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Chloe O'brien
19-10-2005, 11:14
Got this from Digital spy forum, hopefully just a hoax :(
The unthinkable has been thought – Ken Barlow may be axed from Coronation Street.
The Corrie legend, played by 73-year-old Bill Roache, has been treading the Weatherfield boards since the soap's very first episode in 1960, and is the last cast member who survives from the start.
But now a Corrie mole has told the Daily Star: "[Ken's] death would be an absolute sensation and the talk of every household in the UK."
This kind of comment might be taken with more than a pinch of salt under usual circumstances, but these are not usual circumstances – Corrie is going through a period of relative upheaval.
A new producer, Steve Frost, is on the scene. His nickname is "Iceman", because he is cold enough to axe longstanding soap characters in a bid for ratings.
Several of Corrie's favourite characters have been earmarked for the chop, including Vicky Entwistle who plays Janice Battersby, and Shobna Gulati, who plays Sunita. However, this is the first time Ken has been suggested.
If there's any truth in this, other old-timers who should start looking at their pension include old dears Betty Turpin, Emily Bishop and Rita Sullivan.
i saw that too he dosent really do much anyway so he wouldnt be that missed by me
Ken cant be axed!!! :crying:
brenda1971
19-10-2005, 12:22
He does not have that much good storylines anyway
lollymay
19-10-2005, 14:00
he is quite a boring caracter
he is boring and never does much as brenda said killing him off would make great storyline!
There was a joke on TV last week, I can't remember which program, but it was taking about TV in the year 2050 - and Ken Barlow was still in Coronation Street!
There was a joke on TV last week, I can't remember which program, but it was taking about TV in the year 2050 - and Ken Barlow was still in Coronation Street!
Theres a thread here about it http://www.soapboards.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=29972
It would not be the talk of every household! Really couldn't care if he leaves. He isn't interesting anymore! I show more interest in janice's hair growing than I do in Ken.
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Ken Barlow is an institution. How many people will remember Shannis, the loony moonies or the slaters and millers in 10 years let alone 40
Richie_lecturer
19-10-2005, 20:19
Absolutely. My poilitics is against jobs for life, but I think in Ken's case he should be the one who calls time. He is an institution in British TV, and I don't feel the end is nigh for him just yet. Bill Roache's only about 74 in real life so he's not that ancient.
BTW this is reported in the Daily Star, take with a pinch of sodium chloride.
Chris_2k11
19-10-2005, 20:22
I can't see this happening.
ROMEO Ken Barlow has had 27 girlfriends on Corrie — now it looks like he’s getting a boyfriend!
The Street becomes awash with gossip when Ken befriends Gail’s gay dad Ted. But Deirdre is relieved when she discovers there’s no truth to the rumour — started by her mum Blanche.
Good old Blanche, she certainly get emotions going. :lol:
sindydoll
04-07-2008, 13:03
no! that wont be true!!
Chloe O'brien
05-07-2008, 01:57
Aw bless Blanche what is she like. :lol:
:lol: This will be funny to watch
kitty_uk
07-07-2008, 11:05
lol will be funny hehe
Ken Barlow's absence from Coronation Street will finally be addressed on screen next week.
The ITV soap's longest-running character is not appearing in the programme while Bill Roache, who plays him, is facing charges of rape and indecent assault.
Ken was last seen on Monday, April 29, when Tracy (Kate Ford) caused tension by inviting new boyfriend Rob Donovan to dinner at the Barlows'.
In the Coronation Street double bill airing on Friday, July 12, Ken's absence will be worked into the storyline as his wife Deirdre (Anne Kirkbride) reveals that he has flown off to Canada.
Ken makes the last-minute trip to support his grandson Adam, who is unwell after suffering a shock collapse.
Deirdre tells Tracy: "Canada is a long way away and he's got no other family. Blacking out like that is frightening, and he collapsed at work."
Tracy replies: "So dad just drops everything. You know something, I can't imagine he would ever do anything like that for me."
Roache was charged on May 1 with two counts of rape involving a 15-year-old girl in the 1960s. He was later charged with five indecent assaults against four girls aged between 11 or 12 and 16, but strenuously denies all of the allegations.
The 81-year-old will next appear in court on September 2 and a provisional trial date has been set for January 13.
tammyy2j
02-07-2013, 14:02
About time
Coronation Street producer Stuart Blackburn has lined up a light-hearted storyline for Ken and Deirdre Barlow.
Ken, played by Bill Roache, will whisk wife Deirdre off to Wales on a caravan trip in scenes to be aired over the summer.
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When Ken arrives home he finds a shaken Deirdre. She prepares to give him an ultimatum
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Ken and Dierdre Coronation Street
Blackburn said to The Mirror: "I can't wait to see Bill back on screen. I'm going to give Ken and Deirdre a little holiday - a caravan in North Wales. What could possibly go wrong?
"Ken raises the idea of going on holiday and she's busy scanning the papers for places in Monaco or Barbados, something like that.
"Then he pulls up in a hired caravan going, 'Let's go to North Wales!'"
Blackburn hopes that the new storyline will help lighten the mood of the ITV soap after the murder of Tina McIntyre, which kicks off next week.
Blackburn said: "Ken is going to come back to a really dark time. But Tina's murder storyline won't be the only one that dominates for him.
"We are going to have some fun as well."
Roache has not appeared on screen in Coronation Street since April 2013, when all scenes featuring his character Ken Barlow were dropped following his initial arrest.
The actor said in February that he was looking forward to returning to the soap after being cleared of historic sex abuse charges.
Ken Barlow is coming back to Coronation Street next week.
The character returns from Canada and is shocked to find out that his son Peter is in prison on remand for Tina McIntyre's murder
Here, Bill Roache - who plays Ken - chats about his return, Peter in prison and being part of Corrie again...
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Ken is furious with Deidre
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How is Ken feeling about his return to the Street?
"Ken is really happy to be back, he has had a great time in Canada, he's used the time to do things he loves doing, he has started writing poetry and become a vegetarian, things which he immediately gets stick about on his return from Deirdre and Tracy. But he wouldn't want it any other way."
Does he have any idea that something is wrong?
"Not at all, Deirdre is a bit evasive but there is no way he would have any idea what she has been hiding from him. He knows that Peter and Carla have split up but that's as much as he knows at first."
When does he first discover that Peter is in prison?
"He has been trying to go out but Deirdre has so far foiled him every step of the way as she builds up the courage to tell him about Peter's arrest. But when Deirdre goes out of the back of the house to get Eccles he decides to head to the shop where he bumps into Carla and she tells him the truth because he starts asking her if there is any hope for their marriage!"
What are his emotions about Peter? Does he blame him?
"As soon as he asks Peter outright and Peter tells him he didn't kill Tina Ken believes him. He looks him in the eye and totally believes what he says. It isn't just the blind faith of a father's love, he genuinely knows Peter is not the murderer."
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Ken visits Peter in prison
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How does Deirdre's decision not to tell him affect their marriage?
"Ken is furious but they have been round the block a few times and once they have had it out he forgives her. What he finds harder to deal with is that he is the only one who seems to believe Peter. He soon realises that everyone else, Deirdre included, think that there is a chance that Peter did it, even if they don't want to believe it."
What happens when Ken visits Peter in prison?
"What shocks Ken is that even Peter seems prepared to throw in the towel - for a time Ken is the only person who seems to want to put up a fight. He realises that Peter does blame himself, even though he didn't actually kill Tina he can see that he feels responsible which is one of the reasons that Ken genuinely does believe he didn't kill her."
Is he shocked by Peter's condition?
"He is shocked that Peter has admitted defeat so quickly and just seems prepared for the worst."
How does Ken plan to help him?
"Ken has always been a man who loves a cause, a mission, now that it is his own son he will stop at nothing to try and prove his innocence."
Does Ken even suspect that Rob might have something to do with this?
"Nobody suspects Rob, and Ken has no reason to think he was the killer, that is why Rob is able to get away with it for so long. What motive would he have? He has also played a very clever game sticking to his guns about Peter being the killer."
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Ken reassures Peter he has his support
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How does he feel about Rob being under his roof and being engaged to Tracy?
"There is something about Rob that Ken doesn't like, he has had time to win Deirdre round, but Ken isn't sure about him, that doesn't mean to say he thinks he has anything to do with the murder. The fact that Rob is so certain Peter has done it is enough to wind Ken up."
What happens when Ken tries to get Simon to visit Peter?
"The last thing Rob wants is Peter getting visit from Simon and getting any ideas about fighting the charges, Rob wants Peter to continue accepting his fate so he 'accidentally' arranges for a day out with Simon, Amy and Tracy, so Simon is not available to go to the prison. Ken has no idea that it is deliberate."
What is Rob's reaction when Ken hires a new solicitor and vows to find the real killer?
"Ken is fast becoming the thorn in Rob's side, if Ken hadn't returned and started this crusade to prove Peter's innocence Rob would have had no worries about the truth ever being found out. Now he is constantly panicking that Ken is going to unearth something that incriminates him."
How do you feel about being part of this storyline?
"Yes I am thrilled to be at the heart of a story which has been so huge for the show. Ken is linked in some way to all the main players, which is what the street does so well, it is the ripple effect and Ken is at the heart of it. He has always loved a challenge and it is great to show that side of Ken. But I am equally pleased with the great comedy story running alongside it where Ken and Deirdre go on a caravan trip to North Wales, it was great fun to film. This is what the show does best, great drama alongside laugh out loud comedy."
He must have done, Rob has been a cast member before Ken left for Canada
Ken in love triangle with Audrey
Coronation Street bosses are lining up a love triangle involving Ken Barlow, Audrey Roberts and new girl Nessa.
It has previously been reported that the legendary lothario will catch the idea of Audrey’s new hairdresser, Nessa. She’s the sister of Cathy Matthews and arrives on the cobbles after she’s recruited by Audrey when Maria Connor goes to look after her sick mum. But while Nessa may get her claws into Ken, she’s not the only local lady lusting after Ken. In a new twist Audrey will realise she’s developed feelings for Ken and doesn’t know what to do about them. She feels guilty because she was good friends with Deirdre Barlow, who only recently passed away. Audrey will confide in Rita about her feelings but it remains to be seen which woman bags Ken long term.
I'm sorry but Ken is 80+ ..surely a love triangle is bit too much at that age? Especially when his beloved Deidre has just died..I wish they would just keep Ken friendly with Audrey or something. There's other things to write for him than romance, surely. Use your imagination writers!
I'm sorry but Ken is 80+ ..surely a love triangle is bit too much at that age? Especially when his beloved Deidre has just died..I wish they would just keep Ken friendly with Audrey or something. There's other things to write for him than romance, surely. Use your imagination writers!
Could not agree more!
Although he's still learning to cope after the death of wife Deirdre, Ken Barlow could soon find himself at the centre of a love triangle on Coronation Street with Audrey Roberts rumoured to be developing feelings for the widower.
According to The Mirror, Ken (Bill Roache) will start dating new character Nessa, the sister of Cathy Williams.
Meanwhile it's understood that viewers will also see Audrey (Sue Nicholls) getting closer to Ken, and telling Rita she "has feelings" for Ken and thinks it's mutual.
Nothing official has been released about the potential storyline but The Mirror quotes a source who said: "Ken Barlow has always been a lothario on the Street and nothing has changed.
"This time he ends up in a kind of love triangle, getting involved with Nessa, whilst also attracting attention from Audrey.
"After the death of Deirdre (Anne Kirkbride), Ken starts to spend more and more time with Audrey and she admits to Rita she wants to be with him all the time."
The source also added: "Audrey feels very mixed up because she feels there's something between them but she feels guilty because Deirdre was her friend and she hasn't long died.
"There is a chance Audrey could finally be lucky in love after years without a partner."
Ken has been married four times, twice to Deirdre, whilst Audrey was left heartbroken after dating escort Lewis Archer in 2010.
It's understood that Corrie bosses will try out a potential relationship and see how viewers react before deciding if it will be come a long term storyline.
A show source said: "It is a case of them having feelings for each other. But the storyline is set to run and run."
Read more: http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s3/coronation-street/news/a666008/coronation-street-spoiler-audrey-roberts-to-develop-feelings-for-ken-barlow.html#ixzz3kE2H8kkw
I'm sorry but Ken is 80+ ..surely a love triangle is bit too much at that age? Especially when his beloved Deidre has just died..I wish they would just keep Ken friendly with Audrey or something. There's other things to write for him than romance, surely. Use your imagination writers!
I also feel it's too soon after Deirdre, but I suppose she never stopped him being a lothario even when she was alive so at least it's in character. Also, it'll hopefully be a good few months before this plays out on screen.
As for Ken's age, I've read several news reports which would raise a few eyebrows regarding elderly (and presumably ailing) care home residents getting into scraps about their sex lives. I don't think emotions change much even when the body starts to fail. Also, Ken is only 75 so plenty of life in him yet. :thumbsup:
As I mentioned in another post recently, the Ken and Audrey "friendship" began when the storyline about him encouraging her to read Anna Karenina started. It was only dropped because of poor Anne's real life death, but it's not a new idea by any means.
Coronation Street's producer Stuart Blackburn has confirmed reports that Audrey Roberts will become Ken Barlow's new love interest.
The surprising storyline was first rumoured late last month, as Audrey was tipped to develop feelings for Ken following the recent death of his wife Deirdre.
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When Ken hears noise from the salon, he enters to find the place smashed up and Audrey shaken
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Audrey and Ken in next week's Coronation Street
Ken will also be catching the eye of new character Nessa, who is the widowed sister of recent arrival Cathy Matthews.
Speaking of Ken and Audrey's connection for the first time, Blackburn told Inside Soap: "It's going to be a bit like Ross and Rachel in Friends. There will be a lot of barriers, and Audrey won't want to act on her feelings as she feels it's too soon after Deirdre's death.
"But when Cathy's sister Nessa comes in, she'll have no such qualms!"
Blackburn added that he is also hoping to further expand the show's older cast with the arrival of a new male character who has yet to be announced.
He said: "I'm looking for a comedy character who's a bit older and isn't exactly Fred Elliott, but might be of that ilk.
"I can't say much more than that, but we are in negotiations with the person we have in mind. The character is in his 60s or 70s and is a very naughty, cheeky chappie. And this actor is so, so Corrie!"
Read more: http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s3/coronation-street/news/a667414/coronation-street-producer-ken-and-audrey-will-be-like-ross-and-rachel.html#ixzz3lAGojAFt
He might be getting close to Nessa Warner, but Coronation Street star Bill Roache has said his character Ken Barlow would "drop everything" to be with Audrey Roberts.
A love triangle is developing on the show, and while Audrey is currently wrestling with secret feelings for Ken, she's kicking herself for letting Nessa get in there first.
Speaking about Ken's situation, Roache said if he knew Audrey was interested, he would "drop everything".
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An upset Nessa refuses to go to Carla and Nick's engagement party
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"He would like to think that she had feelings for him, but he doesn't know. He certainly has for her, but he hasn't allowed himself to open up and express them until he's fully over Deirdre."
When asked if Audrey and Ken would make a good couple, Roache said: "I do, I really do, this is me Bill Roache speaking, when I first heard the producers say this is what they're going to do, I thought it was a great idea.
"...it's amazing after all these years of just being friends, but it's going to be stretched out, it will be on and off, they're not just going to get together, bang, get married because there's no story there. There'll definitely be problems."
He went on to say: "He's known Audrey for 30 years, she's been married to other people but they've always had a very nice respect for each other.
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When Ken hears noise from the salon, he enters to find the place smashed up and Audrey shaken
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"She's respected the fact that Ken is a University graduate, has a Degree. Since the death of Deirdre she has been very warm and very sympathetic, which is laying down the foundation so when the time is right, their relationship could grow."
Meanwhile, Audrey is about to damage Nessa's chances of love with Ken by giving her the haircut from hell next month.
Is Ken ready for another relationship?
He hasn’t got over Deirdre yet, Nessa has come along and is naturally very forceful, it wasn’t that Ken was looking for a relationship, but Nessa’s the one that’s got the eyes for him and she went for Ken, he was almost overwhelmed by it.
How important has Audrey’s friendship been in helping him cope?
He’s known Audrey for 30 years, she's been married to other people but they’ve always had a very nice respect for each other. She's respected the fact that Ken is a University Graduate, has a Degree. Since the death of Deirdre she has been very warm and very sympathetic, which is laying down the foundation so when the time is right, their relationship could grow.
How does Ken think Audrey feels about him?
He knows that she likes him and that they get on but I don’t think he knows, he’s a bit wary about whether she feels the same way about him that he feels about her, and this is something that’s to be explored, so no. They like each other they know that.
It would be easier to say how is she the same, totally diametrically apposed. Audrey is gentle, strong, with a quiet sense of humour. Nessa is outgoing, over confident, rushes in without thinking, pulls everything along, and she even gets Ken on a bike and doing all sorts which is great fun, whether it’ll last I’m not sure, but it’s still early days.
Well, he said “let’s go back to my place” and she said “well I can stay the night if you like”, then she said “oh oh I’m sorry” because she’s very pushy and I think he was completely taken by surprise. I think it was more that he didn’t want to upset her than any other reason.
Is he aware that Audrey knows what’s going on?
Yes he does know.
Cathy thinks she’s trouble – Does Ken have any inkling she might be bad news?
Yeah, he realises that she doesn’t think, she acts before putting any thought into something. So soon enough she’s going to get herself into trouble, and Ken pretty quickly sees that.
Does he ever think that they might be too different? Or does he just enjoy the company?
He’s partly enjoying the company, he keeps saying things like “well Deirdre wouldn’t want me to sit around moping”, but I think he's justifying the fact he doesn’t think like she does. but she’s really good fun, there’s no doubt about that, and hopefully the viewers find her fun too.
Is Ken embarrassed when Tracy finds Nessa making breakfast? What does she say?
Well, he was expecting trouble from Tracy, there’s always trouble from Tracy, so he defends Nessa because, he didn’t plan it, he didn’t look for it, but it happened, so he has to defend her, which he does, but I think his heart isn’t in it, inside he doesn’t feel it’s right, at the time.
What would Ken do if he knew Audrey had feelings for him? Would he end things with Nessa?
If he knew that, he would drop everything! He would like to think that she had feelings for
him, but he doesn’t know. He certainly has for her, but he hasn’t allowed himself to open up and express them until he’s fully over Deirdre.
Do you think Ken and Audrey would make a good couple?
I do, I really do, this is me Bill Roache speaking, when I first heard the producers say this is
what they're going to do, I thought it was a great idea, it’s amazing after all these years of just being friends, but it’s going to be stretched out, it will be on and off, they're not just going to get together, bang get married because there’s no story there. There’ll definitely be problems.
Have you enjoyed working closely with Sue Nicholls?
Sue is brilliant to work with and so is Sadie who plays Nessa, as an actress she’s brilliant and I love her dearly, I have enjoyed working with her very much.
Coronation Street actor Bill Roache is looking for love, both on and off the screen.
Things are looking particularly promising for his character Ken Barlow, who Roache believes is due another onscreen wife.
Roache told The Mirror: "I'm looking forward to my 100th birthday. I'll probably still be in the Street, maybe looking for another wife. Ken and I could both find love, who knows?
"There's one more in Ken. I'd like to think he could marry again. And for me, I've thought about it, and you never say no. Something's going to come around the corner one day."
Romance certainly seems to be on the cards for Ken Barlow and Audrey Roberts, and we might not have to wait long for sparks to fly.
"I probably moved on more quickly than Ken," he continued. "I can't say what happens with Audrey, but it's looking good."
Roache also recently spoke fondly of his late Coronation Street co-star Anne Kirkbride, revealing what he said to her before she passed away.
Coronation Street legend Bill Roache has confirmed Ken Barlow and Audrey Roberts will become a couple.
The long-term friends have been skirting around the issue for weeks, but they will finally make it official in the coming weeks.
But don’t expect to see the two veteran residents getting steamy because Bill says they are too old to be enjoying some “hanky panky”.
He told the Daily Star: “They’re going to pair me off with Audrey, which I like. She’s such a lovely person and I’m really looking forward to it.
“It’s amazing, after all these years of just being friends, but it’s going to be stretched out, there’ll definitely be problems.
“Ken has known Audrey for 30 years, she’s been married but they’ve always had a very nice respect for each other.”
“We’re getting a bit old for hanky-panky – to have it on screen, anyway! Over a certain age they don’t want to see that side of it but it will be the romantic side more cerebral than physical – I think so anyway!”
I just watched his who do you think you are on Bbciplayer. Its worth watching
There could be disaster in store for Ken Barlow as more family dramas in Coronation Street leave him fearing for his life as his health remains in the balance following his stroke. With secrets being held by Peter, Adam and Daniel, tensions are about to explode and Ken admits that he fears the stress is going to put him in his grave.
When Adam’s car is stolen, he automatically concludes that Daniel is to blame as the lad has been lashing out while Tracy and Peter investigate his living situation. As a row breaks out and Adam outright accuses Daniel of stealing, Ken feels drained and tells his family that the constant arguing could be fatal for him.
Peter decides that it’s time that he stepped up to the plate and he vows to try and ease tensions between Daniel and Adam by talking to them separately. Can he bring harmony (or as close to harmony as there has ever been) back to the Barlow household?
Or could the conflict be set to have tragic consequences for Ken?
In addition to that ken went to visit daniel in 2011 so this secret history does not make sense. Daniel is 21 and his mum walked out on him when he was 15 and Ken only finds out now?
is ken looking well recovering quick must be having all his family around:p
I think he is acting it out well
ken's stroke recovery needs consistency and also where is his walking aid stick
no physio or clinic follow ups for ken
no physio or clinic follow ups for ken
Probably all happening off screen ..
Probably all happening off screen ..
the aftermath recovery should have been wrote better
Probably all happening off screen ..
the aftermath recovery should have been wrote better
the aftermath recovery should have been wrote better
Ken was lucky and got help very quickly, which means that recovery can be quick as a lot of damage would have been prevented with appropriate treatment. And every patient recovers differently and in soapland, nobody is ill for long, even after serious head injuries and operations ... some patients leave hospital without even a scar after a head operation and not the slightest headache .. like Pat Phelan :p
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Would they really kill Ken???? :eek:
tammyy2j
06-03-2017, 22:02
Has Ken always had a car :searchme:
Has Ken always had a car :searchme:
Yes, but only when a storyline required this ... bus otherwise ..
Coronation Street boss Kate Oates has teased dark times ahead for Ken Barlow as his past comes back to haunt him this spring.
The last few months have seen Ken reconnect with his estranged son Daniel Osbourne, who he hadn't had any contact with since he was a child. But despite their pair's reunion, it seems that Ken's shortcoming as a father haven't been forgotten either.
"Ken's been an absolutely rubbish father and grandfather," Kate told Soaplife. "Ironically, he's been the best parent to Tracy and she's not even his.
"Anyway, Ken's increasingly ill-judged attempts at parenting and grandparenting will come back to bite him this spring."
In the meantime, it looks like Daniel has some big challenges to face of his own, having recently discovered that his new girlfriend Sinead Tinker is expecting his baby.
Despite some initial uncertainty, the pair have decided to go ahead with the pregnancy - but the news is bound to unsettle Ken who has high hopes for his son's academic future.
Kate said: "Daniel wants to create the family he's missed out on. But, then again, he's set on going to Oxford University to fulfil his academic potential.
"Sinead wants the baby, but it's far from being that simple for the pair."
Digital Spy
I cannot believe he burnt the money
parkerman
10-03-2017, 12:59
I cannot believe he burnt the money
Our Ken is a man of principle....
He should have given it to a charity
i thought ken was going to give adam the money to pay ronan back instead abandoning him maybe he does dislike him for being mike's son as he has forgiven tracy and peter for many bad things
That is what i thought when he turned up with the same bag. I did feel sorry for Adam today.
tammyy2j
11-03-2017, 22:24
I think Ken treated Adam very badly just telling him leave
I too thought Ken was giving him the money to pay back for the drugs
I don't feel sorry for Adam one bit.
Ruffed_lemur
12-03-2017, 00:02
Ken Barlow is being awful lately. What right does he have to interfere in people's lives with his DNR ideas for his own life?
olivia1896
12-03-2017, 01:48
i think it's good he's not helping adam. He has helped and forgiven peter and tracy so many times and has that made them better people? no.
Get ready to see a different side to Ken Barlow in Coronation Street as he lays into Sinead Tinker over her shock pregnancy.
The Weatherfield pensioner is stunned to discover his son, Daniel Osbourne, is having a baby with the Underworld worker.
He fears that Daniel is going to sacrifice his future by putting Sinead and the baby first and turn down his chance to go to university.
Katie McGlynn, who plays Sinead, says fans should expect some explosive scenes between Ken, Sinead and Daniel.
She said: “Ken’s really harsh about it. He says to Daniel that Sinead is to him what Deirdre was to Ken.
“I think with Ken he really regrets his own life, he always wanted what Daniel has now got the chance to do, which is go to University at Oxford, be educated and move away from Weatherfield.
“He’s seeing Daniel just about to walk into that life and then a factory girl in Weatherfield has got her claws into him and he doesn’t want Sinead to get in the way of his dream, because that’s what he did with Deidre.
“I think that’s his biggest issue with the pregnancy, he doesn’t take Sinead seriously and just wants Daniel to go off and do all the things he wanted for himself.
“She’s really hurt because she knows she’s not intellectual like Daniel is, she obviously didn’t plan for this to happen, she’s been thrown into the situation like a deer in headlights and now Ken’s not being very nice about it.
“The fact he goes out of his way to make the point that she’s ‘just a factory girl’, it’s mean and she feels very hurt by it. He’s very harsh.”
Ken Barlow is being awful lately. What right does he have to interfere in people's lives with his DNR ideas for his own life?
He is quite right to think of and worry about Amy. Tracey can take care of herself. I am behind Ken on this. Also everyone has a right to say DNR about their end of life. Lots of people make Living Wills with this in it. He has every right in my opinion.
Ruffed_lemur
12-03-2017, 16:58
i think it's good he's not helping adam. He has helped and forgiven peter and tracy so many times and has that made them better people? no.
Good point. Packing his bag and telling him to go back to Canada is a bit much though!
Ruffed_lemur
12-03-2017, 17:00
Get ready to see a different side to Ken Barlow in Coronation Street as he lays into Sinead Tinker over her shock pregnancy.
The Weatherfield pensioner is stunned to discover his son, Daniel Osbourne, is having a baby with the Underworld worker.
He fears that Daniel is going to sacrifice his future by putting Sinead and the baby first and turn down his chance to go to university.
Katie McGlynn, who plays Sinead, says fans should expect some explosive scenes between Ken, Sinead and Daniel.
She said: “Ken’s really harsh about it. He says to Daniel that Sinead is to him what Deirdre was to Ken.
“I think with Ken he really regrets his own life, he always wanted what Daniel has now got the chance to do, which is go to University at Oxford, be educated and move away from Weatherfield.
“He’s seeing Daniel just about to walk into that life and then a factory girl in Weatherfield has got her claws into him and he doesn’t want Sinead to get in the way of his dream, because that’s what he did with Deidre.
“I think that’s his biggest issue with the pregnancy, he doesn’t take Sinead seriously and just wants Daniel to go off and do all the things he wanted for himself.
“She’s really hurt because she knows she’s not intellectual like Daniel is, she obviously didn’t plan for this to happen, she’s been thrown into the situation like a deer in headlights and now Ken’s not being very nice about it.
“The fact he goes out of his way to make the point that she’s ‘just a factory girl’, it’s mean and she feels very hurt by it. He’s very harsh.”
I would think Sinead being like Deirdre was a good thing? Does Ken really regret his life with Deirdre?!
I don´t think he does really but I have a feeling Ken is still in mourning so is acting a bit out of order ...
Ruffed_lemur
12-03-2017, 23:40
I don´t think he does really but I have a feeling Ken is still in mourning so is acting a bit out of order ...
I doubt he's still mourning. He soon moved on with Nessa didn't he? Until the writers thought the viewers were unhappy about it.
I think he should leave Daniel to make his own decisions. Sometimes people can put careers before love and regret it.
Maybe the stroke has affected him in this way and I think at times he did regret his life with Deirdre, he loved her, no doubt about that but I think he would have preferred to make more of his education and move away from Weatherfield ... I think he now sees the same happening to Daniel
Daniel seems very young to settle down. Sinaed could still have the baby and he could still go to uni
Daniel seems very young to settle down. Sinead could still have the baby and he could still go to uni
But he would have to move to Oxford so Sinead would not have baby´s father around much and I suppose Daniel also wants to be more involved with his baby
parkerman
13-03-2017, 09:07
But he would have to move to Oxford so Sinead would not have baby´s father around much and I suppose Daniel also wants to be more involved with his baby
Or Sinead could move to Oxford with him.
I doubt he's still mourning. He soon moved on with Nessa didn't he? Until the writers thought the viewers were unhappy about it.
I think he should leave Daniel to make his own decisions. Sometimes people can put careers before love and regret it.
And vice versa.
Ruffed_lemur
13-03-2017, 16:43
And vice versa.
Yes, very true. It's rare to have it all! Ken seems to be concentrating more on what he didn't have though.
Ruffed_lemur
13-03-2017, 16:51
He is quite right to think of and worry about Amy. Tracey can take care of herself. I am behind Ken on this. Also everyone has a right to say DNR about their end of life. Lots of people make Living Wills with this in it. He has every right in my opinion.
True, everyone has that right to make a choice about their life. Not necessarily about other people's lives though.
Smiling away saying Adam is in Canada ...well he will get a shock soon.
Ken Barlow's family come face-to-face with him for the first time since his attack.
Ken (Bill Roache) was pushed down the stairs by a mystery culprit last week and has spent the past few days unconscious in hospital, preventing the police from getting many answers on who was to blame.
When Ken is finally brought round by the doctors next week, the police insist on seeing him first and they break the news that his fall was no accident.
Even though Ken can't remember what happened to him, he stubbornly refuses to listen when the detectives point out that the culprit was probably a member of his own family.
Covering for his loved ones, Ken insists that nobody close to him would want to harm him – and he also keeps very tight-lipped about the many grudges that the Barlows held against him in the run-up to his attack.
Ken may be loyally defending his family to the authorities, but it's a different story when Tracy, Peter, Daniel and Adam all come to see him at the hospital.
As the reunion descends into bickering, Ken gets freaked out as he starts to realise that one of them really could have wanted him dead. But as Ken orders them all out, who'll be left looking the most guilty?
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How cone so many people are allowed to visit at a time!
parkerman
02-04-2017, 09:30
How cone so many people are allowed to visit at a time!
My wife was in hospital about a month ago. Around the woman in the bed next to her at one time there were 11 visitors.
When i had my daughter i got told off for having 14 people around my bed. I did not want them all there though ....they just turned up
tammyy2j
22-04-2017, 00:25
Does anyone care who hit Ken and pushed him down the stairs?
Is Rob a suspect?
Hope it is Sinaed so that her character leaves the street
tammyy2j
23-05-2017, 16:43
Who is left to be questioned, Denise and Beth, I prefer it none of them
Who is left to be questioned, Denise and Beth, I prefer it none of them
What a way for Denise to make her return though!!!
tammyy2j
07-03-2018, 12:31
Bill Roache has been left ‘utterly heartbroken’ after the death of his eldest daughter Vanya. Vanya, 50, is thought to have passed away last week and Bill, 85, has been granted compassionate leave by ITV bosses.
Bill Roache has been left ‘utterly heartbroken’ after the death of his eldest daughter Vanya. Vanya, 50, is thought to have passed away last week and Bill, 85, has been granted compassionate leave by ITV bosses.
He is back filming
leaving?
Bill has always said he would only be leaving as Ken if he was in a coffin himself ... not sure I have ever seen a soap have a storyline where a retirement village was involved .. nice subject to raise in my opinion with our ever growing older population but a lot of loneliness too. Would be nice if other old characters would slowly start moving there too ..
Ken Barlow leaves Coronation Street after 60 years as beloved soap marks 10,000th episode.
Just before the credits rolled on the historical 10,000th episode of the world’s longest running soap, the character who was in the very first episode in 1960 bid a fond farewell to his ‘old friend’ the cobbles to move away with girlfriend Claudia Colby.
But fans are reassured that this isn't the last they'll see of him, as the Weatherfield patriarch is not leaving the show.
Ken will move out of number one and away from the street, but future episodes will follow Ken and Claudia's new life at Still Waters Luxury retirement complex where they meet Charles Moore.
Back in Weatherfield his son Peter and adopted daughter Tracy will battle over who gets to move into the most famous house on the street.
In Monday night’s episodes Ken and Claudia will break the news to the family about their decision to sell up and live a quieter life at Still Waters.
Both Peter and Tracy want the house at a knockdown price and as Ken despairs over his warring family it confirms he is making the right decision to leave. William Roache said: “This is a big decision for Ken but in some ways he thinks it is now or never.
He has lived on the same street his whole life and in the same house for most of it.
"He feels that he had a chance to move away with Martha on the barge but he let her go. Part of him regretted that.
"He doesn’t want to make the same mistake again and Claudia is very persuasive."
He added: "Filming that final scene of the episode was very poignant, just Ken and Eccles and the cobbles.
“He breaks the news to the family next week and they are surprised but very soon Peter and Tracy start squabbling over who will be given first refusal on the house.
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mysangry
08-02-2020, 21:39
Bill has always said he would only be leaving as Ken if he was in a coffin himself ... not sure I have ever seen a soap have a storyline where a retirement village was involved .. nice subject to raise in my opinion with our ever growing older population but a lot of loneliness too. Would be nice if other old characters would slowly start moving there too ..
This was the most pathetic celebration episode ever, what alot of nothing! I found it boring, tedious and glad it was finished.
Ken exit of the street, was uneventful, so he's leaving his home that was with his "love" Deidre, not many auldies do that, they prefer not to move, wasted of screen time'
Best bit was Rita's memories of the past residents, it reminded us how good it "used" to be.
There's a lot of older characters in the programme now so having a retirement community as a set in its own right sounds like a good idea. I keep imagining a Sunday evening spin off series, with Ken, Claudia, Norris, Freda and a host of original characters, with maybe an occasional visit from Corrie characters...
tammyy2j
20-05-2020, 22:47
William Roache, who plays Ken Barlow on Coronation Street, has confirmed his character has been written out of the show due to Covid-19 fears.
Filming for the popular soap is set to resume next month, but older actors will not be able to return along with the rest of the cast due to health risks.
Roache, who is 88 years old and has played Ken since the popular soap began in the 1960s, said he doesn't think he will be back for "some time".
Speaking on BBC Radio Derby, he said: "I think we, the senior members of the cast, won’t be called back for some time. Sadly I’d like to get back, but we’ll just have to see how it goes.
Veteran Corrie star Bill Roache has been forced off screen for months after falling ill. The TV icon, 88, who plays Ken Barlow, asked bosses for time off after becoming unwell ? and has been written out of the ITV soap.
Sources say Bill was reluctant to take a break from the cobbles amid fears he might not return.
An insider said: ?For Bill to take time off is extremely unusual. He loves work and he?s as passionate about being on Coronation Street as ever, but he realised he had to listen to his own body.
?The reason he?s been able to work for so long and so passionately is he?s always looked after himself, and he still does, so he?ll be back as soon as it makes sense. ?Obviously, his time off has coincided with Covid too, where a number of the older stars are being kept away from the set anyway to be on the safe side.
?But because he asked for a break, the writers had to formulate a storyline around him to keep his character out completely for quite some time. ?They already have ideas for how they would like to bring Ken back in later this summer ? and everyone will be pleased to see him, along with the rest of the cast back together in the same place.?
Sources said Bill ? who last appeared in Corrie on March 10 ? was reluctant to take the time off amid fears he might not return. But he has told bosses he is determined to be back on screen later this year.
He holds the world record for the longest continuous stint in any drama ? having been on Coronation Street since its first episode in 1960. His character has become the cobbles? elder statesman ? despite a chaotic personal life.
Ken has married four times to three women, had multiple affairs and was involved in a long-standing feud with nemesis Mike Baldwin, played by the late Johnny Briggs.
Bill has frequently spoken of his desire to never leave the soap. He insisted at its 60th anniversary: ?While I can do it and they want me, I will be there. Retirement is not on the radar at all, I have no plans for that. I don?t even like to think about how they?d write Ken out if I did leave, because hopefully that is never going to happen.?
The last 12 months has seen the soap beset by delays and filming challenges ? including shutting down production entirely at the start of the pandemic. Bosses later introduced filming *bubbles with special regimes including social distancing and no physical contact between stars to avoid infections. Scenes involving kissing or fighting have been rewritten, or body doubles made up of real life couples brought in.
Many of the show?s oldest characters have been largely kept away from set throughout the worst of the pandemic ? although Bill?s time off was arranged separately from that.
Other older stars include Barbara Knox, 86, who plays Rita, Sue Nicholls, 77, who plays Audrey, and David Neilson, 72, who plays Roy. Last year a TV source said: ?It?s a huge risk to remove some of Corrie?s biggest stars, but far riskier to allow them on set.?
Hope he is back soon
has he Covid, hope he recovers
Signed another contract for a year :cheer:
And signed another contract for a year :cheer:
Signed up for another year again 👍
tammyy2j
26-01-2024, 00:46
Bill Roache has had a petition by HMRC filed against him, despite him earning a whopping ?250,000 (?293,022) per year on the ITV soap
https://www.irishmirror.ie/showbiz/celebrity-news/coronation-street-ken-barlow-star-31969919
It is understood Roache, 91, who has played Ken Barlow in the soap since 1960, is the highest-paid member of the cast, earning around ?250,000 (?293,022) a year.
HMRC said it does not comment on individual cases. But a spokesperson said tonight: "We take a supportive approach to dealing with customers who have tax debts, and do everything we can to help those who engage with us to get out of debt, such as offering instalment plans.
?We only petition for bankruptcy as a last resort.? A spokesperson for Coronation Street said: "We're really sorry to hear of Bill's financial situation. Bill has an ongoing contract with Coronation Street and remains a much-loved member of the cast."
Lots of actors on good money seem to have rubbish accountants looking after their finances....I wonder how much he owes...:hmm:
https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/coronation-street/a60969617/coronation-street-ken-barlow-emotional-story/
Coronation Street is lining up an emotional new story for Ken Barlow, with the character set to have a health battle.
The character, played by William Roache, has been on screen for the last 64 years, going through several different storylines throughout the soap?s history.
The latest arc, as per The Sun, will see the veteran fall down the stairs and injure himself, leaving him needing the help of a carer.
The story is said to have an effect on the normally effervescent Ken, who is left demoralised after struggling to fully recover from his fall.
The arc is also said to be a ploy to highlight the plight facing elderly people, with the message being to emphasise the care they often need from family members.
Whilst the Barlow family will soon be tending to Ken, they are currently preparing for the exit of his grandson Simon, with Alex Bain set to depart the ITV soap after 16 years in the role of Simon.
Ahead of his impending exit, Bain reflected on his experience whilst detailing how he came into the role, recalling: ?When I was little my mum and dad took me to do some professional photos.
?The photographer asked if it would be OK to give my details to an agent as he thought I would be good as a child model. The agent got in touch and signed me up and I have been with them ever since.
?I did some photographic jobs, a couple of commercials including one for Rice Crispies and then a role in Sunshine alongside Bernard Hill. My agent then called my mum and said there was a role for a child my age in Corrie so I went through the audition process.
?The list kept getting shorter and shorter until my agent called and said I had got the part. That was a huge moment for my mum and dad coming from a Northern working-class background and suddenly you are taking your son to work alongside Ken Barlow!"
ken hires cassie as his carer companion
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