 Ida Barlow

Ida Barlow (also Leathers) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, "Coronation Street", played by Noel Dyson between 1960 and 1961.Creator Tony Warren originally had Betty Alberge in mind for the part of Ida when writing the first scripts, but when Alberge auditioned everyone agreed she was more suited to the role of shopkeeper Florrie Lindley, leaving auditions for Ida wide open until Noel Dyson was found.