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	Barraclough made occasional appearances in ''Coronation Street'' in 1972 and 1975, playing the sleazy [[Alec Gilroy]], theatrical agent to night club singer [[Rita Sullivan\|Rita Littlewood]]. He returned permanently in 1986 and a marriage to [[Bet Lynch]] was included in his character's narrative. After several departures and comebacks, Barraclough finally left ''Coronation Street'' for good at the end of 1998.<ref name="Roy Barraclough MBE"/>		Barraclough made occasional appearances in ''Coronation Street'' in 1972 and 1975, playing the sleazy [[Alec Gilroy]], theatrical agent to night club singer [[Rita Sullivan\|Rita Littlewood]]. He returned permanently in 1986 and a marriage to [[Bet Lynch]] was included in his character's narrative. After several departures and comebacks, Barraclough finally left ''Coronation Street'' for good at the end of 1998.<ref name="Roy Barraclough MBE"/>

	He was the subject of ''[[This Is Your Life (British TV series)\|This Is Your Life]]'' in 1987 when he was surprised by [[Eamonn Andrews]].~~{{Citation needed\|date=September 2021}}~~		He was the subject of ''[[This Is Your Life (British TV series)\|This Is Your Life]]'' in 1987 when he was surprised by [[Eamonn Andrews]].

	Barraclough was later to appear in a sitcom, ''Mother's Ruin'' (1994), in which he played a bachelor dominated by his belligerent mother ([[Dora Bryan]]).<ref name="theguardian" /> He made a guest appearance in ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]'' (2005), playing opposite both Bryan and his friend [[Kathy Staff]], and appeared in a variety of TV shows including ''[[Casualty (TV series)\|Casualty]]'' (1999), ''[[Peak Practice]]'' (1994 and 2001) and ''[[Funland (TV series)\|Funland]]'' (2005).<ref name="heraldscotland"/> In 2005 he appeared in ''[[Heartbeat (British TV series)\|Heartbeat]]'' series.		Barraclough was later to appear in a sitcom, ''Mother's Ruin'' (1994), in which he played a bachelor dominated by his belligerent mother ([[Dora Bryan]]).<ref name="theguardian" /> He made a guest appearance in ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]'' (2005), playing opposite both Bryan and his friend [[Kathy Staff]], and appeared in a variety of TV shows including ''[[Casualty (TV series)\|Casualty]]'' (1999), ''[[Peak Practice]]'' (1994 and 2001) and ''[[Funland (TV series)\|Funland]]'' (2005).<ref name="heraldscotland"/> In 2005 he appeared in ''[[Heartbeat (British TV series)\|Heartbeat]]'' series.

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	==External links==		==External links==
	* ~~[http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/~~4ce2ba2b2db5b Roy Barraclough~~] at the [[British Film Institute]]~~		* {{BFI\|4ce2ba2b2db5b\|Roy Barraclough}}
	* {{IMDb name\|0056618\|Roy Barraclough}}		* {{IMDb name\|0056618\|Roy Barraclough}}
	* [http://www.corrie.net/profiles/actors/barraclough_roy.html Corrie.net Profile]		* [http://www.corrie.net/profiles/actors/barraclough_roy.html Corrie.net Profile]

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{{Short description|British actor}}
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| name = Roy Barraclough<br /><small>[[Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire|MBE]]</small>
| birth_date = 12 July 1935
| birth_place = [[Preston, Lancashire]], England
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| death_place = [[Ashton-under-Lyne]], [[Greater Manchester]], England
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| occupation = [[Television actor]]
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| known_for = Role of '''[[Alec Gilroy]]''' in ''[[Coronation Street]]''
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'''Roy Senior Barraclough'''<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/#wills |title = Find a will | GOV.UK}}</ref> {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|commas=on|MBE}} (12 July 1935 – 1 June 2017) was an English [[comedian|comic]] [[actor]]. He was best known for his role as [[Alec Gilroy]], the devious, mournful landlord of the [[Rovers Return]] in the long-running [[United Kingdom|British]] [[TV]] [[soap opera|soap]] ''[[Coronation Street]]'', and for the double-act [[Cissie and Ada]] with comedian [[Les Dawson]].

== Career ==
Roy Barraclough began his career as a draughtsman, taking time off to work as an entertainer in a holiday camp on the [[Isle of Wight]].<ref name="mbebbc">{{cite news|title=Flintoff and Street star honoured|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/4570268.stm|access-date=1 June 2017|publisher=BBC News|date=31 December 2005}}</ref> Combining his day job with local amateur theatre for several years, he was eventually offered a full-time acting contract by repertory theatre producer Nita Valerie with her company in [[Huddersfield]].<ref name="valerie">{{cite news|last1=Whitwam|first1=Linda|title=Coronation Street star Roy Barraclough returns to his roots|url=http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/coronation-street-star-roy-barraclough-4975858|access-date=1 June 2017|work=Huddersfield Examiner|date=16 May 2011}}</ref> Barraclough regularly appeared on stage and at times played piano in the pit, including for comedienne [[Hylda Baker]].<ref name="heraldscotland">{{Cite news |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/15323302.Obituary___Roy_Barraclough__actor_and_star_of_Coronation_Street/ |title=Obituary – Roy Barraclough, actor and star of Coronation Street |last=Pollock |first=David |access-date=3 June 2017 |work=The Herald|location=Glasgow |date=1 June 2017}}</ref>

Barraclough later joined the repertory company at [[Stoke-on-Trent|Stoke]] (appearing alongside [[Ben Kingsley]]) and then [[Oldham]] in 1966, appearing alongside [[Barbara Knox]] and [[Anne Kirkbride]], who later both became colleagues on ''Coronation Street''. Whilst at Oldham he made his first TV appearances for Granada Television, including ''[[Coronation Street]]'' in 1964.<ref name="theguardian">{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/jun/01/roy-barraclough-obituary |title=Roy Barraclough obituary |last=Hayward |first=Anthony |access-date=3 June 2017 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=1 June 2017}}</ref>

In 1969, he was cast as Harry Everitt in [[ITV Yorkshire|Yorkshire Television]]'s first soap opera ''[[Castle Haven (TV series)|Castle Haven]]'' with [[Kathy Staff]] as his on-screen wife.<ref name="theguardian" /> Although the soap only lasted a year, Barraclough became a regular guest actor on Yorkshire TV shows.

Throughout the 1970s, he formed a partnership with [[comedian]] [[Les Dawson]]. They played two gossipy old ladies '...of a certain age...': Dawson playing [[Cissie and Ada|Ada Shufflebotham]], and Barraclough playing Cissie Braithwaite, the more 'refined' of the two.<ref>{{cite web |title=Interview: Steve Nallon #1 – "A celebration of Les" |date=12 September 2013 |first=John-Paul |last=Stephenson |url=http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/09/interview-steve-nallon-1-a-celebration-of-les/|work=Giggle Beats |access-date=12 September 2013}}</ref> Barraclough also had a significant role playing Mr. Cobbledick in the children's TV show [[Pardon My Genie]]. He also made guest appearances in the sitcoms ''[[The Lovers (TV series)|The Lovers]]'', ''[[Rising Damp]]'' and ''[[George and Mildred]]''.<ref name="Roy Barraclough MBE">{{Cite web |url=http://www.its-behind-you.com/spotlightroybarraclough.html |title= Roy Barraclough MBE |website=its-behind-you.com}}</ref>

Barraclough made occasional appearances in ''Coronation Street'' in 1972 and 1975, playing the sleazy [[Alec Gilroy]], theatrical agent to night club singer [[Rita Sullivan|Rita Littlewood]]. He returned permanently in 1986 and a marriage to [[Bet Lynch]] was included in his character's narrative. After several departures and comebacks, Barraclough finally left ''Coronation Street'' for good at the end of 1998.<ref name="Roy Barraclough MBE"/>

He was the subject of ''[[This Is Your Life (British TV series)|This Is Your Life]]'' in 1987 when he was surprised by [[Eamonn Andrews]].{{Citation needed|date=September 2021}}

Barraclough was later to appear in a sitcom, ''Mother's Ruin'' (1994), in which he played a bachelor dominated by his belligerent mother ([[Dora Bryan]]).<ref name="theguardian" /> He made a guest appearance in ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]'' (2005), playing opposite both Bryan and his friend [[Kathy Staff]], and appeared in a variety of TV shows including ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'' (1999), ''[[Peak Practice]]'' (1994 and 2001) and ''[[Funland (TV series)|Funland]]'' (2005).<ref name="heraldscotland"/> In 2005 he appeared in ''[[Heartbeat (British TV series)|Heartbeat]]'' series.

In 2009, he played the vicar in the BBC drama ''[[All the Small Things (TV series)|All the Small Things]]'' and from 2012 to 2013 he played Maurice in ''[[Last Tango in Halifax]]''. In 2016, he played Mr Grainger in a one-off revival episode of ''[[Are You Being Served?]]''.<ref name=RT>[http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-08-28/how-similar-are-the-new-are-you-being-served-cast-to-the-tv-originals Are You Being Served Cast at Radio Times] Retrieved 29 August 2016</ref>

On stage, Barraclough appeared in musicals (''[[The Boy Friend (musical)|The Boy Friend]]'' and ''[[Gypsy: A Musical Fable|Gypsy]]''), straight drama (''[[Death of a Salesman]]'') and Christmas shows and pantomimes. He created the role of Santa in the lavish stage musical ''Santa Claus'', which he reprised for several Christmases.<ref name="Roy Barraclough MBE"/>

In the [[2006 New Year Honours]], Barraclough was appointed a [[Order of the British Empire|Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)]] for services to drama and to charity in the region of [[North West England]].<ref name="mberef">{{cite news|title=Cheers to Roy and his MBE surprise|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/local-news/cheers-to-roy-and-his-mbe-surprise-1018452|access-date=1 June 2017|work=Manchester Evening News|date=4 January 2006}}</ref>

==Death==
Barraclough died aged 81, at the Willow Wood Hospice in [[Ashton-under-Lyne]], Greater Manchester, on 1 June 2017, following a short illness.<ref name="guardian">{{cite news|title=Coronation Street star Roy Barraclough dies aged 81|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/jun/01/coronation-street-star-roy-barraclough-dies-aged-81|access-date=1 June 2017|work=The Guardian|date=1 June 2017}}</ref><ref name="death">{{cite news|title=Coronation Street actor Roy Barraclough dies|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-40119752|access-date=1 June 2017|publisher=BBC News|date=1 June 2017}}</ref>

==Partial filmography==
*''[[The Slipper and the Rose]]'' (1976) – Tailor
*''[[Car Trouble (film)|Car Trouble]]'' (1986) – Man with Dog

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba2b2db5b Roy Barraclough] at the [[British Film Institute]]
* {{IMDb name|0056618|Roy Barraclough}}
* [http://www.corrie.net/profiles/actors/barraclough_roy.html Corrie.net Profile]

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