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	Deirdre Barlow - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Deirdre Anne Barlow (née Hunt, formerly Langton and Rachid) is a long-running character on the British soap opera Coronation Street.
		Deirdre has worked in the past as a councilwoman, but she is most often seen at the Corner Shop, first helping Renee and Alf Roberts in the 1970s, and then Dev Alahan two decades later.
		Deirdre's ex-husband Ray Langton eventually returned to the Street in 2005 and announced that he was dying from cancer.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Deirdre_Rachid (826 words)

	Deirdre Rachid
		Deirdre Hunt was born in July 1955 to the parents of Blanche and Donald Hunt.
		Deirdre was four years old and her stubbon streak showed early when she refused to wear her braces at the funeral.
		Deirdre repeatedly protested her innocence much to the annoyance of the other prisoners and to her cell mate Jackie Dobbs.
	www.corrie.net /profiles/characters/rachid_deirdre.html (2579 words)

	CANOE -- JAM! - Will Corra's Deirdre take the fall?
		Never mind that mild-mannered Deirdre Rachid is an imaginary resident of the fictional town of Weathersfield in northern England.
		Twelve years ago, when Deirdre was thinking of leaving husband Ken Barlow for Mike Baldwin, the denouement of the affair was broadcast during a soccer match.
		Grieving Deirdre then was taken in by the smooth charms of Jon Lindsay, although almost everybody out in televisionland could see he was no good for her.
	jam.canoe.ca /Television/TV_Shows/C/Coronation_Street/1998/04/01/pf-734836.html (464 words)

	BBC News \| UK \| PM supports Weatherfield One
		The campaign to free Deirdre Rachid is gathering momentum with the Home Secretary Jack Straw under orders to look into the case.
		Deirdre was jailed for mortgage and credit card fraud while her conman lover Jon Lindsay walked free.
		But Granada have built a set of Deirdre's cell and parts of her jail indicating a long running-storyline that could keep her inside for much longer.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/71934.stm (470 words)

	Coronation Street Fan Site
		Deirdre Rachid (Anne Kirkbride): Deirdre Rachid has been on the show for quite some time, and has had a variety of jobs (secretary, travel agent, councillor, shop assistant, and is currently working for ex-lover Mike Baldwin at Underworld) and lovers (ex-husband Ken Barlow, Mike Baldwin, Samir Rachind and con-man Jon Lindsay).
		After Deirdre's name was cleared, and the charges dropped, she returned to the street, hopefully to return to a normal life.
		Deirdre eventually got rid of her unwanted guests, but soon found new troubles when her mother, Blanche moved in.
	coronation.iwarp.com /cast.htm (6434 words)

	Blind, Stupid and Desperate - Watford FC site - 97/98 - Wrexham H
		Deirdre or the Watford supporters who are being put through their own kind of jail sentence.
		What about the prison warder who took Deirdre to the door kidding her she was going to her appeal.
		At present it seems that the whole of the country is waiting for Deirdre to be released because she doesn't deserve the treatment she is receiving.
	www.bsad.org /9798/reports/wrxhamh.html (1849 words)

	BBC News \| Talking Point \| Do we take soap operas too seriously?
		Deirdre is innocent - a victim of her conman lover - and her 18-month jail sentence is a gross miscarriage of justice.
		"I'm shocked Deirdre's gone to jail and I can't believe the judge gave her such a long sentence, " said TV presenter and campaigner Dale Winton, voicing the feelings of the nation.
		No because Deirdre, as a character in Coronation Street, a soap opera on British Television, is fictional.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/talking_point/71891.stm (337 words)

	Ireland Information Guide , Irish, Counties, Facts, Statistics, Tourism, Culture, How
		Deirdre Rachid, after the jury read her verdict of guilty in 1998.
		Also in 1998, Deirdre Rachid was sent to prison after a former lover implicated her in a bank fraud scheme.
		After three weeks, Deirdre was released from prison and four different newspapers claimed victory for themselves and their readers.
	www.irelandinformationguide.com /Coronation_Street (3812 words)

	The Weatherfield Recorder - back issues, April - June 1998
		For instance, in response to the fictional jailing of a character in the soap opera Coronation Street, both British Prime Minister Tony Blair and the leader of the opposition, William Hague, have joined the popular chorus for a mitigation of her sentence.
		But it is Deirdre's latest romantic entanglement, with a heartless conman called Jon, that has been her unmaking.
		Deirdre (or the Weatherfield One, as she's now known at The Station in Harecroft) is not the first character to benefit from an outpouring of emotion by people who really should know better.
	www.corrie.net /kabin/archive/1998/1998_2.html (9348 words)

	Millions celebrate as Deirdre is freed
		DEIRDRE Rachid, a mild-mannered travel agent, will be freed from prison today after an extraordinary three weeks in which Tony Blair and William Hague have rushed to her aid.
		Mrs Rachid, a character in Coronation Street, was wrongly convicted of fraud and sent to HMP Weatherfield for 18 months at the end of March.
		Tonight Mrs Rachid, played by Anne Kirkbride, is freed on bail and sees Jon Lindsay, the lover whose lies led to the trial, led into jail.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1998/04/17/ncor17.html (213 words)

	4m more to see Deirdre, Ken wed than royal couple - Evening Times (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The second wedding of Ken (William Roache) and Deirdre (Anne Kirkbride) is expected to be watched by about 13million viewers.
		Ken and Deirdre first tied the knot in 1981 and it was broadcast two days before the Prince married Lady Diana Spencer at St Paul's Cathedral.
		Since then, Ken and Deirdre have had five weddings, two affairs, two divorces and four children between them.
	www.eveningtimes.co.uk /print/news/5037514.shtml (190 words)

	Digital Spy - Soaps - Corrie's Deirdre to give up smoking
		Deirdre makes the decision as a special wedding present to Ken, after they marry on April 8, and as a tribute to ex-husband Ray Langton, who dies of stomach cancer.
		As a result of the storyline, Anne Kirkbride, who plays Deirdre, will no longer be able to smoke in any of her scenes.
		Deirdre isn't always seen smoking, so it's not something that will be totally new for Anne to cope with.
	www.digitalspy.co.uk /article/ds19833.html (268 words)

	Coronation Street's Mike Baldwin
		He originally bought number 1 from Deirdre, who then subsequently persuaded him to sell it to Ken. He then bought a flat conversion in Crimea Street, installing Deirdre as manager after Samir died and she was homeless.
		The Barlow/Baldwin feud raised its head again in 1998 when Deirdre Rachid was accused of fraud after her boyfriend Jon Lindsay had given her credits cards in her name, using his friend's bank details.
		Deirdre went to see Alma to reassure her there was nothing going on between her and Mike.
	corrie.emmerdale.org /corrie/profiles/mike.htm (7293 words)

	RTE.ie Entertainment - New specs for Corrie's Deirdre
		Coronation Street's Deirdre Rachid is to ditch her famous large-framed glasses for a set of trendy spectacles.
		A spokeswoman for the soap said today that Deirdre, played by Anne Kirkbride is to be revamped and fans will have the chance to vote for which type of glasses she will wear.
		The spokeswoman remained tight-lipped about why Deirdre has to begin searching for a new set of spectacles, but she said the storyline centres around shop manager and heart-throb Dev.
	www.rte.ie /arts/2001/0822/coronation.html (87 words)

	MaltaMedia: special feature
		Deirdre Farrugia won the bronze medal in the final of the women's 200 metres placing third in 24.80.
		Therefore she made up for the unlucky fourth place in the 100m final when she was denied a bronze medal after the photo-finish.
		In the women's 100m final, Deirdre Farrugia was unlucky to finish in fourth place with the same time as the bronze medalist, Thessalia Othonos of Cyprus, in 12.16.
	www.maltamedia.com /sports/SanMarino2001/news.shtml (5733 words)

	Mirror.co.uk - News - Big Brother - CORONATION STREET EXCLUSIVE: GAIL SENTENCE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Innocent Deirdre Rachid (now Barlow) was left devastated at being convicted of credit card fraud.
		Deirdre (Anne Kirkbride) had been conned by her lover, fake pilot Jon Lindsay (Owen Aaronovitch) and a court refused to believe her story.
		After 18 days inside, Deirdre was finally freed when Lindsay's web of lies began to unravel and his bigamous wife turned up on Ken Barlow's doorstep.
	www.mirror.co.uk /news/bigbrother/tm_objectid=17158539&method=full&siteid=94762&headline=coronation-street-exclusive--gail-sentence-name_page.html (595 words)

	Coronation Street justice campaign gets to Number 10
		He gave his official spokesman a photograph signed for him by members of the cast of Coronation Street, which was waved aloft at a lobby briefing to prove his devotion to the cause.
		Deirdre, dubbed the "Weatherfield One", was jailed after being duped into a mortgage fraud by her fiancé, Jon Lindsay, who was married to another woman.
		William Hill is offering odds of 3-1 that Deirdre will marry Mike Baldwin, who with Ken Barlow is campaigning to free her, by Jan 1 2000.
	telegraph.co.uk /htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1998/04/01/ncor01.html (825 words)

	Digital Spy Forums - Free Sam Mitchell VS Free Deirdre Rachid
		when Deirdre was facing a jail term for a crime she didn't commit, there was mass hysteria nation wide.
		Had she left the body in the cellar and it was eventually found, she could have been charged of accessory to murder but not murder like she has been.
		Deirdre however was framed - she did not bring it all on herself.
	forum.digitalspy.co.uk /board/showthread.php?t=276607 (1424 words)

	With wedding, the soap opera continues
		Two characters on Britain's most popular TV show, "Coronation Street," Ken Barlow and Deirdre Rachid are poised to upstage the royal wedding of the Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker Bowles.
		When innocent Deirdre was wrongly convicted and sent to prison for credit-card fraud in 1998, Prime Minister Tony Blair called for her release in Parliament.
		When Ken and Deirdre married the first time, back in 1981 as Britain was struck with Princess Diana fever, the show tossed in just one reference.
	www.ocregister.com /ocr/2005/04/06/sections/life/lf_people/article_469327.php (1087 words)

	Deirdre deserted Evening Standard (London) - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		CORONATION STREET con-man Jon Lindsay angered the nation when he put Deirdre Rachid in jail, and the actor who played him had to flee the country.
		Owen Aaronovitch, who ended up in Spain when TV viewers took his screen persona too literally, is to appear in a stage version of the classic Ealing comedy The Ladykillers in Colchester.
		At the height of the soap furore, the People's PM urged its writers to free Deirdre and "while, they're about it, make sure Sally and Kevin, whose marriage is in trouble, live happily ever after".
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4153/is_19990129/ai_n9530686 (157 words)

	Story (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Mike Baldwin and Deirdre Rachid (or Barlow, if Blanche had anything to do with it!!) This is how it happened.
		One friday evening, Deirdre and Ken were going to go out to a strip club to spice up their sex lives.
		Deirdre smiled, and let herself be led to the stage by her Elvis look-a-like.
	www.woolleynet.com /altcorry/24b6.htm (429 words)

	Wedding was a big TV hit - Deirdre’s that is
		The fictional marriage of Ken Barlow and Deirdre Rachid on "Coronation Street" attracted about 64 percent more viewers on Friday night than the royal wedding did on Saturday.
		Ken and Deirdre, portrayed by William Roache and Anne Kirkbride, married for the first time in July 1981, the same week Charles wed Diana Spencer.
		At the peak, ITV drew about 12.9 million viewers to Coronation Street on Friday night for Ken and Deirdre’s second marriage while the BBC’s flagship channel, BBC1, and ITV combined for a peak of 9.9 million for Charles and Camilla on Saturday, the broadcasters said.
	www.tiscali.co.uk /news/newswire.php/news/reuters/2005/04/12/entertainment/weddingwasabigtvhit-deirdrersquosthatis.html (551 words)

	Whale of a public enemy
		EIGHT years ago, Owen Aaronovitch was better known as public enemy number one, when as Jon Lindsay, he duped Deirdre Rachid in Coronation Street.
		Poor Deirdre thought that she had landed a real catch in the dashing pilot.
		The free Deirdre Rachid campaign which followed surprised all involved, not least Owen, when the storyline even received comment in the House of Commons.
	www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk /entertainment/theatreanddance/s/211/211778_whale_of_a_public_enemy.html (532 words)

	Mrs D. Cops It
		Another particularly emotional scene of foaming at the mouth while those bulging veins of hers strained in that scraggy neck of hers, Deirdre Rachid has been chucked in the slammer for terrifying small children before the watershed.
		Deirdre's bosom buddy should be in there too.
		By some strange twist of fate, (involving unfeasibly large actor's salaries and copious amounts of drugs), it was not the ever victimised harpy Liz McDonald, but her son Steve who was last sent to jail for bad acting.
	www.djcampbell.com /suds.html (900 words)

	TCM Breaking News - 2001/10/14: Corrie's Deirdre 'to have festive fling with her boss'
		Deirdre Rachid will reportedly have an fling with her Coronation Street boss Dev Alahan.
		But he will cheat on his fiancee after a simmering snog with Deirdre under the mistletoe.
		Deirdre ends up in bed with him when she goes round to help drown his sorrows.
	archives.tcm.ie /breakingnews/2001/10/14/story26623.asp (137 words)

	Get Real Call Over Tv Jailing (from Ealing Times)
		Much has been made of the jailing of Coronation Street character Deirdre in the past week during which members of the public have spoken out and Mr Blair was invited to comment.
		He added: I have had countless calls in the past week from people who were angry that the real situation of prisoners seems to have been forgotten over the case of a pretend one in a television soap.
		A Downing Street spokesman said: The Deirdre Rachid case and the Prime Ministers involvement in it should be seen for what it is lighthearted fun.
	www.ealingtimes.co.uk /archive/display.var.63926.0.get_real_call_over_tv_jailing.php (404 words)

	Sky Showbiz - What A Royal Corrie-On
		In fact, Ken and Deirdre have had five weddings, two affairs, two divorces and four children between them.
		Ken and Deirdre have both had affairs galore - their first marriage finally ending thanks to Ken's liaisons with secretary Wendy Crozier - but only after Deirdre got it on with Mike Baldwin.
		Then, when she did find true love with waiter Samir Rachid, he was murdered.
	www.sky.com /showbiz/article/0,,50002-1176561,00.html (590 words)

	Around the World \| Arizona Daily Star ®
		A marriage between two veteran characters on the TV show "Coronation Street" proved a far bigger hit with British viewers than Saturday's royal event, broadcasters said Monday.
		An audience of some 12.1 million tuned in Friday to watch Ken Barlow and Deirdre Rachid tie the knot, the ITV1 channel said.
		The average audience for the royal wedding was some 9.7 million, ITV1 and Sky News said, giving combined figures that also included the British Broadcasting Corp. Although the civil marriage wasn't broadcast, TV cameras did cover the blessing ceremony at Windsor Castle.
	www.azstarnet.com /sn/printDS/70000 (582 words)

	Anne's Coronation Street Site
		At the peak, 12.9 were watching Ken and Deirdre.
		This is Corrie's 45th year on British tv and Ken and Deirdre's second marriage.
		When Kirk stood outside of Fizz's window and sang to her with the hope that she would accept his marriage proposal, he sang "their song" which was "The Real Slim Shady." When Fizz asked him to name 3 things that he liked about her, he told her: "Your past, your present, and your future.
	faculty.uccb.ns.ca /amaclean/didknow.htm (735 words)

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