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Frank Barlow (Coronation Street)
Frank Barlow is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'', played by Frank Pemberton. As the head of the show's core Barlow family, Frank was one of the original twenty-one characters at the show's inception in 1960, along with wife Ida ( Noel Dyson) and sons Ken ( William Roache) and David (Alan Rothwell). In his time on ''Coronation Street'', Frank survived the death of Ida in 1961 and entered into a controversial relationship with younger woman Christine Appleby ( Christine Hargreaves). He remained in a prominent role until May 1964, when the character was written out by series producer Tim Aspinall. Pemberton later reprised the role for two further episodes, in 1967 and 1971. Frank last appeared at the funeral of daughter-in-law Valerie Barlow ( Anne Reid). Frank's son Ken later tells his son Peter (then played by Roache's own son Linus Roache) of his death in April 1975. Pemberton never recovered from being made to leave a role he ador ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Pemberton
Frank Pemberton (14 September 1914 – 26 March 1971) was an English stage and television actor, who after appearing in numerous series and telemovies, got his big break when he became best known as an original cast member of TV series ''Coronation Street'' as patriarch Frank Barlow. Biography Pemberton was born in Stretford, Lancashire, England on 14 September 1914. He initially studied engineering at the Birmingham Technical College and afterwards joined his father's business as a sales rep. Amateur dramatics in his then home town of Marston Green led him into the theatre and a season with the Southampton Repertory Company. At the outbreak of war, Pemberton was directed into an engineering position, in his spare time teaming up with Mervyn R Pinfield and others to stage plays for the forces. He was later posted to the Royal Navy where he managed to find time to tour most of the Scottish bases with a Naval theatre company. Demobilisation was followed by the next step to a p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Coronation Street Characters (2019)
''Coronation Street'' is a British soap opera first broadcast on 9 December 1960. The following is a list of characters introduced in 2019, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by series producer Iain MacLeod. The first character to be introduced is #Natalie Watkins, Natalie Watkins (Cassie Bradley), an acquaintance of Nick Tilsley (Ben Price), in January, followed by the birth of #Bertie Osbourne, Bertie Osbourne, the son of Daniel Osbourne (Coronation Street), Daniel Osbourne (Rob Mallard) and Sinead Tinker (Katie McGlynn) and #Andrea Abruzzi, Andrea Abruzzi (Luca Malacrino) a hairdresser who applies for a job at Trim Up North. #Jan Lozinski, Jan Lozinski (Piotr Baumann), a builder working for Gary Windass (Mikey North), first appears in March, followed by #Alina Pop, Alina Pop (Ruxandra Porojnicu), a love interest for Seb Franklin (Harry Visinoni), in April. The Bailey family – consisting of brothers #James Bailey, James Bailey (Nathan Graham) and #Mich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linus Roache
Linus William Roache (born 1 February 1964) is a British actor. He played Executive ADA List of Law & Order characters#Michael Cutter, Michael Cutter in the NBC dramas ''Law & Order'' (2008–2010) and ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' (2011–2012), and also played Ecgberht, King of Wessex, Ecbert, King of Wessex in ''Vikings (2013 TV series), Vikings'' from 2014 to 2017. He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film, Golden Globe Award for playing Robert F. Kennedy in ''RFK (film), RFK'' (2002), won a Peabody Award for his role as Senator Wesley Smith in ''Fellow Travelers (miniseries), Fellow Travelers'' (2023), and won a Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film, Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor (TV) for his role as Ralph Wigram in ''The Gathering Storm (2002 film), The Gathering Storm'' (2002). His film appearances include ''Priest (1994 film), Priest'' (1994), ''The Wings of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Reid
Anne Reid (born 28 May 1935) is an English stage, film and television actress, known for her roles as Valerie Barlow in the soap opera ''Coronation Street'' (1961–1971); Jean in the sitcom '' dinnerladies'' (1998–2000); and her role as Celia Dawson in '' Last Tango in Halifax'' (2012–2020) for which she was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Actress. A further nomination in the same category followed for playing Ann Moore-Martin in ''The Sixth Commandment'' (2023). For her performance in the film '' The Mother'' (2003), Reid won the London Film Critics' Circle Award for British Actress of the Year and received a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. Other notable film roles include the voice of Wendolene Ramsbottom in '' Wallace and Gromit: A Close Shave'' (1995) and as Leslie Tiller in ''Hot Fuzz'' (2007). Early life Reid was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, the daughter of Colin Norman Reid (1896–1970) and Annie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valerie Barlow
''Coronation Street'' is a British soap opera, initially produced by Granada Television. Created by writer Tony Warren, ''Coronation Street'' first broadcast on ITV on 9 December 1960. The following is a list of characters introduced in the show's second year, by order of first appearance. Originally written by Warren, the series is produced by Stuart Latham until July and then by Derek Granger from July onwards. In January, Latham introduced four new regular characters, the first batch to arrive since Warren's initial creations at the start of the series a month earlier. These were factory workers Sheila Birtles (Eileen Mayers) and Doreen Lostock (Angela Crow), timid shop assistant Emily Nugent (Eileen Derbyshire) and an extension to the Walker family, Annie and Jack's son Billy Walker ( Kenneth Farrington). Derbyshire departed from the role of Emily in 2016. January also saw the introduction of Len Fairclough ( Peter Adamson), a character who would become one of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christine Hargreaves
Christine Hargreaves (22 March 1939 – 12 August 1984) was an English actress who was known for portraying the role of Christine Hardman on the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' from 1960 to 1963. After attending the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Hargreaves became one of the original cast members of ''Coronation Street''. She also appeared in '' Pink Floyd—The Wall'' as Pink's mother, '' The Spongers'' (1978), and the BBC's ''Play For Today ''Play for Today'' is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more than three hundred programmes, featuring original television plays, and adaptations of stage ...'' series. Hargreaves died in August 1984 from a brain haemorrhage at the age of 45. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hargreaves, Christine 1939 births 1984 deaths Actresses from Salford Deaths from brain cancer in England English soap opera actress ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christine Appleby
Christine Appleby (also Hardman) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street''. She was played by Christine Hargreaves between 1960 and 1963. Casting Salford Salford ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city in Greater Manchester, England, on the western bank of the River Irwell which forms its boundary with Manchester city centre. Landmarks include the former Salford Town Hall, town hall, ...-born, 21-year-old Christine Hargreaves, was one of the first actors to read for Tony Warren's new script ' Florizel Street' (later renamed ''Coronation Street''). She even played the part of Christine in the dry runs, before the show was commissioned for broadcast, alongside Pat Phoenix and Doris Speed, among others. Storylines Christine Appleby was born in 1939 at No.13 Coronation Street, Weatherfield, where her family had lived since 1927. Christine attended Bessie Street School, where she was close friends with Ken Barlow ( William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Rothwell
Alan Rothwell (born 9 February 1937) is an England, English actor and television presenter. He played David Barlow (Coronation Street), David Barlow in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' as a regular from 1960 to 1961, and again from 1963 to 1968, and Nicholas Black in ''Brookside (TV series), Brookside'' between 1985 and 1986. His other acting credits include playing Mike in ''Top Secret (TV series), Top Secret'' (1961–1962), a recurring role in ''Heartbeat (British TV series), Heartbeat'' (1994–1995), and various roles in ''Doctors (2000 TV series), Doctors'' (2004–2016). He also presented the children's television series ''Picture Box'' and ''Hickory House (TV series), Hickory House''. Career Rothwell was born in Oldham, Lancashire. He first came to fame playing the character Jimmy Grange in The Archers, then David Barlow (Coronation Street), David Barlow in the then new ITV (TV network), ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' as a regular from December 1960 until Jun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Roache
William Patrick Roache (born 25 April 1932) is an English actor. He is best known for playing Ken Barlow in the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' and is the longest-serving cast member in the series, having appeared in the show continuously since its first broadcast on 9 December 1960. He is listed in the ''Guinness World Records'' as the longest-serving television star in a continuous role. He is the longest serving television soap opera actor, however Patricia Greene holds the record for the longest serving soap opera actor in all mediums. She has played Jill Archer in radio series The Archers since 1957. Early life Roache was born in the Basford suburb of Nottingham the son of Hester Vera (née Waddicor) and Joseph William Vincent Roache, a doctor. His mother was the daughter of Albert and Mary Zillah Waddicor, a successful businesswoman, who ran a restaurant and tea rooms at Alton Towers, which had been opened as a tourist attraction – but not at that time a the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noel Dyson
Elsie Noel Dyson (23 December 1916 – 29 June 1995) was an English character actress. Dyson played a number of roles in theatre, television and films (including in telemovies) but is best remembered as a versatile character actress in TV serials who became a familiar face to British viewers in a career spanning almost 50 years from 1949 until her death. Dyson's best remembered roles are as matriarch Ida Barlow, one of the original characters in the long-running soap opera ''Coronation Street'' (1960–61) and Nanny in the sitcom ''Father, Dear Father'' (1968–73). Early life and career Dyson was born into a wealthy Manchester family (she was given the middle name Noel because she was born two days before Christmas) and was educated at the prestigious Roedean School in Brighton. Following a period at a finishing school in Paris, she returned to England and enrolled at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art from which she graduated in 1938. She initially performed in repertory comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coronation Street
''Coronation Street'' (colloquially referred to as ''Corrie'') is a British television soap opera created by ITV Granada, Granada Television and shown on ITV (TV network), ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres on a cobbled, terraced street in the fictional town of Weatherfield in Greater Manchester. The location was itself based on Salford, the hometown of the show's first screenwriter and creator, Tony Warren. Originally broadcast twice weekly, ''Coronation Street'' increased its runtime in later years, currently airing three 60-minute episodes per week. Warren developed the concept for the series, which was initially rejected by Granada's founder Sidney Bernstein, Baron Bernstein, Sidney Bernstein. Producer Harry Elton convinced Bernstein to commission 13 pilot episodes. The show has since become a significant part of British culture and underpinned the success of its producing Granada franchise. Currently produced by ITV Studios, the successor to Granada, the seri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soap Opera
A soap opera (also called a daytime drama or soap) is a genre of a long-running radio or television Serial (radio and television), serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term ''soap opera'' originated from radio dramas originally being sponsored by soap manufacturers.Bowles, p. 118. The term was preceded by ''horse opera'', a derogatory term for low-budget Western (genre), Westerns. According to some dictionaries, for something to be adequately described as a soap opera, it need not be long-running; but some authors define the word in a way that excludes short-running serial dramas from their definition. BBC Radio's ''The Archers'', first Broadcasting, broadcast in 1950, is the world's longest-running soap opera. The longest-running television soap opera is ''Coronation Street'', which was first broadcast on ITV (TV network), ITV in 1960. According to Albert Moran, one of the defining features that make a television program a soap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
