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Blanche Hunt (née Linfield) was a fictional character from the ITV soap opera Coronation Street. She was originally played by Patricia Cutts; however the actress committed suicide after appearing in just two episodes in 1974. Maggie Jones took over the role playing Blanche in over 830 episodes from 1974 to her death in 2009. The character died off screen in 2010. Blanche is the mother of Deirdre Barlow grandmother of Tracy Barlow and great-grandmother of Amy.