ITV Share By Joey Crutchley Oct 15 2025 By Joey Crutchley Oct 15 2025 David Platt in Coronation Street: why he calls his mum Gail, prison stint and one-night stand with Tracy Barlow A true legend of British soap! David Platt Share By Joey Crutchley Oct 15 2025 By Joey Crutchley Oct 15 2025 David Platt of Coronation Street fame is one of the soap’s most iconic and beloved characters. Making his debut over 30 years ago, the past few decades have been nothing but eventful for David. He has tried to murder his beloved mum, been banged-up, and he nearly died after his stepdad tried to kill him. Here’s everything you need to know about Weatherfield’s former teenager-from-hell-turned-doting-dad David Platt. He’s played David for decades (Credit: ITV) Who is David Platt in Coronation Street? David Platt is the son of Gail and Martin Platt. He’s the younger brother of Nick Tilsley and Sarah, and husband to Shona Platt. When did David Platt join Corrie? David Platt made his first appearance back in 1990, when mum Gail gave birth to him on-screen on Christmas Day. He was first played by Thomas Ormson before Jack P Shepherd took over the role in April 2000. Article Continues Below Read all the latest Spoilers Richard caused plenty of drama (Credit: ITV) David and Richard Hillman It’s fair to say David has had his fair share of drama on the famous cobbles over the years. Most notably in 2001, when mum Gail fell for serial killer Richard Hillman. Poor Gail was unaware that Richard had money trouble and was prepared to go to sinister lengths to cover them up, including murdering three people. And in 2003, after his crimes were exposed, Richard kidnapped Gail, her terrified kids and little Bethany, and drove into the canal. The family survived but Richard drowned. He tried to kill his mum Gail (Credit: ITV) When did David try to kill Gail? David and mum Gail haven’t exactly had a plain sailing relationship over the years. In 2008, David struck up a romance with Tina McIntyre. However, David found out that Gail paid for Tina to have an abortion – and he was not happy… During a heated argument with his mum, a demonic David pushed Gail down the stairs, leading to her being hospitalised. And things only went from bad to worse for David when Tina called things quit with him. Fuming, David smashed up the entire Street and even attacked poor Ken Barlow. As a result, he was sentenced to four months in a Young Offenders Institution. Why does David Platt call Gail by her name Gail – and not ‘Mum’? Loyal Coronation Street viewers will know that, over the years, David has referred to his mum by her first name, Gail. This has often left fans puzzled and in 2015, David actor Jack revealed the reasoning behind it. Taking part in a Q&A on X, then known as Twitter, Jack was asked: “Why do you call your mum Gail?” He replied: “David calls Gail ‘Gail’ when he doesn’t respect her.” Tracy and David ended up sleeping together (Credit: ITV) David Platt and Tracy Barlow In 2006, David got involved with Tracy Barlow’s fatal romance with Charlie Stubbs. David knew his friend Maria Sutherland – who he fancied – was having an affair with Charlie and tried to blackmail the nasty resident. But Charlie got revenge by attempting to drown a teenage David in the bath. The shocking scenes were so violent they attracted many complaints from viewers. As fans will know, Tracy ended up killing Charlie. And in a bid to try and get away with the crime, she manipulated David to be her alibi, as she was aware he had a bit of a crush on her. Tracy was eventually sent to prison for the crime, before getting released in 2010. And fresh from her prison stint, she ended up sleeping with David… He was married to Kylie Platt (Credit: ITV) Who was David Platt’s first wife? In 2011, David met and married Kylie Turner after a whirlwind holiday romance – with David then helping Kylie get custody of her son, Max. Their romance wasn’t all plain sailing though. In 2013, David found out about Kylie sleeping with his brother Nick on Christmas Day. And David being David, resorted to extreme measures to get his revenge on Nick. During a showdown in a car, David and Nick were hit by a truck and Nick ended up in a coma for weeks. Despite the ups and downs, in 2013, David and Kylie had their first child, Lily. However, after the murder of her ex boyfriend Callum in, Kylie decided she wanted to move to Barbados to be with Kylie’s sister, Becky. In a tragic turn of events though, Kylie was stabbed by Clayton Hibbs and died in David’s arms on the cobbles in 2016. David buried Callum’s body under his house (Credit: ITV) Who did David Platt bury in Coronation Street? In 2014, the ex-boyfriend of Kylie Platt, and Max’s biological father, Callum Logan rocked up to the street. And the drug dealer caused plenty of drama for the Platts. However, Callum’s time on the cobbles came to an end in 2015 when Kylie walked in on him attacking girlfriend Sarah Platt. As a result, Kylie killed him with a blow over the head. Not knowing what to do, Kylie and David stashed Callum’s body in a manhole, which was later concreted over due to renovation work. He lived downstairs with no one realising, until he was uncovered. Some eight months after his murder in May 2016, Tyrone Dobbs crashed his car into No.8 and caused the floor to be destroyed in Gail’s annex. Callum’s corpse was uncovered and police discovered it the next morning. They were all arrested, but escaped sentencing after they pinned it on the late Tony Stewart. David is a dad to Lily (Credit: ITV) Who are David Platt’s kids? David Platt is currently a dad to two children, including 12-year-old Lily, whom he shared with his late wife Kylie. He also is a stepdad to her son, 19-year-old Max Turner who is currently in prison. And this year David’s wife Shona announced she was pregnant. David was sent to prison a few years back (Credit: ITV) Why was David Platt in prison? In July 2019, David was sent to prison following a trial involving both him and brother Nick. The pair ended up in trouble after stealing money from their grandmother Audrey Roberts. Despite it being Nick who committed the crime, it was David who ended up taking the fall for it. In court, Nick betrayed him and David was sentenced to eight months behind bars. David had a traumatic and difficult time in prison. As well witnessing brutal violence he also came face to face with his rapist. Josh Tucker – who raped David on a night out in 2018 – was being held in the same prison as him. In November 2019, David was released early from prison and he and Shona got married. Who plays David Platt in Coronation Street? Actor Jack P Shepherd has played David Platt for more than 20 years. He made his first appearance in 2000, when he was just 12 years old. Jack had roles in Wycliffe and Clocking Off – where he played alongside his on-screen sister Tina O’Brien, a.k.a. Sarah – before he joined Corrie. Jack’s got two children with his ex-girlfriend Lauren Shippey – daughter Nyla and son Reuben. He also has a son called Greyson Milewski, a product of a one-night stand with his mum Sammy. Jack is now loved-up with Hanni Treweek, a former storyliner on the show. The pair made things official this year as they got married. Share Good to Know Share By Joey Crutchley Oct 15 2025 By Joey Crutchley Oct 15 2025 Previous Story Next Story