Tracy Barlow
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Kate Ford as Tracy Barlow (2014)
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| Coronation Street character | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Christabel Finch (1977–1983) Holly Chamarette (1985–1988) Dawn Acton (1988–1999) Kate Ford (2002–) |
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| Duration | 1977–1983, 1985–1997, 1999, 2002–2007, 2010– | ||||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | Episode 1672 24 January 1977 |
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| Introduced by |
Bill Podmore (1977) Mervyn Watson (1985) Brian Park (1996) Jane MacNaught (1999) Kieran Roberts (2002) Kim Crowther (2010) Phil Collinson (2010) |
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| Classification | Present; regular | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Other names | Tracy Langton Tracy Preston Tracy Cropper Tracy McDonald |
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| Occupation | Florist Businesswoman Pawnbroker |
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| Home | 1 Coronation Street | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Father | Ray Langton |
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| Mother | Deirdre Barlow |
| Adoptive father | Ken Barlow |
| Stepfather | Samir Rachid (1994–1995) |
| Half-brothers |
Lawrence Cunningham (adoptive) Peter Barlow (adoptive) Daniel Osbourne (adoptive) |
| Half-sisters | Susan Barlow (adoptive) |
| Husband |
Robert Preston (1996–2003) Roy Cropper (2003–2004) Steve McDonald (2012–2013) |
| Daughters | Amy Barlow |
| Grandmothers | Blanche Hunt |
| Nephews |
Simon Barlow (adoptive) James Cunningham (adoptive) Adam Barlow (adoptive) |
Tracy Lynette Barlow (also Langton, Preston, Cropper and McDonald) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, Coronation Street. She was born on screen during the episode broadcast on 24 January 1977. She was played by Christabel Finch until 21 November 1983. Holly Chamarette played the role from 8 July 1985 until 23 March 1988. Dawn Acton played the role from 12 December 1988 until 14 June 1995, Acton reprised the role in November 1996 and departed in December 1997. She reprised the role once again on 17 March 1999 and made her final appearance as Tracy on 10 October 1999. Kate Ford took over the role from 25 December 2002 until 8 April 2007. Ford reprised the role for a brief stint in May 2010 before returning full-time from 24 December 2010 onwards.
Tracy is the daughter of Ray Langton (Neville Buswell) and Deirdre Barlow (Anne Kirkbride). Tracy never had much to do with her father and was later adopted by Deirdre's new husband Ken Barlow (William Roache). Early storylines featuring Tracy concentrated on her childhood. She went on to feature in storylines about drugs, various family crises, relationships with Roy Cropper (David Neilson) and Steve McDonald (Simon Gregson), a feud with Karen McDonald (Suranne Jones), and a short-lived marriage to Robert Preston (Julian Kay). Her exit storyline in 2007 was the culmination of a storyline that saw the character imprisoned for Charlie Stubbs's (Bill Ward) murder. In the on-screen events, Tracy was sentenced to 15 years in prison. Her brief return in May 2010 saw the character lie about Gail McIntyre (Helen Worth) confessing to murdering husband Joe McIntyre (Reece Dinsdale). Her return in December 2010 saw her released from prison after forensic evidence used at her trial was discredited, and getting her daughter Amy (Elle Mulvaney) back and attempting to steal Steve from his wife Becky McDonald (Katherine Kelly) and failing; resulting in them both having a feud. Tracy also sparked a feud with Tina McIntyre (Michelle Keegan), which worsened after it transpired that Tina had kissed Rob Donovan (Marc Baylis). Rob would later murder Tina and after discovering this, Tracy and Rob's sister, Carla Connor (Alison King), turned him in and he was arrested, sparking a new feud between them both. Tracy's ex-husband, Robert Preston (Tristan Gemmill), also returned with Tracy going on to briefly reunite with him.
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