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Peter Adamson

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Actor

The Resume

    (February 16, 1930-January 17, 2002)
    Born in Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
    Portrayed Len Fairclough in the British soap opera 'Coronation Street' (1961-83)

Why he might be annoying:

    He dropped out of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art after only two months.
    He was suspended from 'Coronation Street' after showing up on the set too drunk to remember his lines (1969).
    He was charged with committing 'indecent assault' against two eight-year-old girls while giving them swimming lessons (1982).
    Years after the trial, he told a 'Sun' reporter, 'I am totally guilty of everything the police said.'
    He was fired from 'Coronation Street' for giving unauthorized interviews in which he criticized other cast members and the production staff.
    He went bankrupt due to legal expenses and difficulty in finding other roles (1991).

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was devoted to his wife Jean, who suffered from crippling rheumatoid arthritis.
    He quit drinking with the help of Alcoholics Anonymous.
    He was found 'not guilty' on the indecent assault charges.
    He also told the Sun, 'There was no sexual intent.'
    He felt the producers of 'Coronation Street' had been disloyal, noting 'About ten of us built the Street brick by brick almost. We sweated tears of blood, working 18 hours a day.'

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 86 Votes: 53.49% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 18 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 8 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 14 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 12 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 192 Votes: 72.92% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying