Coronation Street legend in talks to sign record-breaking new contract

CORRIE fable Bill Roache is successful talks to motion a record-breaking caller declaration for his 65th twelvemonth connected the soap.

Bill, 92, who has played Ken Barlow since the archetypal occurrence successful 1960, holds the satellite grounds arsenic the longest-serving TV actor successful a continuous role.

Corrie’s caller apical brag Kate Brooks is presently making plans for the soap’s large 65th day adjacent twelvemonth aft a turbulent commencement astatine the helm and is looking astatine the immense formed database amidst a shake-up.

However 1 idiosyncratic who volition ever beryllium astatine the bosom of immoderate Coronation Street milestones is Bill’s much-loved and legendary quality Ken.

Last period plans for actress Helen Worth’s large exit were thrown successful chaos aft Sean Wilson stepped down for “personal reasons.”

Her iconic quality Gail was owed to thrust disconnected into the sunset with ex-husband Martin Platt, but bosses were forced to re-write her exit.

They brought successful Cold Feet prima John Thompson adjacent though his quality had small to bash with Gail during his clip connected the thoroughfare arsenic children’s entertainer Jesse Chadwick 14 years ago.

The soap was besides snubbed by the BAFTA sheet aft a twelvemonth of grim and miserable storylines.

A root said: “It’s not been the champion commencement for Kate.

“She already knew she had a large occupation connected her hands to effort and crook things astir and past everything happened with Sean Wilson.

“Corrie was besides snubbed by BAFTA successful the continuing play class aft it failed to marque the shortlist, which is simply a beauteous large woody for everyone moving connected the show.

“Things person settled down a small and Kate is making breathtaking plans for the future, which conscionable happens to beryllium the soap’s large 65th day adjacent December.

“And 1 idiosyncratic who had to beryllium a large portion of it each is Ken Barlow.

“Discussions person already started for his caller contract, which helium is of people expected to sign.”

ITV were contacted for comment.