Doreen Heavey (née Outhwaite) was the sprightly mother of Maxine Peacock.
In 2002, while separated from her husband Derek, Doreen imposed on Maxine and Ashley at 4 Coronation Street. She and Derek were reconciled following the murder of Maxine by Richard Hillman in 2003.
Biography[]
Doreen was a beautician; she married truck driver Derek in 1972, and their daughter Maxine was born three years later. Their marriage was not always a happy one, and three years after the pair attended Maxine's own wedding to Ashley Peacock, Derek left Doreen in 2002 for Donna Stout. Doreen moved in with her daughter and son-in-law at 4 Coronation Street.
Brassy Doreen had a brief relationship with Mike Baldwin in the same year, and drunkenly became engaged to Fred Elliott, before being reconciled with Derek in 2003. That year also brought great sorrow for the pair when Maxine was killed by Richard Hillman. When Ashley met Claire Casey the following year, Doreen struggled to accept the news of their engagement, telling him she couldn't replace her daughter like he could his wife.
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First and last lines[]
"'Allo, luv! So this is Ashley!" (First line)
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"What was it you wanted to tell me?" (Final line, to Ashley Peacock)