SOAP viewers are frequently left heartbroken after watching some of their favourite characters bite the dust.<\/p>\n
Here is a list of the most devastating deaths that have taken place in soapland over the years.<\/p>\n
EASTENDERS<\/strong><\/p>\n Barry Evans<\/strong> – Evil Janine (Charlie Brooks<\/a>) lured her trusting fiance to Scotland for a quickie marriage after learning he was dying.\u00a0<\/p>\n Her plan to inherit Barry\u2019s fortune was thwarted when Barry told her that the doctors had mixed up his medical files.\u00a0<\/p>\n Furious that she was no longer set for a windfall, she pushed Barry off a cliff after telling him their love was \u201cfake\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n Bradley Branning<\/strong> – Bradley was accused of killing Stacey Slater\u2019s rapist Archie Mitchell (Larry Lamb<\/a>)\u00a0after he punched him twice on the night he died.\u00a0<\/p>\n He was spotted in the Square by a police woman who chased him up a fire escape.<\/p>\n Bradley lost his balance and tragically plunged to his death.\u00a0<\/p>\n CORONATION STREET<\/strong><\/p>\n Tina McIntyre<\/strong> – Tina was getting it on with Peter Barlow – despite him being married to Carla Connor.<\/p>\n When she threatened to reveal the truth, Carla’s brother Rob got into a physical altercation with her.<\/p>\n Tina lost her footing and fell off a balcony – then warned Rob she was going to tell the cops he pushed her.<\/p>\n In a panic, Rob brutally clobbered her over the head with a metal pipe.<\/p>\n Molly Dobbs<\/strong> – Molly was one of the victims in Corrie’s 2010 tram crash, alongside Ashley Peacock (Steven Arnold).<\/p>\n Married to Tyrone (Alan Halsall), Molly had been having an affair with Kevin Webster<\/a> (Michael Le Vell) in the months before her death.<\/p>\n This resulted in the birth of their son, Jack (Kyran Bowes), who was named after Jack Duckworth.<\/p>\n As fate would have it, Kevin’s wife Sally (Sally Dynevor) was by Molly’s side in her final moments.<\/p>\n Sally was stunned as Molly confessed Kevin was Jack’s father, before dying of her injuries.<\/p>\n Vera Duckworth<\/strong> – Having appeared regularly in Corrie since the 1970s, there was no denying Vera Duckworth was an iconic character.<\/p>\n Alongside her husband Jack, the pair formed one of the soap’s most beloved couples.<\/p>\n Viewers were heartbroken when Vera was killed off in 2008, being discovered having passed away peacefully in her chair.<\/p>\n Liz Dawn, who played Vera, made a brief return two years later for Bill Tarmey’s exit as Jack.<\/p>\n Paul Foreman<\/strong> – Fans were heartbroken when Paul Foreman succumbed to his illness<\/a> after battling motor neurone disease.<\/p>\n Introduced in 2018 as David Platt’s (Jack P. Shepherd) cellmate, he later embarked on a romance – and marriage – with vicar Billy Mayhew.<\/p>\n The MND storyline was announced in 2023 – with the expectation it would result in the character’s death.<\/a><\/p>\n