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Ken Burton

Ken knows first-hand how destructive the Living can be鈥�

In series one, Ken Burton 鈥� an old friend of Bill Macy - and an outspoken anti-PDS campaigner, was ostensibly a pillar of society.

You can call Roarton a lot of things, our kid. Boring it ain鈥檛鈥�
Ken

However, he was harbouring a very dangerous secret; his Undead wife Maggie.

When Bill discovered Maggie鈥檚 existence, he showed no mercy - and killed her in cold blood. Unable to bear the terrible sadness of losing his wife twice, Ken left Roarton, heading to the city to start afresh.

However, when we re-join him at the beginning of series two, he is returning to the fateful village鈥�

Ricky Tomlinson

Ricky is perhaps best known for his role as Jim Royle in , as well as feature film Mike Bassett: England Manager, Playing the Field and Brookside.

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