Diggory Compton was the local baker, owning Compton's Bakery in Victoria Street. He tried wooing Liz McDonald by inviting her to a Christmas dinner party in 2005, however she ended up meeting her future drummer husband Vernon Tomlin at the event. He left Weatherfield when his business failed. Diggory's daughter, Molly visited him in 2008 after falling out with her fiancé Tyrone Dobbs. After Molly died following a tram crash in December 2010, Diggory was devastated by what happened. He didn't attend the funeral as he was too upset.