Deirdre Barlow

1. D.O.B: 8 July 1955
2. Address: 1 Coronation Street
3. Work: Council Worker – Planning Department

First Appearance

• 20 November 1972: Deirdre was Jimmy Frazer’s date on a night out at The Vine, but she soon expressed interest in Alan Howard.

Street History

• 1975: Calls off her wedding to Billy Walker and marries her boss Ray Langton instead
• 1977: Is molested while walking home at night and contemplates suicide
• 1978: Distraught by Ray’s infidelity
• 1981: Weds Ken Barlow
• 1983: Jeopardises her marriage by having an affair with Mike Baldwin
• 1989: Discovers Ken has been unfaithful with Wendy Crozier. Subsequently divorces Ken
• 1994: Marries Moroccan Samir Rachid after a whirlwind holiday romance
• 1998: Sent to prison for deception and theft after being fooled by pretend-pilot Jon Lindsay
• 2005: Re-marries Ken
• 2009: Forgives Ken for his affair with Martha Fraser

Likes

• Smoking                                               
• Going on holiday

Dislikes

• Ken’s radio programmes
• Airline pilots

Anne Kirkbride

D.O.B: 21st June 1954

Work

• Oldham Reperatory Company
• Television: 'Another Sunday and Sweet FA'

Likes

• Vanilla ice cream

Dislikes

• Bobbly sheets and men with bigheads

Did you know?

• Anne loves painting