Hilda Ogden (also Crabtree) is a fictional character from the British
ITV soap opera, Coronation Street, one of the best-known of all the
regular characters in the serial, whose name became synonymous with a
classic hard-working Northern working-class woman. She was played by
Jean Alexander from 1964 to 1987.For much of her period as a character
in the Street, Hilda worked as cleaner of The Rovers Return Inn. A
gossip and busybody, many of her storylines were used for comedic
purposes, though the character was equally used for dramatic effect; a
scene in which she wept over the spectacles of her recently deceased
husband Stan (Bernard Youens) has been hailed as one of the most
moving images in television history.Alexander quit the role of Hilda
in 1987 after 23 years but was persuaded to reprise the part in 1990
for a one-off appearance as part of an ITV Telethon. She has also been
seen in a spin-off video in 1998, in which another long-running
character, Betty Williams (Betty Driver), visited her at her new home.
Both of these appearances are considered canon to the show.
ITV soap opera, Coronation Street, one of the best-known of all the
regular characters in the serial, whose name became synonymous with a
classic hard-working Northern working-class woman. She was played by
Jean Alexander from 1964 to 1987.For much of her period as a character
in the Street, Hilda worked as cleaner of The Rovers Return Inn. A
gossip and busybody, many of her storylines were used for comedic
purposes, though the character was equally used for dramatic effect; a
scene in which she wept over the spectacles of her recently deceased
husband Stan (Bernard Youens) has been hailed as one of the most
moving images in television history.Alexander quit the role of Hilda
in 1987 after 23 years but was persuaded to reprise the part in 1990
for a one-off appearance as part of an ITV Telethon. She has also been
seen in a spin-off video in 1998, in which another long-running
character, Betty Williams (Betty Driver), visited her at her new home.
Both of these appearances are considered canon to the show.
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