Black is back

11:36am Thursday 31st January 2008

FOR Denise Black, her latest stage role is, she believes, tailor made for her.

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The truth behind Ken Barlow

11:31am Tuesday 18th September 2007

The truth behind Ken Barlow By Lynsey Roberts Comment William Roache It is common knowledge that William Roache has been treading the cobbled streets of Coronation Street for a fair few years now.

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God of all roles

11:35am Thursday 13th September 2007

Lynsey Roberts talks to actor John Henshaw as he prepares for his role in the Lowry's production of King Cotton Not many people can honestly put played God' on their curriculum vitae but after this month, comic actor John Henshaw will be able to do just that.

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Blackstuff is still in many people’s hearts

11:11am Thursday 22nd March 2007

I WAS 18 at the time, studying A levels at college and I can remember overhearing an acquaintance of mine raving about a drama they were repeating on TV.

Claire gambles on success

2:36pm Thursday 25th January 2007

WHEN you meet her, Claire Sweeney comes across as an intriguing combination of "star" and woman next door.

A sure bet for Brian

2:35pm Thursday 25th January 2007

GAMBLING plays a large part in the storyline of Guys and Dolls, which is ironic when you consider that Brian Capron, alias former Coronation Street baddie Richard Hillman, is appearing in the show purely by chance.

All singing and dancing

10:34am Wednesday 10th January 2007

THERE was only ever half an hour in total of the timeless spoof soap opera, Acorn Antiques, in the original BBC1 series of Victoria Wood As Seen On TV. And yet, some 21 years after they first appeared, those sketches have taken on legendary status. They are viewed - quite rightly - as iconic moments in the history of television comedy.

Kate looks forward to more comic role

10:17am Thursday 16th November 2006

KATE O'Mara, the glamorous former star of the BBC maritime drama Howard's Way, drops anchor in Salford this week to star in The Hollow at the Lowry theatre.

‘It’s like nothing else you’ll hear on the radio’

9:59am Thursday 14th September 2006

MICHELLE Mullane presents a weekend show on Xfm, you can catch her from 10am to 1pm every Friday and Saturday. She got her foot in the broadcasting door by working in the BBC bar as a student in Manchester.

Suranne and the seven dwarves

12:57pm Monday 14th August 2006

SHE'S about as far removed from her former soap star alter ego as you could possibly get.

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