Sarah-Louise Barlow (previously Platt, Tilsley and Grimshaw) is a
fictional character from the British ITV soap opera Coronation Street.
She was born on-screen during the episode broadcast on 2 February
1987. She was played by Leah King in 1987 and by Lynsay King from 1987
until 8 October 1999 when King opted to leave to focus on her
education. Tina O'Brien took over the role on 31 October 1999; she
opted to leave in 2007 and made her final on-screen appearance on 30
December 2007. A number of false rumours about O'Brien returning to
the role surfaced during her absence from the serial. In October 2014,
it was announced that O'Brien would reprise the role, she returned on
screen on 30 March 2015.Sarah is the daughter of Gail (Helen Worth)
and Brian Tilsley (Christopher Quinten), sister to Nick Tilsley
(Warren Jackson, Adam Rickitt, Ben Price), half-sister to David Platt
(Thomas Ormson, Jack P. Shepherd), granddaughter to Audrey Roberts
(Sue Nicholls), Ted Page (Michael Byrne) and Bert (Peter Dudley) and
Ivy Tilsley (Lynne Perrie) and mother to Bethany (Mia Cookson, Amy &
Emily Walton, Lucy Fallon), Billy and Harry.Sarah is born prematurely
in February 1987 and questions are raised about her paternity, due to
Gail's affair with Brian's cousin, Ian Latimer (Michael Loney) and
Brian rejects Sarah, believing she was not his daughter; until a blood
test reveals otherwise. Her birth reunited Gail and Brian after their
divorce, however, Brian dies in February 1989 after being stabbed by a
group of thugs. Gail then starts a relationship with Martin Platt
(Sean Wilson), they had David together on Christmas Day 1990 and later
married. Brian's mother, Ivy Tilsley (Lynne Perrie), tried to fight
against Martin adopting Nick and Sarah as their names would change
from Tilsley to Platt. Despite trying to fight the adoption, Nick and
Sarah were allowed to be adopted. Gail and Martin's marriage
eventually broke up a decade later.
fictional character from the British ITV soap opera Coronation Street.
She was born on-screen during the episode broadcast on 2 February
1987. She was played by Leah King in 1987 and by Lynsay King from 1987
until 8 October 1999 when King opted to leave to focus on her
education. Tina O'Brien took over the role on 31 October 1999; she
opted to leave in 2007 and made her final on-screen appearance on 30
December 2007. A number of false rumours about O'Brien returning to
the role surfaced during her absence from the serial. In October 2014,
it was announced that O'Brien would reprise the role, she returned on
screen on 30 March 2015.Sarah is the daughter of Gail (Helen Worth)
and Brian Tilsley (Christopher Quinten), sister to Nick Tilsley
(Warren Jackson, Adam Rickitt, Ben Price), half-sister to David Platt
(Thomas Ormson, Jack P. Shepherd), granddaughter to Audrey Roberts
(Sue Nicholls), Ted Page (Michael Byrne) and Bert (Peter Dudley) and
Ivy Tilsley (Lynne Perrie) and mother to Bethany (Mia Cookson, Amy &
Emily Walton, Lucy Fallon), Billy and Harry.Sarah is born prematurely
in February 1987 and questions are raised about her paternity, due to
Gail's affair with Brian's cousin, Ian Latimer (Michael Loney) and
Brian rejects Sarah, believing she was not his daughter; until a blood
test reveals otherwise. Her birth reunited Gail and Brian after their
divorce, however, Brian dies in February 1989 after being stabbed by a
group of thugs. Gail then starts a relationship with Martin Platt
(Sean Wilson), they had David together on Christmas Day 1990 and later
married. Brian's mother, Ivy Tilsley (Lynne Perrie), tried to fight
against Martin adopting Nick and Sarah as their names would change
from Tilsley to Platt. Despite trying to fight the adoption, Nick and
Sarah were allowed to be adopted. Gail and Martin's marriage
eventually broke up a decade later.
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