William Roache records Harry Hill duet

William Roache has recorded a cameo appearance on Harry Hill's forthcoming album.

According to PA, Roache, who plays Coronation Street's Ken Barlow, will join the comedian on his Funny Times LP, which is due to be released through Island Records in November.

The 78-year-old will appear on the track 'Ken!', described as "a Spaghetti Western-inspired paean to Ken Barlow", complete with a Mariachi-influenced trumpet version of the Corrie theme tune.

The song reportedly includes the line: "I was a librarian, I was a teacher, I was a trolley pusher, I was a taxi driver - now I am a free man."

A number of other TV stars and celebrities are due to appear on the record, including Bruce Forsyth dueting on 'I'm Not Anyone' by Sammy Davis Jr and Paul Anka.

Hill was recently forced to change the title of the album, after record label executives refused to allow his musical debut to be called Sgt Pepper's Volume 2.

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