As a tribute to the character ITV broadcast a short documentary profiling Jack's life in the serial. "[13], ITV publicity describe him as being fond of pigeons and betting whilst disliking household chores. This was true particularly where their only son Terry was concerned. We use cookies to give you the best experience, this includes cookies from third party websites and advertisers. [22] In Dorothy Catherine Anger's book Other worlds: society seen through soap opera she brands Jack as one of the "middle aged men" who "over the years have, stymied their wives' efforts to be accepted as respectable". Knowing that Jack's upcoming birthday would be his last, Tyrone set about organising a party in the Rovers to celebrate. They got married in 1957 and had a son named Terry. More than 20 years after first appearing, Tarmey eventually cut down filming due to problems with his health and often contemplated leaving the series. Sibling(s) On 7th November, Jack enjoyed the gathering at the Rovers for his birthday seeing his long-time friends and neighbours but could barely contain his hostility around Kevin. Jack then confessed to Tyrone he had non-Hodgkin lymphoma which was incurable and he would be dead within weeks. Jack goes home and whilst listening to a Matt Monro record which Tyrone had given him as a present, he dies in his armchair and is joined by the ghost of Vera, who tells him off, yet again, for his scruffy appearance. Jack was born to parents Harry and Maggie Duckworth in 1936 and brought up on Butler Street. They became surrogate parents for Tyrone Dobbs (whose mother, Jackie, had been in prison for violence). [16] As a tribute to the character ITV broadcast a short documentary profiling Jack's life in the serial. Jack has been characterised through his "joyless and gloomy" life in which he has a string of dead end jobs and his wife's death, but continued to pass witty remarks on life. Jack soon goes on holiday with Connie to Spain and lies to Tyrone and Molly that he is returning to Blackpool. I've had a look at the PDSA online catalogue but I can't find them. His last appearance was broadcast on 8 November 2010, with ITV also airing a tribute documentary for him. Vera also takes part in this. [34], "I loved the scene in the Duckworths' front room when Jack was cradling Tommy in his arms. 17th18th century. Jack first appeared on 28th November 1979 when he made his mark on the street by embarrassing Vera with his common ways at Brian Tilsley's marriage to Gail Potter. Tyrone begins to soften towards Connie but is still shocked when Jack announces that he is moving in with Connie and he leaves Weatherfield on 21 September 2009.
About Jack Duckworth. [3] Tarmey himself felt sadness because he knew how Jack felt: "When I first saw the script I was very sad [...] I worked out the punch with Nigel and I missed him by a whisker.
Lisa moves to Weatherfield from her home town of Blackpool and begins a relationship with local bookie Des Barnes (Philip Middlemiss) and moves in with him, a decision which infuriates Vera. Barman
Jack once agrees to sell his dead body for a large amount of cash to an artist (Maggie McCarthy) who enjoys painting stuffed humans, so he could buy Vera a Christmas present. [32] 7 million viewers tuned into watch the show. This prompts Jack to abandon the move to Blackpool and stay in Weatherfield, although he still offers No. [17] "Jack has settled down and matured a bit, he has accepted things with a kind of middle-aged resignation", Tarmey stated. On 8 November 2010, Tyrone organises a party for Jack's 74th birthday in the Rovers Return. When Vera announces that she is pregnant with his baby, Jack agrees to marry her.
He was singing him his favourite Sinatra songs and Tommy dropped off to sleep. Television critics have described Jack as a loveable rogue type character and have favoured his relationship with Vera. Children 7th November 2010 Anyway, they are selling a pair of wind-up mechanical racing pigeons, called "Jack Duckworth's pride and joy", for £8.99.