396:(Norah Hammond) moved into No.3 in 1961, due to her failing health, and no-one expected her to outlive her daughter. One day when Ida was visiting Beattie, concern grew when Ida never arrived. Later that day, Frank learned that Ida had been hit by the bus she was intending to catch and died. Ida's funeral episode saw a new peak in viewing figures for
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was devastated. Dyson played Ida in 41 episodes overall. Her final appearance was in episode 77; although no death scene was shown and the events of her death unfolded on-screen from the next episode onwards. She was the first regular character to die and the second overall
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had quit the role of Ida, after less than a year, and that she was tired of playing her. It was then confirmed that the character would be killed off to increase viewing numbers. Ida was struck by a bus and
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1453:Anna Windass
1448:Mavis Wilton
1443:Derek Wilton
1418:Bill Webster
1413:Raquel Watts
1403:Annie Walker
1373:Elsie Tanner
1358:Percy Sugden
1323:Ena Sharples
1298:Stella Price
1278:Martin Platt
1228:Jerry Morton
1208:Joe McIntyre
1203:Liz McDonald
1193:Jim McDonald
1143:Blanche Hunt
1083:Frank Foster
1068:Fred Elliott
1033:Jackie Dobbs
988:Paul Clayton
963:Emma Brooker
953:Alan Bradley
943:Emily Bishop
908:Simon Barlow
903:Susan Barlow
898:Peter Barlow
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888:Frank Barlow
878:Mike Baldwin
843:Lewis Archer
793:Tim Metcalfe
778:Gary Windass
773:Carla Connor
723:Maria Connor
708:Tyrone Dobbs
658:Nick Tilsley
648:Tracy Barlow
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250:Simon Barlow
229:Tracy Barlow
225:Susan Barlow
211:Peter Barlow
197:David Barlow
182:Frank Barlow
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1468:Eddie Yeats
1408:Curly Watts
1388:Beth Tinker
1383:Ivy Tilsley
1348:Luke Strong
1318:Maya Sharma
1313:Alf Roberts
1283:Sian Powers
1273:Kylie Platt
1248:Hilda Ogden
1178:Tara Mandal
1163:Ray Langton
1113:Katy Harris
1098:Cheryl Gray
1093:Tony Gordon
1088:Alec Gilroy
1078:Anne Foster
1043:Rob Donovan
1038:Molly Dobbs
1028:Marcus Dent
1023:Trevor Dean
1008:Paul Connor
998:Liam Connor
993:Norris Cole
983:Matt Carter
783:Mary Taylor
768:Ryan Connor
743:Adam Barlow
693:Roy Cropper
688:David Platt
678:Sarah Platt
638:Rita Tanner
553:Digital Spy
525:. Boxtree.
468:. Boxtree.
438:Digital Spy
425:May Hardman
404:Development
325:was found.
311:Tony Warren
246:Adam Barlow
184:(1938–1961)
105:Tony Warren
1836:Categories
1333:John Stape
1268:Pat Phelan
1253:Stan Ogden
1243:Karl Munro
1233:Mel Morton
973:Julie Carp
913:Des Barnes
893:Ida Barlow
763:Amy Barlow
753:Sean Tully
713:Dev Alahan
643:Gail Platt
633:Ken Barlow
610:characters
563:1 November
445:References
415:Noel Dyson
369:Storylines
329:Background
323:Noel Dyson
294:Noel Dyson
285:soap opera
271:Ida Barlow
260:(adoptive)
258:Amy Barlow
231:(adoptive)
193:Ken Barlow
84:Episode 77
55:Noel Dyson
27:Ida Barlow
1495:By year:
1338:Jed Stone
1293:Eva Price
1173:Bet Lynch
748:Fiz Brown
431:Reception
203:Grandsons
73:Episode 1
64:1960–1961
37:character
517:(1992).
464:(1995).
365:at all.
309:Creator
300:Creation
275:Leathers
162:Brothers
61:Duration
347:Kenneth
305:Casting
279:British
178:Husband
170:Sisters
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363:Rovers
273:(also
152:Mother
144:Father
355:David
1817:2024
1812:2023
1807:2022
1802:2021
1797:2020
1792:2019
1787:2018
1782:2017
1777:2016
1772:2015
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1757:2012
1752:2011
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1507:1962
1502:1961
1497:1960
565:2023
527:ISBN
495:ISBN
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189:Sons
282:ITV
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