Coronation Street fans horrified as Ken Barlow is punched to the ground by Peter in violent attack
CORONATION Street’s Ken Barlow was beaten to the floor tonight – leaving fans horrified. The veteran character, who is 81, was trying to stop his son Peter from drinking himself to death – but he reacted by punching him in the face. Caring Ken has been trying to stop bars and pubs from serving the […]
CORONATION Street’s Ken Barlow was beaten to the floor tonight – leaving fans horrified.
The veteran character, who is 81, was trying to stop his son Peter from drinking himself to death – but he reacted by punching him in the face.
Caring Ken has been trying to stop bars and pubs from serving the wayward Barlow booze.
So when he found him drinking he first appealed to the barman – then attempted to wrestle the glass from Peter’s hand.
The drunkard slurred: “I can do what I want. Did you not get the memo?”
Ken raged that he needed to be comforting his old son, saying: “You don’t give a damn about yourself – I understand that.
“But please, give a thought for Simon. He’s just lost his young brother.”
But Peter replied: “Boring. It’s boring… give me my drink back.”
At that, determined Ken turned around and poured the contents of the glass away – causing Peter to leap out of his seat and take a swing at him.
Viewers at home were stunned as the show’s longest-serving character was sprawled on the floor with blood pouring from his nose.
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One gasped: “So shocked when I saw this, poor Ken! What a rat Peter is!”
One fan wrote sarcastically: “Excellent tactic from Peter there. Punching your 81 Yr old dad will get you all the sympathy points.”
Others reckoned the Corrie veteran should have put up more of a fight before hitting the deck.
Referring to tonight’s UFC bout, one joked: “Ken went down as quick as Connor McGregor then.”