Deirdre Rachid (also Hunt, Langton and Barlow) is a fictional
character from the English ITV soap opera, Coronation Street, played
by Anne Kirkbride. She made her first screen appearance during the
episode broadcast on 20 November 1972, her final appearance was on 8
October 2014.Kirkbride decided to take an extended break from the soap
in autumn 2014 and last appeared on-screen on 8 October 2014. She died
in January 2015 before she could return to work. Deirdre was killed
off and given a farewell storyline, with her funeral taking place on
13 July 2015. An official book focusing on the character's history was
released as a tribute for fans of the show in October 2015.Aged
eighteen, Deirdre goes on a date with Jimmy Frazer (John Barrie), but
when she is introduced to his business partner Alan Howard (Alan
Browning), she quickly loses interest and flirts with Alan instead.
Elsie Tanner (Pat Phoenix) finds them in the pub where they are
drinking, and announces herself as Alan's wife. Deirdre then sets her
sights on Billy Walker (Kenneth Farrington), and despite the fact that
he is nearly twenty years older than her, they become engaged in 1974,
to the horror of Billy's domineering mother Annie Walker (Doris
Speed), who disapproves of Deirdre and sees her as a harlot. The
wedding is meant to be a low-key affair paid for by Billy and
scheduled for May the following year, but weeks away from the wedding,
Deirdre begins to have doubts, wondering whether she is prepared to be
tied down to Billy. She asks Billy for more time and he agrees, but a
little while later he calls the engagement off and leaves to run a
wine bar in Jersey.
character from the English ITV soap opera, Coronation Street, played
by Anne Kirkbride. She made her first screen appearance during the
episode broadcast on 20 November 1972, her final appearance was on 8
October 2014.Kirkbride decided to take an extended break from the soap
in autumn 2014 and last appeared on-screen on 8 October 2014. She died
in January 2015 before she could return to work. Deirdre was killed
off and given a farewell storyline, with her funeral taking place on
13 July 2015. An official book focusing on the character's history was
released as a tribute for fans of the show in October 2015.Aged
eighteen, Deirdre goes on a date with Jimmy Frazer (John Barrie), but
when she is introduced to his business partner Alan Howard (Alan
Browning), she quickly loses interest and flirts with Alan instead.
Elsie Tanner (Pat Phoenix) finds them in the pub where they are
drinking, and announces herself as Alan's wife. Deirdre then sets her
sights on Billy Walker (Kenneth Farrington), and despite the fact that
he is nearly twenty years older than her, they become engaged in 1974,
to the horror of Billy's domineering mother Annie Walker (Doris
Speed), who disapproves of Deirdre and sees her as a harlot. The
wedding is meant to be a low-key affair paid for by Billy and
scheduled for May the following year, but weeks away from the wedding,
Deirdre begins to have doubts, wondering whether she is prepared to be
tied down to Billy. She asks Billy for more time and he agrees, but a
little while later he calls the engagement off and leaves to run a
wine bar in Jersey.
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