Tear-jerker finale for soap legend Vera

A DEVASTATED Jack Duckworth stares in disbelief as Vera’s body is taken away by funeral directors.

Hours before, the couple were looking forward to starting a new life in Blackpool. Now, Jack must face the rest of his life without his partner of more than 50 years. That was the tear-jerker finale to last night’s Coronation Street double bill, where the Street bid farewell to Vera after 33 years.

Vera, played by Liz Dawn, and Jack, played by Bill Tarmey, had been planning the final details of their retirement — until tragedy strikes.