Fears for Coronation Street legend Ken Barlow as he suffers terrible accident
Ken is the street’s longest-serving resident (Picture: ITV/Danielle Baguley/REX/Shutterstock)
Coronation Street are lining up a sad new storyline for iconic character Ken Barlow (William Roache) in the coming weeks.
As the longest serving television soap actor in the world, he’s seen his fair share of drama over the years!
The plot will see him suffer a fall down the staircase in No. 1, and after recovering from an injury, have to rely on the support of carers.
This will undoubtedly be a horrific time for the character in the absence of his daughter Tracy Barlow (Kate Ford).
Could this bring her back to Weatherfield?
Ken was pushed down the stairs in 2017 (Picture: ITV/REX/Shutterstock)
A number of suspects were lined up (Picture: ITX/REX/Shutterstock)
Long-term viewers of the ITV soap will remember that this isn’t the first time Ken has came tumbling down the stairs.
Back in March 2017, Corrie centred a ‘whodunnit?’ story on the character, and it was revealed two months later that son Daniel Osborne (Rob Mallard) was the one who pushed him.
Numerous suspects were lined up, including murderous Pat Phelan (Connor McIntyre), Sinead Tinker (Katie McGlynn) and his other children Peter Barlow (Chris Gascoyne), Tracy, and grandson Adam Barlow (Sam Robertson).
William was part of the original cast from 1960 (Picture: Peter Bolton/TV Times/Getty Images)
Deirdre’s 1983 affair was highly publicised at the time (Picture: TV Times/Getty Images)
It was a busy year for Ken after suffering a stroke just months before.
A similar story followed two years later, when Rita Tanner (Barbara Knox) suffered a fall whilst putting her Christmas decorations up, and wasn’t found for hours.
The news of the story comes just weeks after big personal news for actor William, 92. In March we reported that he had been issued a deadline by the High Court to pay a tax bill.
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The month before, it was reported that he was allegedly facing bankruptcy for a second time. It is believed William is the highest-paid member of the cast, earning around £250,000 a year.
He also recently made an appearance on his very own ‘In Conversation with’ date, with the show called ‘An Evening with William Roache: The Best Of His Life and Times’.
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