Vera Duckworth
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Vera Duckworth (also Burton) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera Coronation Street, portrayed by Liz Dawn. Vera is known for her long-standing marriage to Jack Duckworth (Bill Tarmey); they became one of the best-loved couples in television history. Vera was often shown in a comedic light.
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Portrayed by | Liz Dawn | ||||||||||||||||||||
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First appearance | Episode 1418 19 August 1974 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Last appearance | Episode 7464 8 November 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Classification | Past; regular | ||||||||||||||||||||
Introduced by | Leslie Duxbury (1974) Bill Podmore (1976) Phil Collinson (2010) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Spin-off appearances | Coronation Street: Viva Las Vegas! (1997) Coronation Street: A Christmas Corrie (2012) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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She first appeared on 19 August 1974 and last appeared on 18 January 2008, where the character peacefully died in her sleep at the age of 70 from heart failure. She reappeared posthumously for a single appearance on the 8 November 2010 episode, in which her husband Jack died.