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Happy Birthday Bill viewers issue same demand for William Roache

The Coronation Street legend turns 90 next week

Liverpool Echo

ITV Coronation Street and Happy Birthday Bill: Real life of Ken Barlow star William Roache - actress ex, famous sons and tragic losses

Bill is the world's longest-serving television actor and his 90th birthday is around the corner

Manchester Evening News

Coronation Street legend shares how ITV soap almost had a different name

The soap almost wasn't given its now-famous name according to Ken Barlow star William Roache

Manchester Evening News

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Coronation Street nearly had a very different name, according to ITV soap legend

Ken Barlow star Bill Roache has revealed that Coronation Street nearly had a very different name. The ITV soap has become a staple of British culture since its inception in the 1960s

Daily Mirror

Happy Birthday Bill: Who are Coronation Street Ken Barlow actor's famous children?

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree with the soap legend's children

Liverpool Echo

ITV Coronation Street's Ken Barlow star Bill Roache on whether he'll retire from soap ahead of turning 90

Bill has starred as Ken Barlow in the ITV soap for more than 60 years

Manchester Evening News

ITV Coronation Street Ken Barlow star issues update on show future

William Roache is celebrating his 90th birthday this month

Liverpool Echo

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Corrie's Ken Barlow actor William Roache gives retirement update after turning 90

Coronation Street star William Roache has played Ken Barlow since the show started in 1960. He has no plans on retiring any time soon

Daily Mirror

Coronation Street's Ken legend Bill Roache reunites with first on-screen wife - and says she had crush on him

Fans of the ITV soap will get to see the reunion in Bill's 90th birthday documentary

Manchester Evening News

ITV Coronation Street's Bill Roache reunited with former screen wife after 50 years

Valerie was written out of the ITV soap after using a faulty hairdryer had tragic consequences

Liverpool Echo

ITV Coronation Street's Bill Roache reunites with former on screen wife Anne Reid

Viewers will get to see Bill and Anne reunite for the first time in years since Anne left the Cobbles over 50 years ago, when her character Valerie died at the hands of a faulty hairdryer.

Daily Record

Coronation Street Ken Barlow actor Bill Roache reunites with former screen wife Anne Reid

She had left the soap over 50 years ago

Nottingham Post

Coronation Street's Bill Roache reunited with former screen wife Anne Reid

ITV documentary Happy Birthday Bill celebrates Bill’s 90th birthday and sees Bill get back together with Anne, who played his first wife Valerie before her untimely demise

Daily Mirror

Coronation Street Ken Barlow actor's co-star affair, tragic loss and bumper new deal

William Roache will celebrate his 90th birthday this month

Liverpool Echo

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Daily Mirror

Corrie prison break, whodunnit and grooming horror: Five years ago in Weatherfield

Coronation Street aired devastating and dramatic scenes on the ITV soap in April 2017, with some huge storylines unfolding

Liverpool Echo

ITV Coronation Street star doesn't rule out return after seven-month break

Claudia's last appearance on Coronation Street was last year

Wales Online

Most iconic soap divorces from EastEnders' Den and Angie to Coronation Street's Deirdre and Ken

We've taken a look back at some of the most memorable soap character splits

Manchester Evening News

ITV to celebrate Corrie's Ken Barlow star Bill Roache as he reaches milestone after stunning fans with age

The documentary, Happy Birthday Bill, will celebrate the ITV Coronation Street star's life and career

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Liverpool Echo

Coronation Street mark William Roache's 90th birthday with special documentary

Bill is is the longest serving TV soap star in the world

Wales Online

ITV celebrate Corrie star William Roache's 90th birthday with documentary

Actor has been Ken Barlow on the Street for more than 60 years

Irish Mirror

Coronation Street to air special documentary for legend William Roache's 90th birthday

Corrie actor Bill Roache, who is the longest serving TV soap star in the world after playing Ken Barlow for six decades, will be celebrating his 90th on April 25

Daily Mirror

Corrie reveals Adam Barlow's fate tonight after horror death plunge ahead of Lydia exit

Coronation Street will confirm Adam Barlow's fate on the ITV soap amid fears he could lose his sight, after being shoved off of a balcony

Manchester Evening News

ITV Coronation Street: Real life of Daniel Osbourne actor Rob Mallard - co-star ex, 'serious' health condition, and forgotten Emmerdale stint

The actor is best known for playing Daniel Osbourne in the ITV soap

Liverpool Echo

Coronation Street Mike Baldwin star's death, Ken Barlow jibe and disowned daughter

Johnny Briggs played the iconic character for 30 years

Daily Mirror

Why Corrie, Emmerdale and EastEnders get cancelled for football despite angry protests

Coronation Street, Emmerdale and EastEnders are constantly being scrapped for football matches - with fuming soap fans demanding the kick offs are delayed - but the reality is that people want more Cristiano Ronaldo and less Ken Barlow

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