Coronation Street's William Roache 'didn't talk' to co-star for two yearsWilliam Roache has revealed that he had a two-year feud with one of his early co-stars in the ITV soapView 4 Images William Roache has been in the soap since 1960 (Image: ITV)Weatherfield legend William Roache was once caught up in a two-year feud with a Coronation Street co-star. ‌The star, 93, who has portrayed Ken Barlow on the ITV soap since the inaugural episode broadcast in December 1960, confessed that tensions arose between himself and another cast member at one stage. View 4 Images Pat Phoenix played Elsie Tanner in the soap (Image: PA)"So Pat asked me to pause and she'd throw an ashtray at me. View 4 Images William was in the very first episode of Coronation Street (Image: ITV)Bill continued: "Two years later, we're standing together waiting to film a scene, still not talking and it was her birthday coming up. Coronation Street airs on ITV.