CoronationStreet SPOILER: Soap CONFIRMS Norris Cole’s death in upcoming emotional scenes and shares friends’ reactions to the news
Coronation Street have revealed scenes which see Norris Cole’s emotional death play out on screens in this week’s double bill episodes.
Norris suffers a stroke and is taken to hospital, where his friends turn up but it is too late to say their goodbyes.
The group are met by an emotional Freda Burgess, while Rita – who had been worried sick about his condition – asks: ‘Where is he, love?’
Sad: Coronation Street have revealed scenes which see Norris Cole’s emotional death play out on screens in this week’s double bill episodes
Freda tries to muster up the words to say that he has died before saying: ‘Norris passed away just a short while ago.’
The plot thickens as it is revealed that before to his hospitalisation, Norris had some important news he wanted to share with Ken and Rita.
The soap decided to kill off the character after Malcolm Hebden, 81, chose to leave the show after 27 years.
The storyline concludes with Norris’ pals raising a toast to their friend in the Rovers.
Emotional: Norris suffers a stroke and is taken to hospital, where his friends turn up but it is too late to say their goodbyes, but it is too late
Heartbreaking: The group are met by an emotional Freda Burgess, while Rita – who had been worried sick about his condition – asks: ‘Where is he, love?’
Speculation first surfaced that he was leaving after Norris’ former on-screen wife Mary Taylor (Patti Clare), Ken Barlow (Bill Roache) and Claudia Colby (Rula Lenska) were all seen shooting funeral scenes.
Back in January, Malcolm revealed he quietly retired from the soap in the role of busybody Norris.
The actor decided to leave the show following a near fatal heart attack in 2017, and it was written into the show that he had left for a care home and has only made a few cameo appearances since.
Interesting: The plot thickens as it is revealed that before to his hospitalisation, Norris had some important news he wanted to share with Ken and Rita
He told The Sun at the time: ‘I absolutely adored playing Norris and I was pleased to be able to return briefly after my operation.
‘It took a great deal of courage to make the decision to retire. But I had come to realise that although the mind was willing the body was not so much.’
Corrie boss Ian MacLeod added: ‘Norris became an all-time great character, whose lemon-lipped barbs will be remembered forever.
‘But, in his brilliant double acts with Emily, Rita and more recently Mary, Malcolm has left us with countless fantastic memories.’
Rumoured: Speculation first surfaced that he was leaving after Norris’ former on-screen wife Mary Taylor (Patti Clare), Ken Barlow (Bill Roache) and Claudia Colby (Rula Lenska) were all seen shooting funeral scenes