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Peter Armitage (1940-2018) was an English actor who played Maurice Allen in 1977 and then the more memorable role of Bill Webster in 1984 and again on a recurring basis from 1995 to 2011.

Pre Coronation Street Career[]

Born Peter James Armitage on the 26th January 1940* in Sheffield to an unmarried woman. His father was German.

Some sources say 1937 or 1939*.

Peter trained as an actor in Essex.

Coronation Street (1984-1985, 1995-1997, 2006-2011[]

Experienced actor Peter joined the cast of Coronation Street in 1983 and his first scenes aired in early February 1984. Peter agreed to stay on for a number of years. His character Bill was seen as a replacement for Len Fairclough. However, Armitage did not settle in the role, and told Bill Podmore that he had enough, so in late 1984 the character was written out, where he remarried and left for a new life in Southampton, his exit scenes airing in January 1985. Bill's son Kevin Webster stayed behind.

In the spring of 1995, Peter agreed to return to the role as Bill, after 10 years. He remained in the role until 1997 when his character was axed by producer Brian Park. Peter returned for a third and longer stint nine years later in 2006. He was axed again from the show by producer Phil Collinson in 2010 with Bill selling up the builder's yard to retire. Armitage continued to make guest appearances on the show until December 2011. Although he expressed interest in returning at some point, this wouldn't come to pass due to his passing in 2018.

Outside Coronation Street[]

Following his battle with bowel cancer in 2014, Peter expressed interest in returning to Coronation Street following Michael Le Vell's return to the show as Kevin Webster that year. However, this never came to pass.

Peter died on the 4th December 2018 aged 78. Bill's death was addressed in April 2023, over four years since Armitage's passing.

Refs[]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Armitage_(actor)

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0035513/

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