Terry Goodwin married Suzie Birchall while she was in London between 1979 and 1983. Suzie left Terry after only three months of marriage when he beat her and blamed his temper on him having just lost his job. Terry desperately wanted to get back with Suzie, pursuing her to the point of obsession. When he got Suzie's address in Weatherfield from her flatmate, he went up to get her back. He was met by a resolute Suzie and her protective friends, but Suzie's landlady Elsie Tanner didn't believe that Terry had attacked her and left them alone to sort out their differences. In "persuading" Suzie to return to him, Terry hit her and bruised her face, but she still refused to leave Weatherfield.