Ken Barlow

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Kenneth "Ken" Barlow is a fictional character from the British soap opera Coronation Street, played by William Roache. He was created by Tony Warren as one of Coronation Street's original characters. December 2025 marked Barlow's 65th anniversary onscreen. He debuted in the soap's first episode on 9 December 1960. Having appeared in the role continuously since then, Roache is the longest-serving actor in a televised soap opera, and was honoured at the 2010 Guinness World Records ceremony for the achievement; the record was previously held by the actor Don Hastings from the American soap opera As the World Turns. Roache stated in 2010 that he had no plans to leave the role and would remain in Coronation Street for as long as the producers would have him. In November 2020, Roache was again presented with the Guinness World Record for the longest-serving TV soap star in the world for his six decades in Coronation Street. Ken Barlow was introduced as the educated son of a working-class family...

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