SPOILERS: Popular characters will return to the cobbles for Deirdre Barlow’s funeral

"Some of Deirdre's closest friends and her family will be there to pay their respects."

Bev Unwin is to return to Coronation Street for Deirdre Barlow's funeral.

Susie Blake, who played Rovers Return barmaid Bev from 2003 to 2006, is set to reprise her role later this year in order to pay tribute to her pal, the late Anne Kirkbride.