About
Peter Armitage (1940-2018) was perhaps best known for playing builder Bill Webster, father of Kevin, in Coronation Street, a role he first played in 1984, before returning to the show for a second stint in 1995 to 1997, and for a final time in 2006 to 2011. He also played a bicycle-buying father in a memorable 1980s advert for Yellow Pages. His TV career stretched back to 1970 and his many credits included roles in Ken Loach's Days of Hope, Alan Bleasdale's GBH, Jimmy McGovern's Hearts and Minds and Dockers, and Russell T Davies' The Second Coming, in which he played the father of Christopher Eccleston's modern day Christ. He also starred in the Steve Coogan film The Parole Officer in 2001, played Sergeant Kerby alongside Michael Caine in 1988's Jack the Ripper and appeared as David Jason's older, more confident brother in the 1970s sitcom Lucky Feller. He made guest appearances in...
Known for
CasualtySeries • 1986
HeartbeatSeries • 1992
Peak PracticeSeries • 1993
ITV PlayhouseSeries • 1967
The ProfessionalsSeries • 1977
The SweeneySeries • 1975
LovejoySeries • 1986
Centre PlaySeries • 1973
JusticeSeries • 1971
StrangersSeries • 1978
Churchill's PeopleSeries • 1974
In Suspicious CircumstancesSeries • 1991
Jack the RipperSeries • 1988
The Parole OfficerMovie • 2001
The Second ComingSeries • 2003