In 2018, Gail powerfully expressed the shock and grief of Weatherfield residents following the devastating suicide of factory boss Aidan Connor.
In an emotional monologue, she reflected on the fact you don’t really know what’s going on in each other’s lives, as footage switched between different characters being told the news.
It was originally meant to be a silent sequence, but writer Jonathan Harvey told BBC News: “It felt like it needed the gravitas of one of our longest-running characters to pass comment on the community that, when the programme started, was close-knit, looked out for each other and knew everybody’s business. That’s the cliche of what soaps are.
“And yet [she was saying], if you did know everybody’s business then you would have seen this coming.”
The powerful scene was nominated for Bafta’s Must See Moment award.
Speaking of Worth’s final scenes, Coronation Street’s executive producer Iain MacLeod confirmed she won’t die. “It didn’t feel like killing her off would be right,” he told the Daily Star.
“Gail has had a hard life. She had a difficult childhood and disastrous marriages. So, we thought what viewers really want is a happy ending for her, so that’s what we’re doing.”