Coronation Street actor has died

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Coronation Street star Geoff Hinsliff has died aged 87, ITV has said. 

The actor was best known for playing Don Brennan on the soap from 1987 to 1997. He died last weekend.

Helen Worth, who plays Gail Platt, paid tribute to Hinsliff on behalf of Coronation Street and ITV, saying: “Geoff was a lovely, quiet man who will be sadly missed by us all.


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“His partnership with Lynne Perrie was something rather special and they gave the viewers huge pleasure for many years.”

Born in Leeds, Hinsliff studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and initially appeared on Coronation Street in 1963 and 1977 as different characters.

He joined the cast as taxi driver Don in 1987.

Johnny Briggs and  Geoff Hinsliff. Pic: ITV/Shutterstock
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Geoff Hinsliff, right, with Johnny Briggs, who played Mike Baldwin. Pic: ITV/Shutterstock


His 10-year stint on the cobbles saw him commit kidnap and attempted murder after several business deals went wrong before he was killed off when he crashed his car into a viaduct.

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Hinsliff made his television debut in an episode of Z-Cars and also appeared in Doctor Who, Brass and the film A Bridge Too Far.

He made his last TV appearance in Heartbeat in 2003.

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