Veronica "Vera" Duckworth (also Burton) was a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, "Coronation Street", played by Liz Dawn, she reappeared posthumously for a single appearance, in which her ficitional husband Jack died, which English actor, singer and author, played Jack Duckworth ?
Vera Duckworth Veronica "Vera" Duckworth (also Burton) was a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, "Coronation Street", played by Liz Dawn. 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. Her funeral was held on 22 January 2008. She reappeared posthumously for a single appearance on the 8 November 2010 episode, in which her husband Jack (Bill Tarmey) died.
Caroline Paterson Caroline Paterson (born 28 November 1965 in Kirkcaldy, Scotland) is a Scottish actress who has appeared in many Scottish television shows such as one-off STV drama, "The Steamie" and the BBC's "Rab C. Nesbitt". However, she is most recognized for her role in "EastEnders" as Mark Fowler's wife, Ruth. She also appeared as Patricia Cullen in BBC Scotland soap "River City".In 2005 she had a one episode appearance in the BAFTA award-winning BBC series Spooks as Jessica Mortimer. In 2008, Paterson appeared in "Coronation Street" as police detective D.C. Weller after David Platt pushed his mother, Gail down the stairs of their home, and again in December 2008 to investigate allegations against Tony Gordon. She had a cameo role in the sixth season of "Skins" as the mother of Franky. She also appeared in "River City", as Sandra Devlin.