The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street in 1992, by order of first appearance.

Lisa Duckworth

Lisa Horton (formerly Duckworth) was played by Caroline Milmoe. Lisa is introduced as the pregnant ex-girlfriend of Terry Duckworth (Nigel Pivaro), who returns to Weatherfield after a four-year absence in 1992. Upon her arrival, Terry is arrested and returned to prison to face charges of GBH and he and Lisa later get married after he is granted day release. However, Terry only intends to use the wedding as a plot to escape, and he flees the church after the ceremony.

In September, Lisa gives birth to a son, whom she names Tommy. Lisa struggles as a single mother. After coming to the conclusion that Terry was never going to be a suitable father to Tommy and that she never loved Terry, Lisa sets her sights on bookie Des Barnes (Philip Middlemiss). Lisa and Des fall in love and intended to move away together, but in February 1993, Lisa is knocked down by a car outside The Rovers Return whilst attempting to retrieve change after dropping her purse. She suffers serious injuries and dies in hospital soon after.

Paula Maxwell

Paula Maxwell, portrayed by Judy Brooke, was a sixth form student at Weatherfield Comprehensive where she befriended Andy McDonald (Nicholas Cockrane). They would hang out in the library together, where they studied for their A-Levels. Despite believing Paula had a boyfriend, she reciprocated romantic feelings and the pair exchanged numbers. Andy's brother Steve (Simon Gregson) also fancied Paula, but she turned him down. Their relationship began to distract her from her academic performance and avoided Andy until their exams were over after headmistress Sue Jeffers called her out and hired Ken Barlow (William Roache) to private tutor her. After their results, both headed to university, however in November, Andy wanted to drop out to be with Paula, but she advised against it so his parents didn't blame her for his decision making. They ended their relationship a month later.

Two years later, Paula applied for a summer job at Bettabuys, where Andy was an assistant manager. Curly Watts (Kevin Kennedy wasn't inclined to hire her as she had no experience, but Andy talked him around. Paula still had feelings for Andy and was pleased when Andy told Vera Duckworth (Liz Dawn) for skiving when she was meant to be instructing her. Despite spending a night together, Andy and Paula didn't rekindle their relationship and both returned to university.

Ted Sullivan

Ted Sullivan was played by William Russell. Ted was first seen as a representative for a supplier of the Kabin, and first appears when Rita Fairclough (Barbara Knox) and Mavis Wilton (Thelma Barlow) learn of his plans to retire. Mavis recommends her husband Derek (Peter Baldwin) for his job, and Derek does his best to sell himself to Ted - only to be rejected when Ted tells him his nephew is already lined up to replace him. Meanwhile, Rita catches Ted's attention and he returns again to see her.

Ted courts Rita, and they begin dating. In March, Ted reveals his plan to move to Florida and live there, and to her astonishment, Ted asks Rita to join him as his wife. Initially she turns him down, but later changes her mind and they head out to Florida in search of a new home. When they return however, Ted reveals that the reason he is retiring is because he is terminally ill with a brain tumour. Rita feels cheated, and cancels their plans to emigrate, but agrees to marry Ted in order for them live out his last days as a couple.

Rita and Ted marry weeks later, and by July, Ted is getting weaker as his condition deteriorates. He dies on a park bench on 9 September 1992 watching Percy Sugden (Bill Waddington) play bowls, but his friends do not initially realise he is dead; they believe he is just sleeping. Rita finds him, and is left heartbroken.

Jeff Horton

Jeff Horton, played by Dicken Ashworth, made his first screen appearance on 18 May 1992. He dies of a heart attack, off-screen, on 5 April 2012, at which time Tommy learns of it, and after originally saying he would not go to the funeral, Tina finally persuades him to. Jeff is the father of Lisa Duckworth (Caroline Milmoe) and grandfather of Tommy Duckworth (Chris Fountain). In his will, Jeff leaves Tommy £12,000 which he is conned out of by his father Terry (Nigel Pivaro).

Doreen Horton

Doreen Horton was the mother of Lisa Duckworth (Caroline Milmoe), played by Annie Raitt and appeared intermittently between 1992 and 2000. On 5 April 2012, Doreen rang Tyrone Dobbs (Alan Halsall) to inform her grandson, Lisa's son Tommy (Chris Fountain), that Jeff (Dicken Ashworth) had a heart attack and died in hospital earlier that day.

Neil Mitchell

Neil Mitchell, portrayed by John Lloyd Fillingham, was a builder and local handyman who first arrived on Coronation Street when he was repairing windows at No. 7, where Angie Freeman (Deborah McAndrew) lived. They initially are attracted to each other, but nothing expanded beyond flirting with each other. He was also the ex-husband of Denise Osbourne (Denise Black). Whilst on the street, he clashed with Curly Watts (Kevin Kennedy) after he told his fianceé, Kimberley Taylor (Suzanne Hall) that he had asked him to convert their loft into an observatory. He also had a joke with Mavis Wilton (Thelma Barlow) that Curly looked at her house through his telescope.

Richard Willmore

Richard Willmore is a director from brewery Newton and Ridley, played by Oliver Beamish. He appears for several stints until 1994, but returns in 2011 when Liz (Beverley Callard) and Jim McDonald (Charles Lawson) enlist his help in purchasing The Rovers Return Inn from their son Steve (Simon Gregson) and installing Liz as manager due to differences with their daughter-in-law Becky (Katherine Kelly).

Carmel Finnan

Carmel Finnan, played by Catherine Cusack, was a student nurse classmate of Martin Platt's (Sean Wilson), whom she became obsessed with and tried to ruin his marriage with his then wife Gail (Helen Worth). Considering the fact that she had looked after the Platt Family’s children, Carmel became known as the “Nanny from Hell” by viewers and the Coronation Street cast. The character's condition was later identified as erotomania.

Carmel was born in 1968 to a fifteen-year-old mother. She was brought up by her grandparents, thinking she was their own child; however, she discovered the truth about her parentage at the age of fourteen. She became mentally unstable and became obsessed with Michael McGuire and she made up a story that he had gotten her pregnant. Because of this, her grandparents placed her in a psychiatric hospital and a year later, she left as a happy girl who put her dark past behind her.

In September 1992, Carmel moved to Weatherfield and became friends with Martin. He asked her if she would babysit his three children; Nicky (Warren Jackson), Sarah-Louise (Lynsey King), and David (Thomas Ormson) that night so he and Gail can go out. She agreed and over time, Carmel proved to be good with the children and she became the Platts' babysitter regularly.

When Carmel was frightened by a prowler at her bedsit, she confided in the Platts for comfort and they allowed her to move in with them at 8 Coronation Street. However, Gail and Martin learned there was another side to Carmel and they began to lose her trust; Carmel told Gail that her best mate Sally Webster (Sally Dynevor) didn't like her and she started treating the children as if she was their own mother. There was more concern when Carmel told a woman at Bettabuys that David was her son and when Gail discovered this from Percy Sugden (Bill Waddington), who overheard the conversation, she confronted Carmel with her suspicions, but Carmel lied her way out of the situation and explained she didn't want the woman getting at her for being a babysitter.

In December 1992, Carmel "slept" with a drunken Martin, who thought it was Gail who was in bed with him; Gail was actually at the hospital with her mother Audrey Roberts (Sue Nicholls) when her stepfather Alf (Bryan Mosley) got food poisoning. When Martin discovered he was in bed with Carmel, he demanded answers from her, but she only confessed her love for him. This resulted in Martin to force Carmel to return to Ireland early for Christmas. However, she returned on Christmas Day and told everyone she had missed the boat to Ireland, but she only returned so she can see Martin and resumed her campaign to get Martin to confess to Gail that "he's in love with her."

When Gail discovered Carmel's infidelity after she tried to get Martin into bed with her at her bedsit, she threw her out of No.8. She then returned in March 1993, and told a shocked Gail, Martin and Ivy Brennan (Lynne Perrie) that she was pregnant with Martin's baby. This caused Gail to lose Martin's trust, but he later convinced her that he'd been faithful. That same month, Carmel tried to kidnap David while Sally was minding him; Sally rescued him by threatening to phone the police. After discovering the incident, Gail angrily confronted Carmel at her bedsit, telling her to stay away from her, her children, and mostly; her husband. They had an argument at the top of the stairs, which ended with Carmel falling down the stairs and breaking her leg. Gail was afraid that she'd hurt Carmel's unborn baby, but when examined at the hospital, the Platts discovered that Carmel had lied about being pregnant.

Carmel lied to the police that Gail had pushed her down the stairs. Gail was shocked while Martin was furious. Carmel's grandfather John (Shay Gorman) arrived in Weatherfield to talk the Platts about what happened. Gail explained that she confronted Carmel to stay away from her and her family while Martin told him that she falsely accused him of getting her pregnant. This made John realise that Carmel was make believing again, and he told the Platts of her mental history and that he would take her home to Ireland to get the care she needed.

The character of Carmel and her storyline received mostly positive reviews from Coronation Street viewers, but one was negative and called it a "stalker storyline" and viewed it as "creepy."

Tommy Duckworth

Doug Murray

Doug Murray – real name Dave Matthews – was a mechanic. He was played by actor Brian Hibbard. After returning to Britain from the Middle East after his classic car restoration business failed and he had got into debt, Doug sought employment at MVB motors. The Inland Revenue tracked Doug down and he was forced to declare bankruptcy. Doug initially lived at his sister's house but moved out after constant arguments with her husband and moved addresses. Doug dated Deirdre Barlow (Anne Kirkbride) for a while but this ended when her daughter Tracy (Dawn Acton) attempted to seduce him as she had a crush on him and wanted to hurt her mother. Eventually Doug decided to leave Weatherfield after realising that his options were limited. He stole a Jaguar car belonging to his boss Mike Baldwin (Johnny Briggs) and drove away. He traded the Jaguar in for a Mercedes at a dealership, and later fled to Germany in the Mercedes.

Harry Potts

Harold "Harry" Potts, played by Russell Dixon, made his first screen appearance on 26 October 1992.