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Valerie Barlow (also Tatlock) is Ken Barlow's (William Roache) first wife and featured in the programme for nearly ten years before being killed by an electric shock when using a faulty electrical outlet in her home. Valerie Tatlock was born on 26 November 1942 to Alfred and Edith Tatlock, and grew up in Glasgow.
In 1961, Ken's mother dies in a motor accident. Ken turns down a teaching post to support his father, but he and Frank continue to clash until Frank leaves in 1964. David and Frank's deaths (in 1970 and 1975, respectively) leave Ken as the sole surviving Barlow. Ken begins teaching, and marries Valerie Tatlock in July 1962.
Susan Cunningham attends university with Ken Barlow and becomes his first girlfriend. She appears in the very first episode of Coronation Street and makes her last appearance in early 1961. Susan Cunningham was a contemporary of Ken Barlow at Manchester University who unwittingly caused trouble at home for Ken.
William Patrick Roache OBE (born 25 April 1932) is an English actor, best known for playing Ken Barlow in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street.Roache is the longest-serving cast member in Coronation Street, having appeared in the show continuously since its first broadcast on 9 December 1960.
Coronation Street confirms full details of Ken Barlow's emotional story, as the longstanding character struggles after experiencing a fall at home.
Schoolgirls taking part in Ken Barlow's school play. Beryl: Margaret Lambert: Joyce: Kate Allitt: Factory girl: 2 December 310 Sandra Gough: Woman: 2 December 310 Beatrice Nield: Mr Thornley: 9 December 312 Alan Curtis: Father of one of Lucille Hewitt's classmates. Man: 9–11 December 312–313 Denver Hall: A man who steals Florrie Lindley's ...
Ken's wife Deirdre (Anne Kirkbride) blamed him for Tracy's problems so Ken stayed at a B&B in Manchester. As he went for a stroll, Ken found Denise running a new hairdressers' in the heart of the city. Preparing for the worst, Ken went in to speak to Denise and she invited him to her flat for a cup of tea.
In 1996, Deirdre and Ken meet Robert Preston, their future son-in-law, and take to him. Shirley (Maggie Tagney) and Maurice Preston (Seamus O'Neill) have tea with the Barlows and Robert. Tracy is nervous to meet her new in-laws, and Ken is put out when working-class Maurice takes against him for being a teacher.