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The creator of Coronation Street - Tony Warren - has died

The man who created Coronation Street -- Tony Warren -- has died at the age of 79 after a short illness.

He wrote the first episodes of the drama, creating many of the characters who went on to be considered national institutions.

Nick Higham looks back at the career of the man behind one of Britain's best loved television programmes.

(Photo: Tony Warren on the set of Coronation Street. Credit: ITV)

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