Vera Duckworth has cancer

[dvtimes]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/4257678.stm

Actress Liz Dawn, who plays Vera Duckworth in ITV soap Coronation Street, is suffering from the incurable lung disease emphysema.

[IrishT]

I heard this yesterday also. It's sad. She is a good actress. The fact that she signed another year's contract looks hopeful though.

[Alf Garnet]

Who gives a shit?