Vale: Peter Baldwin

UK actor Peter Baldwin, best known for Coronation Street, has died aged 82.

He died at home following a short illness.

Baldwin played Derek Wilton on the UK soap for 21 years, between 1976 and 1997, marrying Mavis Riley, played by Thelma Barlow, in 1988.

His character was killed off in 1997 with a heart attack after arguing with a driver in a road rage incident.

A statement on the programme’s website read: “We send our sincere condolences to his family and friends at this sad time.”

Source: BBC