‘Coronation Street’ actor Bill Roache has said that Ken Barlow will be making things difficult for Rob Donovan, who is responsible for the death of Tina McIntyre, now that he's back on the cobbles.
In dramatic scenes aired earlier this year, Rob beat Tina, playe by Michelle Keegan, to death with a metal pipe, and since then Ken’s son Peter has been arrested for her murder, and is currently awaiting trial.
Ken Barlow is back on the scene
Ken’s wife Deirdre had been keeping him in the dark about this, while he was caring for his sick grandson abroad, but now that he’s returned to Weatherfield, Bill says Ken will be fighting his son’s corner all the way… which Rob is not going to like one bit.
Ken visits Peter in prison, and reveals he's standing by his son
The soap legend also says that, while his character doesn’t quite suspect that Rob is behind Tina’s murder, he’s less won over by the ex-con businessman than his wife is.
Meanwhile, Marc Baylis, who plays killer Rob in ‘Corrie’, has previously said that he’s anticipating a massive backlash from angry soap fans over his character’s crimes, joking: “I think I will swim into work across the canal so no one can see me!”
Ken Barlow came back to the soap this week, after being temporarily written out of ‘Coronation Street’, while Bill Roache stood trial for committing sex offences. He was cleared of all charges.