Tony Cunliffe was a Police Sergeant who transferred to Weatherfield in 1984. Sgt Graham Ibbotson, a former colleague of Cyril Turpin's, asked Betty if she'd put Tony up at 37 Hillside Crescent and although unsure at first she accepted after finding a photograph of Tony with Cyril. Tony also took Jack Duckworth to the police station when he admitted he'd given his name as Stan Ogden when the police caught Billy Walker serving at the Rovers after hours and booked the drinkers. It was only afterwards that Jack found out Stan had just died.