Some Sad News

   A lot of people probably won't know the woman above, but she starred as one of my favourite T.V characters of all time. Liz Dawn played the irascible Vera Duckworth on the long running British soap opera "Coronation Street" for 34 years.
   I must admit, I was a huge fan "back in the day", but haven 't watched in probably 20 years. Vera and her husband Jack (played by Bill Tarmey, who passed away in 2012) got up to a lot of shenanigans. At one point, they owned the Rovers Return, the local pub.
   One of the funnier things Jack and Vera did was put stone cladding on their row-house which, of course, looked ridiculous.
   The show's network, ITV, issued a statement last night, saying, in part, "It is with the greatest sadness that we have learned our beloved Liz Dawn has passed away last night. Her family at Coronation Street are heartbroken. We extend our heartfelt condolences and sympathy at this very sad time to Liz’s devoted husband Don, her loving children Graham, Dawn, Ann and Julie, their families and her six grandchildren and three great grandchildren."
   Tara "Vera", and thanks for all the memories, Liz!

TTFN