Coronation Street of youthful rebellion. Though the rest of the original Barlow family were killed off before the end of the 1970s, Ken, who for 27 years was the only character from the first episode remaining, has remained the constant link throughout the entire series. In 2011, Dennis Tanner (Philip Lowrie), another character from the first episode, returned to "Coronation Street" after a 43-year absence. Since 1984, Ken Barlow has been the show's only remaining original character. Emily Bishop (Eileen Derbyshire) had appeared in the series since late-January 1961, when the show was just weeks old, and was the show's longest-serving female
David Platt (Coronation Street) Street" was cleared by TV watchdogs after 31 complaints about scenes of 'bullying and torture'". Investigators eventually ruled that the torture scenes "were editorially justified by plot development, characters involved and the manner of editing." Tony Stewart of the "Daily Mirror" refers to the character as "David Pratt" when writing reviews of any storyline he features in, due to the character's way of seemingly always getting away with outlandish things. In magazine articles he is often referred to as "Demon David", "Teen Tormenter" or "Psycho Platt". David Platt (Coronation Street) David Platt (also Tilsley) is a fictional character from the