- Irma Ogden
Irma Barlow (née Ogden) was a
fictional character in the long-running ITV soap opera, "Coronation Street ", played bySandra Gough between 1964 and 1968, then from 1970 to 1972.Life From 1964-1968
She was the daughter of Stan and
Hilda Ogden and marriedDavid Barlow . David and Irma bought the Corner Shop in 1966 and ran it together for several years. They moved to Australia together and were later mentioned to have a son, Darren David Barlow.Life From 1970-1972
In 1970 the directors of Coronation Street asked her and David to rejoin the cast.The actor who played David refused (he had found other work), but Gough was unemployed and agreed. David and two-year-old Darren were killed in a car crash and widowed Irma returned to the street. She then when to work in the corner shop again along with
Maggie Clegg and shared the shop flat withBet Lynch . She devoloped a close friendship with her sister in law,Valerie Barlow . Irma was grief-stricken when Valerie was killed in a house fire on 27 January 1971. Irma had a brief fling withRay Langton in 1971."Vanishing"
Following Sandra Gough's unexpected departure from the show, Irma was swiftly written out and was sent to
Llandudno , inWales . Irma was in Llandudno when it was her parents Ruby wedding anniversary in December 1983, she was then know to be living inCanada from where she never returned, not even for her father Stan's funeral in 1984.Family
*Father:
Stan Ogden
*Mother:Hilda Ogden
*Brother:Trevor Ogden
*Husband:David Barlow (deceased)
*Son:Darren Barlow (deceased)
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