Perdita
01-03-2010, 18:22
Coronation Street star Bill Tarney has mounted a campaign to support the NHS ahead of the general election.
The veteran actor - who plays Jack Duckworth in the Weatherfield soap - suffered a heart attack in 1976 when he was 35 years old.
"I owe my life to the National Health Service. When I was 35 I had a heart attack on stage in Hale. My mate rushed me to Wythenshawe Hospital and they brought me round," he told the Manchester Evening News.
Tarney added: "Everybody was worried sick, except me as I wasn't conscious.
"Since then I have had two separate heart bypass operations and am eternally indebted to a Lebanese heart specialist called Henri Moussali and the nursing staff at Wythenshawe for their efforts."
The veteran actor - who plays Jack Duckworth in the Weatherfield soap - suffered a heart attack in 1976 when he was 35 years old.
"I owe my life to the National Health Service. When I was 35 I had a heart attack on stage in Hale. My mate rushed me to Wythenshawe Hospital and they brought me round," he told the Manchester Evening News.
Tarney added: "Everybody was worried sick, except me as I wasn't conscious.
"Since then I have had two separate heart bypass operations and am eternally indebted to a Lebanese heart specialist called Henri Moussali and the nursing staff at Wythenshawe for their efforts."