ITV Coronation Street bosses 'to kill off legend after 27 years' in cruel snub
Actor Bruce Jones, who took on the role when he and his on-screen family arrived in 1997, became a firm favourite with viewers as the outspoken taxi driver. He had a ten-year stint portraying Les, alongside his wife Janice (played by Vicky Entwistle), daughter Leanne (Jane Danson) and stepdaughter Toyah (Georgia Taylor).