Ramsay Cleggedit
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| Ramsay Clegg | |
| Occupation | Retired |
| Born | 16th March 1935 |
| Died | 31st August 2009 |
| Mother | Eunice Cole |
| Sibling(s) | Norris Cole (half brother) |
| First appearance | 15th May 2009 |
| Last appearance | 27th August 2009 |
| Duration | 2009 |
| Played by | Andrew Sachs |
Ramsay Leonard Clegg turned up at The Kabin on 15th May 2009 looking for a 'Mr Norris Cole', and as Rita Sullivan asked for him to leave a message, he walked away without speaking anymore. He later arrived in the Rovers, whereby Norris told him to go away. Both Rita and Emily Bishop were very surprised, but they didn't know what had happened in the past. Norris supposedly accused Clegg of murder, saying that he still 'had blood on his hands'. Later it transpired Ramsay was the older illegitimate brother of Norris, who was sent to Australia as a child. Norris blamed Ramsay for their mother's death, claiming that the shock of him reappearing in her life caused her demise. Ramsay had also shown up at her funeral, further infuriating Norris.
Ramsay returned to Coronation Street after a long period of time to try to build a relationship with his brother. Norris' friend and landlady Emily Bishop took a shine to Ramsay, and the pair grew closer. He attempted to become friends with Norris by taking on a newspaper round at The Kabin. Despite his best efforts, Norris remained hostile. Clutching at straws, Ramsay showed his brother around a vacant apartment at Victoria Court and revealed that he wanted them both to live there. Norris immediately rejected the idea and shamed Emily for her closeness to Ramsay. Not wanting to cause Emily any pain, a disappointed Ramsay decided to return to Australia.
He departed on 27th August 2009, after sharing a tender moment with Emily. A cold Norris refused to forgive him and a disappointed Ramsay left in the back of a taxi. Norris and Emily were later shocked when they discovered that Ramsay had died on the flight to Australia, and even more so to discover that he had a brain tumour. He had known about the tumour all along, and had wanted to make up with Norris in what little time he had left.
Soon after Ramsay's death, a trunk of his possessions arrived for Norris. Reluctantly, Norris looked through the trunk, finding, among other things, a boomerang Ramsay had intended to give to him as a child, and a large number of letters Ramsay had written to their mother, asking to see her. Finally Norris found a letter from their mother, asking Ramsay to leave her alone. Finally realising that Ramsay had never been the villain, Norris went to his grave, crying over the brother he had never let himself get to know.
