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
Pat Phelan (Coronation Street) Pat Phelan (Coronation Street) Pat Phelan is a fictional character from the British soap opera "Coronation Street", portrayed by Connor McIntyre. The character first appeared on-screen during the episode broadcast on 2 October 2013. After a three-episode stint, he returned in December 2013 and was involved in a storyline where he forged a business partnership with Owen Armstrong (Ian Puleston-Davies) before blackmailing him in retaliation for getting attacked by his protege: Gary Windass (Mikey North). This caused the Armstrong and Windass families family to go into debt and Phelan later left the show on 14 April 2014. In November 2015,