RIP Jack Duckworth

pookiesboo

Sad news that Bill Tarmey aka Jack Duckworth has passed away RIP

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-20270904

kerry4sam

awwh no way Always a cracking actor who will be missed!

Rest In Peace Bill

dollypet

Rest in Peace Bill!

Skid

That is sad news. RIP Jack/Bill

shopaholic01

He was genuinely funny, unlike some of the 'comedy' characters they have now.

du Maurier

Terry!!!

castletownman

A real man's man. Loved his pints, his horse racing and of course his pigeons.

Legend.

RIP

My name is URL

The duet he done with Alvin the Chipmunk is quite fitting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIjIa0hheOE

FloatingVoter

A giant - Jack and Vera were Romeo and Juliet all grown up and married.

RIP Bill.

Xavi6

Loved his character growing up as a kid, himself and Vera were brilliant.

His death scene in the show...talk about a tear jerker!

RIP Bill

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9P5__zCuTEo

Sunnyisland

RIP Jack.

Sad, but not as sad as the scene in Corrie I'll bet.

SEPT 23 1989

Gambling,pints and pigeons

what more could you ask for in a tv character?

RIP

CardBordWindow

Never a ,massive Corrie fan, but loved Jack Duckworth!

kfallon

First Twiggy from The Royle Family, now Jack Duckworth, been a bad year for the old favourites

R.I.P. Bill, one of the all time great soap characters

anncoates

I really liked the Jack Duckworth character. And Stan Ogden, Eddie Yates, Len Fairclough etc when I was a kid. Really good characters.

Jack's son, Terry Duckworth, was a class character as well. Basically the archetypal, lippy Manc son who actually did run around with the Happy Mondays in real life, I think.

reginald

RIP, don't forget the plaster on the side of his glass's, great actor

Deminiman

Rip Bill, a great actor, very talented.

movingsucks

Was I reading somewhere recently that him and "vera" were to come back as ghosts for a skit?
For Children in need or something

Very sad news indeed

cometogether

anncoates wrote: »

I really liked the Jack Duckworth character. And Stan Ogden, Eddie Yates, Len Fairclough etc when I was a kid. Really good characters.

Jack's son, Terry Duckworth, was a class character as well. Basically the archetypal, lippy Manc son who actually did run around with the Happy Mondays in real life, I think.

Yeah he did, Curly Watts was his name

keano_afc

His last moments on Corrie, a really great piece of TV.

shinny

Ah sad to hear. My Dad and brother were playing in Kelly's (Bray) years back and he was there. Got up to sing a couple of songs with them.

billybudd

RIP to the last of the famous manchester playboys.

Jack and vera in our living room around a three bar fire was as much as home as the wallpaper.

BraziliaNZ

cometogether wrote: »

Yeah he did, Curly Watts was his name

That wasn't his son, he used to lodge with them though. Curly married Raquel, who he never felt good enough for, before she f*cked off to Kuala Lumpur on some career opportunity.
He did have a son called Terry, always an evil get, turned up lately actually and caused the usual general mayhem. I just read the other day that they were going to reappear, Jack and V, maybe in a panto or something.
God I'm a sad man.

Big Nasty

Ta-ra chuck!

StephenHendry

RIP, brilliant character , the most comical on coronatoin st imo

anncoates

BraziliaNZ wrote: »

That wasn't his son, he used to lodge with them though. Curly married Raquel, who he never felt good enough for, before she f*cked off to Kuala Lumpur on some career opportunity.
He did have a son called Terry, always an evil get, turned up lately actually and caused the usual general mayhem. I just read the other day that they were going to reappear, Jack and V, maybe in a panto or something.
God I'm a sad man.

Terry Duckworth played by Nigel something is who I mean.

http://web.orange.co.uk/images/ice/soap/terry_duckworth.jpg

clappyhappy

He played jack brilliantly, not a corrie fan, but used to enjoy him when the mother was watching it. RIP Bill.

Aglomerado

RIP. Corrie was never the same without him. (and Vera too, what a pair!)

padd b1975

kfallon wrote: »

First Twiggy from The Royle Family, now Jack Duckworth, been a bad year for the old favourites

R.I.P. Bill, one of the all time great soap characters

Don't forget Corporal Jones from Dads Army (Clive Dunn) who also passed away this week. Don't panic!!!


RIP Bill.

Duggys Housemate

padd b1975 wrote: »

Don't forget Corporal Jones from Dads Army (Clive Dunn) who also passed away this week. Don't panic!!!


RIP Bill.

Corporal Jones had a generation on him, I think 71 is young to die these days.

RIP jack.

KKkitty

A fine actor and his comedic acting will be sorely missed. They don't make actors like him unfortunately anymore R.I.P. Bill Tarmey.

BillyMitchel

RIP from Walford Square.

Great character.

BraziliaNZ

No one knows who i'm talking about here in London, I honestly think more people watch it in Ireland than in England (well London anyway)

FloatingVoter

BraziliaNZ wrote: »

No one knows who i'm talking about here in London, I honestly think more people watch it in Ireland than in England (well London anyway)

Thats the "I never watch soaps" brigade. Funny how they're almost always aware of current plotlines when pushed a bit.

pookiesboo

keano_afc wrote: »

His last moments on Corrie, a really great piece of TV.

That and Nana from the Royle familys death are the saddest TV deaths ever

Big Nasty

pookiesboo wrote: »

That and Nana from the Royle familys death are the saddest TV deaths ever

I remember my mother and sister balling their eyes out when Bobby died in Dallas. Turns out their tears were wasted, he was just having a shower. :pac:

castletownman

Xavi6 wrote: »

Loved his character growing up as a kid, himself and Vera were brilliant.

His death scene in the show...talk about a tear jerker!

RIP Bill

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9P5__zCuTEo

Lik dis if u cri evertim

kerry4sam

fwiw: Their is a lovely programme on tv3 now celebrating the life of Jack Duckworth

DEFTLEFTHAND

I would have thought he was older than 71. It's a shame he didn't get to enjoy his retirement for longer.

padd b1975

BillyMitchel wrote: »

RIP from Walford Square.

Great character.

Albert Square!

Lol.

BillyMitchel

padd b1975 wrote: »

Albert Square!

Lol.

Sorry Dot Cotton is in the woolshed telling me all kinds of stories and filling me full of G n T's it's an easy mistake to forget where one lives in these sad times.

The_Kew_Tour

RIP.

Great guy met him too before. Sound Man

lufties

Anyone know how Poor old Bill died? Reports say he was in Tenerife when he passed on.

Rip bill, legend.

Vahevala

Shame his retirement didn't last so long