Jamie Baldwin
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| Jamie Baldwin | |
|---|---|
| First appearance | 2004 |
| Information | |
| Year of birth | 1980-06-27 |
| Occupation | Taxi driver |
| Family | Danny, Warren, Mike, Carol |
| Address | 7 Coronation Street |
| Portrayed by | Rupert Hill |
James "Jamie" Baldwin, played by Rupert Hill, is a fictional character on the British soap opera Coronation Street.
[edit] Character information
Jamie is the son of Danny and Carol Baldwin. He was separated from his mother when Danny left her for new wife Frankie. Jamie grew close to Frankie, and has a half-brother named Warren.
When he first appeared in 2004, the soap's directors considering him a 'sex symbol': in his early weeks on the show, he often took off his shirt. He started dating Leanne Battersby, left her briefly for Maria Sutherland, then got back together with Leanne. She then embarked on an affair with his dad. When this was exposed, Jamie broke up with Leanne and disowned Danny. Carol returned and moved in with Jamie and Frankie. He supported her during her attempts to give up drinking, but she repaid him by trying to destroy his relationship with Frankie.
He failed in a rebound romance with Joanne Jackson because his mother's continuing problems dominated his life. After Carol schemed to break the bond between Jamie and Frankie by insinuating that they fancied each other, they decided to kick her out and Jamie finally disowned her. He then began a relationship with Violet Wilson after she was dumped by Jason Grimshaw. Violet eventually moved in with Jamie and Frankie, but Jamie's secret love for his step-mum affected their relationship.
In October 2006 after a holiday abroad, Violet left Jamie and moved out. Not long after Jamie declared his love for Frankie. This proved to be the start of his problems, having kept their affair a secret for a while, Danny caught Jamie and Frankie in bed together, and the pair ended up fighting, and Danny nearly killed Jamie. After another confrontation between the pair later, Danny "signed" everything over to Jamie (albeit on a scrap of paper), and Danny disappeared. A week or so later in December 2006, Violet Wilson revealed to Jamie that she was pregnant with his child, a bombshell that was followed by another one, as Jamie revealed his affair with Frankie to a horrified Violet.
In December 2006, Jamie and Frankie decided to start a new life together in Spain, but on New Year's Eve, when they were set to depart, Frankie revealed to Jamie that she couldn't go through with it. Frankie went to stay at a friend's in Essex,
Jamie used to work for Penny King at King's Robes, but quit his job to be with Frankie. He was unemployed for a while and grumbled about it to his uncle Adam Barlow one day in the Rovers. Steve McDonald overheard Jamie and offered him a job as a driver, which Jamie accepted.
One of Jamie's first fares as a cabbie was to pick a woman up from town. It turned out to be returning ex Leanne Battersby.
[edit] Family
- Father: Danny Baldwin
- Mother: Carol Baldwin
- Half-brother: Warren Baldwin
- Grandfather: Mike Baldwin (deceased)
- Grandmother: Viv Baldwin
- Uncles: Adam Barlow and Mark Redman
- Great grandfather: Frank Baldwin (deceased)
- Great grandmother: Mary Baldwin
- Great Uncle: Harry Baldwin (deceased)
