Pat Phelan

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Pat Phelan
Full Name	Patrick "James" Phelan
Alias	Pat Phelan Mr. Phelan Alan Frost Mr. Frost "Pat" "Monster" "Animal" "Psycho"
Origin	Coronation Street
Occupation	Businessman Builder
Powers / Skills	Gifted Intelligence Gunmanship Expert Combatant Brute Strength Vast Resourcefulness Stealth Manipulation Intimidation Charisma
Goals	Bankrupt Owen Armstrong in retaliation for getting attacked by Gary Windass. Usurp Jason Grimshaw by sabotaging his business venture. Complete his "Calcutta Street" flats scam project by conning £15,000 from the residents of Weatherfield. Allow Michael Rodwell to die. Exact revenge on Vinny Ashford for his betrayal. Kill Andy Carver and later Luke Britton. Frame Anna for the attempted murder of Seb Franklin in retaliation for exposing his true colours to his daughter Nicola Rubenstein (all succeeded). Manipulate Seb into believing his lies. Prevent Eileen from discovering his nefarious activities. Exact revenge on his family along with Anna and Gary before fleeing Weatherfield with his grandson Zac (all failed).
Crimes	Murder Rape Fraud Unlawful imprisonment Blackmail Coercion Kidnapping Incrimination Assault Solicitation to arson Torture Abuse Sexual harassment Breaking and entering Unlawful possession of a firearm Theft Illegal business practicing Negligence Perjury Threats of violence Incitement to violence Perverting the course of justice Extortion Adultery Vandalism Criminal damage Attempted rape Stalking Bribery Attempted murder
Type of Villain	Opportunistic Psychopath

“	I won't cause you any trouble if you don't cause me any trouble!	„
	~ Pat Phelan making a coerced deal with his would-be archenemy Anna Windass.

Patrick "James" Phelan, more commonly known as Pat Phelan, is a fictional character and one of the main antagonists of the British ITV soap opera Coronation Street.

He serves as a supporting character in 2013, the secondary antagonist in 2014, the overarching antagonist in 2015, the main antagonist of 2016-2018 and the overarching antagonist in 2019.

He is portrayed by Connor McIntyre.

Biography

Phelan first appears as a builder, open for with Owen Armstrong. Gary Windass also receives the word of working with Pat after previous knowledge on him. Once working with Gary and Owen, he forms a rivalry with the pair, especially Gary which eventually lasts from 2013 to 2018.

Pat Phelan is known to be a notorious villain and criminal mastermind of the worst kind. His character is that of a sadistic, calculating, malicious, psychopathic, manipulative, and vengeful monster who appears to take delight in perpetuating his illicit activities.

This extends to the point where he also seems to relish in terrorizing and tormenting people when it comes to making an enemy of them and seeking to get one over them.

Pat Phelan's reign of terror storyline included raping Anna Windass after he coerced her into sleeping with him; leaving Owen Armstrong financially bankrupted after overworking him in a revenge blackmail scheme; feuding with Anna's son Gary Windass; forging a relationship with Eileen Grimshaw that led to the pair getting married; tricking Eileen's son Jason Grimshaw into leaving Weatherfield and taking over his business after sabotaging Jason's business routines; conning most of the Weatherfield residents from tens of thousands of pounds under the guise of providing them flats in a fake business project called "Calcutta Street"; causing the death of Michael Rodwell by leaving him to die of a fatal heart attack; blackmailing Andy Carver and later holding him unlawfully imprisoned in a cellar for months before ultimately shooting him dead; kidnapping Vinny Ashford and later getting him killed by forcing Andy to shoot him dead on the same night of Andy's murder; reuniting with his long-lost daughter Nicola Rubinstein and bonding with her until she eventually discovered that he had allegedly raped her late mother Annabel just nine months before Nicola herself was born; killing Luke Britton; getting Anna wrongfully jailed for the attempted murder of Seb Franklin; and embarking on a lethal siege that leads to him unintentionally shooting Nicola and then holding Michelle Connor hostage before shooting her, after which Phelan is finally killed by the returning Anna before he could escape Weatherfield.

Personality

Pat Phelan displayed sadistic, calculating, malicious, psychopathic, manipulative, and vengeful tendencies. When confessing his crimes to Eileen, he expressed delight and amusement in his criminal activities, at one point saying "It was like the universe had aligned itself with every single thing I've done".

Relationships

Family

• Unnamed Father †
• Unnamed Mother †
• Nicola Rubinstein - Daughter
• Zack Rubinstein - Grandson
• Eileen Grimshaw - Wife

Allies

• Mrs Gillen - Situational Ally

Enemies

• Anna Windass - Archenemy, Killer
• Gary Windass - Attempted Victim
• Owen Armstrong
• Michael Rodwell † - Indirect Victim
• Vinny Ashford † - Former Best Friend, Indirect Victim
• Andy Carver † - Former Ally, Victim
• Tim Metcalfe
• Luke Britton † - Victim
• Seb Franklin †
• Michelle Connor - Attempted Victim

Victims

• Michael Rodwell - Indirectly; killed by a heart attack after being left to die by Phelan.
• Vinny Ashford - Indirectly; shot to death by Andy Carver on orders by Phelan.
• Andy Carver - Shot to death by Phelan.
• Luke Britton - Shot to death by Phelan.

Quotes

“	Well, Owen	„
	~ Pat Phelan's first words on the show as he greets his business partner Owen Armstrong.

“	What you say Anna? Is Pat Phelan to be trusted?!	„
	~ Pat Phelan taunting Anna in front of her son Gary and the Armstrong family.

“	Hello mate!	„
	~ Pat Phelan's catchphrase.

“	Mutt!	„
	~ Pat Phelan's other catchphrase.

“	Don't you wander off now.	„
	~ Pat Phelan's last words to Michael Rodwell as he watches the latter succumb to a fatal heart attack.

“	Remember that story you were writing? How about the bad guy that gets his comeuppance? I’ve just thought of a new ending!	„
	~ One of Pat Phelan's famous quotes as he seemingly kills fellow enemy Andy Carver.

“	You don't know me. I'm really sorry kid. I had to. You wouldn't have been able to live with yourself.	„
	~ Pat Phelan's last words to Andy before he executes him; mere moments after manipulating Andy into killing Vinny Ashford.

“	Well you came looking for Andy! Looks like you found him, you say hello from me.	„
	~ Pat Phelan's last words to Luke Britton before murdering him after a spectacular high-speed vehicle chase.

“	Twelve juries Anna! Unanimous verdict Anna!! It's called justice Anna!!!	„
	~ Pat Phelan taunting Anna as she gets wrongfully convicted for GBH; having been framed by Phelan for pushing Seb Franklin off a ladder.

“	Do you really want to know what I am? I’m that; I’m the darkness and the light; I’m a creator and a destroyer, the accuser and the prosecutor; I'm the lord in hope; I’m the layer in wait....... and I’m the worst thing you can imagine!	„
	~ Pat Phelan's breakdown as his wife Eileen finally discovers his true colors.

“	You wouldn't risk getting locked up, lying for her.	„
	~ Pat Phelan unsuccessfully tries to implicate Anna for stabbing him when Michelle Connor — whom he had shot moments ago — and her wedding guests tell him that the attack will be confirmed as self-defense; with Michelle wanting this to be the case so she could avenge Andy and Luke as well — also his last words on the show as he slowly dies in front of Anna.

Trivia

• According to the website here, https://www.buzzbingo.com/bingo-games/soap-crimes/, Pat Phelan is confirmed to be the biggest criminal out of all the British soap villains - having officially committed 32 offences during his reign of terror in Weatherfield. Had the character ended up getting arrested and jailed for all his crimes instead of being killed-off, Pat Phelan would've spent nearly 300 years of life imprisonment.
• The kidnapping storyline which ended on October 27, 2017, with Phelan shooting Andy after having Vinny executed; resulted in Ofcom receiving 390 complaints. Ofcom claims that these complaints were about the violence, but most of these complaints were about the lack of quality in the writing. Critics cite this as a prime example of ITV's supposedly thin skin.
• A recurring occurrence with the character is the amount of times he has cheated death and been attacked by an adversary, but he always manages to survive.
  • He won villain of the year at the British Soap Awards in 2016 and in 2018. He was also nominated for the same award in 2014 and 2017 as well.
  • The week of Phelan's last stand was aired after the watershed (9.pm) due to violence and gore.
  • The episode in which Phelan fell into the sea achieved 9,380,000 viewers. The episode also achieved 46% of U.K viewers from the age 16-34 year olds.
• His behaviour and mannerisms is similar to Mick Taylor, the main villain from the Wolf Creek horror franchise, such as his sense of humour and cruel taunting behaviour towards his victims.