Liz Dawn reveals Jack and Vera waxwork figures

One of the best-known couples in television history, Coronation Street's Jack and Vera Duckworth are the latest to have been immortalised in wax by Madame Tussauds in Blackpool.

The couple have been chosen by guests visiting the world famous attraction as their favourites to join other legendary characters on the custom-built Rovers Return set.

Each of the figures has taken four months to create and Madame Tussauds sculptors have used archive footage supplied by ITV to expertly craft their wax figures.

Actress Liz Dawn who played Vera in the show for 34 years was there to reveal the figures to the press. She said: ''It's unbelievable - you'd think they were real. It's a shame Bill's not here to see it.''Actor Bill Tarmey who played Jack passed away in 2012.