Coronation Street star Duggie Brown dies aged 82

Rotherham-born actor and comedian played Ted Spear in ITV soap and starred in Last of the Summer Wine

The comedian and actor Duggie Brown, who starred in Coronation Street and Last of the Summer Wine, has died at the age of 82, his manager has said.

Rotherham-born Brown found fame in Ken Loach's 1969 film Kes, based on Barry Hines's novel, and became one of the most well-known comedians of his generation.