Coronation Street stars and fans will say a final farewell at the funeral of actor Bill Tarmey, who played Jack Duckworth in the ITV soap opera.
Tarmey was one of the show’s best-loved actors for more than 30 years. He died earlier this month at the age of 71.
He left the soap in 2010 and died in Tenerife, Spain.
The funeral will take place at the Albion United Reformed Church in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester.
Tarmey was married to his childhood sweetheart Alison for 50 years and they had two children.
In 2010, Tarmey published his autobiography, which charted his life from growing up in the slums of Manchester through to working as a singer in local nightclubs before landing a role on the Street in 1979.
Jack and Vera, played by Liz Dawn, were two of the Street’s best loved characters
Playing the lovable pigeon-fancying rogue, he soon became a stalwart of the soap along with his nagging wife Vera, played by Liz Dawn, and their constant bickering was at the heart of the show’s trademark mix of humour and drama.
Dawn was written out in 2008 due to ill health. But for Tarmey’s final appearance in the soap two years ago, Jack and Vera were reunited one last time when they appeared to dance together as a dying Jack drifted in and out of consciousness.
A life-long heavy smoker, Tarmey suffered a severe heart attack at just 35 while singing on stage and had heart surgery to bypass clogged arteries at 45, having the operation redone 15 years later.
He also suffered from sleep apnoea, a condition that resulted in him jolting awake several times a night due to breathing problems.
As well as suffering ill health himself, Tarmey eventually left Coronation Street to help care for his son Carl, who was battling a brain tumour.
The star’s family asked for donations to be sent to the Brain Tumour Research charity, of which Tarmey was a patron.
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