Coronation Street place at university, and thus found his working-class background—as well as his parents, Frank and Ida (Frank Pemberton and Noel Dyson)—something of an embarrassment. The character was one of the few to have experienced life outside of Coronation Street. In some ways this predicts the growth of globalisation, and the decline of similar communities. In an episode from 1961, Barlow declares: "You can't go on just thinking about your own street these days. We're living with people on the other side of the world. There's more to worry about than Elsie Tanner and her boyfriends." Roache is the only remaining
Storylines of Coronation Street Windass (Mikey North) was trapped under the car but managed to get out before it exploded however his mother Anna Windass (Debbie Rush) was set on fire and badly injured. Storylines of Coronation Street Storylines of "Coronation Street", the British ITV soap opera, have spanned more than five decades, from the programme's inception in December 1960, until the present day. "Coronation Street" has covered a number of storylines that created dispute and debate in the media and caused public outcry from viewers. Popular storylines have also seen an increase in the number of viewers, such Deirdre Rachid being jailed in