Ena Sharples Ena Sharples ( née Schofield ) was a resident of Coronation Street for many years , and a prominent member of the community in her role as caretaker at the Glad Tidings Mission Hall , and later the street ' s Community Centre . A gossip at heart , Ena prided herself on knowing more about her neighbours than they thought she did . She was a fixture in the snug of the Rovers Return Inn , where she and her lifelong friends and fellow widows Minnie Caldwell and Martha Longhurst often spent their time discussing the lives of the other Street residents . An outspoken , forceful personality , Ena wasn ' t afraid to speak her mind and didn ' t shy away from telling people what she thought of them in person . Her interfering nature had driven both her daughters , Madge Sharples and Vera Lomax , away from her . Despite this , Ena was fiercely devoted to her friends and family and saw any interference on her part as for their own good . Having married Alfred Sharples in 1920 , Ena had been a widow since 1937 but never re - married . In 1980 , with the Community Centre being re - developed , and most of Ena ' s friends long since having died or moved away , Ena left the Street to live in Lytham St . Anne ' s and never returned . Biography . 1899 - 1937 : Early life . Ena Schofield was born in Weatherfield on 24th November 1899 , the youngest of three siblings ( the others being her sister Alice Schofield , and her brother Tom Schofield ) and in her youth lived at 65 Inkerman Street . In her schooling days , Ena met Martha Hartley and Minnie Carlton , establishing lifelong friendships . An attentive student with a strong Christian upbringing , Ena became devoted to her religion and developed a firm belief in the importance of rules and morals . She also quickly learned to be self - sufficient , taking on factory work when she was only 11 . In 1915 , Ena became engaged to Phil Moss , nephew of her mentor at the Glad Tidings Mission Hall , Gladys Arkwright . However , he enlisted and was soon after killed in battle , devastating Ena . At the start of the war in 1914 , Ena had developed a gradual friendship with Albert Tatlock after Dinky Low , a local boy Ena had a crush on , asked her to write to Albert . Ena and Albert became close enough that he would stay with her family while on leave , but when he asked her if she wanted to be more than friends , she declined , stating that she was still mourning Phil . Around 1917 , Ena met Alfred Sharples , who had been sent home to heal a leg injury . There was an instant chemistry , but Ena was upset to learn he was already married and broke contact with him . When the war ended , Alfred and Ena ran into each other again and he told her that his marriage had been in name only - he ' d had to marry the daughter of someone his father had owed money to . Alfred also informed Ena that his wife had recently passed away . Ena decided to give him another chance . In 1920 , Ena married Alfred . They had three children : Vera , Madge and Ian . Ian died after only two days , and Alfred died in 1937 during the Depression , leaving Ena a widow with two children . As Vera and Madge grew up , they were alienated against Ena due to her judgemental and frequently interfering nature , a point of much contention for Ena who only had herself to blame . 1937 - 1964 : Caretaker of the Mission . The Sharples ' had continued to live in Inkerman Street , but after Alfred ' s death Ena needed a change and eagerly accepted the position of caretaker at the Glad Tidings Mission Hall in Victoria Street when it was offered to her . The previous caretaker , Gladys Arkwright , had been Ena ' s mentor . The community the Mission served - a working class backstreet with a factory close by - gave Ena plenty of ammunition for gossip , and a reason to voice her disapproval , under pretension of upholding the Lord ' s work . The caretaker ' s accommodation was the vestry , a single room with an entrance onto Coronation Street . Ena lived there with her daughter Vera until Vera moved out in 1946 . Ena ' s best friends from her youth , now Minnie Caldwell and Martha Longhurst , were both also widows by 1960 , and frequently sat with Ena in the snug of the local Rovers Return Inn , criticising the lives of the other street residents ( as well as each other ) , while drinking milk stout . For the duration of World War II , Ena was an Air Raid warden , lording it over the other residents when they had to seek refuge in the Mission cellar . In 1960 , Ena battled new Mission lay preacher Leonard Swindley , who objected to her frequenting the Rovers . Ena collapsed due to the stress , but walked out of the hospital to return to her post so that Martha , who had taken on her responsibilities while she recovered , couldn ' t steal her job . In 1961 Ena was sacked for spreading a rumour that Coronation Street was to be demolished when it turned out to be untrue , but Swindley was forced to re - hire her when a suitable replacement could not be found ( Ena had bribed the other candidates to turn the job down ) . Still unhappy with the working conditions , however , Ena walked out of the job later in the year and moved in with Minnie , with Albert Tatlock briefly taking on the caretaker position . She was eventually offered her job back . Ena had a health scare in 1962 when she suffered a minor stroke , brought on by hypostatic pneumonia . She quickly regained her speech and mobility but the following year was diagnosed with arterioschlerosis . Despite her willingness to gossip about the sordid details of her residents , Ena was very guarded about her own private life and resented Martha for discussing her health problems with Vera . In 1963 , Ena reported youth Michael Butterworth to the police for stealing and cashing her pension . In March of 1963 her sister Alice Raynould died aged 80 . Later in the year , while Ena and most of the street residents were attending the wedding of Jerry Booth and Myra Dickinson , Michael broke into the vestry and robbed it , taking or trashing most of Ena ' s most treasured possessions . Ena broke down , to the shock of the other residents . 1964 - 1968 : Decline of the Mission . As congregations at the Mission Hall ' s services dwindled , the Hall became more often the domain of clubs and meetings . Ena didn ' t approve , seeing it as the misuse of a holy building and an invasion of her home . The Weatherfield Mission committee decided to close one of their halls in 1965 due to the lack of interest , with the choice falling between the Coronation Street Mission and the Bold Street Mission . Ena feared for her home until she discovered she had been left No . 11 Coronation Street in the will of the recently deceased owner . As Ena barely got along with its current resident , Elsie Tanner , she had no compunctions about evicting Elsie and her son Dennis so that she could live there herself when the Mission was closed . After serving Elsie her notice , Ena argued with Elsie in the Rovers - Elsie was not going to give up without a fight . The fight spilled out into the Street and Ena ended up accidentally smashing one of No . 11 ' s windows with her handbag . The clash was broken up by Swindley , who informed Ena that the Mission would stay open - the Bold Street Mission had been selected for closure . With her home safe for the time being , Ena sold No . 11 to Edward Wormold . Later that year , Ena ' s great - nephew Tom Schofield visited her and invited her to her brother ' s home in the USA for an extended stay . Ena jumped at the chance to go abroad for the first time and meet the family she never knew she had . Upon her return , Ena was horrified to see the Mission converted into a Community Centre , with social worker Ruth Winter employed there full - time . She quit upon hearing the news and moved in with Minnie at No . 5 . Despite being out of work , Ena was soon caught up with other problems as Vera came to stay having separated from her husband Bob Lomax . Vera had debts to pay but hadn ' t the money to pay them , so Ena gave her the money , despite it being all her savings . A disoriented Ena was later caught accidentally stealing from a supermarket . In court , Ena pleaded not guilty , but refused to give her age when questioned , saying only that she was over 21 . She was fined 40 / - . To offset her money problems , Ena took on the job of live - in housekeeper at No . 9 for Len Fairclough , although when the Community Centre at the Mission closed down , Ena moved back into the vestry . Vera came to stay again later in 1966 , saying she was ill . Ena didn ' t believe her until she spoke to Vera ' s doctor , who said that Vera had a brain tumour and had a month to live . Vera hadn ' t yet been told her condition was terminal . Ena watched her daughter wind down over several weeks until she died in Ena ' s bed in January 1967 . The Mission was closed for good a year later , when it was demolished along with the factory to make way for a block of two - storey maisonettes . Ena was offered a place at an old folk ' s home but she unsurprisingly declined , choosing to lodge with old friend Henry Foster in St . Anne ' s after briefly living with Minnie , although when the maisonettes were built Ena moved into No . 6 , a purpose - built OAP ground floor flat . Ena was pleased as it occupied the exact spot where the vestry had been . 1968 - 1973 : Back to work . As she no longer had the luxury of rent - free accommodation , Ena took on a job at the Corner Shop . She was furious to be replaced by Valerie Barlow while on holiday . Ena found it disconcerting to have neighbours after so many years of having one side of the street to herself . However , her place next door to the Barlows was crucial in saving Valerie when she was held hostage by Frank Riley , as Val was able to tap on the pipes in her kitchen , overheard by Ena in her flat . Ena alerted the other residents about it and Val was rescued . In 1969 , Ena got bored with the maisonette and moved into a flat above Ernest Bishop ' s camera shop . With Glad Tidings gone , the closest place of worship was the Victoria Street Mission , and Ena kept close tabs on the comings and goings there . She was delighted in 1970 to meet young Tony Parsons , who shared her passion for the harmonium . Recognising his talent , Ena made him her protégé and gave him lessons , setting about arranging a scholarship for him . The maisonettes were demolished in 1971 , and one of the buildings that replaced them was a Community Centre . Despite her age , Ena was determined to secure the position of caretaker , and scared off her competitor Hetty Thorpe by warning her about the violence in the area . With no one else to take the job , Ena was selected as caretaker , and she moved into the adjacent Centre flat . However , Ena ' s age and ability to do the work was a constant concern to the Council . Albert Tatlock was foisted on her as " co - caretaker " , though she insisted on being called " " senior " caretaker " . In 1973 , Ena suffered two heart attacks , but refused to move away as she wanted to die in the street . She disappeared with the Centre keys at Christmas , preventing local children from getting their presents . Ena assumed she ' d be sacked and left to stay with Henry Foster at St . Anne ' s . 1973 - 1980 : Later years . Ena spent much of 1974 living in St . Anne ' s , making occasional visits to Minnie at No . 5 . In 1975 , Ena began to make much more frequent visits to the street but often found that Minnie was away in Whaley Bridge , visiting their old friend Handel Gartside . Eventually , councillor Alf Roberts decided to reinstall Ena at the Centre later in the year . Ena was grateful for the offer and moved back into the Street . However , her health remained a point of contention . In 1977 , Councillor Tattersall was aghast at the management of the Centre , run as it was by two elderly pensioners . Matters were made worse after Ena fell over and was knocked unconscious while looking after Tracy Langton . Upon her return to the Centre flat , Tattersall made Ena feel vulnerable by telling her she was too old for the job , and that he was going to have her put in a home . After he verbally attacked her in the Rovers , the Street ' s residents united to oust him . Both Alf Roberts and Len Fairclough saw Tattersall off by threatening him with violence if he dared to move Ena out of the flat . In the latter part of the 1970s , Ena flitted regularly between Weatherfield and St . Anne ' s . Her friends had gradually left her life - Martha had died in 1964 , and Minnie left in 1976 to live with Handel in Whaley Bridge . Ena spent much of early 1978 with the Lomaxes in Hartlepool , who offered to house her permanently but she refused . In February 1980 , Ena was moved out of her flat while necessary refurbishments were made to both the flat and Centre . Elsie offered to take in Ena , who was very grateful . Although the living arrangements at No . 11 were more than satisfactory , Ena learnt from hindsight and decided to move to St . Anne ' s - it would only be a matter of time before the two got into an argument . She returned at the end of March to find the flat still unfinished , dumping herself on Albert . Ena decided to once again move back to St . Anne ' s , telling committee man Ken Barlow that " she ' d " be the one to decide when she ' d come back . However , she never returned . Personality . Ena had a domininating personality . Large in stature and almost always dressed in a large doublebreasted coat and hairnet , Ena was strong - minded and argumentative , with opinions on everyone and everything and she wasn ' t afraid to voice any of them . She cared for her family and friends but her tough exterior , hardened by a tragic life , many years of widowhood , and living through two world wars and a Depression , was difficult for anyone to crack , and Ena preferred it that way . Consequently , she found it difficult to express affection and felt more at ease arguing with her friends ( or telling them what to do ) than taking an interest in them . Ena was formidable in an argument , usually putting her view across quickly and bluntly , barely giving anyone else a chance to speak . Although motivated by self - interest more often than she would care to admit , Ena ' s usual justification was that she was acting in the name of Christianity . Unfortunately , she often jumped to conclusions , assuming the worst of people , or exaggerated the truth . Occasionally Ena was innocent , but when false rumours spread through the street , fingers always pointed at Ena first . Towards the 1970s , Ena mellowed as she spent more time away from Weatherfield , her friends and family leaving her life one - by - one . The residents of the street began to protect and defend her more , seeing her as a vulnerable old woman . Relationships . Family . Ena grew up in a warm and loving home , and hoped to have the same for herself . Her sister Alice , a few years older , often resented Ena ' s attempts at perfection . Ena ' s older brother Tom emigrated to America in 1912 , seeing no job opportunities in Weatherfield . Ena did not have much contact with the surviving Schofields until her great - nephew Tom Schofield contacted her in 1965 and invited her to stay in America . Ena ' s brother Tom died in 1973 . Ena clashed with many members of her family , especially her children . Ena ' s tendency to boss her children around had led to daughter Madge not speaking to her , and upon receiving feedback from nephew Colin Lomax about what Madge had been saying about Ena behind her back , Ena cut Madge out of her will without a second ' s thought . Vera stood by Ena and lived with her in the Mission vestry from 1937 to 1946 , during which time they slept in the same bed in the cramped accommodation . Far from showing gratitude that Vera was the only daughter to stand by her , Ena was particularly hard on her as Vera had been dropped as a child and Ena was never convinced that she was right in the head . Ena preferred to control Vera ' s life and was disturbed when in 1942 , while she had gone to a concert , Vera had gone to the American military base with Elsie Tanner and Elsie ' s friends , where she ' d gotten drunk and lost her virginity . Elsie helped Ena understand to stop trying to stifle Vera , because then she would end up having no control over Vera at all . Ena then allowed Vera to go out on her own , and encouraged her to date Bob Lomax , who worked with them at the welding factory . Vera and Bob got engaged , and by 1945 Vera and Ena became estranged , as Bob ' s parents wanted them to marry in a more upscale church , not what they saw as Ena ' s backstreet chapel . Ena refused to attend Vera ' s wedding , although she sent her daughter a Christmas card . Ena later became close to the Lomax family and was often called upon to watch Colin . Ena occasionally went to stay with Colin and his family after Vera ' s death . Vera died in 1967 , in Ena ' s home , of a brain tumor . Vera ' s doctor had kept the news from her and convinced Ena to do the same . Ena also had a son , Ian , but due to her poor nutrition during the years she and Alfred struggled for work , Ian died soon after birth . Martha Longhurst . Along with Minnie Caldwell , Martha Longhurst was Ena ' s closest friend and unlike Minnie , Martha shared Ena ' s penchant for gossiping . Despite their lifelong friendship ( Ena knew Martha when they were ten years old ) , Ena sometimes felt threatened by Martha , especially when she proved just as capable as doing Ena ' s job at the Mission as Ena herself . The trio ' s discussions in the snug often consisted of Ena and Martha trying to score points off each other , with Ena baiting Martha into arguing with her . They briefly lived together in 1961 when Ena was fired from the Mission . Ena made herself at home , making the best of a bad situation , but unbeknown to her Martha couldn ' t wait to get rid of her and in the meantime had considered writing to an agony aunt to ask how to deal with her overbearing houseguest . Martha died in the snug in the Rovers in 1964 , while Ena conducted a singalong on the piano in the public bar . Ena berated Martha ' s daughter Lily for never caring about her mother unless she needed a babysitter . Minnie Caldwell . After Martha ' s death , Minnie was perhaps Ena ' s only close friend left . Minnie ' s part in the trio ' s conversations in the snug were usually limited to the occasional ( frequently inappropriate or out - of - place ) comment . Minnie was usually content to let Ena do the talking while she only partially listened . Minnie , who could be quite timid and indecisive , was often dominated by Ena , who did not appear to trust Minnie ' s own initiative or decisions . In 1969 , Ena ' s capacity to interfere almost ended in tragedy when she told off bookie Dave Smith for hassling Minnie , who had been gambling and owed Dave money . Unbeknown to Ena , Dave had decided to forgive the debt but a telling off by Ena convinced him to change his mind . Minnie was embarrassed at Ena trying to fight her battles and disappeared . Sick with guilt and worry , Ena scoured Weatherfield for anywhere Minnie might be . Minnie soon turned up , and Ena was able to turn the tables on Dave Smith by blackmailing him over his tax fraud . Minnie continued to be fond of gambling , but Ena strongly disapproved and in 1972 tried to have her barred from the Betting Shop for her own good . Minnie was furious and told Ena their friendship was over , though she later relented . In 1973 , Minnie first sought Ena ' s opinion before getting engaged to Albert Tatlock . At first Ena approved , but she later advised Minnie to call it off as she would be in a better position financially as a single person . Minnie obliged . Ena and Minnie lived with each other at No . 5 several times , usually when no one else was willing to house Ena , who was reputedly difficult to live with . Ena ' s biggest gripe with Minnie was her cat , Bobby , who was something of an obsession of Minnie ' s ; much to her chagrin , Ena would talk to Minnie at length only to discover that Minnie hadn ' t been listening to her , being preoccupied with Bobby . Minnie even once accused Ena of being jealous of the cat . Despite their difficult moments , they were always there for each other . When Minnie eventually decided to move to Whaley Bridge to live with Handel Gartside , she left without telling Ena as she feared Ena would talk her out of it . Elsie Tanner . A neighbour of Ena ' s , Elsie Tanner lived at No . 11 . Ena and Elsie initially clashed through Ena ' s hostility towards Elsie ' s husband Arnold Tanner ; when the newly married couple arrived in the Street , Ena recognised Arnold as having thrown a widow out of her home because she had not been able to pay the rent for two weeks . After Arnold left for war service , the hostilities continued between Elsie and Ena . Elsie represented the antithesis of Ena ' s lifestyle : during World War II , Elsie had separated from Arnold and raised two children by herself . Ena had been aware of the many men Elsie had entertained at No . 11 over the years , and strongly disapproved considering she was still married and opined that she was putting her own needs above those of her children . Elsie saw Ena as an interfering battleaxe , and didn ' t see why her life should be any of Ena ' s business . The war years involved many highs and lows between Ena and Elsie - Ena helped deliver Elsie ' s first child , Linda , in Annie Walker ' s living room , but later wrote a letter to Arnold about Elsie ' s affairs with soldiers , which led Arnold to return home and rape Elsie . A few years later , Ena helped Elsie and her friend Sally Todd see off the American soldiers they loved , Steve Tanner and Oliver Hart , hiding them in the Mission after they had gone AWOL to say goodbye to the ladies . At this time Ena thought to herself that in some way Elsie reminded her of her younger self . The relationship turned downward yet again towards the end of the war when Elsie began letting soldiers stay in her home for room and board - Ena saw this as a brothel and wrote Arnold another letter , leading Ena and Elsie to have a vicious brawl in the Mission before Leonard Swindley pulled them apart . Living in the same street for many years had led them to at least understand each other . They almost always thought the worst of each other ; Elsie accused Ena of writing a poison pen letter in 1961 , even though Ena was innocent . When Ena believed the Mission Hall was going to be closed , she decided to throw Elsie and son Dennis out of their flat so she could move in ( she owned the property ) . The two women rowed in the street , having to be pulled apart ; Ena even broke a window with her purse . The argument only stopped when Ena learned it was to be a mission on another street which was to be closed . Although generally dismissive of each other in public , they did occasionally put their differences aside in a crunch - in 1962 , when no one else would , Ena let Elsie know that her boyfriend Bill Gregory was married . In 1965 , Ena discovered Hilda Ogden was the culprit behind some threatening phone calls Elsie had received , and exposed her . She also stopped Elsie from taking an overdose in 1973 . In 1980 , Ena had to move out of the community centre while repairs were being made , and with nowhere else to go , accepted Elsie ' s offer of a bed . After a week , she moved to St . Anne ' s , as she realised she could not stay at Elsie ' s for much longer without getting into an argument . Role in the community . Ena ' s role among the residents of Coronation Street was one she assigned to herself . As caretaker of the Mission of Glad Tidings , it was her responsibility to act in the best interests of the Mission ' s constituency , as her behaviour in public reflected on them . Ena took that one step further - the self - proclaimed moral voice of the street , Ena was a law unto herself , making sure to know what went on in the lives of every resident , to the extent where they weren ' t sure themselves how much she knew . Yet she still frequently indulged in a glass of milk stout in the Rovers Return , unwilling to allow lay preacher Leonard Swindley to dictate how she lived her life outside the Mission . Ena ' s forcefulness and argumentativeness was her key strength as well as her biggest weakness . In 1965 , she acted as spokesperson for the street over the issue of a survey which almost led to the demolition of the street so that a ring road could be built through it . In 1976 , she made known her disapproval of new Corner Shop owner Renee Bradshaw ' s decision to open the shop on a Sunday , the day of the Sabbath . Although she rarely participated in organised street events , she was known to get involved occasionally . In the 1972 Pub olympics , when the Rovers competed against The Flying Horse pub , Ena won points for the Rovers by beating a Flying Horse regular at Dominoes ( winning the game by staring at him , making him so distracted as to play a wrong domino ) . She also portrayed Queen Victoria on the Coronation Street float for the Silver Jubilee in 1977 . Despite her occasionally antagonistic nature , Ena was a respected figure in the community and , although seeming at times to be a loner , had many friends in the street . It was Ena who prevented the street from being renamed in 1962 when she wrote to Prince Philip to appeal for his help . Ena was also instrumental in Jack and Annie Walker reconciling when they fell out in 1964 . In 1967 , Ena started a petition to have the betting shop closed down , although she was unsuccessful . Hobbies and interests . Ena was a capable and experienced pianist and player of the harmonium . Her skills were regularly called upon at events in the Rovers Return and other community venues . She also enjoyed singing and led the residents into sing - songs on various special occasions . Ena sang ' Cockles and Mussels ' with Emily Nugent at a 1969 Christmas concert , though she rarely participated in the street pantomime productions , being content usually to watch or assist backstage . She did however sign up for the Over 60s club , and agreed to play the piano . Although she criticised Minnie for having her palm read in Blackpool , Ena went to have her own palm read once she was sure her friends had left . Quotes . " I ' m Mrs Sharples . " ( First line , introducing herself to Florrie Lindley ) . " All I can say is thank God the Germans never got ' ere . I should ' ate to see one of my neighbours collaborate . And she would ' ve done , make you no mistake about that - - what ' re you ' avin ' , same again ? " ( Ena about Elsie Tanner ' s behaviour during World War II ) " There must be more latch - keys for that ' ouse than there are for Bucking ' am Palace ! " ( Ena criticising Elsie ' s loose morals in 1961 ) " Go on . Strike a poor old defenceless woman . That ' s just about your level , Elsie Tanner . But before you raise your ' and and damn yourself forever - if you ' aven ' t already done it - you ' ll listen to me for a minute or two . I know all about that letter , and personally I haven ' t the slightest doubt that everything in it is nowt but God ' s own truth ! You think on this , Elsie Tanner . I know plenty about you . I know plenty about you that you don ' t think I know . I could ' ve written a full - length book about you , let alone a letter , but if I had written it - if I " had " written it , it wouldn ' t ' ave come anonymous , oh no . " I ' ve " never been afraid to stand behind me own beliefs . If I had written the flamin ' thing , it would ' ve ' ad ' Ena Sharples ' in big black letters at the bottom of it and WELL YOU KNOW IT ! " ( Ena to Elsie Tanner in 1961 . ) " I ' ve handled Tanners before , Mrs . Tanner , and I ' ll handle you again ! " ( Ena threatening Elsie in a heated 1965 clash ) " You ' re looking after yourself properly aren ' t you ? [ . . . ] Good , because there aren ' t that many of us left , you know ! " ( Ena to Minnie Caldwell in 1974 ) " If I had my way , I ' d just like to go like me mother did . . . She just sat up , broke wind and died . " ( Talking about death ) " The time to get worried about Emily Nugent is when something isn ' t troubling her . " " It ' s a travesty of the marriage service . Leonard Swindley has never loved , honored or obeyed anybody in his life apart from himself . " " She weren ' t the biggest comedian we ' ve ever had round here , but she was good company for me . " ( About her late friend Martha Longhurst ) " 30 years ago there used to be a Black Maria outside Rovers Return every Sat ' d ' y night . An ' coppers used to walk two at a time down Coronation Street . Annie Walker wouldn ' t o ' lasted five minutes . " " Three milk stouts and make sure there ' s no lipstick on the glasses . " ( Ordering her usual in The Rovers ) " Once upon a time I used to enjoy scratchin ' Elsie Tanner ' s eyes out - I ' d get more pleasure than listening to the Queen ' s Christmas Day message . " " Elsie Tanner ' s a loud - mouthed , pig - headed , painted tramp with a bust - ful o ' brassiere and Nowt on top . And with the right man on her arm she ' d turn into the best wife a lad could wish for . " " I ' m fast coming to the conclusion , Albert Tatlock , that the air up there is much more to my liking than it is round ' ere these days . And you can take that any way you like ! I don ' t suppose either of you thought of puttin ' the kettle on , did yer ? " ( Final lines spoken in the programme to Albert Tatlock and Ken Barlow ) .