Taken from the original Time Life series of profiles of Coronation Street characters/families I own nothing of this - All copyright to Granada Televison & Time Life Videos
It's not as uncommon as you think. Take the Case of US Soap Actor Don Hastings. He started out on a Radio Show called Captain Video, then was on The Edge Of Night from 1956-1960 but it was his Role as Dr. Bob Hughes on As The World Turns that gave him his longest tenure. He played the Role Non Stop from 1960 to 2010. Also, in the week before it's cancellation Julianne Moore who played Two Characters Frannie Hughes & Sabrina Fullerton came back as Frannie. Did you know that US Comedian Kevin Hart visited The Cobbles and Poured A Pint.
Yes quite a few Americans watch the show and they love it. They find a Realism that they don't always see on US Soaps. One of my all time favorite scenes was from the 1960's where Ena Sharples and Elsie Tanner got into it and Ena smashed The Window. Ena was so Gangsta.
Good gracious, my mother was a devoted fan of this programme especially Elsie Tanner and Eric Barlow. Ena Sharples and Hilda Ogden. We only had two channels of tv at the time and in black and white of course. I am 65 years old and not in my dotage but watching these scènes I can remember the stage names of many of the actors. Oh that's Annie Walker and that's Betty, there's Albert Tatlock etc...I've lived in France and Belgium for many years now and haven't followed it for years. But since lockdown in France I have been catching up on my past and hoping for a future.
In reality someone like Ken Barlow with his education and idealism would have upped sticks and left Coronation Street as early as 1962 to live in the city never to return.
@@yessumyessum6624 I don't know if he said it explicitly, but when arguing with Deirdre about her affair with Dev, he compared himself to Mike who was (in contrast) a go-getter.
What gets me is how self-conscious Ken has always felt about his background. Characters with such shaky self-esteem are quite rare nowadays in Corrie. Sure it's used for comedy like Sally trying to be posh, but it's not the same thing.
Every time I think of Ken, I can't help paraphrasing what they say in Wayne's World about Keith Richards: "Ken can't be killed by conventional weapons"
I wish that Don Hastings (Ex-Dr. Bob Hughes) from As The World Turns could do a one on one talk with Bill Roache. Don played his Character from 1960-2010 when the show got cancelled. Julianne Moore played his Daughters Frannie Hughes/Sabrina Fullerton from 1983-1986 and came back during the last week of the show's Broadcast.
Ken Barlow/William Roach was a serving soldier (Trucial Oman Scouts) before becoming an actor and was injured in a mortar explosion near the Liwa Oasis in the present day UAE.
It's too Bad that Proctor & Gamble couldn't take a Page and do a Deal with Time-Life and do DVD's on US Soap Operas that are no longer on The Air such as Guiding Light, Another World, and As The World Turns.
Valerie was much cleverer than Ken, who was just a mediocre swot. Val was so bright, imaginative and gorgeous, and, deep down, the ghastly Ken envied her. He probably fiddled with that plug, the git.
Don’t know how Ken lasted so long in Corrie, he was a very unlikeable character, selfish, arrogant, who thought he was better than everyone, rather like Prince Andrew.
Great stuff, really enjoyed this, Great to watch. No one will match or overtake Ken's life on the street, only one left from where it began in 1960, Other 2 longest characters left are Emily & Rita. Would be nice to see life of Gail
Sorry for the late reply Hobby I do the episode they did on Gail - I think i had to take it down because several years after I put it up someone complained about copyright or something silly like that. If you contact me i will reupload and send you a private link
Another one of the series featured the ongoing feud between Ken Barlow & Mike Baldwin, again, this had to be taken down due to copyright, will try and upload again
Oh this brings back memories , my mum died in 1971 and I remember watching Val’s death in bed with mum , I was nearly 10 years old and we both loved Corrie . Such bitter sweet memories, RIP mum 🕊️. Loved all these old characters , and God Bless Bill Roach he’s a national institution…. By the way, I remember hating Janet , this hasn’t changed my mind 😂
The Elaine Perkins thing is amazing; could never have worked because she was more than a match for him in every way - including acting - they kind of cancelled each other out.
24:43 I forget how old Peter actually is. Always found Chris Gasgoyne quite young looking in the 2000s, yet here he's already a boy in the black-and-white age.
danielroxheaps The life and loves of Elsie Tanner was the first time a clip show had been made about just one character - it was done when actress Pat Phoenix died, however, this was forgotten about when Dennis Tanner returned to the street. I think that's where the idea came from, but rather than get actors to do scenes to link everything together, they decided to hire the one person as a narrator.
I like it at 1:05:34 when Ken shouts “you’re no longer my bloody problem” it certainly I hope put Janet in her place and to stop pleading with him to take her back when it was Janet who left him.
There is one available Sarah, I did have it but I had to take it down because someone had claimed copyright on it. I will try and re-upload it keep a look out on my channel
He don't drink in the woolpack coz that emmerdale he don't in the queen Vic coz that eastenders he don't drink in the s u bar coz that hollyoaks he drinks in the rovers coz that in corrie KEN BARLOW KEN BARLOW KEN BARLOW KEN BARLOW 😂😂
Makes me laugh that years into the future from this, Ken bragged to Peter that he would never have left him in the house to go get cigs when Peter did that to Simon, short memory that one, Ken was as bad a father as Peter was
I don't know how it is with UK Actresses but for US Actors and Actresses, a lot of them get their Foot in The Door by Doing Soap Operas. At the time she was one of Ken's Girlfriends. Three Desperate Housewives, Olivia Pope's Father from Scandal and even Fergie's Husband Josh Duhamel was on A Soap.
Hi Grace Unfortunately, I have had to take Mavis & Emily down due to copyright reasons. I have recently moved and I will need to find the original file - as soon as I find it, I will try and upload it again - hopefully you can watch it before it comes down again.
I have tried uploading again, (link is above) however a copyright claim has already been filed - So i'm not sure if you will be able to view it. Send me a message and I should be able to send out a dvd copy if you are interested
Thanks I'll have a think about it can I just ask have you got the episode where Andy and Steve find out Liz has lost the baby ? also the Mcdonalds family album would be great too.
Been watching the 80s coronation st and I must say Ken Barlow was the least natural actor on set. Even his entrance into a room was totally contrived. Other actors put him completely in the shade.........
I love it when Ken has the arguments with the women and when he shouts too. William Roache is a great actor.
Its pretty insane to think this man has spent his whole life on this soap. Absolute legend.
It's not as uncommon as you think. Take the Case of US Soap Actor Don Hastings. He started out on a Radio Show called Captain Video, then was on The Edge Of Night from 1956-1960 but it was his Role as Dr. Bob Hughes on As The World Turns that gave him his longest tenure. He played the Role Non Stop from 1960 to 2010. Also, in the week before it's cancellation Julianne Moore who played Two Characters Frannie Hughes & Sabrina Fullerton came back as Frannie. Did you know that US Comedian Kevin Hart visited The Cobbles and Poured A Pint.
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Yes quite a few Americans watch the show and they love it. They find a Realism that they don't always see on US Soaps. One of my all time favorite scenes was from the 1960's where Ena Sharples and Elsie Tanner got into it and Ena smashed The Window. Ena was so Gangsta.
@@Ben6164 - The Young and the Restless was a great American soap.
@@Ben6164 American soaps are not as depressing as British ones, which all take place in boring little backstreets where people have no aspirations.
Great chemistry between Ken and Joanna Lumley! That woman radiates class and sensuality.
Good gracious, my mother was a devoted fan of this programme especially Elsie Tanner and Eric Barlow. Ena Sharples and Hilda Ogden. We only had two channels of tv at the time and in black and white of course. I am 65 years old and not in my dotage but watching these scènes I can remember the stage names of many of the actors. Oh that's Annie Walker and that's Betty, there's Albert Tatlock etc...I've lived in France and Belgium for many years now and haven't followed it for years. But since lockdown in France I have been catching up on my past and hoping for a future.
Janet wasn't a nice character but her suicide was very sad. It made me decide to become a mental health nurse.
Loved that scene of ken and joanna lumley. She looked fantastic.
She's really stunning as a brunette
In reality someone like Ken Barlow with his education and idealism would have upped sticks and left Coronation Street as early as 1962 to live in the city never to return.
Good point, Storm Hawk. Did Ken Barlow ever say why he remained on The Street?
Very true. It seems unlikely that someone like Ken would have remained in Weatherfield. He would have moved into the middle class long ago.......
Isn’t that the whole point of the character, that he is a dreamer and not a doer, a theorist not a realist?
you could get ken barlow out of coronation st. but, could you get coronation st. out of ken.,
@@yessumyessum6624 I don't know if he said it explicitly, but when arguing with Deirdre about her affair with Dev, he compared himself to Mike who was (in contrast) a go-getter.
What gets me is how self-conscious Ken has always felt about his background. Characters with such shaky self-esteem are quite rare nowadays in Corrie. Sure it's used for comedy like Sally trying to be posh, but it's not the same thing.
Every time I think of Ken, I can't help paraphrasing what they say in Wayne's World about Keith Richards: "Ken can't be killed by conventional weapons"
Thoughally enjoyed watching all these early eps of corrie. Was real good storylines and acting
1960 Ken looks a bit like Norman Bates.
LOL
I wish that Don Hastings (Ex-Dr. Bob Hughes) from As The World Turns could do a one on one talk with Bill Roache. Don played his Character from 1960-2010 when the show got cancelled. Julianne Moore played his Daughters Frannie Hughes/Sabrina Fullerton from 1983-1986 and came back during the last week of the show's Broadcast.
Ty for posting this!!! Love it!
Ken ya old dog! Trying it on with every bird!
Ken Barlow/William Roach was a serving soldier (Trucial Oman Scouts) before becoming an actor and was injured in a mortar explosion near the Liwa Oasis in the present day UAE.
Rita and Ken??? I never knew about that involvement.
Thanks for uploading this.....
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William Roache as Ken Barlow is the only remaining original cast and character in Corrie from 1960.
80 soon
In part because practically everyone else from the original cast have passed away in the intervening years........
woohooboy except philip lowery
Wow Ken was proper fit back in the day!
He used to love a pinkie up his tailpipe duck
Ken Barlow is the best attacker in Manchester.
in my opinion ken best wife was deadrie i know he only had 3 wifes but out of every girl he met deadrie was always the one for ken ❤
It's too Bad that Proctor & Gamble couldn't take a Page and do a Deal with Time-Life and do DVD's on US Soap Operas that are no longer on The Air such as Guiding Light, Another World, and As The World Turns.
There's a lot to be said for letting your hair dry naturally.
Valerie was much cleverer than Ken, who was just a mediocre swot.
Val was so bright, imaginative and gorgeous, and, deep down, the ghastly Ken envied her.
He probably fiddled with that plug, the git.
Don’t know how Ken lasted so long in Corrie, he was a very unlikeable character, selfish, arrogant, who thought he was better than everyone, rather like Prince Andrew.
Great stuff, really enjoyed this, Great to watch. No one will match or overtake Ken's life on the street, only one left from where it began in 1960, Other 2 longest characters left are Emily & Rita. Would be nice to see life of Gail
Sorry for the late reply Hobby
I do the episode they did on Gail - I think i had to take it down because several years after I put it up someone complained about copyright or something silly like that.
If you contact me i will reupload and send you a private link
I don't understand why they take down certain compilations and not others. I love your channel and it is not breaking any copyright
Paul Brouwer I would love to see the Gail episode.
@@Sarah77637 Who on earth would like to see the life and love of old Hamster Face. She looks like E.T.
tbh ken looks a lot like Daniel
I've always said that go back to the beginning and hes literally like his son its mad
At Valerie's funeral even the hairstyle is similar to when Daniel first joined the street.
How quickly did Ken fall in and out of love?
Smoking was so normal back then. Something have changed for the better.
Ken's a randy old goat
Pinky Dash 😈
I'd love to see a video like this on the life of Mike Baldwin.
Another one of the series featured the ongoing feud between Ken Barlow & Mike Baldwin, again, this had to be taken down due to copyright, will try and upload again
Paul Brouwer thank you.
Wendy flamin' Crozier
LOL Denise loves to make Ken mad XD
Funny how his Northern accent has totally disappeared over the years.
Rob Mallard (Daniel). Has he watched this footage? It is as if he has. 30:30 era Ken was nice. 💜
1:37:04 The Classic Kenneth Barlow
Oh this brings back memories , my mum died in 1971 and I remember watching Val’s death in bed with mum , I was nearly 10 years old and we both loved Corrie . Such bitter sweet memories, RIP mum 🕊️. Loved all these old characters , and God Bless Bill Roach he’s a national institution…. By the way, I remember hating Janet , this hasn’t changed my mind 😂
'Half a bitter shandy, please...'
About the 10th before I recognized , don’t remember Joanna Lamond being on the show
Wish Joanna Lumley would come back
So when Ken finally does leave for good, will he be missed
I can't believe his first wife was played by Anne Reid lol... I never knew!
Kens a legendary bore
She didn't want to be tied down to Ken's children.
please don't tell me ken and rita were an item.
Alas, yes. But then so was Bet and Mike Baldwin.
@@robertdoherty2001 & Bet & Len..
The Elaine Perkins thing is amazing; could never have worked because she was more than a match for him in every way - including acting - they kind of cancelled each other out.
I think Anne Reid and Judith Barker were better actresses than Joanna Lumley.
My God that Denise was a right witch
loved Denise
Why in 1983 was the Ken V Mike and Dierdre shot by camera from that angle?
52:40 omg! did he just pay 80p for a bottle of wine?
She said "That would be 80"
Mateus Rose wine. A medium sweet Portuguese wine which was 80p a pint cost 20-30p
Is there one of these specials about Mike Baldwin?
24:43 I forget how old Peter actually is. Always found Chris Gasgoyne quite young looking in the 2000s, yet here he's already a boy in the black-and-white age.
He doesn't drink in The Woolpack....
Very swarve
Scenes of
Can tell Daniel's his son
life imitating art
I'm surprised Ken is still alive. He must have Cat genes!
The actor is 85.
danielroxheaps My grandad is a year younger than ken Barlow he is 84 and still alive
Is he still working?
danielroxheaps No he’s retired but I’m surprised that Ken Barlow is still working at 85 years old
my dad wood have been the same age as ken 85 he past way in 20011 god bless him
He wasn't a very nice person in the earliest days and now he's just boring. No idea how he got so many women
Pasty Stone, (Joanna Lumley )changed back to a woman, lol
Hi, is it possible you could please upload The Life and Loves of Elsie Tanner?
danielroxheaps I only have what I was able to download from here.
Life and loves of Elsie Tanner was not part of the timelife series.
Ah my apologies I should have realised this was all from one company!
danielroxheaps The life and loves of Elsie Tanner was the first time a clip show had been made about just one character - it was done when actress Pat Phoenix died, however, this was forgotten about when Dennis Tanner returned to the street.
I think that's where the idea came from, but rather than get actors to do scenes to link everything together, they decided to hire the one person as a narrator.
Thanks for that information! I was hoping someone would have it because there's a few good clips in there. Someone will have it (hopefully)
Send me a direct message - I will see what i can do
He's not all that helpless....hmm!
I like it at 1:05:34 when Ken shouts “you’re no longer my bloody problem” it certainly I hope put Janet in her place and to stop pleading with him to take her back when it was Janet who left him.
Well, you'll be pleased to know she killed herself...
And he was telling her straight.
Elaine Perkins - Joanna Lumley!!
William roach is the last remaing cast member left from 1960 all the rest are dead and most who came in in the 70s gave popped there clogs or left
Could you please upload the video on Bet Gilroys life (if there is one)?
There is one available Sarah, I did have it but I had to take it down because someone had claimed copyright on it. I will try and re-upload it keep a look out on my channel
Send me a message Sarah - I'm having trouble uploading these again - due to copyright, Send me a message i might be cable to sort out a copy for you
@@Paulious78 Would love to see the Bet film too
@Paulious78 Hello, I would love to see the Bet collection also if you could upload it or send me a copy it would be much appreciated.
He don't drink in the woolpack coz that emmerdale he don't in the queen Vic coz that eastenders he don't drink in the s u bar coz that hollyoaks he drinks in the rovers coz that in corrie KEN BARLOW KEN BARLOW KEN BARLOW KEN BARLOW 😂😂
In their last conversation, on the phone, Ken, unheard, tells Val how massive his erection is.
Makes me laugh that years into the future from this, Ken bragged to Peter that he would never have left him in the house to go get cigs when Peter did that to Simon, short memory that one, Ken was as bad a father as Peter was
1:05:34 You’re no longer my bloody PROBLEM!!!🤣🤣🤣
What's Joanna Lumley doing appearing in Corrie
I don't know how it is with UK Actresses but for US Actors and Actresses, a lot of them get their Foot in The Door by Doing Soap Operas. At the time she was one of Ken's Girlfriends. Three Desperate Housewives, Olivia Pope's Father from Scandal and even Fergie's Husband Josh Duhamel was on A Soap.
Joanna Lumley had already done several films by the time Coronation Street came around for her, including On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Jonathan Middleton This was pre her doing 'The New Avengers' as Purdey and after she did Bond. She was a model before she was an actress!
Well something i didnt know joanna Lumley in corri back then .
@@youtubeCreatorGemjorney She did an episode of Steptoe & Son the year before, playing Harold's posh "bird".
Hi Paul could you upload the Emily and Mavis lifetime program if u get time. It's one of the lesser known ones
Hi Grace
Unfortunately, I have had to take Mavis & Emily down due to copyright reasons. I have recently moved and I will need to find the original file - as soon as I find it, I will try and upload it again - hopefully you can watch it before it comes down again.
thanku
@@GraceEH czcams.com/video/RNyXL9wahDo/video.html
I have tried uploading again, (link is above) however a copyright claim has already been filed - So i'm not sure if you will be able to view it.
Send me a message and I should be able to send out a dvd copy if you are interested
Thanks I'll have a think about it can I just ask have you got the episode where Andy and Steve find out Liz has lost the baby ? also the Mcdonalds family album would be great too.
Been watching the 80s coronation st and I must say Ken Barlow was the least natural actor on set. Even his entrance into a room was totally contrived. Other actors put him completely in the shade.........
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First Tango in Halifax.