, played by Sue Nicholls, is a fictional character on the soap opera Coronation Street. ... Penny King was a fictional character on Coronation Street, played by actress Pauline Fleming. ... Beverly Unwin is a fictional character in the long-running British soap opera Coronation Street. ... Steven James Steve McDonald, played by Simon Gregson, is a fictional character on the soap opera Coronation Street. ... Liz McDonald, played by Beverley Callard, is a fictional character on the soap opera Coronation Street. ...

On Monday 9th October, Fred left the church where he was waiting to marry Bev to go to talk to Audrey, who had previously admitted she wished she was marrying him herself. After a discussion in which he asserted his love for Bev and commitment to marrying her, he got up to return to the church but collapsed and died instantly of a massive heart attack[1] in the hallway of Audrey's house. Acute myocardial infarction (AMI or MI), more commonly known as a heart attack, is a disease state that occurs when the blood supply to a part of the heart is interrupted. ...

Fred was noted for his booming voice, his frequent use of butchery terms in everyday conversation (particularly when referring to women), and a tendency to repeat things (a trait similar to the Looney Tunes character, Foghorn Leghorn). His last words were: "Be happy, I say be happy." Looney Tunes opening title Looney Tunes is a Warner Brothers animated cartoon series which ran in many movie theatres from 1930 to 1969. ... Foghorn Leghorn is the name of a character who is the most annoying creatureWarner Brothers animated cartoons, on Looney Tunes. ...

Ashley and his wife Claire later changed their son's name from Thomas to Freddy in memory of his grandfather, Ashley's father.

Family

• Sister: Beryl Peacock
• Son: Ashley Peacock
• Grandson: Freddy Peacock