Kenneth Farrington appeared as Billy Walker in 405 episodes of Coronation Street intermittently from 1961 to 1964, 1969 to 1975, 1977 to 1979 and 1984 as well as the 1970 insert for the Christmas Special All Star Comedy Carnival in 1970 and the Establishing Episode (US promotion) in 1972.
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1961
1962
1963
1964
1972
1974
1979
1984
Statistics[]
| Year | Year total | Running total | No of consecutive appearances | No of consecutive absences |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 33 | 33 | 5 | 4 |
| 1962 | 6 | 39 | 6 | 0 |
| 1963 | 1 | 40 | 1 | 0 |
| 1964 | 2 | 42 | 2 | 0 |
| 1969 | 7 | 49 | 7 | 0 |
| 1970 | 33 | 82 | 25 | 2 |
| 1971 | 40 | 122 | 16 | 4 |
| 1972 | 76 | 198 | 18 | 16 |
| 1973 | 31 | 229 | 12 | 4 |
| 1974 | 68 | 297 | 18 | 8 |
| 1975 | 28 | 325 | 16 | 4 |
| 1977 | 3 | 328 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 332 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 8 | 340 | 8 | 0 |
| 1984 | 65 | 405 | 36 | 14 |
1961[]
Episode count: 33
- Fri 27th Jan
- Wed 1st Feb
- Fri 3rd Feb
- Wed 15th Feb
- Fri 17th Feb
- Wed 22nd Feb
- Fri 3rd Mar
- Mon 13th Mar
- Mon 20th Mar
- Wed 22nd Mar
- Mon 3rd Apr
- Mon 10th Apr
- Wed 19th Apr
- Mon 24th Apr
- Wed 26th Apr
- Mon 15th May
- Wed 17th May
- Mon 22nd May
- Mon 5th Jun
- Wed 7th Jun
- Mon 12th Jun
- Mon 19th Jun
- Wed 21st Jun
- Wed 28th Jun
- Mon 3rd Jul
- Wed 5th Jul
- Mon 10th Jul
- Wed 12th Jul
- Wed 19th Jul
- Mon 24th Jul
- Wed 26th Jul
- Mon 31st Jul
- Wed 2nd Aug
1962[]
Episode count: 6
1963[]
Episode count: 1
1964[]
Episode count: 2
1969[]
Episode count: 7
1970[]
Episode count: 33
- Wed 26th Aug
- Mon 31st Aug
- Wed 2nd Sep
- Mon 7th Sep
- Wed 9th Sep
- Mon 14th Sep
- Wed 16th Sep
- Mon 21st Sep
- Wed 23rd Sep
- Mon 28th Sep
- Wed 30th Sep
- Mon 5th Oct
- Wed 7th Oct
- Mon 12th Oct
- Wed 14th Oct
- Mon 19th Oct
- Wed 21st Oct
- Mon 26th Oct
- Wed 28th Oct
- Mon 2nd Nov
- Wed 4th Nov
- Mon 9th Nov
- Wed 11th Nov
- Mon 16th Nov
- Wed 18th Nov
- Mon 30th Nov
- Wed 2nd Dec
- Mon 7th Dec
- Wed 9th Dec
- Mon 21st Dec
- Wed 23rd Dec
- Mon 28th Dec
- Wed 30th Dec
1971[]
Episode count: 40
- Mon 4th Jan
- Wed 6th Jan
- Mon 25th Jan
- Wed 27th Jan
- Mon 1st Feb
- Wed 3rd Feb
- Mon 15th Feb
- Wed 17th Feb
- Mon 22nd Feb
- Wed 24th Feb
- Mon 1st Mar
- Wed 3rd Mar
- Mon 8th Mar
- Wed 10th Mar
- Mon 15th Mar
- Wed 17th Mar
- Mon 22nd Mar
- Wed 24th Mar
- Mon 29th Mar
- Wed 31st Mar
- Mon 5th Apr
- Wed 7th Apr
- Mon 19th Apr
- Wed 21st Apr
- Mon 26th Apr
- Wed 28th Apr
- Mon 3rd May
- Wed 5th May
- Mon 24th May
- Wed 26th May
- Mon 7th Jun
- Wed 9th Jun
- Mon 14th Jun
- Wed 16th Jun
- Mon 21st Jun
- Wed 23rd Jun
- Mon 28th Jun
- Wed 30th Jun
- Mon 5th Jul
- Wed 7th Jul
1972[]
Episode count: 76
- Mon 3rd Jan
- Wed 5th Jan
- Mon 10th Jan
- Wed 12th Jan
- Mon 17th Jan
- Wed 19th Jan
- Mon 24th Jan
- Wed 26th Jan
- Mon 31st Jan
- Wed 2nd Feb
- Mon 7th Feb
- Wed 9th Feb
- Mon 21st Feb
- Wed 23rd Feb
- Mon 28th Feb
- Wed 1st Mar
- Mon 24th Apr
- Wed 26th Apr
- Mon 1st May
- Wed 3rd May
- Mon 8th May
- Wed 10th May
- Mon 15th May
- Wed 17th May
- Mon 22nd May
- Wed 24th May
- Mon 29th May
- Wed 31st May
- Mon 5th Jun
- Wed 7th Jun
- Mon 19th Jun
- Wed 21st Jun
- Mon 26th Jun
- Wed 28th Jun
- Mon 3rd Jul
- Wed 5th Jul
- Mon 10th Jul
- Wed 12th Jul
- Mon 17th Jul
- Wed 19th Jul
- Mon 24th Jul
- Wed 26th Jul
- Mon 31st Jul
- Wed 2nd Aug
- Mon 7th Aug
- Wed 9th Aug
- Mon 14th Aug
- Wed 16th Aug
- Mon 28th Aug
- Wed 30th Aug
- Mon 4th Sep
- Wed 6th Sep
- Mon 11th Sep
- Wed 13th Sep
- Mon 18th Sep
- Wed 20th Sep
- Mon 16th Oct
- Wed 18th Oct
- Mon 23rd Oct
- Wed 25th Oct
- Mon 30th Oct
- Wed 1st Nov
- Mon 6th Nov
- Wed 8th Nov
- Mon 20th Nov
- Wed 22nd Nov
- Mon 27th Nov
- Wed 29th Nov
- Mon 4th Dec
- Wed 6th Dec
- Mon 11th Dec
- Wed 13th Dec
- Mon 18th Dec
- Wed 20th Dec
- Mon 25th Dec
- Wed 27th Dec
1973[]
Episode count: 31
- Mon 1st Jan
- Wed 3rd Jan
- Mon 8th Jan
- Wed 10th Jan
- Mon 29th Jan
- Wed 31st Jan
- Mon 5th Feb
- Wed 7th Feb
- Mon 12th Feb
- Wed 14th Feb
- Mon 19th Feb
- Wed 21st Feb
- Mon 26th Feb
- Wed 28th Feb
- Mon 5th Mar
- Wed 7th Mar
- Mon 26th Mar
- Wed 28th Mar
- Mon 2nd Apr
- Wed 4th Apr
- Mon 23rd Apr
- Wed 25th Apr
- Mon 30th Apr
- Wed 2nd May
- Mon 7th May
- Wed 9th May
- Mon 14th May
- Wed 16th May
- Mon 21st May
- Wed 23rd May
- Mon 28th May (Uncredited, voice only)
1974[]
Episode count: 68
- Mon 21st Jan
- Wed 23rd Jan
- Mon 28th Jan
- Wed 30th Jan
- Mon 11th Feb
- Wed 13th Feb
- Mon 18th Feb
- Wed 20th Feb
- Mon 25th Feb
- Wed 27th Feb
- Mon 4th Mar
- Wed 6th Mar
- Mon 11th Mar
- Wed 13th Mar
- Mon 18th Mar
- Wed 20th Mar
- Mon 25th Mar
- Wed 27th Mar
- Mon 1st Apr
- Wed 3rd Apr
- Mon 8th Apr
- Wed 10th Apr
- Mon 22nd Apr
- Wed 24th Apr
- Mon 29th Apr
- Wed 1st May
- Mon 3rd Jun
- Wed 5th Jun
- Mon 10th Jun
- Wed 12th Jun
- Mon 8th Jul
- Wed 10th Jul
- Mon 15th Jul
- Wed 17th Jul
- Mon 22nd Jul
- Wed 24th Jul
- Mon 29th Jul
- Wed 31st Jul
- Mon 5th Aug
- Wed 7th Aug
- Mon 19th Aug
- Wed 21st Aug
- Mon 26th Aug
- Wed 28th Aug
- Mon 2nd Sep
- Wed 4th Sep
- Mon 30th Sep
- Wed 2nd Oct
- Mon 7th Oct
- Wed 9th Oct
- Mon 14th Oct
- Wed 16th Oct
- Mon 21st Oct
- Wed 23rd Oct
- Mon 28th Oct
- Wed 30th Oct
- Mon 4th Nov
- Wed 6th Nov
- Mon 11th Nov
- Wed 13th Nov
- Mon 18th Nov
- Wed 20th Nov
- Mon 25th Nov
- Wed 27th Nov
- Mon 16th Dec
- Wed 18th Dec
- Mon 23rd Dec
- Mon 30th Dec
1975[]
Episode count: 28
- Wed 1st Jan
- Mon 6th Jan
- Wed 22nd Jan
- Mon 27th Jan
- Wed 29th Jan
- Mon 3rd Feb
- Wed 5th Feb
- Mon 10th Feb
- Wed 12th Feb
- Mon 17th Feb
- Wed 26th Feb
- Mon 3rd Mar
- Wed 19th Mar
- Mon 24th Mar
- Wed 26th Mar
- Mon 31st Mar
- Wed 2nd Apr
- Mon 7th Apr
- Wed 9th Apr
- Mon 14th Apr
- Wed 16th Apr
- Mon 21st Apr
- Wed 23rd Apr
- Mon 28th Apr
- Wed 30th Apr
- Mon 5th May
- Wed 7th May
- Mon 12th May
1977[]
Episode count: 3
1978[]
Episode count: 4
1979[]
Episode count: 8
1984[]
Episode count: 65
- Mon 5th Mar
- Wed 7th Mar
- Mon 12th Mar
- Wed 14th Mar
- Mon 19th Mar
- Wed 21st Mar
- Wed 9th May
- Mon 14th May
- Wed 16th May
- Mon 21st May
- Wed 23rd May
- Mon 28th May
- Wed 30th May
- Mon 4th Jun
- Wed 6th Jun
- Mon 11th Jun
- Wed 13th Jun
- Mon 18th Jun
- Wed 20th Jun
- Mon 25th Jun
- Wed 27th Jun
- Mon 2nd Jul
- Wed 4th Jul
- Mon 9th Jul
- Wed 11th Jul
- Mon 16th Jul
- Wed 18th Jul
- Mon 23rd Jul
- Wed 25th Jul
- Mon 6th Aug
- Wed 8th Aug
- Mon 13th Aug
- Wed 15th Aug
- Mon 20th Aug
- Wed 22nd Aug
- Mon 27th Aug
- Wed 29th Aug
- Mon 3rd Sep
- Wed 5th Sep
- Mon 10th Sep
- Wed 12th Sep
- Mon 17th Sep
- Wed 19th Sep
- Mon 24th Sep
- Wed 26th Sep
- Mon 1st Oct
- Wed 3rd Oct
- Mon 8th Oct
- Wed 10th Oct
- Mon 15th Oct
- Wed 17th Oct
- Mon 22nd Oct
- Wed 24th Oct
- Mon 29th Oct
- Wed 31st Oct
- Mon 5th Nov
- Wed 7th Nov
- Mon 12th Nov
- Wed 14th Nov
- Mon 19th Nov
- Wed 21st Nov
- Mon 26th Nov
- Wed 28th Nov
- Mon 3rd Dec
- Wed 5th Dec