William Roache (born in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England, UK, April 25th, 1932) is a British actor best know for playing the role of Ken Barlow in the UK soap opera Coronation Street which he played continuously since the series started in 1960. He appeared in the Sooty & Co. episode Sooty's Christmas Panto where he tried, unsuccessfully, to get a role in the pantomime.
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