Clarissa Mason first appeared in May 2008 as Harry Mason's estranged wife. He refused to help her, as she had just told him that she had lost her driver's license due to speeding, so she left. Harry later hired Lloyd Mullaney to drive her around for a while. She returned on 2nd July, to cause some more trouble for Harry. She later began to expect more from Lloyd, and even insisted on him buying her a drink in the Rovers Return Inn. On 23rd July 2008 Clarissa agreed on a divorce settlement. Clarissa reacted when Harry struck up a close friendship with Liz McDonald, but Harry tried to reassure Clarissa that nothing was going on between him and Liz. When Clarissa caught Harry and Liz at his house, kissing and expressing feelings for each other, she decided that she wanted Harry back, and he e