Kirkbride was noticed by casting directors for the British soap opera Coronation Street when she acted in a Jack Rosenthal play for Granada Television called Another Sunday and Sweet F.A. in 1972.
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On 30 March 2009, Peter Barlow (Chris Gascoyne) accidentally drops a lit cigarette while drunk and falls asleep as his flat began to catch fire, Deirdre Barlow (Anne Kirkbride) receives a call from Peter's six year old son Simon (Alexander Bain) telling her that the flat is on fire.