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Christine Appleby
Christine Appleby (also Hardman) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, "Coronation Street". She was played by Christine Hargreaves between 1960 and 1963.
Creation.
Creation Casting.
Salford-born 21-year-old Christine Hargreaves was one of the very first actors to read for creator Tony Warren's new script 'Florizel Street' (later renamed "Coronation Street"), and even played the part of Christine in the dry runs, before the show was commissioned for broadcast,
patched up their differences soon enough and learned to cope together.
In early 1963 Frank found love once again when his friendship with Christine Appleby (Christine Hargreaves), a widow, became something more. Their short-lived affair slipped into an engagement and shocked the neighbours, especially as Christine had been at school with Ken. Eventually the romance ended when the age difference became too much and Christine realised her feelings for him were not as strong as his for her.
Frank recovered from his disastrous relationship with Christine by