Soap actor William Roache has appeared in court to face trial on sexual offence charges.
The 81-year-old Coronation Street star is accused of two counts of raping a 15-year-old girl in east Lancashire in 1967 and five indecent assaults involving four other girls aged between 12 and 16, allegedly committed in the Manchester area between 1965 and 1971.
Mr Justice Holroyde QC told jurors at Preston Crown Court it was important to distinguish between the "real person" and the part he has played on the ITV show for more than half a century.
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Wearing a blue suit, Roache - who plays Ken Barlow in the show - arrived at the court with his sons Linus and James and a security guard.
He formally surrendered to bail and entered the dock as the hearing started.
Before the trial began, Justice Holroyde said: "You may feel in one sense you know the defendant, Mr Roache. He is well known as an actor who for many years has played the part of Ken Barlow in Coronation Street.
"But of course this is not the fictional character of Ken Barlow in court. It is a real person, William Roache, who is on trial.
"You must separate the fictional character from the real person, you will have to decide verdicts from the evidence you will hear from a real person, about a real person."
The trial, due to begin later on Tuesday, is expected to last for up to four weeks. Roache denies all charges.
Among the witnesses for the defence to be called during the trial are Coronation Street actors Anne Kirkbride, Chris Gascoigne and Helen Worth, jurors were told.
The trio play the characters Deirdre Barlow, Peter Barlow and Gail McIntyre.
The trial continues.
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