Actor who made history with TV's first gay kiss dies aged 84: Tributes are paid to Coronation Street...

Laurenson first appeared as Reverend Peter Hope in 1968 on Coronation StreetCoronation Street and The Crown legend James Laurenson has died aged 84 after a 50-year career.More recently he played Scottish physician and homeopath Doctor Sir John Weir in the hit Netflix series The Crown.

Arriving in London in the early 1960s, the actor remarked that it was difficult to find work and get scripts in the capital. Howeve the casting of the non aboriginal Kiwi in the role attracted anger but also positive reviews, with one Australian critic dubbing him 'Australia's newest TV sex symbol'. He also played the lead role of Julian Marsh in the West End production 42nd Street at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in 1984 - his only performance in a musical.

Among his other credits are Midsomer Murders, Bergerac, Lovejoy, Taggart and Prime Suspect, and starring as Pink's father in the 1982 film Pink Floyd: The Wall.

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