Tears for Corrie comic Duggie
Kin star cleans up act for series two
COMEDIAN and actor Duggie Brown, who starred not once but three times in Coronation Street as well as Last Of The Summer Wine, has died at the age of 82.
Rotherham-born Brown first found fame in Ken Loach’s 1969 film Kes, and became one of the most well-known comedians of his generation.
In Kes, he played a milkman alongside his sister Lynne Perrie, who went onto become a huge soap star on Corrie as Ivy Tilsley.
He also appeared in ground-breaking comedy programmes The Comedians and The Wheeltappers And Shunters Social Club.
Honour
The Comedians saw comics performed 20-minute sets, which were then edited together into half-hour shows.
At its peak it attracted more than 17million viewers and saw Brown’s profile soar.
His manager Lee Morgan tweeted: “It is with a heavy heart I share the news the very talented Comedian & Actor Duggie Brown passed away this morning with his wife Jackie by his side.
“What an honour it was to work with Duggie. A born entertainer who loved his profession. We love & salute you.”
ACTOR Sam Keeley keeps his pearly whites in check while on the set of Kin.
The RTE hit crime drama is busy filming a second series around south Dublin.
Our pictures show Sam, who plays Viking, brushing his teeth while filming at Maria Doyle Kennedy’s character’s house on Appian Way in the capital.
The new series will be broadcast on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player next year.
The eight-parter has enjoyed success with international critical acclaim and huge ratings.
Returning cast includes Charlie Cox,
Clare Dunne, Aidan
Gillen, Sam Keeley, Emmett J. Scanlan, Maria Doyle Kennedy and Yasmin Seky.
Francis Magee has been upped to a series regular this season.
RTE said: “The new season will see the Kinsellas as the top dogs in Dublin but killing Eamon Cunningham has created as many problems as it solved. They have incurred the wrath of an enemy even more dangerous than him.”