Derek Wilton
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| Coronation Street character | ||||||||||||
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| Derek Wilton | ||||||||||||
| Duration | 1976 - 1997 | |||||||||||
| First appearance | 8 June 1976 | |||||||||||
| Last appearance | 7 April 1997 | |||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 7 August 1936 | |||||||||||
| Status | Deceased | |||||||||||
| Occupation | Salesman | |||||||||||
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Derek Bernard Wilton was a fictional character on the British television soap opera Coronation Street. He was portrayed by Peter Baldwin.
Derek was a salesman who wooed but let down Mavis Riley for many years. 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.
