According to the Guardian , at one point , the scoreboard at a Manchester United game informed a stadium full of fans that `` Deirdre and Ken united again ! '' Kirkbride was mainstay of long-running Britain soap `` Coronation Street '' Anne Kirkbride played Kirkbride for 40 Years .
Kirkbride was mainstay of long-running Britain soap `` Coronation Street '' Anne Kirkbride played Kirkbride for 40 Years .