Coronation Street fans are reduced to tears as Johnny Connor tragically dies ...

Coronation Street fans are reduced to tears as Johnny Connor tragically dies ...
Coronation Street fans are reduced to tears as Johnny Connor tragically dies ...
'I had a lump in my throat!': Emotional Coronation Street fans are reduced to tears as Johnny Connor tragically drowns after saving estranged wife Jenny Bradley

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Coronation Street fans were reduced to tears on Friday night as Johnny Connor died after heroically saving his estranged wife Jenny Bradley.

Tragic scenes marking the end of Super Soap Week saw Johnny, portrayed by Richard Hawley, hear his dead son Aidan call out 'dad', before he finally surrendered to the cold and drowned. 

Johnny's death brought Richard's six-year spell as Carla's long-last father to a close. 

Heroic: Coronation Street fans were reduced to tears on Friday night as Johnny Connor died after heroically saving his estranged wife Jenny Bradley

Heroic: Coronation Street fans were reduced to tears on Friday night as Johnny Connor died after heroically saving his estranged wife Jenny Bradley

Johnny and Jenny found themselves trapped in a sinkhole as torrential weather hit the cobbles, with the ordeal seeing him confess his love to her. 

He also apologised for his past mistakes before helping her escape.

The pair were fearful they would die together, before Shona Ramsey saved the day by throwing them a rope.

Tragic: Johnny and Jenny found themselves trapped in a sinkhole as torrential weather hit the cobbles, with the ordeal seeing him confess his love to her

Tragic: Johnny and Jenny found themselves trapped in a sinkhole as torrential weather hit the cobbles, with the ordeal seeing him confess his love to her

Ordeal: The pair were fearful they would die together, before Shona Ramsey saved the day by throwing them a rope

Ordeal: The pair were fearful they would die together, before Shona Ramsey saved the day by throwing them a rope

End of the road: Once reaching a place of safety, the women tried to call out to Johnny but to no avail - he died as he heard his son's voice for the last time

End of the road: Once reaching a place of safety, the women tried to call out to Johnny but to no avail - he died as he heard his son's voice for the last time

A selfless Johnny was adamant that Jenny

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