CORONATION Street have killed off Norris Cole after Malcolm Hebden quit the soap in January. Norris appeared in more than 1,600 episodes from 1994 and became a firm fan favourite, known for his acerbic wit and put downs.
The Sun revealed how Malcolm, 81, was leaving the ITV soap in January following a near fatal heart attack in 2017. In the soap his character left the Kabin for Stillwaters retirement home in June 2019.
His funeral was filmed this week, with characters including Ken Barlow, played by Bill Roache, Gail Patt, Helen Worth, and his on-screen ex-wife Mary Taylor, actress Patti Clare, in attendance.
A soap insider said: “When Malcolm left the soap he made it clear he would not be returning and bosses took the decision to write him.
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