This Is Your Life - Anne Kirkbride

I hope you have your tissues ready everyone because my second TIYL episode for you which takes us back to Corrie is an emotional one. Our subject for this episode is a true Corrie legend having made her debut on the cobbles in 1972. Since her debut she endured drama and heartache by the bucket load, so much so her character's 2 marriages to Ken Barlow alias Mr Corrie William Roache attracted more viewers than either of Prince Charles' weddings to the late Princess of Wales Diana Spencer in 1981 and the Duchess of Cornwall Camilla Parker Bowles in 2005. The character she played on Corrie had a memorable storyline in 1998 when she fell foul of a conman Jon Lindsey alias Owen Aaronovitch which resulted in her being falsely sent down for fraud and thus triggered the memorable "Free The Weatherfield One" campaign which headlined the front pages of the national newspapers and saw the then Prime Minister Tony Blair command his home secretary Jack Straw to investigate the issue. Also fans revived that campaign in 2018 when Sally Metcaffe alias another Corrie legend Sally Dynevor was sent down for similar reasons having fallen foul of another conman Duncan Radfield alias Nicholas Greaves the rebooted Demon Headmaster. Tragically in January 2015 she passed away due to breast cancer but her legacy lives on to this very day at the National Television Awards 2 days after her passing Adam Woodyatt Eastenders longest serving cast member dedicated the show's Best British Soap award to "The Weatherfield One" referencing that famous Corrie storyline. Also that year she posthumously won the Outstanding Achievement award at the British Soap Awards. Enjoy and have the tissues ready for this feature length TIYL which pays tribute to the late great Anne Kirkbride you are missed to this very day Anne RIP.

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  • @queendeirdre7436
    @queendeirdre74362 ай бұрын

    I'm watching this in 2024, sad that so many of them have passed away.

  • @ciaran82359

    @ciaran82359

    22 күн бұрын

    All gone...

  • @Susan.1958
    @Susan.1958 Жыл бұрын

    I went to school with Anne for 9rs she was a lovely girl at school we lived in the same neighbourhood she was a lovely girl .R.I.P Anne gone too soon❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @EveHenleySpread
    @EveHenleySpread2 жыл бұрын

    That was fabulous moment at the end when Neville Buswell came on, she was so happy to see him - brought a tear to my eye! RIP Anne

  • @jackbrown4120

    @jackbrown4120

    2 жыл бұрын

    Who was it?

  • @Feddergenetics

    @Feddergenetics

    Жыл бұрын

    @@jackbrown4120 he played ray her first husband if you’ve watched it it says so 🙄

  • @Ross.Cavendish

    @Ross.Cavendish

    Жыл бұрын

    I fancied Neville Buswell and Ken Farrington (Billy Walker).

  • @SuzyQ334

    @SuzyQ334

    11 ай бұрын

    @@jackbrown4120 Ray Langton - Tracey's dad.

  • @harryclements4710

    @harryclements4710

    9 ай бұрын

    Congratulations

  • @euanelliott3613
    @euanelliott36133 жыл бұрын

    RIP Anne Kirkbride. A fine actor, but much more importantly a nice person. A Corrie legend.

  • @bobwallacejnr6852

    @bobwallacejnr6852

    Жыл бұрын

    ACTRESS

  • @2685LM

    @2685LM

    Жыл бұрын

    She was lovely ❤

  • @elliottplumb1516

    @elliottplumb1516

    11 ай бұрын

    She seems so absolutely lovely and that really shone through! The genuine love she has for everybody!❤

  • @j.c7719

    @j.c7719

    10 ай бұрын

    She was lovely and really funny, she used to go the same doctors as my grandma

  • @Feddergenetics
    @Feddergenetics2 жыл бұрын

    RIP ANN AND JOHNNY BRIGGS and those Corrie stars now passed for so long CORRIE was never the same again

  • @m.haslam8495
    @m.haslam84953 жыл бұрын

    Anne was a beautiful woman, loved by many and sorely missed by everyone. RIP Sweet Anne Kirkbride.

  • @eshaibraheem4218
    @eshaibraheem421810 ай бұрын

    I live abroad and was shocked to learn, from the comments, that Anne Kirkbride had died. How terribly sad: much, much too young.

  • @leximason2408
    @leximason2408 Жыл бұрын

    This had me crying such a fantastic actress who is badly missed

  • @manteadodude
    @manteadodude3 жыл бұрын

    As a super fan of Corrie up to about 2005...haven't really watched it since, Deirdre was my favorite character. She comes across so humble, grateful and delightful in This Is Your Life here that I was surprised to read after that Anne was going through a very bad bout of depression at this time and admitted she could hardly muster up enthusiasm for the show and all the tributes and reunions, such was her struggle with depression. Fair dues as you would never guess here. Just shows the lengths people go to to try and portray that they're OK when they're not. Bless her. I was so sad when I heard the news of her passing. Gone too soon!😢

  • @cherylreid-panasiewicz6485

    @cherylreid-panasiewicz6485

    Жыл бұрын

    I think when rewatching this with that information in mind, you can see the bits where she is struggling. Either way, what an incredibly strong woman.

  • @sallywright8065
    @sallywright80652 жыл бұрын

    So sad to see all the people that are no longer with us, reminds me of the days when Corrie was worth watching.

  • @Dion_Mustard
    @Dion_Mustard3 жыл бұрын

    what a GORGEOUS human being she was. such a shame bastard cancer took her so young :( :( :(

  • @farmerjohn1953

    @farmerjohn1953

    3 жыл бұрын

    😘😘

  • @mohammaddavoudian7897
    @mohammaddavoudian789711 ай бұрын

    When the cast started to walk in it suddenly hit me what a magnificent bunch of actors that show really had.

  • @kamaldeeppanesar4586
    @kamaldeeppanesar45863 жыл бұрын

    The character she played was memorable, she was a nice lady, she died to soon, RIP

  • @rjpender70
    @rjpender703 жыл бұрын

    So many no longer here😢😢😢 used to watch it back then, when it was worth watching xx rip Anne xx

  • @johnking5174
    @johnking51743 жыл бұрын

    The voice of Deidre Barlow was always Coronation St for me growing. As soon as you hear that distinct voice, you knew you were in Corrie. She is missed so much.

  • @angelaburton4712
    @angelaburton47123 жыл бұрын

    60 years old, it's no age is it. She is sadly missed, rest in peace Anne x.

  • @scorpioguy3234
    @scorpioguy32343 жыл бұрын

    God i miss Anne kirkbride/ Deirdre Barlow❤️❤️❤️🌹🌹🥂 I hope she’s resting in peace....Such a beautiful and lovely lady...What a Beautiful soul

  • @deborahwatson5159
    @deborahwatson51593 жыл бұрын

    God Bless You Anne Kirkbride, May You Rest in Peace and All the Other Cast Members, no longer with Us, Stay Safe Everyone, with this Global Pandemic, XXXX

  • @sjclarke1433
    @sjclarke14333 жыл бұрын

    From watching this, Anne appeared to be a warm and caring person, it's sad she died at 60, it's a sad loss to her family and the street, RIP X

  • @tricia4479
    @tricia44793 жыл бұрын

    That made me teary at the end. Never ever heard a bad word about her. RIP Annie.....

  • @beverlygannon4141

    @beverlygannon4141

    3 жыл бұрын

    lovely always cheery 💕💕💕👌👌👍👍🙏🙏

  • @tadhgcomhaltas
    @tadhgcomhaltas3 жыл бұрын

    So great to watch. Annie was very highly thought of.

  • @ManUtdMrs
    @ManUtdMrs3 жыл бұрын

    She was an absolute legend. Everyone said what a beautiful person she was, inside and out. RIP Anne xx

  • @morgansifer
    @morgansifer Жыл бұрын

    The warmth and affection between her and Neville Buswell was palpable. I always thought Ray and Dierdre made for a much better couple than Ken and Dierdre. She is missed so much. She was The Street.

  • @cherylreid-panasiewicz6485

    @cherylreid-panasiewicz6485

    Жыл бұрын

    I agree, Ray and Deirdre seemed like such a natural couple ❤.

  • @stepheng8779

    @stepheng8779

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah no looking for the camera to say his piece to get the glory was there, straight in the eyes from the heart.

  • @lewisgreen2957

    @lewisgreen2957

    11 ай бұрын

    Ray was a great character, a proper cheeky chappie..

  • @stormhawk3319

    @stormhawk3319

    8 ай бұрын

    Agreed.

  • @shanefolan9175

    @shanefolan9175

    5 ай бұрын

    @@cherylreid-panasiewicz6485 ken and Deirdre were never supposed to be a natural couple though, they admitted it themselves many times. They were supposed to be mismatched.

  • @wishkid79
    @wishkid793 жыл бұрын

    I love the way they try to make ‘the Street’ look like a real living street, with extras milling about, during Michael Aspel’s quick piece to camera. Up until the start of the millennium Corrie always worked to make the sets look as real as possible. Including having leaves and bits of litter strewn around. Today, even with a new exterior set, the show is a shadow of it’s former self.

  • @elainehands-heathfield6151
    @elainehands-heathfield61512 жыл бұрын

    What a beautiful lady with a beautiful, sensitive soul. I cried when she passed away. RIP Annie

  • @foxb319
    @foxb3193 жыл бұрын

    anne came to my late mothers tearooms years ago my mother said she was lovely 💕

  • @cherylreid-panasiewicz6485

    @cherylreid-panasiewicz6485

    Жыл бұрын

    Aww, really glad to hear that 😍

  • @lbyrne74
    @lbyrne744 жыл бұрын

    Aw, what the late great Bryan Mosley said was so lovely.

  • @ysgol3

    @ysgol3

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes, and he was truly great too, his acting on ITV3 Classic Corrie on weekdays is a daily masterclass.

  • @grahamd5418

    @grahamd5418

    3 жыл бұрын

    He didn't look well here.

  • @09weenic

    @09weenic

    3 жыл бұрын

    Graham D he looked a lot better here after Michael Caine threw him on top of a car from the top of the car park in Get Carter

  • @grahamd5418

    @grahamd5418

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@09weenic Oh right. Duhhhh!!

  • @Lee-sv8su
    @Lee-sv8su3 жыл бұрын

    When you read and hear anything said about Annie it’s always wonderful what a lady she was a true star who came into our living rooms 3 times a week for 40 years plus . She was like a friend Much loved and much missed

  • @SuzyQ334
    @SuzyQ33411 ай бұрын

    Love it. Back when Corrie was fun and unmissable - with the best cast. xxx

  • @embee9607
    @embee96074 жыл бұрын

    They only come once in a lifetime. Annie Kirkbide was TV royalty. A tremendous actress as well as lady. I just hope people think so fondly of me as her colleagues and friends do of her! 💕💕💕💕💕

  • @aidanamson8568
    @aidanamson85683 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for everything Anne, rest now luv..

  • @juliepownall1063
    @juliepownall10633 жыл бұрын

    Rest in peace Anne kirkbride lovely lady..much missed

  • @bobwallacejnr6852
    @bobwallacejnr6852 Жыл бұрын

    What a lovely way to spend 40 minutes watching this. great telly. Thanks TIYL

  • @jasonwood3377
    @jasonwood33779 ай бұрын

    This was the most genuine lovely and loving episodes of TIYL i think I’ve seen. Every welcome and tribute seemed so heartfelt. One complaint though, the clip of Another Sunday and Sweet F.A didn’t do her justice, not only is she very good in a cracking TV play but they failed to show she had a fantastic pair of legs.

  • @mcfcguvnors
    @mcfcguvnors2 жыл бұрын

    Saw her once in Manchester when i was a kid ,always fancied women in glasses think its cos of her bless her ,skinny little thing with long hair ,lovely lady

  • @westminsterwatcher5152
    @westminsterwatcher51522 жыл бұрын

    Such a beautiful, extraordinary lady! Solely missed! RIP Anne!

  • @sajamor0811
    @sajamor08113 жыл бұрын

    Such a warm, down to earth and altogether lovely person. I can also honestly say that in her younger days she was one of the most beautiful women I have ever seen - eclipsed several supermodels!

  • @david-johncameron-clark1990
    @david-johncameron-clark19903 жыл бұрын

    How lovely but how sad. RIP Annie. I've been crying watching this wonderful tribute to you. xxx

  • @stuartingham1020

    @stuartingham1020

    Жыл бұрын

    Same here

  • @lordwinderemere
    @lordwinderemere3 жыл бұрын

    Bless Anne ..Such a lovely , genuine person ..Very missed x

  • @shanefolan9175
    @shanefolan91755 ай бұрын

    Beautiful reunion between her and Neville, you could tell there was real genuine love there. You must remember too that this was 1998. It was long before mobile phones, social media, WhatsApp and so on. And the world was a much bigger place or in other words it was significantly a lot more difficult to keep in contact with people back then than today as all we had was land lines (very expensive to ring USA) and the post. America in those days seemed like outer space but these days not so much.

  • @luvhart
    @luvhart3 жыл бұрын

    Without the glasses she was so beautiful

  • @Truebritify
    @Truebritify2 жыл бұрын

    How much our lives have changed since these simpler times 😥

  • @kierangilly1
    @kierangilly13 жыл бұрын

    Watching this and still I can not believe Anne has gone. Such a lovely lady. RIp Anne

  • @zanducktv2398
    @zanducktv23984 жыл бұрын

    What a nice warm funny bubbly lady, and terrific actress. RIP Anne 😢

  • @marian3nene45
    @marian3nene453 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for posting, this is one I haven't seen yet. What a legend Anne is ❤️❤️

  • @bowes-lyonmedia6762
    @bowes-lyonmedia67623 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this memory. RIP Annie x Tim LORD BOWES-LYON

  • @barrymontgomery408
    @barrymontgomery4082 жыл бұрын

    Annekirkbride is a beautiful woman. She's a wonderful actress I was saddened to hear of her untimely death. R.i.p Anne you're a coronation street legend.

  • @joshuaorr2847
    @joshuaorr28474 жыл бұрын

    R.i.p Anne, u were amazing, taken too soon, when I was 4 the UK joined corrie as extras

  • @juliebromley5998
    @juliebromley59983 жыл бұрын

    RIP you was a legend great actress

  • @denisewarner8287
    @denisewarner82873 жыл бұрын

    Such a beautiful lady inside and out, Anne shined love. RIP sweet Annie. xx

  • @lancashirebomber9744
    @lancashirebomber97443 жыл бұрын

    her dad did the illustrations in the oldham chron, i was buzzin when i found that out. we were born in the same place too.

  • @maggieboo8142
    @maggieboo8142 Жыл бұрын

    God bless this dear lady ❤and all the other actors have also passed, bless them all 😢🎉🇬🇧

  • @janetmaxwell222
    @janetmaxwell2223 жыл бұрын

    Full of emotion and full of heart..those are the ingredients of a fine actress..she had it in spades

  • @elliottplumb1516

    @elliottplumb1516

    11 ай бұрын

    You can feel this from this show!

  • @glynisroberts5029
    @glynisroberts50293 жыл бұрын

    What a lovely warm hearted lady she was and loved by so many people

  • @jameskeeth4037
    @jameskeeth40374 жыл бұрын

    Anne was a very well loved member of the cast. She was a lovely person. X

  • @sajamor0811

    @sajamor0811

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm not surprised that the day after Anne died everyone was sent home from filming because it was just too much for them.

  • @darraghgregory1269
    @darraghgregory12693 жыл бұрын

    She was my favourite character ❤️❤️❤️

  • @davidreed1995
    @davidreed19953 жыл бұрын

    What a lovely lady RIP ANNE KIRKBRIDE

  • @zaaraha5092
    @zaaraha50923 жыл бұрын

    Such a lovely warm kind hearted person she was

  • @michaelskeldon8936
    @michaelskeldon89362 жыл бұрын

    great lady anne kirkbride R.I.P.

  • @kathysamuels1465
    @kathysamuels146510 ай бұрын

    Absolutely Beautiful this is your life .Well done Ann what a wonderful person u are

  • @skygazer6898
    @skygazer6898 Жыл бұрын

    Apparently, Anne used to say " I love you" to everyone. Nice to see Brian Mosley, I really liked him as Alf. Bill Roache was very unkind to Ann after her death. He said she was a drama queen and an alcoholic. Lovely to see Jack & Vera

  • @cherylreid-panasiewicz6485

    @cherylreid-panasiewicz6485

    Жыл бұрын

    Anne's husband was really annoyed with Bill Roache for saying she was alcoholic. Bill had no right to say that, especially when she was sober for 30 years!

  • @cherylreid-panasiewicz6485

    @cherylreid-panasiewicz6485

    Жыл бұрын

    @Funeral Tango Completely, it put me right off him 😤. The actor who played Mike Baldwin, Johnny Briggs, on the other hand, gave an interview about Anne Kirkbride following her death, where he only said nice things and requested the money for the interview go to Cancer research instead.

  • @rebeccacharles2325
    @rebeccacharles23253 жыл бұрын

    Wow she's so bloomin sadly missed she was a legend and Ken was her sole mate the great experienced characters always go and it will take some beating the best 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

  • @tubit9
    @tubit93 жыл бұрын

    Anne was a great actress very much missed RIP

  • @JohannaLeigh
    @JohannaLeigh9 ай бұрын

    WOW! This episode goes back a while. Bill Tarmey and Liz Dawn were still with us.

  • @brianmarshall4753
    @brianmarshall47533 жыл бұрын

    Annie kirkbide RIP 😢

  • @joanneupton1181
    @joanneupton11813 жыл бұрын

    Joanne Upton RIP Anne u r greatly missed fab actress u r with the other cast members who av left us over the years not the same without u in corrie

  • @vashna3799
    @vashna37993 жыл бұрын

    She really had something with Neville Buswell/Ray Langton

  • @cherylreid-panasiewicz6485

    @cherylreid-panasiewicz6485

    Жыл бұрын

    You could really see it on screen ✨️

  • @selby16
    @selby16 Жыл бұрын

    NEARLY ALL ON HERE ARE GONE NOW, TIME FLIES BY, AND YOU DONT REALISE TILL ITS GONE, AND HOW PRECIOUS MOMENTS ARE

  • @princesssparkle5542
    @princesssparkle5542 Жыл бұрын

    I remember the Diedre , Mike affair , such brilliant acting , RIP lovely lady x

  • @Toffeeabi81
    @Toffeeabi813 жыл бұрын

    I'm not a mojor fan of coronation street. I miss Anne kirkbride she was a wonderful actress. RIP annekird.

  • @djwalkerfemaledj
    @djwalkerfemaledj3 жыл бұрын

    What a lovely lady she was, R.I.P Anne Kirkbride

  • @PeterShieldsukcatstripey
    @PeterShieldsukcatstripey3 жыл бұрын

    such a beautiful, genuine person. we miss you annie xo

  • @PeterShieldsukcatstripey
    @PeterShieldsukcatstripey3 жыл бұрын

    anne's hubby was lovely.

  • @emmasmithx2201
    @emmasmithx22013 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for uploading this I've just came across it after looking for it ages ago x

  • @bryanfranks3205
    @bryanfranks32055 ай бұрын

    So touching between Annie and Neville there.

  • @PhilipCollins777
    @PhilipCollins77710 ай бұрын

    what a fantastic upload and a true legend anne kirkbride so much dearly missed

  • @allisongalloway8686
    @allisongalloway86863 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for posting. Was great.

  • @timelordgeek16
    @timelordgeek164 жыл бұрын

    So many people loved her and I loved her in Corrie. She’ll always be a Coronation Street legend. Such a shame she died at a very young age.

  • @janesheehan8511

    @janesheehan8511

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm so glad they did This is your Life before she died

  • @Feddergenetics

    @Feddergenetics

    3 жыл бұрын

    Jane Sheehan this was 1998 Anne died 2015 !

  • @timelordgeek16

    @timelordgeek16

    3 жыл бұрын

    KLF 5454 I think she means it’s good they did it while This is Your Life was still around Not everyone got the opportunity to have an appearance as far as I know

  • @morgansifer
    @morgansifer3 жыл бұрын

    I miss Deirdre and so does the show.

  • @garryharriman7349
    @garryharriman73492 жыл бұрын

    What a very decent human being she was!

  • @traceyfraser4302
    @traceyfraser43022 жыл бұрын

    A fine actress sadly missed r.i.p.anne night night god bless sleep tight 😴 ♥

  • @robcrossthwaite1361
    @robcrossthwaite13614 жыл бұрын

    Sadly missed lovely lady

  • @Hannah-vw8xd
    @Hannah-vw8xd3 жыл бұрын

    💔 she was so lovely

  • @bullit-edd
    @bullit-edd9 ай бұрын

    Great actress and a great person RIP Anne

  • @cicerodiello1
    @cicerodiello111 ай бұрын

    Beautiful on the inside and beautiful on the outside ❤ What wonderful emotion and affection. I could do with one of her hugs.

  • @cathy3613
    @cathy36132 жыл бұрын

    Always loved her

  • @ysgol3
    @ysgol33 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant thank you !

  • @miracarraro5198
    @miracarraro5198 Жыл бұрын

    Please 🙏 l love More Of this episode 🙏 regards

  • @j.c7719
    @j.c771910 ай бұрын

    She was always my favourite on Corrie, reminded me so much of my grandma ❤

  • @RyanJohnson-ox3py
    @RyanJohnson-ox3py3 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful gorgeous lady sadly missed would love to have met her ❤️

  • @beverlygannon4141
    @beverlygannon41413 жыл бұрын

    Such a lovely lady. I loved her In. Corrie. I really did. And Blanche her mum, she was so funny in it and made it good now it's crap and depressing N

  • @pinky-ud1rt
    @pinky-ud1rt Жыл бұрын

    I really miss anne what a great actor

  • @ysgol3
    @ysgol33 жыл бұрын

    About 1998 ? The marvellous Brian Mosley died in early 1999.

  • @Ross.Cavendish

    @Ross.Cavendish

    3 жыл бұрын

    This programme was broadcast on 28 December 1998.

  • @paulmiles9102
    @paulmiles91023 жыл бұрын

    what a lovely lady ann was so sad as some one said in the comments cancer took her so young such a great actress.

  • @englishlady8863
    @englishlady8863Ай бұрын

    I'm watching classic corrie at the moment such a joy.

  • @philipbonner6486
    @philipbonner64863 жыл бұрын

    So young Rest in Peace Anne xx

  • @denisesaunders5473
    @denisesaunders5473 Жыл бұрын

    when my daughter was tiny she always thought i looked like anne. She was deffo more glam than me ,but what a complement. Rip xxxxx

  • @Lozza144
    @Lozza1442 жыл бұрын

    Such a shame RIP Anne

  • @haydenharris3059
    @haydenharris30592 жыл бұрын

    Propper corrie. ❤

  • @deanhawthorn5783
    @deanhawthorn57833 жыл бұрын

    a true hero......love her