Coronation Street star Anne Kirkbride to be remembered

A memorial service for Coronation Street actress Anne Kirkbride is taking place at Manchester Cathedral.

Kirkbride was one of the ITV soap’s most familiar characters, playing husky-voiced Deirdre Barlow for 42 years.

She died in January, aged 60, after a short illness.

Cast members William Roache and Beverley Callard will be among the actors attending the service, from 11.30 BST.

Kirkbride started in Coronation Street in 1972 as Deirdre Hunt. In the 1980s, one of the soap’s most famous storylines hinged on whether she would stay with Ken Barlow. She was married four times in the programme, twice to Ken.

Deirdre Barlow had been off screen for some months prior to Kirkbride’s death, while the actress was given a break by the show’s producers.

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