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Coronation Street star Geoff Hinsliff has passed away at age 87, the soap has confirmed. The actor, best known for playing Don Brennan on the show between 1987 and 1997, died earlier this week, according to The Independent.
Helen Worth, who plays Gail Platt on Coronation Street, per the aforementioned outlet, said of the late star: “Geoff was a lovely, quiet man who will sadly be missed by us all. His partnership with Lynne Perrie was something rather special, and they gave viewers huge pleasure for many years.”
Geoff, also known as Geoffrey, initially appeared in the iconic soap between 1963 and 1977, portraying varied characters before securing a permanent role as Don. Throughout his decade-long stint on Cornie, Don became one of the show’s most memorable villains after his involvement in kidnapping and murder storylines.
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In the show, Don bought MVP Motors from Mike Baldwin but grew to resent him when the garage failed. In a dramatic turn of events, he kidnapped Mike’s wife Alma and drove the car into a canal, though both survived the accident. Don later attempted to run over Mike but met his own demise when his car crashed into a viaduct and exploded.
Born in Leeds in 1937 and trained at RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Art), Geoff made his TV debut in an episode of Z-Cars. He went on to appear in shows like Adam Adamant Lives!, Dixon of Dock Green, UFO, The Professionals, Brass, Doctor Who, and more.
More recently, in 2010, Hinsliff appeared in a small role in Holby City as an alcoholic.
He is survived by his wife Judith, whom he married in 1967 at St. Cecilia’s Church in Little Hadham, East Hertfordshire. The couple shares a daughter, Gaby, who works as a journalist for The Guardian. Geoffrey’s cause of death has not yet been revealed.
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The National Cinema Day is here, inviting audiences to consume feature films on the big screen at the most affordable rates i.e. Rs 99 only. Like every year, the National Cinema Day has fetched a phenomenal response from the cine-goers, and as expected, the horror comedy, Stree 2 is continuing to run a one-horse race at the box office. As on Thursday at 2 PM, the Shraddha Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao film has sold approximately 1.20 Lakh tickets in the top 3 national chains – PVRInox and Cinepolis.
Stree 2 is headed to clock advance booking in the range of 2 Lakh tickets by mid-night for the National Cinema Day in top 3 multiplex chains, and is looking to collect in the north of Rs 5 crore, as subsidized ticket pricing is sure to draw a larger than usual section of audiences. The film will have another record in its name tomorrow – the biggest 6th Friday of all time – and will keep the film in the race to top the Rs 575 crore mark by the end of its run in Hindi.
Second to Stree 2 is the Siddhant Chaturvedi and Malvika Mohanan starrer Yudhra, which has sold around 60,000 tickets in the top three national chains at 2 PM on Thursday. The actioner directed by Ravi Udyawar will top the 1 lakh pre-sales mark by mid-night and aim at a start in the north of Rs 2 crore. Third in the list is the Sohum Shah-led Tumbbad, which is doing fantastic business in its re-releases.
The film has sold 48,000 tickets in the top 3 national chains, and could match up its pace with Yudhra, as there is a definite demand and excitement in the cine-goers to consume the film on the big screen. Navara Maza Navsacha 2, is also seeing good movement in advance booking, especially for a Marathi Film, with ticket sales in the vicinity of 26,000 in the national chains.
Another film called Kahan Shuru Kahan Katam releasing on Friday, and has sold 14,000 tickets as yet for the first day. All in all, we are headed to see a big day at the box office on September 20, and the eyes are now to see how fast the tickets move in the second half of Thursday, leading to the National Cinema Day.
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