{"id":20347,"date":"2022-08-16T14:28:06","date_gmt":"2022-08-16T12:28:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1694595"},"modified":"2022-08-16T14:53:11","modified_gmt":"2022-08-16T12:53:11","slug":"coronation-street-actor-duggie-brown-dies-aged-82","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/coronation-street-actor-duggie-brown-dies-aged-82\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronation Street actor Duggie Brown dies, aged 82"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brown most recently played Ted Spear in the ITV soap. <\/p>

By Helen Daly\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 16 August 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Actor and comedian Duggie Brown has passed away the age of 82, it\u2019s been announced.<\/p>\n

The news was announced by agent Lee Morgan, via Twitter, which read: \u201cIt is with a heavy heart I share the news the very talented Comedian & Actor Duggie Brown passed away this morning with his wife Jackie by his side. What an honour it was to work with Duggie. A born entertainer who loved his profession. RIP Duggie Brown. We love & salute you.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brown was best known for appearing in The Comedians and Coronation Street. He last played Ted Spear in a 2022 storyline which saw the character accidentally killed by Faye Windass (Ellie Leach) and Emma Brooker (Alexandra Mardell) in a car crash.<\/p>\n

The pair hit Ted while out on a driving lesson, and though he was initially OK, he passed away later on. The storyline kicked off a big storyline for Faye who toiled with guilt.<\/p>\n

Remarkably, Ted wasn\u2019t his only Corrie character, with the actor also playing George Freeman in 1997 and Bernie Blackman in 2004.<\/p>\n

It is with a heavy heart I share the news the very talented Comedian & Actor Duggie Brown passed away this morning with his wife Jackie by his side. What an honour it was to work with Duggie. A born entertainer who loved his profession. RIP Duggie Brown. We love & salute you. pic.twitter.com\/E8xM0TEraS<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Lee Morgan (@leemorgan_mgnt) August 16, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>