Moira Pollock

Moira Pollock is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera Coronation Street, played by Louiza Patikas. She made her first appearance on 12 July 2017. Patikas appeared on Coronation Street whilst continuing to appear in the radio soap opera The Archers at the same time, which she did not find it difficult to manage. Moira was introduced as manager of the Weatherfield Medical Centre in a storyline that sees established character Liz McDonald (Beverley Callard) begin work there. Moira was characterised as being rude, feisty and a battleaxe, with Patikas believing that Moira sees herself better than others see her. Moira was used to create comedy on the soap and her early storyline involved her clashes with Liz at the centre. Callard praised the storyline and found it amusing, whilst Patikas praised the character and enjoyed working with Callard.

Following other comedic storylines, Moira then forms a romance with Colin Callen (Jim Moir) and is fired from her job for misconduct. Moira departed with Colin in November 2017, but returned in February 2018 and continued making appearances until January 2020. Moira's other storylines have involved her crush on Jan Lozinski (Piotr Baumann) and her friendship with Liz. Moira was greatly received by viewers and critics, who enjoyed the character's comedy. Patikas herself loved the character and enjoyed working on Coronation Street. For her role as Moira, Patikas was nominated for British Soap Award for Best Comedy Performance and longlisted for "Funniest Female" at the Inside Soap Awards in 2018.