Soap legend Jack Duckworth said goodbye to Coronation Street on November 8 2010 after 31 years in Weatherfield, making him one of the longest-serving characters on the show, which first aired on December 9 1960.
Following a birthday party at the Rovers Return, Jack died of an incurable illness in his armchair at his old house, 9 Coronation Street.
Who was Jack Duckworth in Coronation Street?
John Harold “Jack” Duckworth was a beloved character in ITV’s Coronation Street, who bought the Rovers Return after receiving an inheritance from his brother Clifford “Cliff” Duckworth.
In spite of his generally gloomy demeanour, even after the death of his beloved wife Vera, the loveable rouge continued to make witty remarks, winning over viewers and critics alike.
Vera sadly passed away from heart failure in her sleep.
What did Jack and Vera Duckworth inherit?
Following the death of his brother, Jack Duckworth inherited a handsome sum of money.
This allowed him to buy the Rovers Return Inn.
His wife Vera became the landlady of the iconic Weatherfield pub.
Who did Jack and Vera leave their house to?
Jack and Vera sold their house to longtime lodger Tyrone Dobbs.
They preferred this option to leaving it to their boy Terry.
Despite not being a blood relative, Tyrone had been more of a son to the Duckworths than Terry.
What was Jack and Vera’s son called?
Jack and Vera had one son, their only child.
He was named Terry Duckworth.
Terry was a proper no-goodnick and a constant thorn in his parents’ side.
What happened to Jack Duckworth in Coronation Street?
Jack was a lollipop man and an unlikely ladies’ man who had an affair with leopardskin-clad temptress Bet Lynch.
He kept a flock of pigeons, had a good-for-nothing son named Terry, and more often than not wore spectacles held together with a plaster.
Duckworth was characterised as being generally miserable and working a string of dead-end jobs.
How did Jack Duckworth die?
In his final storyline, Jack was diagnosed with incurable non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
He passed away peacefully from the terminal illness sitting in his favourite armchair at his old house on Coronation Street.
As he left this plane of existence, Jack was experiencing joyful visions of dancing with his deceased wife Vera.
Who played Jack Duckworth in Coronation Street?
Jack Duckworth was played by the actor William “Bill” Tarmey.
He sadly passed away on November 9 2012.
Bill’s son Carl Piddington tragically died from an inoperable brain tumour in March 2019.
