Anne Kirkbride (Deirdre Barlow) has died

Menas

kenmccarthy wrote: »

She was the "weather field 1".......cant remember waht it was all about...did'nt she kill some conman who was pretending to be a pilot?????

R.I.P.

No, he (the fake pilot she was dating) framed her for some fraud. She was Deidre Rachid at the time.

I cant belive I remember this.

the_monkey

Trigger Happy wrote: »

No, he (the fake pilot she was dating) framed her for some fraud. She was Deidre Rachid at the time.

I cant belive I remember this.

Yep Deirdre Rachid cos she married some Morrocan lad ? Shamir ?


anyway, I can't believe I remember it either . RIP - will be tough on Ken and Tracy ...

Gwynplaine

My thoughts are with Ken, Tracy and Eccles at this sad time.

Notorious97

Not a fan of the show but seen enough of it over the years growing up.

Was only listening to Ian Dempsey laughing at her crying sounds on the radio this morning about her last line before she left late last year.

Had no idea she had left but sad time for her family and friends.

Yakuza

I used to watch Corrie in my teens (80's) but am totally lost if I ever happen to catch some of an episode (normally when visiting my mother - she's been watching it pretty much since day one), I have to say from the little I saw of it, I think the show is a pale reflection of its former self.

IIRC she (the actor) had a bout of cancer ~20 years back and had to take a break, perhaps that had some bearing on her passing. 60 is far too young to die these days. RIP. I'll especially remember her for Deirdre's part in the Baldwin/Barlow triangle (back in the pre-satellite TV days when such things were national news) (and I think she had a fling with Dev at one point, as well as a stint in jail when framed for fraud?)

kenmccarthy

Thanks for replies!!!!! Vaugely remember the morrocan marriage storyline...........
was she ever in anything other than corrie??

Menas

Yakuza wrote: »

I'll especially remember her for Deirdre's part in the Baldwin/Barlow triangle (back in the pre-satellite TV days when such things were national news) (and I think she had a fling with Dev at one point, as well as a stint in jail when framed for fraud?)

Quote from Wiki about this.

The episode in 1983 when she ends her affair with Mike and reconciles with Ken was the highest rated episode and the news was so big it ended up being announced on the scoreboard during a Manchester United vs Arsenal match at Old Trafford, with the words "Ken and Deirdre reunited. Ken 1 - Mike 0" leading to cheers from the spectators.

123balltv

RIP Anne kirkbride her character Deirdre was part of the glory days of
corrie her glasses gave me a laugh “There’s a fine line between Jackie O and Roy Orbison.”

KatW4

Quite a shock to hear this. I didn't like Deirdre Barlow but you can't deny that she was a great actress.

Venus In Furs

She had cancer a few years back I think.

Haven't watched Corrie in years - it turned into Dallas onth' cobbles due to ratings wars, but before all that shyte I enjoyed it; I liked Deirdre's storylines. Not sure she was that great an actress, but a great character nonetheless.

People talk about her prison storyline and her Moroccan toyboy who died donating a kidney to that little wench Tracy... but does anyone remember I think her first dramatic storyline: having an affair with Mike Baldwin? (When first married to Ken). Apparently made the neon board in Old Trafford during a match.

biko

Damn, wish I hadn't missed all the episodes of Corrie ever.

RIP anyhoo

Aircraft Freak

RIP our favourite cardassian, will always remember you in DS9.

How Soon Is Now

Her glasses will end up in a museum somewhere!

KungPao

liz lemoncello wrote: »

Just the other day I read this about her possibly quitting the show for good.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2914757/Anne-Kirkbride-prepares-say-farewell-Deidre-Barlow-considers-quitting-Coronation-Street.html

The Edge, of U2 fame, doesn't look so healthy either there.

Gael23

It says she died after a short illness. I don't want to fuel speculation but it seems to have been very sudden given that the daily mail article was written only a few days ago.

KungPao

ryanf1 wrote: »

It says she died after a short illness. I don't want to fuel speculation but it seems to have been very sudden given that the daily mail article was written only a few days ago.

Yeah, looks like a 'personal tragedy' of sorts.

Donkey Oaty

ryanf1 wrote: »

It says she died after a short illness. I don't want to fuel speculation but it seems to have been very sudden given that the daily mail article was written only a few days ago.

KungPao wrote: »

Yeah, looks like a 'personal tragedy' of sorts.

It is reported by the Daily Mirror that she died of a brain tumour, and spent the last few days of her life in a hospice.

Gael23

Donkey Oaty wrote: »

It is reported by the Daily Mirror that she died of a brain tumour, and spent the last few days of her life in a hospice.

Maybe she did and I know a brain tumour kills very fast. But when someone suffers from depression to the extent they are on valium you tend to instantly read between the lines

anncoates

Every time i see her face I think of TRACEY being screamed in a Mancunian accent.

leahyl

RIP Anne, you will be missed on the cobbles of Coronation Street

ryanf1

ryanf1 wrote: »

Maybe she did and I know a brain tumour kills very fast. But when someone suffers from depression to the extent they are on valium you tend to instantly read between the lines

You do know valium is for anxiety, not depression.

Gael23

Deleted User wrote: »

You do know valium is for anxiety, not depression.

I didn't fully but it is also an addictive drug.

ongarboy

Sad to hear of her passing too. Even though I don't watch the show nowadays, I feel she was one of those TV constants that has always been around from our childhood. Showing my age but I too remember the Mike/Ken/Deirdre love triangle from over 30 years ago. I also remember the gripping storyline where she was sent to jail as she cried "I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING".

Must be only Ken and Rita left from the early years now.

YFlyer

biko wrote: »

Damn, wish I hadn't missed all the episodes of Corrie ever.

RIP anyhoo

You could catch up over a long weekend. The brain may go to mush tho.

BeerWolf

Haven't watched a single episode of Coronation Street, or any Soaps for that matter... like East Enders, Emmerdale, Hollyoaks, Home and Away... etc.

They just bore the hell out of me from what little I've seen that my sister watched, with their dreary settings and boring stories of everyday affaires of people and what not...

That being said, Anne having worked for the show since 16 shows some real commitment!

RIP

Donkey Oaty

BeerWolf wrote: »

boring stories

Corrie has not been afraid to present viewers with appalling and shocking things like rape, murder and Keith Duffy's acting ability.

jimgoose

Poor Our Deirdre. Ms. Kirkbride was a nice lady, and taken too young. A-oop lass.

Captain Chaos

BMJD wrote: »

My first fap. Sleep well, my gravel throated princess.

She had throat cancer back in 1993.

Wichita Lineman

Shocked she was only 60, thought she was much older. Havent watched Corrie properly for ages but no doubt she will be missed from the show.

Odyssey 2005

Donkey Oaty wrote: »

Corrie has not been afraid to present viewers with appalling and shocking things like rape, murder and Keith Duffy's acting ability.

Surely you mean inability..:p

jmayo

Truffle Pig wrote: »

Jaysis, she worked on that show since she was 16!

I first remember her when she was married to some lad who fecked off to Germany or something.
My parents always watched and in the days when we had one telly and two channels there wasn't much of a choice but watch it or tune in to Radio Luxemburg.

I always thought she was older ?

BTW the mental issues she was exhibiting (according to that daily mail article) could be actually down to brain tumour.
It can sometimes cause people to act eractically.

ongarboy wrote: »

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Must be only Ken and Rita left from the early years now.

Ken was in the show for 10 odd years longer as he is there from the very start.

WoollyRedHat

YFlyer wrote: »

You could catch up over a long weekend. The brain may go to mush tho.

It can't be done, it's impossible and madness to boot!

VinLieger

Really seems to me that a lot of people and media outlets are mourning the loss of the character than the actress herself

Ann22

Captain Chaos wrote:

She had throat cancer back in 1993.

She had Hodgkins Lymphoma.

liz lemoncello

ongarboy wrote: »

Must be only Ken and Rita left from the early years now.

Emily is still around too.

Magico Gonzalez

deirdre rashid barlow....free the weatherfield one. That was about the last time I watched the show. Shame, too young.

Omackeral

VinLieger wrote: »

Really seems to me that a lot of people and media outlets are mourning the loss of the character than the actress herself

Most people grew up with the character exclusively though. There was no twitter or anything back then and as far as I'm aware, she wasn't in much else of note. People have watched the Deirdre character since the 70's. Actually speaks volumes to Anne's work that she portrayed the character so well.

Yakuza

YFlyer wrote: »

You could catch up over a long weekend. The brain may go to mush tho.

A bit OT, but there have been 8500 episodes transmitted since it started, so assuming 22 mins of content per ep (30 min slot, skipping credits and ad breaks) that's around 130 days' content to watch it from end to end, and that's without sleeping, eating, or performing any ablutions. As they say "Up Naath" , "ya'd be in a raaaht botha" after doing that.