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It is the end of a Corrie era as the nation prepares to say farewell to one of the best-loved characters in British soap history.


Liz McDonald, landlady of the Rovers and queen of the miniskirt, is leaving Coronation Street after more than 20 years behind the bar.


In this half-hour tribute on ITV1, friends and colleagues applaud the work of actress Beverley Callard, who has played Liz since arriving on the soap in 1989. The programme looks back at some of Liz’s greatest storylines and Beverley answers the question that everyone is asking: has one of TV’s treasures really gone for good… or will she one day return to Weatherfield?


The show reveals how Beverley made the character of Liz McDonald her own and established Liz as the leader of the McDonald clan. It explains how the family was created and how Beverley had a part to play in casting her two onscreen sons.


The programme also looks back at how Liz has worked her way through a string of unsuitable men – and a wardrobe full of unsuitable clothes. Farewell Liz is narrated by Denise Welch and includes interviews with Beverley herself, Charlie Lawson, Nicholas Cochrane, Julie Goodyear, Suranne Jones, Simon Gregson, Craig Charles, Kate Ford, Anne Kirkbride, Mervyn Watson and Kym Marsh.