Coronation Street, ITV1

11:46am Tuesday 29th January 2008

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By Caroline Dutton »

I HOPE you all had your tissues at the ready for last night's Corrie?

It's hard to believe Vera Duckworth is really no longer with us, isn't it?

She's been such a massive part of the Street for so long that her death is as significant as the Rovers Return burning down.

Corrie scriptwriters played out the funeral scenes last night perfectly, and I doubt there was a dry eye while millions of loyal fans said a last goodbye to our Vera.

As usual, actor William Tarmey, playing hapless Jack, rose to the challenge superbly.

Although Jack and Vera's back-biting and bickering was near legendary in Weatherfield, goodness knows they loved each other.

Normally known for his scams to slope off to the pub or avoid Vera's company, Jack was reduced to a shadow of his former self and there were fears he wouldn't get through the day.

A broken man played beautifully.

Of course, Street bosses couldn't pass up this opportunity to wheel out bad lad "our Terry".

The baby-selling, unreliable, low-down cheater surely wouldn't be up to his old tricks at his mam's funeral would he?

Of course he would.

It was nice to see actor Nigel Pivaro back on the screen, though - he's got a career as a journalist now, you know.