Jack Duckworth

Jack Duckworth is a fictional character and primary protagonist of the British soap opera Coronation Street.
In his characterisation, Jack was the husband of Vera Duckworth and the duo became one of the most iconic marriage couple in television history. They were also the parents of habitual offender Terry, whose endless habit of selfishness and vile behaviour led to Jack displaying contempt towards him for it.
He was portrayed by .
==History==
Jack Duckworth arrived at Weatherfield in 1983 with his beloved wife Vera and their troublesome son Terry. 
During his early years, Jack was portrayed in a more negative light with him engaging in several extramarital flings and once getting into trouble because of an insurance scam he pulled with Fred Gee. However, while he did indeed have flaws such as sometimes neglecting Vera and occasionally engaging in dishonest schemes Jack was an overall decent man who loved Vera and displayed contempt for their son's appalling behaviour due to the latter's selfish habits.
In 1985. Jack was devastated when Terry's pregnant ex girlfriend Andre Clayton left the area and denied him contact with his grandson.
In 1988 Jack and Vera took in Curly Watts as their lodger and he became very loyal to them.
In 1993, Jack got another chance at being a grandparent when Terry's son Tommy was born and it was mostly he and Vera who looked after the baby as Terry was in prison. When Terry got out and sold Tommy to his in-laws Jack punched and disowned his son.
From then onwards Jack had various other problems with Terry over the next few years. The most notable were when Terry sold his mother a deathtrap of a car which resulted in the death of Judy Mallet which led to Jack having to emotionally support her husband Gary and when Jack had to bribe Terry into donating a kidney to his own son Paul, only for Terry to flee with the cash and leave Vera to donate her kidney instead.
At somepoint local resident Tyrone Dobbs moved into the Duckworths and became very close to them and Jack regarded him as more of a son than Terry ever was.
In 2001 Jack and Vera argued as Terry was falsely imprisoned for attempted murder and Jack was reluctant to help him due to his past crimes. ultimately Jack decided to help Terry when he realised he was telling the truth and he reconciled with his son.
When Paul came to live with the Duckworths Jack found out he had been stealing from them but covered for him to Vera. Jack was devastated when Vera died and moved out of the street but still visited the street to see how Tyrone and his old mates were doing. When Jack discovered he had a terminal disease he spent his last days performing small acts of kindness for those around him. He discovered Tyrone's girlfriend Molly had an affair with his best-friend Kevin Webster, before later finding out that Tyrone is not the father of Molly's baby - Kevin was the father. He was understanding as he and Vera had both cheated on each other during their marriage and went home where he passed away peacefully.
==Trivia==
*Bill Tarmey (the actor who plays Jack Duckworth) was nominated and won several awards for his contribution to both the character's performance and his storylines.
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