LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Bill Roache libel case

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference

TX Date

4 Nov 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:00:41

Description

James Bays reports after actor Bill Roache, Ken Barlow in Coronation Street, was awarded £50,000 libel damages in the High Court for being called smug, self-satisfied and boring in The Sun newspaper. Reaction outside court from Roache and The Sun’s legal manager Tom Crone who claims the actor rejected an out of court settlement prior to the case of the amount he has now received.

Contributors

James Bays; Bill Roache; Tom Crone

Keywords

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

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