Corrie star Bill Tarmey dies
Former Coronation Street actor Bill Tarmey has died aged 71 in Tenerife. He played Jack Duckworth on the ITV1 soap for 31 years. The show says the cast and crew are "devastated."
Jack Duckworth's greatest on-screen moments
Watch a compilation of Bill Tarmey's finest moments as Jack Duckworth on Coronation Street here.
It includes the memorable episode in which Jack arrives for blind date only to discover that the mystery woman is his wife Vera, pictured above.
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Bill Tarmey: His life on and off the Street
A look back at Bill Tarmey's life before and after he walked down the famous pebbles of Coronation Street.
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Tributes paid to 'father figure' both on and off screen
Fellow Coronation Street actors have remembered Bill Tarmey as a caring father figure both on and off screen.
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Coronation Street star Bill Tarmey dies
Former Coronation Street star Bill Tarmey, who played Jack Duckworth in the soap, died this morning in Tenerife aged 71, his family said.