Maxine Peacock

Maxine Peacock (also Heavey) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera Coronation Street, portrayed by Tracy Shaw. She made her first on-screen appearance on 2 May 1995 and left in 2003. The hairdresser Maxine works for Denise Osbourne's (Denise Black) and later Audrey Roberts (Sue Nicholls) in their salon. Her storylines centred on her marriage to Ashley Peacock (Steven Arnold) and her affair with Matt Ramsden (Stephen Beckett), later resulting in a paternity dispute. Maxine was involved in one of the soaps most high profile storylines when she was murdered by Richard Hillman (Brian Capron). An estimated 17.6 million viewers tuned in to watch the episode.