Violet Carson made her last appearance as Ena Sharples in 1980 in which British TV series?
Ena Sharples Ena Sharples Ena Sharples (also Schofield) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, "Coronation Street", played by Violet Carson. She appeared in the first ever episode broadcast on 9 December 1960, and stayed with the show until 2 April 1980. Ena was the widowed caretaker of the Glad Tidings mission hall and spent much of her time criticising the activities and loose morals of the street's other residents. One of the main characters during the 1960s, she was featured less regularly in the 1970s, due to the declining health of actress Violet Carson, and was written out
Violet Carson Carson was not well enough to appear, although Ena Sharples was still considered an active character. Carson lived in a bungalow in Bispham, Blackpool, with her sister Nellie, and refused to make any public appearances after her retirement. The year after she retired, Carson underwent surgery for an abscess from which she never fully recovered. Carson died of heart failure, aged 85, in her sleep, on Boxing Day 1983, at her home, 18 Fleetwood Road, Blackpool. She was cremated at Carleton Crematorium, Blackpool, and is commemorated at Bispham Parish Church in Blackpool. A memorial service dedicated to Carson was held