Coronation Street star Geoff Hinsliff dead: Legend who played Don Brennan passes away aged 87 as co-star Helen Worth leads tributes

Coronation Street prima Geoff Hinsliff has died aged 87, nan soap has confirmed.

Geoffrey, who was champion known for playing Don Brennan connected nan cobbles from 1987 to 1997, died earlier this week.

Helen Worth, who plays Gail Platt, said: 'Geoff was a lovely, quiet man who will beryllium sadly missed by america all.

'His business pinch Lynne Perry was thing alternatively typical and they gave nan viewers immense pleasance for galore years.'

Geoff primitively featured successful nan iconic soap successful 1963 and 1977 arsenic different characters earlier he returned successful 1987 for his decade agelong stint arsenic Don. 

Throughout his 10 years connected nan cobbles Don became 1 of nan show's astir remembered villains aft featuring successful a immense storyline including kidnap and attempted murder. 

Don bought MVB motors from Mike Baldwin, but past started to resent him erstwhile nan car shed went bankrupt. 

In a melodramatic move of events he past murdered Mike's woman Alma and drove their car into nan canal, nevertheless contempt nan likelihood they some survived. 

Don later tried to tally Mike complete but met his bitter extremity erstwhile his car collapsed into a viaduct and exploded.