<P> In 2017 Peter buys The Rovers Return from Jim's son Steve McDonald (Simon Gregson) and his mother Liz McDonald (Beverly Callard) after Steve is ordered to sell as part of Michelle's divorce settlement, thus making him the 12th Landlord and Toyah the 8th Landlady since the show's inception and bringing an end to The McDonald's on / off 11 year reign at The Rovers . He later discovered his half - brother Daniel was the one who pushed Ken and disowned him along with his adoptive sister Tracy and nephew Adam . </P> <P> Robert Heanue was the first actor to portray the character from 1965 to 1970 . Chris Dormer played the role from 1970 to 1972 when the 7 - year - old actor was written out of the soap due to his parents' emigration to Canada . He did not continue to act and reflected on his time as the young Peter in 2001, "I really enjoyed the Street . I remember Pat Phoenix and Julie Goodyear kissing and tickling me because they thought I was cute . Most of the actors were nice, but some weren't . Violet Carson, who played Ena Sharples, was very grumpy . She didn't like children and really scared me ." On - screen Peter and his sister Susan were written out of the soap to live with their grandparents when their mother Valerie Barlow was killed off . </P> <P> One of the seven actors who has portrayed the character is Linus Roache, the real - life son of William Roache who portrays Peter's father, Ken Barlow in the programme . Linus returned to the show in 2010, playing Lawrence Cunningham, another son of Ken Barlow . </P> <P> Upon the character's return to the show in October 2008, Chris Gascoyne spoke of his character's destructive personality in an interview with Digital Spy, he stated, "He's been trying against the odds to sort his life out, but he can't . And when it doesn't work and it all goes wrong for him, he has a drink . There are hurdles in his way all the time . He's stubborn and resents people telling him what to do . He'll listen to advice, but he won't take any notice if he thinks the person giving it isn't in a place to do so . That happens a lot with Ken ." </P>

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