# Joe Duttine
**Joe Duttine** (born 1970) is an English actor best known for playing [Tim Metcalfe](https://www.edgepedia.org/tim-metcalfe) in the ITV soap opera *Coronation Street*, a role he has held since January 2013, and for a regular part as Steve Turner in the 1990s comedy-drama *Pie in the Sky*.
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1970; sources give Halifax (Coronation Street Wiki) or Bradford, West Yorkshire (IMDb, AuteurGraph)[1](https://coronationstreet.fandom.com/wiki/Joe_Duttine) • [2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0244911/bio/) |
| Training | Drama Centre, London[1](https://coronationstreet.fandom.com/wiki/Joe_Duttine) |
| *Coronation Street* roles | DS Max Carr (February–June 2010); Tim Metcalfe (21 January 2013 to present)[1](https://coronationstreet.fandom.com/wiki/Joe_Duttine) • [3](https://coronationstreet.fandom.com/wiki/Tim_Metcalfe) |
| Tim Metcalfe | Co-owner of Street Cars, biological father of Faye Windass, son of Geoff Metcalfe and Elaine Jones[3](https://coronationstreet.fandom.com/wiki/Tim_Metcalfe) |
| Earlier regular role | Steve Turner in *Pie in the Sky*, 21 episodes (1994–1995)[4](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/37991/joe-duttine) |
| Family | Nephew of actor John Duttine; married to *Coronation Street* co-star Sally Carman since July 2022[1](https://coronationstreet.fandom.com/wiki/Joe_Duttine) • [2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0244911/bio/) |
| Film work | *The Navigators* (2001), *Hillsborough* (1996)[5](https://auteurgraph.com/person/joe-duttine) |
## Background
Duttine trained at the Drama Centre in London. He is the nephew of the actor [John Duttine](https://www.edgepedia.org/john-duttine), who is known for lead television roles including David Powlett-Jones in *To Serve Them All My Days* and Bill Masen in *The Day of the Triffids*; John Duttine himself appeared in *Coronation Street* as electrician Alec Baker in January 1977[1](https://coronationstreet.fandom.com/wiki/Joe_Duttine) • [6](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/duttine-john-1949). Sources disagree on Duttine's birthplace: the Coronation Street Wiki gives Halifax, while IMDb and AuteurGraph give Bradford, West Yorkshire[1](https://coronationstreet.fandom.com/wiki/Joe_Duttine) • [2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0244911/bio/) • [5](https://auteurgraph.com/person/joe-duttine).
## Television career
Duttine's television work spans guest parts in *Between the Lines*, *A Touch of Frost*, *Silent Witness*, *HolbyBlue*, *Waterloo Road*, *Shameless*, *Casualty*, and *The Syndicate*, alongside a regular role in the comedy series *Pie in the Sky*[1](https://coronationstreet.fandom.com/wiki/Joe_Duttine). His film work includes [Ken Loach](https://www.edgepedia.org/ken-loach)'s *The Navigators* (2001) and the television film *Hillsborough* (1996)[5](https://auteurgraph.com/person/joe-duttine). In a 2014 interview he described working with Loach on a railway-side scene as a formative experience, recalling that the director arranged practical effects on set to obtain genuine reactions from his cast[7](https://coronationstreetupdates.blogspot.com/2014/12/word-bingo-exclusive-interview-with-joe.html).
On *Coronation Street* he first appeared between February and June 2010 as DS Max Carr, a detective investigating the suspicious death of Joe McIntyre. He returned to the program in January 2013 in a different role, Tim Metcalfe, the biological father of Faye Windass[1](https://coronationstreet.fandom.com/wiki/Joe_Duttine). The casting was announced on 13 January 2013, eight days before his on-screen debut in Episode 8045 on 21 January; producer Phil Collinson had announced in August 2012 that Faye's father would appear and create difficulties for her adoptive mother Anna Windass[3](https://coronationstreet.fandom.com/wiki/Tim_Metcalfe).
## Tim Metcalfe
Tim Metcalfe is a co-owner of the Street Cars taxi firm, the son of Geoff Metcalfe and Elaine Jones, and the second husband of [Sally Webster](https://www.edgepedia.org/sally-webster); the character had reached 1,385 appearances by Episode 11880/1[3](https://coronationstreet.fandom.com/wiki/Tim_Metcalfe). The character's direction changed after his introduction: in the 2014 interview Duttine said the writers dispelled Tim's early hint of a dark side and steered him toward comedy, which he enjoyed after years of heavy drama, and noted that the chemistry with Sally Dynevor, who plays Sally, developed organically[7](https://coronationstreetupdates.blogspot.com/2014/12/word-bingo-exclusive-interview-with-joe.html). His storylines have included the character's struggle with erectile dysfunction, which Duttine discussed publicly in 2024 at a research launch event as part of destigmatizing the condition[8](https://www.londonmumsmagazine.com/celebrity-interviews/coronation-street-star-unveiled-joe-duttine-discusses-tim-metcalfes-struggle-with-erectile-dysfunction/).
The reuse of Duttine in a second role drew comment from *The Sun*, which claimed fans on Twitter were "stunned" that an actor who had appeared in one role was appearing in another; the Coronation Street Wiki observes that the program has done this several hundred times in its history[1](https://coronationstreet.fandom.com/wiki/Joe_Duttine). A [Coronation Street](https://www.edgepedia.org/coronation-street) spokesman said that "Joe is a talented actor who brings something completely different to the role of Tim Metcalfe than he did to his previous role"[3](https://coronationstreet.fandom.com/wiki/Tim_Metcalfe).
## Personal life
Duttine met the actress [Sally Carman](https://www.edgepedia.org/sally-carman), who plays Abi Franklin in *Coronation Street*, on the show's set; they have been in a relationship since June 2018, became engaged in March 2020, and married on 15 July 2022[1](https://coronationstreet.fandom.com/wiki/Joe_Duttine) • [2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0244911/bio/). After several years in London he returned to [Yorkshire](https://www.edgepedia.org/yorkshire) and lives in the Rivelin Valley near [Sheffield](https://www.edgepedia.org/sheffield)[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0244911/bio/).
## References
1. [Joe Duttine, Coronation Street Wiki (Fandom)](https://coronationstreet.fandom.com/wiki/Joe_Duttine)
2. [Joe Duttine – Biography, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0244911/bio/)
3. [Tim Metcalfe, Coronation Street Wiki (Fandom)](https://coronationstreet.fandom.com/wiki/Tim_Metcalfe)
4. [Joe Duttine, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/37991/joe-duttine)
5. [Joe Duttine, AuteurGraph](https://auteurgraph.com/person/joe-duttine)
6. [Duttine, John 1949–, Encyclopedia.com](https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/duttine-john-1949)
7. [Word BINGO! Exclusive interview with Joe Duttine, Coronation Street Blog (2014)](https://coronationstreetupdates.blogspot.com/2014/12/word-bingo-exclusive-interview-with-joe.html)
8. [Joe Duttine discusses Tim Metcalfe's struggle with Erectile Dysfunction, London Mums Magazine (2024)](https://www.londonmumsmagazine.com/celebrity-interviews/coronation-street-star-unveiled-joe-duttine-discusses-tim-metcalfes-struggle-with-erectile-dysfunction/)
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