Template:Infobox soap character/doc

{{Infobox soap character
| name             = Vinny Ashford
| series           = Coronation Street
| portrayer        = [[Ian Kelsey]]
| years            = 2016–2017
| first            = Episode 8961 <br> 5 August 2016
| last             = Episode 9280 <br> 27 October 2017
| creator          = <!-- Only sourced content -->
| introducer       = Stuart Blackburn (2016)<br>[[Kate Oates]] (2017)
| books            = 
| spinoffs         = 
| crossover        = 
| classification   = 
| image1           = Vinny_Ashford.jpg
| imagesize1       = <!-- Defaults to 240px -->
| imagealt1        = 
| caption1         = 
| image2           = <!-- For alternate performer only -->
| imagesize2       = <!-- Defaults to 240px -->
| imagealt2        = 
| caption2         = 
| image3           = <!-- For alternate performer only -->
| imagesize3       = <!-- Defaults to 240px -->
| imagealt3        = 
| caption3         = 
| alias            = Harvey McArdle<br>
| species          = <!-- For non-humans only -->
| breed            = <!-- For non-humans only -->
| occupation       = Con artist<br>Businessman
| residence        = <!-- Or "home" -->
| family           = 
| owner            = <!-- For non-humans (pets) only -->
| mother           = Flora McArdle
| adoptiveparents  = <!-- Or "adoptivefather" and "adoptivemother" -->
| stepparents      = <!-- Or "stepfather" and "stepmother" -->
| siblings         = <!-- Or "brothers" and "sisters" ; "halfbrothers" and "halfsisters" -->
| spouse           = <!-- Or "husband" and "wife" -->
| civilpartner     = 
| children         = <!-- Or "sons" and "daughters" -->
| adoptivechildren = <!-- Or "adoptivesons" and "adoptivedaughters" -->
| stepchildren     = <!-- Or "stepsons" and "stepdaughters" -->
| grandchildren    = <!-- Or "grandsons" and "granddaughters" -->
| grandparents     = <!-- Or "grandfathers" and "grandmothers" -->
| aunts/uncles     = <!-- Or "uncles" and "aunts" -->
| nieces/nephews   = <!-- Or "nephews" and "nieces" -->
| cousins          = <!-- First cousins only -->
| relatives        = <!-- For any other relative not listed above who is essential to the understanding of the character -->
}}

}} Harvey McArdle, better known as Vincent "Vinny" Ashford, played by Ian Kelsey, made his first on-screen appearance on 5 August 2016. The character and Kelsey's casting was announced on 17 June 2016. Vinny is a property developer, who teams up with his old friend Pat Phelan (Connor McIntyre). Vinny was billed as the show's newest villain. Kelsey described him as 'an old fashioned confidence trickster'.

Formatting

Vinny turns up to tell Phelan about his flat development plan, and find out whether he is interested in investing. Later that day the pair meet to discuss the financial aspects of the project. Phelan assures Vinny that he will be able to raise the money but it will take some time. Learning that Jason Grimshaw has inherited money from his late father, Phelan's plots to get his mother Eileen Grimshaw (Sue Cleaver) to agree to invest in the scheme. Vinny then revealed the truth: the flats weren't actually going to be built and his plan was just an attempt to con people out of the money they would be putting up front for deposits. Following this admission, Phelan agreed to help Vinny put his scheme into practice.

Later in the month, Vinny called round unannounced - on the same day that Eileen was due back from visiting Jason (Ryan Thomas) in Thailand. After Phelan tried to stall once more, Vinny eventually realised that the investment capital wasn't actually his own money in the first place and warned Phelan that the clock was ticking since there were plenty of others lined up to invest. However, it turned out that Jason had looked over the details and decided to invest his £65,000 in the development. Phelan phoned Vinny to confirm that it was now "all systems go" and told him that he'd get the money as soon as it had cleared through the bank. It was revealed in October 2017, that 'Vinny' is using an alias, and his actual name is Harvey McArdle. Vinny departs in late 2016, taking all the stolen money with him. On October 13, 2017, he is seen on the screen for the first time since 2016, during a video call conversation with his elderly mother Flora (Eileen Davies). Vinny is subsequently kidnapped by Phelan and incarcerated in an abandoned house. he later takes them both to a warehouse where he forces Andy to shoot Vinny in the head killing him before Phelan argues with Andy to give him back the gun which he then swiped from Andy and kills him too.

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Relationship parameters

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Inclusion and notability

• Relations need only be noted if the relationship holds some notable significance for the character in question.

• Character age is no longer used after formed consensus at WikiProject Television. This includes the previously used fields "age", "born" and "died". The age of fictional characters is fluid and any relevant age information can be described in the article.

Qualifiers and detail

• Descriptions and qualifiers within parameter content are largely unnecessary because of the category names displayed in the infobox; for example, noting "father" or "sister" beside a listed name is discouraged because this information is made obvious by the categories "Parents" or "Siblings" and only clutters the box.

• When listing children, grandchildren, etc., it is unnecessary to note the parents, etc. that may establish the connection, as in: Junior Jones (son, via Mama Mia).

• The "deceased" qualifier should not be used as works of fiction exist in a kind of perpetual present tense.

• Only include clarifications essential to understanding the information.

• In summary, the infobox is intended as a collection of basic information and a navigational tool, not an abbreviated article. Filling it with endless trivial data defeats this purpose.

Parameter descriptions

Parameter	Explanation
name	Character name for display in header bar; defaults to PAGENAME, which may be preferred to keep header a reasonable size.
series	Applicable series name for display in bar under main image and caption. Do not use a link ( [[ ]] ); name is automatically linked and italicized.
portrayer	Performer name(s), in chronological order with years (not full dates) noted. Closed dates should be separated by an en dash –. Open dates (for actors currently appearing in the show) should end with an em dash —. Separate multiple people with line breaks ( <br/> ).
years	Years the character, not the actor, has appeared (not full dates), i.e. "1996–1999, 2001". Closed dates should be separated by an en dash –. Open dates (for characters still in the show) should end with an em dash —.
first	Day, month, and year of character's first appearance. Use {{Start date}}
last	Day, month, and year of character's last appearance. Use {{End date}}
creator	Name of the writer who introduced the character. Only include sourced content; this is not necessarily the head writer at the time of introduction.
introducer	Executive Producer who introduced the character. If the character was reintroduced by a different executive producer, more than one name can be listed, with the year they were (re)introduced.
books	Novels that the character has appeared in (if any).
spinoffs	Spin-off series that the character has appeared in (if any).
classification	Can be past, present or future; regular, recurring or guest.
image1	Primary image to illustrate the character; preferably current or most notable portrayer. Use bare filename (Filename.jpg) with no link; sizing defaults to 240px.
caption1	A caption explaining the image, including link to performer.
image2	Additional character image to illustrate an alternate performer in the role; displays at bottom of main box, before collapsible Relationship section. Use bare filename (Filename.jpg) with no link; sizing defaults to 240px.
caption2	A caption explaining the secondary image, including link to performer.
image3	Additional character image to illustrate an alternate performer in the role; displays at bottom of main box, before collapsible Relationship section. Use bare filename (Filename.jpg) with no link; sizing defaults to 240px.
caption3	A caption explaining the tertiary image, including link to performer.
alias	Any aliases used by the character.
species	To denote a character's non-human species, if applicable. To conserve space, this parameter should only be used for non-humans, which will be extremely rare.
occupation	Character's most notable profession(s). The words "current" and "former" are not used, as works of fiction exist in a kind of perpetual present tense. Instead, durations can be used to clarify, if necessary.
residence	Location where the character lives. If a character is dead, this should be left blank.
family	If there is a Wikipedia article for the main family the character belongs to, add it here.
parents	Names of the character's biological parents. More than two entries should be separated using {{Plainlist}} rather than line breaks (<br/>).
adoptiveparents	Names of the character's adoptive parents. More than two entries should be separated using {{Plainlist}} rather than line breaks (<br/>).
stepparents	Names of the character's stepparents. More than two entries should be separated using {{Plainlist}} rather than line breaks (<br/>). Durations for stepparents are not required.
siblings	Name(s) of the character's sibling(s). More than two entries should be separated using {{Plainlist}} rather than line breaks (<br/>).
spouse	Name(s) of the character's spouse(s). Relations by marriage need only be noted if the relationship holds some notable significance for the characters in question. Durations are listed, any other qualifiers are assumed. Multiple marriages are listed once with additional years in the duration. More than two entries should be separated using {{Plainlist}} rather than line breaks (<br/>).
children	Name(s) of the character's biological child(ren). It is unnecessary to note the parents, etc. that may establish the connection, as in: Junior Jones (son, via Mama Mia). More than two entries should be separated using {{Plainlist}} rather than line breaks (<br/>).
adoptivechildren	Names of the character's adopted children. More than two entries should be separated using {{Plainlist}} rather than line breaks (<br/>).
stepchildren	Names of the character's stepchildren. More than two entries should be separated using {{Plainlist}} rather than line breaks (<br/>). Durations for stepchildren are not required.
grandchildren	Name(s) of the character's grandchild(ren). More than two entries should be separated using {{Plainlist}} rather than line breaks (<br/>).
grandparents	Names of the character's grandparents. More than two entries should be separated using {{Plainlist}} rather than line breaks (<br/>).
aunts/uncles	Names of the character's aunts and uncles. More than two entries should be separated using {{Plainlist}} rather than line breaks (<br/>).
nieces/nephews	Names of the character's nieces and nephews. More than two entries should be separated using {{Plainlist}} rather than line breaks (<br/>).
cousins	Names of the character's first cousins. More than two entries should be separated using {{Plainlist}} rather than line breaks (<br/>).
Holdover parameters from {{Infobox character}}: These parameters are supported to prevent data loss when implementing this infobox, but should be replaced by the appropriate new parameters
Old Parameter	Explanation
image	The old image parameter requires a link ([[ ]] ) and allows for divergent sizing; should be moved to new parameter image1, without link.
caption	Caption related to old image parameter; should be moved to new parameter caption1.

See also

• Template:Infobox character