Who played the original landlord of the 'Rovers Return' in 'Coronation Street'?
Annie Walker (Coronation Street) was burgled and Speed was admitted into a nursing home. She opted not to return to "Coronation Street", and Annie made her final appearance on 12 October 1983. It is perhaps fitting that her last ever line on the show was "Could you please give me three tins of anything, so that I can discharge my duty and go?" to Rita Fairclough (Barbara Knox) at a Bring & Buy sale. Jack (Arthur Leslie) and Annie Walker were a popular couple in Coronation Street, and made a good team as landlord and landlady of the Rovers. However, Jack and Annie came
Rovers Return Inn step son Aidan (Shayne Ward) before he tragically took his own life. Jenny Connor and Johnny Connor are now the official Rovers Return Inn Landlady and Landlord. Episode 357, transmitted: 13 May 1964 In 1964, the producership of "Coronation Street" was handed to young, enthusiastic Tim Aspinall. He immediately began to ring changes. Since it had been fully networked across the various ITV regions in 1961, "Coronation Street" had never been out of the top ten ratings of the week (that continues to this day, 50 years on). However, competition came from the BBC (there were only two channels in