| Coronation Street character | |
|---|---|
| Derek Wilton | |
| Duration | 1976 - 1997 |
| First appearance | 8 June 1976 |
| Last appearance | 7 April 1997 |
| Profile | |
| Date of birth | 7 August 1936 |
| Status | Deceased |
| Occupation | Salesman |
Derek Bernard Wilton was a fictional character on the British television soap opera Coronation Street. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A soap opera is an ongoing episodic work of Fiction, usually broadcast on Television or Radio. Coronation Street (commonly known as 'Corrie' is an award-winning Soap opera created by Tony Warren He was portrayed by Peter Baldwin. Peter Baldwin may refer to Peter Baldwin (Australian politician (b
Derek was a salesman who wooed but let down Mavis Riley for many years. Mavis Wilton, (née Riley) was a renowned Fictional character on British television Soap opera Coronation Street between 1971 and Eventually the two married, even though both initially got cold feet on the day of the wedding. Derek and Mavis were generally regarded as old-fashioned eccentrics by their neighbours but became solid members of the community.
Derek died in 1997 of a heart attack following a road rage incident on the M6 motorway. Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply Road rage is the behavior by a driver of an automobile or other motor vehicle which thus causes collisions or incidents on roadways This article concerns the M6 motorway in England There are also M6 motorways in Russia (see Caspian Highway) Hungary (see M6 motorway