Yep, we had to read this twice too, Barbara Knox 'ey? Who would have thought she had it in her? The 80 year old soap star was out for the afternoon with her daughter apparently, when the pair were pulled over on suspicion of drink-driving.
Her 56 year old daughter was breathalysed and arrested on the spot, according to The Sun. Later on then, the Corrie star showed up at the police station demanding her daughter be released, with a source saying; "Barbara wasn't happy her daughter had been arrested. She kept yelling: "do you know who I am"
However, this did NOT do her any favours, as Police soon realised that she had in fact driven to the police station with a few bevvies on her, so then she was arrested too. Honestly, you couldn't make it up, if you saw it happen in Weatherfield, you wouldn't believe it.
Her daughter was charged for allegedly being three times over the limit while Knox was released pending further inquiry. The star has played Rita Tanner on the Manchester soap for over forty years, and as far as we're aware, has rarely made the headlines over anything. In fairness, the lady was out for a day with her daughter, and while drink-driving is obviously never okay, this whole story is probably mortifying for the eighty year old actress.
We still love you, Knoxy!