He was the bad boy ladies’ man who was a fixture on the Coronation Street cobbles for 30 years. Tributes have flooded in for Johnny Briggs, who played Mike Baldwin on the soap, who has died aged 85 after a long battle with illness.
The star, whose rivalry with arch-enemy Ken Barlow gripped the nation, after making his debut on the show in 1976 stayed in the role until 2006.
After leaving Briggs won the British Soap Award for Lifetime Achievement in May 2006 and was made an MBE in the 2006 New Year Honours list.
Bill Roache, who plays Ken, said: “As an actor, Johnny was impeccable, always good, and I was so fortunate to have worked with him for so many years,” he said. “He was a strong character who will be greatly missed.” John Whiston,
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