Inside Michael Angelis' life - sudden death, Corrie star ex-wife and children's TV fame

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Emmerdale and Hollywood stars such as Julie Walters - as well as his marriage to a famous Coronation Street icon.He was also beloved by generations of fans for his role in an iconic Children's TV series, with many hailing the actor on social media as the 'definitive voice' of the programme.On the two year anniversary of Michael Angelis' death (May 30, 2020), Daily Star takes a look back on the actor's life and career.Michael Angelis starred in one of the eighties most famous TV series, Boys From The Blackstuff, which was broadcast in 1982 and based on the 1980 play The Blackstuff.The Alan Bleasdale drama focused on five Liverpudlian tarmac workers, and the experiences of each character as unemployment rates rose to over three million in the country - with Michael playing Chrissie Todd.The critically acclaimed programme also starred Harry Potter actress Julie Walters as his wife, with their final scenes in the series showing a tense argument between the two as Chrissie spoke about the impact of losing his job, saying: "Angie, this is our life – and I wish I was dead… "I had a job, Angie.

It wasn’t a bad job and I was good at it. I laid the roads – motorways, lay-bys, country lanes. But I lost that job."Speaking about the drama, Michael had described the series to the BBC as "possibly the finest thing I've ever done."Prior to working with Julie Walters on Boys From The Blackstuff, Michael also had a leading role in Bread writer Carla Lane's sitcom The Liver Birds - playing the brother of Emmerdale star Elizabeth Estensen's character Carol.That's not all, as he also had another soap link after appearing in an episode of Coronation Street in 1972 as Franny Slater.Throughout his career he also starred in Minder with the late.