Which actor plays the part of 'Les Battersby' in 'Coronation Street'?
Les Battersby Dorothy Catherine Anger's book "Other worlds: society seen through soap opera" she brands Les as one of the "middle aged men" who "over the years have, stymied their wives' efforts to be accepted as respectable". Les Battersby Les Battersby is a fictional character and the main protagonist in the British ITV soap opera, "Coronation Street", who appeared from 1997-2007, played by Bruce Jones. The character is best known for his outspoken opinions and his following of English rock band Status Quo. The Battersbys arrived when No. 5 was bought by the Council, and a family was given the space. Les
Humour in Coronation Street and 1980s, Stan and Hilda Ogden were linked to Eddie Yeats, who became their permanent lodger in 1980, providing many humorous moments, along with newsagents shop duo Rita Fairclough and Mavis Riley. Jack and Vera Duckworth moved into No 9 Coronation Street in 1983. In the 1990s and 2010s, Les Battersby and Cilla Battersby-Brown, Beth Tinker, and Kirk Sutherland & Sally Metcalfe and Tim Metcalfe have been employed in a number of humorous situations and storylines. Another storyline involved efforts by locals to stop Council plans to turn an open space (the "Red Rec"), into a housing development and stadium