Coronation Street star Peter Adamson was a household name after 23 years as Len Fairclough on the ITV soap - but he died on benefits after his career hit the rocks ...

Peter Adamson, who played Len Fairclough in Coronation Street, died on benefits after his career collapsed in the 1980s ...

When he passed away at the age of 72 at his home in Bury, he was close to the breadline. Coronation Street was Peter’s last acting job as he was then accused of indecently assaulting two ...

Peter Adamson died at the age of 72 in 2002 and was a “virtual recluse” in his last years after his acting career fell apart.

Peter Adamson starred as Len Fairclough on Coronation Street for 22 years but he was declared bankrupt and died reliant on benefits after his career came to a sad end. leicestermercury.

Hardcore fans will know that this is the street behind Coronation Street, and is where Len Fairclough (Peter Adamson) lived and worked at his builder’s yard for decades.

A former Coronation Street star sadly passed away reliant on benefits, despite having portrayed Len Fairclough in the ITV soap for over two decades. Actor Peter Adamson died at 72 in 2002 in his ...

A Coronation Street star died penniless and receiving benefits in his Bury home, it has been reported. Peter Adamson spent two decades on the ITV soap playing Len Fairclough. But the actor, who ...

One Coronation Street star died reliant on benefits despite more than two decades of starring as Len Fairclough in the ITV soap. Actor Peter Adamson died at the age of 72 in 2002, in his Bury home ...

Peter Adamson was known to fans of the long-running ITV soap as Len Fairclough. He first appeared on Coronation Street in 1961 and would go on to remain there until 1983, a 22-year stint, racking ...

Coronation Street icon Peter Adamson, famed for his role as Len Fairclough, passed away in 2002 at the age of 72, impoverished and a "virtual recluse" after his acting career plummeted in the ...