Jack Duckworth and Me. My Live on The Street and Other Adventures

London England: Simon & Schuster. Fine/Near Fine. 2010. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Octavo 9780857202369 Hardcover Hardcover. First Edition. Jack Duckworth and Me. Bill Tarmey first apeared as Jack Duckworth in Coronation Street in 1979 when his screen wife Vera dragged him to Brian and Gail Tuilseley's wedding....only to have him sneak off for a pint at the first opportunity. Bill has played the part of lovable rogue Jack for thirty-one years. He's retiring after the show's fiftieth birthday in December 2010. Bill now tells the story of his time on the Street, revealing the hilarious japes behind the scenes with the actors who played Curly Watts, Reg Holdsworth, Alec Gilroy and many more. He also describes Jack's love scenes with Bet Lynch and Dulcie Froggatt, plus the more emotional times when Stan Ogden, Alf Roberts and screen wife Vera died. Packed with anecdotes, this warm-hearted memoir is the book Coronation Street fans have been waiting for. Illustrated. 307 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. Academic and Scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Educational Reference Literature.) .