Ken Barlow icon William Roache will turn 90 next week and viewers of a special programme dedicated to his career on Tuesday have issued the same demand.
Happy Birthday Bill tells the story of the soap star's legendary life in showbiz as he celebrates the milestone birthday. William has played Ken Barlow on Coronation Street since the very first episode of the ITV show in 1960.
He has been a mainstay on the Cobbles ever since and holds the Guinness World Record for the longest serving television star in a continuous role. William was reunited with his first on screen wife, Anne Reid, on the special programme - and opened up on the many secrets to his long career.
