Terry Duckworth is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera Coronation Street, played by Nigel Pivaro.

Producers chose actor Kevin Kennedy over Pivaro, but Granada Television invited him to audition for the part of Terry, in which he was successful.

[2] Executive producer Bill Podmore told Jack Tinker in the book Coronation Street, that he was "extremely pleased" with the way that the "youngsters" had fitted in.

He added that they created a "nicely balanced young comedy trio" which were bringing back "a bit of the bite" reminiscent of Ena Sharples (Violet Carson), Minnie Caldwell (Margot Bryant) and Martha Longhurst's (Lynne Carol) scenes.

[2] In early-July 1999, Steven Murphy of Inside Soap reported Pivaro would be returning to Coronation Street as Terry following a Duckworth family crisis.

"[5] Pivaro added he was proud to carry Terry with him and when he was asked to return by producer Phil Collinson, he could not refuse the offer.

This time, though, he'll not only be blighting the life of his son Tommy but the lives of every resident of Coronation Street with a typically audacious scheme.

[7] In the 1997 Coronation Street Annual, Rob Sharp described Terry as a "good-looking" but "moody" character who spells trouble for every female he becomes involved with.

Sharp added that "Terry had spent a lifetime getting into various kinds of trouble, [but] it wasn't until after his wife Lisa's death that he began to show his true colours.

When Terry breaks into Alf Roberts' (Bryan Mosley) corner shop, whilst drunk, he confessed remorsefully to his crime.

Terry leaves again in 1987, running off with a married woman, the wife of an old army friend, but returns briefly the following year, alone and strapped for cash.

He pawns his watch to Alec Gilroy (Roy Barraclough) and argues with Don Brennan (Geoffrey Hinsliff) for refusing to pay a fare in his taxi.

Several months after his return, he is arrested for GBH and Lisa tells Jack (Bill Tarmey) and Vera (Liz Dawn) that Terry is in prison.

The following year, Lisa is knocked down and killed by a car outside the Rovers Return after leaving Terry for Des Barnes (Philip Middlemiss).

Terry sees a chance for some easy cash when he learns his parents are the new owners of The Rovers Return and plays the model son, but his plans to make a quick buck were scuppered when the pub was absorbing most of its profits, leaving Jack and Vera with little spare.

Reading a letter penned to him by Vera in case the worst should happen, she admitted to Jack a fling early in their marriage which cast doubt on Terry's paternity.

While Terry is ostensibly there for the funeral, he immediately causes discord when he fails to recognise Paul (now Tom Hudson), and it soon becomes clear that he is there to make sure that Jack does not want to move in with him.

After persuading him not to sell to Tyrone and Molly Dobbs (Vicky Binns), and telling Paul he probably will not see him again until after Jack's death, he says goodbye to his father and leaves.

During a row with Tommy's girlfriend Tina McIntyre (Michelle Keegan), Terry pushes her to the ground and she suffers severe head injuries and falls into a coma.

"[11] An article published by Stuart Heritage of The Guardian during the time of Jack Duckworth's departure from the show described Terry as a "dour elvis lookalike."

Heritage explained that Terry "has spent his life knocking up women, getting thrown in prison and setting up bizarre human organ-harvesting scams".