Keith Howard

Keith Howard made his first appearance on 22 November 2016. He is portrayed by Daniel Attwell.

Storylines
Keith is a man who Geraldine Clough invited to audition for the local Christmas show. Keith arrives later than everyone else and states that he does not know why he is there. He reveals he works as a bricklayer and stripper, and Geraldine explains that she invited him as a "natural entertainer". Geraldine is attracted to Keith and watches him continuously during the auditions.

It is then revealed that Geraldine has offered Keith the lead role of Scrooge, and she praises his performance in rehearsals even though the rest of the cast complain that his acting is terrible. When Geraldine demands the cast choose between her and Kathy Sullivan following an argument between the two women, she makes Keith side with her but after everyone else sides with Kathy, Keith joins them, leaving Geraldine devastated.