Ken and Deirdre's Bedtime Stories
Encyclopedia
Ken and Deirdre's Bedtime Stories is an online spin off from the ITV
soap opera
Coronation Street
. The episodes have been available on the Coronation Street website from 14 February 2011 and will be broadcast within ten weeks. The series will feature the characters of Ken Barlow
and his wife Deirdre Barlow
talking in bed before going to sleep.
and Deirdre Barlow
are to take centre stage in a series of special webisodes. The online-only content will explore the discussions and banter which takes place in the couple's bedroom before the lights go out each night. Corrie's official site has confirmed that ten webisodes have been commissioned and each will run for three minutes.
Revealing details of what is in store, a statement said: "With spilt tea on the sheets, flickering street lights from the cobbles and snoring habits high on the agenda, the night-time natter provides one last chance before the day ends for the bickering Barlows to discuss their differing approaches to life and living." The series - titled Ken and Deirdre's Bedtime Stories - will start airing on the Corrie website on February 14 and run for ten weeks thereafter. News of the internet spinoff follows the success of exclusive online-only content which was introduced for Coronation Street's 50th anniversary last month.
The webisodes are written by Jonathan Harvey
(Corrie: The Musical) and open the door to the banter in previously unseen antics in the Barlows' bedroom as Ken and Deirdre share their pillow talk with the nation. Revealing details of what is in store, a statement said: "With spilt tea on the sheets, flickering street lights from the cobbles and snoring habits high on the agenda, the night-time natter provides one last chance before the day ends for the bickering Barlows to discuss their differing approaches to life and living."
ITV
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soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
Coronation Street
Coronation Street
Coronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester based on Salford. Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960...
. The episodes have been available on the Coronation Street website from 14 February 2011 and will be broadcast within ten weeks. The series will feature the characters of Ken Barlow
Ken Barlow
Kenneth "Ken" Barlow is a long-standing fictional character from the ITV soap opera Coronation Street, played by William Roache, and created by Tony Warren. He is currently the world's longest-serving soap opera character, having appeared continuously from the programme's inception in December...
and his wife Deirdre Barlow
Deirdre Barlow
Deirdre Anne Barlow is a long-standing fictional character in the UK television ITV Granada soap opera, Coronation Street...
talking in bed before going to sleep.
Production
In January 2011, Coronation Street producers confirmed that KenKen Barlow
Kenneth "Ken" Barlow is a long-standing fictional character from the ITV soap opera Coronation Street, played by William Roache, and created by Tony Warren. He is currently the world's longest-serving soap opera character, having appeared continuously from the programme's inception in December...
and Deirdre Barlow
Deirdre Barlow
Deirdre Anne Barlow is a long-standing fictional character in the UK television ITV Granada soap opera, Coronation Street...
are to take centre stage in a series of special webisodes. The online-only content will explore the discussions and banter which takes place in the couple's bedroom before the lights go out each night. Corrie's official site has confirmed that ten webisodes have been commissioned and each will run for three minutes.
Revealing details of what is in store, a statement said: "With spilt tea on the sheets, flickering street lights from the cobbles and snoring habits high on the agenda, the night-time natter provides one last chance before the day ends for the bickering Barlows to discuss their differing approaches to life and living." The series - titled Ken and Deirdre's Bedtime Stories - will start airing on the Corrie website on February 14 and run for ten weeks thereafter. News of the internet spinoff follows the success of exclusive online-only content which was introduced for Coronation Street's 50th anniversary last month.
The webisodes are written by Jonathan Harvey
Jonathan Harvey
Jonathan Harvey is the name of:*Jonathan Harvey , British composer*Jonathan Harvey , U.S. Representative from New Hampshire*Jonathan Harvey , British playwright...
(Corrie: The Musical) and open the door to the banter in previously unseen antics in the Barlows' bedroom as Ken and Deirdre share their pillow talk with the nation. Revealing details of what is in store, a statement said: "With spilt tea on the sheets, flickering street lights from the cobbles and snoring habits high on the agenda, the night-time natter provides one last chance before the day ends for the bickering Barlows to discuss their differing approaches to life and living."
Episodes
The series is made up of ten three-minute episodes.| # | Title | Written by | Original airdate |
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Reception
The Coronation Street blog commented I'm really loving these online episodes of Ken and Deirdre's Bedtime Stories. Episode five is now live on the official ITV Coronation Street website. Ken doesn't want Deirdre to throw the alarm clock at him again for waking her up in the night. He's had a few drinks and asks Deirdre if they can swap sides of the bed so he can be close to the loo. Deirdre's world falls apart. Written by Jonathan Harvey. But never mind all that. Has Ken put the bins out yet?External links
- Ken Barlow at itv.comItv.comitv.com is the main website of ITV plc, the UK's largest commercial television broadcaster which operates 11 out of 15 regions on the ITV network under the ITV1 brand. The website offers on-line streaming, ITV archive, news, sport, entertainment, games, soaps, lifestyle, drama and an interactive TV...
- Profile of Deirdre Barlow at ITV Soaps