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4 unusual facts about James Roache


James Roache

He then appeared in The Road to Coronation Street, playing a younger version of his father William Roache during the time Coronation Street creator Tony Warren was attempting to bring the soap to television.

James Roache (born William James Roache; 29 December 1985) is a British actor and is perhaps best known for his roles in Coronation Street as Ken Barlow's long-lost grandson James, or as his father William Roache in BBC drama The Road to Coronation Street.

The storyline was left open, and both executive producer Phil Collinson and William Roache have expressed interest in revisiting the story in the future.

Linus Roache played James's father Laurence on the soap which saw the pair's relationship strained by Laurence's attitudes towards James's sexuality.



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