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Morgan Middleton, played by Connor Chatburn, is the son of Alan McKenna and Fiona Middleton. His first appearance was during the episode broadcast on 2 February 1998. When Connor's mother Katrina was pregnant, her mother joked that she looked like Angela Griffin who plays Fiona. She contacted ''Coronation Street'' makers with the offer of having her son play Morgan following his birth. They accepted and two weeks after his birth Connor was on set playing the character. In 2019, The character was reintroduced to the series with Corey Weeks taking on the role.

Fiona has a drunken one night stand with Jim McDonald, father of her ex-boyfriend, Steve. Her fling with Jim is revealed on her wedding day as Jim was worried that he was the father of the baby Fiona was expecting. Alan is so angry that he leaves Fiona and refuses to have anything to do with her or the baby, despite medical tests proving that he is Morgan's father. Steve is disgusted with Jim and gets back together with Fiona so he can help her bring Morgan up.

While Zoe Tattersall grieves over the death of her baby daughter, Shannon, she kidnaps Morgan and goes to the canal, intending to jump with him. However, she gives Morgan to a policeman, but panics and falls into the canal. However, Gary Mallett rescues her. Fiona is furious at Zoe for kidnapping Morgan and decides to press charges, much to the anger of Zoe's then good friend, Ashley Peacock. When Fiona and Steve's relationship breaks down, Morgan and his mother leave Weatherfield.

More than 20 years later, Morgan attends the funeral of his stepfather, John Brooker (Noel White). When Morgan's half-sister, Emma (Alexandra Mardell) learns that John was not her biological father, Morgan admits he knew this and as a result is banished from the funeral by an angry Emma. Morgan returns three months later and meets with Emma and asks her if she will be joining him and Fiona in Melbourne for Christmas. Emma tells him that she wants to remain in Weatherfield with her biological father, Steve and her half-sister Amy Barlow for the festive season and will visit Fiona in the New Year. Provided by Wikipedia