In 'Coronation Street' which family has, over the years, included 'Valerie', 'Frank', 'Susan' and 'Peter'?
Peter Barlow (Coronation Street) Sarah Ellis of "Inside Soap" said that Peter was great to watch when he is with Carla. She also opined that the pair are "like a car crash waiting to happen". Peter Barlow (Coronation Street) Peter Barlow is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, "Coronation Street", played by Chris Gascoyne since 2000. The character of Peter was born on screen during an episode broadcast on 5 April 1965, he was born along with his twin sister Susan (Katie Heannau, Wendy Jane Walker, Suzy Patterson, Joanna Foster) to parents Ken (William Roache) and Valerie Barlow (Anne Reid). Gascoyne
Susan Barlow who had taken them in and not contacted the family. In January 1971, Ken was offered a teaching position in Jamaica and Valerie agreed to emigrate with the twins. However, Valerie died when she was electrocuted by a faulty hairdryer. Later in the year, Peter and Susan were sent to live in Scotland with their maternal grandparents after Ken struggled to make suitable childcare arrangements and continue to work as a teacher. Susan came back to Weatherfield to visit her father in 1973 and 1974. Susan returned to Coronation Street again for New Year's Eve 1979, and stayed with her