List of Coronation Street Characters (2007) - Doreen Fenwick

Doreen Fenwick was played by actress Barbara Young.

Doreen's character has been described as lively, bubbly and flirty. She has been revealed to have been a former member of Charlie Roscoe’s Exotic Dancers, joining the troupe at only fifteen years old. One of Doreen's eyes is noticeably partially sighted. This has been claimed as an accident in which involved a lychee and a chopstick. Doreen was considered as a new love interest for Jack Duckworth (Bill Tarmey), following the death of his wife Vera (Liz Dawn), but this plan was shelved.

Barbara Young had starred in a number of television roles in a period of 40 years before playing Doreen Coronation Street, notably as Sadie Hargreaves in Family Affairs. She has also guest starred in Doctors, Holby City, the former Angels, as well as another Coronation Street role as Dot Stockwell in 1982.