Coronation Street producer Phil Collinson was interviewed today on This Morning and said he's working with Corrie script writers to devise a fitting send-off for her Betty Driver's character, Betty Williams.
Phil Collinson spoke of his sadness at the loss of the 91 year old actress on This Morning and revealed his plans to pay tribute to the star.
He said: "I've only just got together this morning with some of the script department, and then we'll talk to the writers next week. But we'll do something brilliant and magnificent. We'll give her a brilliant send-off. She deserves it."
He fondly described Betty as “a wonderful, joyful, brilliant lady.”
Watch Phil's interview on This Morning here (via YouTube so that overseas fans can view it too).
This fan truly hopes that Betty's send-off will include the return of Bill Kenwright as her son Gordon. Bill was very close to Betty Driver in real life too and used to send her a mother's day card every year.
Monday, 17 October 2011
Betty Williams to have 'brilliant, magnificent send off' from Coronation Street
Labels:
betty driver,
betty williams
You might also like...
-
Here are the major storylines for the week ahead on Coronation Street, all wrapped up nicely. Monday 18 to Friday 22 May 2026 There's a ...
-
Monday 11th May 2026 WILL MAKES A BREAK FOR IT Ben is stunned to discover £2k missing from the safe, admitting to Maggie and Eva that he lef...
-
Friday 8th May 2026 TODD’S SECRET ALLIANCE COMES TO LIGHT On the street, Danielle approaches and asks to talk to Todd about Theo. Danielle a...
-
Wednesday 13th May 2026 WILL MAKES A DECISION A downbeat Will asserts that he no longer wants to move to his Mum’s, Ben’s relieved whilst Ma...
-
Tuesday 12th May 2026 CAN TIM HELP WILL TO SEE THE LIGHT? In the cab, Tim receives a notification that the Glasgow train is cancelled. When ...
-
Thursday 7th May 2026 A PICTURE SPEAKS A THOUSAND WORDS As the investigation intensifies, the pressure begins to mount for one couple. While...
-
Here are the major storylines for the week ahead on Coronation Street, all wrapped up nicely. Monday 11 to Friday 15 May 2026 Can Tim help W...
-
It's pretty obvious who took the money from the Rover's safe as a) Will is surprisingly chill about going to live in Scotland and ...
-
Thursday 14th May 2026 BLACKMAIL FORCES MAGGIE’S HAND Tim sympathises with Will and tells him how he went to see Trisha and it helped him fi...
-
In this week's podcast, we chat about what went on in Corrie between the 4th and the 8th May (Episodes #11,849 - 11,853). The murder vic...
