Les Battersby

Les Battersby
Bruce Jones (pictured) played Les Battersby
Coronation Street character
Portrayed by	Bruce Jones
Duration	1997–2007
First appearance	4 July 1997
Last appearance	6 May 2007
Introduced by	Brian Park
Classification	Former; regular
Profile
Occupation	Taxi driver
Mother Betty Battersby Sisters Josie Battersby Wife Janice Lee (1994–2004) Cilla Brown (2005–14) Sons Greg Kelly Daughters Leanne Battersby Adoptive sons Chesney Brown Stepdaughters Toyah Battersby

Leslie Nelson "Les" Battersby-Brown (né Battersby) is a fictional character on the English ITV soap opera Coronation Street, who appeared from 1997 until 2007. He was played by Bruce Jones. The character is best known for his outspoken opinions and his following of English rock band Status Quo.

The Battersbys arrived when No. 5 was bought by the Council, and a problem family was given the space. Les had at some time spent six months in Strangeways prison for breaking and entering. He arrived with wife Janice (Vicky Entwistle), daughter Leanne (Jane Danson) (from a previous relationship) and step-daughter Toyah (Georgia Taylor). Les immediately clashed with neighbours such as Curly Watts (Kevin Kennedy) and Des Barnes (Philip Middlemiss). He enjoyed wandering the interconnected loft spaces to look around the homes of other residents. This scared Percy Sugden (Bill Waddington) so much that he moved away. Les's first big mistake came at the end of 1997. He got a turkey - a live one- though. After calling it Theresa, Les said he'd slit the turkey's throat. But Toyah and her vegetarian boyfriend Spider Nugent decided to liberate the turkey. When Les swore he'd find it, he took daughter Leanne in his car - but he did not notice the turkey walk right into the path of his car. After mowing down Theresa, Les commented later on, "This is champion turkey, this!", with Leanne saying, "I can't eat this, look, it's even got tyre marks on it!".