JONES HONOURED WITH MANCHESTER MEMORIAL
Friends, colleagues and fans of beloved British actress MAGGIE JONES gath ered to celebrate her life and work at a public memorial service in Manch ester, England on Friday (26Feb10).
Jones, best-known for playing Blanche Hunt on the long-running TV soap Coronation Street, passed away on 2 December (09) after failing to recove r from an operation in October (09). She was 75.
Filming was temporarily suspended to allow Jones’ former cast members, including actress Anne Kirkbride, to attend the service at the city’s Sal ford Cathedral.
The memorial also featured an emotional address from actor William Roac he, who played her son-in-law on the hit U.K. drama.
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