Nowhere To Hyde!

Actress Connie’s No Stranger To Risky Roles

- Judy Kean

When TVNZ skipped ahead 18 months with Coronation Street episodes so we’d be up-to-date with the popular UK soap, there were several new characters whose introduction to the show we missed.

One of the new people who suddenly popped up was Gina Seddon – sister of Coro stalwart Sally Metcalfe – who has caused a whole heap of trouble since we tuned in to the updated episodes.

While Sally’s errant sister has been mentioned in the past (Sally, played by Sally Dynevor, stayed with her while recovering from breast cancer) and Gina turned up on the Street for a few months in the late ’80s to live with Sally and her then-husband Kevin, this time round she’s been part of a major storyline involving Sally being sent to jail for a crime she didn’t commit.

While viewers may have been unfamiliar with Gina, and wondering how she ended up on the cobbles, they’ll have most likely recognised Connie Hyde, the actress who plays her, from another iconic British show.

Before Coro, Connie was best known as WPC Cathy Bradford on The Bill. She joined the police series in 2002, and it soon became obvious that her character had issues with jealousy and telling the truth. By the time she left The Bill three years later, Cathy had lied about having HIV, killed two people and got a popular colleague sent to prison.