Lynne Carol

Welsh born actress Lynne Carol (29th June 1914 - 30th June 1990) played Martha Longhurst for the first four years of Coronation Streets histoy. The daughter of a stage actress, Mina Mackinan, Lynne was a child performer acting on stage from the age of three.

Carol made her first appearance as Martha in the second episode and her characters death four years later was a controversial decision on behalf of the production team, causing Violet Carson to consider resigning in protest.

Lynne continued to act after leaving the programme and appeared in small roles in Hadleigh, Z Cars and Jack Rosenthals Another Sunday and sweet FA. Her last appearance on screen was in 1980s The Black Madonna.

She was married to actor Bert Palmer and had one daughter, Janet. At the time of her death she was living in Blackpool