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Betty Driver has been serving the legendary hotpot in the Rovers Return for over 40 years and a new hour-long special tells her incredible life story.

Narrated by Sir Ian McKellen, The Betty Driver Story looks at her life before and during Coronation Street – as a singer, a variety star, a leading lady and a television actress.

Betty was a child star in the 1930s and appeared in feature films and radio shows of the day, entertaining the troops during the Second World War, before getting her own TV series in the 1950s.

In the documentary she talks about her nine decades in show business. She recalls her difficult life as a child star, how her marriage ended in disaster and the moment she suffered a career-threatening injury during the filming of a TV show, which led to her decision to retire from entertainment and run a pub instead.

Discover how Betty first auditioned for the role of Hilda Ogden before appearing in Coronation Street as Betty Turpin in 1969 – a role which has helped turn ‘hotpot’ into a world-famous dish.

Forty one years and 2,830 episodes later, the programme follows Betty as she films her latest scenes at the Granada TV studios.

There are also contributions from fellow stars including William Roache, Julie Goodyear, Helen Worth, Sue Nicholls and Antony Cotton, and fellow star turned impresario Bill Kenwright, who played Betty’s son Gordon in the long-running series.

Don't miss this special show on ITV1 February 1st at 8pm.