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The story behind Mike Baldwin vs Ken Barlow's legendary fight over Deirdre on Corrie

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direct to your inboxMike Baldwin's bitter battles with his Coronation Street rival Ken Barlow were among the most fraught in soapland.When Deirdre reconciled with husband Ken after her affair with Mike, the storyline made national headlines.The news was even flashed on the scoreboard at Old Trafford to 56,000 cheering fans.Deirdre had dated cheeky charmer Mike, played by Johnny Briggs who passed away on Sunday following a long illness aged 85, briefly before her marriage in 1981.But she decided that she was more suited to Ken, played by William Roache.However Deirdre, played by the late Anne Kirkbride, felt suffocated by her life with Ken and she and Mike became lovers.She planned to leave Ken in 1983 and when she confessed about her affair.

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