Barbara Knox, William Roache and Amanda Barrie have joined the line-up for An Audience with Coronation Street Barbara Knox, William Roache and Amanda Barrie are the soap legends who have signed up for the An Audience with Coronation Street theatre tour.
Anne Reid was desperate to leave Coronation Street Anne Reid played Ken Barlow's first wife Valerie in Coronation Street from 1961 until her alter ego's death in 1971, and Anne admitted she couldn't wait to leave the soap.
Matt Lucas' idea for Coronation Street was rejected by the bosses Matt Lucas pitched an idea for a scene he wants to do in Coronation Street, but the ITV soap's bosses rejected his proposal.
Tuesday, 12 August 2025 ()
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