Terry Duckworth
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| Coronation Street character | |
| Terence Edgar Duckworth | |
|---|---|
| Played by | Nigel Pivaro |
| Duration | 1983 -1987, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001-2002 |
| Date of Birth | 4th June 1964 |
| Marital Status | Widowed |
| Occupation | Double Glazing Salesman |
| Family | Jack, Vera, Paul, Tommy, Brad |
Terry Duckworth is a fictional character on Coronation Street, the son of Jack and Vera.
Terry was not a "bad lad" when he arrived in the Steet in 1983 (having supposedly finished a stint in the Parachute Regiment). The first sign of his bad side came when he broke into Alf Roberts's corner shop while drunk. After departing in 1987 he returned to the street on and off with his most recent appearance in 2002. Terry has three children; Paul (whose mother was the Duckworths' teenage next-door neighbour, Andrea Clayton, born 1986), Tommy (born 9 September 1992, mother Lisa Duckworth (nee Horton)) and Brad Armstrong (born 14 February 1997, mother Tricia Armstrong, with whom Terry had a brief fling).
In early 1992 he returned with pregnant girlfriend Lisa Horton. A few months later he was arrested for GBH and Lisa arrived at Jack and Vera's to tell them that he was in prison. He was allowed out to marry Lisa but used it as an excuse to abscond. He was captured a few days later and sentenced to three years. In September that year Lisa gave birth to a son called Tommy but she was knocked down and killed by a car outside the Rovers early the following year after dumping Terry for bookie Des Barnes. Jack and Vera tried to take care of Tommy but struggled.
Terry returned from prison after serving half his sentence in December 1993 and kidnapped his own son Tommy and sold him to his father and mother-in-law, saying that Jack and Vera were unfit to take care of Tommy. Having "sold" Tommy to his parents-in-law, the Hortons, in Blackpool, he left the Street quickly after his dad Jack disowned him.
He returned to the Street in June 1996 and got Tricia Armsrtong pregnant with baby Brad after a one-night stand. But Terry didn't want the child and left after finding out Tricia was pregnant. In April 1997 he returned and almost wrecked Tricia's relationship with new boyfriend Ray Thorpe. Tricia initially thought Terry was going to settle down with her and Brad after his return but realised he was never going to a father to Brad and left the Street with Ray.
Terry's intentions upon his return were clear. He wanted to cheat Jack and Vera out of their money when they were running the Rover's Returns but Jack found out and Terry was thrown out in disgrace. He turned up in late 1999 and sold Vera a posh car. But the car turned out to be a death trap when it was involved in a car crash which indirectly resulted in the death of Judy Mallett. On Christmas Day 1999 Terry interrupted a Christmas dinner and was punched by Judy's husband Gary for causing Judy's death and thrown out in disgrace.
Terry resented it when Tyrone Dobbs moved in and became a second son to Jack and Vera.
In November 2000, when his other son, Paul, by Andrea Clayton, needed a kidney transplant, Terry returned and offered to be a donor – for a price. But once he had the money he fled, leaving his mother Vera to donate instead which risked her life.
Jack and Vera heard from Terry once again as he was in prison in October 2002. He claimed he had been framed by a policeman for having an affair with her wife. This turned out to be true, and Jack helped him, despite his better instincts.
Terry eventually set up home with a girlfriend called Nicola in Sheffield, and sells double glazing for a living and hasn't returned to the street since.
