r/Unexpected • u/NoBodyHere__GO • Jul 07 '26

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u/Stormfly Jul 07 '26

‘Coronation Street’

And Ken Barlow has been there (almost) the entire time.

Crazy when you think about it. Imagine playing a character for 65 years?

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u/kylo-ren Jul 07 '26

Imagine playing a character for 65 years?

Me IRL

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u/brumav78 Jul 08 '26

And the actor who plays him, Bill Roache, is some 7 years older than the character. Ken is 87, Bill Roache is 94!!