Bill Roache wins libel case

Title

Bill Roache wins libel case

Genre

Press conference

TX Date

4 Nov 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:00:41

Description

Actor Bill Roache, Ken Barlow in Coronation Street, comments on his £50,000 award from The Sun newspaper after he took them to the High Court on libel charges after they called him smug, self-satisfied and boring. He comments on the outcome of the case, and describes his feelings to reporters outside the court.

Contributors

Bill Roache

Keywords

Actors; Legal procedure; Newspapers; The Sun; Compensation; Libel; Television serials; High courts; Coronation Street; Ken Barlow (fictional character)

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