Lewis Archer

Lewis Archer is a fictional character and recurring antagonist of the British soap opera show Coronation Street.

He first appeared as a central character in December 2009 and went on to serve as a supporting antagonist in 2010, an unseen character in 2011, the secondary antagonist from 2012 up towards January 2013, and will return as one of the main antagonist in the second half of 2018.

He is portrayed by Nigel Havers.

History
Lewis first appeared in 2009 and became an antagonist in 2010 after bankrupting Peter Barlow by manipulating his relationship with his step-mother; Deidre Barlow. He then returned in 2012 and sought to recoup his past relationship with Audrey Roberts, which appeared to be the case upon him changing his ways. However, the constant interference of Audrey's daughter Gail Platt had slowly diminished their relationship - which provoked Lewis into seeking revenge on Gail by nearly bankrupting her as well, thus departing from the show once more.

He returned to the show on 1st June 2018 and is set to reprise his antagonistic role along with his vendetta against Gail; case in point, he is revealed as the mastermind behind her recent conflict with his cohort and fellow conwoman Rosemary Piper.