What is Ken Barlow?
{{Infobox soap character |series = Coronation Street |name = Ken Barlow |image = |portrayer = [[William Roache]] |creator = [[Tony Warren]] |introducer = [[Stuart Latham]]<!-- Essentially he did not leave, just took a break. He was not 'reintroduced' in 2014, just returned to normal after his real-life actor's court case. --> |classification = [[List of Coronation Street characters#Regular characters|Present; regular]] |years = 1960– |first = Episode 1 <br> 9 December 1960 |spinoffs = ''[[Coronation Street|Ken and Deirdre's Bedtime Stories]]'' (2011) |occupation = {{plainlist| * Teacher * Warehouse executive * Taxi driver * Community Development Officer * Newspaper editor * Shop assistant }} |home = 1 Coronation Street |father = [[List of Coronation Street characters#Frank Barlow|Frank Barlow]] |mother = [[List of Coronation Street characters#Ida Barlow|Ida Barlow]] |nephews = Darren Barlow |brothers = [[List of Coronation Street characters#David Barlow|David Barlow]] |wife = [[List of Coronation Street characters#Valerie Barlow|Valerie Tatlock]] (1962–1971) <br /> [[List of Coronation Street characters#Janet Barlow|Janet Reid]] (1973–1977) <br /> [[Deirdre Barlow|Deirdre Langton]] (1981–1992, 2005–2015) |sons = [[List of Coronation Street characters#Lawrence Cunningham|Lawrence Cunningham]] <br /> [[Peter Barlow (Coronation Street)|Peter Barlow]] <br /> [[Daniel Osbourne (Coronation Street)|Daniel Osbourne]] |daughters = [[List of Coronation Street characters#Susan Barlow|Susan Barlow]] |adoptivedaughters = [[Tracy Barlow]] |grandsons = [[List of Coronation Street characters#James Cunningham|James Cunningham]] <br /> [[Adam Barlow]] <br /> [[List of Coronation Street characters#Simon Barlow|Simon Barlow]] <br /> [[List of Coronation Street characters#Bertie Osbourne|Bertie Osbo