Tributes are being paid to Geoffrey Hinsliff, the actor best known for his role as Don Brennan in the popular soap Coronation Street

Tributes have been paid to former Coronation Street star Geoffrey Hinsliff following his death at the age of 86. The Leeds-born actor played cabbie Don Brennan in the ITV soap for 10 years from 1987, with audiences gripped by his tempestuous on-screen relationship with Ivy, played by the late Lynne Perrie.

Coronation Street star Geoffrey Hinsliff has died aged 86, his family have confirmed. The actor played taxi driver Donald “Don” Brennan in the long-running ITV soap, in the 1980s and 1990s, and was known for his romantic relationship with Ivy Tilsley ...

Coronation Street star Geoff Hinsliff has passed away at age 87, the soap has confirmed. The actor, best known for playing Don Brennan on the show between 1987 and 1997, died earlier this week, according to The Independent.

But it was family and home that ultimately mattered to him most.” Fellow Coronation Street actress Helen Worth, who plays Gail Platt, said in a statement released by ITV: “Geoff was a lovely, quiet man who will be sadly missed by us all.

Geoffrey Hinsliff's wife and daughter said he was 'restless, curious, adventurous and funny' after his death aged 86