Ray Langton

Ray Langton
Neville Buswell as Ray Langton in 2005.
Coronation Street character
Portrayed by	Neville Buswell
Duration	1966, 1968–1978, 2005
First appearance	21 February 1966
Last appearance	10 April 2005
Introduced by	Peter Eckersley (1966) Michael Cox (1968) Tony Wood (2005)
Spin-off appearances	Viva Las Vegas! (1997)
Classification	Former; regular
Profile
Occupation	Wine Bar Owner Pub landlord
Ray as depicted in 1978.
Mother Mary Langton Sisters Janice Langton Wife Deirdre Hunt (1975–1978) Mrs Langton (1979–2000) Daughters Tracy Langton Granddaughters Amy Barlow

Raymond Anthony "Ray" Langton was a character in the British television soap opera Coronation Street. He was played by Neville Buswell.

Ray Langton was born at Number 2 Gas Street. Throughout his childhood, he was in trouble with the police most of the time. An ex-borstal boy, Ray built up a reputation as a troublemaker. He first appeared in the Street in 1966 but was forced out by Len Fairclough after he threatened Lucille Hewitt.

Nevertheless, Ray turned up again two years later and Len gave him a job at his building firm, and invited him to move into his bachelor pad at No.9. Ray hoped to go into business for himself but eventually settled for a partnership with Len and Jerry Booth. Ray's younger sister, Janice (Paula Wilcox), briefly came to stay in 1969.

Ray was a womaniser becoming involved with many women while living in the Street, including Sandra Butler, Audrey Fleming, Vicki Bright and Sue Silcock. In 1975 he married the yard's secretary Deirdre Hunt and they moved into No.5; their daughter Tracy was born in 1977. His roving eye soon led him into another affair however, with waitress Janice Stubbs. He ended the relationship before Deirdre found out, but the marriage ended anyway as Deirdre backed out of plans for the family's fresh start in the Netherlands, and Ray emigrated alone.

Ray absented himself for all of Tracy's early life, and divorced Deirdre. In 2005, he found out he had stomach cancer and decided to return to Weatherfield and make amends with Tracy before he died. After getting to know Tracy and her daughter Amy, Ray died at Deirdre and Ken Barlow's wedding reception at the Rovers.

In 1978, Ray began an affair with waitress Janice Strubbs and was found out by Deirdre so ended the affair. He then made plans to move to the Netherlands for a new life and wanted Deirdre and Tracy to come with him and she initially agreed but changed her mind at the last minute so Ray left the street alone for a new life, leaving Deirdre behind to raise Tracy. However, Ray did keep in contact most of the time and even sent Tracy presents, but this died down over the years. He later contacted Deirdre as he wanted a divorce as he had a new partner and she was pregnant with his child. Ray divorced from his second wife sometime around 2000.