Raymond Anthony "Ray" Langton was a building partner of Len Fairclough and a Coronation Street resident from 1968 to 1978. He was Deirdre Barlow's first husband and father of Tracy. An ex-borstal boy, Ray built up a reputation as a troublemaker. He first appeared in the Street in 1966 but was forced out by Len after he threatened Lucille Hewitt. Nevertheless, Ray turned up again two years later and Len gave him a job at his building firm, and invited him to move into his bachelor pad at No.9. Ray hoped to go into business for himself but eventually settled for a partnership with Len and Jerry Booth.