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23-06-2010, 01:04 AM
CORRIE legend Vera Duckworth is set to make a dramatic return to the ITV1 soap - as a GHOST.
The battleaxe, played by Liz Dawn, is being lined up to make the spooky comeback two years after she died.
And bosses are planning to have her reappear before on-screen husband Jack finally leaves the cobbles in December.
Jack - played by Bill Tarmey, 69 - is expected to be involved in a major storyline to give him a fitting exit, to coincide with Corrie's 50th anniversary.
Producers are developing a plotline that sees Vera's spirit come back to Weatherfield cobbles - where she once ran the Rovers Return pub - to chat to Jack before his 31-year stint ends.
Liz, 70, who first appeared in the Manchester-based soap in 1974, left the show in January 2008 after being diagnosed with incurable lung disease emphysema.
Fitting
In her final scene her character Vera was seen passing away in her sleep - leaving a devastated Jack behind.
A Corrie insider said: "The scriptwriters have been trying to come up with a fitting end for Jack and the ghost idea has become a big hit among the crew."
The source compared the plot to the famous scene when Bobby Ewing returned to soap Dallas months after being killed in a car crash.
Our insider added: "It would be the most dramatic return from the grave since Bobby came out of the shower in Dallas."
Jack left Weatherfield earlier this year with new love and fellow pigeon enthusiast Connie Rathbone after actor Bill went into semi-retirement due to health problems.
But he will make a return to Weatherfield before leaving completely.
Producers are currently considering a range of storylines to spice up the show ahead of its anniversary.
Bringing back Jean Alexander as Hilda Ogden was among ideas that have been rejected.
Plots to go ahead include transsexual Hayley Cropper's wedding to long-term partner Roy.
Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/soaps/3025641/Coronation-Streets-Vera-Duckworth-set-to-return-to-soap-as-a-ghost.html#ixzz0rdLwkl4i
It actually sounds quite interesting, if it was done in a Marlon/Trisha kind of way (no overly corny, but like Jack talking to the "Vera" in his mind)
The battleaxe, played by Liz Dawn, is being lined up to make the spooky comeback two years after she died.
And bosses are planning to have her reappear before on-screen husband Jack finally leaves the cobbles in December.
Jack - played by Bill Tarmey, 69 - is expected to be involved in a major storyline to give him a fitting exit, to coincide with Corrie's 50th anniversary.
Producers are developing a plotline that sees Vera's spirit come back to Weatherfield cobbles - where she once ran the Rovers Return pub - to chat to Jack before his 31-year stint ends.
Liz, 70, who first appeared in the Manchester-based soap in 1974, left the show in January 2008 after being diagnosed with incurable lung disease emphysema.
Fitting
In her final scene her character Vera was seen passing away in her sleep - leaving a devastated Jack behind.
A Corrie insider said: "The scriptwriters have been trying to come up with a fitting end for Jack and the ghost idea has become a big hit among the crew."
The source compared the plot to the famous scene when Bobby Ewing returned to soap Dallas months after being killed in a car crash.
Our insider added: "It would be the most dramatic return from the grave since Bobby came out of the shower in Dallas."
Jack left Weatherfield earlier this year with new love and fellow pigeon enthusiast Connie Rathbone after actor Bill went into semi-retirement due to health problems.
But he will make a return to Weatherfield before leaving completely.
Producers are currently considering a range of storylines to spice up the show ahead of its anniversary.
Bringing back Jean Alexander as Hilda Ogden was among ideas that have been rejected.
Plots to go ahead include transsexual Hayley Cropper's wedding to long-term partner Roy.
Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/soaps/3025641/Coronation-Streets-Vera-Duckworth-set-to-return-to-soap-as-a-ghost.html#ixzz0rdLwkl4i
It actually sounds quite interesting, if it was done in a Marlon/Trisha kind of way (no overly corny, but like Jack talking to the "Vera" in his mind)