Similar to the Barry Evans thread, this is my 5000th post
Most of my posts are gibberish but on this occasion I thought I would spread the legs of a tv great
So here are a few interesting facts
Deirdre Anne Barlow (née Hunt, formerly Langton and Rachid) is a long-running fictional character on the British soap opera Coronation Street. She has been played by Anne Kirkbride since 1972.
Deirdre's trademarks include a gravelly, scratchy voice and very big glasses. She wore the same style of glasses for almost 30 years (in her youth she was nicknamed "Miss Sexy Spex")
In 1981, over 24 million viewers watched Deirdre's wedding to William Roache's character, Ken Barlow (which received higher ratings in Britain than the wedding of the Prince of Wales to Lady Diana Spencer).
Deirdre once had a relationship with bogus 'airline pilot' Jon Lindsay, who treated her to an extravagant lifestyle, but one which was funded by crime and deception. She remained oblivious to the truth about her boyfriend but she learned the hard way when she was falsely accused of fraud.
Jon had implicated Deirdre in his numerous scams. He portrayed her as the brains behind the fraud but the reality was that she had known nothing about it. Deirdre was tried, convicted and sentenced to 18 months in prison. The British public started a big grassroots campaign, pleading with Granada Television to "free the Weatherfield One." The Home Secretary even involved Prime Minister Tony Blair, who, with only a touch of irony, attempted to intervene on Deirdre's behalf. When another of Lindsay's victims came forward, Deirdre was released and Jon was finally made to pay for his crimes.
Past lovers include the characters
Billy Walker
Mike Baldwin
Dave Barton
Seb H
Ray Langton
Dev Alahan
And last but not least Samir Rachid who is now dead
as you can see, despite her long neck, husky voice and big glasses she still manages to get bummed by people from all walks of life
Currently Deirdre is still fucking Ken Barlow twice a week
