Vera Duckworth

Vera Duckworth
Coronation Street character
Portrayed byLiz Dawn
Duration
  • 1974
  • 1976–2008
  • 2010
First appearanceEpisode 1418
19 August 1974
Last appearanceEpisode 7464
8 November 2010
ClassificationPast; regular
Introduced byLeslie Duxbury (1974)
Bill Podmore (1976)
Phil Collinson (2010)
Spin-off
appearances
Coronation Street: Viva Las Vegas! (1997)
Coronation Street: A Christmas Corrie (2012)
In-universe information
OccupationMail order assistant
Factory machinist
Supermarket assistant
Pub landlady
B&B manager
Café waitress
FatherJoss Shackleton (unconfirmed)
MotherAmy Burton
HusbandJack Duckworth (until 2008)
SonsTerry Duckworth
GrandsonsPaul Clayton
Tommy Duckworth
Brad Armstrong
GrandmothersLilian Burton
UnclesLouie Burton
AuntsCissie Burton
Edie Burton

Vera Duckworth (also Burton) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera Coronation Street, portrayed by Liz Dawn. Vera is known for her long-standing marriage to Jack Duckworth (Bill Tarmey); they became one of the best-loved couples in television history. Vera was often shown in a comedic light.

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. She reappeared posthumously for a single appearance on the 8 November 2010 episode, in which her husband Jack died.