File photo dated July 1999 of Liz Dawn and Bill Tarmey, who played Jack and Vera Duckworth for many years, on long running British soap opera "Coronation Street," Tarmey died Friday Nov. 9, 2012, a ... more 

File photo dated July 1999 of Liz Dawn and Bill Tarmey, who played Jack and Vera Duckworth for many years, on long running British soap opera "Coronation Street," Tarmey died Friday Nov. 9, 2012, a spokeswoman for the show said. Tarmey was a former laborer and nightclub singer who first appeared on "Coronation Street" in 1977 as an extra. He was made a regular two years later and stayed until 2010. (AP Photo/ Phil Noble/PA file ) UNITED KINGDOM OUT - NO SALES - NO ARCHIVES less