Frank and Ida Barlow Character Profile

This week’s bonus podcast is a character profile of two of Coronation Street’s original residents - Frank and Ida Barlow! As Ken’s parents, the pair were at the heart of some of the show’s earliest family dramas, from clashes over Ken’s university education and political views to the tragedy of Ida’s sudden death less than a year into the programme’s run. But there was plenty more to Frank’s story after he was left a widower, including romantic entanglements with Florrie Lindley and Christine Appleby, a new business venture and an unexpected windfall that eventually took him away from the cobbles. We wind the clock right back to 1960 to revisit the lives of the couple, discussing their most memorable moments and asking how well these two early Corrie characters stand up more than 65 years after their debut!