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Don your black armbands, the day is upon us!
After 33 years in Coronation Street, tonight will see Vera Duckworth's final scenes in the show.
Vera is not just one of Corrie's, but one of soap's all-time great characters. We've followed her from her time as one of Mike Baldwin's mouthy factory girls and Ivy Tilsley's right-hand woman, to her glory days as Rovers' landlady.
There's been tears as her bad boy son Terry has stitched her up time and time again, most notably when he sold her grandson Tommy. But there's been plenty of laughter too especially with Vera's claims that she is related to the Royal family and of course in her ongoing relationship with husband Jack.
Vera's departure leaves only a handful of the truly great Coronation Street characters remaining. The exact details of how she leaves are being kept top secret but it is bound to be a tearjerker. Let's hope actress Liz Dawn has a long and happy retirement.
Are you going to miss Vera in Coronation Street? What are your favourite Vera moments? Let us know by commenting below...
Plus, take a look at some of our classic Vera highlights...
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Happy retirement to a wonderful actress
Posted by: brewerupper2001 on Fri Jan 18 08:28PM | Report abuseI'm afraid I will miss her last performance, but then again I never thought much of her as an actress. always wants to over play her part. May be the programme will have a better chance.
Posted by: peter_houghton01 on Fri Jan 18 08:35PM | Report abuseAm Gonna miss this one a was crying when she died in corrie x
Posted by: awpdecor8 on Fri Jan 18 09:07PM | Report abusei have just watched her final scenes and i was so choked up and tears in my eyes it was very emotional, will miss her humour with jack
Posted by: alison_71 on Fri Jan 18 09:20PM | Report abusegoodbye vera sadly missed have a wonderful retirment love you
Posted by: j.brown96 on Fri Jan 18 09:35PM | Report abusewishing Liz a very healthy retirement, great actress worthy of oscars for some great ome liners and stories, good luck liz, ta ra chuck xxxxx
Posted by: lindawood218 on Fri Jan 18 11:59PM | Report abuseall the best to liz i hope you have along and happy retirement enjoyed you over the years thanks.
Posted by: rpdouglas on Sat Jan 19 08:16AM | Report abuseyou did realy well last night and you are soooo good at evryone lots of love kelsey xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Posted by: samandian.kelsey on Sat Jan 19 07:53PM | Report abusevera will be well missed from corrie she was a great laugh jack wont be the same without her
Posted by: lrrnjoyce on Sun Jan 20 04:00PM | Report abuseHappy retirement to Liz Dawn - sad last episode - but did anyone else notice that in the first scene she was sitting in the chair with legs uncrossed, then in the next scene her legs were crossed right over, and then uncrossed in last scene! Does Corrie need a new continuity person on their payroll?
Posted by: sandra.viva on Mon Jan 21 07:49AM | Report abuse