Geoff, along with Jean Alexander was the best actor ever to grace the Street. I was gutted when he left. It's such a shame there weren't more Corrie stars here to honour him coz for me, this will always be Eddie Yates, the funny, scheming, lovable binman
Geoffrey lived on the Isle of Wight as do I, One day I went. Into the 'gift to nature' vintage charity shop in Newport ( a charity that Geoffrey was passionate about) and purchased several immaculately boxed Matchbox cars that I was told were donated by his wife after his death. They now take pride of place in my display cabinet and will be cherished. A Great actor.
I lived on the Isle of Wight for a little while('98-'99).I was in Cowes looking around the shops and i just happened to have my autograph book on me and I saw Geoffrey coming towards me and I asked him for his autograph which I still have.He put 'Onslow' on it also.I shook his hand and thanked him.What a lovely man he was.
I was in a bar in the Mirage in Vegas shortly after he died. A customer next to me started chatting to me, he was American. When he heard I was English he started speaking to me about Geoffrey Hughes who had died recently. He was a big fan. Clearly.
The cast of corrie did a promotional gig in the department store i worked at. At the end of the night he walked through the whole store and shook hands with every member of staff. I even got a kiss. A true gent.
Met him at the Stags Head in Earls Barton once with his wife. Nice man but they just wanted a quiet drink and the locals wouldn't leave them alone so they left
A fantastic brilliant actor, I always enjoyed any television program that stared Geoffrey Hughes, but for some reason I never liked the This Is Your Life program whoever was on.
Was in a chippy in scotty road one saturday night when Geoff walked in drunk with a Salmon under his arm and said hey love do you do fishcakes she said yeah he said can you do one for thursday its his Birthday 🎂 😂 smashing bloke ! ❤🙏
Eddie Yates morphed into onslow then into twiggy in the royale family, all pretty much the same character. At least he didn't play a wheeler dealer loveable wise cracking character in heartbeat😅
What a great character, always like this actor ) sadly, missed) . It’s a pity All the big names could not spare a couple of hours out of they’reso busy self-importance schedule disappointed with the lot of them…… I wonder if any of them actually had the time to attend his funeral , I suppose they were far too busy, making more money .
Yes you make a very good point - Liz Smith and the lad who played Anthony seem to be the only two big names who made the effort - Oh and Linda Robson of course - she being cut from the same cloth - down to earth and big hearted
Didn't see that at all, just a woman who was reserved and soft spoken from a different era from many of todays in your face women - the last 2 minutes showed her so proud to be with him and remember she was not part of the show biz world
@@italianstallion9170 I guess you 2 were looking at a different video to me or expect the OTT reactions of modern missie. She was with him another 11 years and by his bedside at the end of his life.
