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Betty Driver 1920 - 2011
Date: 15 October 2011 This is BBC News coverage of the death of the Coronation Street actreess Betty Driver. Betty first appeared in Coronation Street on 2 June 1969 and played Betty Turpin (later Williams) for 42 years, appearing in more than 2800 episodes. She was made an MBE in 2000. Before Coronation Street, Betty was a big band singer and variety star. In 1964 she auditioned for the part of Hilda Ogden (which later went to Jean Alexander). She also appeared in the Coronation Street spin-off Pardon the Expression starring Arthur Lowe as Leonard Swindley. It was during this series that Betty suffered a back problem forcing her to retire, that is until 1969 when she was offered the role of Betty Turpin. The character of Betty Turpin/Williams was well known for being a barmaid of the Rovers Return and for being oldest barmaid in Weatherfield and of course for her hotpots. She was involved in many comic moments such as the car in the lake with Bet Lynch and Fred Gee in 1983 but also some serious moments with the story of Gordon Clegg being her illegitimate son in 1974. Nonetheless she is perhaps one of the best loved characters to ever walk the famous Coronation Street cobbles. RIP darling Betty, you will be sadly missed!
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