Philip Lowrie obituary
Actor who played Dennis Tanner in Coronation Street but gave up his lucrative role for £20 a week in repertory theatreAs Dennis Tanner in the original cast of Coronation Street, the actor Philip Lowrie, who has died aged 88, portrayed a character newly released from borstal and seeking to make something of his life – while living in the shadow of his past. “In those streets, there is always a bad ’un, a wrong ’un – and he was the wrong ’un,” said the TV soap’s creator, Tony Warren, of Dennis.Lowrie was introduced to the serial in episode one, broadcast live on 9 December 1960, alongside Pat Phoenix as his mother, the tempestuous Elsie, who accused him of stealing two shillings (10p) from her purse. “You stooped to goin’ in a lady’s handbag,” she says. “Just listen to it,” he responds. “A lady. Is that what you crack on you are these days?” Continue reading...
Actor who played Dennis Tanner in Coronation Street but gave up his lucrative role for £20 a week in repertory theatre
As Dennis Tanner in the original cast of Coronation Street, the actor Philip Lowrie, who has died aged 88, portrayed a character newly released from borstal and seeking to make something of his life – while living in the shadow of his past. “In those streets, there is always a bad ’un, a wrong ’un – and he was the wrong ’un,” said the TV soap’s creator, Tony Warren, of Dennis.
Lowrie was introduced to the serial in episode one, broadcast live on 9 December 1960, alongside Pat Phoenix as his mother, the tempestuous Elsie, who accused him of stealing two shillings (10p) from her purse. “You stooped to goin’ in a lady’s handbag,” she says. “Just listen to it,” he responds. “A lady. Is that what you crack on you are these days?” Continue reading...
