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William James Roache (born 29 December 1985) is an English actor who is perhaps best known for his roles in connection with his father William Roache.In Coronation Street he played James, the long-lost grandson of Ken Barlow (played by his father).
Roache [2] was born in the Basford suburb of Nottingham [3] the son of Joseph William Vincent Roache, a doctor, and Hester Vera, daughter of Albert and Mary Zillah Waddicor. . Albert Waddicor was a violent drunk, but his wife was 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 theme park ...
Mary, born at St James's Palace in London on 30 April 1662, was the eldest daughter of James, Duke of York (the future King James II & VII), and his first wife, Anne Hyde. Mary's uncle was Charles II , who ruled the three kingdoms of England , Scotland and Ireland ; her maternal grandfather, Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon , served for a ...
Ida Barlow is the wife of Frank Barlow (Frank Pemberton) and mother to Kenneth (William Roache and David (Alan Rothwell). She is a dedicated home-maker, who dotes on her family. Her friendship with next-door neighbour Albert Tatlock (Jack Howarth) sometimes causes friction with Albert’s daughter Beattie Pearson (Gabrielle Daye). Ida was the ...
Bobby Roache (born 1982), American model and actor; Dietrich Roache (born 2001), Australian professional rugby union player; Francis Roache (1936–2018), American police officer and politician; James Roache (born 1932), British actor and son of William Roache; John Roache (1940–1999), American pianist; Lee Roache (born 1984), English footballer
As of 2025, William Roache holds the Guinness World Record for the longest-serving actor in a television soap opera, having played Ken Barlow on Coronation Street since 1960. [2] [3] [a] Patricia Greene holds a similar record as the longest-serving actor in a radio soap opera, having joined the cast of The Archers as character Jill Archer in ...
She played Mary Hodgson, the nurse of the boys who inspired the creation of Peter Pan in the BBC docudrama The Lost Boys (1978). Other television roles included two episodes of the BBC 's Play for Today , as Norah Palmer in the James MacTaggart -directed Robin Redbreast (1970), a Christmas supernatural thriller by John Bowen [ 6 ] and Dennis ...
During the storyline, Roache's wife, Sara, died. [70] Roache was given compassionate leave from the soap, and writers were forced to rework Ken's storyline. [71] Ken and Martha eventually consummate their relationship, and Ken considers leaving Deirdre and Weatherfield. He changes his mind at the last minute, and Martha leaves, alone. [72]