According to the search results, Norris Cole is a character from the British soap opera Coronation Street. In September 2021, it was announced that the character had died off-screen after suffering a stroke. Emotional scenes were aired in the show as Weatherfield residents gathered to attend Norris Coles funeral. However, the actor who played Norris Cole, Malcolm Hebden, is not dead in real life. In the past, the actor underwent emergency, life-saving surgery, but he went on to continue playing the character for two more years after he recovered. In February 2020, Norris and his partner Freda moved into Stillwaters retirement home, and in March, they crossed paths with Ken as he moved there with his partner Claudia Colby.