Desc: Ken and Me: Directed by Jane Treays. With William Roache, Betty Driver, Anne Kirkbride, Sara Roache. As the UK's (and probably the world's) longest serving soap actor, William Roache has seen many highs and lows during his forty year stint as Coronation Street's Ken Barlow. This documentary charts his career, including his thoughts on his character and details of the infamous suit against the newspaper which called him "boring".